昂然，男，1981年9月生，博士，研究员，博士生导师，四川省学术和技术带头人，四川省有突出贡献的优秀专家，四川省高层次人才特聘专家。2003年7月本科毕业于安徽师范大学物理系，2008年7月在中国科学院合肥物质科学研究院固体物理研究所获凝聚态物理专业博士学位。2008年8月至2015年5月分别在新加坡南洋理工大学、新加坡国立大学、日本东北大学、日本国家物质材料研究所从事科学研究，先后担任新加坡千年基金会SMF研究员、日本学术振兴会JSPS特别研究员等职务。2015年5月作为海外引进人才加盟四川大学，担任新能源材料实验室课题组长。

     长期致力于热电能量转换材料与器件、材料物理与化学、核技术及应用等特色交叉学科领域的研究，主要聚焦热电发电、热电制冷、热管理等核心技术，在5G通信光模块/生命健康/车载激光雷达/传感器等精准控温和制冷领域、人造卫星/同位素电池/高速飞行器/工业余热回收等发电领域具有重要应用价值。在国际上首次实现天然深海黄铜矿热电发电，在界面工程、动态掺杂、能量过滤、共振能级、局域原子无序等热电优化策略方面取得重要进展，并通过织构化制备、空位缺陷、能谷简并、机械合金化等方法成功实现电子-声子输运解耦。自主研制国内外领先的水热循环热电发电装置系统，通过精确控制温差和流速，成功实现系统热通量与电通量耦合，展现出在压水反应堆等核技术应用中的巨大应用前景。首次通过原子有序超结构实现硫族化合物超导和金属-绝缘体量子相变。

       主持“十三五”与“十四五”国家重点研发计划重点专项课题与子课题、国家自然科学基金（面上项目、联合基金项目）等国家和省部级基金项目多项。已在国际重要期刊发表SCI论文140余篇，其中以第一或通讯作者在Nature Communications、Angewandte Chemie International Edition、Physical Review Letters、Advanced Functional Materials、Nano Energy、Small、Journal of Materials Chemistry A、Chemical Engineering Journal、Materials Today Physics、Energy Conversion and Management、ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces、Journal of Materials Science & Technology、Science China Materials、Physical Review B、Applied Physics Letters等发表SCI论文100余篇（包括影响因子IF大于15的10余篇，大于10的30余篇，Nature Index 20余篇），总IF超900以上，被Nature Nanotechnology、Nature Physics等国际顶级SCI论文他引2000余次，H因子24，撰写4篇英文热电综述论文以及英文热电专著1个章节，已授权国内热电发明专利10余项，受邀国内外邀请报告50余次。先后担任Advances in Condensed Matter Physics等三种SCI期刊客座主编、中国物理学会Chinese Physics Letters、Chinese Physics B、Acta Physica Sinica、Physics四刊青年编委、中国材料研究学会热电材料及应用分会理事。现为Nature Communications、Science Advances、Physical Review Letters、Advanced Materials、Journal of the American Chemical Society等50余种知名SCI期刊的审稿人和仲裁评审人。曾荣获“四川省学术和技术带头人”、“四川省有突出贡献的优秀专家”、“四川省高层次人才特聘专家”、“四川省青年科技奖”、“中国科学院创新交叉团队”、“四川大学青年科技人才奖”、“四川大学本科优秀毕业论文（设计）一等奖指导教师”、“四川大学优秀博士学位论文提名论文指导教师”等多个奖项和荣誉称号。

主要研究领域：

1．新能源热电转换材料与器件
2．量子序调控
3．材料的辐射改性
4．能源与动力工程
5．核技术及应用

长期招收博士后、博士生、硕士生。

Professor, Ph.D.

Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China

Tel: +86-28-85470622

Email: rang@scu.edu.cn

Education:

Sep.2003--Jul.2008, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ph.D

Sep.1999--Jul.2003, Anhui Normal University, B.S
 

Appointments:

May 2015--Present, Sichuan University, China, Professor

Jan. 2014--May 2015, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, Research Fellow

Jan. 2013--Jan. 2014, Tohoku University, Japan, Research Fellow

Nov. 2010--Jan. 2013, Tohoku University, Japan, JSPS Research Fellow

Jul. 2010--Nov. 2010, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Research Fellow

Aug. 2009--Jul. 2010, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SMF Research Fellow

Aug. 2008--Aug. 2009, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Research Fellow

Interests:

• High-Performance Thermoelectric Materials and Devices

Thermoelectric Materials, Thermoelectric Devices, Thermoelectric Performance

• Quantum-Ordering Tuning 

Superconductivity, Charge-Density Wave, Transport Properties, Electronic and Atomic Structures

• Nuclear Technology and Applications 

Radiation Modification of Functional Materials, Nuclear Detector

• Energy and Power Engineering  

Power Engineering, Engineering Thermophysics

代表性论文和成果Selected Publications and Achievements: (*Corresponding Author)

1. Q. Deng, F. J. Zhang, P. F. Nan, Z. Y. Zhang, L. Gan, Z. Q. Chen, B. H. Ge, H. L. Dong, H. K. Mao, and R. Ang*; Unique semi-coherent nanostructure advancing thermoelectrics of n-type PbSe; Advanced Functional Materials 33, 2310073 (2023).

