Research Interests

1.Wide-band optical shielding film materials (visible, near infrared, middle infrared and far infrared);

2.Liquid crystal light-oriented material;

3.Polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) materials;

4. Nano/liquid crystal composites; High safety diaphragm material for lithium-ion power batteries, etc.

Education Background

2000/09-2005/07, Ph.D., Polymer Chemistry and Physics, Jilin University

1996/09-2000/07, B.S., Chemistry, Jilin University

Work Experience

2017/06-Present, Associate Professor/Doctoral Supervisor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing

2009/07-Present, Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing

2005/07-2009/07, Lecturer, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing

Honors and Awards

Outstanding Communist Party Member of University of Science and Technology Beijing (2013-2015)

Advanced Worker of University of Science and Technology Beijing, (2015-2016)

The Second Prize of State Technological Invention Award (the second accomplisher) (2015)

The First Prize of Natural Science Award of Ministry of Education (the second accomplisher) (2016)

The First Prize of Technological Invention Award of Ministry of Education (the second accomplisher) (2014).

Selected Publications

1. Y. Wu, H. Cao*, M. Y. Duan, E. L. Li, H. H. Wang, Z. Yang, D. Wang, W. L. He, Effects of a chemically modified multiwall carbon nanotubes on electro-optical properties of PDLC films. Liquid Crystals 2018, 45(7): 1023-1031.

2. J. Yang, Y. Zhang, C. H. Zhang, L. Y. Zhang, C. Y. Li, S. F. Zhang, C. X. Li, J. R. Zhang, D. C. Zhang, Y. F. Sun, X. R. Li, G. F. Zhou, H. Cao*, H. Yang*, Regulating content of thiol/LC and UV intensity to optimize morphology and electro-optical performance of polymer-dispersed liquid crystal. Liquid Crystals 2018, 45(12): 1726-1733.

3. X. F. Wang, L. Lv, W. X. Gu, X. L. Wang, T. Dong, Z. Yang*, H. Cao*, H. Huang*, Novel triphenylamine-based copolymers for all-polymer solar cells. Dyes and Pigments 2017, 140: 141-149.

4. M. Y. Duan, H. Cao*, Y. Wu, E. L. Li, H. H. Wang, D. Wang, Z. Yang, W. L.  He, H. Yang, Broadband reflection in polymer stabilized cholesteric liquid crystal films with stepwise photo-polymerization. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2017, 19(3): 2353-2358.

5. D. Wang, Q. S. Guo, H. Gao*, Z. Yang, Y. Xing, H. Cao*, W. L. He, H. H. Wang, J. M. Gu, H. Y. Hu, The application of double click to synthesize a third-order nonlinear polymer containing donor-acceptor chromophores. Polymer Chemistry 2016, 7(22): 3714-3721.

6. D. Wang, Q. S. Guo, H. Gao*, Z. Yang, H. Cao*, W. L. He, H. H. Wang, Facile synthesis of functional poly(vinylene sulfide)s containing donor-acceptor chromophores by a double click reaction. RSC Advances, 2016, 6(64): 59327-59332.

7. L. Xiao, H. Cao*, J. Sun, H. H. Wang, D. Wang, Z. Yang, W. L. He, J. M. Xiao, H. J. Ding, H. Yang*, Double UV polymerisation with variable temperature-controllable selective reflection of polymer-stabilised liquid crystal (PSLC) composites. Liquid Crystals 2016, 43(10): 1299-1306.

8. P. X. Liang, Y. S. Mi, J. S. Duan, Z. Yang*, D. Wang*, H. Cao*, W. L. He*, H. Yang*, Nonlinear optical properties of porphyrin derivatives with electron-donating or electron-withdrawing substituents. Chinese Journal of Chemistry 2016, 34(4): 381-386.

9. H. H. Wang, H. Gong, P. Song, J. Sun, S. M. Guo, H. Cao*, L. Y. Zhang*, H. Yang*, Reverse-mode polymer dispersed liquid crystal films prepared by patterned polymer walls. Liquid Crystals 2015, 42(9): 1320-1328.

10. M. Ellahi, M. Y. Rafique, Y. Z. Gao, M. Furqan Ali, H. Cao*, H. Yang*, Study on the effects of isotropic cross-linked pristine morphology and electro-optical properties of PDLC films. Polymer Bulletin 2015, 72(11): 2917-2930.