Ming CHENG Ph.D, Professor
Tel: +86-15189112090
Email: mingcheng@ujs.edu.cn
Add. : Room 310, Energy Research Institute, Jiangsu University
Resarch Interests：dye-sensitized solar cell, perovskite solar cell and organic solar cell
Education
B.S., 2008. 06 Applied Chemistry, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China
Ph.D., 2014. 04 Fine Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, China
Post-doctor 2017. 04 KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Research Interests
1. Novel ionic type D-π-A organic sensitizers for application in dye-sensitized solar cells
2. Novel redox couples for application in dye-sensitized solar cell electrolyte
3. Novel dopant-free hole transport materials for application in perovskite solar cells
4. Novel electron transport materials for application in perovskite solar cells
Projects
1. National Natural Science Foundation of China: Ionic organic dyes for application in dye-sensitized solar cell. (No.21076039) (Key member)
2. National Natural Science Foundation of China: Highly efficient NIR organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells （No.20120102036） (Key member)
3. The Swedish Foundation for Strategy：Preparation Methods for Stable Perovskite Solar Cells，(Key member)
4. K&A Wallenberg Foundation: Molecular Solar Energy Science-MoSES, (Key member)
5. The Swedish Energy Agency: Molecular Solar Cells for Renewable Energy Production, (Key member)
Selected Papers
1. Ming Cheng,Yuanyuan Li, Majid Safdari, et al. Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells Based on a Solution Processable Nickel(II)Phthalocyanine and Vanadium Oxide Integrated Hole Transport Layer, Adv. Energy Mater., 2017, 201602556. (IF = 16.721，inside cover paper)
2. Ming Cheng, Kerttu Aitola, Cheng Chen, et al.Acceptor–Donor–Acceptor type ionic molecule materials for efficient perovskite solar cells and organic solar cells,Nano Energy,2016, 30, 387.(IF = 12.343)
3. Ming Cheng, Xichuan Yang, Fuguo Zhang, et al. Efficient Dye?Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Hydroquinone/Benzoquinone as a Bioinspired Redox Couple. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 9896. (IF = 11.994,hot paper)
4. Ming Cheng, Xichuan Yang, Shifeng Li, et al. Ef?cient dye?sensitized solar cells based on an iodine?free electrolyte using L?cysteine/ L?cystine as a redox couple. Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 6290. (IF = 29.518)
5. Ming Cheng, Bo Xu, Cheng Chen, et al. Phenoxazine-Based Small Molecule Material for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells and Bulk Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells Adv. Energy Mater., 2015, 201401720. (IF = 16.721, ESI highly cited paper Top1%)
6. Ming Cheng, Cheng Chen, Kerttu Aitola, et al. Highly Efficient Integrated Perovskite Solar Cells Containing a Small Molecule-PC70BM Bulk Heterojunction Layer with an Extended Photovoltaic Response Up to 900 nm Chem. Mater., 2016, 28, 8631. (IF = 9.466)
7. Ming Cheng, Cheng Chen, Xichuan Yang, et al. Novel Small Molecular Materials Based on Phenoxazine Core Unit for Efficient Bulk Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells and Perovskite Solar Cells Chem. Mater., 2015, 27, 1808. (IF = 9.466, ESI highly cited paper Top1%)
8. Ming Cheng, Xichuan Yang, Cheng Chen, et al. Molecular engineering of small molecules donor materials based on phenoxazine core unit for solution-processed organic solar cells J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 10465. (IF = 8.867)
9. Ming Cheng, Xichuan Yang, Jiajia Li, et al. Co?sensitization of Organic Dyes for Efficient Dye Sensitized Solar Cells [J]. ChemSusChem, 2013, 6, 70. (IF = 7.226)
10. Ming Cheng, Xichuan Yang, Jianghua Zhao, et al. Efficient Organic Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Molecular Engineering of Donor–Acceptor–Acceptor cationic dyes [J]. ChemSusChem, 2013, 6, 2322. (IF = 7.226)
11. Ming Cheng, Xichuan Yang, Jiajia Li, et al. Dye?Sensitized Solar Cells Based on a Donor–Acceptor System with a Pyridine Cation as an Electron?Withdrawing Anchoring Group [J]. Chem. Eur. J., 2012, 18, 16196. (IF = 5.771)
12. Ming Cheng, Xichuan Yang, Fuguo Zhang, et al. Tuning the HOMO and LUMO Energy Levels of Organic Dyes with N?Carboxomethylpyridinium as Acceptor To Optimize the Efficiency of Dye?Sensitized Solar Cells [J]. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2013, 117, 9076. (IF = 4.536)
13. Ming Cheng, Xichuan Yang, Cheng Chen, et al. Effect of the acceptor on the performance of dye?sensitized solar cells [J]. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 15, 17452. (IF = 4.123)
14. Ming Cheng, Xichuan Yang, Cheng Chen, et al. Dye?sensitized solar cells based on hydroquinone/benzoquinone as bio?inspired redox couple with different counter electrodes [J]. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 15, 15146. (IF = 4.123)
15. Ming Cheng, Xichuan Yang, Bo Xu, et al. A novel phenoxazine-based hole transport material for efficient perovskite solar cell, J. Energy Chem., 2015, 24, 698. (IF = 2.594)
16. Christopher J. Wood, Ming Cheng, Charlotte A. Clark, et al. Red-Absorbing Cationic Acceptor Dyes for Photocathodes in Tandem Solar Cells J. Phys. Chem. C 2014, 118, 16536. (IF = 4.536)
17. Cheng Chen, Ming Cheng, Peng Liu et al. Application of Benzodithiophene based A-D-A Structured Materials in Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells and Organic Solar Cells Nano Energy 2016, accepted for proof. (IF = 12.343)
Honor and Awards
2015, The Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Prize, Awarded by Liaoning province
2012, The Outstanding Academic Star Prize, Awarded by Dalian University of Technology
2012, National Scholarship for doctoral Students
2012, Yantai Wanhua Scholarship for doctoral Students, Awarded by Dalian University of Technology
