RESEARCH INTERESTS

Liquid crystal/polymer composite materials have broad applications in flexible display, intelligent doors and windows for building and automobiles, 5G communication antennas, etc. Our research involves many fields including liquid crystal display materials, liquid crystal based intelligent polymer composites, liquid crystal based polymer electrolyte, and liquid crystal polymer/2D composite materials. We focus on the development of intelligent light transmittance adjustable films with large area and flexibility, regulating the relationship between the molecular structure or the micro structure of the materials and their performance, and solving the key technical issues in large-scale processing.

EDUCATION

2003, Doctor degree, Kyushu University, Japan

1989-1992, M.S., Institute of Materials Science, Jilin University, China;

1985-1989, B.S., Department of Chemistry, Jilin University, China

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2020-present, Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University

2012-2020, Professor, College of Engineering, Peking University

2003-2012, Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing

2002-2003, Research fellow, Japan Science and Technology Corporation

1998-2002, Research fellow, Fukuoka Industry, Science and Technology Foundation, Japan

1996-1998, Visiting research fellow, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Japan

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. R. Lan, J. Bao, R. Huang, Z. Wang, L. Zhang, C. Shen, Q. Wang, H. Yang*, Amplifying molecular scale rotary motion: the marriage of overcrowded alkene molecular motor with liquid crystals. Adv. Mater. 2022, 34, 2109800.

2. W. Hu, L. Wang, M. Wang, T. Zhong, Q. Wang, L. Zhang, F. Chen, K. Li, Z. Miao, D. Yang, H. Yang*, Ultrastable liquid crystalline blue phase from molecular synergistic self-assembly, Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 1440.

3. R. Lan^#, Q. Wang^#; C. Shen, R. Huang, J. Bao, Z. Zhang, L. Zhang, H. Yang*, Humidity-induced simultaneous visible and fluorescence photonic patterns enabled by integration of covalent bonds and ionic crosslinks, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, 31, 2106419.

4. R. Lan, J. Sun, C. Shen, R. Huang, Z. Zhang, L. Zhang, L. Wang, H. Yang*, Near-infrared photodriven self-sustained oscillation of liquid-crystalline network film with predesignated polydopamine coating, Adv. Mater. 2020, 32, 1906319.

5. W. Hu, M. Chen, Q. Wang, L. Zhang, X. Yuan, F. Chen, H. Yang*, Broadband reflection in polymer stabilized cholesteric liquid crystals via thiol–acrylate chemistry, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 6698.