Li Yang

Associate Professor, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering



 

Phone: +86 571 8795 2444
Fax: +86 571 8795 2444
Email: liyang@ zju.edu.cn
Office: Zhejiang University, Yuquan Campus

38 Zheda Road
Hangzhou, China 310027

 

Education

Ph.D. – Zhejiang University, Polymer Science and Engineering, 2000
M.S. – Changsha Research Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, specialized in non-ferrous metallurgy, 1997,
B.S. – Zhejiang University, Physical Chemistry, 1994

Working Experience

2000 -, Lecturer and Associate Professor, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
2004.3 – 2004.9 Research associate, Institute of textile and clothing, Hongkong Polytechnic University
2005.3 – 2005.6 Research associate, Institute of textile and clothing, Hongkong Polytechnic University
2002.9 – 10 Collaborate research, FRAE Institute of CNR, Bologna, Italy
2001.7 – 10 Collaborate research, FRAE Institute of CNR, Bologna, Italy and EFPG of INPG, Grenoble, France
2000.11 – 12 Collaborate research, FRAE Institute of CNR, Bologna, Italy
1999.8 - 11 Collaborate research, FRAE Institute of CNR, Bologna, and IMAG, Institute of CNR, Genova, Italy
 

Research Interests

Functional Polymer with optical and electrical properties, with emphasis on chemical sensitive materials and chemical sensors based on conducting polymers and their nanocomposites with inorganic compounds;
 

