Prof ZHU, Fu Rong

Prof ZHU, Fu Rong, 朱福榮教授

Associate Dean (Research and Postgraduate Studies)
Professor
Director, Institute of Advanced Materials

B.Sc. Hons, M.Sc. (1983, 1987), Fudan University, Shanghai China
DPhil (1993), Charles Darwin University, Australia
MRS member since 1998

Faculty Members

SCT902

(852) 3411-5867

frzhu@hkbu.edu.hk

Research Centre of Excellence for Organic Electronics

Current Research Interests

Organic electronics (solar cells, photodetectors, light-emitting diodes and field effect transistors), perovskite optoelectronic devices, physics of thin film semiconductors and applications.

Selected Publications

  1. N Li, X. Hu, Y. Tang, Y.L. Lei, Y.S. Lau, Q. Chen, X.B. Sui, F.R. Zhu, Perovskite/organic tandem device to realize light detection and emission dual function, Chemical Engineering Journal, 490 (2024) 151573.
  2. Z.M. Wang, Y. Tang, J.Y. Han, F.R. Zhu, Visible-blind near-infrared organic photodetectors, Appl. Phys. Lett., 124 (2024) 021103.
  3. T. Xu, B.Z. Deng, Y.L. Zhao, Z.H. Wang, G. Lévêque, Y. Lambert, B. Grandidier, S.H. Wang, F.R. Zhu, High-Throughput Computing Guided Low/High Index Optical Coupling Layer for Record-Performance Semitransparent Organic Solar Cells, Adv. Energy Mater. (2023) 2301367.
  4. N. Li, Y.L. Lei, Y.S. Lau, X. Sui, F.R. Zhu, Photostability of Organic Field-Effect Transistors, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 6 (2023) 12704-12710.
  5. T. Xu, Y. Luo, S.W. Wu, B.Z. Deng, S. Chen, Y.B. Zhong, S.H. Wang, G. Lévêque, R. Bachelot, and F.R. Zhu, High-Performance Semitransparent Organic Solar Cells: From Competing Indexes of Transparency and Efficiency Perspectives, Adv. Sci. 9 (2022) 2202150.
  6. Y.S. Zhao, Y. Yang, L.X. Chen, H.H. Jiang, Y.H. Hu, Z.J. Lan, Y.Q. Miao, Y.D. Wang, Y.L. Lei, F.R. Zhu, Single-component electroluminescent white light-emitting diodes based on zinc oxide quantum dots with high color rendition and tunable correlated color temperature, J. Mater. Chem. C, 11 (2023) 5402-5410.
  7. Z.J. Lan, Y.S. Lau, L.F. Cai, J.Y. Han, C.W. Suen, and F.R. Zhu, Dual-Band Organic Photodetectors for Dual-channel Optical Communications, Laser & Photonics Reviews, (2022) 2100602.
  8. Z.J. Lan, M.H. Lee, and F.R. Zhu, Recent Advances in Solution‐Processable Organic Photodetectors and Applications in Flexible Electronics, Adv. Intell. Syst. 4 (2022) 2100167.
  9. N. Li, Y.L. Lei, Y.Q. Miao, F.R. Zhu, Improved electrical ideality and photoresponse in near infrared phototransistors realized by bulk heterojunction channels, iScience, 25 (2022) 103711.
  10. W.X. Lan, J.L. Gu, S.W. Wu, Y. Peng, M. Zhao, Y.J. Liao, T. Xu, B. Wei, L.M. Ding, F.R. Zhu, Toward improved stability of nonfullerene organic solar cells: Impact of interlayer and built‐in potential, EcoMat. 3 (2021) e12134.
  11. Y.S. Lau, Z.J. Lan, L.F. Cai, F.R. Zhu, High-performance solution-processed large-area transparent self-powered organic near-infrared photodetectors, Materials Today Energy, 21 (2021) 100708.
  12. Z.J. Lan and F.R. Zhu, Electrically Switchable Color-Selective Organic Photodetectors for Full-Color Imaging, ACS Nano, 15 (2021)13674−13682.
