Prof. Biao Xiao | Best Researcher Award

Jianghan University | China

Dr. Biao Xiao is an Associate Professor at Jianghan University in Wuhan, Hubei Province (China). He earned his Ph.D. from South China University of Technology in 2015. After completing his doctorate, he worked as a senior engineer at TCL Corporate Research and then completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at China University of Petroleum (East China) from 2016 to 2018. Since July 2018 he has been on the faculty at Jianghan University. His current research focuses on novel optoelectronic materials and devices, especially for organic solar cells, quantum-dot LEDs, and related interfacial engineering and morphology design. His publication record includes over 40 journal articles (for example in Energy & Environmental Science, Journal of Materials Chemistry A) and his works have garnered thousands of citations. Dr. Xiao is also a member of the Youth Working Committee of the China Materials Research Association since 2022. With his sustained research outputs, focus on device-performance + stability, and industrial + academic experience, he is positioned to make strong contributions to the optoelectronic materials field.

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Featured Publications

Cai, P., Song, C., Lei, S., Yu, K., Ding, L., Wang, D., Chen, G., Peng, H., Li, B., Wang, X., & Xiao, B. (2023). A robust and thickness-insensitive hybrid cathode interlayer for high-efficiency and stable inverted organic solar cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11(45), 24410–24420. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ta03365a

Lei, S., Xiao, Y., Yu, K., Xiao, B., Wan, M., Zou, L., You, Q., & Yang, R. (2023). Revisiting hole injection in quantum dot light-emitting diodes. Advanced Functional Materials, 33(29), 2305732. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202305732

Zhong, T., Guo, F., Lei, S., Xiao, B., Li, Q., Jia, T., Wang, X., & Yang, R. (2023). Multi-scale mechanical properties of bulk-heterojunction films in polymer solar cells. npj Flexible Electronics, 7, 8. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41528-023-00236-5

Xiao, B. (2022). Enhanced photovoltaic performance of donor polymers effected by asymmetric π-bridges. Polymer Chemistry, 13(35), 5258–5265. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2py00954d

Xiao, B. (2022). Over 17% efficiency all-small-molecule organic solar cells based on an organic molecular donor employing 2D side-chain symmetric-breaking strategy. Energy & Environmental Science, 15(11), 4986–4994. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ee02107b

Luo, Y., Wang, X., Zhang, M., Sun, X., Saparbaev, A., Lei, S., Zhang, J., Xiao, B., & Yang, C. (2022). High-efficiency semi-transparent organic solar cells using pentacyclic aromatic lactam-containing terpolymer strategy for eco-friendly greenhouse application. Solar RRL, 6(12), 2200679. https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202200679

Prof. Xin Li | Best Academic Researcher Award

National University of Defense Technology | China

Professor Xin Li is a leading researcher at the National University of Defense Technology with a Doctor of Engineering degree and extensive expertise in perovskite photodetectors and optoelectronic functional materials. With over 50 peer-reviewed publications, including 6 ESI Hot and 7 Highly Cited papers, he has accumulated more than 3,600 citations and an h-index of 27, reflecting his significant impact in the field. He has completed 2 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) projects and is currently leading 6 ongoing projects, alongside 3 industry consultancy initiatives. Xin Li has authored 2 books, holds over 20 Chinese invention patents, and serves on the editorial boards of Nano-Micro Letters, Journal of Materials Informatics, Carbon Neutrality, and Laser & Optoelectronics Progress. His research focuses on interface engineering, charge transport modulation, morphology-property relationships, and multifunctional perovskite and MoSe2-based devices for energy conversion and detection applications. Recognized as a 2023 Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher and IAAM Fellow, he has delivered over 100 talks at international conferences such as ICMSN-2024 and Nano S&T-2024, and organized academic salons with more than 1,000 participants. His contributions have earned the Ci Yungui Science Award (Best Researcher) and the National Golden Shield 2022 Technical Challenge Prize, advancing large-area stable photovoltaic design and multifunctional optoelectronic integration.

Featured Publications

Li, X., Yan, J., Tafese Bezuneh, T., & Yu, W. W. (2025). Lead-free halide perovskite Cs2ZrX6 doped with Cr3+ for multifunctional X-ray and NIR imaging. Advanced Functional Materials.

Li, X., Aftab, S., Yewale, M. A., & Kus, M. (2025). From lab to market: Strategies for stabilizing and scaling perovskite solar cells via printing technologies. Journal of Materials Chemistry A.

Li, X., Dou, X.-A., Ye, Q., & Xie, Y. (2025). Threshold-governed inversion of plasma chronology at air–silicon interfaces under tight femtosecond focusing. Applied Physics Letters.

Li, X., Yan, J., Wang, L., & Yu, W. W. (2025). Efficient dual broadband VIS-NIR emission in Mo-doped double perovskites enabling detection and imaging applications. Nano-Micro Letters.

Li, X., Zhang, K., Yang, Y., Jia, Q., & Wang, G. (2025). A method for generating large-scale implicit lattice structures for direct manufacturing. Materials & Design.