有机光伏电池是极具潜力的新一代薄膜光伏技术，具有轻质、柔性、多彩半透明等优点，同时适用于大面积溶液印刷工艺。

该领域的研究内容包括：光电转化机理、材料设计、聚集态形貌控制、器件制备工艺及多功能应用等。

主持中国科学青年创新促进会（结题优秀）、国家自然科学基金青年、面上和优青项目；主持东南大学科研启动项目；参与科技部重点研发项目、国家自然科学基金重点、重点国际、江苏省揭榜挂帅重点项目等。

主要从事有机光伏领域研究，围绕光电转化机理、新型光伏材料设计和高性能器件制备，开展研究工作，取得了一系列代表性研究成果。共发表学术论文130余篇，被引用22000余次，其中第一/通讯作者论文50余篇，包括Adv. Mater. 14篇、J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2篇、Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 4篇、Nat. Commun. 2篇、Energy Environ. Sci.2篇、Chem 1篇和Natl. Sci. Rev. 1篇等。

学术主页：

[1] Web-of-Science Research ID: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/rid/V-7890-2019

[2] Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.hk/citations?user=U9yVYFEAAAAJ&hl=zh-TW

第一/通讯作者论文：

[1] Tao Zhang, Ye Xu, Huifeng Yao, Jianqi Zhang, Pengqing Bi, Zhihao Chen, Jingwen Wang, Yong Cui, Lijiao Ma, Kaihu Xian, Zi Li, Xiao-Tao Hao, Zhixiang Wei, Jianhui Hou, Suppressing the energetic disorder of all-polymer solar cells enables over 18% efficiency. Energy Environ. Sci. 2023.

[2] Huifeng Yao, Jingwen Wang, Ye Xu, Jianhui Hou, Terminal Groups of Nonfullerene Acceptors: Design and Application. Chem. Mater. 2023.

[3] Ye Xu, Jingwen Wang, Huifeng Yao, Pengqing Bi, Tao Zhang, Jianmei Xu, Jianhui Hou, An asymmetric non-fullerene acceptor with low energy loss and high efficiency. Chin. J. Chem. 2023, n/a (n/a).

[4] Yang Xiao, Huifeng Yao, Yi Yang, Chang Eun Song, Jingwen Wang, Ni Yang, Zi Li, Yue Yu, Du Hyeon Ryu, Cunbin An, Won Suk Shin, Jianhui Hou, Selenium-Based Nonfused Electron Acceptors for Efficient Organic Photovoltaic Cells. Solar RRL 2023, n/a (n/a), 2300095.

[5] Zi Li, Huifeng Yao, Wenxuan Wang, Chang Eun Song, Du Hyeon Ryu, Yang Xiao, Jingwen Wang, Lijiao Ma, Tao Zhang, Junzhen Ren, Cunbin An, Won Suk Shin, Jianhui Hou, Large Steric Hindrance Enhanced Molecular Planarity for Low-Cost Non-Fused Electron Acceptors. Acs Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023.

[6] Zi Li, Huifeng Yao, Lijiao Ma, Jingwen Wang, Zhaozhao Bi, Shijie Wang, Susanne Seibt, Tao Zhang, Ye Xu, Junzhen Ren, Yang Xiao, Cunbin An, Wei Ma, Jianhui Hou, Tuning the Intermolecular Electrostatic Interaction toward High-Efficiency and Low-Cost Organic Solar Cells. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, n/a (n/a), 2300202.

[7] Cui Yong, Yao Huifeng, Xu Ye, Bi PengQing, Zhang Jianqi, Zhang Tao, Hong Ling, Chen Zhihao, Wei Zhixiang, Hao Xiaotao, Hou and Jianhui, 100 cm2 Organic Photovoltaic Cells with 23% Efficiency under Indoor Illumination. Chin. J. Polym. Sci 2022, 40, 979-988.

[8] Huifeng Yao, Jianhui Hou, Recent Advances in Single-Junction Organic Solar Cells. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2022, 61 (37), e202209021.

