Tao Chen joined Tongji University in 2014 as a professor in School of Chemical Science and Engineering. He received his BS and MS in the Science of Polymer Materials from Zhengzhou University in 2006 and 2009, and received his Ph.D in Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics at Fudan University in 2012. He was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering at Case Western Reserve University from 2012 to 2014.

1. Fabrication and functionalization of carbon nanomaterials

2. Electrochemical energy storage materials and devices

3. Organic photovoltaic materials and devices

1. Outstanding Achievement Award of Graduate in Shanghai (Ph.D dissertation, 2014）

We mainly focus on nanomaterials for energy applications, especially for flexible, wearable and stretchable energy conversion and storage devices. Until now, over 30 journal papers have been published, including five of Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., two of Adv. Mater., one of Nano Lett., one of ACS Nano, and so on. Because of our series of research work, we have published several review papers in high-impact journals, such as Chem. Soc. Rev., Mater. Today and Nano Today. Five Chinese patents have been authorized.

1. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (2016.1-2018.12)

2. High-level Linghang Program of the Foundational Subjects in Tongji University（2014.12-2019.12）

Books and Chapters

1.Peng H., Li Q., Chen T. “Industrial Applications of Carbon nanotubes” Elsevier.2016. (Co-editors)

2.Yao Y., Li N., Lv T., Chen T.* Carbon Nanotube Fibers for Wearable Wearable Devices. Chapter 12 (in press); Peng H., Li Q., Chen T. (Ed.) Industrial Applications of Carbon nanotubes. Elsevier. 2016.

Journal Papers

2016

36. Lv T., Yao Y., Li N., Chen T.* Highly Stretchable Supercapacitors Based on Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Molybdenum Disulphide Composites.Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 9191–9195.

35. Lv T., Yao Y., Li N., Chen T.* Wearable fiber-shaped energy conversion and storage devices based on aligned carbon nanotubes. Nano Today2016 (invited review) (in press).

34. Chen T., Dai L. Flexible and wearable wire-shaped microsupercapacitors based on highly aligned titania and carbon nanotubes.Energy Storage Materials2016, 2, 21–26.

2015

33. Chen T., Dai L. Macroscopic Graphene Fibers Directly Assembled from CVD Grown Fiber-Shaped Hollow Graphene Tubes,Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2015, 54, 14947-14950.

32. Chen T., Hao R., Peng H., Dai L. High–Performance, Stretchable, Wire–Shaped Supercapacitors.Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 618–622.

31. Chen Y., Chen T., Dai L. Layer-by-Layer Growth of CH₃NH₃PbI_3−xCl_xfor Highly Efficient Planar Heterojunction Perovskite Solar Cells.Adv. Mater.2015, 27, 1053-1059.

2014

30. Chen T., Xue Y., Roy A. K., Dai L. Transparent and stretchable high–performance supercapacitors based on wrinkled graphene electrodes.ACS Nano2014, 8, 1039–1042.

29. Chen T., Durstock M., Peng H., Dai L. High–performance transparent and stretchable all–solid supercapacitors based on highly aligned carbon nanotube sheets.Scientific Reports2014, 4, 3612–3618.

28. Chen T., Dai L. Flexible supercapacitors based on carbon nanomaterials.J. Mater. Chem. A2014, 2, 10756–10775.

27. Fan X., Chen T. Dai L. Graphene networks for high-performance flexible and transparent supercapacitors.RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 36996–37002.

2013

26. Chen T.,Qiu L., Yang Z., Peng H. Novel solar cells in a wire format.Chem. Soc. Rev., 2013, 42, 5031–5041.

25. Chen T., Cai Z., Qiu L., Li H., Ren J., Lin H., Yang Z., Sun X., H. Peng.Synthesis of aligned carbon nanotube composite fibers with high performances by electrochemical deposition.J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 2211–2216.

24. Chen T., Yang Z., Peng H.. Integrated devices to simultaneously realize energy conversion and storage. ChemPhysChem2013, 14, 1777–1782.

23. Chen T., Dai L. Carbon nanomaterials for high–performance supercapacitors.Materials Today. 2013, 16, 272–280.

22. Sun X., Chen T., Yang Z., Peng H. The alignment of carbon nanotubes: an effective route to extend their excellent properties to macroscopic scale. Acc. Chem. Res. 2013, 46, 539–549.

21. Yang Z., Sun H., Chen T., Qiu L., Luo Y., Peng, H. Photovoltaic Wire Derived from Graphene Composite Fiber. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 7545–7548.

