Rate My Professor Li Yang

Her research focuses on developing diverse nanomaterials to explore their electronic, photonic, electrochemical, mechanical, and interfacial properties for energy conversion/storage, molecular electronics, and environmental applications. Specific interests include molecular electronics and single-molecule dynamics, advanced energy storage materials, and multi-scale surfaces/interfaces. She has published over 120 SCI papers and 5 book chapters as first or corresponding author, supervised 9 PhDs and 12 MRes students, and delivered many international talks. Notable recent works are 'Confined Ion Regulation via Synergy of Porosity and Acidity in Molecular Sieves for Lithium-Metal Batteries' (Advanced Functional Materials, 2026) and 'Enhancing Anode-Free Lithium Metal Batteries: A Lightweight MPTS-MXene Current Collector for Superior Performance and Energy Density' (Energy and Environmental Materials, 2026). Li Yang has earned awards such as Suzhou SEID Excellent Scientific and Education Talent (2021), Jiangsu 333 Project (2018), Jiangsu Six-Peak Talent (2014), and Chartered Physicist (Institute of Physics, UK, 2013). As principal investigator, she has secured NSFC grants (2017, 2015), Suzhou and Jiangsu tech grants, XJTLU funds, and UK NPL grants.