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5178
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Overview

Qian Sun is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and specializes in areas spanning engineering, physics and astronomy, and materials science. Their research primarily focuses on the development and study of semiconductor devices and materials, with a particular emphasis on gallium nitride (GaN)-based technologies and related compounds such as gallium oxide (Ga2O3).

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Materials Science

Within these broader fields, Qian Sun's work enters several specialized subfields of study, including:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Qian Sun has contributed extensively to topics related to semiconductor materials and device engineering. The main topics associated with their research include:

  • GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials
  • Ga2O3 and related materials
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties
  • Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
  • Electromagnetic Effects on Materials

The scientist is often published in high-impact journals and conference venues. Frequent publication venues for Qian Sun are:

  • Applied Physics Letters
  • Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
  • Optics Express
  • IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
  • IEEE Electron Device Letters

Qian Sun has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Jianxun Liu
  • Hui Yang
  • Meixin Feng
  • Xiujian Sun
  • Yu Zhou

Selected recent papers by Qian Sun include:

  • "A review on the GaN-on-Si power electronic devices", 2021, Fundamental Research
  • "A wireless, implantable optoelectrochemical probe for optogenetic stimulation and dopamine detection", 2020, Microsystems & Nanoengineering
  • "III-nitride semiconductor lasers grown on Si", 2021, Progress in Quantum Electronics
  • "Transfer-printed, tandem microscale light-emitting diodes for full-color displays", 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "High-Voltage and High-ION/IOFF Quasi-Vertical GaN-on-Si Schottky Barrier Diode With Argon-Implanted Termination", 2021, IEEE Electron Device Letters

Best Publications

  • One-step hydrothermal process to prepare highly crystalline Fe3O4 nanoparticles with improved magnetic properties

    Jun Wang;Jingjun Sun;Qian Sun;Qianwang Chen

  • Room-temperature continuous-wave electrically injected InGaN-based laser directly grown on Si

    Yi Sun;Yi Sun;Kun Zhou;Qian Sun;Jianping Liu

  • Understanding and controlling heteroepitaxy with the kinetic Wulff plot: A case study with GaN

    Qian Sun;Christopher D. Yerino;Benjamin Leung;Jung Han

  • Room-temperature continuous-wave electrically pumped InGaN/GaN quantum well blue laser diode directly grown on Si

    Yi Sun;Yi Sun;Kun Zhou;Meixin Feng;Meixin Feng;Zengcheng Li

  • Normally OFF GaN-on-Si MIS-HEMTs Fabricated With LPCVD-SiN x Passivation and High-Temperature Gate Recess

    Yijun Shi;Sen Huang;Qilong Bao;Xinhua Wang

  • Studies on High-Voltage GaN-on-Si MIS-HEMTs Using LPCVD Si 3 N 4 as Gate Dielectric and Passivation Layer

    Zhili Zhang;Guohao Yu;Xiaodong Zhang;Xuguang Deng

  • GaN-on-Si blue/white LEDs: epitaxy, chip, and package

    Qian Sun;Wei Yan;Meixin Feng;Zengcheng Li

  • A conductivity-based selective etching for next generation GaN devices

    Yu Zhang;Sang-Wan Ryu;Chris Yerino;Benjamin Leung

  • Ultrathin-Barrier AlGaN/GaN Heterostructure: A Recess-Free Technology for Manufacturing High-Performance GaN-on-Si Power Devices

    Sen Huang;Xinyu Liu;Xinhua Wang;Xuanwu Kang

  • Heteroepitaxy of AlGaN on bulk AlN substrates for deep ultraviolet light emitting diodes

    Z Ren;Q. Sun;Soon-Yong Kwon;J. Han

  • A wireless, implantable optoelectrochemical probe for optogenetic stimulation and dopamine detection

    Changbo Liu;Yu Zhao;Xue Cai;Yang Xie

  • Nitrogen-polar GaN growth evolution on c-plane sapphire

    Q. Sun;Y. S. Cho;I.-H. Lee;I.-H. Lee;J. Han

  • High Uniformity Normally-OFF GaN MIS-HEMTs Fabricated on Ultra-Thin-Barrier AlGaN/GaN Heterostructure

    Sen Huang;Xinyu Liu;Xinhua Wang;Xuanwu Kang

  • On-Chip Integration of GaN-Based Laser, Modulator, and Photodetector Grown on Si

    Meixin Feng;Jin Wang;Rui Zhou;Qian Sun

  • Using the kinetic Wulff plot to design and control nonpolar and semipolar GaN heteroepitaxy

    Benjamin Leung;Qian Sun;Christopher D Yerino;Jung Han

  • Influence of dislocations on photoluminescence of InGaN∕GaN multiple quantum wells

    J. C. Zhang;D. S. Jiang;Q. Sun;J. F. Wang

  • N-face GaN growth on c-plane sapphire by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition

    Qian Sun;Yong Suk Cho;Bo Hyun Kong;Hyung Koun Cho

  • Improving microstructural quality of semipolar (112̱2) GaN on m-plane sapphire by a two-step growth process

    Qian Sun;Benjamin Leung;Christopher D. Yerino;Yu Zhang

  • The fabrication of large-area, free-standing GaN by a novel nanoetching process

    Yu Zhang;Qian Sun;Benjamin Leung;John Simon

  • Reduction of stacking fault density in m-plane GaN grown on SiC

    Y. S. Cho;Q. Sun;I.-H. Lee;I.-H. Lee;T.-S. Ko

  • Morphological and microstructural evolution in the two-step growth of nonpolar a-plane GaN on r-plane sapphire

    Qian Sun;Bo Hyun Kong;Christopher D. Yerino;Tsung-Shine Ko

Frequent Co-Authors

Jung Han
Jung Han Yale University
Sen Huang
Sen Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Arto V. Nurmikko
Arto V. Nurmikko Brown University
Fan Ren
Fan Ren University of Florida
Kevin J. Chen
Kevin J. Chen Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Liqun Zhang
Liqun Zhang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Stephen J. Pearton
Stephen J. Pearton University of Florida
A. Y. Polyakov
A. Y. Polyakov National University of Science and Technology
Tien-Chang Lu
Tien-Chang Lu National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Sheng Liu
Sheng Liu Wuhan University

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