[9] Ye Xu, Tao Zhang, Huifeng Yao, Jingwen Wang, Pengqing Bi, Jianhui Hou, Design of ultranarrow-bandgap acceptors for efficient organic photovoltaic cells and highly sensitive organic photodetectors. Journal of Energy Chemistry 2022, 72, 388-394.

[10] Ye Xu, Huifeng Yao, Tao Zhang, Lijiao Ma, Jianhui Hou, A Thiazole-Based Polymer Donor for Efficient Organic Solar Cells. Transactions of Tianjin University 2022, 28 (5), 398-405.

[11] Ye Xu, Huifeng Yao, Lijiao Ma, Ziang Wu, Yong Cui, Ling Hong, Yunfei Zu, Jingwen Wang, Han Young Woo, Jianhui Hou, Organic photovoltaic cells with high efficiencies for both indoor and outdoor applications. Materials Chemistry Frontiers 2021, 5 (2), 893-900.

[12] Ye Xu, Yong Cui, Huifeng Yao, Tao Zhang, Jianqi Zhang, Lijiao Ma, Jingwen Wang, Zhixiang Wei, Jianhui Hou, A New Conjugated Polymer that Enables the Integration of Photovoltaic and Light-Emitting Functions in One Device. Adv. Mater. 2021, 33 (22), 2101090.

[13] Jingwen Wang, Huifeng Yao, Ye Xu, Lijiao Ma, Jianhui Hou, Recent progress in reducing voltage loss in organic photovoltaic cells. Materials Chemistry Frontiers 2021, 5 (2), 709-722.

[14] Jingwen Wang, Lijiao Ma, Young Woong Lee, Huifeng Yao, Ye Xu, Shaoqing Zhang, Han Young Woo, Jianhui Hou, Design of ultra-high luminescent polymers for organic photovoltaic cells with low energy loss. Chem. Commun. 2021, 57 (72), 9132-9135.

[15] Lijiao Ma, Huifeng Yao, Jingwen Wang, Ye Xu, Mengyuan Gao, Yunfei Zu, Yong Cui, Shaoqing Zhang, Long Ye, Jianhui Hou, Impact of Electrostatic Interaction on Bulk Morphology in Efficient Donor–Acceptor Photovoltaic Blends. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2021, 60 (29), 15988-15994.

[16] Ling Hong, Huifeng Yao, Yong Cui, Runnan Yu, You-Wei Lin, Tsung-Wei Chen, Ye Xu, Jinzhao Qin, Chain-Shu Hsu, Ziyi Ge, Jianhui Hou, Simultaneous Improvement of Efficiency and Stability of Organic Photovoltaic Cells by using a Cross-Linkable Fullerene Derivative. Small 2021, 17 (24), 2101133.

[17] Ling Hong, Huifeng Yao, Yong Cui, Pengqing Bi, Tao Zhang, Yongxin Cheng, Yunfei Zu, Jinzhao Qin, Runnan Yu, Ziyi Ge, Jianhui Hou, 18.5% Efficiency Organic Solar Cells with a Hybrid Planar/Bulk Heterojunction. Adv. Mater. 2021, 33 (43), 2103091.

[18] Yong Cui, Ye Xu, Huifeng Yao, Pengqing Bi, Ling Hong, Jianqi Zhang, Yunfei Zu, Tao Zhang, Jinzhao Qin, Junzhen Ren, Zhihao Chen, Chang He, Xiaotao Hao, Zhixiang Wei, Jianhui Hou, Single-Junction Organic Photovoltaic Cell with 19% Efficiency. Adv. Mater. 2021, 33 (41), 2102420.

[19] Runnan Yu, Huifeng Yao, Ling Hong, Mengyuan Gao, Long Ye, Jianhui Hou, TCNQ as a volatilizable morphology modulator enables enhanced performance in non-fullerene organic solar cells. J. Mater. Chem. C 2020, 8 (1), 44-49.

