Zhou Jun, a well-known materials science expert, passed away. What did he invent?

Professor Zhou Jun, professor and doctoral supervisor at Wuhan National Research Center for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, is engaged in research on inorganic non-metallic energy conversion materials and devices. Professor Zhou Jun loves scientific research and has made many pioneering works in the field of new energy materials, winning widespread praise and high praise from the academic community.

Professor Zhou Jun is a well-known materials science expert in my country, a member of the Communist Party of China, a National Outstanding Youth, deputy director of the Wuhan National Research Center for Optoelectronics of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, deputy director of the School of Optoelectronics, and Optics Valley Laboratory. The executive deputy director and doctoral supervisor unfortunately passed away on March 12, 2021 at the age of 42 due to overwork. The death of Professor Zhou Jun is a major loss to Huazhong University of Science and Technology and a major loss to the field of materials science in my country. ?

From September 1997 to July 2001, he studied at the School of Physics, Sun Yat-sen University and obtained a bachelor's degree in science (undergraduate degree).

From September 2001 to June 2007, he studied at the School of Physics, Sun Yat-sen University and obtained a doctorate (postgraduate doctorate).

From January 2005 to June 6, 2006, he studied as a visiting scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States, majoring in materials science and engineering.

From July 2007 to December 2009, he engaged in postdoctoral research at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States.

In August 2009, he officially joined the Wuhan National Research Center for Optoelectronics as a professor and doctoral supervisor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

In 2019, he served as deputy director of the Electronic Materials and Devices Professional Committee of the Chinese Vacuum Society and deputy editor-in-chief of Frontiers of Optoelectronics.

As the corresponding author, he has published more than 90 papers in academic journals such as Nat. Nanotechnol.(1), Science (1), Nat. CAdv. Mater.(8), and omniun.(3). Many research works have been reported or reviewed by Science Daily, Science, Nat. Nanotechnol., Materials Today, Scientific American, Physics word, Chemistry world, etc. He has won the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, Clarivate Analytics Global Highly Cited Scientist, Clarivate Analytics Global Highly Cited Scientist, National Natural Science Second Prize, and Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research Outstanding Achievements Award.