Congratulations to the winners of the best poster awards at ECME 2025 in Cambridge, UK.
Molecular Systems Design and Engineering poster prize was awarded to: Wentao Shan, KAUST
Journal of Materials Chemistry B poster prize was awarded to: Beier Hu, Imperial College
Materials Advances poster prize was awarded to: Giacomo Cotelli, University of Bayreuth
Journal of Materials Chemistry C poster prize was awarded to: Yuyun Yao, University of Oxford
Journal of Materials Chemistry B, Biomaterials Science and Materials Advances were proud to sponsor three best poster awards at the SupraLife Final International Conference, which took place at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, from 29 September to 3 October.
1st best poster award (Journal of Materials Chemistry B): Thibault Sampon, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
2nd best poster award (Biomaterials Science): Mariana Carreira, University of Aveiro, Portugal
3rd best poster award (Materials Advances): Lorenzo Fumagalli, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Guangrui Chen received his Ph.D. degree from Jilin University in 2022 under the supervision of Prof. Jihong Yu. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher in Prof. Yu’s group. His research focuses on developing new synthesis strategies and exploring catalytic applications for hierarchical zeolites and zeolite-based composites.
Qiang Zhang is currently an associate professor at Jilin University. He received his Ph.D. degree from Jilin University in 2019 under the supervision of Prof. Jihong Yu. After a Dingxin Scholar Postdoctoral experience with Prof. Jihong Yu, he joined the International Center of Future Science at Jilin University in 2024. His research interests include designed synthesis and crystallization mechanism of zeolite materials and the catalytic applications of zeolite and zeolite-based catalysts in C1 chemistry, lactide production, propane dehydrogenation, and low-temperature alkane oxidation.
Hao Xiong received his BS degree (2019) and PhD degree (2024) in Chemical Engineering from Tsinghua University under the supervision of Prof. Fei Wei. He continued his postdoctoral work at Tsinghua University. His research interests are in the development of in situ low-dose imaging techniques and their application in heterogeneous catalysis.
Bo Peng graduated from Tsinghua University and Nanjing University with B. Eng. and M. Sc. degrees, respectively. He then worked as a Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter at Lehrstuhl II für Technische Chemie, Technische Universität München, and received his doctoral title (Dr.-Ing.) in 2016 supervised by Prof. Johannes A. Lercher. Afterward, he conducted postdoctoral research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Applied Catalysis Team, Energy & Environment Directorate) and was offered a research engineer position in 2019. At the end of 2019, Bo joined SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Processing (RIPP) as a staff engineer in the FCC Catalysts Department. The institute re-established the Basic Research Department in 2024, where Bo acts as the deputy director responsible for the R&D activities. He is also a research fellow and is an adjunct graduate student advisor at multiple universities and research institutes. Bo is active in application-oriented fundamental research for refining technology and green carbon science, specializing in heterogeneous catalysis and reaction engineering. In addition, he is the executive director of RIPP’s youth academic committee, an editorial board member of the journal “Carbon and Hydrogen”, and a member of CIESC’s petrochemical engineering professional committee.
Tongrui Liu is currently a PhD candidate in the team of Academician Zhongmin Liu and Prof. Peng Tian at Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics(DICP). His research interest is focused on the development of efficient synthesis methods for zeolites and their catalytic applications, with a specific focus on the efficient and controllable synthesis of small-pore zeolites, as well as the modulation of their properties in the fields of SCR and MTO.
Yi-Pu Xu is a PhD student jointly affiliated with the China University of Petroleum (East China) and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics. At this conference, I’ve given a short oral presentation entitled “Diffusion and Cracking Reaction Kinetics Study Based on ZSM-5@meso-SiO₂ Model Catalysts.” I’m really honored to share our work, and I think it’s incredibly meaningful to have the chance to engage in scientific discussions with researchers from around the world at my PhD stage.
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Prakash Chandra Mondal (Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India) to the Advisory Board of Journal of Materials Chemistry C.
