Positional title: Associate Professor
Research Fields:
Organic and polymer functional materials and their applications in organic solar cells, perovskite solar cells, and organic photodetectors.
Brief Introductions: Tao Jia received his PhD degree from South China University of Technology in 2017. He then conducted postdoctoral research at the South China University of Technology. In 2021, he joined Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, where he is currently an Associate Professor. As of July 2025, he has published more than 70 peer-reviewed papers, with over 30 as the first author or corresponding author, in high-impact journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Communications, Joule, Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, and Energy & Environmental Science. His publications have been cited over 2600 times. He serves as a frequent reviewer for journals published by Wiley, RSC, Elsevier, and Springer Nature.
ResearchGate Link：
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tao-Jia-23
E-mail：
tjia@gpnu.edu.cn
1)Selected Publications (until July 2025):
2)T. Jia, T. Lin, L. Wu, Z. Zhang, Y. Hai, Y. Luo, R. Ma,* Y. Li, S. Liu, J. Zhang, C. Liu, J. Chen, J. Wu,* S. Liu,* F. Huang, A Dendritic Hexamer Acceptor Enables 19.4% Efficiency with Exceptional Stability in Organic Solar Cells, Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 871.
3)S. Yuan, C. Ge, T. Zhang, G. Su, Q. Qiu, G. Ren, L. Ke, G. Du, G. Zou, N. Zhang, H. Liu, Q. Li, T. Jia,* Y.-P. Cai, S. Liu,* H.-L. Yip* Conjugated Bisphosphonic Acid Self-Assembled Monolayers for Efficient and Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, DOI:10.1021/jacs.5c05801.
4)L. Wu, T. Pan, X. Wang, Y. Hai, S. Liu,* R. Ma, L. Xiong, Y. Chan, J. Dong, Y. Li, Y. Luo, L.Zhu, B Xiao, J. Zhang, J. Chen, T. Zhang, J. Wu,* S. Liu,* T. Jia,* and Fei Huang, Calix[8]arene-Tethered Dendritic Octamer Acceptor with Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Enables 20.7% Efficiency Organic Solar Cells with Exceptional Stability, Angew. Chem. Int. Edit., DOI:10.1002/anie.202506445.
5)H. Cai, Q. Zhu, T. Pan, L. Wu, X. Gu, C. Duan,* L. Xiong, J. Wu, S. Liu, L.Yu, R. Li, K. Yan, R. Ma,* S. Liu, T. Jia,* Gang Li*, Symmetry-Breaking Strategy Yields Dopant-Free Small Molecule Hole Transport Materials for Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells with 20.58% Efficiency and Outstanding Stability, Angew. Chem. Int. Edit.,2025, 64, e202502478.
6)M. Liu, L. Wu, Y. Hai, Y. Luo, Y. Li, R. Chen, Y. Ma, T. Jia,* Y. Li, S. Liu, R. Ma,* Y. Cai, J. Wu, G. Li,* and S. Liu* Conjugation Pathway of Benzobisoxazoles in Polymer Donors Mediates the Charge Management and Enables Organic Solar Cells with Record Certified Efficiency, Adv. Mater., DOI:10.1002/adma.202503702.
7)T. Lin, Y. Hai, Y. Luo, L. Feng, T. Jia,* J. Wu,* R. Ma, T. A. Dela Peña, Y. Li, Z. Xing, M. Li, M. Wang, B. Xiao,* K. S. Wong, S. Liu,* G. Li, Isomerization of Benzothiadiazole Yields a Promising Polymer Donor and Organic Solar Cells with Efficiency of 19.0%, Adv. Mater. 2024, 36, 2312311. (Highly cited paper)
8)T. Jia, Y. Hai, Y. Luo, T. Lin, X. Qin, R. Ma,* K. Fan, S. A. Aleksandr, T. A. Dela Peña, Y. Li, M. Li, K. S. Wong, G. Li, J. Wu,* S. Liu,* F. Huang, Naphtho[1,2-c:5,6-c′]bis([1,2,3]thiadiazole) enables the design of efficient halogen-free polymer donors and fabrication of organic solar cells with >19% efficiency, Energy Environ. Sci. 2024, 17, 8593-8608.
9)J. Zhang, Q. Huang, K. Zhang,* T. Jia,* J. Jing, Y. Chen, Y. Li, Y. Chen, X. Lu, H. Wu, F. Huang,* Y. Cao, Random copolymerization strategy for non-halogenated solvent-processed all-polymer solar cells with a high efficiency of over 17%, Energy Environ. Sci. 2022, 15, 4561.
10)J. Zhang, C.-H. Tan, K. Zhang,* T. Jia,* Y. Cui, W. Deng, X. Liao, H. Wu, Q. Xu, F. Huang,* Y. Cao, π-Extended Conjugated Polymer Acceptor Containing Thienylene–Vinylene–Thienylene Unit for High-Performance Thick-Film All-Polymer Solar Cells with Superior Long-Term Stability, Adv. Energy Mater. 2021, 11, 2102559.
11)J. Zhang, Q. Zhou, J. Xie, J. Zhao, J. Yu, K. Zhang,* T. Jia,* F. Huang,* Y. Cao, Ternary Strategy Enables Non-Halogenated Solvent-Processed All-Polymer Solar Cells with High Efficiency Over 18%, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, 34, 2313722.
12)T. Jia, J. Zhang, W. Zhong, Y. Liang, K. Zhang,* S. Dong, L. Ying, F. Liu, X. Wang, F. Huang,* Y. Cao, 14.4% efficiency all-polymer solar cell with broad absorption and low energy loss enabled by a novel polymer acceptor, Nano Energy. 2020, 72, 104718. (Highly cited paper, 329 citations)
13)R. Chen,. H. Wang,. S. Yuan,. T. Jia,* Y. Luo,. T. Lin, Y. Xu, Q. Li, Y. Li, B. Xiao, R. Ma, J. Wu, Y. Cai, S. Liu,* F. Huang, Modulated Aggregation on Terpolymer Towards 19.2% Green Solvent Processed Binary Organic Solar Cells, Nano Energy, 2025, 134, 110576.
14)Q. Li, X. Liao, Z. Yang, S. Zhang, R. Chen, L. Wang, X. Zhan, S. Yuan, T. Jia,* Y. Meng, Y. Cai, H. Zhu, Y. Fu., G. Cai, S. Liu,* The selenium substitution of solvent additive enables efficient polymer solar cells with efficiency of 19.4%, Nano Energy 2024, 129, 110067.
15)S. Dong#, T. Jia#, K. Zhang, J. Jing, F. Huang,* Single-component non-halogen solvent-processed high-performance organic solar cell module with efficiency over 14%, Joule 2020, 4, 2004. (Highly cited paper)
16)W. Zhou#, T. Jia#, D. Zhang, Z. Zheng, W. Hong, X. Chen, The enhanced co-catalyst free photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and stability based on indenofluorene-containing donor-acceptor conjugated polymer dots/g-C3N4 nanosheets heterojunction, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2019, 259, 118067.
17)Y. Liang, D. Zhang, Z. Wu, T. Jia, L. Lüer, H. Tang, L. Hong, J. Zhang, K. Zhang, C. J. Brabec, N. Li, F. Huang, Organic solar cells using oligomer acceptors for improved stability and efficiency, Nat. Energy 2022, 7, 1180. (Highly cited paper)