[20] Xu Ye, Yao Huifeng, Ma Lijiao, Wang Jingwen, Hou Jianhui, Efficient charge generation at low energy losses in organic solar cells: a key issue review. Rep. Prog. Phys. 2020, 83 (8), 082601.

[21] Huifeng Yao, Jingwen Wang, Ye Xu, Shaoqing Zhang, Jianhui Hou, Recent Progress in Chlorinated Organic Photovoltaic Materials. Acc. Chem. Res. 2020, 53 (4), 822-832.

[22] Ye Xu, Huifeng Yao, Lijiao Ma, Ling Hong, Jiayao Li, Qing Liao, Yunfei Zu, Jingwen Wang, Mengyuan Gao, Long Ye, Jianhui Hou, Tuning the hybridization of local exciton and charge-transfer states in highly efficient organic photovoltaic cells. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59 (23), 9004-9010.

[23] Ling Hong, Huifeng Yao, Yong Cui, Ziyi Ge, Jianhui Hou, Recent advances in high-efficiency organic solar cells fabricated by eco-compatible solvents at relatively large-area scale. APL Materials 2020, 8 (12), 120901.

[24] Yong Cui, Huifeng Yao, Jianqi Zhang, Kaihu Xian, Tao Zhang, Ling Hong, Yuming Wang, Ye Xu, Kangqiao Ma, Cunbin An, Chang He, Zhixiang Wei, Feng Gao, Jianhui Hou, Single-Junction Organic Photovoltaic Cells with Approaching 18% Efficiency. Adv. Mater. 2020, 32 (19), 1908205.

[25] Yong Cui, Huifeng Yao, Ling Hong, Tao Zhang, Yabing Tang, Baojun Lin, Kaihu Xian, Bowei Gao, Cunbin An, Pengqing Bi, Wei Ma, Jianhui Hou, Organic photovoltaic cell with 17% efficiency and superior processability. National Science Review 2020, 7 (7), 1239-1246.

[26] Runnan Yu, Huifeng Yao, Yong Cui, Ling Hong, Chang He, Jianhui Hou, Improved Charge Transport and Reduced Nonradiative Energy Loss Enable Over 16% Efficiency in Ternary Polymer Solar Cells. Adv. Mater. 2019, 31 (36), 1902302.

[27] Runnan Yu, Huifeng Yao, Zhenyu Chen, Jingmin Xin, Ling Hong, Ye Xu, Yunfei Zu, Wei Ma, Jianhui Hou, Enhanced π–π Interactions of Nonfullerene Acceptors by Volatilizable Solid Additives in Efficient Polymer Solar Cells. Adv. Mater. 2019, 31 (18), 1900477.

[28] Huifeng Yao, Yong Cui, Deping Qian, Carlito S. Ponseca, Alireza Honarfar, Ye Xu, Jingming Xin, Zhenyu Chen, Ling Hong, Bowei Gao, Runnan Yu, Yunfei Zu, Wei Ma, Pavel Chabera, Tönu Pullerits, Arkady Yartsev, Feng Gao, Jianhui Hou, 14.7% Efficiency Organic Photovoltaic Cells Enabled by Active Materials with a Large Electrostatic Potential Difference. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141 (19), 7743-7750.

[29] Ling Hong, Huifeng Yao, Runnan Yu, Ye Xu, Bowei Gao, Ziyi Ge, Jianhui Hou, Investigating the Trade-off between Device Performance and Energy Loss in Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cells. Acs Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11 (32), 29124-29131.

[30] Ling Hong, Huifeng Yao, Ziang Wu, Yong Cui, Tao Zhang, Ye Xu, Runnan Yu, Qing Liao, Bowei Gao, Kaihu Xian, Han Young Woo, Ziyi Ge, Jianhui Hou, Eco-Compatible Solvent-Processed Organic Photovoltaic Cells with Over 16% Efficiency. Adv. Mater. 2019, 31 (39), 1903441.

