陈然，工学博士（后），副教授，硕士生导师，陕西省国合基地办公室主任，陕西省“三秦学者”创新团队骨干，西安科技大学高分子系副主任。2019年获得陕西师范大学材料物理与化学工学博士学位（导师是安忠维教授），期间（2017-2019年）受国家留学基金委（CSC）资助赴美国中佛罗里达大学CREOL中心（University of Central Florida，UCF）联合培养（国外导师是吴诗聪院士）。2023年11月作为高层次人才引进西安科技大学材料科学与工程学院从事教学与科研工作。

主要从事功能液晶材料设计与合成、钙钛矿太阳能电池器件以及文化遗产保护等方面的研究，先后主持国家自然科学基金青年项目、中国博士后科学基金特别资助项目、陕西省重点研发计划项目、西安科技大学高层次人才科研项目、陕西师范大学博士后科研项目、教育部中央高校科研项目等9项；作为骨干成员参与国家自然科学基金、教育部装备预研基金、陕西省国际联合基金等7项，液晶光电器件相关校企项目4项。迄今，以第一作者/通讯作者身份在“Adv. Mater., Adv. Func. Mater., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.”等国际知名期刊上发表学术论文38篇，参编科学出版社《液晶合成与液晶材料》专著一本，授权发明专利10余项（其中成果转让4项），连续2年获国际显示SID会议资助并作口头报告。多项研究成果被MaterialsViews、WileyChem、AdvanceScienceNews和腾讯网等多家媒体作为亮点报道。与美国中佛罗里达大学、西北工业大学、西安交通大学、北京理工大学、陕西师范大学、西安近代化学研究所以及西安彩晶光电科技股份有限公司等国内外高校、研究所、企业保持密切合作关系。

通讯地址：陕西省西安市雁塔区雁塔中路58号西安科技大学材料学院

电子信箱：tradchenr@xust.edu.cn

主要研究方向：

[1] 增强现实（AR）显示用快速响应液晶材料设计合成；

[2] 钙钛矿材料智能设计与新型器件应用拓展；

[3] 虚拟现实中数字化三维建模技术与应用；

[4] 文化遗产保护材料与文物病害机理研究。

主持及参与科研项目：

[1] 国家自然科学基金青年项目，62105194，2022.01—2024.12，主持，结题；

[2] 中国博士后科学基金特别资助，2022T150394，2022.08—2024.08，主持，结题；

[3] 陕西省重点研发计划项目，2024GX-YBXM-409，2024.01—2025.12，主持，在研；

[4] 西安科技大学高层次人才科研项目，2023.11—2028.11，主持，在研；

[5] 陕西师范大学博士后科研启动费，2020.08—2023.08，主持，结题；

[6] 横向项目（技术开发），2023JT017，2022.10—2023.08，主持，结题；

[7] 教育部中央高校科研项目，GK202103054，2021.01—2022.12，主持，结题；

[8] 教育部中央高校科研项目，GK201704008，2017.01—2018.12，主持，结题；

[9] 教育部中央高校科研项目，GK201504008，2015.01—2016.12，主持，结题；

[10] 省级大学生创新创业训练计划项目，S202410704175，2024.04—2025.05，指导；

[11] 国家级大学生创新创业训练计划项目，S202210718036，2022.04—2023.05，指导；

[12] 国家级大学生创新创业训练计划项目，S202110718044，2021.04—2022.05，指导；

[13] 院级材料学子科研创新基金项目，CLXZ2206，2022.04—2024.05，指导；

[14] 国家自然科学基金面上项目，21673134，2017.01—2020.12，参与，结题；

[15] 国家自然科学基金应急管理项目，21543012，2016.01—2017.01，参与，结题；

[16] 装备预研教育部联合基金项目，6141A02022219，2016.01—2017.12，参与，结题；

[17] 陕西省国际联合基金项目，2021KW-20，2021.01—2022.12，参与，结题。

代表性学术论文：

[1] Xinyi Du, Lu Zhang, Ran Chen^*, Jiaxue You^*, Yabin Ma, Jungang Wang, Yin Wu, Baibai Liu, Kui Zhao, Jiangzhao Chen, Xinbing Chen, Zhongwei An, Shengzhong (Frank) Liu^*. Spontaneous Interface Healing by a Dynamic Liquid-Crystal Transition for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells. Adv. Mater. 2022, 2207362. (SCI一区top, IF=29.40)

