Wei FAN
School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University
Date of Birth: Sep. 26, 1990 Gender: Female
Phone：15921879314 E-mail：weifan@dhu.edu.cn
ResearcherID: https://publons.com/researcher/K-6244-2017/
Education
Sep 2006 to Jun 2010 |
Major: Composite Materials and Engineering East China University of Science and Technology, China |
Bachelor |
Sep 2010 to Jun 2015 |
Major: Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics Fudan University, China |
Ph.D. |
Aug 2012 to Jan 2013 |
Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore |
Exchange student |
Mar 2013 to Sep 2013 |
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
Exchange student |
Work Experience
Jul 2015 to Dec 2015 |
Donghua University, China |
Research Assistant |
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Jan 2016 to Aug 2019 |
Donghua University, China |
Assistant Professor |
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Sep 2019 to May 2022 |
Donghua University, China |
Associate Professor |
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June 2022 till date |
Jiangnan University, China |
Professor |
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Awards and Honors
2020 Second Prize of Shanghai Natural Science Award
2021 Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST
2021 Shanghai Rising-Star Program
2017 Shanghai Sailing Program
2017 Shanghai “Chenguang” Program
Research Interest
Aerogel-based functional composites
(1) Lightweight and thermal-insulating polymer composite aerogels
● A green and efficient method for preparing polyimide composite aerogels was established.
● Lightweight, super-thermal insulating and super-elastic polyimide nanofiber aerogels have been developed.
(2) Aerogel composite fibers/fabrics for personal thermal management
● Lightweight, mechanically strong and thermal insulating polyimide aerogel fibers have been prepared by a novel “wet-freeze” spinning strategy.
● Functional polymer aerogel fabrics with excellent mechanical properties and intelligent thermal regulation as well as good breathability and wearability have been developed.
(3) Novel carbon aerogels for electrode materials
● Nitrogen-doped carbon aerogels with hierarchical porous structure have been developed as electrode materials for supercapacitors with high-rate performance.
● 3D printed carbon aerogels with porous microstructure and customizable macrostructure have been developed, achieving high areal capacitance as electrode materials for supercapacitors.
Academic Service
Apr 2019 till date |
Thermal Conductive Composite Committee, Chinese Society for Composite Materials |
Member |
Nov 2021 till date |
Frontiers in Chemistry | Polymer Chemistry |
Review editor |
Apr to Oct 2022 |
Special issue for Composites Communications Aerogel Composites |
Guest editor |
Reviewer for academic journals: Composites Communications, Composites Science and Technology, Composites Part B-Engineering, Nanoscale, Chemical Engineering Journal, et al. |
Research Funds
1. National Natural Science Foundation of China, 52073053, 2021.01-2024.12, 590000 RMB, PI
2. National Natural Science Foundation of China for Young Scientist, 21704014, 2018.01-2020.12, 250000 RMB, PI
3. Shanghai Rising-Star Program, 21QA1400300, 2021.7.1-2024.6.30, 400000 RMB, PI
4. “Belt & Road” International Cooperation Program, 20520741100, 2020.10-2023.09, 300000 RMB, PI
5. Shanghai “Chenguang” Program by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, 17CG33， 2018.01-2020.12, 60000 RMB, PI
6. Shanghai Sailing Program, 17YF1400200, 2017.06-2020.05, 200000 RMB, PI
7. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, 2021M690596, 2021.06-2022.09, 80000 RMB, PI
8. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, 2016M601471, 2016.11-2018.03, 50000 RMB, PI
Publications
Number of SCI papers: 72, Total citation: 3500, H-index = 35
Selected publications in recent five years:
1. G. J. Chao, L. S. Zhang, J. Tian, W. Fan*, T. X. Liu. Pd–SnO2 heterojunction catalysts anchored on graphene sheets for enhanced oxygen reduction. Composites Communications, 2021, 25, 100703. (IF = 6.617)
2. G. J. Chao, X. Y. An, L. S. Zhang, J. Tian, W. Fan*, T. X. Liu. Electron-rich platinum electrocatalysts supported onto tin oxides for efficient oxygen reduction. Composites Communications, 2021, 24, 100603. (IF = 6.617)
3. T. T. Xue, W. Fan*, X. Zhang, X. Y. Zhao, F. Yang, T. X. Liu*. Layered double hydroxide/graphene oxide synergistically enhanced polyimide aerogels for thermal insulation and fire-retardancy. Composites Part B-Engineering, 2021, 219, 108963. (IF = 9.078)
