Wu Dan, Associate Professor

 

Profile:

Her research interests include silicon-on-chip light sources, on-chip optoelectronics, optical field modulation of micro/nanostructures, and intelligent algorithms for inverse nanophotonics. In particular, these include the inverse nanophotonic design of nanodisk wire columns and sub-wavelength gratings. And more specifically, their applications in photodetectors, solar cells, LEDs, and silicon-on-chip light sources. As PI, she has been in charge of the project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, the special innovation project of Guangdong Provincial Education Department, the general program of Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, the general program of Shenzhen Basic Research, etc. As the project principal investigator, she was responsible for the key projects of the National Key Research and Development Program. She has published 61 SCI papers in international journals (4 back cover articles, including Nature, Advanced Science, Advanced Functional Materials, Applied Physics Letters, Optics Express, etc.) and 11 EI papers in international conferences. (1 Distinguished Paper). She also co-authored the English monograph "Freeform Optics for LED Packages and Applications", which was selected as one of the national key books in the 13th Five-Year Plan. She was awarded the first prize of the 2021 China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Outstanding Publication Book Award, the 2018 Shenzhen Peacock Plan Category C Talent, the 2016 International Society for Information Display Outstanding Paper Award (award rate of 3.7%), and the 2012 Asia Innovation Forum Youth Entrepreneurship Award (award rate of 2.5%, 6 people in Asia). She is currently a reviewer for Light Science & Applications, Optics Express, China Laser, Journal of Optics and other well-known academic journals.

 

Academic Background:

August 2013 - January 2018 Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Doctor

September 2009 - June 2011, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, School of Optoelectronics Science and Engineering, Optical Engineering, Master

September 2005 - June 2009, Harbin Institute of Technology, School of Aerospace, Electronic Science and Technology, Bachelor

 

Work Experience:

December 2022 - Present Shenzhen Technology University, School of New Materials and New Energy, Associate Professor

December 2020 - November 2022 Shenzhen Technology University, School of New Materials and New Energy, Assistant Professor

July 2018 - November 2020 Southern University of Science and Technology, Institute of Frontier and Cross-Science, Faculty of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Associate Researcher

 

Major Honors:

1. First Prize, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Outstanding Publication Book Award, 2021

2. Shenzhen Peacock Plan Category C Talent, 2018

3. Shenzhen Nanshan District Navigator Talent, 2018

4. Asia Innovation Forum Youth Entrepreneurship Award, 2.5%, 6 people in Asia, only female winner (Asia Innovation Forum Committee, Tokyo, Japan, 2012)

5. International Society for Information Display (SID) Outstanding Paper Award, (award rate 3.7%), Society for Information Display (SID), 2016

6. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2013 - 2018 Full Scholarship for Doctoral Students

 

Research Interests:

1. Light sources on silicon substrates

2. Integrated optoelectronic devices, integrated photonic chips

3. Quantum dot display

4. Reverse nanophotonic design, optical field modulation of micro- and nanostructures

5. On-chip high speed modulated light sources for visible light communication

 

Research Projects:

Projects that she has been in charge of and participated in:

 [1] Principal investigator, National Natural Science Youth Fund, Project Approval No. 61905107, January 2020 ~ December 2022, RMB 230,000

 [2] Principal investigator, Guangdong Provincial Education Department Special Innovation Project, Project Approval No. 2019KTSCX157, June 2020~June 2022, RMB 80,000

 [3] Principal investigator, Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, Project Approval No. 2214050003201, January 2022~ December 2024, RMB 100,000

 [4] Principal investigator, Shenzhen Basic Research Project, Project Approval No. JCYJ20190809152411655, February 2020 ~ February 2022, RMB 300,000

 [5] Project leader, 2019 National Key R&D Program - "Network Collaborative Manufacturing and Smart Factory", Project Approval No. 2019YFB1704600, December 2019~ November 2022, RMB 274,400

 

Representative Papers:

A. Journal Papers

[1] X. Tang^#, Z. Wang^#, D. Wu^*, Z. Wu, Z. Ren, R. Li, P. Liu, G. Mei, J. Sun, J. Yu, F. Zheng, W. Choy, R. Chen, X. Sun, F. Yang^*, and K. Wang^*, " In Situ Growth Mechanism for High-Quality Hybrid Perovskite Single-Crystal Thin Films with High Area to Thickness Ratio: Looking for the Sweet Spot," Advanced Science, 2104788, 2022.

[2] T. Ye^#, D. Wu^#, Q. Wu, X. W. Sun, H. Liang^*, K. Wang^*, and M. Hong^*, Realization of inversely designed metagrating for highly efficient large angle beam deflection, Optics Express, vol. 30, 2022.

