Dr Bo Hou
Senior Lecturer at School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University
Interest groups
Material interest groups
2D Materials. Materials Horizon Scanning. Molecular Materials. Semiconductors and Photonics. Solid State Defects. System Level Materials.
Equipment
External quantum efficiency system, internal quantum efficiency system, probe station (vacuum and N2/Ar/temperature control), glovebox integrated thermal evaporators, glovebox integrated sputter, solar simulator, UV-VIS-NIR spectrometer, LED external quantum efficiency system, absolute quantum yield system, electrochemical workstations, 20W NIR laser, high-speed centrifuge
Scientific focus and expertise
Materials modeling (DFT), atomic-resolution microscopy characterizations, LED devices, PV devices, phototransistors, and image sensor design, fabrication, and integration.
Materials
High k ceramics, 2D materials, quantum dots, and quantum wells (III-V, II-VI)
Quantum technologies
Image sensing, quantum computing, and communications.