2. F. L. Lv, Y. Zhong, X. W. Zhao, X. An, Q. Deng, L. Gan, L. W. Lin, and R. Ang*; Lead vacancy promotes sodium solubility to achieve ultra-high zT in only ternary Pb_1-xNa_xTe; Small 19, 2301352 (2023).

3. B. Z. Tian, Y. Y. Liao, F. Xu, X. L. Qiu, F. J. Zhang, and R. Ang*; Interfacial modulation to achieve low lattice thermal conductivity and enhanced thermoelectric performance in n-type Mg₃(Sb,Bi)₂-based materials via graphene and MXene; Journal of Materials Chemistry A 11, 23319-23329 (2023).

4. Z. Y. Chen, M. C. Li, R. Guo, Y. Wang, D. J. Zhou, Z. Chen, and R. Ang*; Performance evolution of thermoelectric modules under constant heat flux; Materials Today Physics 35, 101136 (2023).

5. F. L. Lv, Y. Zhong, X. W. Zhao, X. An, L. W. Lin, D. Ren, B. Liu, and R. Ang*; High-performance thermoelectrics of p-type PbTe via synergistic regulation of band and microstructure engineering; Materials Today Physics 34, 101061 (2023).

6. Y. Zhong, F. L. Lv, X. W. Zhao, Q. Deng, X. An, Z. M. He, L. Gan, and R. Ang*; Extraordinary role of resonant dopant vanadium for improving thermoelectrics in n-type PbTe; Materials Today Physics 30, 100955 (2023).

7. X. B. Tan, F. J. Zhang, J. L. Zhu, F. Xu, R. H. Li, S. He, X. R. Rao, and R. Ang*; High-power factor enabled by efficient manipulation interaxial angle for enhancing thermoelectrics of GeTe-Cu₂Te alloys; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 15, 9315-9323 (2023).

8. X. R. Rao, Y. Zhong, H. R. Feng, Y. D. Wang, X. B. Tan, J. L. Zhu, and R. Ang*; Structure optimization and multi-frequency phonon scattering boosting thermoelectrics in self-doped CoSb₃-based skutterudites; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 15, 5301-5308 (2023).

9. H. R. Feng, Q. Deng, Y. Zhong, X. R. Rao, Y. D. Wang, J. L. Zhu, F. J. Zhang, and R. Ang*; Annealing engineering induced high thermoelectric performance in Yb-filled CoSb₃ skutterudites; Journal of Materials Science & Technology 150, 168-174 (2023).

10. F. J. Zhang, R. H. Li, L. Gan, X. B. Tan, S. He, B. Z. Tian, and R. Ang*; Lattice modulation and electronic band optimization in Q-doped SnTe-GeTe alloys (Q = Bi, Sb, and Ag); Science China Materials 66, 3659-3669 (2023).

11. L. Gan, F. J. Zhang, M. H. Wang, Q. Deng, W. J. Su, K. Zhang, and R. Ang*; The thermoelectric performance in transition metal-doped PbS influenced by formation enthalpy; Applied Physics Letters 123, 192103 (2023).

12. S. He, F. J. Zhang, R. H. Li, L. Gan, X. B. Tan, J. L. Zhu, and R. Ang*; Synergistic band modulation and precipitates: Achieving high quality factor in SnTe; Applied Physics Letters 122, 072102 (2023).

13. L. Gan, F. J. Zhang, X. W. Zhao, Y. Zhong, Q. Deng, K. Zhang, and R. Ang*; Thermoelectric enhancement for n-type PbS via synergistic effect of Ti doping and Cu₂S compositing; Applied Physics Letters 122, 032101 (2023).

14. H. T. Liu, Q. Sun, Y. Zhong, Q. Deng, L. Gan, F. L. Lv, X. L. Shi, Z. G. Chen, and R. Ang*; High-performance in n-type PbTe-based thermoelectric materials achieved by synergistically dynamic doping and energy filtering; Nano Energy 91, 106706 (2022).

