Xinliang Feng was born in Anhui, China, on May 25th, 1980.
He received his Bachelor’s degree in analytic chemistry from China University of Geosciences in 2001. Then he obtained his Master’s degree of organic chemistry from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in March 2004, where he worked on the synthesis of fluorinated ion-exchange resins and polymer-supported organic catalysis. Later on he moved to Prof. H. Mayr’s group at the University of Munich in April 2004 for a short period research on the nucelofugality and electrofugality in organic solvolysis. In September 2004, he joined the group of Prof. K. Müllen at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research for PhD thesis on the synthesis and supramolecular chemistry of novel polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, where he obtained his PhD degree in April 2008. Since December 2007, he was appointed as project leader at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research.
His current scientific interests include the synthesis and self-organization of extended graphene molecules, novel conjugated oligomers and polymers, and testing for applications in organic electronic devices, processable graphene sheets for transparent electrodes and organic electronics, functional organic nanomaterials for energy oriented application, graphene-based 2D nanomaterials and low-dimensional nanostructured functional carbon-rich as well as hybrid materials for energy storage and conversion.
Awards and Duties:
- Marie Currie Fellowship (2005-2006)
- Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students (2008)
- IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists (2009)
- Finalist of 3rd European Young Chemist Award (2010)
- Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports, a new initiative from Nature Publishing Group, the publishers of Nature (2011)
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2. Research Topics:
- Functional π-conjugated molecules: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, heteroatom-containing nanographenes and macrocycles.
- Graphene: synthetic approach, nanocomposites, fabrication, and as window electrode for organic electronics.
- Supramolecular-organization: fabrication technique, control the self-organization in bulk and on the surface, morphology control of fibrous and tubular nanostructures, molecular template on the surface.
- Electronic devices: single-molecule electronics, organic field-effect transistors, and photovoltaic devices
- Nanostructured functional carbon materials for energy storage and conversion: precursor defined pyrolysis, lithium ion battery, supercapacitor, hydrogen storage, and catalysis
3. Positions/Openings:
2009/11/11 The Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany, offers a Ph.D. position.
The research work is part of several national and international research projects on the following areas: Polymers for opto- and nanoelectronics; organic field-effect transistors, supramolecular organization, and liquid crystalline materials; novel processing methods. The projects have a very strong interdisciplinary character and contain a broad spectrum of modern characterization techniques, e.g. X-ray diffractometry, electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy, as well as device fabrication techniques.
Therefore, the applicant need to be highly motivated and should possess sound understanding in material science and physical chemistry and should also have good communication skills in English. The employment can start immediately; payment is related to BAT IIa/2. The position is initially limited for two and half years, whereby a prolongation of 6 month is possible. Detailed information and submission of applications should be addressed to Dr. Wojciech Pisula, e-mail: pisula@mpip-mainz.mpg.de.
Our group is still expanding, we are always actively looking for outstanding PhD and postdoctoral candidates in the fields of organic synthesis, physical chemistry, materials sciences, and semiconductor physics. Applications are encouraged to be addressed to: muellen@mpip-mainz.mpg.de or feng@mpip-mainz.mpg.de.
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