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Materials Science
China
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
105
Citations
40239
World Ranking
141
National Ranking
19

Materials Science

D-Index
109
Citations
43564
World Ranking
729
National Ranking
225

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2017 - OSA Fellows Xiao Wei  Sun Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), China “for important contributions to the photonic materials and devices for display and lighting applications.” (Engineering and Science Research)
  • 2011 - Society for Information Display Fellow
  • 2011 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Xiao Wei Sun is affiliated with the Southern University of Science and Technology in China. Their research is primarily concentrated in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions to various subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics such as Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films, Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research, Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices, ZnO doping and properties, and Conducting polymers and applications.

Frequent coauthors in their research include Kai Wang, Pai Liu, Jingrui Ma, Zi-Jiang Liu, and Xiangwei Qu, indicating collaborative work in these areas.

Their publication record features papers in many well-known venues. Some of the most frequent publication venues are:

  • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Advanced Optical Materials
  • Applied Physics Letters
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Among their notable papers are:

  • "Efficient degradation of methyl orange in water via both radical and non-radical pathways using Fe-Co bimetal-doped MCM-41 as peroxymonosulfate activator," published in 2020 in Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Development of InP Quantum Dot-Based Light-Emitting Diodes," published in 2020 in ACS Energy Letters
  • "Irreversible accumulated SERS behavior of the molecule-linked silver and silver-doped titanium dioxide hybrid system," published in 2020 in Nature Communications
  • "InP/ZnS/ZnS Core/Shell Blue Quantum Dots for Efficient Light-Emitting Diodes," published in 2020 in Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Highly Efficient Lead-Free (Bi,Ce)-Codoped Cs2Ag0.4Na0.6InCl6 Double Perovskites for White Light-Emitting Diodes," published in 2020 in Chemistry of Materials

Xiao Wei Sun has been recognized by several professional societies. The scientist was named an OSA Fellow in 2017 for important contributions to photonic materials and devices for display and lighting applications. Additionally, they were honored as a SPIE Fellow in 2011 and as a Society for Information Display Fellow in the same year.

Best Publications

  • Blueshift of optical band gap in ZnO thin films grown by metal-organic chemical-vapor deposition

    Swee Tiam Tan;B. J. Chen;Xiaowei Sun;Weijun Fan

  • Hydrothermally grown oriented ZnO nanorod arrays for gas sensing applications

    J X Wang;X W Sun;Y Yang;H Huang

  • An inverted organic solar cell employing a sol-gel derived ZnO electron selective layer and thermal evaporated MoO3 hole selective layer

    A. K. K. Kyaw;X. W. Sun;C. Y. Jiang;G. Q. Lo

  • Zinc oxide nanocomb biosensor for glucose detection

    J. X. Wang;Xiaowei Sun;A. Wei;Y. Lei

  • Improved dye-sensitized solar cells with a ZnO-nanoflower photoanode

    C. Y. Jiang;X. W. Sun;G. Q. Lo;D. L. Kwong

  • OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF EPITAXIALLY GROWN ZINC OXIDE FILMS ON SAPPHIRE BY PULSED LASER DEPOSITION

    Xiaowei Sun;Hoi Sing Kwok

  • Enzymatic glucose biosensor based on ZnO nanorod array grown by hydrothermal decomposition

    A. Wei;X. W. Sun;J. X. Wang;Y. Lei

  • All‐Inorganic Perovskite Nanocrystals for High‐Efficiency Light Emitting Diodes: Dual‐Phase CsPbBr3‐CsPb2Br5 Composites

    Xiaoli Zhang;Xiaoli Zhang;Xiaoli Zhang;Bing Xu;Bing Xu;Jinbao Zhang;Yuan Gao

  • Field emission from zinc oxide nanopins

    C. X. Xu;X. W. Sun

  • A bi-functional device for self-powered electrochromic window and self-rechargeable transparent battery applications

    Jinmin Wang;Lei Zhang;Le Yu;Zhihui Jiao

  • A ZnO Nanorod Inorganic/Organic Heterostructure Light-Emitting Diode Emitting at 342 nm

    X. W. Sun;J. Z. Huang;J. X. Wang;Z. Xu

  • High-Efficiency Light-Emitting Diodes of Organometal Halide Perovskite Amorphous Nanoparticles

    Jun Xing;Fei Yan;Yawen Zhao;Shi Chen

  • Field emission from gallium-doped zinc oxide nanofiber array

    C. X. Xu;X. W. Sun;B. J. Chen

  • Full Visible Range Covering InP/ZnS Nanocrystals with High Photometric Performance and Their Application to White Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diodes

    Xuyong Yang;Dewei Zhao;Kheng Swee Leck;Swee Tiam Tan

  • Heterojunction-Depleted Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cells with Coarse-Grained B-γ-CsSnI3 Thin Films

    Ning Wang;Yuanyuan Zhou;Ming Gang Ju;Hector F. Garces

  • Zinc oxide nanodisk

    Chunxiang Xu;Xiaowei Sun;Zhili Dong;M. B. Yu

  • Photoluminescent properties of copper-doped zinc oxide nanowires

    C X Xu;X W Sun;X H Zhang;L Ke

  • Si nanopillar array optimization on Si thin films for solar energy harvesting

    Junshuai Li;HongYu Yu;She Mein Wong;Gang Zhang

  • Room Temperature Excitonic Whispering Gallery Mode Lasing from High‐Quality Hexagonal ZnO Microdisks

    Rui Chen;Bo Ling;Xiao Wei Sun;Xiao Wei Sun;Han Dong Sun

  • Efficient Red/Green/Blue Tandem Quantum-Dot Light-Emitting Diodes with External Quantum Efficiency Exceeding 21.

    Heng Zhang;Shuming Chen;Xiao Wei Sun

  • Stable field emission from hydrothermally grown ZnO nanotubes

    A. Wei;Xiaowei Sun;Chunxiang Xu;Zhili Dong

Frequent Co-Authors

Hilmi Volkan Demir
Hilmi Volkan Demir Bilkent University
Swee Tiam Tan
Swee Tiam Tan Xiamen University Malaysia
Dewei Zhao
Dewei Zhao Sichuan University
Aung Ko Ko Kyaw
Aung Ko Ko Kyaw Southern University of Science and Technology
Shuming Chen
Shuming Chen Southern University of Science and Technology
Beng Kang Tay
Beng Kang Tay Nanyang Technological University
Zhili Dong
Zhili Dong Nanyang Technological University
Rui Chen
Rui Chen Southern University of Science and Technology
Hoi Sing Kwok
Hoi Sing Kwok Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Handong Sun
Handong Sun Nanyang Technological University

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