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Xiawa Wang

Assistant Professor of Material Science at Duke Kunshan University
DKU Faculty

Scholarly Works - Journal articles


Design and optimization of infrared radiation barrier using omnidirectional reflectors

Journal article Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · October 15, 2025 In this work, we designed and optimized a one-dimensional (1D) photonic crystal (PhC) for the application of a thermal radiation barrier. The insulation relies on the omnidirectional bandgap to reflect electromagnetic radiation regardless of its incident a ... Full text Open Access Cite

Spectrum-tailorable two-dimensional silicon–titanium nitride selective emitter by photon recycling for thermophotovoltaic applications

Journal article Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · July 1, 2025 Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems have gained attention for their ability to convert radiant energy from heat sources into electricity. One major challenge is fabricating a spectrum-tailorable selective emitter with high performance at elevated temperatures ... Full text Open Access Cite

Experimental evidence of crystal-field, Zeeman-splitting, and spin-phonon excitations in the quantum supersolid Na2BaCo(PO4)2

Journal article Physical Review B · April 15, 2025 Drawing inspiration from the recent breakthroughs in the Na2BaCo(PO4)2 quantum magnet, renowned for its spin supersolidity phase and its potential for solid-state cooling applications, our study delves into the interplay among lattice, spin, and orbital de ... Full text Open Access Cite

Impact of the rhenium substitution on the oxygen evolution reaction of spinel CoFe2O4

Journal article Journal of Materials Chemistry A · June 25, 2024 Structure engineering is a powerful tool for tuning various properties and making CoFe2O4 (CFO) a prime candidate for electrocatalyst applications, especially in improving the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance. In this work, ... Full text Cite

Modeling and implementation of multilayer insulation for small-scale ultrahigh temperature systems

Journal article Applied Thermal Engineering · May 15, 2024 Thermal energy-based portable electrical sources have garnered increasing academic attention because of their high efficiency, high energy density, and exceptional portability. The insulation of heat sources significantly impacts power generation efficienc ... Full text Open Access Cite

Structural, Optical, Charge-Transport, and Dielectric Properties of Double-Perovskite La2Co1-zFezMnO6 (z = 0, 0.2-1.0).

Journal article Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · September 2022 A series of double-perovskite La2Co1−zFezMnO6 (z = 0, 0.2−1.0) ceramics were synthesized using a well-established sol−gel method. The series of samples with a monoclinic phase and a P21/n symmetry were characterized by XRD, FTIR, conductivity, and capacita ... Full text Open Access Cite

Effects of Rhenium Substitution of Co and Fe in Spinel CoFe2O4 Ferrite Nanomaterials.

Journal article Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · August 2022 In this work, nanoparticles of Co1-xRexFe2O4 and CoFe2-xRexO4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.05) were synthesized by the sol-gel method. The Rietveld refinement analysis of XRD and Raman data reveale ... Full text Open Access Cite

Modeling and analysis of cilia generated shear-rate dependant flow

Journal article International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer · October 2021 Full text Cite

IGZO/Al2O3 based depressed synaptic transistor

Journal article Superlattices and Microstructures · April 2019 Full text Cite

A Hybrid Phototransistor Neuromorphic Synapse

Journal article IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society · 2019 Full text Cite

Ultra-sensitive and plasmon-tunable graphene photodetectors for micro-spectrometry

Journal article Nanoscale · 2018 We demonstrate an ultra-sensitive photodetector based on a graphene/monolayer MoS 2 vertical heterostructure working at room temperature. ... Full text Cite

Toward high performance radioisotope thermophotovoltaic systems using spectral control

Journal article Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment · December 2016 Full text Cite

Prototype of radioisotope thermophotovoltaic system using photonic crystal spectral control

Journal article Journal of Physics: Conference Series · December 10, 2015 Full text Cite