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  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jian Fan is affiliated with Soochow University in China, focusing on engineering and materials science with significant contributions in electrical and electronic engineering as well as materials chemistry. Their work spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, polymers and plastics, and renewable energy, sustainability and the environment.

The research topics covered by Jian Fan include:

  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies

Jian Fan has published frequently in several scientific venues, with the most notable being:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organic Electronics
  • Materials Horizons

Among recent publications, selected papers include:

  • "Steric Modulation of Spiro Structure for Highly Efficient Multiple Resonance Emitters," 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Enhancing Light Outcoupling Efficiency via Anisotropic Low Refractive Index Electron Transporting Materials for Efficient Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes," 2024, Advanced Materials
  • "Spiro Compounds for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes," 2021, Accounts of Materials Research
  • "Highly Efficient Near-Infrared Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Molecules via Acceptor Tuning: Theoretical Molecular Design and Experimental Verification," 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • "Highly efficient deep-red TADF organic light-emitting diodes via increasing the acceptor strength of fused polycyclic aromatics," 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal

Collaboration plays a role in Jian Fan's research output, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Chuan-Kui Wang
  • Kai Zhang
  • Man-Keung Fung
  • Bangjin Sun
  • Liang-Sheng Liao

This researcher was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2005.

Best Publications

  • Supported Cobalt Polyphthalocyanine for High-Performance Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction

    Na Han;Yu Wang;Lu Ma;Jianguo Wen

  • High performance weak donor-acceptor polymers in thin film transistors: effect of the acceptor on electronic properties, ambipolar conductivity, mobility, and thermal stability.

    Jonathan D. Yuen;Jian Fan;Jason Seifter;Bogyu Lim;Bogyu Lim

  • Sr2Y8(SiO4)6O2:Bi3+/Eu3+: a single-component white-emitting phosphor via energy transfer for UV w-LEDs

    Kai Li;Jian Fan;Mengmeng Shang;Hongzhou Lian

  • Reversible Anion Exchanges between the Layered Organic–Inorganic Hybridized Architectures: Syntheses and Structures of Manganese(II) and Copper(II) Complexes Containing Novel Tripodal Ligands

    Jian Fan;Lu Gan;Hiroyuki Kawaguchi;Wei-Yin Sun

  • Microwave-assisted synthesis of high-quality “all-inorganic” CsPbX3 (X = Cl, Br, I) perovskite nanocrystals and their application in light emitting diodes

    Qi Pan;Huicheng Hu;Yatao Zou;Min Chen

  • Self-assembly of frameworks with specific topologies: construction and anion exchange properties of M3L2 architectures by tripodal ligands and silver(I) salts.

    Wei-Yin Sun;Jian Fan;Taka-aki Okamura;Jin Xie

  • Syntheses, Structures, and Magnetic Properties of Inorganic−Organic Hybrid Cobalt(II) Phosphites Containing Bifunctional Ligands

    Jian Fan;Gordon T. Yee;Guangbin Wang;Brian E. Hanson

  • High-Efficiency PbS Quantum-Dot Solar Cells with Greatly Simplified Fabrication Processing via "Solvent-Curing".

    Kunyuan Lu;Yongjie Wang;Zeke Liu;Lu Han

  • Novel metal-organic frameworks with specific topology from new tripodal ligands: 1,3,5-tris(1-imidazolyl)benzene and 1,3-bis(1-imidazolyl)-5-(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene.

