By Dr Kaiwen Sun

Journal articles

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

Qian C; Wang R; Sun K; Bao W, 2022, 'Dimensional engineering of anode materials for high performance potassium ion hybrid capacitor—A review', International Journal of Energy Research, 46, pp. 17976 - 17998, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/er.8500

Bao W; Wang R; Qian C; Li M; Sun K; Yu F; Liu H; Guo C; Li J, 2022, 'Photoassisted High-Performance Lithium Anode Enabled by Oriented Crystal Planes', ACS Nano, 16, pp. 17454 - 17465, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c08684

Zhang W; Yang Y; Suo P; Sun K; Peng J; Lin X; Xiu F; Ma G, 2022, 'Semiconductorlike photocarrier dynamics in Dirac-semimetal Cd3As2 films probed with transient terahertz spectroscopy', PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.106.155137

Sun K; Ma H; Xia W; Suo P; Zhang W; Zou Y; Lin X; Zhang S; Guo Y; Ma G, 2022, 'Dynamical Response of Nonlinear Optical Anisotropy in a Tin Sulfide Crystal under Ultrafast Photoexcitation', JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 13, pp. 9355 - 9362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02443

Zeng Y; Huang J; Li J; Sun K; Shah UA; Deng H; Zhang X; Sha C; Qian C; Song H; Hao X, 2022, 'Comparative Study of TiO2 and CdS as the Electron Transport Layer for Sb2S3 Solar Cells', Solar RRL, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202200435

Qian C; Wang R; Yu F; Liu H; Guo C; Sun K; Li J; Bao W, 2022, 'Conductive Covalent Organic Frameworks Meet Micro-Electrical Energy Storage: Mechanism, Synthesis and Applications—A Review', Crystals, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cryst12101405

Sun H; Huang J; O’Neill A; Yun JS; Young TL; Yan C; Sun K; Li J; Nielsen MP; Cui X; Wang A; Seidel J; Stride JA; Green MA; Hao X, 2022, 'Manipulating the Distributions of Na and Cd by Moisture-Assisted Postdeposition Annealing for Efficient Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cells', Solar Rrl, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202200442

Xia J; Wang R; Qian C; Sun K; Liu H; Guo C; Li J; Yu F; Bao W, 2022, 'Supercapacitors of Nanocrystalline Covalent Organic Frameworks—A Review', Crystals, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cryst12101350

Sun H; Huang J; Young TL; Cong J; Li J; Sun K; Yan C; Soufiani AM; Cui X; Nielsen MP; Zhang X; Stride JA; Green MA; Hao X, 2022, 'Defect Engineering for Efficient Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cells via Moisture-Assisted Post-Deposition Annealing', Advanced Optical Materials, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adom.202200607

Wang R; Sun K; Zhang Y; Li B; Qian C; Li J; Liu F; Bao W, 2022, 'Nanoscale interface engineering of inorganic Solid-State electrolytes for High-Performance alkali metal batteries', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 621, pp. 41 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2022.04.075

Bao W; Wang R; Sun K; Qian C; Zhang Y; Li J, 2022, 'Interface Crystallographic Optimization of Crystal Plane for Stable Metallic Lithium Anode', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14, pp. 38696 - 38705, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c08278

Wang R; Liu H; Zhang Y; Sun K; Bao W, 2022, 'Integrated Photovoltaic Charging and Energy Storage Systems: Mechanism, Optimization, and Future', Small, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202203014

Wang R; Zhang Y; Sun K; Qian C; Bao W, 2022, 'Emerging green technologies for recovery and reuse of spent lithium-ion batteries - a review', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 10, pp. 17053 - 17076, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2ta03295c

Wang R; Li M; Zhang Y; Sun K; Bao W, 2022, 'Atomic surface modification strategy of MXene materials for high-performance metal sulfur batteries', International Journal of Energy Research, 46, pp. 11659 - 11675, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/er.8025

Zhou S; Sun K; Toe CY; Yin J; Huang J; Zeng Y; Zhang D; Chen W; Mohammed OF; Hao X; Amal R, 2022, 'Engineering a Kesterite-Based Photocathode for Photoelectrochemical Ammonia Synthesis from NOx Reduction', Advanced Materials, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202201670