[31] Bowei Gao, Huifeng Yao, Ling Hong, Jianhui Hou, Efficient organic solar cells with a high open-circuit voltage of 1.34 V. Chin. J. Chem. 2019, 37 (11), 1153-1157.

[32] Yong Cui, Huifeng Yao, Tao Zhang, Ling Hong, Bowei Gao, Kaihu Xian, Jinzhao Qin, Jianhui Hou, 1 cm2 Organic Photovoltaic Cells for Indoor Application with over 20% Efficiency. Adv. Mater. 2019, 31 (42), 1904512.

[33] Yong Cui, Huifeng Yao, Jianqi Zhang, Tao Zhang, Yuming Wang, Ling Hong, Kaihu Xian, Bowei Xu, Shaoqing Zhang, Jing Peng, Zhixiang Wei, Feng Gao, Jianhui Hou, Over 16% efficiency organic photovoltaic cells enabled by a chlorinated acceptor with increased open-circuit voltages. Nat. Commun. 2019, 10 (1), 2515.

[34] Achieving Over 15% Efficiency in Organic Photovoltaic Cells via Copolymer Design. Adv. Mater. 2019, 31 (14), 1808356.

[35] Yun Zhang, Huifeng Yao, Shaoqing Zhang, Yunpeng Qin, Jianqi Zhang, Liyan Yang, Wanning Li, Zhixiang Wei, Feng Gao, Jianhui Hou, Fluorination vs. chlorination: a case study on high performance organic photovoltaic materials. Science China Chemistry 2018, 61 (10), 1328-1337.

[36] H. Zhang, H. Yao, J. Hou, J. Zhu, J. Zhang, W. Li, R. Yu, B. Gao, S. Zhang, J. Hou, Over 14% Efficiency in Organic Solar Cells Enabled by Chlorinated Nonfullerene Small-Molecule Acceptors. Adv. Mater. 2018, 30 (28), 1800613.

[37] Runnan Yu, Huifeng Yao, Jianhui Hou, Recent Progress in Ternary Organic Solar Cells Based on Nonfullerene Acceptors. Adv. Energy Mater. 2018, 8 (28), 1702814.

[38] Runnan Yu, Huifeng Yao, Ling Hong, Ye Xu, Bowei Gao, Jie Zhu, Yunfei Zu, Jianhui Hou, Enhancing the Photovoltaic Performance of Nonfullerene Acceptors via Conjugated Rotatable End Groups. Adv. Energy Mater. 2018, 8 (31), 1802131.

[39] Runnan Yu, Huifeng Yao, Ling Hong, Yunpeng Qin, Jie Zhu, Yong Cui, Sunsun Li, Jianhui Hou, Design and application of volatilizable solid additives in non-fullerene organic solar cells. Nat. Commun. 2018, 9 (1), 4645.

[40] Huifeng Yao, Deping Qian, Hao Zhang, Yunpeng Qin, Bowei Xu, Yong Cui, Runnan Yu, Feng Gao, Jianhui Hou, Critical Role of Molecular Electrostatic Potential on Charge Generation in Organic Solar Cells. Chin. J. Chem. 2018, 36 (6), 491-494.

[41] Bowei Gao, Huifeng Yao, Bomee Jang, Jie Zhu, Runnan Yu, Yong Cui, Fenghao Wang, Junxian Hou, Han Young Woo, Jianhui Hou, The crucial role of intermolecular π-π interactions in A-D-A-type electron acceptors and their effective modulation. J. Mater. Chem. A 2018, 6 (6), 2664-2670.

[42] Bowei Gao, Huifeng Yao, Junxian Hou, Runnan Yu, Ling Hong, Ye Xu, Jianhui Hou, Multi-component non-fullerene acceptors with tunable bandgap structures for efficient organic solar cells. J. Mater. Chem. A 2018, 6 (46), 23644-23649.

[43] Wenchao Zhao, Sunsun Li, Huifeng Yao, Shaoqing Zhang, Yun Zhang, Bei Yang, Jianhui Hou, Molecular Optimization Enables over 13% Efficiency in Organic Solar Cells. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139 (21), 7148-7151.

