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Personal profile
Biography
Dr. Ren earned his Ph.D. in Electronic and Information Engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in 2018. In 2022, he joined the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at PolyU as a Research Assistant Professor. Prior to this role, Dr. Ren was a (Distinguished) Postdoctoral Fellow from 2018 to 2022, working in the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering at PolyU and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan.
Dr. Ren, along with his teammates, won the Grand Prize (Innovation Category) and the First Prize (Materials, Chemistry, Energy Category) in the 7th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition. He has published over 70 papers in prestigious peer-reviewed journals, including Nature Energy, Nature Photonics, Nature Communications, Light: Science & Applications, Joule, Advanced Materials, and Advanced Energy Materials, etc. His Google Scholar h-index is 29, with over 3,600 citations. Dr. Ren's research interests are primarily focused on renewable energy and the environment, materials science, and future energy technologies. His specific areas of interest include:
- Advanced materials for green energy harvesting and storage
- Tandem functional energy devices for sustainable applications
- Perovskite and organic semiconductors for optoelectronics
- Functional flexible electronics
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor of Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology
Master of Engineering, South China Normal University
PhD, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Keywords
- QC Physics
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Research output
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Buried Interface Regulation with a Supramolecular Assembled Template Enables High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells for Minimizing the VOC Deficit
Wang, Z., Liang, Q., Li, M., Sun, G., Li, S., Zhu, T., Han, Y., Xia, H., Ren, Z., Yu, B., Zhang, J., Ma, R., Hrisheekesh, T. C., Cheng, L., Zhang, L., Li, D., Chen, S., Lu, X., Yan, C. & Azmi, R. & 3 others, , Apr 2025, In: Advanced Materials.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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Electron Extraction Optimization for Carbon-Based Hole-Conductor-Free Perovskite Photovoltaics With Record 1.41 V VOC
Li, Z., Xie, X., Ai, Z., Han, Y., Zhu, T., Ma, R., Liu, H., Lu, X., Wei, Q., Li, M., Xiao, J., Liu, K., Ren, Z. & Li, G., Apr 2025, In: Advanced Materials.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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Highly stable perovskite solar cells with 0.30 voltage deficit enabled by a multi-functional asynchronous cross-linking
Liang, Q., Liu, K., Han, Y., Xia, H., Ren, Z., Li, D., Zhu, T., Cheng, L., Wang, Z., Zhu, C., Fong, P. W. K., Huang, J., Chen, Q., Yang, Y. & Li, G., 2 Jan 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 190.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Open Access10 Citations (Scopus) -
Inorganic perovskite/organic tandem solar cells with 25.1% certified efficiency via bottom contact modulation
Han, Y., Fu, J., Ren, Z., Yu, J., Liang, Q., Xu, Z., Xie, X., Li, D., Ma, R., Cao, M., Sun, Y., Yang, C., He, J., Chang, X., Liu, K., Fong, P. W. K., Huang, J., Liu, H., Liu, Z. & Xu, D. & 10 others, , Apr 2025, In: Nature Energy. 10, 4, p. 513-525 13 p., e2110587.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Methylammonium-free, high-efficiency, and stable all-perovskite tandem solar cells enabled by multifunctional rubidium acetate
Liao, X., Jia, X., Li, W., Lang, X., Zhang, J., Zhao, X., Ji, Y., Du, Q., Kuan, C. H., Ren, Z., Huang, W., Bai, Y., Zhang, K., Xiao, C., Lin, Q., Cheng, Y. B. & Tong, J., Jan 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 1164.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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First Prize (Material, Chemistry, Energy Category), 7th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
Ren, Z. (Recipient), Nov 2021
Prize: Prize (research)
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Grand Prize (Innovation Category), The 7th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
Ren, Z. (Recipient), Nov 2021
Prize: Prize (research)
Activities
- 1 Editorial work for journals
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Crystals (Journal)
Ren, Z. (Guest editor)
Jun 2021 → 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work for journals