[2] Yabin Ma, Xinyi Du, Ran Chen^*, Lu Zhang, Zhongwei An, Alex K.-Y. Jen, Jiaxue You^*, Shengzhong (Frank) Liu^*. Understanding microstructural development of perovskite crystallization for high performance solar cells. Adv. Mater. 2023, 2306947. (SCI一区top, IF=29.40)

[3] Yabin Ma, Jiaxue You, Lu Zhang, Ran Chen^*, Hanqing Zeng, Jinghao Ge, Kun Li, Xiaokang Ma, Alex K.-Y. Jen^*, Shengzhong (Frank) Liu^*. High thermal conductivity of liquid crystal elastomer for Stress-free perovskite flexible solar cells. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, 202405250. (SCI一区top, IF=19.00)

[4] Yabin Ma^#, Ran Chen^#, Yiran Tao, Lu Zhang, Di Xu, Hongyan Wang, Qing Zhao, Jiaxue you^*, Alex K.-Y. Jen^*, Shengzhong (Frank) Liu^*. Enhanced Interfacial Modification by Ordered Discotic Liquid Crystals for Thermotolerance Perovskite Solar Cells. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202411121. (SCI一区top, IF=16.60)

[5] Jinghao Ge^#, Ran Chen^#, Yabin Ma, Yunfan Wang, Yingjie Hu, Lu Zhang, Fengzhu Li, Xiaokang Ma, Sai‐Wing Tsang, Jiaxue You^*, Alex K.Y. Jen^*, Shengzhong (Frank) Liu^*. Kinetics controlled perovskite crystallization for high performance solar cells. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202319282. (SCI一区top, IF=16.60)

[6] Meizi Wu, Hongyan Wang, Yong Li, Ran Chen*, Hui Zhou, Shaomin Yang, Dongfang Xu, Kun Li, Zhongwei An*, Shengzhong (Frank) Liu, and Zhike Liu*. Crystallization Regulation by Self-assembling Liquid Crystal Template Enables Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202313472. (SCI一区top, IF=16.60)

[7] Jiaojiao Liu*, Junchang Yang, Yuhu Li, Daodao Hu, Ran Chen^*. Effect of glycerol triglycidyl ether on the dimensional stability and flexibility of photographic gelatine films. Herit. Sci. 2023, 11, 49. (SCI一区top, IF=2.50)

[8] Jiaojiao Liu*, Wenqiang Dong, Junchang Yang, Zhongwei Chen, Jing Cao, Ran Chen^*. Enhancement of the hygrothermal ageing properties of gelatine films by ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether. Herit. Sci. 2024, 12, 297. (SCI一区top, IF=2.50)

[9] Pengjuan Zhou, Jianying Liang, Bobing Lin, Zhongwei An^*, Ran Chen^*, Xinbing Chen, Qi An, Pei Chen. Effect of the Spatial Configuration of Donors on the Photovoltaic Performance of Double D−π−A Organic Dyes. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 40648–40655. (SCI一区top, IF=10.38)

[10] Ran Chen, Yun-Han Lee, Tao Zhan, Kun Yin, Zhongwei An, Shin-Tson Wu^*. Multistimuli-responsive self-organized liquid crystal Bragg gratings. Adv. Opt. Mater. 2019, 7(9), 1900101. (SCI一区top, IF=10.05, ESI高被引论文)

[11] Ran Chen, Yi Jiang, Jian Li, Zhongwei An^*, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen. Dielectric and optical anisotropy enhanced by 1,3-dioxolane terminal substitution on tolane-liquid crystals. J. Mater. Chem. C 2015, 3, 8706–8711. (SCI一区top, IF=8.07)

[12] Ran Chen^*, Junyu Zou, Zihao Mao, Zhongwei An, Pei Chen, Xinbing Chen^*. Terminal groups enhance the birefringence and dielectric anisotropy of fluorinated terphenyl liquid crystals for AR displays. J. Mol. Liq. 2024, 397, 124162. (SCI二区top, IF=6.63)

