Chen Zou

Dr. Chen Zou

Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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23 April 2020 in ACS Nano
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Chen ZouChen Zou
Chen Zou
YLYun Liu
Yun Liu
DGDavid S. Ginger
David S. Ginger
LLLih Liin
Lih Liin

23 April 2020 in Nano Letters
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Chen ZouChen Zou
Chen Zou
CCCheng Chang
Cheng Chang
Di SunDi Sun
Di Sun
KBKarl Bohringer
Karl Bohringer
LLLih Liin
Lih Liin

6 May 2018 in Advanced Optical Materials
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Chen ZouChen Zou
Chen Zou
YXYuyin Xi
Yuyin Xi
CHChun‐Ying Huang
Chun‐Ying Huang
EKEthan G. Keeler
Ethan G. Keeler
TFTianyu Feng
Tianyu Feng
LLLih Liin
Lih Liin

29 May 2019 in Advanced Optical Materials
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Chen ZouChen Zou
Chen Zou
JZJiajiu Zheng
Jiajiu Zheng
CCCheng Chang
Cheng Chang
AMArka Majumdar
Arka Majumdar
LLLih Liin
Lih Liin

27 August 2025 in Nature
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Chen ZouChen Zou
Chen Zou
ZRZhixiang Ren
Zhixiang Ren
KHKangshuo Hui
Kangshuo Hui
ZWZixiang Wang
Zixiang Wang
YFYangning Fan
Yangning Fan
DDDawei Di
Dawei Di
Solution-processed semiconductor lasers promise lightweight, wearable and scalable optoelectronic applications. Among the gain media for solution-processed lasers, metal halide perovskites stand out as an exceptional class because of their ability to achieve wavelength-adjustable, low-threshold lasing under optical pumping1–8. Despite the progress in this field, electrically driven lasing from perovskite semiconductors remains a critical challenge. Here we demonstrate an electrically driven perovskite laser, constructed by vertically integrating a low-threshold single-crystal perovskite microcavity sub-unit with a high-power microcavity perovskite LED (PeLED) sub-unit. Under pulsed electrical excitation, the dual-cavity perovskite device shows a minimum lasing threshold of 92 A cm−2 (average threshold: 129 A cm−2, at about 22 °C, in air), which is an order of magnitude lower than that of state-of-the-art electrically driven organic lasers9,10. Key to this demonstration is the integrated dual-cavity device architecture, which allows the microcavity PeLED sub-unit to deliver directional emission into the single-crystal perovskite microcavity sub-unit (at a coupling efficiency of about 82.7%) to establish the lasing action. An operational half-life (T 50) of 1.8 h (6.4 × 104 voltage pulses at 10 Hz) is achieved, outperforming the stability of electrically pumped organic lasers9,10. The dual-cavity perovskite laser can be rapidly modulated at a bandwidth of 36.2 MHz, indicating its potential for data transmission and computational applications.

10 January 2025 in Science Advances
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Chen ZouChen Zou
Chen Zou
XCXuhui Cao
Xuhui Cao
ZWZixiang Wang
Zixiang Wang
YYYichen Yang
Yichen Yang
YLYaxiao Lian
Yaxiao Lian
DDDawei Di
Dawei Di
Solution-processed semiconductor lasers are next-generation light sources for large-scale, bio-compatible and integrated photonics. However, overcoming their performance-cost trade-off to rival III-V laser functionalities is a long-standing challenge. Here, we demonstrate room-temperature continuous-wave perovskite polariton lasers exhibiting remarkably low thresholds of ~0.4 W cm −2 , enabled by a variable single-crystal perovskite microcavity. The threshold outperforms state-of-the-art III-V lasers by ~30 times under optical pumping, and is exceptional among solution-processed lasers. The ultralow-threshold lasing arises from steady-state exciton-polariton condensation, a macroscopic quantum phenomenon akin to Bose-Einstein condensation. The steady-state condensation is attained by fine-tuning the cavity photon-exciton energy separation near the degeneracy point for strong light-matter interactions. These mechanisms enabled the initial demonstration of an indirectly injected perovskite laser chip powered by a gallium nitride light-emitting diode. Our findings create exciting avenues toward on-chip integration of solution-processed lasers, opening opportunities for lasing with ultralow energy consumption and unprecedented performance.