Academic Qualification

Ph.D. in Chemistry Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Bachelor in Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China

Teaching Area

Inorganic chemistry

Semiconductor physics

New energy and materials

Selected topics in electrical materials

Research Area

Energy materials and their related device, silicon solar cell, light converting materials.

Morphology and phase control of polymer/inorganic materials.

Flexible electronics, conducting ink.

Charge separation and transport in organic/inorganic hybrid composites.

Fabrication and characterization of solution-processed light-emitting diodes and solar cells, thin film transistor.

Optoelectronic properties of organic/nanostructured semiconductor devices.

Interface/surface chemistry and physics of organic/inorganic semiconductor.

Professional Services

2015-present, Advisory Editorial Board, Physica Status Solidi A, B,C&RRL (IF:1.349-2.815) Publisher: WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Germany

2020 present, Editorial Board Members, Frontiers in Electronics, Switzerland

Working Experience

2002.8-2007.4        Research Associate in Optoelectronics, Cavendish Laboratory (Physics), Cambridge University (Advisor Sir Richard Friend), Cambridge, United Kingdom

2007.5-2009.01       Research Scientist in C-PCS, Los Alamos National Laboratory (Hosted by Dr. Victor Klimov), NM, USA

2009.01-Present      Professor in Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, China

2021.01-Present Professor in Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China

Academic Publication (selected)

1.    Jiang, C.; Zhang, G.; Hong, Z.; Chen, J.; Li, Y.; Yuan, X.; Lin, Y.; Yu, C.; Wang, T.; Song, T.; Wang, Y.; Sun, B., Colored Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells Exceeding 23.5% Efficiency Enabled by Luminescent Down-Shift Quantum Dots. Adv Mater 2023, 35 (6), e2208042.

2.    Shao, B.; Song, Y.; Song, Z.; Wang, Y.; Wang, Y.; Liu, R.; Sun, B., Electricity Generation from Phase Transitions between Liquid and Gaseous Water. Adv Energy Mater 2023, 13 (16), 2204091.

3.    Gao, K.; Bi, Q.; Wang, X.; Liu, W.; Xing, C.; Li, K.; Xu, D.; Su, Z.; Zhang, C.; Yu, J.; Li, D.; Sun, B.; Bullock, J.; Zhang, X.; Yang, X., Progress and Future Prospects of Wide-Bandgap Metal-Compound-Based Passivating Contacts for Silicon Solar Cells. Advanced Materials 2022, 34 (26), e2200344.

4.    Zou, Y.; Teng, P.; Xu, W.; Zheng, G.; Lin, W.; Yin, J.; Kobera, L.; Abbrent, S.; Li, X.; Steele, J. A.; Solano, E.; Roeffaers, M. B. J.; Li, J.; Cai, L.; Kuang, C.; Scheblykin, I. G.; Brus, J.; Zheng, K.; Yang, Y.; Mohammed, O. F.; Bakr, O. M.; Pullerits, T.; Bai, S.; Sun, B.; Gao, F., Manipulating crystallization dynamics through chelating molecules for bright perovskite emitters. Nature Communications 2021, 12 (1), 4831.

5.    Wang, Y.; Zhang, G.; Wu, H.; Sun, B., Simultaneously Harvesting Friction and Solar Energy via Organic/Silicon Heterojunction with High Direct‐Current Generation. Adv Energy Mater 2021, 11 (21), 2100578.

6.    Shao, B.; Song, Z.; Chen, X.; Wu, Y.; Li, Y.; Song, C.; Yang, F.; Song, T.; Wang, Y.; Lee, S. T.; Sun, B., Bioinspired Hierarchical Nanofabric Electrode for Silicon Hydrovoltaic Device with Record Power Output. ACS Nano 2021, 15 (4), 7472-7481.

7.    Li, P.; Fang, J.; Wang, Y.; Manzhos, S.; Cai, L.; Song, Z.; Li, Y.; Song, T.; Wang, X.; Guo, X.; Zhang, M.; Ma, D.; Sun, B., Synergistic Effect of Dielectric Property and Energy Transfer on Charge Separation in Non-Fullerene-Based Solar Cells. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2021, 60 (27), 15054-15062.

8.    Wu, T.; Li, J.; Zou, Y.; Xu, H.; Wen, K.; Wan, S.; Bai, S.; Song, T.; McLeod, J. A.; Duhm, S.; Gao, F.; Sun, B., High-Performance Perovskite Light-Emitting Diode with Enhanced Operational Stability Using Lithium Halide Passivation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2020, 59 (10), 4099-4105.

9.    Wang, R.; Wang, Y.; Wu, C.; Zhai, T.; Yang, J.; Sun, B.; Duhm, S.; Koch, N., Direct Observation of Conductive Polymer Induced Inversion Layer in n‐Si and Correlation to Solar Cell Performance. Advanced Functional Materials 2020, 30 (4), 1903440.

10. Qin, Y.; Wang, Y.; Sun, X.; Li, Y.; Xu, H.; Tan, Y.; Li, Y.; Song, T.; Sun, B., Constant Electricity Generation in Nanostructured Silicon by Evaporation-Driven Water Flow. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020, 59 (26), 10619-10625

11.   Liu, Y.; Li, Y.; Wu, Y.; Yang, G.; Mazzarella, L.; Procel-Moya, P.; Tamboli, A. C.; Weber, K.; Boccard, M.; Isabella, O.; Yang, X.; Sun, B., High-Efficiency Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells: Materials, Devices and Applications. Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports 2020, 142, 100579.

12. Liu, Y.; Cai, L.; Xu, Y.; Li, J.; Qin, Y.; Song, T.; Wang, L.; Li, Y.; Ono, L. K.; Qi, Y.; Sun, B., In-situ passivation perovskite targeting efficient light-emitting diodes via spontaneously formed silica network. Nano Energy 2020, 78, 105134.

13. Yuan, Z.; Miao, Y.; Hu, Z.; Xu, W.; Kuang, C.; Pan, K.; Liu, P.; Lai, J.; Sun, B.; Wang, J.; Bai, S.; Gao, F., Unveiling the synergistic effect of precursor stoichiometry and interfacial reactions for perovskite light-emitting diodes. Nat Commun 2019, 10 (1), 2818.

14. Wu, C.; Wu, T.; Yang, Y.; McLeod, J. A.; Wang, Y.; Zou, Y.; Zhai, T.; Li, J.; Ban, M.; Song, T.; Gao, X.; Duhm, S.; Sirringhaus, H.; Sun, B., Alternative Type Two-Dimensional-Three-Dimensional Lead Halide Perovskite with Inorganic Sodium Ions as a Spacer for High-Performance Light-Emitting Diodes. ACS Nano 2019, 13 (2), 1645-1654.

15. Tan, Y. S.; Li, R. Y.; Xu, H.; Qin, Y. S.; Song, T.; Sun, B. Q., Ultrastable and Reversible Fluorescent Perovskite Films Used for Flexible Instantaneous Display. Advanced Functional Materials 2019, 29 (23), 1900730.

Research Grants

2021.10 -- 2024.11    Unveiling the Degradation Mechanism of Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes

From Molecular Insight and Development of Efficient and Stable Devices (FDCT, 0044/2021/A)

2022.10 -- 2025.10    Highly stable blue quantum dots with narrow emission width and theirelectroluminescence devices (FDCT, 0017/2022/AGJ)

2023.10 -- 2026.110    Highly stable quantum dots for high resolution display application and their demonstrations in Microdisplays (FDCT, (0005/ 2022/AKP)