20. Yang Z., Chen T., He R., Li H., Lin H., Li L., Zou G., Jia Q., Peng H. A novel carbon nanotube/polymer composite film for electrode of organic solar cell. Polym. Chem. 2013, 1, 1680–1684.

2012

19. Chen T., Qiu L., Yang Z., Cai Z., Ren J., Li H., Lin H., Sun X., H. Peng.An Integrated Energy Wire for both Photoelectric Conversion and Energy Storage.Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 11977–11980.

18. Chen T., Qiu L., Yang Z., Wang Z.S., Peng H. Intertwined aligned carbon nanotube fibers based dye–sensitized solar cells.Nano Letters2012, 12, 2568–2572.

17. Chen T., Qiu L., Yang Z., Kia H. G., Peng H. Designing aligned inorganic nanotubes at the electrode interface: towards highly efficient photovoltaic wires.Adv. Mater. 2012, 24, 4623–4628.

16. Chen T., Qiu L., Li H., Peng H.Polymer photovoltaic wires based on aligned carbon nanotube fibers.J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 23655.

15. Cai F., Chen T., Peng H. All carbon nanotube fiber electrode–based dye–sensitized photovoltaic wire. J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 14856–14860.

14. Sun X., Qiu L., Cai Z., Meng Z., Chen T., Lu Y., Peng H. Hierarchically tunable helical assembly of achiral porphyrin-incorporated alkoxysilane.Adv. Mater.2012, 24, 2906-2910.

13. Guo W., Liu C., Zhao F., Sun X., Yang Z., Chen, T., Chen X., Qiu L., Hu X., Peng H. A novel electromechanical actuation of carbon nanotube fiber.Adv. Mater.2012, 24, 5379-5384.

12. Huang S., Yang Z., Zhang L., He R., Chen T., Cai Z., Luo Y., Lin H., Cao H., Zhu X., Peng H.. A novel fabrication of well distributed and aligned carbon nanotube film electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell.J. Mater. Chem.2012, 22, 16833-16838.

11. Huang S., Lin H., Qiu L., Zhang L., Cai Z., Chen T., Yang Z., Yang S., Peng H. Perpendicularly aligned carbon nanotube/olefin composite films for the preparation of graphene nanomaterials.J. Mater. Chem.2012, 22, 16209-16213.

2011

10. Chen T., Wang S., Yang Z., Feng Q., Sun X., Li L., Wang Z., Peng H. Flexible, light–weight, ultrastrong, and semiconductive carbon nanotube fiber for highly efficient novel solar cell.Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2011, 50, 1815–1819.

9. Chen T., Cai Z., Yang Z., Li L., Sun X., Huang T., Yu A., Kia H. G., Peng H. Nitrogen–doped carbon nanotube composite fiber with a core–sheath structure for novel electrode.Adv. Mater. 2011, 23, 4620–4625.

8. Yang Z., He R., Guan G., Li H., Peng H. Aligned carbon nanotube sheet for electrode of organic solar cell.Adv. Mater.2011, 23, 5436–5439.

7. Li L., Zhang L., Ren J., Zhang H., Sun X., Li H., Chen T., Peng H. Intriguing hybrid nanotubes with tunable structures. Chem. Phys. Lett.2011,516, 204-207.

6. Huang S., Li L., Yang Z., Zhang L., Saiyin H., Chen T., Peng H.. A new and general fabrication of aligned carbon nanotube/polymer film for electrode application. Adv. Mater. 2011, 23, 4707-4710.

5. Li L., Yang Z., Gao H., Zhang H., Ren J., Sun X., Chen T., Kia H. G., Peng H. Vertically aligned and penetrated carbon nanotube/polymer composite film and promising electronic applications.Adv. Mater.2011, 23, 3730-3735.

2010

4. Sun X., Chen T., Huang S., Li L., Peng H. Chromatic polydiacetylene with novel sensitivity.Chem. Soc. Rev.2010, 39, 4244–4257.

3. Sun X., Chen T., Huang S., Cai F., Chen X., Yang Z., Li L., Lu Y., Peng H. UV–induced chromatism of polydiacetylenic assemblies.J. Phys. Chem. B2010,, 2379–2383.

2. Wang Y., Xu S., Chen T., Guo H., Liu Q., Ye B., Zhang Z., He Z., Cao S.. Synthesis and preliminary photovoltaic behavior study of a soluble polyimide containing ruthenium complexes.Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 1048–1055

2009

1. Sun X., Chen T., Huang S., Cai F., Chen X., Yang Z., Lu Y., Peng H. Stimuli–sensitive assemblies of homopolymers".Langmuir2009, 25, 11980–11983.