Research Experience
2017 – present President, Lanzhou University
2016 – 2017 Vice President, Nankai University
2013 – 2015 Vice Provost for Graduate Education, Executive Deputy Dean, Graduate School, Peking University
2012 – present Fellow of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS)
2011 – present Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2005 – present Honorary Professor of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong
2004 JSPS Visiting Professor, Osaka University, Japan
2001 Visiting Professor, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
1999 – present Director, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry & Applications, Peking University
1998 – present Chief-Scientist on Rare Earth Functional Materials in China, Ministry of Science and Technology of China
1997 – 1999 Director, Office of Scientific Research, Peking University
1996 Visiting Professor, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
1995 – 1997 Vice Dean, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University
1993 JSPS Visiting Professor, Tokyo Science University and Institute for Molecular Science, Japan
1993 RS Senior Visiting Fellow, York University, England
1988 – present Lecturer (1988), Associate Professor (1989), Professor (1992), Cheung Kong Professor (1999), College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , Peking University
1985 – 1988 Ph. D., College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University
1982 – 1985 M.S., College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University
1978 – 1982 B. S., College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University
Research Interests
Our research is focused on the control of the structure and microstructure, particle size and its distribution, morphology, and surface and interface of rare earth functional materials, so as to modify and enhance the behaviors. At present, our topics of research are as follows:
- Fabrication and characterization of the nanosized rare earth functional materials;
- Self-assembly of the rare earth molecular materials;
- Optimized design and automation of rare earth separation processes.
Selected Publications
- L. Wang, H. Zhou*, J. Hu, B. Huang, M. Sun, B. Dong, G. Zheng, Y. Huang, Y. Chen, L. Li, Z. Xu, N. Li, Z. Liu, Q. Chen, L. D. Sun*, C. H. Yan*, “A Eu3+-Eu2+ ion redox shuttle imparts operational durability to Pb-I perovskite solar cells”, Science 2019, 363, 265.
- S. Shi, L. D. Sun*, Y. Xue, H. Dong, K. Wu, S. Guo, B. Wu, C. H. Yan*, “Scalable Direct-Writing of Lanthanide-Doped KMnF3 Perovskite Nanowires into Aligned Arrays with Polarized Upconversion Emission”, Nano Lett. 2018, 18, 2964.
- L. Huang, Q. Gao, L. D. Sun*, H. Dong, S. Shi, T. Cai, Q. Liao*, C. H. Yan*, “Composition-Graded Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanowires with Tunable Dual-Color Lasing Performance”, Adv. Mater. 2018, 30, 1800596.
- K. Wu, X. Fu, W. Yu, W. Wang, C. Jia*, P. Du, R. Si, Y. Wang, L. D. Li, L. Zhou, L. D. Sun*, C. H. Yan*, “Pt-Embedded CuOx–CeO2 Multicore–Shell Composites: Interfacial Redox Reaction-Directed Synthesis and Composition-Dependent Performance for CO Oxidation”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018, 10, 34172.
- Y. Wang, L. D. Li, K. Wu, R. Si, L. D. Sun*, C. H. Yan*, “Composition-tuned oxidation levels of Pt–Re bimetallic nanoparticles for the etherification of allylic alcohols”, Nano Res. 2018, 11, 5902.
- H. Dong, L. D. Sun*, L. D. Li, R. Si, R. Liu, C. H. Yan*, “Selective Cation Exchange Enabled Growth of Lanthanide Core/Shell Nanoparticles with Dissimilar Structure”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 18492.
- X. Zheng, K. Zhao, J. Tang, X. Wang, L. D. Li, N. Chen, Y. Wang, S. Shi, X. Zhang, S. Malaisamy, L. D. Sun*, X. Wang*, C. Chen, C. H. Yan*, “Gd-Dots with Strong Ligand–Water Interaction for Ultrasensitive Magnetic Resonance Renography”, ACS Nano, 2017, 11, 3642.
- K. Wu, L. D. Sun*, C. H. Yan*, Recent Progress in Well-controlled Synthesis of Ceria Based Nanocatalysts towards Enhanced Catalytic Performance, Adv. Energy Mater. 2016, 6, 1600501.
- H. Dong, S. Du, X. Zheng, G. Lyu, L. D. Sun*, L. D. Li, P. Zhang, C. Zhang, C. H. Yan*, “Lanthanide Nanoparticles: From Design toward Bioimaging and Therapy”, Chem. Rev. 2015, 115, 10725.
- H. Dong, L. D. Sun*, C. H. Yan*, “Energy transfer in lanthanide upconversion studies for extended optical applications”, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2015, 44, 1608.
