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Xiawa Wang

Assistant Professor of Material Science at Duke Kunshan University
DKU Faculty

Research Interests


Prof. Wang's research merges material science and electromagnetism by tailoring the emission spectra of high temperature emitters with micro-to-nano structures. She worked on those devices and systems for use in the next generation radioisotope batteries to power spacecraft flying beyond Jupiter and into deep space where solar energy is not sufficient to provide any power. She is also interested in silicon photonics, semiconductor devices, and micro-to-nano fabrication process. Her teaching interests at Duke Kunshan include laboratory classes on material science, and physics classes on electromagnetism.

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research


The development of germanium heterojunction thermophotovoltaic batteries · 2023 - 2025 Awarded by: Kunshan Shuangchuang Innovative Leading Talent Award
High efficiency battery based on thermophotovoltaic effects · 2022 - 2025 Awarded by: Gusu Shuangchuang Innovation Talent Program
The mechanism of radiative spectral control using photonic crystal in a radioisotope thermophotovoltaic system · 2021 - 2024 Awarded by: National Science Foundation of China Young Scientist Program
Jiangsu Shuangchuang Prestigious Ph.D Program, · 2021 - 2024 Awarded by: Jiangsu Provincial Department of Science and Technology