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Biography
Shu K SO obtained his bachelor degree from Hamilton College and PhD in Physics from Cornell University in 1991. He was a postdoctoral fellow in the Chemistry Department of the University of Toronto. Then he joined the Department of Physics, Hong Kong Baptist University where is now a Professor of Physics. His major research interest is in the physics and the chemistry of thin film materials, including charge transport, heat transfer, and defect study of organic and perovskite thin films, fabrication of organic solar cells and thin film transistors, surface and optical spectroscopies of materials.
Research Interests
Organic electronics, organic thin films, solar cells and transistors, electrical and thermal transport, optical spectroscopy
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Recovering nanoscale morphological parameters of organic semiconductors using carrier transport measurement methods
SO, S. K. (PI) & Tsang, S. S. W. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research project
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Developing non-fullerene organic solar cells with small photovoltage loss
SO, S. K. (PI)
Project: Research project
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Thermal diffusivity measurements of novel electronic materials
SO, S. K. (PI)
1/11/19 → 31/10/23
Project: Research project
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Unraveling the fundamental mechanism of synergistic effect in ternary bulk-heterojunction blends for photovoltaic applications
SO, S. K. (PI)
1/01/17 → 31/12/20
Project: Research project
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Probing bulk transport and interfacial disorders of amorphous organic semiconductors in a thin film transistor configuration
SO, S. K. (PI)
1/11/14 → 31/10/17
Project: Research project
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Boiling water tolerant organic field-effect transistors enabled by a short-chain polymer blending approach
Zhang, Z., Wang, Y., Xue, W., Tang, Y., Zhang, C., Huang, Y., Yan, H., Tsang, S. W., Wu, T. & So, S. K., 7 Apr 2025, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13, p. 9282-9291 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Semi-transparent solar cells: strategies for maximum power output in cities
Wong, V. K., Ho, J. K. W., Wong, W. W. H. & So, S. K., 21 Jan 2025, In: Energy and Environmental Science. 18, 2, p. 579-601 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Assessing intra- and inter-molecular charge transfer excitations in non-fullerene acceptors using electroabsorption spectroscopy
Mahadevan, S., Liu, T., Pratik, S. M., Li, Y., Ho, H. Y., Ouyang, S., Lu, X., Yip, H. L., Chow, P. C. Y., Brédas, J. L., Coropceanu, V., So, S. K. & Tsang, S. W., 16 Mar 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 10 p., 2393.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access17 Citations (Scopus) -
Extracting charge carrier mobility in organic solar cells through space-charge-limited current measurements
Jiang, D., Sun, J., Ma, R., Wong, V. K., Yuan, J., Gao, K., Chen, F., So, S. K., Hao, X., Li, G. & Yin, H., Feb 2024, In: Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports. 157, 100772.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Temperature-dependent charge transport measurements unveil morphological insights in non-fullerene organic solar cells
Zhang, C., Feng, E., Gao, Y., Wong, V. K., Li, H., Liu, B., Mahadevan, S., Tsang, S. W., Yang, J. & So, S. K., 2 Sept 2024, In: Applied Physics Letters. 125, 10, 8 p., 103902.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)