Zhengwei Pan, Ph.D.
Invented material for warm-white LEDs
Dr. Pan is an NSF CAREER Award recipient. He and his colleagues fabricated what is thought to be the world's first LED that emits warm white light using a single light emitting material, or phosphor, with a single emitting center for illumination.
Ph.D. in Material Science & Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnic University, China, 1997
M.S. in Material Science & Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, China, 1993
B.S. in Material Science & Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, China, 1990
Area of Specialty
- Development of novel near-infrared persistent phosphors for defense and security, solar energy utilization, bio-imaging and optical information storage.
- Fabrication of new classes of rare-earth activated multicomponent nanowires and nanoparticles for advanced nanophotonics and warm-white LEDs.
- Homo-epitaxial growth of graphene and fabrication of complex 3D graphene networks.
- Synthesis of nanowires by developing new synthetic approaches and new catalysts.
- Growth of carbon nanotubes and carbon nanotube-reinforced ceramic matrix composites for light-weight, high-strength and high-temperature applications.