Prof. Hin Lap YIP, Angus
Prof. Angus Yip joined the School of Energy and Environmental Science (SEE) and Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at CityU as a Professor in 2021. He started his academic career as a Professor in the State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices (SKLLMD) and the School of Materials Science and Engineering at South China University of Technology (SCUT), Guangzhou, in 2013. Since 2017, he also served as the director of the Innovation Center for Printed Organic Photovoltaics in the South China Institute of Collaborative Innovation, Dongguan, which aim is to promote technology transfer and commercialization of new photovoltaic technologies. He got his BSc and MPhil degrees in Materials Science from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and completed his PhD degree in MSE in 2008 at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Research
Prof. Yip’s research is in the general area of solution processed optoelectronic materials and devices for energy generation and energy saving. His research focuses on understanding the structure-property relationships, device physics and photophysics, and device optimization of 1) organic solar cells, 2) perovskite solar cells and 3) perovskite LEDs. His research group is highly interdisciplinary, with research scientists, post-docs and students coming from various backgrounds including materials science, environmental science, physics, chemistry and engineering. He has published more than 220 papers in top journals including Nature (1), Science (1), Nat. Photonics (1), Nat. Commun. (5), Adv. Mater. (26), Adv. Energy Mater. (22), Adv. Funct. Mater. (11), Energy Environ. Sci. (6), J Am. Chem. Soc. (6), Joule (6), etc, with total number of citations ~25000 and a H-index of 80 (updated to Jan 2021). He has been named 7 times consecutively as the “Highly Cited Researchers” from 2014-2020. He had received over 10 national and provincial grants, with a total funding scale of over 50 million RMB. In addition to fundamental research, he also dedicated a significant amount of effort to promote translational research, targeting for the commercialization of new generation of solar cell technology.
Position(s) available
We are seeking highly motivated graduate and postdoc candidates who have solid background in Environmental Science, Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering or other related fields. Our group provides opportunities to all our members to explore their interests and involve in both fundamental research and technology translation in the energy field. The interested applicants with strong motivation to perform cutting edge research are highly encouraged to join our research group. Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their application (including CV and copies of transcripts) via e-mail to Prof. Angus Yip at a.yip@cityu.edu.hk.
Highlighted Publications (10 selected papers from >220 publications)
- Chen, Ziming*; Li, Zhenchao; Chen, Zhen; Xia, Ruoxi; Zou, Guangruixing; Chu, Linghao; Su, Shi-Jian; Peng, Junbiao; Yip, Hin-Lap*; Cao, Yong “ Utilization of Trapped Optical Modes for White Perovskite Light-emitting Diodes with Efficiency Over 12 %” Joule, 2021, in press.
- Presenting all-perovskite white LEDs with highest efficiency at time of publication - Zhang, Guichuan, Chen, Xian-Kai*; Chow, Philip C W*; Zou, Yingping*; Yan, He; Li, Ning; Brabec, Christoph J; Bredas, Jean-Luc*; Yip, Hin-Lap*; Cao, Yong, et al “ Delocalization of Exciton and Electron Wavefunction in Non-Fullerene Acceptor Molecules Enables Efficient Organic Solar Cells” Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 3943.
- Presenting organic solar cells with record-high efficiency certified by National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) at time of publication - Xu, Xiang; Xiao, Jingyang; Zhang, Guichuan; Wei, Long; Jiao, Xuechen; Yip, Hin-Lap*; Cao, Yong "Interface-enhanced organic solar cells with extrapolated T80 lifetimes of over 20 years" Science Bulletin, 2020, 65, 208.
- Highly cited paper
- Presenting organic solar cells with longest reported lifetimes - Yuan, Jun; Zhang, Yunqiang; Zhou, Liuyang; Zhang, Guichuan; Yip, Hin-Lap; Lau, Tsz-Ki; Lu, Xinhui; Zhu, Can; Peng, Hongjian; Johnson, Paul A; Leclerc, Mario; Cao, Yong; Ulanski, Jacek; Li, Yongfang; Zou, Yingping*, "Single-junction organic solar cell with over 15% efficiency using fused-ring acceptor with electron-deficient core" Joule, 2019, 3, 1140.
- Hot paper; Highly cited paper
- Cell Press "paper of the year 2019” for the Physical Science field (only 4 papers awarded) - Meng, Lingxian; Zhang, Yamin; Wan, Xiangjian*; Li, Chenxi; Zhang, Xin; Wang, Yanbo; Ke, Xin; Xiao, Zuo; Ding, Liming*; Xia, Ruoxi; Yip, Hin-Lap; Cao, Yong; Chen, Yongsheng* “Organic and Solution Processed Tandem Solar Cells with 17.3% Efficiency” Science, 2018, 361, 1094.
- Hot paper; Highly cited paper
- Presenting organic tandem solar cells with record-high efficiency - Tian, Jingjing; Xue, Qifan*; Tang, Xiaofeng; Chen, Yuxuan; Li, Ning; Hu, Zhicheng; Shi, Tingting; Wang, Xin; Huang, Fei; Brabec, Christoph J; Yip, Hin‐Lap*; Cao, Yong "Dual Interfacial Design for Efficient CsPbI2Br Perovskite Solar Cells with Improved Photostability" Adv. Mater., 2019, 31, 191152
- Hot paper; Highly cited paper - Li, Zhenchao; Chen, Ziming; Yang, Yongchao; Xue, Qifan; Yip, Hin-Lap*; Cao, Yong "Modulation of recombination zone position for quasi-two-dimensional blue perovskite light-emitting diodes with efficiency exceeding 5%" Nat. Commun., 2019, 10, 1047
- Hot paper; Highly cited paper
- Presenting blue perovskite LEDs with record-high efficiency by the time of publication - Chen, Sun; Xia, Ruoxi; Shi, Hui; Yao, Huifeng; Liu, Xiang; Hou, Jianhui; Huang, Fei*; Yip, Hin-Lap*; Cao, Yong “Heat Insulating Multifunctional Semitransparent Polymer Solar Cells” Joule, 2018, 2, 1816.
- Cell Press "paper of the year 2018” for the Physical Science field (only 2 papers awarded)
- Media highlights: C&EN, New Scientist, Science Daily, Daily Mail, SPIEGEL, Eurek Alert(AAAS), Xinhua, etc. - Li, Miaomiao; Gao, Ke; Wan, Xiangjian*, Yip, Hin-Lap, Peng, Xiaobin*; Cao, Yong; Chen Yongsheng* et al “Solution-Processed Organic Tandem Solar Cells with Power Conversion Efficiencies > 12%” Nat. Photonics, 2017, 11, 85.
- Highly cited paper - Yip, Hin-Lap; Jen, Alex K-Y* “Recent Advances in Solution-Processed Interfacial Materials for Efficient and Stable Polymer Solar Cells” Energy Environ. Sci. , 2012, 5, 5994.
- Highly cited paper; cited times :943
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- Processing-property relationship study of organic and hybrid perovskite electronic devices
- Device physics and photophysics of optoelectronic materials and devices
- Emerging light emitting materials and devices
- Printing and patterning techniques of flexible and large-area electronic devices
- Design of new photovoltaic technology for building integration
- Self-powered greenhouse with artificial lighting technology