Education
| Dr. sc. |
Physics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland (2012) |
| M. Sc. |
Nanotechnology, KTH – Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden (2009) |
| B. Eng |
Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, China (2007) |
Work Experience
| 2018 – Pres. |
Assistant Professor, UM-SJTU Joint Institute |
| 2015 – 2018 |
Lecturer & Assistant Research Scientist, UM-SJTU Joint Institute |
| 2014 – 2015 |
Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Molecular Spectroscopy Department, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany |
| 2013 – 2014 |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Molecular Spectroscopy Department, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany |
Honors and Awards
- Awardee of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission’s Young Scientific Talent YANG FAN Program (2016)
- Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers (2014)
- Young Scientist Prize of the Swiss Neutron Scattering Society (2014)
Research Interests
- Proton transport process in solids for energy conversion devices (e.g. fuel cells and electrolysers)
- In-situ spectroscopic methods for the investigation of physical- and chemical- processes at surfaces and interfaces
- Charge carrier transport and charge distribution in optoelectronic materials and devices
Selected Publications
- Du,Q. Chen*, Z. Fan, H. Pan, F. G. Haibach, M. A. Gomez*, and A. Braun*, Cooperative Origin of Proton Pair Diffusivity in Yttrium Substituted Barium Zirconate,Communications Physics, 3, 200, (2020)
- Fan, N. Li, P. Du, W. Yang,* andQ. Chen*, Influence of Lattice Dynamics on the Proton Transport in BaZrY-Oxide Perovskites under High Pressure, J. Phys. Chem. C, 124, 22376–22382, (2020)
- Gao, A. M. Nolan, P. Du, Y. Wu, C. Yang,Q. Chen*, Yifei Mo*, and Shou-Hang Bo*, Classical and Emerging Characterization Techniques for Investigation of Ion Transport Mechanisms in Crystalline Fast Ionic Conductors.Chem.Rev.120, 5954−6008, (2020)
- Yang, P. Du, Z. Dai, H. Li, X. Yang*,Q. Chen*, Effects of Illumination Direction on the Surface Potential of CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Films Probed by Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy,ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces11(15), 14044-14050, (2019)
- Braun†*,Q. Chen†*, Experimental evidence for the proton polaron in hydrated metal oxides,Nat. Comm.8, 15830, (2017)
- Chen, F. El Gabaly, F. Aksoy, Z. Liu, B. S. Mun, S. Yamaguchi, A. Braun, Observation of oxygen vacancy filling in the BaCe0.8Y0.2O3-δproton conductor with in-situ XPS and impedance spectroscopy,Chem. Mater.25(23), 4690–4696 (2013)
(*corresponding author, †equal contribution)
Courses Taught (Recent 5 Years)
- VK242 Physics of Materials; VM434 Materials for Energy Conversion; VM565 Structural, Physical and Chemical Characterization of Materials; VK250 Principles of Engineering Materials; VE420 Physical Principles Underlying Smart Devices; VM382 Mechanical Behavior of Materials; VE/VM450 Major Design Experience
