Yang Zhen

Assistant Researcher

Email: Yang_zhen@hnas.ac.cn

Yang Zhen is an Assistant Researcher at Micius Laboratory. His primary research focus on the epitaxial growth, structural modulation, and electro-thermal transport properties of semiconductor materials. His main research directions include: (1) Phase transition mechanisms of transition metal dichalcogenides under multi-field coupling; (2) Effects of interlayer interaction modulation on the electro-thermal transport properties of molybdenum disulfide; (3) Wide-bandgap gallium oxide (Ga₂O₃) semiconductor power devices. He has participated in national-level research projects such as the National Key Research and Development Program of China, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Key Program). Yang Zhen has Published over 10 SCI-indexed papers.

Education Background

2013.09–2017.07  Shandong University of Technology | Materials Science and Engineering | Bachelor of Engineering

2017.09–2020.07  Wuhan University of Technology | Materials Science and Engineering | Master of Engineering

2020.09–2025.07  Wuhan University of Technology | Materials Science and Engineering | Doctor of Engineering

Work Experience

2025.07–Present   Micius Laboratory | Assistant Researcher

Publications and patents in the past five years

1.Zhen Yang, Peng Zi, Keke Liu, Hao Luo, Hui Bai, Shuo Chen, Jinsong Wu, Xianli Su*, Ctirad Uher, Qingjie Zhang, Xinfeng Tang*, Ultralow lattice thermal conductivity and extraordinary thermoelectric performance in highly disordered CuIn7Se11 layered compound. Advanced Functional Materials 34, 2306849(2024).

2.Zhen Yang, Keke Liu, Shuo Chen, Shenlong Zhong, Jinsong Wu, Xianli Su*, Ctirad Uher, Qingjie Zhang, Xinfeng Tang*, Phonon softening and significant thermal conductivity drop induced by tailoring interlayer interactions in Nb-doped rhombohedral MoS₂. Materials Today Physics 54, 101722(2025).

3. Zhen Yang, Bin He, Xiong He, Feng Luo, Jian Wang, Can Zhu, Hongxia Liu, Zhigang Sun*, Enhancement of thermoelectric cooling by hot-end electroluminescence. Energy Conversion and Management 267, 115871(2022).

4.Zhen Yang, Keke Liu, Shuo Chen, Shenlong Zhong, Jinsong Wu, Xianli Su*, Ctirad Uher, Qingjie Zhang, Xinfeng Tang*, Tailoring interlayer interaction for enhancing thermoelectric properties of two-dimensional 2H-Mo1-xNbxS2 compounds, ACS Applied Energy Materials 8, 2378-2388(2025).

5.Zhen Yang, Jinwei Lin, Qing Zhang, Yutian Liu, Shujun Han, Yanbin Zhou, Shuo Chen, Shenlong Zhong, Xianli Su*, Qingjie Zhang, Xinfeng Tang*, Unraveling mass transfer and reaction processes in CVD-grown MoS2 films: a multi-physical field coupling study, Applied Sciences 15, 2627(2025).

6.Zhen Yang, Xiong He, Zhuo Ning, Kongbing Zhang, Feng Luo, Cuncheng Li, Shifang Ma, Ping Wei, Wenyu Zhao, Zhigang Sun*, Jun He*, Effect of nanocrystallization of magnetic amorphous ribbon on thermoelectric and magnetic properties, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 535, 119990(2020).

7.Zhen Yang, Can Zhu, Yajiao Ke, Xiong He, Feng Luo, Jian Wang, Jiafu Wang, Zhigang Sun*, Peltier effect: From linear to nonlinear. Acta Physica Sinica 70, 108402(2021).