By Dr Kaiwen Sun

Book Chapters

He M; Sun K; Hao X, 2024, 'Electronic and Optical Properties of Perovskite Semiconductor', in Engineering Materials, pp. 51 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-57663-8_3

Journal articles

Zhou S; Sun K; Satriyatama A; Facchinetti I; Toe CY; Hao X; Amal R, 2025, 'Nanoengineered Kesterite Photocathodes: Enhancing Photoelectrochemical Performance for Water Splitting and Beyond', ACS Nano, 19, pp. 17041 - 17061, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c01821

Yuan X; Li J; Zhang L; Huang J; Cong J; Privat K; Xu Z; Yao Y; He G; Wang A; Cui X; Patterson RJ; Sun K; Green MA; Hao X, 2025, 'Disentangling Carrier-Transport and Interfacial Carrier-Recombination by Mitigating Na Interstitials for 11.9% Efficient Cd-Free Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cells', Small, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202501905

Yu F; Shen H; Zhang Y; Qiu T; Wang Y; Wang R; Yang Z; Zhang K; Liu H; Guo C; Bao W; Sun K; Li J, 2025, 'Recent Advances in Integrated Solar Photovoltaic Energy Storage', Small, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202501618

Peng B; Bao W; Sun K; Xiao J, 2025, 'Enhancing Silicon Anode Performance in Lithium-Ion Batteries Through Hybrid Artificial SEI Layer and Prelithiation', Nanomaterials, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano15090690

Shen L; Sun K; Xi F; Jiang Z; Li S; Wang Y; Tong Z; Lu J; Ma W; Green MA; Hao X, 2025, 'Conversion of photovoltaic waste silicon into amorphous silicon nanowire anodes', Energy and Environmental Science, 18, pp. 4348 - 4361, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5ee00020c

Gunawan M; Bowdler O; Zhou S; Fang X; Zhang Q; Sakamoto Y; Sun K; Gunawan D; Chang SLY; Amal R; Valanoor N; Scott J; Hart JN; Toe CY, 2025, 'Ferroelectric Polarization-Induced Performance Enhancements in BiFeO3/BiVO4 Photoanodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting', Advanced Functional Materials, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202417651

Bao W; Shen H; Zeng G; Zhang Y; Wang Y; Cui D; Xia J; Jing K; Liu H; Guo C; Yu F; Sun K; Li J, 2025, 'Engineering the next generation of MXenes: challenges and strategies for scalable production and enhanced performance', Nanoscale, 17, pp. 6204 - 6265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4nr04560b

Wang A; Cong J; Zhou S; Huang J; Cao J; Cui X; Yuan X; Yao Y; Xu Z; He G; Liu JZ; Cairney JM; Chen YS; Green MA; Wei SH; Sun K; Hao X, 2025, 'Hydrogen-enhanced carrier collection enabling wide-bandgap Cd-free Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells with 11.4% certified efficiency', Nature Energy, 10, pp. 255 - 265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41560-024-01694-5

Qiu T; Zhang W; Hao X; Sun K, 2025, 'Integrated Photo-Rechargeable Batteries: Configurations, Design Principles, and Energy Loss Mechanisms', Small Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smsc.202400598

Zhang X; Huang J; Cong J; Sun K; Liu F; Hao X, 2025, 'Suppression of Deep-Level Defects Recombination in Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 Solar Cells Through Rear-Interface Cesium Doping', Small, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202411241

Zhou S; Liu X; Gunawan M; Shan Y; Zhang M; Lucas S; Satriyatama A; Gunawan D; Wang A; Yuan X; Sun K; Amal R; Hao X, 2025, 'Unassisted Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production Coupled with Selective Glucose Oxidation Using Metal Halide Perovskite Photoanodes', Advanced Functional Materials, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202505281

Wang C; Chen Y; Ma Q; Suo P; Sun K; Cheng Y; Lin X; Liu W; Ma G, 2024, 'Revealing the Fundamental Limit of Gate-Controlled Ultrafast Charge Transfer in Graphene-MoS₂ Heterostructures', ACS PHOTONICS, 11, pp. 5170 - 5179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.4c01391

Wang A; Huang J; Yan C; He G; Cui X; Yuan X; Zhou S; He M; Qiu T; Zhao C; Green MA; Sun K; Hao X, 2024, 'Cd-Free High-Bandgap Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cell with 10.7% Certified Efficiency Enabled by Engineering Sn-Related Defects', Advanced Functional Materials, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202407063

Sun K; Liu X; Wang C; Lin X; Suo P; Guo Y; Ma G, 2024, 'Unveiling the Unusual Electron-Phonon Interaction and Quasi-Particle Dynamics in type-II Weyl Semimetal NbIrTe₄', ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adom.202401990

Bao W; Shen H; Zhang Y; Qian C; Zeng G; Jing K; Cui D; Xia J; Liu H; Guo C; Yu F; Sun K; Li J, 2024, 'High-entropy oxides for energy storage and conversion', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12, pp. 23179 - 23201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4ta04156a