4. Y. Yang, W. Fan*, S. J. Yuan, J. Tian, G. J. Chao, T. X. Liu*. 3D-printed integrated MXene-based evaporator with vertical array structure for salt-resistant solar desalination. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021, 9, 23968-23976. (IF = 12.732)
5. S. J. Yuan, W. Fan*, D. Wang, L. S. Zhang, Y. E. Miao, F. L. Lai, T. X. Liu*. 3D printed carbon aerogel microlattices for customizable supercapacitors with high areal capacitance. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021, 9, 423. (IF = 12.732)
6. F. Yang, X. Y. Zhao, T. T. Xue, S. J. Yuan, Y. P. Huang, W. Fan*, T. X. Liu*, Superhydrophobic polyvinylidene fluoride/polyimide nanofiber composite aerogels for thermal insulation under extremely humid and hot environment, Science China Materials, 2021, 64, 1267-1277. (IF = 8.273)
7. L. S. Zhang, Y. P. Huang, Y. E. Miao, W. Fan*, T. X. Liu. Hierarchical composites of NiCo2S4 nanorods grown on carbon nanofibers as anodes for high-performance lithium ion batteries. Composites Communications, 2020, 21, 100395. (IF = 6.617)
8. Y. J. Wang, Y. Cui, Z. Y. Shao, W. W. Gao, W. Fan*, T. X. Liu, H. Bai*. Multifunctional polyimide aerogel textile inspired by polar bear hair for thermoregulation in extreme environments. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 390, 124623. (IF = 13.273)
9. X. Zhang, X. Y. Zhao, T. T. Xue, F. Yang, W. Fan*, T. X. Liu*. Bidirectional anisotropic polyimide/bacterial cellulose aerogels by freeze-drying for super-thermal insulation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 385, 123963. (IF = 13.273) (ESI Highly Cited Paper)
10. X. Y. Zhao, F. Yang, Z. C. Wang, P. M. Ma, W. F. Dong, H. Q. Hou, W. Fan*, T. X. Liu*. Mechanically strong and thermally insulating polyimide aerogels by homogeneity reinforcement of electrospun nanofibers. Composites Part B-Engineering, 2020, 182, 107624. (IF = 9.078)
11. J. Tian, Y. Q. Shi, W. Fan*, T. X. Liu. Ditungsten carbide nanoparticles embedded in electrospun carbon nanofiber membranes as flexible and high-performance supercapacitor electrodes, Composites Communications, 2019, 12, 21-25. (IF = 6.617)
12. W. Fan, X. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Y. F. Zhang, T. X. Liu*. Lightweight, strong, and super-thermal insulating polyimide composite aerogels under high temperature. Composites Science and Technology, 2019, 173, 47-52. (IF = 8.528)
13. W. Fan, D. Wang, Z. Sun, X. Y. Ling*, T. X. Liu*. Graphene/graphene nanoribbon aerogels decorated with S-doped MoSe2 nanosheets as efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2019, 6, 1209. (IF = 6.569)
14. D. Wang, W. Fan*, S. J. Yuan, T. X. Liu*, Improving hierarchical porous structure of carbon aerogels for more efficient ion transport for supercapacitors with commercial level mass loading. Electrochimica Acta, 2019, 323, 134811. (IF = 6.901)
15. W. Fan, L. Z. Zuo, Y. F. Zhang, Y. Chen*, T. X. Liu*. Mechanically strong polyimide / carbon nanotube composite aerogels with controllable porous structure, Composites Science and Technology, 2018, 156, 186-191. (IF = 8.528)
16. Y. F. Zhang, W. Fan*, H. Y. Lu, T. X. Liu*, Highly porous polyimide-derived carbon aerogel as advanced three-dimensional framework of electrode materials for high-performance supercapacitors, Electrochimica Acta, 2018, 283, 1763-1772. (IF = 6.901)
17. Y. Q. Shi, W. Gao, H. Y. Lu, Y. P. Huang, L. Z. Zuo, W. Fan*, T. X. Liu*, Carbon-Nanotube-Incorporated Graphene Scroll-Sheet Conjoined Aerogels for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2017, 5, 6994-7002. (IF = 8.198)
18. H. H. Gu, W. Fan*, T. X. Liu*. Phosphorus-doped NiCo2S4 nanocrystals grown on electrospun carbon nanofibers as ultra-efficient electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction, Nanoscale Horizons, 2017, 2, 277-283. (IF = 10.989)
19. L. Z. Zuo, W. Fan*, Y. F. Zhang, Y. P. Huang, W. Gao, T. X. Liu*. Bacterial cellulose-based sheet-like carbon aerogels for the in situ growth of nickel sulfide as high performance electrode materials for asymmetric supercapacitors, Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 4445-4455. (IF = 7.790)
20. L. Z. Zuo, W. Fan*, Y. F. Zhang, L. S. Zhang, W. Gao, Y. P. Huang, T. X. Liu*. Graphene/montmorillonite hybrid synergistically reinforced polyimide composite aerogels with enhanced flame-retardant performance. Composites Science and Technology, 2017, 139, 57-63. (IF = 8.528) (ESI Highly Cited Paper)
Books
1. W. Fan, L. S. Zhang, T. X. Liu. Graphene-Carbon Nanotube Hybrids for Energy and Environmental Applications. Springer, 2017, ISBN 978-981-10-2802-1.