Dr. Prakash Chandra Mondal received his M.Sc. in Chemistry from IIT Kharagpur in 2008, and Ph.D. from the University of Delhi, India in 2013. He was a post-doctoral fellow at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel (2013-2016), then moved to the University of Alberta, Canada. Before joining IIT Kanpur in 2019, he was a Marie-Curie post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Valencia, Spain. At present, he is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at IIT Kanpur. He works on surface chemistry, electrochromic devices, molecular electronics, and nanofabrication.
Answer: It is my immense pleasure to join the Advisory Board of the Journal of Materials Chemistry C. This role signifies a meaningful recognition of our teamwork, largely on the ‘molecular electronics’ and provides a valuable opportunity to engage with leading scholars in guiding the journal’s strategic vision. I am committed to supporting the journal’s mission by ensuring the highest standards of scientific rigor and integrity, promoting cutting-edge research, and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. I look forward to contributing to the advancement of materials chemistry research and helping to maintain the journal’s position as a premier platform for impactful research in optical, electronic, and magnetic materials. Ultimately, it is a valuable opportunity to contribute to the scientific community and help foster emerging research that can drive future technological breakthroughs.
Answer: The success of any research lab often depends on the passion and creativity of its young researchers. Challenges strengthen a field and shape innovative breakthroughs. The biggest challenge in the fabrication of molecular-scale devices lies in the transition from individual molecule measurements to practical, scalable devices. Integrating molecular electronics with existing silicon-based technologies is also a hurdle.
Answer: ‘Molecular electronics’ itself is an exciting domain, where molecules mimic conventional electronics. What excites me most is that why molecules behave tunable electronic features and in-depth understanding through the lenses of experimental and computational studies. Engineering the molecule-electrode interface, crucial for the charge transport studies in molecular electronics, by employing an electrochemical grafting method, is a step towards the fabrication of a robust interface. In our laboratory at IIT Kanpur, we prepare molecular thin films via an electrochemical grafting method to create covalent interfaces between electrode-molecules, controlled thickness, and homo to heterostructures. I am also excited about integrating machine learning with molecular memory devices to enable intelligent, adaptive, and predictive electronics systems at the nanoscale and to merge biology with electronics to develop smart and selective biosensors.
Magnetic field enhanced charge conduction in paramagnetic nickel(ii)–cysteine heterostructures
Manajit Mandal, Abhik Ghoshal, Ankur Malik and Prakash Chandra Mondal
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2025, Advance Article
Abhik Ghoshal, Rajwinder Kaur, Sanku Sanju, Alok Kumar Singh and Prakash Chandra Mondal
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2025, 13, 7307-7317
“All-organic” electrode materials toward high-performing rigid to flexible supercapacitor devices
Pradeep Sachan, Priyanka Makkar, Ankur Malik and Prakash Chandra Mondal
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12, 13639-13650
Submit your research to the collection before 26 November 2025
Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Materials Advances are delighted to announce an open call for our upcoming special themed collection on Supercapacitors for a sustainable energy future.
This themed collection is guest edited by Dr. Subrata Kundu (Central Electrochemical Research Institute, India), Prof. Chandra Sekhar Rout (Jain University, India) and Prof. Yusuke Yamauchi (The University of Queensland, Australia).
This themed collection will highlight the latest breakthroughs in supercapacitor technology, addressing the critical need for safe, affordable, and sustainable large-scale energy storage solutions. We invite contributions focused on the design, synthesis, and characterization of novel electrode and electrolyte materials, as well as fundamental investigations into electrochemical interfaces and charge storage mechanisms—including electrical double-layer capacitance, pseudocapacitance, and hybrid capacitance. We also welcome submissions on hybrid capacitors, supercapacitors, micro-supercapacitors, electrochromic supercapacitors, and self-healing supercapacitors, as well as integrated systems with multifunctional capabilities such as photodetection, gas sensing, and biosensing. Furthermore, studies that advance our understanding of charge storage mechanisms through theoretical modeling and in situ/operando spectroscopic techniques—including in situ XRD, in situ XPS, and in situ Raman spectroscopy—are highly encouraged. This collection aims to serve as a platform for cutting-edge research that deepens the fundamental understanding and promotes the practical application of supercapacitors toward a sustainable energy future.
Submissions should fit within the scope of Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Materials Advances. Please see the journals’ websites for more information on the scope, standards, article types and author guidelines.
