Professor Hongxia Wang
Faculty of Science,
School of Chemistry & Physics
Biography
Broad Area of Research Interest: Energy conversion and storage materials and devices and beyond. Charge Transport mechanism in solar cells, ionic conductivity materials.My Google Scholar citations are available via the link below http://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=LR5t1MkAAAAJ&hl=en
PhD project available: We are seeking highly motivated and creative individuals with solid background in chemistry, physics and materials to join our dynamic research team. Please contact me for more information (hx.wang@qut.edu.au)
Main Research Area: Our research is focused on development of cost-effective optoelectrical devices (solar cells, light emitting diodes, photodetectors), supercapacitors, batteries, solar fuels as well as related integrated devices for variable environmental conditions both on earth and in outer space through innovative materials design and synthesis, device architecture design as well as in-depth understanding of the fundamental mechanism of the materials in devices.
(i) Perovskite based solar cells (PSCs) and light emitting diodes
- Efficient charge extraction materials of PSCs
- High stability PSCs
- Perovskite materials with tailored properties for PSCs and LED applications
- Cost-effective electrode materials for PSCs
- Solid state dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) with novel fast ion transport electrolyte.
- Metal oxides (TiO2, ZnO, SnO2) with unique 1D properties for DSCs.
- Kinetics of charge transport and recombination of DSCs
- Quantum dots sensitized solar cells
- Synthesis of copper-zinc-tin-sulfide (Cu2ZnSnS4, CZTS) light absorber films through cost-effective chemical approach
- High performance CZTS thin film solar cells through novel device architecture
- Novel electrode materials for supercapacitors and batteries.
- Wearable supercapacitive materials
- Integrated solar driven photocapacitors
- membrane coating materials for long cycle life betteries.
- 2022-2025, ARC Linkage Grant. LP210100217. "Industrially Viable Routes for Fabrication of Perovskite Solar Cells".
- 2023-2024, ARC LIEF Grant. LE230100070. "Integrated high-throughput material synthesis and characterisation system".
- 2021-2022, ARC LIEF Grant. LE220100034, "A platform for upscaled demonstration of emerging photovoltaic materials"
- 2021-2024, ARC Discovery Grant. DP210102580. "High Performance Monolithic Photocapacitors".
- 2021-2022, ARC LIEF Grant. LE210100036. "A customised triple-beam microscope for precise fabricating/characterising".
- 2019-2022, ARC Discovery Grant. DP190102252. "Green Synthesis of Organometal Perovskite Solar Cells".
- 2018-2020, ARC Discovery Grant. DP180101098. "Antibacterial Impact Assessment of Nanopillar surfaces on Titanium Implants".
- 2015-2017, Queensland government-Chinese Academy of Science Science Collaborative Fund (Q-CAS) " Clean, Low Cost Solar Electricity".
- 2014-2015, ARC LIEF grant, “A New Integrated Photo-electrochemical Device Fabrication & Testing System”, $190K
- 2012-2016, ARC Future Fellowship Grant. “Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells: Can efficiency beyond the Shockley-Queisser limit be achieved?”.
- 2008-2011, ARC linkage grant. “Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells-New Cathode Materials and Systems “.
- Fellow of Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI).
- Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC).
- World's Top 2% Scientist (Stanford ranking. 2020, 2921, 2022).
- Highly Cited Author in Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Journal, 2020.
- Australian Research Council (ARC) College of Expert (2020-2023).
- QUT Vice-Chancellor Performance Award__Research (2017)
- "Solar Energy Journal Best Paper Award". (2017)
- QUT Vice-Chancellor Performance Award__Research. (2017)
- ARC Future Fellow. Australian Research Council (ARC), (2012)
- ARC Australian postdoctoral Fellowship – industry (APDI) (2007).
To date, I am the inventor on four patents on materials and solar cells:
(1) “An improved perovskite based solar cells” (Australian provisional patent 106276AUV00);
(2) “A new composite electrolyte and its applications”, CN02159047.8, 2004 (granted).
(3). “Preparation of a new solid state electrolyte and its applications”, CN03137666.5, 2003 (granted).
(4). “A novel method to prepare TiO2 paste”. CN 2003101132508, 2003 (granted.)
Commercial outcomes:
My work at Dyesol Ltd Australia during my employment as an industrial postdoc fellow on solid-state electrolytes for dye-sensitised solar cells led to the development of a successful commercial product in the company, ‘High performance gel electrolyte’.
