Scholars

Fang, Lei

Associate Professor

Positions:

Faculty Affiliate, Energy Institute, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), Division of Research
Associate Professor, Chemistry, College of Science
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering

Single Page Bio

fang@tamu.edu

1 979 845 3186

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Co-investigator Network

Websites

Lei Fang group

ORCID

0000-0003-4757-5664

overview

The multi-disciplinary research programs in the Fang Group will focus on the bottom-up synthesis and processing of novel organic polymer materials -- namely, ladder and coplanar polymers, as well as microporous polymer networks -- for the applications on electronics and energy conversion/storage. Our thrust will be to gain profound understanding on the structure-property relationship of these materials at both the molecular and the macroscopic levels by employing the toolboxes of synthetic chemistry and device engineering. With this knowledge, we aim to establish a series of synthetically feasible, high performing, processable organic carbon-based material systems for field effect transistors, light emitting diodes, solar cells, supercapacitors, and batteries, and to be at the forefront in the enhancement of their efficiencies.

education and training

B.S. in , Wuhan University - (Wuhan, China)
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Northwestern University - (Evanston, Illinois, United States) 2010

selected publications

Academic Articles86

Zhang, W., Ji, X., Al-Hashimi, M., Wang, C., & Fang, L. (2021). Feasible fabrication and textile application of polymer composites featuring dual optical thermoresponses. Chemical Engineering Journal. 419, 129553-129553.
Ji, X., & Fang, L. (2021). Quinoidal conjugated polymers with open-shell character. Polymer Chemistry. 12(10), 1347-1361.
Cao, Y., Zhu, C., Barłóg, M., Barker, K. P., Ji, X., Kalin, A. J., Al-Hashimi, M., & Fang, L. (2021). Electron-Deficient Polycyclic π-System Fused with Multiple B←N Coordinate Bonds.. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 86(3), 2100-2106.
Ji, X., Leng, M., Xie, H., Wang, C., Dunbar, K. R., Zou, Y., & Fang, L. (2020). Extraordinary electrochemical stability and extended polaron delocalization of ladder-type polyaniline-analogous polymers. Chemical Science. 11(47), 12737-12745.
Comí, M., Ocheje, M. U., Attar, S., Mu, A. U., Philips, B. K., Kalin, A. J., ... Al-Hashimi, M. (2020). Synthesis and Photocyclization of Conjugated Diselenophene Pyrrole-2,5-dione Based Monomers for Optoelectronics. MACROMOLECULES. 54(2), 665-672.

Chapters2

Zhou, Y., Lee, J., & Fang, L. (2014). n-Type Electron-Accepting Materials for Organic Solar Cells (OSC). Organic and Hybrid Solar Cells. (pp. 97-119). Springer International Publishing.
Zhou, Y., Lee, J., & Fang, L. (2014). N-type electron-accepting materials for organic solar cells (OSC). Organic and Hybrid Solar Cells. (pp. 97-119).

Conference Papers7

Che, S., & Fang, L. (2020). Porous Ladder Polymer Networks. Chem. 6(10), 2558-2590.
Fang, L., Belowich, M. E., Olson, M. A., Grzybowski, B. A., & Stoddart, J. F. (2010). Harnessing mechanical energy from artificial muscle-like materials. 47-48.
Coskun, A., Grzybowski, B. A., Stoddart, J. F., A Olson, M., Fang, L., Klajn, R., & Wesson, P. J. (2010). Molecular-mechanical switching at the nanoparticle-solvent interface. 116-117.
Fang, L., Coskun, A., Klajn, R., Grzybowski, B. A., & Stoddart, J. F. (2010). Template-directed nanoparticulate assemblies. 5-6.
Zheng, Y. B., Yang, Y., Jensen, L., Fang, L., Juluri, B. K., Flood, A. H., ... Huang, T. J. (2009). Molecular active plasmonics: controlling plasmon resonances with molecular machines. SILICON PHOTONICS XIII. 7395, 73950w-73950w-10.