This call for papers is open for the following article types:
Open for submissions until 26 November 2025
If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, you can submit your article directly to the online submission service for Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Materials Advances. Please mention that this submission is a contribution to the Supercapacitors for a sustainable energy future collection in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and as such inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed collection is not guaranteed.
Please note that all submissions will be subject to initial assessment and rigorous peer review to meet the usual high standards of Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Materials Advances.
We look forward to receiving your submissions. Do get in touch at materials-rsc@rsc.org if you have any queries about the collection or submission process.
Dr. Subrata Kundu (Central Electrochemical Research Institute, India)
Dr. Subrata Kundu received his Ph.D degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India in early 2005. Then he moved to University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA and later to Texas A &M University, College station, Texas, USA as a post-doc fellow (from 2005 to 2010). He was visited Texas A&M University, College station, Texas, USA again in 2016-2017 with ‘Bhaskara Advanced Solar Energy (BASE)’ fellowship for ten months. He is currently working as a Senior Principal Scientist at CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi, India. Dr. Kundu recently received prestigious FRSC (Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry) from London in 2023. Dr. Kundu is serving as an associate editor of prestigious ‘Journal of Materials Chemistry A’ and ‘Materials Advances’ from RSC publishers since November 2022 and ‘Scientific Reports’ from ‘Nature group publishers’ since 2015. Dr. Kundu is also joined in the editorial advisory board of ACS journal ‘ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces’ since February 2025. Dr. Kundu and his co-workers are working in the forefront area of Material Sciences with emphasizes on energy, environment, catalysis and electrocatalysis fields
Prof. Chandra Sekhar Rout (Jain University, India)
Chandra Sekhar Rout is a full Professor at the Centre for Nano & Material Sciences (CNMS), Jain University. Before joining CNMS, He was a DST-Ramanujan Fellow at IIT Bhubaneswar, India (2013-2017). He obtained his Ph.D. from JNCASR, Bangalore (2008) under the supervision of Prof. C.N.R. Rao followed by postdoctoral research at NUS, Purdue University, and UNIST. Prof. Rout has received numerous accolades, including the prestigious Ramanujan Fellowship and Young Scientist Award from the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India (2013), Brain Pool Research Fellowship from the National Research Foundation (NRF), S. Korea, the Emerging Investigator Award from Elsevier (2017), the IAAM Medal from the International Association of Advanced Materials (2017), Emerging Scientist award 2023 from Adv. Powder Mater. Journal-Elsevier, and the Young Researcher Award from the Venus International Foundation (2015). His research focuses on two-dimensional layered materials and their hybrids for energy and environmental applications. With over 350 publications in international journals, eight edited books, and an impressive h-index of 65 with over 16,500 citations, Prof. Rout is a leading figure in his field. He was ranked among the top 2% of scientists in India according to Stanford’s study (2020–2025).
Prof. Yusuke Yamauchi (The University of Queensland, Australia)
Professor Yusuke Yamauchi received his Ph.D. from Waseda University in 2007 and began his independent career at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan. In 2017, he moved to the University of Queensland (UQ), where he serves as a Senior Group Leader at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) and as a Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering. Since 2020, he has also served as the ERATO Research Director for JST-ERATO Yamauchi Materials Space-Tectonics, and since 2023, he has held a distinguished professorship at Nagoya University. He serves on the advisory boards of leading journals and is an Associate Editor for Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Chemical Engineering Journal.
We are delighted to announce this open call for papers to contribute to a themed collection for Journal of Materials Chemistry C on Novel materials and devices for photon and ionizing radiation detection, guest edited by Professor Andrea Ciavatti (University of Bologna, Italy), Professor Francesca Cova (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy) and Professor Michele Sessolo (University of Valencia, Spain).
This themed collection will focus on novel materials and devices for the sensitive detection of photons and for the conversion of high energy ionizing radiation. The focus will be mainly on organic semiconductors and metal halide perovskites, although the themed collection is open to the submission of alternative materials. The topics will be focused on electromagnetic radiation detection beyond the visible range. Novel developments on active materials both for direct detection and for indirect detection (scintillators) will be covered by the themed collection.
