Yen-Hsun Su's team of Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NCKU, the application of scientific and technological ag-國立成功大學永續發展SDGs

Break through the diversified application of agriculture and accelerate the development of optoelectronic components. The research team of Professor Yen-Hsun Su of the Department of Materials, at National Cheng Kung University has long invested in the cross-disciplinary research of "technology, art, and agriculture", creating practical applications and key technological breakthroughs of "biomimetic technology", making agriculture move towards high-quality development, and supporting the development of agriculture. To meet the needs of innovation and development in multiple fields, it also creates a favorable environment for young scientists to engage in agriculture and promotes an innovative economic model for agriculture.
 
Photosynthesis is currently the most efficient solar energy conversion system known, and scientists have applied it to the development of semiconductor efficiency and optoelectronic components. Professor Yen-Hsun Su mentioned that the research project was successfully facilitated with the cooperation of the plant factory with the active assistance of Vice President Ching-te William Lai, the support of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the guidance of the Agricultural Bureau of Tainan City Government and the Yanshuei District Office. Cross-field industry-university cooperation in agriculture, and present diverse cooperation results in teaching.
 
Application of natural plants in semiconductor and optoelectronic components
 
Professor Yen-Hsun Su pointed out that dyes extracted from natural plants can be used as "photosensitizers" for optoelectronic semiconductor devices, which can effectively improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of semiconductor devices. This research imitates the principle of chlorophyll in nature's photosynthesis. Natural plants are used in solar energy conversion related technologies, and artificial intelligence is used to cooperate with plant factories to select natural plant strains, pigment types, and growth conditions, imitate natural evolution phenomena, and improve the application of natural plants in photoelectric properties.
 
Develop artificial intelligence systems to speed up the R&D process
 
Yen-Hsun Su's team extracted dyes from natural plants and used them as photosensitizers for optoelectronic semiconductor components, thereby improving the photoelectric conversion efficiency of semiconductor components, and using AI to achieve breakthroughs in key technologies, in terms of solar hydrogen production efficiency, from The original 2.59% increased to 9.42%.
 
Outstanding research results appear on the cover of international journals
 
The research results were published in the internationally renowned agricultural journal "ACS Agricultural Science & Technology" (ACS Agricultural Science & Technology), and was selected as the cover of the current issue. NCKU's international research capacity and ability to expand the horizons of transnational cooperation.
 
Demonstrate diverse research results across fields 
In addition to cooperating with the industry, the research team is also working with the Chengdu University Staff Consumer Cooperative to develop and promote the ecological bottle product "Glowing Plant-Grass of Life" to enhance the accessibility and added value of research; in the section on cross-domain teaching achievements, Yen -Hsun Su and Assistant Professor Wei-Chien Ma have collaborated many times in the "Theater Practice" course, applying novel technological and artistic media to art healing, theater performance and promotion teaching. Students in the course see glowing plants in the dark, not only great To be amazed, the activation and application in the art field is reflected in an environment with sufficient resources across a wide range of fields, and it can maximize the R&D capacity.