Zou Y; Ma Q-S; Zhang Z; Pu R; Zhang W; Suo P; Sun K; Chen J; Li D; Ma H; Lin X; Leng Y; Liu W; Du J; Ma G, 2022, 'Observation of Ultrafast Interfacial Exciton Formation and Relaxation in Graphene/MoS₂ Heterostructure', JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 13, pp. 5123 - 5130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c01197

Wang R; Li M; Sun K; Zhang Y; Li J; Bao W, 2022, 'Element-Doped Mxenes: Mechanism, Synthesis, and Applications', Small, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202201740

Wang R; Sun K; Liu H; Qian C; Li M; Zhang Y; Bao W, 2022, 'Integrating a redox-coupled FeSe2/N-C photoelectrode into potassium ion hybrid capacitors for photoassisted charging', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 10, pp. 11504 - 11513, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2ta02095e

Zeng Y; Wu J; Sun K; Huang J; Li L; Sha C; Yao Y; Lai Y; Green M; Liu F; Hao X, 2022, 'Low-Cost Fabrication of Sb2S3 Solar Cells: Direct Evaporation from Raw Stibnite Ore', Solar Rrl, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202100843

Li D; Zhang W; Suo P; Chen J; Sun K; Zou Y; Ma H; Lin X; Yan X; Zhang S; Li B; Ma G, 2022, 'Ultrafast Dynamics of Defect-Assisted Auger Process in PdSe₂Films:Synergistic Interaction between Defect Trapping and Auger Effect', JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 13, pp. 2757 - 2764, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00315

Li J; Huang J; Cong J; Mai Y; Su Z; Liang G; Wang A; He M; Yuan X; Sun H; Yan C; Sun K; Ekins-Daukes NJ; Green MA; Hao X, 2022, 'Large-Grain Spanning Monolayer Cu2ZnSnSe4 Thin-Film Solar Cells Grown from Metal Precursor', Small, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202105044

Wang R; Sun K; Zhang Y; Qian C; Bao W, 2022, 'Dimensional optimization enables high-performance capacitive deionization', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 10, pp. 6414 - 6441, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1ta10783f

Qian C; Li J; Sun K; Jiang C; Huang J; Tang R; Green M; Hoex B; Chen T; Hao X, 2022, '9.6%-Efficient all-inorganic Sb 2 (S,Se) 3 solar cells with a MnS hole-transporting layer', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 10, pp. 2835 - 2841, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1ta09913b

Li J; Liu H; Sun K; Wang R; Qian C; Yu F; Zhang L; Bao W, 2022, 'Dual-functional iodine photoelectrode enabling high performance photo-assisted rechargeable lithium iodine batteries', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 10, pp. 7326 - 7332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2ta00258b

Li J; Huang J; Ma F; Sun H; Cong J; Privat K; Webster RF; Cheong S; Yao Y; Chin RL; Yuan X; He M; Sun K; Li H; Mai Y; Hameiri Z; Ekins-Daukes NJ; Tilley RD; Unold T; Green MA; Hao X, 2022, 'Unveiling microscopic carrier loss mechanisms in 12% efficient Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells', Nature Energy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41560-022-01078-7

Pan Y; Yan C; Zhao X; Chen W; Sun K; Wu Q; Ding L; Liu F, 2022, '11.39% efficiency Cu₂ZnSn(S,Se)₄ solar cells from scrap brass', SUSMAT, 2, pp. 206 - 211, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sus2.44

Li J; Huang J; Huang Y; Tampo H; Sakurai T; Chen C; Sun K; Yan C; Cui X; Mai Y; Hao X, 2021, 'Interface Recombination of Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cells Leveraged by High Carrier Density and Interface Defects', Solar Rrl, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202100418

He M; Huang J; Li J; Jang JS; Suryawanshi UP; Yan C; Sun K; Cong J; Zhang Y; Kampwerth H; Suryawanshi MP; Kim J; Green MA; Hao X, 2021, 'Systematic Efficiency Improvement for Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Solar Cells By Double Cation Incorporation with Cd and Ge', Advanced Functional Materials, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202104528