[13] Ran Chen, Jiaxing Tang, Zihao Mao, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen, Zhongwei An^*. High-∆n tolane-liquid crystal diluters with low melting point and low rotational viscosity. J. Mol. Liq. 2024, 398, 124312. (SCI二区top, IF=6.63)

[14] Chenhe Yao, Jiaxing Tang, Ran Chen^*, Zihao Mao, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen, Zhongwei An^*. Bis-tolane liquid crystals terminated by 2,2-difluorovinyloxyl with high birefringence and large electrical anisotropy. J. Mol. Liq. 2023, 375, 121369. (SCI二区top, IF=6.63)

[15] Ran Chen, Lu Wang, Zhongwei An*, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen. Fluorination improves the mesomorphic and photovoltaic performance of rod-like liquid crystal molecules. Dyes Pigments 2023, 215, 111301. (SCI二区top，IF=5.12)

[16] Jiaxing Tang, Zihao Mao, Zhongwei An^*, Ran Chen^*, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen. Difluorovinyl Liquid Crystal Diluters Improve the Electro-Optical Properties of High-∆n Liquid Crystal Mixture for AR Displays. Molecules 2023, 28, 2458. (SCI二区, IF=4.60)

[17] Ran Chen^{#, *}, Zihao Mao^#, Zhongwei An, Xinbing Chen^*, Pei Chen. Fluorination Improves the Electro-Optical Properties of Benzoxazole-Terminated Liquid Crystals in High Birefringence Liquid Crystal Mixtures: Experimental and Theoretical Investigations. Molecules 2023, 28, 3019. (SCI二区, IF=4.60)

[18] Jiaojiao Liu, Ran Chen^∗, Junchang Yang, Yuhu Li, Daodao Hu^*. Historical photo curling and fracture mainly caused by the surface performance change of gelatin resulting from alternating dry-wet environment. J. Cult. Herit. 2023, 61, 57–64. (SCI二区, IF=3.10)

[19] Ran Chen, Liang Zhao, Yannanqi Li, Jian Li, Pei Chen, Xinbing Chen*, Zhongwei An*. High birefringence liquid crystals with a wide temperature range and low melting point for augmented reality displays. Mater. Adv. 2023, 4, 2119–2126. (SCI, IF=5.00)

[20] Ran Chen^#, Bobing Lin^#, Jianying Liang, Zhongwei An*, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen. Effect of the spatial configuration of donors on the photovoltaic performance of co-adsorbent organic dyes formed by Z/E configuration. Opt. Mater. 2023, 141, 113922. (SCI三区, IF=3.90)

[21] Jiaxing Tang, Ran Chen^*, Zhongwei An^*, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen. Millisecond-response nematic liquid crystal for augmented reality displays. Photonics 2023, 10, 1062. (SCI三区，IF=2.40, Liquid Crystals in Photonics专题约稿）

[22] Jiaxing Tang, Chenhe Yao, Zhongwei An^*, Ran Chen^*, Zihao Mao, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen. Balance the trade-offs between high birefringence, large dielectric anisotropy and low viscosity in nematic liquid crystals through molecular splicing strategy. Liq. Cryst. 2023, 50, 1902–1910. (SCI三区，IF=3.08)

[23] Ran Chen, Wenjing Zhao, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen, Zhongwei An^*. Synthesis and properties of biphenyl liquid crystal diluters terminated by 2,2-difluorovinyloxyl for high birefringence liquid crystals. Liq. Cryst. 2023, 50, 2259–2267. (SCI三区，IF=3.08)

[24] Ran Chen, Zihao Mao, Jiaxing Tang, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen, Zhongwei An^*. Synthesis and performance evaluation of fluorinated biphenyl diluters for high birefringence liquid crystals. Liq. Cryst. 2023, 50, 2306–2313. (SCI三区，IF=3.08)

[25] Yongliang Liu, Shengbo Zhu^*, Yilin Su, Ran Chen^*, Wenzhi Zhang, Xiaoling Niu, Weixing Chen, Xinbing Chen, Zhongwei An. Solution-type electrochromic devices based on D-π-D thiophene derivatives. Mater. Today Commun. 2022, 33, 104910. (SCI三区, IF=3.66)

