Yang Yang

Yang Yang

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
BIOENGINEERING

Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas Jr. Endowed Chair in Engineering

Engineering V 2121-C

Email: yangy@ucla.edu
Phone: (310) 825-4052
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RESEARCH AND INTERESTS
Dr. Yang’s research interest focuses on functional electronic devices (solar cells, thin film transistors, light emitting devices) which hold promise for cost effective applications. The research is a comprehensive system involving rational design of materials (organic semiconductors, hybrid perovskites, inorganic nanomaterials), the control of film morphology, crystal growth, fundamental understanding of electrical properties of the new materials and structures, understanding of nanoscale structure-property relationship, control and understanding of interface s in devices (organic/organic, organic metal etc.), new device architecture development etc.
NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS
EDUCATION
  • B.S., Physics, National Cheng-Kung University, 1982
  • M.S., Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts, 1988
  • Ph.D., Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts, 1992
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
  • The Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas Jr. Endowed Chair in Engineering, July 2011
  • Top Hot Researcher in 2010, Science Watch, 2010
  • Highest-Cited Paper, Advanced Functional Materials, 2010
  • Highest-Cited Paper, Journal of American Chemical Society (JACS), 2008-2010
  • IEEE Photovoltaic Expert, 2009.