Key Topics to be considered:
Growth/synthesis of new materials for radiation sensors:
Materials and devices characterization:
Please consider contributing to this open call for papers for our upcoming themed collection on Novel materials and devices for photon and ionizing radiation detection to be published in Journal of Materials Chemistry C.
Submissions should fit within the scope of Journal of Materials Chemistry C. Please see the journal’s website for more information on the journal’s scope, standards, article types and author guidelines.
This call for papers is open for the following article types:
If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, you can submit your article directly to the online submission service for Journal of Materials Chemistry C. Please mention that this submission is a contribution to the Novel materials and devices for photon and ionizing radiation detection collection in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed issue is not guaranteed.
Please also note that all submissions will be subject to initial assessment and rigorous peer review to meet the usual high standards of Journal of Materials Chemistry C.
Professor Andrea Ciavatti (University of Bologna, Italy)
Andrea Ciavatti received M.Sc. Degree in Physics (2010) and the Ph.D in Physics (2015) at the University of Bologna, with a thesis on Transport Properties and Novel Sensing Applications of Organic Semiconducting Crystals. He was Visiting Scientist at University of Surrey (UK) focusing on the direct detection of X-rays, alpha particles and neutrons (2013) and at ETH (Zurich) investigating the charge carrier transport in OTFTs (2014). In 2017 he moved at NEST Laboratory (Pisa, IT) working on THz quantum cascade lasers. From 2020 he is Technical Manager and Adjunct Professor at the Advanced Sensing Laboratory (OPH) of the Department of Physics and Astronomy (DIFA). He is an associate of the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN).
His research focuses on the electrical and photonic characterization of advanced materials and devices: flexible and large-area sensors for ionizing radiation based on organic and hybrid perovskite materials. He is currently involved in research projects aimed at monitoring ionizing radiation exposure in medical and space applications.
Professor Francesca Cova (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy)
Francesca Cova is assistant professor at the Department of Materials Science of the University of Milano – Bicocca (Italy). She graduated in Physics in 2016 and earned her PhD in Materials Science and Nanotechnology in 2020, with a thesis on scintillating optical fibers. She is currently working on the development of the future generation of ionizing radiation detectors. Her research interests focus on new, fast, and radiation hard scintillating materials, with special attention to emerging technologies such as nanostructures and nanocomposites, including quantum dots, perovskites nanocrystals, semiconductor nanoplatelets and metal organic frameworks. Besides, the focus of her research is on the presence of defect-related phenomena, deeply investigated by means of thermally stimulated luminescence spectroscopy, to unveil their role in the scintillation process and their influence on the performance of scintillating materials, in order to guide the optimization of scintillating devices.
Professor Michele Sessolo (University of Valencia, Spain)
Michele Sessolo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Valencia. He obtained his degree in Chemistry from the University of Padova (Italy) in 2006, followed by an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. (2010) from the University of Valencia, for his research on organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). He later joined the Department of Bioelectronics at the École des Mines de Saint-Étienne (France) as a Marie Curie Fellow, where he worked on the application of conducting polymers in electrophysiology. In 2016, he was awarded a Ramón y Cajal tenure-track fellowship and joined the Institute for Molecular Science (ICMol) at the University of Valencia. His current research focuses on two main areas: the vapor-phase deposition of perovskite materials for photovoltaic applications, and the development of perovskite-based photodetectors − employing both thin films and monolithic materials − for the detection of visible and ionizing radiation.
We are delighted to welcome Prof Rajneesh Misra (Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India) to the Advisory Board of Journal of Materials Chemistry C.
Professor Rajneesh Misra received his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in 2007. After two successive postdoctoral stays at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta USA, from 2007 to 2008 and Kyoto University, Japan, from 2008 to 2009, he joined IIT-Indore India, in 2009 as an Assistant Professor. Currently he is working as a Professor in department of Chemistry at IIT Indore.
Read our interview with Professor Misra:
MH: What does it mean to you to join the Advisory Board of Journal of Materials Chemistry C?
RM: It is a great platform to witness, growing field of material chemistry and to contribute in its growth.
MH: What is the current biggest challenge you face in your field?
RM: To design red organic room-temperature phosphorescent (ORTP) materials.
MH: What advances in your field are you most excited about?
