Research Interests
The Feng Yan Lab research interests focus on the electronics/photonics materials and devices. The interaction among electron, photon, spin and lattices provide unique techniques to harvest, convert and store the renewable energy. Better understanding of the materials microstructure and properties creates the pathways to further improve the devices performance. With the emerging of new materials with desired physical and chemical properties, a series of new architecture device can be achieved. With tuning the materials structure, interfaces quality, and defects level, next-generation devices with higher efficiency and lower cost are achievable. To realize sustainable energy future, new materials and devices with optimized properties are desired. Detailed research interests includes:
Thin Film Solar Cells and Photoelectrochemical Cells
Chalcognide thin film solar cell, i.e., CdTe, Sb2Se3, CuZnSnSe, CuSbSe2, CuBiS
Chalcognide thin film PEC cells
Ferroelectric photovoltaics
Perovskite solar cell (Inorganic-organic hybrid solar cell)
Tandem solar cells (multi-junction solar cells)
Chalcognide thin film PEC cells
Ferroelectric photovoltaics
Perovskite solar cell (Inorganic-organic hybrid solar cell)
Tandem solar cells (multi-junction solar cells)
Scanning Probe Microscopy for Functional Materials and Metallic Materials
- Atomic Force Microscopy, Electrostatic Force Microscopy, Conductive AFM, Kelvin Probe Microscopy,
- Ferroelectric Materials, Photovoltaics Materials
- Metallic glass and High Entropy Alloys thin film
New Materials Development
New Materials Computational Design, i.e., new absorber for solar cells
New Materials Synthesis and Engineering
Materials Structure and Properties Characterization
New Materials Synthesis and Engineering
Materials Structure and Properties Characterization
Transparent conductor
p-type transparent conducting oxides
Novel transparent conductor
Novel transparent conductor
Multifunctional Materials System
Multiferroelectrics
Ferroelectric Photovoltaics
Metal-Insulator transition
Ferroelectric Photovoltaics
Metal-Insulator transition