Yang Qin

Associate Professor

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Education

• B.S., Peking University (2000)
  
• Ph.D., Rutgers University (2006)
  

Research Summary

Focus on design and synthesis of conjugated organic and polymeric materials, organic/inorganic hybrid materials, and their applications in energy and environment.

Honors and Awards

• NSF CAREER Award
• Sandia National Lab-UNM Alliance Award
• UNM Research Allocation Award
• UNM Office of Vice President for Research Equipment Award

Publications

“Understanding and Mitigating the Dissolution and Delamination Issues Encountered with High-Voltage LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4.” Wang, B.; Son, S.-B.; Badami, P.; Trask, S. E.; Abraham, D.; Qin, Y.; Yang, Z.; Wu, X.; Jansen, A.; and Liao, C.* Batteries 2023, 9, 435. Link to Article

67. “Theoretical and Experimental Advances in High-Pressure Behaviors of Nanoparticles.” Meng, L.; Vu, T. V.; Criscenti, L. J.; Ho, T. A.; Qin, Y.* and Fan, H.* Chem. Rev. 2023, 123, 10206-10257. Link to Article

“Pt(II)-Bisacetylide ‘Roller-Wheels’: Molecular Engineering towards Small Bandgap, High Crystallinity, and Controlled Triplet Exciton Processes.” Qin, Y.* Synlett 2023, in press. Link to Article

65. “Electrolyte Study for High-Nickel LiNi0.9Mn0.05Co0.05O2 Cathodes.” Wang, B.; Gim, J.; Son, S.-B.; Shkrob, I.; Abraham, D. P.; Trask, S. E.; Qin, Y.; Kahvecioglu, O.; Jansen, A. and Liao, C.* J. Electrochem. Soc. 2023, 170, 020505. Link to Article

64. “Facile synthesis of water-dispersible poly(3-hexylthiophene) nanoparticles with high yield and excellent colloidal stability.” Duan, H.; Guan, C.; Xue, J.; Malesky, T.; Luo, Y.; Lin, Y.; Qin, Y.* and He, J.* iScience 2022, 104220. Link to Article

63. “High pressure induced atomic and mesoscale phase behaviors of one-dimensional TiO2 anatase nanocrystals.” Meng, L.; Duwal, S.; Lane, J. M. D.; Ao, T.; Stoltzfus, B.; Knudson, M.; Park, C.; Chow, P.; Xiao, Y.; Fan, H. and Qin, Y.* MRS Bullet. 2022, 47, 455-460. Link to Article

62. “Regio-regular and cross-conjugated poly(thienylene vinylene)s through acyclic diene metathesis.” Katba-Bader, Y. M.; Guan, C. and Qin, Y.* J. Polym. Sci. 2022, 60, 650-657. Link to Article

“Templated interfacial synthesis of metal-organic framework (MOF) nano- and micro-structures with precisely controlled shapes and sizes.” Meng, L.; Yu, B.; and Qin, Y.* Communications Chemistry 2021, 4, 82. Link to Article

“Pressure Induced Assembly and Coalescence of Lead Chalcogenide Nanocrystals.” Meng, L.; Duwal, S.; Lane, J. M. D.; Ao, T.; Stoltzfus, B.; Knudson, M.; Park, C.; Chow, P.; Xiao, Y.; Fan, H.*; and Qin, Y.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 2688-2693. Link to Article

“Charge-Separated and Lewis Paired Metal-Organic Framework for Anion Exchange and CO₂ Chemical Fixation.” Thapa, S.; Meng, L.; Hettiarachchi, E.; Bader, Y. K.; Dickie, D. A.; Rubasinghege, G.; Ivanov, S. A.; Vereeland, E. C. and Qin, Y.* Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 13788-13791. Link to Article

“Hybrid Conjugated Polymer/Magnetic Nanoparticle Composite Nanofibers through Cooperative Non-Covalent Interactions.” Meng, L.; Watson II, B. W. and Qin, Y.* Nanoscale Adv. 2020, 2, 2462-2470. Link to Article

“Bottom-Up Approaches for Precisely Nanostructuring Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Multi-Component Composites for Organic Photovoltaics.” Meng, L.; Fan, H.; Lane, J. M. D. and Qin, Y.* MRS Adv. 2020, 5, 2055-2065. Link to Article

“X-Ray Diffraction and Electron Microscopy Studies of the Size Effects on Pressure-Induced Phase Transitions in CdS Nanocrystals.” Meng, L.; Fan, H.*; Lane, J. M. D.; Baca, L;^# Tafoya, J.^#; Ao, T.; Stoltzfus, B.; Knudson, M.; Morgan, D.; Austin, K.; Austin, K.; Park, C. and Qin, Y.* MRS Adv. 2020, 5, 2447-2455. Link to Article

“Shape Dependence of Pressure-Induced Phase Transition in CdS Semiconductor Nanocrystals.” Meng, L.; Lane, J. M. D.; Baca, L;^# Tafoya, J.^#; Ao, T.; Stoltzfus, B.; Knudson, M.; Morgan, D.; Austin, K.; Park, C.; Chow, P.; Xiao, Y.; Li, R.; Qin, Y.* and Fan, H.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 6505-6510. Link to Article

“Charge-Separated Metal-Organic Frameworks Derived from Boron Centered Tetrapods.” Thapa, S.; Dickie D. A. and  Qin, Y.* Cryst. Growth Des. 2020, 20, 1598-1608. Link to Article