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
Jan 2016 to Aug 2019	Donghua University, China	Assistant Professor
Sep 2019 to May 2022	Donghua University, China	Associate Professor
June 2022 till date	Jiangnan University, China	Professor

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 macrostructurehave 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–SnO₂heterojunction 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 NiCo₂S₄nanorods 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 MoSe₂nanosheets 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 NiCo₂S₄nanocrystals 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.