Sept. 2010-Jul. 2015: Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Supervisor: Prof. Junhui He
Sept. 2006-Jul. 2010: B.S. in Applied Chemistry, the Ocean University of China (OUC)

Jan. 2022 - present, Associate Professor

China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Jul. 2015 - Dec. 2021 Assistant/Associate Professor

Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Dec.2018 - Dec.2020 Visiting scholar in University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. USA

Jul. 2015-Jun.2020 Assistant Professor

Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

• Intelligent photothermal, photoelectric and thermochromic materials and devices
• Solar energy utilization and energy-saving in buildings and transportation
• Inorganic chiral nanomaterials catalysts and devices for energy conversion and storage

2020/01-2022/12, National Natural Science Funds of China , Presided
2019/11-2021/11, National key research and development program,(sub project), Presided
2019/11-2021/11, National key research and development program, (sub project), Presided
2018/12-2020/12, International Cooperation Project of Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Presided
2016/01-2019/12, Project of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Presided
2017/11-2019/11, Director funding of the Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Presided

2024

1). Ying Li, Liang Qiu, Rui Tian, Zhongli Liu, Lin Yao*, Lufei Huang, Wei Li, Yuyin Wang, Tao Wang*, Baowen Zhou*. Chirality Engineering of Nanostructured Copper Oxide for Enhancing Oxygen Evolution from Water Electrolysis. Small 2024, DOI: 10.1002/smll.202408248.(13.5/Q1)

2). Lufei Huang, Tao Wang, Ying Li, Ping Wang, Rui Tian, BaowenZhou*, LinYao*. Chiral Helically Grooved Gold Nanoarrows for Concurrently Enhancing Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution from Electrochemical Water Splitting. Science China Chemistry 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-024-2136-1. (10.1/Q1)

3). Yiming Liu, Wenxuan Lv, Jizhe Feng, Junwei Tian, Ping Wang, Ligang Xu*, Yi Long*, Lin Yao*. Emerging Thermochromic Perovskite Materials: Insights into Fundamentals, Recent Advances and Applications. Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 2402234. (19/Q1)

4). Yixin Li, Jinglin Li, Tianqi Yu, Liang Qiu, Syed M. Najib Hasan, Lin Yao*, Hu Pan, Shamsul Arafin*, Sharif Md. Sadaf*, Lei Zhu, Baowen Zhou*. Rh/InGaN_1-xO_x nanoarchitecture for light-driven methane reforming with carbon dioxide toward syngas. Science Bulletin，2024, 69, 1400-1409. (18.9/Q1)

5). Lin Yao*, Yiming Liu, Wei Li*. Advancing Toward the Commercial Viability Threshold of Smart Windows Utilizing Thermochromic Polymer Blends. SCIENCE CHINA Materials. 2024, Accepted.

2023

1). Baowen Zhou^†*, Jinglin Li^†, Xinyue Dong, Lin Yao*, GaN Nanowires/Si Photocathodes for CO₂ Reduction towards Solar Fuels and Chemicals: Advances, Challenges, and Prospects, Science China Chemistry, 2023, 66, 739-754. (10.138/Q1)

2). Xiao Shao,  Cheng Zhu,  Prashant Kumar,  Yanan Wang,  Jun Lu,  Minjeong Cha,  Lin Yao,  Yuan Cao,  Xiaoming Mao,  Hendrik Heinz,  Nicholas A. Kotov*, Voltage Modulated Untwist Deformations and Multispectral Optical Effects from Ion Intercalation into Chiral Ceramic Nanoparticles, Advanced Materials. 2023, Accepted.

2022

1). Yiman Liu^†, Rui Sun^†, Binbin Jin, Tong Li, Lin Yao*, Lili Feng, Junhui He *, Superhydrophobic VO₂ Nanoparticle/PDMS Composite Films as Thermochromic, Anti-icing, and Self-Cleaning Coatings. ACS Applied Nano Materials 2022, 5 (4), 5599.

2). Jinyue Ma, Lufei Huang, Baowen Zhou, Lin Yao*, Construction and Catalysis Advances of Inorganic Chiral Nanostructures. Acta Chimica Sinica, 2022, 80 (11), 1507.

