Guixiang Li

Professor, Doctoral Supervisor

National Young Talent

E-mail: guixiang.li@seu.edu.cn

Office: Building A, School of Materials Science and Engineering

Personal Profile

Guixiang Li is a full professor   and doctoral supervisor at Southeast University, China. He is a recipient of   a National Young Talent Program, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship awardee,   and a member of the Global Young Academy (GYA). He received his Ph.D. from   Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin for Materials and Energy (HZB), Germany, and   subsequently conducted postdoctoral research at the École Polytechnique   Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, and Northwestern University, USA.

Prof. Li’s research   focuses on novel functional materials and optoelectronic devices, with   particular emphasis on perovskite semiconductors, photovoltaic technologies,   and intelligent optoelectronic systems. He has authored more than 100   peer-reviewed publications, including over 40 papers as first or   corresponding author in leading journals such as Science, Nature Reviews   Materials, Nature Photonics, Nature Energy, Nature Communications, Advanced   Materials, and Angewandte Chemie. Several of his publications have been   recognized as ESI Highly Cited Papers and Hot Papers. He has co-authored one   English academic monograph and contributed to one Chinese academic book. He   is a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and serves on the   editorial boards of Discover Sustainability and Scientific Reports. He regularly   reviews manuscripts for leading journals including Nature Energy, Nature   Photonics, Nature Communications, Science Advances, Advanced Materials, and   JACS.

He has led research   projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC),   the Jiangsu Basic Research Program, and the European Union Framework   Programmes. He was selected for the first cohort of the Jiangsu U35 Young   Scientists Program and has received several provincial and ministerial   awards, including the Second Prize of Natural Science and the First Prize of   Natural Science Research Achievements.

uResearch Interests

The   research group focuses on novel functional materials and optoelectronic   devices, addressing fundamental scientific challenges in photoelectric energy   conversion and information functionalities through systematic studies   spanning materials design, device physics, system integration, and   intelligent optimization.

1. Design and Controlled Synthesis of Novel Functional   Materials

Development   of perovskite and related semiconductor materials, with an emphasis on   structural design, controllable synthesis, and structure-property   relationships.

2. High-Efficiency Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

Research   on perovskite solar cells/modules, tandem solar cells/modules, and emerging   optoelectronic devices, with a focus on charge transport, energy conversion   mechanisms, and performance enhancement strategies.

3. Intelligent Optoelectronic Devices and Data-Driven Design

Integration   of artificial intelligence and data science for materials discovery, device   optimization, and the development of next-generation energy-information   integrated systems.

The   group conducts interdisciplinary research at the interface of materials   science, chemistry, physics, and data science. The group maintains active   collaborations with leading universities, national laboratories, and   industrial partners worldwide, with a focus on advancing next-generation   semiconductor materials, optoelectronic technologies, and sustainable energy   systems.

Prospective   students, postdoctoral researchers, and visiting scholars interested in the   group’s research areas are welcome to contact us for potential opportunities.

uSelected Publications

(First/Corresponding   Author)

1.Zuhong Zhang^#,   Rui Zhu^#, Guixiang Li*, Ying Tang, Hongzhuo   Wu, Jinbo Zhao, Jiaxin Wu, Thomas W. Gries, Artem Musiienko, Shengnan Zuo,   Zhe Li, Bingchen He, Zhenhuang Su, Xingyu Gao, Weiwei Zuo, Bo Hou, Jorge   Pascual, Luca Sapienza, Luyao Wang*, Lin-Long Deng, Yu Jia, Gang Li, Paul J.   Dyson, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Michael Saliba*, Antonio Abate*, Meng Li*.   “Photoswitchable isomers to improve grain boundary resilience and perovskite   solar cells stability under light cycling”. Nature Energy, 2026, 11, 623–632. DOI:   10.1038/s41560-026-01993-z.

2.Guixiang Li^#,*, Zuhong Zhang^#,   Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour^#, Luyan Wu^#, Thomas W. Gries,   Karunanantharajah Prashanthan, Lennart Frohloff, Artem Musiienko, Jinzhao Li,   Rui Zhu, Lucy J. F. Hart, Luyao Wang*, Zhe Li*, Bo Hou, Norbert Koch, Michele   Saba, Piers R. F. Barnes, Jenny Nelson, Paul J. Dyson, Mohammad Khaja   Nazeeruddin, Meng Li*, Antonio Abate*. “Stabilizing high-efficiency perovskite solar cells via strategic   interfacial contact engineering”. Nature   Photonics, 2026, 20, 55–62. DOI:   10.1038/s41566-025-01791-1.

