Dr. Zhen-Zhong Yang

Professor of Polymer Science and Materials
Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University

 

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Academic Experience:

B. S. 1991, Polymer Materials and Engineering, Tsinghua University
M. S. 1994, Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Jilin University
Ph. D. 1997, Polymer Physics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Postdoctoral Associate, 1997-1998, Polymer Colloids, Polymer Central Laboratory, BASF A.G. at Ludwigshafen, Germany
Assistant Professor, 1998-1999, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Associate Professor, 1999-2003, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Professor, 2003-2018, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Deputy Director, 2007-2012, Polymer Physics and Chemistry Laboratory
Director, 2013-2018, Polymer Physics and Chemistry Laboratory
Deputy Director, 2008-2012, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Secretary General, 2010-2014, Chinese Chemical Society
Professor, 2018-present, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University

Research Interests:

  • Developing micro-process approaches toward composites with tunable microstructure and macroscopic morphology, including colloids, capsules and porous materials.
  • Understanding the micro-process physics and chemistry.
  • Performance of the composites.
  • Commercialization of the approaches for practical applications.

The composites involve the following: 1) Colloids: complex composite ones and Janus ones etc, applications for new diagnosis and therapy; 2) Micro-encapsulation for phase change materials, fire retardant agents, and bio-active species, application for energy conservation, composites and artificial cells; 3) Nanofibers and nanotubes of composites, and applications in high performance materials, energy, water treatment, environment treatment and detoxification; 4) Flexible mesostructured organic/inorganic hybrid materials, and applications in nanosized separation, flexible display.

Selected Publications:

  1. F. X. Liang, C. L. Zhang, Z. Z. Yang*, “Rational design and synthesis of Janus composites”, Adv. Mater. 2014, 26, 6944.
  2. R. H. Deng, F. X. Liang*, P. Zhou, X. Z. Qu, C. L. Zhang, Q. Wang, J. L. Li, J. T. Zhu*, Z. Z. Yang*, “Janus nanodisc of diblock copolymers”, Adv. Mater. 2014, 26, 4469.
  3. F. X. Liang, K. Shen, X. Z. Qu, C. L. Zhang, Q. Wang, J. L. Li, J. G. Liu, Z. Z. Yang*, “Inorganic Janus nanosheets”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 2379.
  4. B. Liu, W. Wei, X. Z. Qu, Z. Z. Yang*, “Janus colloid formed by biphasic grafting at a Pickering emulsion interface”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 3973.
  5. W. Wei，Z. Z. Yang*, “Template synthesis of hierarchically structured composites”, Adv. Mater. 2008, 20, 2965.
  6. M. Yang, J. Ma, C. L. Zhang, Y. F. Lu*, Z. Z. Yang*, “General synthetic route toward functional hollow spheres with double-shelled structures”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 6727.
  7. H. S. Peng, J. Tang, J. B. Pang, D. Y. Chen, L. Yang, H. S. Ashbaugh, C. J. Brinker, Z. Z. Yang*, Y. F. Lu*, “Polydiacetylene/silica nanocomposites with tunable mesostructure and thermochromatism from diacetylenic assembling molecules”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 12782.
  8. D. Wang, H. Luo, R. Kou, M. P. Gil, S. Xiao, V. O. Golub, Z. Z. Yang*, C. J. Brinker, Y. Lu*, “A general approach to macroscopic hierarchical 3D nanowire networks”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 6169.
  9. J. B. Pang, X. Li, D. H. Wang, Z. W. Wu, V. T. John, Z. Z. Yang*, Y. F. Lu*, “Silica templated continuous mesoporous carbon films by a spin-coating technique”, Adv. Mater. 2004, 16, 884.
  10. Z. L. Yang, Z. W. Niu, X. Y. Cao, Z. Z. Yang*, Y. F. Lu*, Z. B. Hu, C. C. Han, “Template synthesis of uniform one dimensional mesostructured silica materials and their arrays in anodic alumina membranes”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2003, 42, 4201.
  11. L. Feng, Z. L. Yang, J. Zhai, Y. L. Song, B. Q. Lin, Y. M. Ma, Z. Z. Yang*, L. Jiang*, D. B. Zhu, “Superhydrophobicity of nanostructured carbon films in a wide range of pH values”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2003, 42, 4217.
  12. Z. Z. Yang*, Z. W. Niu, Y. F. Lu*, Z. B. Hu, C. C. Han, “Templated synthesis of inorganic hollow spheres with tunable cavity size onto core/shell gel particles”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2003, 42, 1943.
  13. R. H. Deng, F. X. Liang, W. K. Li, Z. Z. Yang*, J. T. Zhu*, “Reversible transformation of nanostructured polymer particles”, Macromolecules 2013, 46, 7012.
  14. Y. Chen, H. L. Yang, C. L. Zhang, Q. Wang, X. Z. Qu, J. L. Li, F. X. Liang*, Z. Z. Yang*, “Janus cages of bilayered polymer-inorganic composites”, Macromolecules 2013, 46, 4126.
  15. C. Tang, C. L. Zhang*, Y. J. Sun, F. X. Liang, Q. Wang, J. L. Li, X. Z. Qu, Z. Z. Yang*, “Janus anisotropic hybrid particles with tunable size from patchy composite spheres”, Macromolecules 2013, 46, 188.
  16. H. L. Yang, F. X. Liang*, X. Wang, Y. Chen, C. L. Zhang, Q. Wang, X. Z. Qu, J. L. Li, D. C. Wu, Z. Z. Yang*, “Responsive Janus composite nanosheets”, Macromolecules 2013, 46, 2754.
  17. Y. Chen, F. X. Liang*, H. L. Yang, C. L. Zhang, Q. Wang, X. Z. Qu, J. L. Li, Y. L. Cai*, D. Qiu, Z. Z. Yang*, “Janus nanosheets of polymer-inorganic layered composites”, Macromolecules 2012, 45, 1460.
  18. B. Liu, J. G. Liu, F. X. Liang, Q. Wang, C. L. Zhang, X. Z. Qu, J. L. Li, D. Qiu, Z. Z. Yang*, “Robust anisotropic composite particles with tunable Janus balance”, Macromolecules 2012, 45, 5176.
  19. Y. H. Wang, C. L. Zhang*, C. Tang, J. Li, K. Shen, J. G. Liu, X. Z. Qu, J. L. Li, Q. Wang, Z. Z. Yang*, “Emulsion interfacial synthesis of asymmetric Janus particles”, Macromolecules 2011, 44, 3787.
  20. C. Tang, C. L. Zhang*, J. G. Liu, X. Z. Qu, J. L. Li, Z. Z. Yang*, “Large scale synthesis of Janus submicrometer sized colloids by seeded emulsion polymerization”, Macromolecules 2010, 43, 5114.