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Hongxia Wang

Hongxia Wang FTSE is a[From where?] molecular engineer, a solar innovator, a Georgia Sweet ARC Laureate Fellow, and Group Leader. She has received numereous grants, on perovsekite solar cells, quantum dot-sensitised solar cells, and dye-sentisitised solar cells, with over 170 publications.[1] She was nominated as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in 2025.[2]

Hongxia Wang
OccupationSolar Innovator
EmployerQueensland University of Technology
TitleProfessor
Websitehttps://hongxiawanggroup.org/

Education

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Wang has a Bachelor of Engineering and a Masters of Engineering from the Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, and a PhD from the Institute of Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. She is a professor in the School of Chemistry and Physics at QUT.[3]

Career

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Wang researches solar cells, with the aim of making the cells more energy efficient at the stage of converting energy. The goal is to maximise the useful life of solar cells, and optimise their cost-effectiveness. She won an ARC fellowship in 2024, with the purpose of using molecular enginnering techniques to improve the durability and lifetime of a metal compound called perovskite. A second aim is to replace gold electrods with lower cost alternatives to gold electrodes, which will have more efficient surface properties. The research will increase the manufacturing capacity of solar cells. As part of the Georgina Sweet fellowship, Wang will focus on women and other people who have been systematically disadvantaged, lifting women and non binary people in STEM.[4]

Her research involves developing sustainable and environmentally friendly processes for building solar cells, and providing clean energy solutions globally.[5]

Publications

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Wang has numerous publications in the field of solar cells, solar cells for space, and perovskite solar cells. She has an H index of 68, and over 14,000 publications as at June 2026.[6] Select publications include:

Roknuzzaman, M., Ostrikov, K.(., Wang, H. et al. Towards lead-free perovskite photovoltaics and optoelectronics by ab-initio simulations. Sci Rep 7, 14025 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13172-y [7]

Roknuzzaman, M., Zhang, C., Ostrikov, K.(. et al. Electronic and optical properties of lead-free hybrid double perovskites for photovoltaic and optoelectronic applications. Sci Rep 9, 718 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-37132-2 [8]

V. T.Tiong, N. D.Pham, T.Wang, T.Zhu, X.Zhao, Y.Zhang, Q.Shen, J.Bell, L.Hu, S.Dai, H.Wang, Adv. Funct. Mater.2018, 28, 1705545. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201705545.[9]

Prizes and awards

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  • 2025 - ATSE fellow.[10]
  • 2024 - ARC Laureate Fellow and Georgina Sweet Laureate Fellow.[11]
  • 2024 - Fellow of Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences.
  • QUT Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence.[12]
  • 2023 - Fellow of Australian Chemical Institute.

References

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  1. ↑ "ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
  2. ↑ ATSE. "https://8d957424-7b06-46e4-8db1-3944070105d8-1.azurewebsites.net/news/game-changing-australians-join-prestigious-atse-fellowship/". ATSE. Retrieved 2026-06-08. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
  4. ↑ "ARC Fellowship".
  5. ↑ ATSE. "https://8d957424-7b06-46e4-8db1-3944070105d8-1.azurewebsites.net/who-we-are/our-fellows/all-fellows/hongxia-wang/". ATSE. Retrieved 2026-06-08. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "Hongxia Wang, FTSE, Professor & Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellow". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
  7. ↑ Roknuzzaman, Md; Ostrikov, Kostya (Ken); Wang, Hongxia; Du, Aijun; Tesfamichael, Tuquabo (2017-10-25). "Towards lead-free perovskite photovoltaics and optoelectronics by ab-initio simulations". Scientific Reports. 7 (1): 14025. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-13172-y. ISSN 2045-2322.
  8. ↑ Roknuzzaman, Md; Zhang, Chunmei; Ostrikov, Kostya (Ken); Du, Aijun; Wang, Hongxia; Wang, Lianzhou; Tesfamichael, Tuquabo (2019-01-24). "Electronic and optical properties of lead-free hybrid double perovskites for photovoltaic and optoelectronic applications". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 718. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-37132-2. ISSN 2045-2322.
  9. ↑ Tiong, Vincent Tiing; Pham, Ngoc Duy; Wang, Teng; Zhu, Tianxiang; Zhao, Xinluo; Zhang, Yaohong; Shen, Qing; Bell, John; Hu, Linhua; Dai, Songyuan; Wang, Hongxia (2018-01-17). "Octadecylamine‐Functionalized Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Facilitating the Formation of a Monolithic Perovskite Layer and Stable Solar Cells". Advanced Functional Materials. 28 (10). doi:10.1002/adfm.201705545. ISSN 1616-301X. Archived from the original on 2020-04-30.
  10. ↑ Technology (QUT), Queensland University of. "Three QUT researchers named ATSE Fellows". QUT. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
  11. ↑ "Laureate".
  12. ↑ Technology (QUT), Queensland University of. "Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence past recipients". QUT. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
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  • ORCID
  • ARC Laureates
  • ATSE fellows
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