Education Background

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University(POLYU)                             Jan. 2026 – Present

Shaanxi Normal University (SNNU)                                            Sept. 2021 – Jun. 2024

Shaanxi University of Science & Technology (SUST)                 Sept. 2017 – Jun. 2021 

Working Experiences

Research assistant, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology

Chinese Academy of Sciences                                                     Sept. 2024 – Jun. 2025 

Research Interests

Perovskite tandem solar cells

Green solvent processing of perovskites

Lead-free tin-based perovskites

Publications

Yanrui Zhang, Lixia Ren, Jingjing Xin, Jiarong Wu, Qi Zhang, Kui Zhao, Lu Zhang, Peng Zhai*, Shengzhong (Frank) Liu*, “The synergistic effect of dry air and surfactants enables water to be a promising green solvent for stable and efficient perovskite solar cells.” Energy & Environmental Science, 2024, 17, 296-306.

Peng Zhai†, Lixia Ren†, Yanrui Zhang, Zhuo Xu, Yin Wu, Kui Zhao, Lu Zhang, Shengzhong (Frank) Liu*, “Performance-limiting Formation Kinetics in Green Water-processed Perovskite Solar Cells.” Energy & Environmental Science 2023, 16 (7), 3014-3024.

Wang, L., Z. Chen, Y. Zhang, J. Lin, Y. Wang, Y. Zhang and Y. Mai (2025). "Advanced passivation strategies for NiOx/perovskite heterointerfaces: Toward efficient and stable monolithic tandem photovoltaics." Nano Energy 145: 111465.

Wu, J., L. Ren, Y. Zhu, X. Li, Y. Liu, H. Yang, Y. Zhang, J. Xin, R. Wang, H. Yu, S. Liu and P. Zhai (2025). "Authentic Alcohol-Based Green-Solution Processing of Stable Perovskite Solar Cells." Advanced Energy Materials 15(43): e03352.

Lixia Ren, Qi Zhang, Yinyi Tian, Yong Li, Yanrui Zhang, Lu Zhang, Shuanhu Wang, Peng Zhai,* Kexin Jin, and Shengzhong (Frank) Liu* Tunable Spin Seebeck Thermopower in Nonlocal Perovskite MAPbBr3-Based Structure[J]. Advanced Optical Materials, 2023, 11 (7), 2202967