Name: YONG AI

Gender: Male

Job title: Professor

Email Address: yong.ai@ncu.edu.cn

Education and Work Experience ：

2018.09-- present: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Professor

2017.02—2018.08 University of Groningen Postdoctoral

2013.10—2016.10 Université Paris Diderot-Paris 7 doctoral degree

2010.09—2013.07 Lanzhou University master degree, organic chemistry

2006.09—2010.07 Lanzhou University bachelor degree, chemistry

Teaching：

<organic chemistry> for undergraduate student;

<molecular ferroelectrics> for master student

Research fields:

Dedicated to the chemical design of molecular ferroelectrics, and the synthesis of ferroelectric with high phase transition point; Organic-inorganic hybrid multiferroic materials containing chromium (Ⅱ) and other transition metals, expanding the research area of multiferroic materials. In the past five years, he, as first author or corresponding author, has published more than 20 papers in the prestigious Journals, including J. A. Chem. soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. etc.

Research projects：

Led a youth fund project and a General Project under the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Additionally, took charge of a youth project within Jiangxi Province's major disciplinary framework. Furthermore, played an integral role as a primary participant in a substantial project sanctioned by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. A total funding of 3.087 million yuan has been obtained.

Awards and Honors：

Special prize of the 16th batch of teaching achievements of Nanchang University.

Guided students to participate in the 18th "Challenge Cup" Nanchang University students extracurricular academic science and technology works competition, and won the special prize of Nanchang University.

Guided students to participate in the 7th Jiangxi Province "Internet +" College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, and won the provincial gold medal.

Selected as the 26th batch of academic and technical leaders in major disciplines in Jiangxi Province

Representative papers and patents：

1. Ai, Y.; Chen, X.-G.; Shi, P.-P.; Tang, Y.-Y.; Li, P.-F.; Liao, W.-Q.; Xiong, R.-G.* Fluorine Substitution Induced High Tc of Enantiomeric Perovskite Ferroelectrics: (R)- and (S)-3-(Fluoropyrrolidinium)MnCl3. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019, 141, 4474-4479.

2. Ai, Y.; Zeng, Y.-L.; He, W.-H.; Huang, X.-Q.; Tang, Y.-Y.* Six-Fold Vertices in a Single-Component Organic Ferroelectric with Most Equivalent Polarization Directions. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2020, 142, 13989-13995.

3. Ai, Y.;* Sun, R.; W.-Q. Liao; Song X.-J.; Tang, Y.-Y.; Wang, B.-W.; Wang, Z.-M.; Gao, S.;* Xiong, R.-G.* Unprecedented Ferroelectricity and Ferromagnetism in a Cr2+-based Two-Dimensional Hybrid Perovskite. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2022, 134, e202206034.

4. Ai, Y.; Li, P.-F.; Chen, X.-G.; Lv H.-P.; Weng, Y.-R.; Shi, Y.; Zhou, F.; Xiong R.-G.;* and Liao W.-Q.;* The First Ring Enlargement Induced Large Piezoelectric Response in a Polycrystalline Molecular Ferroelectric. Advanced Science 2023, 2302426. DOI: 10.1002/advs.202302426.

5. Fu, D.-W.;* Gao, J.-X.; He, W.-H.; Huang, X.-Q.; Liu, Y.-H.; Ai, Y.* High-Tc Enantiomeric Ferroelectrics Based on Homochiral Dabco-derivatives (Dabco=1,4-Diazabicyclo 2.2.2 octane). Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2020, 59, 17477.

6. Ai, Y.; Kovalchuk, A.; Qiu, X.; Zhang, Y.; Kumar, S.; Wang, X.; Kühnel, M.; Nørgaard, K.; Chiechi, R. C.,* In-Place Modulation of Rectification in Tunneling Junctions Comprising Self-Assembled Monolayers. Nano Letter 2018, 18, 7552.

7. Zeng, Y.-L.; Ai, Y.;(共一) Tang, S.-Y.; Song, X.-J.; Chen, X.-G.; Tang, Y.-Y.; Zhang, Z.-X.; You, Y.-M.; Xiong, R.-G;* and Zhang H.-Y.* Axial-Chiral BINOL Multiferroic Crystals with Coexistence of Ferroelectricity and Ferroelasticity. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2022, 42, 19559-19566.