15. H. T. Liu, Q. Sun, Y. Zhong, C. L. Xia, Y. Chen, Z. G. Chen, and R. Ang*; Achieving high-performance n-type PbTe via synergistically optimizing effective mass and carrier concentration and suppressing lattice thermal conductivity; Chemical Engineering Journal 428, 132601 (2022).

16. F. J. Zhang, X. W. Zhao, R. H. Li, S. He, X. B. Tan, J. L. Zhu, and R. Ang*; Enhanced thermoelectric performance in high-defect SnTe alloys: a significant role of carrier scattering; Journal of Materials Chemistry A 10, 23521-23530 (2022).

17. Q. Deng, Y. Zhong, C. Y. Zhao, F. J. Zhang, C. L. Xia, Y. Chen, and R. Ang*; Raising the solubility of Gd yields superior thermoelectric performance in n-type PbSe; Journal of Materials Chemistry A 10, 20386-20395 (2022).

18. Q. Shi, J. Li, X. W. Zhao, Y. Y. Chen, F. J. Zhang, Y. Zhong, and R. Ang*; Comprehensive insight into p-type Bi₂Te₃-based thermoelectrics near room temperature; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14, 49425-49445 (2022).

19. Q. Shi, X. W. Zhao, Y. Y. Chen, L. W. Lin, D. Ren, B. Liu, C. L. Zhou, and R. Ang*; Cu₂Te incorporation-induced high average thermoelectric performance in p-type Bi₂Te₃ alloys; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14, 45582-45589 (2022).

20. H. T. Liu, Q. Sun, Y. Zhong, C. L. Xia, Y. Chen, X. L. Shi, Z. G. Chen, and R. Ang*; Enhanced thermoelectric performance of n-type Nb-doped PbTe by compensating resonant level and inducing atomic disorder; Materials Today Physics 24, 100677 (2022).

21. Q. Shi, X. Y. Chen, Y. Y. Chen, X. Zhao, W. K. He, C. J. Zhou, and R. Ang*; Broadening temperature plateau of high zTs in PbTe doped Bi_0.3Sb_1.7Te₃ through defect carrier regulation and multi-scale phonon scattering; Materials Today Physics 22, 100610 (2022).

22. Y. Zhong, X. W. Zhao, Q. Deng, X. An, W. Yuan, F. L. Lv, L. Gan, and R. Ang*; Vacancy-induced heterogeneity for regulating thermoelectrics in n-type PbTe; Applied Physics Letters 121, 122101 (2022).

23. Q. Sun, Z. Y. Chen, M. Li, X. L. Shi, S. D. Xu, Y. Yin, M. Dargusch, J. Zou, R. Ang*, and Z. G. Chen; Structural evolution of high-performance Mn-alloyed thermoelectric materials: a case study of SnTe; Small 17, 2100525 (2021).

24. Z. Y. Chen, Q. Sun, F. J. Zhang, J. J Mao, Y. Chen, M. Li, Z. G. Chen, and R. Ang*; Mechanical alloying boosted SnTe thermoelectrics; Materials Today Physics 17, 100340 (2021).

25. Z. L. Wu, X. M. Guo, G. Xie, T. T. Yan, D. J. Wu, F. J. Zhang, and R. Ang*; Heat and electric flux coupling of closed-loop thermoelectric generator; Energy Conversion and Management 244, 114529 (2021).

26. X. Y. Chen, J. Li, Q. Shi, Y. Y. Chen, H. J. Gong, Y. P. Huang, L. W. Lin, D. Ren, B. Liu, and R. Ang*; Isotropic thermoelectric performance of layer-structured n-type Bi₂Te_2.7Se_0.3 by Cu doping; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13, 58781-58788 (2021).

27. Y. Zhong, H. T. Liu, Q. Deng, F. L. Lv, L. Gan, and R. Ang*; Enhancing thermoelectrics for small-bandwidth n-type PbTe-MnTe alloys via balancing compromise; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13, 52802-52810 (2021).

28. J. Li, Q. Hu, S. He, X. B. Tan, Q. Deng. Y. Zhong, F. J. Zhang, and R. Ang*; Enhancing near-room-temperature GeTe thermoelectrics through In/Pb Co-doping; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13, 37273-37279 (2021).

29. Z. Y. Chen, J. Li, J. Tang, F. J. Zhang, Y. Zhong, H. T. Liu, and R. Ang*; Boosting thermoelectrics by alloying Cu₂Se in SnTe-CdTe compounds; Journal of Materials Science & Technology 89, 45-51 (2021).