[26] Ran Chen, Lu Wang, Zhongwei An^*, Xinbing Chen^*, Pei Chen. Effect of π-conjugation units on the liquid crystal and photovoltaic performance of heterocyclic pyridine-based compounds. Liq. Cryst. 2021, 48, 2178–2187. (SCI三区, IF=3.08)

[27] Shengbo Zhu^{#, *}, Ran Chen^#, Wenzhi Zhang, Xiaoling Niu, Weixing Chen, Lingchao Mo, Minggang Hu, Lu Zhang, Jian Li^*, Xinbing Chen, Zhongwei An^*. Dissecting terminal fluorinated regulator of liquid crystals for fine-tuning intermolecular interaction and molecular configuration. J. Mol. Liq. 2020, 310, 113225. (SCI二区, IF=6.63)

[28] Ran Chen, Yuge Huang, Jian Li, Minggang Hu, Juanli Li, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen, Shin-Tson Wu^*, Zhongwei An^*. High-frame-rate liquid crystal phase modulator for augmented reality displays. Liq. Cryst. 2019, 46(2), 309–315. (SCI二区，IF=3.08)

[29] Ran Chen^#, Qiang Weng^#, Zhongwei An^*, Shengbo Zhu, Qi Wang, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen. Investigation of 4-pyridyl liquid crystals on the photovoltaic performance and stability of dye sensitized solar cells by the co-sensitization. Dyes Pigments 2018, 159, 527–532. (SCI二区top，IF=5.12)

[30] Ran Chen, Yuanyuan Qin, Zhongwei An^*, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen. The effect of phenyl ring on the physical properties of liquid crystals containing 4-pyridyl terminal group. Liq. Cryst. 2018, 45(12), 1825–1833. (SCI二区，IF=3.08)

[31] Ran Chen, Qiang Weng, Lu Wang, Zhongwei An^*, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen. The effect of intermolecular actions on the nematic phase range of tolane-liquid crystals. Liq. Cryst. 2018, 45(5), 783–792. (SCI二区，IF=3.08)

[32] Ran Chen, Zhongwei An^*, Wenliang Wang^*, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen. Lateral substituent effects on UV stability of high-birefringence liquid crystals with the diaryl-diacetylene core: DFT/TD-DFT study. Liq. Cryst. 2017, 44(10), 1515–1524. (SCI二区，IF=3.08)

[33] Ran Chen, Liang Zhao, Zhongwei An^*, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen. Synthesis and properties of allyloxy-based tolane-liquid crystals with high negative dielectric anisotropy. Liq. Cryst. 2017, 44(14), 2184–2191. (SCI二区，IF=3.08)

[34] Ran Chen, Zhongwei An^*, Wenliang Wang^*, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen. Improving UV stability of tolane-liquid crystals in photonic applications by the ortho fluorine substitution. Opt. Mater. Express 2016, 6(1), 97–105. (SCI二区，IF=2.67)

[35] Ran Chen, Zhongwei An^*, Feng Li, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen. Synthesis and physical properties of tolane liquid crystals containing 2,3-difluorophenylene and terminated by a tetrahydropyran moiety. Liq. Cryst. 2016, 43(4), 564–572. (SCI二区，IF=3.08)

[36] Ran Chen, Zhongwei An^*, Xinbing Chen, Pei Chen. Syntheses and properties of four-ring liquid crystals with ethylene and internal alkyne bridge. Chem. J. Chinese U. 2014, 35(7), 1433–1438. (SCI四区，IF=0.99)

学术交流：

[1] 2024.10.10~10.13, 中国物理学会2024秋季学术会议，中国海南，邀请报告，报告题目“增强现实显示和光伏器件中液晶材料研究进展”。

[2] 2023.03.31~04.03, 2023 International Conference on Display Technology，中国南京，口头报告，报告题目“An Essential Role of Diluters on the Fast Response Time for High Birefringence Liquid Crystals”。EI会议论文（SID Symp. Digest 2023, 54(S1), 336-339）。