[3] D. Ma, K. Lin, Y. Dong, H. Choubisa, A. H. Proppe, D. Wu, Y.-K. Wang, B. Chen, P. Li, J. Z. Fan, F. Yuan, A. Johnston, Y. Liu, Y. Kang, Z.-H. Lu, Z. Wei, and E. H. Sargent, "Distribution control enables efficient reduced-dimensional perovskite LEDs," Nature, vol. 599, 2021.

[4] W. Feng^#, K. Lin^#, W. Li, X. Xiao, J. Lu, C. Yan, X. Liu, L. Xie, C. Tian, D. Wu^*, K. Wang^*, and Z. Wei^*, "Efficient all-inorganic perovskite light-emitting diodes enabled by manipulating the crystal orientation," Journal of Materials Chemistry A, vol. 9, 2021.

[5] D. Wu^*#, W. Li^#, H. Liu^#, X. Xiao, K. Shi, H. Tang, C. Shan, K. Wang^*, X. W. Sun, and A. K. K. Kyaw^*, " Universal strategy for improving perovskite photodiode performance:  interfacial built-in electric field manipulated by unintentional doping," Advanced Science, vol. 8, 2021. 

[6] Y. Tan, X. Xiao, S. Gui, J. Sun, T. Ye, J. Ma, Z. Wang, M. Qiu, X. W. Sun, D. Wu^*, and K. Wang^*, "Analyzing and modulating energy transfer in ternary-emissive system of quantum dot light-emitting diodes towards efficient emission," Optics Express, vol. 29, 2021.

[7] Y. Tan, W. Zhang, X. Xiao, J. Sun, J. Ma, T. Zhang, G. Mei, Z. Wang, F. Zhao, D. Wu^*, W. C. H. Choy, X. W. Sun^*, and K. Wang^*, "Enhancing hole injection by electric dipoles for efficient blue InP QLEDs," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 119, 2021.

[8] X. Tang, W. Chen, D. Wu^*, A. Gao, G. Li, J. Sun, K. Yi, Z. Wang, G. Pang, H. Yang, R. Guo, H. Liu, H. Zhong, M. Huang, R. Chen, P. Müller-Buschbaum, X. W. Sun, and K. Wang^*, "In situ growth of all-inorganic perovskite single crystal arrays on electron transport layer," Advanced Science, vol. 7, 2020.

[9] J. Lu, W. Feng, G. Mei, J. Sun, C. Yan, D. Zhang, K. Lin, D. Wu^*, K. Wang^*, and Z. Wei^*, "Ultrathin PEDOT:PSS enables colorful and efficient perovskite light-emitting diodes," Advanced Science, vol. 7, 2020.

[10] S. Li^#, H. Liu^#, W. Chen^#, Z. Zhou, D. Wu^*, R. Lu, B. Zhao, J. Hao, L. Yang, H. Yang, R. Cai, B. Xu, K. Wang^*, and X. W. Sun, "Low reabsorption and stability enhanced luminescent solar concentrators based on silica encapsulated quantum rods," Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 206, 2020.

[11] Z. Zhao, X. Wang^*, K. Yang, F. Fang, D. Wu^*, S. Liu, and K. Wang^*, "Analysis of factors affecting optical performance of GaN-based micro-LEDs with quantum dots films," Crystals, vol. 10, 2020.

[12] Q. Xie^#, D. Wu^#*, X. Wang^*, Y. Li, F. Fang, Z. Wang, Y. Ma, M. Su, S. Peng, H. Liu, K. Wang^*, and X. W. Sun, "Branched capping ligands improve the stability of cesium lead halide (CsPbBr₃) perovskite quantum dots," Journal of Materials Chemistry C, vol. 7, 2019.

[13] H. Tang^#, J. Zhong^#, W. Chen^#, K. Shi, G. Mei, Y. Zhang, Z. Wen, P. Müller-Buschbaum, D. Wu^*, K. Wang^*, and X. W. Sun^*, "Lead sulfide quantum dot photodetector with enhanced responsivity through a two-step ligand-exchange method," ACS Applied Nano Materials, vol. 2, 2019.

[14] X. Xiao, H. Xiao, D. Wu^*, R. Wang^*, K. Wang^*, and K. S. Chiang, "Effects of injection current on the modulation bandwidths of quantum-dot light-emitting diodes," IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol. 66, 2019.

[15] D. Wu, X. Tang^*, K. Wang^*, A. Olivier, and X. Li, "Parameters study on the growth of GaAs nanowires on indium tin oxide by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition," Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 119, 2016.