30. F. J. Zhang, S. He, R. H. Li, L. W. Lin, D. Ren, B. Liu, and R. Ang*; Advancing thermoelectrics by vacancy engineering and band manipulation in Sb-doped SnTe-CdTe alloys; Applied Physics Letters 119, 172101 (2021).

31. M. J. Tang, J. Li, Y. D. Wang, H. J. Gong, Y. P. Huang, B. Kang, K. Zhang, and R. Ang*; Alloying Cr_2/3Te in AgCrSe₂ compound for improving thermoelectrics; Applied Physics Letters 118, 193902 (2021).

32. S. X. Xu, P. T. Yang, K. Y. Chen, Z. Y. Liu, W. W. Cui, Q. Hu, J. P. Sun, R. Ang*, and Y. Uwatoko, B. S. Wang, and J. G. Cheng; Superconducting phase diagram and the evolution of electronic structure across charge density wave in underdoped 1T-Cu_δTiSe₂ under hydrostatic pressure; Physical Review B 104, 134503 (2021).

33. Z. Y. Chen, X. M. Guo, F. J. Zhang, Q. Shi, M. J. Tang, and R. Ang*; Routes for advancing SnTe thermoelectrics; Journal of Materials Chemistry A 8, 16790-16813 (2020).

34. H. T. Liu, Z. Y. Chen, J. Tang, Y. Zhong, X. M. Guo, F. J. Zhang, and R. Ang*; High quality factor enabled by multiscale phonon scattering for enhancing thermoelectrics in low-solubility n-type PbTe-Cu₂Te alloy; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12, 52952-52958 (2020).

35. Y. Zhong, J. Tang, H. T. Liu, Z. W. Chen, L. W. Lin, D. Ren, B. Liu, and R. Ang*; Optimized strategies for advancing n-type PbTe thermoelectrics: a review; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12, 49323-49334 (2020).

36. M. J. Tang, Z. Y. Chen, X. M. Guo, F. J. Zhang, Y. Zhong, H. T. Liu, B. Kang, and R. Ang*; Reducing effective mass for advancing thermoelectrics in Sb/Bi-doped AgCrSe₂ compounds; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12, 36347-36354 (2020).

37. Z. Y. Chen, J. Tang, X. M. Guo, F. J. Zhang, M. J. Tang, F. Xiong, Y. Chen, and R. Ang*; Improving near-room-temperature thermoelectrics in SnTe-MnTe alloys; Applied Physics Letters 116, 193902 (2020).

38. M. J. Tang, Z. Y. Chen, C. Yin, L. W. Lin, D. Ren, B. Liu, B. Kang, and R. Ang*; Thermoelectric modulation by intrinsic defects in superionic conductor Ag_xCrSe₂; Applied Physics Letters 116, 163901 (2020).

39. X. M. Guo, Z. Y. Chen, J. Tang, F. J. Zhang, Y. Zhong, H. T. Liu, and R. Ang*; Thermoelectric transport properties in Bi-doped SnTe-SnSe alloys; Applied Physics Letters 116, 103901 (2020).

40. C. Yin, H. T. Liu, Q. Hu, J. Tang, Y. Z. Pei, and R. Ang*; Texturization induced in-plane high-performance thermoelectrics and inapplicability of the Debye model to out-of-plane lattice thermal conductivity in misfit-layered chalcogenide; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11, 48079-48085 (2019).

41. H. X. Liu, X. Y. Zhang, J. Li, Z. L. Bu, X. Meng, R. Ang*, and W. Li; Band and phonon engineering for thermoelectric enhancements of rhombohedral GeTe; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11, 30756-30762 (2019).

42. B. Q. Zhou, C. Sun, X. Wang, Z. L. Bu, W. Li, R. Ang*, and Y. Z. Pei; Transport properties of CdSb alloys with a promising thermoelectric performance; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11, 27098-27103 (2019).

43. Z. Y. Chen, X. M. Guo, J. Tang, F. Xiong, W. Li, Y. Chen, and R. Ang*; Extraordinary role of Bi for improving thermoelectrics in low solubility SnTe-CdTe alloys; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11, 26093-26099 (2019).

44. Z. Y. Chen, B. Gao, J. Tang, X. M. Guo, W. Li, and R. Ang*; Low lattice thermal conductivity by alloying SnTe with AgSbTe₂ and CaTe/MnTe; Applied Physics Letters 115, 073903 (2019).

45. C. Yin, Q. Hu, M. J. Tang, H. T. Liu, Z. Y. Chen, Z. S. Wang, and R. Ang*; Boosting the thermoelectric performance of misfit-layered (SnS)_1.2(TiS₂)₂ by a Co- and Cu-substituted alloying effect; Journal of Materials Chemistry A 6, 22909-22914 (2018).

