Kuan Sun

 

Biography:

Dr. Kuan Sun is a tenured Associate Professor at School of Energy & Power Engineering in Chongqing University, China. He is also a deputy dean of the school and a vice director of MOE Key Laboratory of Low-Grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems. His current research interests include functional materials and devices for photovoltaic, thermoelectric and photothermal energy conversions.

 

Education Background & Working Experiences:

2004.08-2008.06   National University of Singapore, B.Appl.Sc. (Hon.)

·   Major in Materials Science

·   Minor in Technopreneurship

2008.08-2012.12   National University of Singapore, Ph.D.

·   Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Jianyong Ouyang

2012.08-2014.03   The University of Melbourne, Post-doc

·   Supervisors: Prof. Andrew B. Holmes, Dr. David J. Jones, Dr. Wallace. W.H. Wong

2012.10-2012.10   Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Visiting Scientist

·   Supervisors: Prof. Dagmar Gerthsen, Dr. Alexander Colsmann

2013.12-2013.12   Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Visiting Scientist

·   Supervisor: Dr. Wojtek Pisula

2014.04-2014.09   National University of Singapore, Post-doc

·   Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Jianyong Ouyang

2014.09-2019.03   Chongqing University, Assistant Professor

2019.04-Present   Chongqing University, Associate Professor with Tenure

 

Research Interests:

1. Printable solar cells

·   Flexible transparent electrode

·   Soluble semiconductor materials

·   Interface Engineering

2. Material prediction based on Big Data and Deep Learning

3. Thin film thermoelectric materials and its applications

4. Photothermal conversion materials and its applications

 

Selected Publications：

1.  Sun W.^#; Zheng Y.^#; Yang K.^#; Zhang Q.; Shah A. A.; Wu Z.; Sun Y.; Feng L.; Chen D.; Xiao Z.*; Lu S.*; Li Y.; Sun K.* Machine learning–assisted molecular design and efficiency prediction for high-performance organic photovoltaic materials. Science Advances 2019 5 (11) eaay4275. (Sister journal of Science)

2.  Sun W.; Li M.; Li Y.*; Wu Z.; Sun Y.; Lu S.; Xiao Z.; Zhao B.; Sun K.* The Use of Deep Learning to Fast Evaluate Organic Photovoltaic Materials. Advanced Theory and Simulations 2018 2 (1) 1800116. (Cover)

3.  Sun Z.^#; He Y.^#; Xiong B.^#; Chen S.*; Li M.; Zhou Y.; Zheng Y.; Sun K.*; Yang C.* Performance-enhancing Approaches for the PEDOT:PSS-Si Hybrid Solar Cells. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2020 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201910629. (IF=12.25)

4.  Sun K.^#; Xiao Z.^#; Lu S.^#; Zajaczkowski W.; Pisula W.; Hanssen E.; White J. M.; Williamson R. M.; Subbiah J.; Ouyang J.*; Holmes A. B.; Wong W. W. H.*; Jones D. J.* A molecular nematic liquid crystalline material for high-performance organic photovoltaics. Nature Communications 2015 6 6013. (Sister journal of Nature)

5.  Wang T.^#; Qin J.^#; Xiao Z.*; Meng X.; Zuo C.; Yang B.; Tan H.; Yang J.; Yang S.; Sun K.*; Xie S.*; Ding L.* A 2.16 eV bandgap polymer donor gives 16% power conversion efficiency. Science Bulletin 2020 65 179–181. (TOP journal in China)

6.  Chen H.^#; Hu D.^#; Yang Q.; Gao J.; Fu J.; Yang K.; He H.; Chen S.; Kan Z.; Duan T.; Yang C.; Ouyang J.; Xiao Z.*; Sun K.*; Lu S.* All-Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells with an Ordered Liquid Crystalline Donor. Joule 2019 3 (12) 3034-3047. (Sister journal of Cell)

7.  Chen R.; Sun K.*; Zhang Q.; Zhou Y.; Li M.; Sun Y.; Wu Z.; Wu Y.; Li X.; Xi J.; Ma C.; Zhang Y.; Ouyang J.* Sequential Solution Polymerization of Poly(34-ethylenedioxythiophene) Using V₂O₅ as Oxidant for Flexible Touch Sensors. iScience 2019 12 66-75. (Sister journal of Cell)

8.  Liu X.; Li B.; Zhang N.; Yu Z.; Sun K.*; Tang B.; Shi D.; Yao H.; Ouyang J.; Gong H.* Multifunctional RbCl dopants for efficient inverted planar perovskite solar cell with ultra-high fill factor negligible hysteresis and improved stability. Nano Energy 2018 53 567-578. (IF=15. 54)

 

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Google Scholar：https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1hdfR-oAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

ResearchGate：https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kuan_Sun