He M; Sun K; Suryawanshi MP; Li J; Hao X, 2021, 'Interface engineering of p-n heterojunction for kesterite photovoltaics: A progress review', Journal of Energy Chemistry, 60, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2020.12.019

Zhou S; Sun K; Huang J; Lu X; Xie B; Zhang D; Hart JN; Toe CY; Hao X; Amal R, 2021, 'Accelerating Electron-Transfer and Tuning Product Selectivity Through Surficial Vacancy Engineering on CZTS/CdS for Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction', Small, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202100496

Sun K; Wang A; Su Z; Liu F; Hao X, 2021, 'Enhancing the performance of Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell fabricated via successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction method by optimizing the annealing process', Solar Energy, 220, pp. 204 - 210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.03.033

Li J; Huang J; Li K; Zeng Y; Zhang Y; Sun K; Yan C; Xue C; Chen C; Chen T; Green MA; Tang J; Hao X, 2021, 'Defect-Resolved Effective Majority Carrier Mobility in Highly Anisotropic Antimony Chalcogenide Thin-Film Solar Cells', Solar Rrl, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.202000693

Wang A; Chang NL; Sun K; Xue C; Egan RJ; Li J; Yan C; Huang J; Rong H; Ramsden C; Hao X, 2021, 'Analysis of manufacturing cost and market niches for Cu2ZnSnS4(CZTS) solar cells', Sustainable Energy and Fuels, 5, pp. 1044 - 1058, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0se01734e

He G; Yan C; Li J; Yuan X; Sun K; Huang J; Sun H; He M; Zhang Y; Stride JA; Green MA; Hao X, 2020, '11.6% Efficient Pure Sulfide Cu(In,Ga)S2 Solar Cell through a Cu-Deficient and KCN-Free Process', ACS Applied Energy Materials, 3, pp. 11974 - 11980, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.0c02158

Zhou Z; Sun K; Jiang L; Jia M; Liu F, 2020, 'Research progress on recycling technology of end-of-life silicon photovoltaic modules', Zhongnan Daxue Xuebao Ziran Kexue Ban Journal of Central South University Science and Technology, 51, pp. 3279 - 3288, http://dx.doi.org/10.11817/j.issn.1672-7207.2020.12.002

Li J; Huang Y; Huang J; Liang G; Zhang Y; Rey G; Guo F; Su Z; Zhu H; Cai L; Sun K; Sun Y; Liu F; Chen S; Hao X; Mai Y; Green MA, 2020, 'Defect Control for 12.5% Efficiency Cu2ZnSnSe4 Kesterite Thin-Film Solar Cells by Engineering of Local Chemical Environment', Advanced Materials, 32, pp. e2005268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202005268

Xue C; Huang J; Sun K; Yan C; Kampwerth H; Hao X, 2020, 'Revealing Nanoscale Domains in Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Films by Catalyzed Chemical Etching', Physica Status Solidi Rapid Research Letters, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssr.202000283

Zeng Y; Sun K; Huang J; Nielsen MP; Ji F; Sha C; Yuan S; Zhang X; Yan C; Liu X; Deng H; Lai Y; Seidel J; Ekins-Daukes N; Liu F; Song H; Green M; Hao X, 2020, 'Quasi-Vertically-Orientated Antimony Sulfide Inorganic Thin-Film Solar Cells Achieved by Vapor Transport Deposition', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 12, pp. 22825 - 22834, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c02697

Song N; Green MA; Sun K; Hu Y; Yan C; Hao X, 2020, 'Epitaxial growth of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film on Si by radio frequency magnetron sputtering', Applied Physics Letters, 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5136289

Jiang J; Giridharagopal R; Jedlicka E; Sun K; Yu S; Wu S; Gong Y; Yan W; Ginger DS; Green MA; Hao X; Huang W; Xin H, 2020, 'Highly efficient copper-rich chalcopyrite solar cells from DMF molecular solution', Nano Energy, 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.104438

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