46. Z. S. Wang, G. Y. Wang, R. F. Wang, X. Y. Zhou, Z. Y. Chen, C. Yin, M. J. Tang, Q. Hu, J. Tang, and R. Ang*; Ga-doping-induced carrier tuning and multiphase engineering in n-type PbTe with enhanced thermoelectric performance; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 10, 22401-22407 (2018).

47. C. Yin, Q. Hu, G.Y. Wang, T. Y. Huang, X. Y. Zhou, X. Zhang, Y. W. Dou, B. Kang, J. Tang, N. Liu, and R. Ang*; Intriguing substitution of conducting layer triggered enhancement of thermoelectric performance in misfit-layered (SnS)_1.2(TiS₂)₂; Applied Physics Letters 110, 043507 (2017).

48. R. Ang*, Chapter title “Layered cobaltites and natural chalcogenides for thermoelectrics”,“Thermoelectrics for power generation-a look at trends in the technology”, Book edited by Sergey Skipidarov and Mikhail Nikitin, ISBN 978-953-51-2846-5, Print ISBN 978-953-51-2845-8, Pages: 3-25, 2016.

49. R. Ang, Z. C. Wang, C. L. Chen, J. Tang, N. Liu, Y. Liu, W. J. Lu, Y. P. Sun, T. Mori, and Y. Ikuhara; Atomistic origin of ordered superstructure induced superconductivity in layered chalcogenides; Nature Communications 6, 6091 (2015).

50. R. Ang*, A. U. Khan, N. Tsujii, K. Takai, R. Nakamura, and T. Mori；Thermoelectricity generation and electron-magnon scattering in a natural chalcopyrite mineral from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent; Angewandte Chemie International Edition 54, 12909-12913 (2015).

51. Y. Liu, R. Ang*, W. J. Lu, W. H. Song, L. J. Li, and Y. P. Sun; Superconductivity induced by Se-doping in layered charge-density-wave system 1T-TaS_2-xSe_x; Applied Physics Letters 102, 192602 (2013).

52. R. Ang*, Y. Miyata, E. Ieki, K. Nakayama, T. Sato, Y. Liu, W. J. Lu, Y. P. Sun, and T. Takahashi; Superconductivity and bandwidth-controlled Mott metal-insulator transition in 1T-TaS_2-xSe_x; Physical Review B 88, 115145 (2013).

53. R. Ang, K. Nakayama, W.-G. Yin, T. Sato, Hechang Lei, C. Petrovic, and T. Takahashi; Electronic structure of the iron-chalcogenide KFeAgTe₂ revealed by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy; Physical Review B 88, 155102 (2013).

54. L. H. Yin, R. Ang*, Z. H. Huang, Y. Liu, S. G. Tan, Y. N. Huang, B. C. Zhao, W. H. Song, and Y. P. Sun; Exotic reinforcement of thermoelectric power driven by Ca doping in layered Bi₂Sr_2-xCa_xCo₂O_y; Applied Physics Letters 102, 141907 (2013).

55. L. H. Yin, R. Ang*, Y. N. Huang, H. B. Jiang, B. C. Zhao, X. B. Zhu, Z. R. Yang, W. H. Song, and Y. P. Sun; The contribution of narrow band and modulation of thermoelectric performance in doped layered cobaltites Bi₂Sr₂Co₂O_y; Applied Physics Letters 100, 173503 (2012).

56. R. Ang*, Y. Tanaka, E. Ieki, K. Nakayama, T. Sato, L. J. Li, W. J. Lu, Y. P. Sun, and T. Takahashi; Real-space coexistence of the melted Mott state and superconductivity in Fe-substituted 1T-TaS₂; Physical Review Letters 109, 176403 (2012).

57. R. Ang*, T. P. Chen, Z. Liu, J. I. Wong, M. D. Yi, M. Yang, Z. H. Cen, S. Zhu, W. Zhu, and E. S. M. Goh; Charging effect and capacitance modulation of Ni-rich NiO thin film; Applied Physics Letters 95, 012104 (2009).

58. R. Ang, Y. P. Sun, X. Luo, C. Y. Hao, X. B. Zhu, and W. H. Song; The evidence of the glassy behavior in the layered cobaltites; Applied Physics Letters 92, 162508 (2008).

59. R. Ang, W. J. Lu, R. L. Zhang, B. C. Zhao, X. B. Zhu, W. H. Song, and Y. P. Sun; Effects of Co doping in bilayered manganite LaSr₂Mn₂O₇: Resistivity, thermoelectric power, and thermal conductivity; Physical Review B 72, 184417 (2005).