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
2023-2026: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), PI
2023-2027: Yunnan Revitalization Talent Support Program, PI
2023-2025: Yunnan Fundamental Research Projects, PI
Teaching
Undergraduate course: Solid State Physics; Heat transfer
Graduate course: Advanced Functional Materials and Devices
Academic Achievements
Featured research
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. Li X, Cao J Y*, Chen J X., Zhu Y L, Xia H Q, Xu Z F, Gu C D*, Xie J Y, Jones M, Lyu C, Corbin J, Li X H and Hu W B*. UV-induced synthesis of graphene supported iridium catalyst with multiple active sites for overall water splitting. Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 2313530. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202313530.
3. 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.
2024
1. Li X, Cao J Y*, Chen J X., Zhu Y L, Xia H Q, Xu Z F, Gu C D*, Xie J Y, Jones M, Lyu C, Corbin J, Li X H and Hu W B*. UV-induced synthesis of graphene supported iridium catalyst with multiple active sites for overall water splitting. Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 2313530. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202313530.
2. Li Y, Cao J Y*, Chen G L, He L J, Du X C, Xie J Y, Wang Y M* and Hu W B*. Scalable production of highly conductive 2D NbSe2 monolayers with superior electromagnetic interference shielding performance. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024, 16, 6250-6260.
2023
1. Xia T, Cao J Y*, Bissett M A, Waring H, Xiang Y, Pinter G, Kretinin A V, Yang P, Zhu Y, Zhao X, Hodge S A, Thomson T and Kinloch I A*, Graphenization of graphene oxide films for strongly anisotropic thermal conduction and high electromagnetic interference shielding. Carbon, 2023, 215, 118496
2. Chen G L, Min B Z, Fu H Y, Ma S Q, Li K, Wang S Q, Wang Y M*, Cao J Y*, Qiu J*, Shuai Y, Li S Z, Zou Y C, Ouyang J H, Jia D C and Zhou Y. Near unity broadband emissivity and ultralow thermal conductivity from yttrium niobate-based ceramics. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 468, 143695.
3. Chen G L, Fu H Y, Zou Y C, Wang S Q, Gao Y W, Yue T T, Cao J Y, Wang Y M*, Qiu J*, Zhao J M, Ouyang J H, Jia D C, Shuai Y*, Zhou Y, A Promising Radiation Thermal Protection Coating Based on Lamellar Porous Ca-Cr Co-Doped Y3NbO7 Ceramic. Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 33, 2305650.
4. Shi M H, Ren Y H, Cao J Y, Kuang Z Y, Zhuo X J, Xie H*, Current Situation and Development Prospects of Discharge Pretreatment During Recycling of Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Review. Batteries & Supercaps, 2023, 7, e202300477.
2022
1. Hu T, Zhang R, Li J P, Cao J Y* and Qiu F*, Photodetectors based on two-dimensional MoS2 and its assembled heterostructures (Review). Chip, 2022, 1, 100017.
2. Ekren D#, Cao J Y#, Azough F, Kepaptsoglou D, Ramasse Q, Kinloch I A, Freer R*, Controlling the Thermoelectric Behavior of La-Doped SrTiO3 through Processing and Addition of Graphene Oxide. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022, 14, 53711-53723.
3. Zhao X, Mao B Y, Liu M F, Cao J Y, Haigh S J, Papageorgiou D G, Li Z L*, Young R J*, Controlling and Monitoring Crack Propagation in Monolayer Graphene Single Crystals. Advanced Functional Materials, 2022, 32, 2202373.
4. Zhou R*, Zhou Y, Cheng J H, Cao J Y, Li M*, Yu H L, Wei D Q, Li B Q, Wang Y M, Zhou Y, Surface Configuration of Microarc Oxidized Ti with Regionally Loaded Chitosan Hydrogel Containing Ciprofloxacin for Improving Biological Performance. Materials Today Bio, 2022, 16, 100380.
2021
1. 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.
2. Yang J#, Cao J Y#*, Peng Y D, Bissett M, Kinloch I A*, Dryfe R A W., 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
2020
1. 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.
2. Ji S Y, 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.
3. 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.
4. Yang J, Cao J Y, Peng Y, Yang W, Barg S, Liu Z, Kinloch I A, Bissett M A*, Dryfe R A W*, Unravelling the Mechanism of Rechargeable Aqueous Zn–MnO2 Batteries: Implementation of Charging Process by Electrodeposition of MnO2. ChemSusChem 2020, 13, 4103-4110.
5. Hao L P, Kang J, Shi J, Xu J, Cao J Y, Wang L, Liu Y*, Pan C J*, Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance of Poly(3-Substituted Thiophene)/Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composites Via Polar Side Chain Modification. Composites Science and Technology, 2020, 199, 108359.
6. Chen J C*, Wang Y M*, Cao J Y*, Liao L, Liu Y, Zhou Y, Ouyang J H, Jia D C, Wang M S, Li X, Li Z Y, Pulsed Electrochemical Fabrication of Graphene/Polypyrrole Composite Gel Films for High Performance and Flexible Supercapacitors. Electrochimica Acta, 2020, 361, 137036.
7. Chen G L, Wang Y M*, Qiu J*, Cao J Y*, Zou Y C, Wang S Q, Jia D C, Zhou Y, Robust Inorganic Daytime Radiative Cooling Coating Based on a Phosphate Geopolymer. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2020, 12, 54963-54971.