    Jian Fan;Wei-Yin Sun;Taka-Aki Okamura;Wen-Xia Tang

  • High‐Performance Ambipolar Transistors and Inverters from an Ultralow Bandgap Polymer

    Jian Fan;Jonathan D. Yuen;Mingfeng Wang;Jason Seifter

  • Novel one-dimensional tubelike and two-dimensional polycatenated metal-organic frameworks

    Jian Fan;Hui-Fang Zhu;Taka-Aki Okamura;Wei-Yin Sun

  • Interpenetrating and Self-Penetrating Zinc(II) Complexes with Rigid Tripodal Imidazole-Containing Ligand and Benzenedicarboxylate

    Zhi Su;Jian Fan;Taka-aki Okamura;Man-Sheng Chen

  • Enhancing Light Outcoupling Efficiency via Anisotropic Low Refractive Index Electron Transporting Materials for Efficient Perovskite Light‐Emitting Diodes

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  • Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Photoluminescence of a Series of Zinc(II) Coordination Polymers with 1,4-Di(1H imidazol-4-yl)benzene and Varied Carboxylate Ligands

    Shui-Sheng Chen;Shui-Sheng Chen;Jian Fan;Taka-aki Okamura;Man-Sheng Chen

  • Syntheses, crystal structures, and magnetic properties of novel manganese(II) complexes with flexible tripodal ligand 1,3,5-tris(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene.

    Wei Zhao;You Song;Taka-aki Okamura;Jian Fan

  • A double substitution of Mg2+-Si4+/Ge4+ for Al(1)(3+)-Al(2)3+ in Ce3+-doped garnet phosphor for white LEDs.

    Mengmeng Shang;Jian Fan;Hongzhou Lian;Yang Zhang

  • Metal-organic architectures of silver(I), cadmium(II), and copper(II) with a flexible tricarboxylate ligand

    Hui-Fang Zhu;Jian Fan;Taka-aki Okamura;Zheng-Hua Zhang

  • Ligand-Directed and pH-Controlled Assembly of Chiral 3d−3d Heterometallic Metal−Organic Frameworks

    Zhi Su;Jian Fan;Taka-aki Okamura;Wei-Yin Sun

  • Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Photoluminescence of Coordination Polymers with Mixed Ligands and Diverse Topologies

    Zhi Su;Jing Xu;Jian Fan;De-Jun Liu

  • Discrete and infinite cage-like frameworks with inclusion of anionic and neutral species and with interpenetration phenomena.

    Jian Fan;Hui-Fang Zhu;Taka-aki Okamura;Wei-Yin Sun

  • Single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformations and selective adsorption of porous copper(II) frameworks

    Man-Sheng Chen;Man-Sheng Chen;Min Chen;Satoshi Takamizawa;Taka-aki Okamura

  • Syntheses and Structures of Zinc(II), Silver(I), Copper(II), and Cobalt(II) Complexes with Imidazole-Containing Ligand: 1-(1-Imidazolyl)-4-(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene

    † Hui-Fang Zhu;Jian Fan;‡ Taka-aki Okamura;Wei-Yin Sun, ,† and

  • Photoluminescence properties of single-component white-emitting Ca9Bi(PO4)7:Ce3+,Tb3+,Mn2+ phosphors for UV LEDs

    Kai Li;Mengmeng Shang;Yang Zhang;Jian Fan

  • Novel zinc phosphate topologies defined by organic ligands.

    Jian Fan;Brian E. Hanson

  • Novel Metal−Organic Frameworks with Specific Topology Formed through Noncovalent Br···Br Interactions in the Solid State

    Jian Fan;Wei-Yin Sun;Taka-Aki Okamura;Yue-Qing Zheng

  • Novel Cobalt(II) Coordination Polymers Constructed from 3,3′,4,4′-Oxydiphthalic Acid and N-Donor Ligands: Syntheses, Crystal Structures, and Magnetic Properties

    Qian Chu;Zhi Su;Jian Fan;Taka-aki Okamura

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei-Yin Sun
Wei-Yin Sun Nanjing University
Taka-aki Okamura
Taka-aki Okamura Osaka University
Norikazu Ueyama
Norikazu Ueyama Osaka University
Hongzhou Lian
Hongzhou Lian Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mengmeng Shang
Mengmeng Shang Shandong University
Jun Lin
Jun Lin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yue Zhao
Yue Zhao Nanjing University
Kai Li
Kai Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
You Song
You Song Nanjing University
Peng Wang
Peng Wang Nanjing Agricultural University

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