Brief Introduction

Kai WANG, Ph.D., is currently a Professor of Department of EEE, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech). His research focuses on quantum dot optoelectronic devices and their applications in displays, opto-information and optical interconnect. He has published more than 200 articles on academic journals with h-index of 56 and an academic book. His research achievement is awarded the National Award for Technological Invention and the National Ministry of Education Award for Technological Innovation. He is the recipient of the National Outstanding Youth Scholar, Guangdong Province Distinguished Youth Scholar and also is selected as the World's Top 2% Scientists identified by Stanford University.

Educational Background

Sept. 2006 ~ Jun. 2011 Ph. D. in Optical Engineering, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO), College of Optoelectronics Science & Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology (HUST), Wuhan, China. (Supervisor: Prof. Sheng Liu)

Sept. 2002 ~ Jun. 2006 B. Sc. in Opto-information Science and Technology, College of Optoelectronics Science & Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology (HUST), Wuhan, China.

Professional Experience

Jan. 2024 ~ Present, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Professor.

Dec. 2018 ~ Dec. 2023, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Associate Professor.

Jul. 2013 ~ Nov. 2018, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Assistant Professor.

Jul. 2011 ~ Jun. 2013, Guangdong Real Faith Optoelectronic Co., Ltd., Vice President.

Research Interests

Quantum dot light-emitting diodes (for display applications)

New quantum dot optoelectronic devices (for opto-information and optical communication applications)

Optical interconnect

Honors & Awards

2016 National Technological Invention Award (Second Prize, awarded by the State Council of China)

2016 National Ministry of Education Technological Invention Award (First Prize, awarded by the Ministry of Education of China)

2015 Hubei Province Natural Science Award (First Prize, awarded by the Hubei Province Government)

2022 Guangdong Province Natural Science Award (Second Prize, awarded by the Guangdong Province Government)

2021 National Natural Science Funds for Outstanding Youth Scholar (awarded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China)

2017 Guangdong Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Youth Scholar (awarded by the Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province)

2015 Guangdong Science and Technology Innovation Youth Talent Award (awarded by the Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province)

2020-2023 World's Top 2% Scientists Identified by Stanford University

2017 Outstanding Research Award of SUSTech

Selected Publications

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0443-6955

http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GIFaWXMAAAAJ&hl=en

[1]. G. Mei, K. Wang, and X. W. Sun*, "Competing light extraction strategies in perovskite light-emitting diodes," Nature Nanotechnology, 2024/07/25 2024, doi: 10.1038/s41565-024-01709-y.

[2]. Q. Wang, H. Zhu, Y. Tan, J. Hao, T. Ye, H. Tang, Z. Wang, J. Ma, J. Sun, T. Zhang, F. Zheng, W. Zhang, A. H. W. Choi, W. C. H. Choy, D. Wu*, X. W. Sun, and K. Wang*, "Spin Quantum dot Light-Emitting Diodes Enabled by Two-Dimensional Chiral Perovskite with Spin-Dependent Carrier Transport," Advanced Materials, vol. 36, no. 5, p. 2305604, 2024.

[3]. L. Kong, Y. Luo, Q. Wu, X. Xiao, Y. Wang, G. Chen, J. Zhang*, K. Wang*, W. C. H. Choy, Y.-B. Zhao, H. Li, T. Chiba, J. Kido, and X. Yang*, "Efficient and stable hybrid perovskite-organic light-emitting diodes with external quantum efficiency exceeding 40 per cent," Light: Science & Applications, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 138, 2024.

[4]. Y. Tan, W. Y. Fu, H. Lin, D. Wu, X. W. Sun, H. W. Choi*, and K. Wang*, "Low-threshold anisotropic polychromatic emission from monodisperse quantum-dots," National Science Review, 2024, doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwae311.

[5]. Z. Wang, C. Shan, C. Liu, X. Tang, D. Luo, H. Tang, Z. Song, J. Wang, Z. Ren, J. Ma, H. Wang, J. Sun, N. Zhang, W. C. H. Choy, Y. Liu, A. K. K. Kyaw, X. W. Sun, D. Wu*, and K. Wang*, "In situ growth of perovskite single-crystal thin films with low trap density," Cell Reports Physical Science, vol. 4, no. 4, p. 101363, 2023.

[6]. H. Wang, F. Ye, J. Sun, Z. Wang, C. Zhang, J. Qian, X. Zhang, W. C. H. Choy, X. W. Sun, K. Wang*, and W. Zhao*, "Efficient CsPbBr3 Nanoplatelet-Based Blue Light-Emitting Diodes Enabled by Engineered Surface Ligands," ACS Energy Letters, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 1137-1145, 2022. (featured as Back Cover).

[7]. Z. Ren, J. Yu, Z. Qin, J. Wang, J. Sun, C. C. S. Chan, S. Ding, K. Wang*, R. Chen*, K. S. Wong, X. Lu, W.-J. Yin, and W. C. H. Choy*, "High-Performance Blue Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes Enabled by Efficient Energy Transfer between Coupled Quasi-2D Perovskite Layers," Advanced Materials, vol. 33, no. 1, p. 2005570, 2021 (Frontispiece).

[8]. H. Xiao, K. Wang*, R. Wang*, W. Chen, and K. S. Chiang, "Equivalent Circuit of Quantum-Dot LED and Acquisition of Carrier Lifetime in Active Layer," IEEE Electron Device Letters, vol. 41, no. 1, p. 87-90, 2020.

[9]. B. Xie, H. C. Liu, R. Hu, C. F. Wang, J. J. Hao, Y. H. Cheng, K. Wang* and X. B. Luo*, “Targeting Cooling for Quantum Dots in White QDs‐LEDs by Hexagonal Boron Nitride Platelets with Electrostatic Bonding,” Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 28, no. 30, p. 1801407, 2018. (featured as Back Cover)

Contact Information

Email: wangk@sustech.edu.cn

Homepage: https://faculty.sustech.edu.cn/wangk