8. Liu, J.-C.; Ai, Y.;（共一） Liu, Q.; Zeng, Y.-P.; Chen, X.-G.; Lv, H.-P.; Xiong, R.-G.; Liao, W.-Q. Solid-Liquid Crystal Biphasic Ferroelectrics with Tunable Biferroelectricity. Advanced Materials 2023, 35, e2302436.

9. Ai, Y.; Lv H.-P.; Wang, Z.-X.;* Liao, W.-Q.; Xiong, R.-G.* H/F substitution for advanced molecular ferroelectrics. Trends in Chemistry 2021, 3, 1088-1099.

10. Ai, Y.; Sun, R.; Zeng, Y.-L.; Liu, J.-C.; Tang, Y.-Y.; Wang, B.-W.; Wang, Z.-M.; Gao, S.;* Xiong, R.-G.* Coexistence of magnetic and electric orderings in a divalent Cr2+-based multiaxial molecular ferroelectric. Chemical Science 2021, 12, 9742-9747.

11. Ai, Y.; Li, P.-F.; Yang, M.-J.; Xu, Y.-Q.; Li, M.-Z.; Xiong, R.-G., An organic plastic ferroelectric with high Curie point. Chemical Science 2022, 13, 748-753.

12. Song X.-J.; Tang S.-Y.; Chen X.-G. Ai, Y.* Chemical Design Homochiral Heterocyclic Organic Ferroelectric Crystals. Chemical Communications 2022, 58, 10361-10364.

13. Ai, Y.;* Wu, D.-J.; Yang, M.-J.; Wang, P.; He, W.-H.; Liao, W.-Q.,* Highest-T(c)organic enantiomeric ferroelectrics obtained by F/H substitution. Chemical Communications 2020, 56, 7033-7036.

14. Yang, M.-J.; Tang S.-Y.; Weng Y.-R.; Zhou F., Shi Y.; Bai Y.-J. and Ai Y.* H/F Substitution on the Spacer Cations Leads to 1D-to-2D Increment of the Pyrrolidinium-Containing Lead Iodide Hybrid Perovskites. Inorganic Chemistry 2022, 61, 5836-5843.

15. Peng, H.; Cheng, H.; Liu, Y.-H.; Yang, M.-J.; Liao, W.-Q.; Ai, Y.* Enantiomeric perovskite with a dual phase transition at high temperature. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2021, 9, 1918-1922.

16. Cheng, H.; Yang, M.-J.; Xu, Y.-Q.; Li, M.-Z.; Ai, Y.* Target Designing Phase Transition Materials through Halogen Substitution. ChemPhysChem 2021, 22, 752-756.

17. Yang, M.-J.; Xu, Y.-Q.; Li, M.-Z.; Ai, Y.* A hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite with robust SHG switching. Chinese Chemical Letters 2022, 33, 2143-2146.

19. Liu, Y.-Y.; Liu, Z.-Q.; Wang, Y.-Q.; Zhou, Y.; Qin, Y.; Lv, H.-P.; Li, P.-F.;* Chen, X.-G.; Song, X.-J.;* Ai, Y.* Light-Driven Domain Switching on a Photochromic Ferroelectric. Crystal Growth & Design 2023, 23, 2602-2608.

20. Zhang, Y. F.; Tang, S. Y.; Xu, Y. Q.; Li, M. Z.; Cheng, S. P.; Ai Y. * Halogen substitution assisted modification on phase transition point and band gap of (DBU) PbX3 (X = Cl, Br, I). Journal of Solid-State Chemistry 2022, 312, 123198.

21. Ai, Y.;* Lacroix, J.-C.,* Self-terminated fabrication of electrochemically-gated conducting polymer nanojunctions. Electrochemistry Communications 2020, 112, 106674.

22. Li, P.-F.; Ai, Y.;(共一) Zeng, Y.-L.; Liu J.-C.; Xu Z.-K.; Wang Z.-X. Highest-Tc single-component homochiral organic ferroelectrics. Chemical Science 2022, 13, 657-664.