[44] Runnan Yu, Shaoqing Zhang, Huifeng Yao, Bing Guo, Sunsun Li, Hao Zhang, Maojie Zhang, Jianhui Hou, Two Well-Miscible Acceptors Work as One for Efficient Fullerene-Free Organic Solar Cells. Adv. Mater. 2017, 29 (26), 1700437.

[45] Huifeng Yao, Long Ye, Junxian Hou, Bomee Jang, Guangchao Han, Yong Cui, Gregory M. Su, Cheng Wang, Bowei Gao, Runnan Yu, Hao Zhang, Yuanping Yi, Han Young Woo, Harald Ade, Jianhui Hou, Achieving Highly Efficient Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells with Improved Intermolecular Interaction and Open-Circuit Voltage. Adv. Mater. 2017, 29 (21), 1700254.

[46] Huifeng Yao, Yong Cui, Runnan Yu, Bowei Gao, Hao Zhang, Jianhui Hou, Design, Synthesis, and Photovoltaic Characterization of a Small Molecular Acceptor with an Ultra-Narrow Band Gap. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2017, 56 (11), 3045-3049.

[47] Y. Cui, C. Yang, H. Yao, J. Zhu, Y. Wang, G. Jia, F. Gao, J. Hou, Efficient Semitransparent Organic Solar Cells with Tunable Color enabled by an Ultralow-Bandgap Nonfullerene Acceptor. Adv. Mater. 2017, 29 (43), 1703080.

[48] Huifeng Yao, Wenchao Zhao, Zhong Zheng, Yong Cui, Jianqi Zhang, Zhixiang Wei, Jianhui Hou, PBDT-TSR: a highly efficient conjugated polymer for polymer solar cells with a regioregular structure. J. Mater. Chem. A 2016, 4 (5), 1708-1713.

[49] H. Yao, H. Zhang, L. Ye, W. Zhao, S. Zhang, J. Hou, Dialkylthio Substitution: An Effective Method to Modulate the Molecular Energy Levels of 2D-BDT Photovoltaic Polymers. Acs Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8 (6), 3575-3583.

[50] Huifeng Yao, Runnan Yu, Tae Joo Shin, Hao Zhang, Shaoqing Zhang, Bomee Jang, Mohammad Afsar Uddin, Han Young Woo, Jianhui Hou, A Wide Bandgap Polymer with Strong π-π Interaction for Efficient Fullerene-Free Polymer Solar Cells. Adv. Energy Mater. 2016, 6 (15), 1600742.

[51] H. Yao, L. Ye, H. Zhang, S. Li, S. Zhang, J. Hou, Molecular Design of Benzodithiophene-Based Organic Photovoltaic Materials. Chem. Rev. 2016, 116 (12), 7397-7457.

[52] Huifeng Yao, Yu Chen, Yunpeng Qin, Runnan Yu, Yong Cui, Bei Yang, Sunsun Li, Kai Zhang, Jianhui Hou, Design and Synthesis of a Low Bandgap Small Molecule Acceptor for Efficient Polymer Solar Cells. Adv. Mater. 2016, 28 (37), 8283-8287.

[53] 姚惠峰, 侯剑辉, 高性能聚合物光伏材料的设计与应用. 高分子学报 2016, 11, 1468-1481.

[54] H. F. Yao, H. Zhang, L. Ye, W. C. Zhao, S. Q. Zhang, J. H. Hou, Molecular Design and Application of a Photovoltaic Polymer with Improved Optical Properties and Molecular Energy Levels. Macromolecules 2015, 48 (11), 3493-3499.

[55] Huifeng Yao, Long Ye, Benhu Fan, Lijun Huo, Jianhui Hou, Influence of the alkyl substitution position on photovoltaic properties of 2D-BDT-based conjugated polymers. Science China Materials 2015, 58 (3), 213-222.