Publication List

Selected Publications
 

  1. Zhang, GQ; Xu, H; Liu, KA; Li, Y; Yang, LG; Yang, MJ, Synthesis, characterization and comparative photovoltaic behavior of diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-containing poly(phenylene vinylene)s varying at N-alkyl or 3,6-aryl substituents in DPP units, Synthetic Metals, 2010, 160 (17-18): 1945-1952.
  2. Luo, D; Li, P; Li, Y; Yang, MJ, Novel Amphiphilic Polymer Gel Electrolytes Based on (PEG-b-GMA)-co-MMA, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2010, 118, 1527-1533.
  3. Li, Y; Ying, BY; Hong, LJ; Yang, MJ, Water-soluble polyaniline and its composite with poly(vinyl alcohol) for humidity sensing, Synthetic Metals, 2010, 160 (5-6): 455-461.
  4. Hong, LJ; Li, Y; Yang, MJ, Fabrication and ammonia gas sensing of palladium/polypyrrole nanocomposite, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2010, (1): 25-31.
  5. Feng, JC; Li, Y; Yang, MJ, Conjugated polymer-grafted silica nanoparticles for the sensitive detection of TNT, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2010, 145 (1): 438-443.
  6. Li, Y; Li, P; Yang, MJ; Lei, S; Chen, YQ; Guo, XS, A surface acoustic wave humidity sensor based on electrosprayed silicon-containing polyelectrolyte, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2010, 145 (1): 516-520.
  7. Zhang, GQ; Liu, K; Fan, HJ; Li, Y; Zhan, XW; Li, YF; Yang, MJ, The photovoltaic behaviors of PPV- and PPE-type conjugated polymers featured with diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) units, Synthetic Metals, 2009, 159 (19-20): 1991-1995.
  8. Li, P; Li, Y; Ying, BY; Yang, MJ, Electrospun nanofibers of polymer composite as a promising humidity sensitive material, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2009, 141 (2): 390-395.
  9. Liu, K; Li, Y; Yang, MJ, Novel electron-acceptor conjugated polymer materials based on poly(thienylene ethynylene) derivatives, e-Polymers, 2009, Art. No. 070.
  10. Lv, X; Li, Y; Yang, MJ, Humidity sensitive properties of copolymer of quaternary ammonium salt with polyether-salt complex, Polym. Adv. Technol. 2009, 20 (6): 509-513.
  11. Feng, JC; Liu, K; Li, Y; Yang, MJ, A novel calixarene-containing hyperbranched aliphatic polyester incorporated with pendant europium complexes, Polym. Adv. Technol. 2009, 20 (6): 514-518.
  12. Zhang, GQ; Liu, K; Li, Y; Yang, MJ, Novel poly(phenylene ethynylene)-type conjugated polymers containing diketopyrrolopyrrole or triphenylpyrazoline units in the main chain: synthesis, characterization and photophysical properties, Polym. Inter., 2009, 58 (6): 665-673.
  13. Li, P; Li, Y; Hong, LJ; Chen, YS; Yang, MJ, The electrical responses to humidity of a composite of polyaniline and polyelectrolyte, Mater. Chem. Phys., 2009, 115 (1): 395-399.
  14. Lv, X; Hong, LJ; Li, Y; Yang, MJ, Synthesis and Humidity Sensitive Properties of Pyrrole-Based Polyelectrolytes, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2009, 112 (3): 1287-1293.
  15. Lv, X; Li, Y; Li, P; Yang, MJ, A resistive-type humidity sensor based on crosslinked polyelectrolyte prepared by UV irradiation, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2009, 135 (2): 581-586.
  16. Liu, K; Li, Y; Zhang, GQ; Lv, X; Yang, MJ, The effect of humidity on the electrical behavior of a cationic conjugated polyelectrolyte based on poly(phenylene vinylene), Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2009, 135 (2): 597-602.
  17. Feng, JC; Li, Y; Yang, MJ, Hyperbranched Copolymer Containing Triphenylamine and Divinyl Bipyridyl Units for Fluorescent Chemosensors, J. Polym. Sci. A: Polym. Chem., 2009, 47 (1): 222-230.
  18. Liu, K; Li, Y; Yang, MJ, Novel 1,4-Diketo-3,6-diphenyl pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole (DPP)-based Copolymers with Large Stokes Shift, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2009, 111 (4): 1976-1984.
  19. Feng, JC; Li, Y; Yang, MJ, A novel hyperbranched copolymer constituted of triphenylamine and divinyl bipyridyl units, Eur. Polym. J., 2008, 44 (10): 3314-3319.
  20. Ji, SZ; Li, Y; Yang, MJ, Gas sensing properties of a composite composed of electrospun poly(methyl methacrylate) nanofibers and in situ polymerized polyaniline, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2008, 133 (2): 644-649.
  21. Li, Y; Wang, HC; Chen, YS; Yang, MJ, A multi-walled carbon nanotube/palladium nanocomposite prepared by a facile method for the detection of methane at room temperature, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2008, 132 (1): 155-158.
  22. Li, Y; Hong, LJ; Yang, MJ, Crosslinked and quaternized poly(4-vinylpyridine)/polypyrrole composite as a potential candidate for the detection of low humidity, Talanta, 2008, 75 (2): 412-417.
  23. Luo, D; Li, Y; Li, WL; Yang, MJ, Synthesis and characterization of novel semi-interpenetrating polymer network electrolyte based on crosslinked P(GMA-co-AN)/PEO, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2008, 108 (4): 2095-2100.
  24. Liu, K; Li, Y; Hong, LJ; Yang, MJ, Humidity sensitive properties of an anionic conjugated polyelectrolyte, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2008, 129 (1): 24-29.
  25. Li, Y; Wang, HC; Cao, XH; Yuan, MY; Yang, MJ, A composite of polyelectrolyte-grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes and in situ polymerized polyaniline for the detection of low concentration triethylamine vapor, Nanotech., 2008, 19 (1): Art. No. 015503.
  26. Wang, HC; Li, Y; Chen, YS; Yuan, MY; Yang, MJ; Yuan, W, Composites of carbon black functionalized with polymers as candidates for the detection of methanol vapor, React. Funct. Polym. 2007, 67 (10): 977-985.
  27. Li, Y; Chen, YS; Zhang, C; Xue, TX; Yang, MJ, A humidity sensor based on interpenetrating polymer network prepared from poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) and poly(glycidyl methacrylate), Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2007, 125 (1): 131-137.
  28. Chen, YS; Li, Y; Yang, MJ, A fast response resistive thin film humidity sensor based on poly(4-vinylpyridine) and poly(glycidyl methacrylate), J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2007,105 (6): 3470-3475.
  29. Lv, X; Li, Y; Hong, LJ; Luo, D; Yang, MJ, A highly water-resistive humidity sensor based on silicon-containing polyelectrolytes prepared by one-pot method, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2007, 124 (2): 347-351.
  30. Wang, HC; Li, Y; Yang, MJ, Sensors for organic vapor detection based on composites of carbon nonotubes functionalized with polymers, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2007, 124 (2): 360-367.
  31. Li, Y; Hong, LJ; Chen, YS; Wang, HC; Lu, X; Yang, MJ, Poly (4-vinylpyridine)/carbon black composite as a humidity sensor, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2007, 123 (1): 554-559.
  32. Li, Y; Yang, MJ; Ling, MF; Zhu, YH, Surface acoustic wave humidity sensors based on poly (p-diethynylbenzene) and sodium poly sulfone sulfonate, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2007, 122 (2): 560-563.
  33. Li, Y; Wang, HC; Yang, MJ, n-Type gas sensing characteristics of chemically modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes and PMMA composite, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2007, 121 (2): 496-500.
  34. Chen, YS; Li, Y; Wang, HC; Yang, MJ, Gas sensitivity of a composite of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and polypyrrole prepared by vapor phase polymerization, Carbon,2007, 45 (2): 357-363.
  35. Wang, HC; Li, Y; Yang, MJ, Fast response thin film SnO2 gas sensors operating at room temperature, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2006, 119 (2): 380-383.
  36. Li, Y; Cheng, XY; Leung, MY; Tsang, J; Tao, XM; Yuen, CWM, A flexible strain sensor from polypyrrole-coated fabrics, Synthetic Metals, 2005, 155 (1): 89-94.
  37. Chen, YS; Li, Y; Yang, MJ, Humidity sensitive properties of NaPSS/MWNTs nanocomposites, J. Mater. Sci., 2005, 40 (18): 5037-5039.
  38. Li, Y; Leung, MY; Tao, XM; Cheng, XY; Tsang, J; Yuen, CWM, Polypyrrole-coated conductive fabrics as a candidate for strain sensors, J. Mater. Sci., 2005, 40 (15): 4093-4095.
  39. Li, Y; Yang, MJ; She, Y, Humidity sensitive properties of crosslinked and quaternized poly(4-vinylpyridine-co-butyl methacrylate), Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2005, 107 (1): 252-257.
  40. Li, Y; Yang, MJ; Chen, Y, Nanocomposites of carbon nanotubes and silicone-containing polyelectrolyte as a candidate for construction of humidity sensor, J. Mater. Sci.,2005, 40 (1): 245-247.