Materials research for nanowires and nanoLEDs-from NanoLund in Sweden to the Institute of Nanoscience and Applications in Shenzhen

Title

Materials research for nanowires and nanoLEDs-from NanoLund in Sweden to the Institute of Nanoscience and Applications in Shenzhen

Speaker

Prof. Lars Samuelson(Lund University)

Time and Location

20:00-21:00 (Beijing Time), 14:00-15:00 (Israel Time), November 27th, 2024 (Wednesday), GTIIT Auditorium

Zoom Link:

https://gtiit.zoom.us/j/9630844007?omn=99786996603

Abstract

I will present a bit of the history behind how NanoLund, started in 1990, has become a leading center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Sweden and Europe. Specifically, I will talk about nanomaterials research, including development of the field of semiconductor nanowires, both as a fundamental materials physics topic and as a means of creating ideal low-dimensional materials for physics and applications. Of special interest in recent years has been our approaches towards realization of ultra-bright Red-, Green- and Blue-emitting microLEDs, for pixels down to sub-µm in size, as required for realization of Augmented Reality (AR) display applications. Finally, I will describe the intentions of my new center at SUSTech, where we are creating a highly international Institute for Nanoscience and Applications, INA.

Biography

Lars Samuelson is since 1988 Professor at Lund University and since 2021 also Chair Professor at SUSTech, Southern University of Science and Technology, in Shenzhen, China and Dean of the Institute of Nanoscience and Applications, INA. His research is focused on nanoscale materials physics, with a special focus on epitaxial growth, optical properties and on potential applications in optoelectronics. Beside the academic research he also has strong engagements as Chief Scientists in high-tech companies such as Glo AB and Hexagem AB. He is a Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Physics), KVA, and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. IVA, and was in 2023 elected Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS. He is Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInst) of the UK, Fellow of the American Physical Society, APS (Materials Physics), and Int. Fellow of the Japanese Society of Applied Physics, JSAP. In 2022 he was given the top award from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, the “Great Gold Medal”. Samuelson is the author of well over 700 articles with h-index 90 by Web-of-Science, and 108 by Google Scholar, and listed in the top 1% highly cited researchers by Web-of-Science) and has given >300 plenary/invited talks at international conferences and workshops.