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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Taiwan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
73
Citations
17966
World Ranking
777
National Ranking
7

Materials Science

D-Index
73
Citations
17993
World Ranking
3876
National Ranking
41

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2014 - OSA Fellows Yan-Kuin Su Kun Shan University, Taiwan For achievement in preparation of compound semiconductor materials and in fabrication of and education in optoelectronic devices.
  • 2012 - SPIE Fellow
  • 2007 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to optoelectronics and nanophotonics research and education

Overview

Yan-Kuin Su is affiliated with National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan and has an established record in engineering and materials science. Their research spans main fields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry, with specific attention to subfields including Polymers and Plastics, Ceramics and Composites, and Clinical Biochemistry.

The scientist's research topics cover a diverse range of subjects relevant to semiconductor and materials technologies. Key topics include:

  • Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
  • Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials

Yan-Kuin Su's recent papers demonstrate active involvement in both foundational and applied research. Notable publications include:

  • ALD Al2O3 gate dielectric on the reduction of interface trap density and the enhanced photo-electric performance of IGO TFT, 2020, RSC Advances
  • Light Output, Thermal Properties, and Reliability of Using Glass Phosphors in WLED Packages, 2021, Coatings
  • Unraveling the Degradation Mechanism of LiNbO3-Coated NCM Cathode at High Potential in All-Solid-State Batteries Using 10 K Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Analysis, 2025, Batteries & Supercaps
  • Programmable Manually Powered Microfluidics for Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection, 2025, Analytical Chemistry

Frequent co-authors associated with Yan-Kuin Su include Kuan-Yu Chen, Chih-Chiang Yang, Chun-Yuan Huang, Yong Jun Park, and Kentaro Yamamoto. These collaborations indicate a multidisciplinary approach spanning materials science, chemistry, and engineering disciplines.

The principal venues publishing Yan-Kuin Su's work are:

  • RSC Advances
  • Batteries & Supercaps
  • Coatings
  • Analytical Chemistry

Yan-Kuin Su has been recognized by several professional societies, receiving the OSA Fellowship in 2014 for achievements related to compound semiconductor materials and optoelectronic devices education. In 2012, they were named an SPIE Fellow, and earlier in 2007, they were awarded IEEE Fellow status for contributions in optoelectronics and nanophotonics research and education.

Best Publications

  • White-light emission from near UV InGaN-GaN LED chip precoated with blue/green/red phosphors

    J.K. Sheu;S.J. Chang;C.H. Kuo;Y.K. Su

  • InGaN-GaN multiquantum-well blue and green light-emitting diodes

    S.J. Chang;W.C. Lai;Y.K. Su;J.F. Chen

  • High-transparency Ni/Au ohmic contact to p-type GaN

    J. K. Sheu;Y. K. Su;G. C. Chi;P. L. Koh

  • 400-nm InGaN-GaN and InGaN-AlGaN multiquantum well light-emitting diodes

    S.J. Chang;C.H. Kuo;Y.K. Su;L.W. Wu

  • Effects of thermal annealing on the indium tin oxide Schottky contacts of n-GaN

    J. K. Sheu;Yan-Kuin Su;G. C. Chi;M. J. Jou

  • Ultraviolet ZnO Nanorod Photosensors

    Yan-Kuin Su;Yan-Kuin Su;S. M. Peng;L. W. Ji;L. W. Ji;C. Z. Wu

  • Compact and Low Loss Dual-Band Bandpass Filter Using Pseudo-Interdigital Stepped Impedance Resonators for WLANs

    Min-Hang Weng;Hung-Wei Wu;Yan-Kuin Su

  • Ultraviolet photodetectors based on selectively grown ZnO nanorod arrays

    L. W. Ji;S. M. Peng;Yan-Kuin Su;Sheng-Joue Young

  • Hydrogen-doped high conductivity ZnO films deposited by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering

    Liang-Yih Chen;Wen-Hwa Chen;Jia-Jun Wang;Franklin Chau-Nan Hong

  • Carbon nanotube-based ultrasensitive multiplexing electrochemical immunosensor for cancer biomarkers.

    Ying Wan;Wangping Deng;Yan Su;Xinhua Zhu

  • GaN metal-semiconductor-metal ultraviolet photodetectors with transparent indium-tin-oxide Schottky contacts

    C.H. Chen;S.J. Chang;Y.K. Su;G.C. Chi

  • Nonvolatile Bio-Memristor Fabricated with Egg Albumen Film

    Ying Chih Chen;Hsin-Chieh Yu;Chun Yuan Huang;Wen Lin Chung

  • InGaN/GaN light emitting diodes with Ni/Au, Ni/ITO and ITO p-type contacts

    Y. C. Lin;Shoou-Jinn Chang;Yan-Kuin Su;Tzong-Yow Tsai

  • Nitrogen-doped p-type ZnO films prepared from nitrogen gas radio-frequency magnetron sputtering

    Ming-Lung Tu;Yan-Kuin Su;Chun-Yang Ma

  • Low-operation voltage of InGaN-GaN light-emitting diodes with Si-doped In/sub 0.3/Ga/sub 0.7/N/GaN short-period superlattice tunneling contact layer

    J.K. Sheu;J.M. Tsai;S.C. Shei;W.C. Lai

  • Influence of Si-doping on the characteristics of InGaN-GaN multiple quantum-well blue light emitting diodes

    L.W. Wu;S.J. Chang;T.C. Wen;Y.K. Su

  • ZnO metal-semiconductor-metal ultraviolet sensors with various contact electrodes

    Sheng-Joue Young;Liang-Wen Ji;Shoou-Jinn Chang;Yan-Kuin Su

  • Highly reliable nitride-based LEDs with SPS+ITO upper contacts

    S.J. Chang;C.S. Chang;Y.K. Su;R.W. Chuang

  • n-UV+Blue/Green/Red White Light Emitting Diode Lamps

    Cheng-Huang Kuo;Jinn Kong Sheu;Shoou Jinn Chang;Yan Kuin Su

  • Nitride-based light-emitting diodes with Ni/ITO p-type ohmic contacts

    Y.C. Lin;S.J. Chang;Y.K. Su;T.Y. Tsai

  • Nitride-based LEDs fabricated on patterned sapphire substrates

    S.J. Chang;Y.C. Lin;Y.K. Su;C.S. Chang

Frequent Co-Authors

Shoou-Jinn Chang
Shoou-Jinn Chang National Cheng Kung University
Jinn-Kong Sheu
Jinn-Kong Sheu National Cheng Kung University
Wei-Chih Lai
Wei-Chih Lai National Cheng Kung University
Gou-Chung Chi
Gou-Chung Chi National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Ten-Chin Wen
Ten-Chin Wen National Cheng Kung University
Te-Hua Fang
Te-Hua Fang National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences
Ying-Sheng Huang
Ying-Sheng Huang National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Yeong-Her Wang
Yeong-Her Wang National Cheng Kung University
Ching-Ting Lee
Ching-Ting Lee Yuan Ze University
Yoshiji Horikoshi
Yoshiji Horikoshi Waseda University

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