PhD, Associate Professor
Email: jianyun.cao@ynu.edu.cn
I am an Associate Professor in School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University. I studied my Bachelor, Master and Doctor degrees (Supervised by Prof. Yaming Wang) in Harbin Institute of Technology from 2005 to 2015. I moved to University of Manchester in early 2016 and worked as a postdoctoral Research Associate in Prof. Ian Kinloch’s group. I joined Yunnan University in 2021 as an Associate Professor. My research interest is focused on electrochemical energy storage materials, particularly graphene and other 2D materials.
Education and Work Experience
Work Experience
1. 2021/09-now, Associate Professor; School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University
2. 2016/01-2021/03, Research Associate; Department of Materials and National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester
Education
1. 2011/09-2015/10, Harbin Institute of Technology, Materials Science, Ph.D
2. 2013/09-2014/09, University of Southampton, Electrochemical engineering, visiting Ph.D student
3. 2009/09-2011/07, Harbin Institute of Technology, Materials Science, Master
4. 2005/09-2009/07, Harbin Institute of Technology, Materials Science and Engineering, Undergraduate
Areas of Concern
1. Graphene oxide and its derivatives
2. Electrochemical energy storage
3. Functional ceramics and coatings
Research and Teaching
Funds
2021-2027: Thin films from restacking of exfoliated two-dimensional materials, funded by Yunnan University
Teaching
Undergraduate course: Solid State Physics
Academic Achievements
Selected Publications
1. Cao J Y*, He P, Mohammed M A, Zhao X, Young R J, Derby B, Kinloch I A*, Dryfe R A W. Two-step electrochemical intercalation and oxidation of graphite for the mass production of graphene oxide. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017, 139: 17446-17456.
2. Peng Y D#, Cao J Y#*, Yang J, Yang W J, Zhang C, Li X H, Dryfe R A W, Li L, Kinloch I A*, Liu Z*. Laser assisted solution synthesis of high-performance graphene supported electrocatalysts. Advanced Functional Materials, 2020, 30: 2001756.
3. Cao J Y#, Ekren D#, Peng Y, Azough F, Kinloch I A*, Freer R*. Modulation of charge transport at grain boundaries in SrTiO3: toward a high thermoelectric power factor at room temperature. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021, 13: 11879-11890.
4. Yang J#, Cao J Y#*, Peng Y D, Bissett M, Kinloch I A*, Dryfe R AW., Unlocking the energy storage potential of polypyrrole via electrochemical graphene oxide for high performance zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors. Journal of Power Sources, 2021, 516: 230663.
5. Peng Y D, Cao J Y, Sha Y, Yang W J, Li L, Liu Z*, Laser solid-phase synthesis of single-atom catalysts. Light: Science & Applications, 2021, 10: 168.
6. Chen G L, Wang Y M*, Zou Y C, Wang H, Qiu J*, Cao J Y*, Wang S Q, Jia D C, Zhou Y. Hexagonal boron nitride and alumina dual-layer coating for space solar thermal shielding. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 421: 127802.
7. Ji S, Yang J, Cao J Y*, Zhao X, Mohammed M A, He P. Dryfe R A W, Kinloch I A*. A universal electrolyte formulation for the electrodeposition of pristine carbon and polypyrrole composites for supercapacitors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2020, 12: 13386-13399.
8. Cao J Y*, Wang B, He P, Valles C, Peng Y, Derby B, Dryfe R A W, Kinloch I A*. High-power energy storage from carbon electrodes using highly acidic electrolytes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2020, 124, 38: 20701-20711.
9. Cao J Y#, He P#, Brent J R, Yilmaz H, Lewis D J, Kinloch I A, Derby B*. Supercapacitor electrodes from the in-situ reaction between 2D sheets of black phosphorus and graphene oxide. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2018, 10: 10330-10338.
10. Cao J Y, Wang Y M*, Chen J C, Li X H, Walsh F C, Ouyang J H, Jia D C, Zhou Y. Three-dimensional graphene oxide/polypyrrole composite electrodes fabricated by one-step electrodeposition for high performance supercapacitors. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3: 14445-14457.