[3] 2019.05.12~05.17, 2019 Display Week International Symposium，美国圣何塞，口头报告，报告题目“Fast-response polarization volume gratings for AR/VR displays”。EI会议论文（SID Symp. Digest 2019, 50(1), 838-841）。

[4] 2018.05.22~05.27, 2018 Display Week International Symposium，美国洛杉矶，口头报告，报告题目“High-birefringence liquid crystal for Phase-only spatial light modulators”。EI会议论文（SID Symp. Digest 2018, 49(1), 674-677）。

[5] 2018.09.16~09.23, XXII Conference of Liquid Crystals, Chemistry, Physics and Applications CLC’2018，波兰加茨比亚，口头报告，报告题目“High Birefringence Liquid Crystals with Wide Temperature Range and Low Viscosity”。

[6] 2017.05.05~05.07，第六届液晶光子学国际会议，中国天津，海报展示，报告题目“Nematic Liquid Crystals with a Pyridine Terminal Group as Dye Sensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”。

学术专著：

[1] 陈新兵, 安忠维, 陈沛, 陈然, 杜盛华, 等.《液晶合成与液晶材料》, 科学出版社, 2022, ISBN: 978-7-03-072157-0. （参编五章）

国家发明专利：

[1] 陈然，安忠维，秦元元，陈新兵，陈沛. 一种用于高双折射率液晶的含侧氟型联苯稀释剂及其合成方法，授权专利，ZL 201711080036.5，2021-01-29.

[2] 陈然，唐佳兴，安忠维，陈新兵，陈沛. AR显示用快响应液晶组合物及制备方法，授权专利，ZL 202310195478.3，2024-05-07.

[3] 陈然，游家学，杜昕佚，刘生忠，安忠维，陈新兵. 一种利用液晶动态转变自发界面愈合制备钙钛矿太阳能电池的方法，公开专利，CN115498116A，2022-12-20.

[4] 陈然，马亚斌，游家学，刘生忠. 基于自组装盘状液晶构建复合界面钝化层的热稳定钙钛矿太阳能电池及其制备方法，公开专利，CN118742162A，2024-10-01.

[5] 安忠维，陈然，赵亮，陈新兵，陈沛.一种用于高双折射率液晶的含侧氟型二苯乙炔稀释剂及其合成方法，授权专利，ZL 201711037448.0, 2021-02-09.

[6] 安忠维，陈然，陈新兵，陈沛. 双环己基乙撑基取代二苯炔液晶化合物及其制备方法，授权专利，ZL 201310712745.6, 2015-08-19.（完成专利成果转让）

[7] 安忠维，陈然，陈新兵，陈沛. 一种1-氟-3-[2-(反式-4-烷基环己基)乙基]苯的合成方法，授权专利，ZL 201410168832.4, 2015-08-19. （完成专利成果转让）

[8] 安忠维，陈然，陈新兵，陈沛. 含缩醛环的液晶化合物及其制备方法，授权专利，ZL 201510131133.7, 2016-10-26. （完成专利成果转让）

[9] 安忠维，陈然，王璐，陈新兵，陈沛. 一种含吡啶末端基二苯乙炔类液晶分子及其制备方法和应用，授权专利，ZL 201610828612.9, 2018-08-24.（完成专利成果转让）

[10] 安忠维，陈然，马雯燕，陈新兵，陈沛. 一种含吡啶末端基炔类液晶化合物及其制备方法和应用，授权专利，ZL 201610829213.4, 2018-08-24.

获奖与荣誉：

[1] 2024年获得西安科技大学师德师风考核优秀；

[2] 2024年获得西安科技大学院级年度考核优秀；

[3] 2023~2025年受邀担任Polymers（IF：5.0）学术期刊客座编辑；

[4] 2023年获得陕西高等学校科学技术研究优秀成果奖二等奖1项；

[5] 2019年获得美国显示周国际会议奖励，SID 2019 Student Travel Grant；

[6] 2018年获得美国显示周国际会议奖励，SID 2018 Student Travel Grant；

[7] 2017年获得中国国家留学基金委（CSC）留学奖学金；

2015年获得陕西省第二届研究生创新成果展暨创新成果洽谈会优秀成果一等奖。