Yi Ren

Jan. 2018 - present:  Assistant Professor, PI, School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, China

Feb. 2017 – Dec. 2017: Postdoctoral Fellow, advised by Prof. Harry R. Allcock, Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, USA 

Feb. 2016 – Jan. 2017: Postdoctoral Fellow, advised by Prof. Frieder Jäkle, Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, USA

June 2012 – Jan. 2016:  Postdoctoral Fellow, advised by Prof. Lynn Loo, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton Center for Complex Materials, Princeton University, USA

Sspt. 2007 – April 2012:  PhD in Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Cananda

Independent Publications:

36. Tailored Solvatochromic NIR Phosphorus-Chromophores via Selective P-N and P-C Chemistry in P-Heteropines; 

Zi Yang, Xinyu Li, Kai Yang, Zhikai Zhang, Yankun Wang, Thomas Baumgartner, and Yi Ren*, Org. Lett. 2022, accepted.

35. Excited-State Engineering of Oligothiophenes via Phosphorus Chemistry towards Strong Fluorescence Materials; 

Zi Yang, Zhikai Zhang, CeCe Xue, Kai Yang, Rong Gao, and Yi Ren*,  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2021, 23, 24265.

34. A Multiple Excited State Engineering of Boron-Functionalized Diazapentance via Tuning of Molecular Orbital Coupling; 

Zi Yang, Kai Yang, X. Wei, Wei Liu, Rong Gao, Frieder Jaekle, Yueh-Lin. Loo, and Yi Ren*, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2021, 12, 38, 9308. 

33. Highly  Compact Nanochannel Thin Films with Exceptional Thermal Conductivity  and Water Pumping for Efficient Solar Steam Generation; 

W. Wei, Q. Guan, C. You, J. Yu, Z. Yuan, P. Qiang, C. Zhou, Y. Ren, Z. You, F. Zhang, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8, 13927. 

32. Hybrid Polyphosphazene-Organosilicon Polymers as Useful Elastomers; 

C. Tong, S. McCarthy, Z. Li, J. Guo, Q. Li, C. N. Pacheco, Y. Ren, H. R. Allcock,  ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2019, 7, 1881.

31. Polyphosphazenes  and Cyclotriphosphazenes with Propeller-Like Tetraphenylethyleneoxy  Side Groups: Tuning Mechanical and Optoelectronic Properties; 

Y. Ren, K. Yang, D. Shan, C. Tong, H. R. Allcock, Macromolecules, 2018, 51, 9974.

30. Molecular Engineering of Polyphosphazenes and SWNT Hybrids with Potential Applications as Electronic Materials; 

Y. Ren, Z. Li, H. R. Allcock, Macromolecules, 2018, 5, 5011.

29. p-π Conjugated Polymers Based on Stable Triarylborane with n-Type Behavior in Optoelectronic Devices; 

B. Meng, Y. Ren, J. Liu, F. Jäkle, L. Wang, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 8, 2183.

28. Incorporation of Group 13 Elements into Polymers, “Main Group Strategies towards Functional Hybrid Materials”; 

Y. Ren, F. Jäkle, 2018 John Wiley & Sons Lt.

27. Hybrid conjugated polymers with alternating dithienosilole or dithienogermole and tricoordinate boron units; 

Adachi, Y. Ooyama, Y. Ren, X. Yin, F. Jäkle, J. Ohshita, Polym. Chem. 2018, 10.1039/C7PY01790A.

PhD & Postdoc Publications:

26. Pyridalthiadiazole acceptor-functionalized triarylboranes with multi-responsive optoelectronic characteristics; 

X. Yin#, K. Liu#, Y. Ren, R. A. Lalancette, Y.-L. Loo, F. Jäkle, Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 5497.

25.  [d]-Carbond-Carbon Double Bond Engineering in Diazaphosphepines:  Modulating the Chemical and Electronic Structures of Heteropines; 

Y. Ren, M. Sezen, F. Gao, F. Jäkle, Y.-L. Loo, Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 4211.

24. Cooperative Self-Assembly of Phosphole-Lipids and SWCNTs; 

Y. Ren, J. Gao, A. Hailey, T. Baumgartner, Y.-L. Loo, Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 8407.

23. Bio-inspired Phosphole-Lipids: From Highly Fluorescent Organogels to Mechanically Responsive FRET; 

Y. Ren, W. H. Kan, V. Thangadurai, T. Baumgartner, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 3964. (Highlighted in the issue of the Canadian Chemical News, June 2012)

22. External-Stimuli Responsive Photophysics and Liquid Crystal Properties of Self-Assembled “Phosphole-Lipids”; 

Y. Ren, W. H. Kan, M. A. Henderson, P. G. Bomben, C. P. Berlinguette, V. Thangadurai, T. Baumgartner, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 17014. (Highlighted in “Noteworthy Chemistry” Dec. 2011).