Career Path:
- 2019-present: Professor, Queensland University of Technology.
- 2014 – 2019 : Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology.
- 2012 – 2014: Senior Lecture, Queensland University of Technology.
- 2010 – 2012: Vice-Chancellor Senior Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology.
- 2007 – 2010: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Bath, UK.
- 2006 – 2007: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dyesol Ltd, Australia.
- 2005 – 2006: Visiting Scholar, Shizuoka University, Japan.
- Sep-Nov. 2005, Senior Material Engineer, Ampere Technology Limited (ATL).
Personal details
Positions
- Professor
Faculty of Science,
School of Chemistry & Physics
Keywords
Perovskite Solar Cells, kinetics of carrier transport in solar cells, Advanced material synthesis, Solar cells and materials for space and extreme environmental conditions, Supercapacitors, Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film solar cells, Batteries, sensitized solar cells, integrated solar cell-energy storage devices
Research field
Materials Engineering, Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural), Condensed Matter Physics
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Professional memberships and associations
Professor, School of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology PhD (Physics), ME(Applied Chemistry), BE(Analytical Chemistry)
- Member of Royal Society of Chemistry
- Member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, MRACI
- Member of Australian Photovoltaic Institute
Teaching
Fundamental Chemistry (SCB111) Physical Chemistry (CVB 203) Industrial Analytical Chemistry (CVB 212) Applied Physical Chemistry (CVB302)
Experience
My Real World Engagement include:
- 2006 - 2007. Industrial Postdoctoral fellow (Industry: Dyesol Ltd, Australia).
- Sep-Nov. 2005. Senior Material Engineer (industry: Ampere Technology Limited (ATL) .
Since 2002, My translational research has led to four patents and one commercial product in the area of solar cells including:
(1) “An improved perovskite based solar cells” (Australian provisional patent 106276AUV00);
(2) “A new composite electrolyte and its applications”, CN02159047.8, 2004 (granted).
(3). “Preparation of a new solid state electrolyte and its applications”, CN03137666.5, 2003 (granted).
(4). “A novel method to prepare TiO2 paste”. CN 2003101132508, 2003 (granted.)
Commercial product:
‘High performance gel electrolyte’ (Dyesol Ltd)
Publications
- Wang, H., Guerrero, A., Bou, A., Al-Mayouf, A. & Bisquert, J. (2019). Kinetic and material properties of interfaces governing slow response and long timescale phenomena in perovskite solar cells. Energy and Environmental Science, 12(7), 2054–2079. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/129259
- Wang, H., Li, H., Xue, B., Wang, Z., Meng, Q. & Chen, L. (2005). Solid-state composite electrolyte LiI/3-hydroxypropionitrile/SiO2 for dye-sensitized solar cells. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(17), 6394–6401. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/10375
- Yang, Y., Hoang, M., Bhardwaj, A., Wilhelm, M., Mather, S. & Wang, H. (2022). Perovskite solar cells based self-charging power packs: Fundamentals, applications and challenges. Nano Energy, 94. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/228707
- Yu, F., Zhang, C., Wang, F., Gu, Y., Zhang, P., Waclawik, E., Du, A., Ostrikov, K. & Wang, H. (2020). A zinc bromine "supercapattery" system combining triple functions of capacitive, pseudocapacitive and battery-type charge storage. Materials Horizons, 7(2), 495–503. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/198223
- Pham, N., Shang, J., Yang, Y., Hoang, M., Tiong, V., Wang, X., Fan, L., Chen, P., Kou, L., Wang, L. & Wang, H. (2020). Alkaline-earth bis(trifluoromethanesulfonimide) additives for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells. Nano Energy, 69. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/199961
- Wang, T., Chen, H., Yu, F., Zhao, X. & Wang, H. (2019). Boosting the cycling stability of transition metal compounds-based supercapacitors. Energy Storage Materials, 16, 545–573. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/121472
- Tiong, V., Pham, N., Wang, T., Zhu, T., Zhao, X., Zhang, Y., Shen, Q., Bell, J., Hu, L., Dai, S. & Wang, H. (2018). Octadecylamine-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes for facilitating the formation of a monolithic perovskite layer and stable solar cells. Advanced Functional Materials, 28(10), 1–14. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/223368
- Pham, N., Tiong, V., Yao, D., Martens, W., Guerrero, A., Bisquert, J. & Wang, H. (2017). Guanidinium thiocyanate selective Ostwald ripening induced large grain for high performance perovskite solar cells. Nano Energy, 41, 476–487. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/112287
- Wang, H. & Peter, L. (2009). A comparison of different methods to determine diffusion length in dye-sensitized solar cells. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113(42), 18125–18133. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/31561
- Hong, X., Song, C., Yang, Y., Tan, H., Li, G., Cai, Y. & Wang, H. (2019). Cerium based metal-organic frameworks as an efficient separator coating catalyzing the conversion of polysulfides for high performance lithium-sulfur batteries. ACS Nano, 13(2), 1923–1931. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/126804
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Hongxia, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Recipient of a Nationally Competitive Research Fellowship
- Reference year
- 2023
- Details
- Fellow of Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2022
- Details
- World's top 2% Scientist
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2022
- Details
- I led the successful ARC LIEF grant (LE220100034).
