Abstract
AbstractNear infrared (NIR) light occupies a significant proportion in solar energy, and it also exhibits high penetration depth in biological tissue owing to its low absorption by pigments and water. Hence, the effective utilization of NIR light is a matter of great significance for energy and biomedical applications. However, the low energy of NIR photons routinely fails to initiate effective photochemical reactions or photoelectric conversion. As an attractive alternative to exciton separation, photothermal conversion ranks as the most efficient approach to use NIR light in the pathways of non‐irradiative emission. Based on our efforts in the investigation of photothermal materials and their related applications, this article highlights the factors of light harvesting and photothermal materials in regard to their benefits in improving light use efficiency particularly in NIR window. Several thermally dependent applications which are established on photothermal conversion are exemplified, such as NIR‐triggered polymer annealing, control of catalytic reactions, and NIR light detection. What is the most favorite and original chemistry developed in your research group?I would like to choose the concept of green electronics based on ionic liquids, which is an intriguing substitute to traditional solid semiconductors for reducing electronic waste.How do you supervise your students?I put more concerns to the younger students at the beginning of their research career, while leaving free space to senior students. My group is a highly interdisciplinary team, so I allow students to choose their research interests depending on their background.What are your hobbies?I like playing basketball. I always believe that alternate work with sports can enable us to get more with less effort.How do you keep balance between research and family?To be honest, it is hard to balance these two issues. Yet, research withgreat interests will be always in the first place and this choice has been fully understood and supported by my wife as she is also doing a similar job with me.Who influences you mostly in your life?Specifically for my academic life, I would say Prof. Xi Zhang and Prof. Joseph DeSimone, who are my PhD supervisor and Postdoc supervisor, respectively, influence me very much. Prof. Xi Zhang taught me the way to enjoy scientific research and Prof. Joseph DeSimone let me know the attractive possibility of transforming fundamental research to industrial applications.Could you please give us some advices on improving Chinese Journal of Chemistry?Keep confidence as you are doing now. This representative Chinese journal is believed to arouse greater global impact if more activities like public recommendation and control of paper quality are taken into account.
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