21. Dually Switchable Heterotetracenes: Addressing the Photophysical Properties and Self-Organization of the P-S System; 

Y. Ren, T. Baumgartner, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 1328.

20. Merging Thiophene with Boron: New Building Blocks for Conjugated Materials; 

Y. Ren, F. Jäkle, Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 13996.

19. A Structure-Property Study Toward π-Extended Phosphole Chromophores with Ambipolar Redox Properties; 

Y. Ren, T. Baumgartner, Can. J. Chem. 2016, 94, 297.

18. Self-Assembly of Axially Functionalized Subpthalocyanines in Thin Films; 

Y. Ren, A. M. Hiszpanski, Y.-L. Loo, Chem. Mater. 2015, 27, 4008.

17.  Isoindigo-Containing Small Molecules for Organic Solar Cells: Effect of  Backbone Extension on Photophysics, Molecular Organization, and Device  Performance; 

Y. Ren, A. Hailey, A. M. Hiszpanski, Y.-L. Loo, Chem. Mater. 2014, 26, 6570.

16.  Fluorinated and Hydrogenated Self-Assembled Monolayers (SAMs) on  Anodes: Effects of SAM Chemistry of Devices Characteristics of Polymer  Solar Cells;

H. Wang, J. M. Mativetsky, Y. Ren, E. D. Gomez, E. D.; C. Jaye, J. Schwartz, D. A. Fischer, Y.-L. Loo, Org. Electron. 2014, 15, 3333.

15.  Structure-Property Relationship Study of Substitution Effects on  Isoindigo-Based Model Compounds as Electron Donors in Organic Solar  Cells; 

Y. Ren, A. M. Hiszpanski, L. Whittaker-Brooks, Y.-L. Loo, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2014, 6, 14533.

14. P-Terthienyl Functionalized Dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]Phospholes; 

C. J. Chua, Y. Ren, M. Stolar, S. Xing, T. Linder, T. Baumgartner, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 10, 1767.

13. Molecular Engineering of the Physical Properties of Highly Luminescent π-Conjugated Phospholes; 

Y. Ren, F. Biegger, T. Baumgartner, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2013, 117, 4748.

12. Perfluorophenylene-Bridged Bisphospholes: Synthesis and Unexpected Photophysical Properties; 

Y. Ren, A. Orthaber, R. Pietschnig, T. Baumgartner, Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 5314.

11. Structure-Property Studies Towards the Stimuli-Responsive Behavior of Phosphole-Lipids; 

Y. Ren, T. Baumgartner, Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 2669.

10. Combining Form with Function – The Dawn of Phosphole-Based Functional Materials; 

Y. Ren, T. Baumgartner, Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 7792. Invited Perspective

9. Charge-Transfer Properties of Lateral Triphenylamine-Dithienophosphole Diads; 

C. J. Chua, Y. Ren, T. Baumgartner, Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 1588. Highlighted in SYNFACTS, June 2012.

8. Structure-Property Studies of Bichromophoric, PAH-Functionalized Dithieno[3,2-b:2’3’-d]Phospholes; 

C. J. Chua, Y.Ren, T. Baumgartner, Organometallics, 2012, 31, 2425.

7. Ladder-Type π-Conjugated 4-Hetero-1,4-Dihydrophosphinines: A Structure-Property Study; 

Y. Ren, T. Baumgartner, Chem. Asian J. 2010, 8, 1918.

6. Synthesis, Structures, Photoluminescent and Electroluminescent Properties of Boron Complexes with Anilido-Imine Ligands; 

X. M. Liu, Y. Ren, H. Xia, X. Fan, Y. Mu, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2010, 363, 1441.

5. Synthesis and Properties of Ladder-Type 1,4-Dihydro-1,4-Phosphasilins; 

Y. Ren, T. Linder, T. Baumgartner, Can. J. Chem. 2009, 87, 1222.

4. Fluorinated Dithieno[3,2-b:2’,3’-d]Phospholes with Highly Stabilized LUMO Levels; 

Y. Ren, Y. Dienes, S. Hettel, M. Parvez, B. Hoge, T. Baumgartner, Organometallics, 2009, 28, 734.

3. Boron Complexes with Chelating Anilido-Imine Ligands: Synthesis, Structures and Luminescent Properties; Y. Ren, X. M. Liu, W. Gao, H. Xia, L. Ye, Y. Mu, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 1808.

2. Synthesis, Structures, and Luminescent Properties of Aluminum Complexes with Chelating Anilido-Imine Ligands;

X. M. Liu, H. Xia, W. Gao, L. Ye, Y. Mu, Q. Su, Y. Ren, Eur. J. Chem. 2006, 6, 1216.

1. Dialkylaluminum Complexes with Chelating Anilido-Imine Ligands: Synthesis, Structures,;

X. M. Liu, W. Gao, Y. Mu, G. H. Li, L. Ye, H., Xia, Y. Ren, S. H. Feng, Organometallics, 2005, 24, 1614.