RM: I am excited about circularly polarized phosphosphorescent (CPP) emission from purely organic molecules.
Read Prof Rajneesh Misra’s latest publications in Journal of Materials Chemistry C below:
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Polymorphism in mechanochromic luminogens: recent advances and perspectives
Ramakant Gavale, Faizal Khana and Rajneesh Misra J. Mater. Chem. C, 2025, 13, 1063-1129 |
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Phenothiazine and phenothiazine sulfone derivatives: AIE, HTMs for doping free fluorescent and multiple-resonance TADF OLEDs
Ramakant Gavale, Melika Ghasemi, Faizal Khan, Dmytro Volyniuk, Juozas Vidas Grazulevicius and Rajneesh Misra
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Enabling red thermally activated delayed fluorescence by increasing the push–pull strength in naphthalimide-phenothiazine derivatives
Chiara Montanari, Tommaso Bianconi, Manju Sheokand, Titouan Teunens, Giulia Cavalletti, Jérôme Cornil, Rajneesh Misra and Benedetta Carlotti |
Please join us in welcoming Rajneesh Misra to the Journal of Materials Chemistry C Advisory Board!
We would be delighted to receive your latest high-quality submissions to Journal of Materials Chemistry C. Check out our author guidelines for information on our article types or find out more about the advantages of publishing in a Royal Society of Chemistry journal.
Congratulations to the prize winners at Ferroelectrics UK and Ireland 2025, sponsored by the materials and nano journals of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Best oral presentation: sponsored by Materials Horizons
Adrian Savovici, Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials
Adrian Savovici is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials in Düsseldorf, DE. He received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA working on Order/Disorder phase transformations in ferromagnetic binary alloys. He is primarily interested in solving basic science problems in ferroic materials, with an emphasis on advanced characterization techniques in electron microscopy. His current aim is to further expand the polar metals field.
Best poster: sponsored by Nanoscale Horizons, Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances
Guilherme Selicani, Technical University of Denmark / University of Bath
Guilherme obtained both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, in mechatronics and mechanical engineering, respectively. He is currently a PhD student at the Technical University of Denmark, focusing on applications of computational modelling of complex-shaped ferroelectric ceramics. He was recently awarded the poster presentation prize from Nanoscale Horizons at the Ferroelectrics UK and Ireland 2025 conference in Bath, UK. This award is sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Best industrially related project: sponsored by Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B and C
Sakineh Fotouhi, University of the West of England
Dr. Sakineh Fotouhi is currently an assistant professor in Smart Materials and Structures at the University of the West of England Bristol. Before joining UWE Bristol, Sakineh had been working on an ambitious project supported by the US Office of Naval Research, in collaboration at the University of Glasgow as a postdoctoral researcher. The research focuses on the characterisation of piezoelectric materials using AI and a single miniature sample, an approach that addresses a significant challenge in the field. Building on this research, Sakineh has been awarded an EPSRC Impact Acceleration grant to collaborate with CeramTec, a leading global supplier of piezoelectric materials based in Germany. This partnership aims to enhance CeramTec’s characterisation processes using the AI-based method developed during her time at Glasgow. Preliminary findings were presented at the Ferroelectrics UK and Ireland 2025 conference (1–2 May), where the project was awarded the Best Industrially Related Project prize on behalf of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Sakineh is now passionate and focused on expanding her research and strengthening academic and industrial collaborations to support both suppliers and users in the field of piezoelectrics.
We are delighted to announce this open call for papers to contribute to a themed collection for Journal of Materials Chemistry C and RSC Mechanochemistry on Mechanoluminescence, guest edited by Prof. Dr. Robert Göstl (University of Wuppertal, Germany), Prof. Wai-Yeung Wong (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China) and Prof. Xinxing Zhang (Sichuan University, China).
Mechanoluminescence, as the name suggests, refers to the unique fluorescence and chemiluminescence phenomena from various organic, inorganic, and polymer materials in response to mechanical force. Recently, the field of mechanoluminescence materials has attracted great attention due to its fascinating prospects in sensors, anti-counterfeiting, encryption, light sources and medical health, etc. This collection focuses on the deep understanding of mechanoluminescence materials in synthesis methods, luminescence principles and device fabrication, paving the way towards next-generation multifunctional devices and integrated smart systems.