[16] D. Wu, X. Tang^*, K. Wang^*, and X. Li, "Effective coupled optoelectrical design method for fully infiltrated semiconductor nanowires based hybrid solar cells," Optics Express, vol. 24, 2016.

[17] D. Wu, X. Tang^*, K. Wang^*, Z. He, and X. Li, "An efficient and effective design of InP nanowires for maximal solar energy harvesting," Nanoscale Research Letters, vol. 12, 2017.

[18] D. Wu, X. H. Tang^*, H. S. Yoon, K. Wang^*, A. Olivier, and X. Q. Li, "MOCVD growth of high-quality and density-tunable GaAs nanowires on ITO catalyzed by Au nanoparticles deposited by centrifugation," Nanoscale Research Letters, vol. 10, 2015.

[19] D. Wu, X. Tang^*, and X. Li, "Optimization of the nanowire size and distribution of compound semiconductor nanowire-based hybrid solar cells," IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, vol. 5, 2015.

[20] D. Wu, X. H. Tang^*, A. Olivier, and X. Q. Li, "Free-standing GaAs nanowires growth on ITO glass by MOCVD," Materials Research Express, vol. 2, 2015.

[21] D. Wu, X. Tang^*, and H. Yoon, "Deposition of high-density Au nanoparticles on ITO glass by centrifugation," Journal of Nanoparticle Research, vol. 17, 2015.

[22] D. Wu, X. Tang^*, K. Wang^*, and X. Li, "An analytic approach for optimal geometrical design of GaAs nanowires for maximal light harvesting in photovoltaic cells," Scientific Reports, vol. 7, 2017.

[23] D. Wu, K. Wang^*, and V. G. Chigrinov, "Feedback reversing design method for uniform illumination in LED backlighting with extended source," Journal of Display Technology, vol. 10, 2014.

[24] H. Yang, Y. Liu, J. Hao, H. Tang, S. Ding, Z. Wang, F. Fang, D. Wu, W. Zhang, H. Liu, B. Xu, R. Lu, L. Yang, P. Liu, K. Wang, and X. W. Sun, "Alloyed green-emitting CdZnSeS/ZnS quantum dots with dense protective layers for stable lighting and display applications," ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 13, 2021.

[25] W. Zhang, S. Ding, W. Zhuang^*, D. Wu, P. Liu, X. Qu, H. Liu, H. Yang, Z. Wu, K. Wang^*, and X. W. Sun^*, "InP/ZnS/ZnS core/shell pure blue quantum dots for light-emitting diodes," Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 30, 2020.

[26] F. Fang, M. Liu, W. Chen, H. Yang, Y. Liu, X. Li, J. Hao, B. Xu, D. Wu, K. Cao, W. Lei, P. Müller-Buschbaum, X. W. Sun, R. Chen^*, and K. Wang^*, "Atomic Layer Deposition Assisted Encapsulation of Quantum Dot Luminescent Microspheres toward Display Applications," Advanced Optical Materials, vol. 8, 2020.

[27] A. Gao, J. Yan, Z. Wang, P. Liu, D. Wu, X. Tang, F. Fang, S. Ding, X. Li, J. Sun, M. Cao, L. Wang, L. Li^*, K. Wang^*, and X. W. Sun^*, "Printable CsPbBr₃ perovskite quantum dot ink for coffee ring-free fluorescent microarrays using inkjet printing," Nanoscale, vol. 12, 2020.

[28] Z. Wang^#, X. Xiao^#, J. Shen, P. Liu, D. Wu, X. Tang, G. Mei, J. Sun, H. Yang, X. Li, Z. Wu, Q. Xie, F. Fang, S. Ding, W. C. H. Choy, X. W. Sun, and K. Wang^*, "Enhancing stability of CsPbBr₃ nanocrystals light-emitting diodes through polymethylmethacrylate physical adsorption," nano select, vol. 1, 2020.

[29] X. Xiao, K. Wang^*, T. Ye, R. Cai, Z. Ren, D. Wu, X. Qu, J. Sun, S. Ding, X. W. Sun, and W. C. H. Choy^*, "Enhanced hole injection assisted by electric dipoles for efficient perovskite light-emitting diodes," Communications Materials, vol. 1, 2020.

[30] H. Yang, M. Zhou, H. Tang, M. Sun, P. Liu, Y. Liu, L. Chen, D. Li, D. Wu, J. Hao, B. Xu, Z. Zhao, Z. Ren, S. Jia, K. Wang^*, and X. W. Sun^*, "Enhanced light emission of quantum dot films by scattering of poly(zinc methacrylate) coating CdZnSeS/ZnS quantum dots and high refractive index BaTiO₃ nanoparticles," RSC Advances, vol. 10, 2020.