Shah UA; Wang A; Irfan Ullah M; Ishaq M; Shah IA; Zeng Y; Abbasi MS; Umair MA; Farooq U; Liang GX; Sun K, 2024, 'A Deep Dive into Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Solar Cells: A Review of Exploring Roadblocks, Breakthroughs, and Shaping the Future', Small, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202310584

Zhou S; Sun K; Toe CY; Huang J; Wang A; Yuwono J; Kumar P; Wan T; Zhang D; Ma Z; Vongsvivut J; Chu D; Hao X; Amal R, 2024, 'Solar driven ammonia synthesis with Co-TiOx and Ag nanowires enhanced Cu2ZnSnS4 photocathodes', Applied Catalysis B Environmental, 348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.123836

Han C; Li C; Yuwono JA; Liu Z; Sun K; Wang K; He G; Huang J; Kumar PV; Vongsvivut J; Cong J; Mehrvarz H; Han Z; Lu X; Pan J; Hao X; Amal R, 2024, 'Nanostructured hybrid catalysts empower the artificial leaf for solar-driven ammonia production from nitrate', Energy and Environmental Science, 17, pp. 5653 - 5665, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3ee03836j

Zou Y; Zhang Z; Wang C; Cheng Y; Wang C; Sun K; Zhang W; Suo P; Lin X; Ma H; Leng Y; Liu W; Du J; Ma G, 2024, 'Charge Transfer in Graphene-MoS₂ Vertical Heterostructures Tuned by Stacking Order and Substrate-Introduced Electric Field', ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 16, pp. 30589 - 30597, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c05511

Wang C; Chen Y; Xiong R; Sun K; Lin X; Wang W; Suo P; Liu W; Ma G, 2024, 'Weakening of the Many-Body Interactions Induced by Charge Transfer in Gr/WS₂ Heterostructures', JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 128, pp. 9209 - 9216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c02515

Sun K; Xia W; Wang C; Suo P; Zou Y; Peng J; Wang W; Lin X; Jin Z; Guo Y; Ma G, 2024, 'Highly intrinsic carrier mobility in tin diselenide crystal accessed with ultrafast terahertz spectroscopy', OPTICS EXPRESS, 32, pp. 17657 - 17666, http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.523383

Bao W; Shen H; Zhang Y; Qian C; Cui D; Xia J; Liu H; Guo C; Yu F; Li J; Sun K, 2024, 'Rejuvenating manganese-based rechargeable batteries: fundamentals, status and promise', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12, pp. 8617 - 8639, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4ta00466c

Bao W; Wang R; Qian C; Shen H; Yu F; Liu H; Guo C; Li J; Sun K, 2024, 'Light-Assisted Lithium Metal Anode Enabled by In Situ Photoelectrochemical Engineering', Small, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202307179

Wang C; Chen Y; Sun K; Wang W; Pu R; Lin X; Liu W; Ma G, 2024, 'Observation of enhanced WSe₂ exciton-exciton annihilation in WSe₂/Gr/hBN heterostructure', APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0180501

Wang Y; Zhou S; Liu X; Sun K; Lee M; Liu Z; Zhang M; Bai Y; Hameiri Z; Hao X, 2024, 'Cu2(Thiourea)Br2 complex as a multifunctional interfacial layer for reproducible PTAA‐based p‐i‐n perovskite solar cells', Solar RRL, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202300920

Wang A; Huang J; Cong J; Yuan X; He M; Li J; Yan C; Cui X; Song N; Zhou S; Green MA; Sun K; Hao X, 2024, 'Cd-Free Pure Sulfide Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cell with Over 800 mV Open-Circuit Voltage Enabled by Phase Evolution Intervention', Advanced Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202307733

Feng Z; Lee M; Tian R; Patterson R; Wang Y; Qian C; Sun K; Liu Z; Yun JS; Xu M; Zhang X; Jin H; Green M; He M; Li Z; Hao X, 2024, 'Doped-NiOx Seed Layer on Textured Substrates for Low-Loss Contacts in Perovskite Solar Cells', Advanced Energy Materials, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202405016

Yuan X; Li J; Sun K; Huang J; Cui X; Wang A; Xie B; Hoex B; Green M; Hao X, 2024, 'Improved carrier collection efficiency in CZTS solar cells by Li‐enhanced liquid‐phase‐assisted grain growth', EcoEnergy, 2, pp. 181 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece2.31

Bao W; Wang R; Liu H; Qian C; Liu H; Yu F; Guo C; Li J; Sun K, 2023, 'Photoelectrochemical Engineering for Light-Assisted Rechargeable Metal Batteries: Mechanism, Development, and Future', Small, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202303745

Li J; Sun K; Yuan X; Huang J; Green MA; Hao X, 2023, 'Emergence of flexible kesterite solar cells: progress and perspectives', Npj Flexible Electronics, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41528-023-00250-7

Wang W; Sun K; Wang C; Zhang W; Suo P; Lin X; Ma G, 2023, 'Transient THz Study of Phonon-Assisted Carrier Scattering between Bulk and Surface States in Bi₂Te₃', JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 127, pp. 23778 - 23784, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c06365

