Wang Kaili

Wang Kaili is an Associate Researcher and Master's Supervisor at the Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University. He earned his B.S. from Xingyi Normal University for Nationalities (2012-2016), his M.S. from Henan Normal University (2016-2019), and his Ph.D. from FUNSOM, Soochow University (2019-2023), supervised by Prof. Zhao-Kui Wang and Liang-Sheng Liao. He also completed postdoctoral research at FUNSOM from 2023 to 2025.

Research Group：Prof. Zhao-Kui Wang’s Group

Research Interests and Achievements

Specializes in films fabrication (solution/vacuum evaporation), device development, multi-scenario PV applications (e.g., indoor IoT power), and key industrialization technologies. Has published over 20 papers as first/co-first/corresponding author in journals (e.g., Science, Adv. Mater., J. Am. Chem. Soc.) and holds 3 authorized patents.

Academic Honors

1. 2024: National Funded Postdoctoral Researchers Program

2. 2024: Jiangsu Excellent Postdoctoral Program

3. 2023: Suzhou Industrial Park Scholarship

Projects Presided

1. 2023 The 74^th China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

2. 2024 The 17^th China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

3. 2024 Jiangsu Excellent Postdoctoral Project

Publications

1. R Wang^#, J-J Xue^#*, K-L Wang^#, Z-K Wang*, I Yavuz*, K N. Houk* and Y Yang*, Constructive molecular configurations for surface-defect passivation of perovskite photovoltaics, Science, 2019. 366 (6472), 1509-1513.

2. X-Y He, K-L Wang*, Z-K Wang*, Local electric field suppression facilitates durability in wide-bandgap perovskite. Adv. Mater., 2025, e18492.

3. L Huang, Z Chen, K-L Wang*, Z-K Wang*, Dry-processed perovskite photovoltaics: materials, fabrication techniques, and devices. Adv. Energy Mater. 2025, e03501.

4. K‐L Wang^#, H-Z Lu^#, M Li^#, M Grätzel*, Z‐K Wang*, Ion-dipole interaction enabling highly efficient CsPbI₃ perovskite indoor photovoltaics，Adv. Mater., 2023, 35 (31), 2210106.

5. K-L Wang, Z-K Wang*, Aniline sulfonic acid induced uniform perovskite film for large‐scale photovoltaics. Adv. Energy Mater., 2023, 13 (9), 2203471.

6. K-L Wang^#, Z-H Su^#, Z-K Wang*, Rapid nucleation and slow crystal growth of CsPbI3 films aided by solvent molecular sieve for perovskite photovoltaics, Adv. Energy Mater., 2022, 12 (31), 2201274.

7. Y-R Shi^#, K-L Wang^#, Z-K Wang*, Light-triggered sustainable passivation for stable perovskite photovoltaics, Adv. Mater., 2022, 34 (50), 2205338.

8. K-L Wang^#, Z-K Wang*, Perovskite indoor photovoltaics: opportunity and challenges. Chem. Sci., 2021, 12 (36), 11936-11954.

9. K-L Wang^#, R Wang^#, Z-K Wang*, L-S Liao*, Y Yang*, Tailored phase transformation of CsPbI₂Br films by copper (II) bromide for high-performance all-inorganic perovskite solar cells, Nano Lett., 2019, 19 (8), 5176-5184.

10. J-J Xue^#, R Wang^#, K-L Wang^#, Z-K Wang*, L-S Liao*, Y Yang*, Crystalline liquid-like behavior: surface-induced secondary grain growth of photovoltaic perovskite thin film, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141 (35), 13948-13953.

Contacts：

Email：klwang@suda.edu.cn

199 Ren-Ai Road, Building 909, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China

Edited by Juan Yang