[31] G. Mei, D. Wu, S. Ding, W. C. H. Choy, K. Wang, and X. W. Sun^*, "Optical tunneling to improve light extraction in quantum dot and perovskite light-emitting diodes," IEEE Photonics Journal, vol. 12, 2020.

[32] M. Mei^#, Z. Han^#, P. Liu, F. Fang, W. Chen, J. Hao, D. Wu, R. Pan^*, W. Cao, and K. Wang^*, "Silica encapsulation of metal perovskite nanocrystals in a photoluminescence type display application," Nanotechnology, vol. 30, 2019.

[33] X. Li^#, W. Li^#, Y. Yang, X. Lai, Q. Su, D. Wu, G. Li^*, K. Wang, S. Chen, X. W. Sun, and A. K. K. Kyaw^*, "Defects passivation with dithienobenzodithiophene-based π-conjugated polymer for enhanced performance of perovskite solar cells," Solar RRL, vol. 3, 2019.

[34] H. Liu, H. Zhong, F. Zheng, Y. Xie, D. Li, D. Wu, Z. Zhou, X. W. Sun, and K. Wang^*, "Near-infrared lead chalcogenide quantum dots: synthesis and applications in light emitting diodes," Chinese Physics B, vol. 28, 2019.

[35] M. Su, D. Wu, B. Fan, F. Wang, K. Wang^*, and Z. Luo^*, "Synthesis of highly efficient and stable CH₃NH₃PbBr₃ perovskite nanocrystals within mesoporous silica through excess CH₃NH₃Br method," Dyes and Pigments, vol. 155, 2018.

[36] W. Zhang, W. Zhuang^*, X. Xing^*, B. Xu, D. Wu, H. Liu, K. Wang^*, R. Liu, and X. W. Sun, "Alloyed multi-shell quantum dots with tunable dual emission," Journal of Materials Chemistry C, vol. 6, 2018. 

[37] H. Liu^#, S. Li^#, W. Chen, D. Wang, C. Li, D. Wu, J. Hao, Z. Zhou, X. Wang, and K. Wang^*, "Scattering enhanced quantum dots based luminescent solar concentrators by silica microparticles," Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 179, 2018.

[38] X. Li, X. Tang, Y. Yang, T. Ye, D. Wu, H. Wang, J. Li, and X. Wang, "A dopant-free polymer as hole-transporting material for highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells," Progress in Photovoltaics, vol. 26, 2018

[39] B. Xu^#, W. Wang^#, X. Zhang, W. Cao, D. Wu, S. Liu, H. Dai, S. Chen^*, K. Wang^*, and X. W. Sun^*, "Bright and efficient light-emitting diodes based on MA/Cs double cation perovskite nanocrystals," Journal of Materials Chemistry C, vol. 5, 2017. (封面文章)

B. Conference Papers

[1] Z. Fan, W. Chen, F. Qiu, C. Fang, B. Xiang, D. Wu^*, M. Qiu^*, K. Wang, and Z. Zhao, "Numerical study on the light extraction efficiency and angular energy distribution of Micro-LEDs," 2021 IEEE 6th Optoelectronics Global Conference (OGC), 2021.

[2] Y. Wu, H. Xie, Y. Zhang, J. Li, K. Wang, Z. Zhao, M. Qiu^*, F. Yang, and D. Wu^*, "Analysis of package factors affecting the light output efficiency of quantum dots-based micro-LEDs," 2021 IEEE 6th Optoelectronics Global Conference (OGC), 2021.

[3] J. Qin, Z. L. Wen, S. Li, J. Hao, W. Chen, D. Dong, J. Deng, D. Wang, B. Xu, D. Wu, K. Wang^* and X. W. Sun ^*, "Large-scale luminance enhancement film with quantum rods aligned in polymeric nanofibers for high efficiency wide color gamut led display", SID Display Week 2016, San Francisco, CA, USA, 2016. (Featured as the 2016 SID Distinguished Paper Award)

 

Monograph Chapters:

[1] Kai Wang, Sheng Liu, Xiaobing Luo and Dan Wu, Freeform Optics for LED Packages and Applications, John Wiley and Sons, ISBN: 978-1-118-74971-5, 2017.07. 978 - 1 - 118 - 74971 - 5, 2017, July. (Nominated by Professor Wang Zhengping, a member of the US National Academy of Engineering, and selected as a key book in the 13th Five-Year Plan, this book is the first international monograph on free-form optical technology for LEDs.)

 

Contact Information:

E-mail: wudan@sztu.edu.cn