Please consider contributing to this open call for papers for our upcoming themed collection on Mechanoluminescence to be published in Journal of Materials Chemistry C and RSC Mechanochemistry.
Submissions should fit within the scope of Journal of Materials Chemistry C and RSC Mechanochemistry. Please see the journals’ websites for more information on the journal’s scope, standards, article types and author guidelines.
This call for papers is open for the following article types:
If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, you can submit your article directly to the online submission service for Journal of Materials Chemistry C or RSC Mechanochemistry. Please mention that this submission is a contribution to the Mechanoluminescence collection in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed issue is not guaranteed.
Please also note that all submissions will be subject to initial assessment and rigorous peer review to meet the usual high standards of Journal of Materials Chemistry C and RSC Mechanochemistry.
Robert Göstl studied chemistry at the Humboldt University of Berlin. There, he obtained his diploma degree in 2011 and his doctoral degree in 2014. Afterwards, he pursued his postdoctoral research at the Eindhoven University of Technology until 2016. At the DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials and the RWTH Aachen University he was leading an independent research group until 2024 when he became Professor for Sustainable Macromolecular Chemistry at the University of Wuppertal. He was distinguished for his career achievements by the German Chemical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the American Chemical Society. The Capital magazine selected him as Top 40 under 40.
Wai-Yeung Wong (Raymond) obtained his B.Sc. (Hons.) and Ph.D. degrees from The University of Hong Kong. After postdoctoral works at Texas A&M University (Advisor: Prof. F. A. Cotton) and the University of Cambridge (Advisors: Profs. The Lord Lewis and P. R. Raithby), he joined Hong Kong Baptist University from 1998 to 2016 and he now works at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as the Dean of Faculty of Science and Chair Professor of Chemical Technology. He was awarded the RSC Chemistry of the Transition Metals Award, FACS Distinguished Young Chemist Award, State Natural Science Award from China, Croucher Senior Research Fellowship and RGC Senior Research Fellow Award, among others. His research focuses on organometallic and materials chemistry, especially aiming at developing multifunctional molecules and polymers for organic optoelectronics, energy science and metal-based nanomaterials. He has served as the Associate Editor for the Journal of Materials Chemistry C from 2013 to 2022. He is currently the Chairman of Hong Kong Chemical Society and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. In 2023, he was elected as the Foreign Member of the European Academy of Sciences.
Xinxing Zhang received his Ph.D. degree in 2010 from Sichuan University. Currently, he is a professor of State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University. Prof. Zhang’s research interests include functional polymer composites and flexible devices with a focus on the interfacial dynamic bonds, including the development of mechanically robust sensors, actuators, energy devices and self-healing materials enabled by interfacial dynamic bonds.
EES Solar and Journal of Materials Chemistry A were proud to support Symposium D of E-MRS Spring 2025 with poster prizes. The Symposium focused on Next-Generation Solar Technologies: unconventional materials and sustainable innovations for photovoltaic, photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic systems. The organisers included: Francesco Lamberti, Francesca de Rossi, Luigi Angelo Castriotta, Matteo Bonomo, Salvador Eslava and Teresa Gatti (seen in the image below).
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The winner of the Journal of Materials Chemistry A poster prize was Kun Woong Lee (Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea) with the poster titled: A Study on VO2 Protective Layer Deposition and Defect Inactivation of BiVO4 Photoelectrodes via Photoelectrochemical Transition Metal Engineering.
I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea. My research focuses on developing high-performance BiVO4 photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting. I am truly honored to have received the poster prize at this E-MRS meeting.
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The winner of the EES Solar poster prize was Sunwoo Kim (Kyungpook National University, Republic of Korea) with the poster titled: Grain Boundary Passivation for Wide Bandgap Sub-cell of Perovskite Tandem Solar cells using Inorganic Potassium Lead Halide.
I am currently pursuing an integrated M.S.-Ph.D. program in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Kyungpook National University, South Korea, where I also completed my bachelor’s degree. My research focuses on next-generation high-efficiency and high-stability perovskite tandem solar cells. I am passionate about advancing sustainable photovoltaic technologies through innovative materials and device engineering.