  13. Y.Q. Miao, M.N. Yin, C.Q. Wang, X.Z. Wei, Z.Y. Wang, M. Zhao, Y.W. Wang, Z.G. Jia, H. Wang, F.R. Zhu, Small size graphene oxide (GO) as hole injection layer for high-performance green phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes, J. Mater. Chem. C, 9 (2021) 12408-12419.
  14. Z.J. Lan, L.F. Cai, D. Luo, F.R. Zhu, Narrowband Near-Infrared Perovskite/Polymer Hybrid Photodetectors, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 13 (2021) 981-988.
  15. Z.J. Lan, Y.S. Lau, Y.W. Wang, Z. Xiao, L.M. Ding, D. Luo, and F.R. Zhu, Filter-free Band-selective Organic Photodetectors, Adv. Opt. Mater. 8 (2020) 2001388.
  16. L.F. Cai, Y.W. Wang, N. Li, A.A. Syed, F.R. Zhu, Effect of Precursor Aging on Built-in Potential in Formamidinium Based Perovskite Solar Cells, Energy Technol. 9 (2020) 2000192.
  17. A. A. Syed, L. F. Cai, F.R. Zhu, High Built-in Potential Perovskite Solar Cells Realized by Incorporating a Hybrid Hole Extraction Layer, Sol. RRL, (2020) 2000393.
  18. N. Li, Z.J. Lan, Y.S. Lau, J.J. Xie, D.H. Zhao, F.R. Zhu, SWIR Photodetection and Visualization Realized by Incorporating an Organic SWIR Sensitive Bulk Heterojunction, Adv. Sci. 7 (2020) 2000444.
  19. T. Xu, C.L. Gong, S.L. Wang, H. Lian, W.X. Lan, G. Lévêque, B. Grandidier, J. Plain, R. Bachelot, B. Wei and F.R. Zhu, Ultraviolet Durable Flexible Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells Realized by a Hybrid Nanostructured Transparent Electrode, Sol. RRL (2020) 1900522.
  20. Y.S. Lau, Z.J. Lan, N. Li, F.R. Zhu, Large Area Cesium Lead Bromide Perovskite Light Emitting Diodes Realized by Incorporating a Hybrid Additive, ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. 2 (2020) 1113-1121.
  21. Z.J. Lan, Y.L. Lei, W.K. Chan, S.M. Chen, D. Luo, F.R. Zhu, Near-infrared and visible light dual-mode organic photodetectors. Sci. Adv. 6 (2020) eaaw8065.
  22. Y.W. Wang, J.Y. Han, L.F. Cai, N. Li, Z. Li, F.R. Zhu, Efficient and Stable Operation of Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells: Retaining a High Built-in Potential, J. Mater. Chem. A, 8 (2020) 21255-21264.
  23. T. Ji, H.G. Zhang, N. Han, W.Y. Wang, B. Wu, G.H. Li, M.M. Fan, Z.F. Li, Y.Y. Hao, F.R. Zhu, Y.C. Wu, Y.X. Cui, Plasmonic nanoprism enhanced quasi-2D Ruddlesden–Popper layered perovskite photodetectors, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, J. Mater. Chem. C, 8 (2020) 1110-1117.
  24. Y.W. Wang, W.X. Lan, N. Li, Z.J. Lan, Z. Li, J.N. Jia and F.R. Zhu, Stability of Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells: From Built-in Potential and Interfacial Passivation Perspectives, Adv. Energy Mater. 9 (2019) 1900157.
  25. N. Li, W.X. Lan, Y. S. Lau, L.F. Cai, A.A. Syed and F.R. Zhu, Enhanced Long Wavelength Omnidirectional Photoresponses in Photonic-structured Perovskite Photodetectors, J. Mater. Chem. C, 7 (2019) 9573-9580.
  26. N. Li, Y.L. Lei, W.E. Chan and F.R. Zhu, Broadband phototransistors realised by incorporating a bi-layer perovskite/NIR light absorbing polymer channel, J. Mater. Chem. C, 7 (2019) 4808-4816.
  27. N. Li, Z.J. Lan, L.F. Cai and F.R. Zhu, Advances in solution-processable near-infrared phototransistors, J. Mater. Chem. C, 7 (2019) 3711-3729.
