216th MSL Lecture "Novel Electronic Materials for Solar Cells and Self-Charging Powered Electronics"(Dr. Xiong Gong)

Subject & Detail

Speaker:  Dr. Xiong Gong   　
(Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington) 

Lecture theme: Novel Electronic Materials for Solar Cells and Self-Charging Powered Electronics

«Abstract»
Solution-processed electronic technologies for the efficient and cost-effective harvesting and storage of renewable energy have attracted tremendous attention from both academia and industry in recent years. In this presentation, I will first present the development of novel metal-halide perovskite materials, innovative device architectures, and ternary perovskite–organic composite systems aimed at achieving highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells with dramatically reduced photocurrent hysteresis. Next, I will highlight recent advances in the development of novel electronic and dielectric materials for energy-storage applications. These materials offer promising opportunities for improving energy density, efficiency, and long-term reliability in next-generation energy-storage devices. Finally, I will share a brief story illustrating how graduate students collaborated to address a significant scientific challenge: the development of wireless, portable, lightweight, and self-charging electronic systems. This example demonstrates the power of interdisciplinary research, teamwork, and innovation in advancing sustainable energy technologies.

«Short Bio»
Dr. Xiong Gong is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) and holds a secondary appointment as Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Prior to joining UTA, he served as a professor in the School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering and the Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering at the University of Akron. Earlier in his career, he was a Manager and Senior Scientist at CBRITE Inc. and a Senior Research Scientist at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Dr. Gong earned a B.S. degree in Chemistry, an M.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering, and a Ph.D. degree in Physics. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at UCSB under Professor Alan Heeger, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, where he also pursued studies in electronic engineering. His research contributions span electronic materials, polymers, optoelectronics, and advanced functional materials. Dr. Gong has authored more than 270+ peer-reviewed journal publications, which have received over 33,310+ citations, and he has achieved an H-index of 82. His scholarly and technological innovations have resulted in 32 granted patents (including six licensed technologies), six pending patents, and eight book chapters. Dr. Gong has received numerous national and international honors, including election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, recognition among the world’s most influential scientific minds, inclusion in the top 1% most-cited scientists and the top 2% of the world’s scientists, the NSF CAREER Award, the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, the K. C. Wong Education Foundation Fellowship, and the Louis A. Hill, Jr. Award. In addition to his research and teaching activities, Dr. Gong serves as Associate Editor for ACS Applied Electronic Materials and Organic Electronics and is a member of the editorial boards of several scientific journals.

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