Research Interest:
Hao has broad interests in energy science and engineering, especially in energy harvesting for clean energy source and higher energy efficiency. Hao’s current research interests include:
1) Plasmonic enhancement of Si-based solar cell and organic solar cell;
2) Piezoelectric-based thin film for vibration energy harvesting;
3) Plasmonic enhancement of light extraction for inorganic LED and organic LED;

Selected Publications:

1. Hao Chen, Tian-Ling Ren, Xiao-Ming Wu, Yi Yang, and Li-Tian Liu, “Giant electrocaloric effect in lead-free thin film of strontium bismuth tantalite”, Applied Physics Letters 94, 182902 (2009)

2. Liangcheng Zhou, Fei Ding, Hao Chen, Wei Ding, Weihua Zhang, and S. Y. Chou, "Enhancement of Immunoassay's Fluorescence and Detection Sensitivity Using Three-Dimensional Plasmonic Nano-Antenna-Dots Array," Anal. Chem. 84, 4489−4495 (2012).