3.Kaihuai Du, Chunna   Huang, Aili Wang*, Haoran Zhang, Lvzhou Li*, Xu Dong, Luozheng Zhang,   Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin*, Guixiang Li*, Jianning Ding*.   “Anti-aggregation self-assembled monolayers enable high-performance and   scalable perovskite solar cells”. Nature Communications, 2026, 17, 1472. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-68207-0.

4.Luyan Wu^#,   Shuaifeng Hu^#, Feng Yang^#, Guixiang Li*, Junke Wang, Weiwei   Zuo, José J. Jerónimo-Rendon, Silver-Hamill Turren-Cruz, Michele Saba,   Michael Saliba, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Jorge Pascual*, Meng Li*, Antonio Abate*. “Resilience   pathways for halide perovskite photovoltaics under temperature cycling”. Nature Reviews Materials, 2025, 10, 536–549. DOI:   10.1038/s41578-025-00781-7.

5.Ying Tang, Zuhong   Zhang, Guixiang   Li*, Chaochao Qin,   Zhenhuang Su, Hairui Liu, Feng Yang, Yonggang Yang, Mahmoud Hussein Aldamasy,   Linlong Deng, Luyao Wang*,   Antonio Abate, Yufang Liu*,   Meng Li*. “Heat‐Triggered Dynamic Self‐Healing Framework for Variable‐Temperature Stable Perovskite Solar Cells”. Advanced Materials,   2025, 37(30), 2420378. DOI: 10.1002/adma.202420378.

6.Aili Wang^#,   Kaihuai Du^#, Zhimin Fang, Yinkang Ren, Chenguang Zhou, Yunlong   Yang, Xu Dong*,   Lvzhou Li, Luozheng Zhang, Ningyi Yuan, Guixiang Li*, Mohammad Kahaj Khaja Nazeeruddin*, Jianning Ding*. “High-efficiency Sn-Pb Perovskite Solar   Cells via Nucleation and Crystallization Control”. Advanced Materials,   2025, 37(24), 2418766. DOI: 10.1002/adma.202418766.

7.Jiaxin Wu^#,   Rui Zhu^#, Guixiang Li*, Zuhong Zhang, Jorge Pascual, Hongzhuo Wu,   Mahmoud H. Aldamasy, Luyao Wang, Zhenhuang Su, Silver-Hamill Turren-Cruz,   Rajarshi Roy, Fahad A Alharthi, Ali Alsalme, Junhan Zhang, Xingyu Gao,   Michael Saliba, Antonio Abate, Meng Li*. “Inhibiting Interfacial Nonradiative   Recombination in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells with a Multifunctional   Molecule”. Advanced Materials, 2024, 36(35), 2407433. DOI:   10.1002/adma.202407433.

8.Feng Yang, Rui Zhu*,   Zuhong Zhang, Zhenhuang Su*, Weiwei Zuo, Bingchen He, Mahmoud Hussein   Aldamasy, Yu Jia, Guixiang Li*, Xingyu Gao, Zhe Li,   Michael Saliba, Antonio Abate, Meng Li*. “High-Stable Lead-Free Solar Cells   Achieved by Surface Reconstruction of Quasi-2D Tin-Based Perovskites”. Advanced Materials, 2024, 36(7), 2308655.   DOI: 10.1002/adma.202308655.

9.Guixiang Li^#,   Zhenhuang Su^#,   Laura Canil, Declan Hughes, Mahmoud H. Aldamasy, Janardan Dagar, Sergei   Trofimov, Luyao Wang*, Weiwei Zuo, José J. Jerónimo-Rendon, Mahdi Malekshahi   Byranvand, Chenyue Wang, Rui Zhu, Zuhong Zhang, Feng Yang, Giuseppe Nasti,   Boris Naydenov, Wing C. Tsoi, Zhe Li, Xingyu Gao, Zhaokui Wang, Yu Jia, Eva   Unger, Michael Saliba, Meng Li*, and Antonio Abate*. “Highly efficient p-i-n perovskite solar cells that endure temperature   variations”. Science, 2023, 379, 6630, 399–403. DOI: 10.1126/science.add7331.

10.Luyan Wu, Guixiang Li*,   Karunanantharajah Prashanthan, Artem Musiienko, Jinzhao Li, Thomas W. Gries,   Hao Zhang, Hans Köbler, Patryk Janasik, Augustine N. S. Appiah, Gopinath   Paramasivam, Tianxiao Sun, Meng Li, Daniela Marongiu, Michele Saba*, Antonio   Abate*. “Stabilization of Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells with a 2D   Dion-Jacobson Passivating Layer”. Advanced Materials, 2023,   35(42), 2304150. DOI: 10.1002/adma.202304150.