- Type
- Recipient of a Nationally Competitive Research Fellowship
- Reference year
- 2022
- Details
- Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2020
- Details
- Top 5% Highly Cited Author in Royal Society Chemistry Journals
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- I was awarded "QUT Vice-Chancellor Performance Award for "Best Research with Real World Impact" in 2017
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- I war recipient of "Solar Energy Best Paper Award for 2016 in the topic of Photovoltaics (PV)" awarded by the International Solar Energy Society (ISES)
- Type
- Funding Award
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- I was lead CI in this successful Queensland Government-Chinese Academy of Science (Q-CAS) Collaborative fund: "Clean, Low Cost Solar Electricity" (total funding: $125,000). The Q-CAS grant application was very competitive. Out of the 14 applications submitted, my application was one of the two successful grants that were funded.
- Type
- Recipient of a Nationally Competitive Research Fellowship
- Reference year
- 2012
- Details
- Fellowship Type: ARC Principal Research FellowshipProject Title: Quantum dot-sensitised solar cells: can efficiency beyond the Shockley-Queisser limit be achieved?External Reference : FT120100674Years Awarded: 2012-2016Total Funding Awarded: $714,528
- Type
- Recipient of a Nationally Competitive Research Fellowship
- Reference year
- 2007
- Details
- Australian Postdoctoral (industry) Fellowship (APDI) in a ARC linkage project : "Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells__New Cathode Materials and Systems" (LP0776643) Total funding: $460,000
Selected research projects
- Title
- Novel Membranes for High-performance Zinc-Iron Redox Flow Batteries
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP240102891
- Start year
- 2024
- Keywords
- Title
- Industrially Viable Routes for fabrication of Perovskite Solar Cells
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP210100217
- Start year
- 2022
- Keywords
- Title
- ARC Research Hub for Microrecycling of Battery and Consumer Wastes
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- IH190100009
- Start year
- 2021
- Keywords
- Title
- High Performance Monolithic Perovskite Photocapacitors
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP210102580
- Start year
- 2021
- Keywords
- Title
- Green Synthesis of Organometal Perovskite Solar Cells
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP190102252
- Start year
- 2019
- Keywords
- Title
- Antibacterial Impact Assessment of Nanopillar Surfaces on Titanium Implants
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP180101098
- Start year
- 2018
- Keywords
- Title
- Quantum dot-sensitised solar cells: can efficiency beyond the Shockley-Queisser limit be achieved?
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- FT120100674
- Start year
- 2012
- Keywords
- solar cells; quantum dots; efficiency
- Title
- Efficient Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells: New Cathodic Materials and Systems
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0776643
- Start year
- 2008
- Keywords
- Dye Solar Cells; Photovoltaic Efficiency; Counter Electrode; Electrolytes
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals: From Synthesis to Applications (2022)
- Structural and Defects Engineering of Electrode Materials for Enhanced Supercapacitors Performance (2021)
- Improvement of Perovskite Solar Cells Performance and Stability via Molecular Engineering using Newly Developed Organic Hole Transporting Materials (2020)
- Interfacial and Compositional Engineering of Perovskite Solar Cells for Enhanced Device Performance and Stability (2020)
- Efficiency Enhancement in Solution-Processed Organic-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells (2019)
- Investigation of Metal Oxides Thin Films Developed by PVD System for Perovskite Solar Cells (2019)
- Investigation of The Doping Effect on Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Film Properties for Photovoltaic Applications (2019)
- Nickel Based Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Application (2018)
- High efficiency Quantum Dot-Sensitised Solar Cells by Material Science and Device Architecture (2014)
- Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterisation of Cu2ZnSnS4 Light Absorbers for Solar Cells (2014)