  28. B. Zhao, Y.S. Lau, A.A, Syed, F.M. Jin, F.R. Zhu, Effect of small molecule additive on efficient operation of all inorganic polycrystalline perovskite light-emitting diodes, J. Mater. Chem. C, 7 (2019) 5293-5298.
  29. A.A. Syed, C.Y. Poon, H.W. Li, F.R. Zhu, A sodium citrate-modified-PEDOT: PSS hole transporting layer for performance enhancement in inverted planar perovskite solar cells, J. Mater. Chem. C, 7 (2019) 5260-5266.
  30. N. Li, Y.S. Lau, Y.Q. Miao, F.R. Zhu, Electroluminescence and photo-response of inorganic halide perovskite bi-functional diodes, Nanophotonics, 7 (2018) 1981–1988.
  31. N. Li, Y.S. Lau, Z. Xiao, L. Ding, F.R. Zhu, NIR to Visible Light Upconversion Devices Comprising an NIR Charge Generation Layer and a Perovskite Emitter, Adv. Opt. Mater. 6 (2018) 1801084.
  32. R.Q. Zhang, M. Zhao, Z.Q. Wang, Z.T. Wang, B. Zhao, Y.Q. Miao, Y.J. Zhou, H. Wang, Y.Y. Hao, G. Chen, F.R. Zhu, Solution-Processable ZnO/Carbon Quantum Dots Electron Extraction Layer for Highly Efficient Polymer Solar Cells, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10 (2018) 4895-4903.
  33. W.X. Lan, Y.W. Wang, J. Singh, F.R. Zhu, Omnidirectional and Broadband Light Absorption Enhancement in 2-D Photonic-structured Organic Solar Cells, ACS Photonics, 5 (2018) 1144-1150.
  34. L.X. Chen, M.H. Lee, Y.W. Wang, Y.S. Lau, A.A. Syed, F.R. Zhu, Interface dipole for remarkable efficiency enhancement in all-solution-processable transparent inverted quantum dot light-emitting diodes, J. Mater. Chem. C, 6 (2018) 2596-2603.
  35. Y.Q. Miao, K.X. Wang, B. Zhao, L. Gao, Y.W. Wang, H. Wang, B.S. Xu and F.R. Zhu, Manipulation and exploitation of singlet and triplet excitons for hybrid white organic light-emitting diodes with superior efficiency/CRI/color stability, J. Mater. Chem. C, 5 (2017) 12474.
  36. Y.Q. Miao, K.X. Wang, B. Zhao, L. Gao, P. Tao, X.G. Liu, Y.Y. Hao, H. Wang, B.S. Xu, F.R. Zhu, High-efficiency/CRI/color stability warm white organic light-emitting diodes by incorporating ultrathin phosphorescence layers in a blue fluorescence layer, Nanophotonics, 7 (2018) 295–304.
  37. Y.W. Wang, B. Wu, Z.H. Wu, Z.J. Lan, Y.F. Li, M.J. Zhang, F.R. Zhu, Origin of efficient inverted nonfullerene organic solar cells: enhancement of charge extraction and suppression of bimolecular recombination enabled by augmented internal electric field, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 8 (2017) 5264-5271.
  38. M.H. Lee, L.X. Chen, N. Li, F.R. Zhu, MoO3-induced oxidation doping of PEDOT:PSS for high performing full-solution-processed inverted quantum-dot light emitting diodes, J. Mater. Chem. C, 5 (2017) 10555-10561.
  39. Y.L. Lei, N. Li, W.K. Chan, B.S. Ong, F.R. Zhu, Highly sensitive near infrared organic phototransistors based on conjugated polymer nanowire networks, Organic Electronics, 48 (2017) 12-14.
  40. Y.L. Lei, P. Deng, M. Lin, X. Zheng, F.R. Zhu, B.S. Ong, Enhancing crystalline structural orders of polymer semiconductors for efficient charge transport via polymer-matrix-mediated molecular self-assembly, Adv. Mater. 28 (2016) 6687-6694.