Qian C; Wang R; Shen H; Xia J; Cui D; Sun K; Liu H; Guo C; Yu F; Li J; Bao W, 2023, 'Computational-Guided Design of Photoelectrode Active Materials for Light-Assisted Energy Storage', Small, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202304045

Qian C; Sun K; Cong J; Cai H; Huang J; Li C; Cao R; Liu Z; Green M; Hoex B; Chen T; Hao X, 2023, 'Bifacial and Semitransparent Sb2(S,Se)3 Solar Cells for Single‐Junction and Tandem Photovoltaic Applications', Advanced Materials, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202303936

Zhang Y; Zhou S; Sun K, 2023, 'Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) for Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction: Efficiency, Selectivity, and Stability', Nanomaterials, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano13202762

Bao W; Shen H; Wang R; Qian C; Cui D; Xia J; Liu H; Guo C; Yu F; Li J; Sun K, 2023, 'Photo-assisted rechargeable batteries: principles, performance, and development', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11, pp. 18605 - 18625, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3ta03974a

Cui X; Sun K; Huang J; Sun H; Wang A; Yuan X; Green M; Hoex B; Hao X, 2023, 'Low-Temperature Plasma-Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition of ZnMgO for Efficient CZTS Solar Cells', ACS Materials Letters, 5, pp. 1456 - 1465, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.2c01203

Wang R; Qian C; Zhang Z; Shen H; Xia J; Cui D; Sun K; Liu H; Guo C; Yu F; Li J; Bao W, 2023, 'Advance of Prussian Blue-Derived Nanohybrids in Energy Storage: Current Status and Perspective', Small, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202206848

Coddington OM; Richard EC; Harber D; Pilewskie P; Woods TN; Snow M; Chance K; Liu X; Sun K, 2023, 'Version 2 of the TSIS-1 Hybrid Solar Reference Spectrum and Extension to the Full Spectrum', Earth and Space Science, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2022EA002637

Cui D; Wang R; Qian C; Shen H; Xia J; Sun K; Liu H; Guo C; Li J; Yu F; Bao W, 2023, 'Achieving High Performance Electrode for Energy Storage with Advanced Prussian Blue-Drived Nanocomposites—A Review', Materials, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma16041430

Wang A; He M; Green MA; Sun K; Hao X, 2023, 'A Critical Review on the Progress of Kesterite Solar Cells: Current Strategies and Insights', Advanced Energy Materials, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202203046

Liu X; Zheng B; Shi L; Zhou S; Xu J; Liu Z; Yun JS; Choi E; Zhang M; Lv Y; Zhang WH; Huang J; Li C; Sun K; Seidel J; He M; Peng J; Hao X; Green M, 2023, 'Perovskite solar cells based on spiro-OMeTAD stabilized with an alkylthiol additive', Nature Photonics, 17, pp. 96 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41566-022-01111-x

Sun K; Huang J; Li J; Yan C; Hao X, 2023, 'Recent progress in defect engineering for kesterite solar cells', Science China Physics Mechanics and Astronomy, 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11433-022-1939-6

Suo P; Wang C; Li G; Sun K; Zhang W; Lin X; Huang Z; Ma G, 2023, 'Intense Terahertz Pulse Generation and Nonlinear Effect of GaSe Crystal', CHINESE JOURNAL OF LASERS-ZHONGGUO JIGUANG, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.3788/CJL230798

Zhang W; Sun K; Suo P; Yan X; Lin X; Jin Z; Ma G, 2023, 'Ultrafast Photocarrier Dynamics in Vertically Aligned SnS₂ Nanoflakes Probing with Transient Terahertz Spectroscopy', NANOMATERIALS, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano13010005

Yuan X; Li J; Huang J; Yan C; Cui X; Sun K; Cong J; He M; Wang A; He G; Mahboubi Soufiani A; Jiang J; Zhou S; Stride JA; Hoex B; Green M; Hao X, 2022, '10.3% Efficient Green Cd-Free Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cells Enabled by Liquid-Phase Promoted Grain Growth', Small, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202204392

Gunawan D; Toe CY; Sun K; Scott J; Amal R, 2022, 'Improved carrier dynamics in nickel/urea-functionalized carbon nitride for ethanol photoreforming', Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, 21, pp. 2115 - 2126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s43630-022-00282-4

Zhao Y; Yu Z; Hu J; Zheng Z; Ma H; Sun K; Hao X; Liang G; Fan P; Zhang X; Su Z, 2022, 'Over 12% efficient kesterite solar cell via back interface engineering', Journal of Energy Chemistry, 75, pp. 321 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2022.08.031

Qian C; Sun K; Bao W, 2022, 'Recent advance on machine learning of MXenes for energy storage and conversion', International Journal of Energy Research, 46, pp. 21511 - 21522, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/er.7833

Teymur B; Kim Y; Huang J; Sun K; Hao X; Mitzi DB, 2022, 'Top Stack Optimization for Cu2BaSn(S, Se)4 Photovoltaic Cell Leads to Improved Device Power Conversion Efficiency beyond 6%', Advanced Energy Materials, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202201602

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