Before 2022

1). Rui Sun^†, Binbin Jin^†, Lin Yao*, Yiman Liu, Jing Li, Jie Liang, Junhui He *, Controllable Design of Bifunctional VO₂ Coatings with Superhydrophobic and Thermochromic Performances. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, 13 (11), 13751. (IF=9.229)

2). Zhe Qu, Lin Yao*, Jing Li, Junhui He*, Jie Mi, Shihui Ma, Siyao Tang, Lili Feng, Bifunctional Template-Induced VO₂@SiO₂ Dual-Shelled Hollow Nanosphere-Based Coatings for Smart Windows, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2019, 11, 15960. (IF=9.229)

3) Zhe Qu, Lin Yao*, Shihui Ma, Jing Li, Junhui He,*, Jie Mi, Siyao Tang, Lili Feng, Rational design of HSNs/VO₂ bilayer coatings with optimized optical performances and mechanical robustness for smart windows, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, 2019, 200, 109920. (IF=7.267)

4) Lin Yao, Zhe Qu, Rui Sun, Zili Pang, Ying Wang, Binbin Jin, Junhui He, Long-Lived Multilayer Coatings for Smart Windows: Integration of Energy-Saving, Antifogging, and Self-Healing Functions, ACS Applied Energy & Materials, 2019, 2, 7467-7473. (IF=6.024)

5). Lin Yao, Zhe Qu, Zili Pang, Jing Li, Siyao Tang, Junhui He^* Three-layered hollow nanospheres based coatings with ultrahigh-performance of energy-saving, anti-reflection, and self-cleaning for smart windows, Small, 2018, 14, 1801661. (IF=13.281)

6). Lin Yao, Junhui He*, Tong Li, Tingting Ren, A novel SiO₂/H₂Ti₂O₅∙H₂O-nanochain composite with high UV-visible photocatalytic activity for super-transparent multi-functional thin films, Langmuir, 2016, 32(51), 13611-13619. (IF=4.641)

7). Lin Yao, Junhui He*, Fabrication of Mechanically Robust, Self-cleaning and Optically High-performance Hybrid Thin Films by SiO₂&TiO₂ Double-Shelled Hollow Nanospheres. Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 13125-13134. (IF=7.79)

8). Lin Yao, Junhui He*, Recent Progress in Antireflection and Self-cleaning Technology-From Surface Engineering to Functional Surfaces. Progress in Materials Science. 2014, 61, 94-143. (IF=39.58)

9). Lin Yao, Junhui He*, Facile Dip-coating Approach to Fabrication of Mechanically Robust Hybrid Thin Films with High Transmittance and Durable Superhydrophilicity. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2014, 2, 6994-7003. (IF=12.732)

书籍出版

1). Zhe Qu^†_, Lin Yao^†, Junhui He*. Solution-based synthesis for VO₂ coatings: Strategies promoting optical and thermochromic performances of smart windows, in “Nanostructured materials: synthesis, properties and applications”, Nova Science Publishers, Book, 2018.

2).Lin Yao, Junhui He*. Antireflection and Self-cleaning Coatings: Principle, Fabrication and Application, in “Self-Cleaning Coatings: Structure, Fabrication and Application”, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016.

3).Lin Yao, Junhui He*. Multifuntional Coatings for Solar Energy Applications, in the book “Nanomaterials in Energy and Environmental Applications”, Pan Stanford Publishing, 2014

1. J. He, L. Yao, Fabrication of antireflective, superhydrophilic and antifogging coatings. Chinese National Invention Patent. Authorization NO.: ZL201210254006.2
2. J. He, L. Yao, Preparation of small size SiO2 nanoparticles. Chinese National Invention Patent. Authorization NO.: ZL201310042853.7
3. J. He, L. Yao, Fabrication of multifunctional surfaces with outstanding mechanical stability on glass substrates. Chinese National
Invention Patent. Authorization No.:ZL201310381598.9
4. J. He, L. Yao, Preparation of superhydrophilic, antireflective and high durable in heat damp environment hybrid thin film on glass substrates. Chinese National Invention Patent. Authorization No.: ZL201410758433.3
5. J. He, L. Yao, Fabrication of SiO2/H2Ti2O5∙H2O-nanochain composite and thin film. Chinese National Invention Patent. Authorization No.: 201610601174.2
6. J. He, L. Yao, Fabrication of SiO2/TiO2/VO2 hybrid thin films. Chinese National Invention Patent. Authorization No.: 201810250714.6
7. J. He, L. Yao, Fabrication of thermochromic, antifogging and self-healing coatings. Chinese National Invention Patent. Authorization No.: 201811229617.5

2016 The Fellow of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
2015 The Fellow of the Representative Chinese Ph.D. for the 65th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, Germany.
2015 The Excellent Award of the Dean of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2014 The P&G Scholarship of Excellent Graduate Student of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2013 The Second-prize Award of the Chief of Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
2012 The Second-prize Award of the Chief of Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry