PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS/BOOK CHAPTERS
Peng Zhang, Yafei Wang, Detao Liu, Shibin Li, and Zhi David Chen, "Improvement of Perovskite Films and the Perovskie/TiO2 Interface", the 232nd ECS Meeting, National Harbor, Maryland, USA, October 1-6, 2017. (Invited)

Shibin Li, Detao Liu, Peng Zhang, Yafei Wang, Hojjatollah Sarvari, Yaoyu Xuan, Zhi David Chen, "The Defects of ZnO Nanorods Passivated By Ultra-Thin Al2O3 Film for Solar Cell Applications", the 229th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, San Diego, CA, May 29-June 3, 2016. (Invited)

Shibin Li, Xiaohui Yang, Xiongbang Wei, Yaoyu Xuan, Yadong Jiang, Zhi Chen, "Fabrication of high-quality TiO2 nanotubes on conductive glasses", the 227th ECS Meeting, Chicago, IL, May 24-28, 2015. (Invited)

L. Han and Z. Chen, “Atomic Layer Deposition of HfO2 Using HF Etched Thermal and RTP SiO2 as Interfacial Layers”, ECS Transactions, edited D. Misra, D. Bauza, Z. Chen, T. Chikyow, H. Iwai, and Y. Obeng, the Electrochemical Society, (2014). (Invited)

Shibin Li and Zhi Chen, “Effect of the chemical oxide layer thickness on the interfacial quality of ALD-grown HfO2 on silicon,” in Dielectrics for nanosystem 4: Materials Science, Processing, Reliability, and Manufacturing, ECS Transactions, vol. 28, issue 2, edited D. Misra, D. Bauza, Z. Chen, T. Chikyow, H. Iwai, and Y. Obeng, the Electrochemical Society, pp 89-95 (2010). (Invited)

Zhi Chen, Jun Guo, Chandan B. Samantaray, and Pangleen Ong, “A New Physics Effect, Phonon-Energy-Coupling Enhancement, and Its Applications for Leakage Current Reduction of Gate Dielectrics,” in Dielectrics for nanosystem 3: Materials Science, Processing, Reliability, and Manufacturing, ECS Transactions, vol. 13, issue 2, edited D. Misra, the Electrochemical Society, pp 189-198 (2008). (Invited)

C. Lu and Z. Chen, “Anodic Aluminum Oxide Templates,” in Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, vol. 11, edited H. S. Nalwa, American Scientific Publishers, Stevenson Ranch, CA, pp 235-259 (2011) (Invited) (PDF)


Z. Chen, “Nanotubes for Nanoelectronics,” in Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, edited H. S. Nalwa, American Scientific Publishers, Stevenson Ranch, CA, 2004, pp. 919-942. (Invited) (PDF)
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

     1.    Long Ji, Detao Liu, Yafei Wang, Ting Zhang, Hao Chen, Yanbo Li, Hualin Zheng, Yingguo Yang, Zhi David Chen, Wenyao Yang, Li Chen, Shibin Li, “Large organic cation incorporation induces vertical orientation growth of Sn-based perovskites for high efficiency solar cells”, Chemical Engineering Journal 402, 2020, 125133. [IF=10.652]

2.    Detao Liu, Hualin Zheng, Yafei Wang, Long Ji, Hao Chen, Wenyao Yang, Li Chen, Zhi Chen, Shibin Li, “Vacancies substitution induced interfacial dipole formation and defect passivation for highly stable perovskite solar cells”, Chemical Engineering Journal 396, 2020, 125010. [IF=10.652]

3.    Yafei Wang, Hao Xu, Feng Wang, Detao Liu, Hao Chen, Hualin Zheng, Long Ji, Peng Zhang, Ting Zhang, Zhi David Chen, Jiang Wu, Li Chen, Shibin Li, “Unveiling the guest effect of N-butylammonium iodide towards efficient and stable 2D-3D perovskite solar cells through sequential deposition process”, Chemical Engineering Journal 391 (2020) 123589 [IF=10.652]

4.    Hualin Zheng, Detao Liu, Yafei Wang, Yingguo Yang, Hao Li, Ting Zhang, Hao Chen, Long Ji, Zhi Chen, Shibin Li, “Synergistic effect of additives on 2D perovskite film towards efficient and stable solar cell”, Chemical Engineering Journal 389 (2020) 124266 [IF=10.652]
 
5.    Feng Wang, Zongbiao Ye, Hojjatollah Sarvari, So Min Park, Ashkan Abtahi, Kenneth Graham, Yuetao Zhao, Yafei Wang, Zhi David Chen, Shibin Li, “Humidity-insensitive fabrication of efficient perovskite solar cells in ambient air”, J. Power Sources 412 (2019) 359–365 [IF=7.467]

6.    Feng Wang, Ting Zhang, Yafei Wang, Detao Liu, Peng Zhang, Hao Chen, Long Ji, Li Chen,  Zhi David Chen, Jiang Wu, Xin Liu,  Yanbo Li, Yafei Wang, and  Shibin Li, “Steering the crystallization of perovskites for high-performance solar cells in ambient air”. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2019, 7, 12166-12175. [IF=10.733]

7.    Detao Liu, Hualin Zheng, Long Ji, Hao Chen, Yafei Wang, Peng Zhang, Feng Wang, Jiang Wu, Zhi Chen, Shibin Li, “Improved crystallinity of perovskite via molecularly tailored surface modification of SnO2.” Journal of Power Sources 2019, 441, 227161. [IF=7.467]

8.    Hao Li, Ruihan Yang, Chenyun Wang, Yafei Wang, Hao Chen, Hualin Zheng, Detao Liu, Ting Zhang, Feng Wang, Pengzhan Gu, Jiang Wu, Zhi David Chen, Ping Zhang, Shibin Li, “Corrosive Behavior of Silver Electrode in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells Based on Cu:NiOx.” IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 2019, 9, 1081-1085. [IF=3.736]

9.    Liu, ZJ; Liu, DT; Chen, H; Ji, L; Zheng, HL; Gu, YD; Wang, F; Chen, Z; Li, SB, "Enhanced Crystallinity of Triple-Cation Perovskite Film via Doping NH4SCN," NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 14 (2019), 304.

10.    Long Ji, Xiangzhao Zhang, Ting Zhang, Yafei Wang, Feng Wang, Zhiqin Zhong, Zhi David Chen, Zewen Xiao, Li Chen, Shibin Li, “Band alignment of Pb- Sn mixed triple cation perovskites for inverted solar cells with negligible hysteresis.” Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2019, 7, 9154-9162. [IF=10.733]

11.    Yafei Wang, Hao Xu, Feng Wang, Detao Liu, Hao Chen, Hualin Zheng, Long Ji, Peng Zhang, Ting Zhang, Zhi David Chen, Jiang Wu, Li Chen, Shibin Li, “Unveiling the guest effect of N-butylammonium iodide towards efficient and stable 2D-3D perovskite solar cells through sequential deposition process.” Chemical Engineering Journal 2019, 391, 123589. [IF=10.652]

12.    Waseem Ahmad, Detao Liu, Jiang Wu, Waqas Ahmad, Yafei Wang, Peng Zhang, Ting Zhang, Hualin Zheng, Li Chen, Zhi David Chen, Shibin Li, “Enhanced Electrons Extraction of Lithium-Doped SnO2 Nanoparticles for Efficient Planar Perovskite Solar Cells.” IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 2019, 9, 1273-1279. [IF=3.736]

13.    Detao Liu, Yafei Wang, Hao Xu, Hualin Zheng, Ting Zhang, Peng Zhang, Feng Wang, Jiang Wu, Zhiming Wang, Zhi Chen, Shibin Li, “SnO2-Based Perovskite Solar Cells: Configuration Design and Performance Improvement.” Solar RRL 2019, 3, 1800292. [No IF]

14.    Peng Zhang, Ting Zhang, Yafei Wang, Detao Liu, Hao Xu, Li Chen, Yanbo Li, Jiang Wu, Zhi David Chen, Shibin Li, “Enhanced thermal stability of electron transport layer-free perovskite solar cells via interface strain releasing.” Journal of Power Sources 2019, 439, 227091. [IF=7.467]

15.    Detao Liu, Yafei Wang, Hualin Zheng, Jiang Wu, Long Ji, Peng Zhang, Waseem Ahmad, Hao Chen, Zhi Chen, Shibin Li, “Improved stability of perovskite solar cells with enhanced moisture-resistant hole transport layers”. Electrochimica Acta 2019, 296, 508-516. [IF=5.383]

16.    Ting Zhang, Feng Wang, Peng Zhang, Yafei Wang, Hao Chen, Jian Li, Jiang Wu, Li Chen, Zhi David Chen, Shibin Li, “Low-temperature processed inorganic perovskites for flexible detectors with a broadband photoresponse”. Nanoscale 2019, 11, 2871-2877. [IF=6.970]

17.    Hao Li, Dandan Yang, Ting Zhang, Peng Zhang, Feng Wang, Chaojie Qin, Ruihan Yang, Zhi David Chen, Shibin Li, “Flexible, UV-responsive perovskite photodetectors with low driving voltage”. Journal of Materials Science 2019, 54, 11556-11563. [IF=3.442]

18.    Peng Zhang, Jiang Wu, Ting Zhang, Yafei Wang, Detao Liu, Hao Chen, Long Ji, Chunhua Liu, Waseem Ahmad, Zhi David Chen, and Shibin Li, "Perovskite Solar Cells with ZnO Electron-Transporting Materials", Adv. Mater. 2018, 30, 1703737. [IF=25.8]

19.    Yafei Wang, Ting Zhang, Peng Zhang, Detao Liu, Long Ji, Hao Chen, Zhi David Chen, Jiang Wu, Shibin Li. Solution processed PCBM-CH3NH3PbI3 heterojunction photodetectors with enhanced performance and stability. Organic Electronics, 2018, 57: 263-268.

20.    Hojjatollah Sarvari, Xiaohui Wang, Yafei Wang, Peng Zhang, Shibin Li, Vijay P. Singh, and Zhi Chen, “Photovoltaic Performance of Lead-Iodide Perovskite Solar Cells Fabricated Under Ambient Air Conditions With HTM Solution Excluding LiTFSI” IEEE J. Photovoltaics, Vol. 8, no. 4, 2018, 1051-1057.

21.    Zongbiao Ye, Yan Chen, Bohao Liu, Yuanjie Su, Zhi Chen, Huiling Tai , Yadong Jiang, “Effective room-temperature ammonia-sensitive composite sensor based on graphene nanoplates and PANI”, ECS J. Solid State Sci. & Technol., 7 (7) Q3148-Q3152 (2018).

22.    Yuetao Zhao, Yujiu Zhou, Yajie Yang, Jianhua Xu, Zhi David Chen, Yadong Jiang, “The impact of solvents on properties of solution-cast poly(vinylidene fluoride) films for energy storage”, Materials Letters 219 (2018) 201–204.

23.    Yafei Wang, Detao Liu, Peng Zhang, Ting Zhang, Waseem Ahmad, Xiangxiao Ying, Feng Wang, Jian Li, Li Chen, Jiang Wu, Zhi David Chen, Li Shibin. Reveal the growth mechanism in perovskite films via weakly coordinating solvent annealing[J]. SCIENCE CHINA Materials, 2018, 61: 1536-1548.

24.    Ting Zhang, Jiang Wu, Peng Zhang, Waseem Ahmad, Yafei Wang, Mahdi Alqahtani, Hao Chen, Chunming Gao, Zhi David Chen, Zhiming Wang, Shibin Li. High Speed and Stable Solution‐Processed Triple Cation Perovskite Photodetectors. Advanced Optical Materials, 2018, 6: 1701341.

25.    Rui Zhang,Detao Liu,Yafei Wang,Ting Zhang, Xiangling Gu, Peng Zhang, Jiang Wu, Zhi Chen, Yingchun Zhao, Shibin Li. Theoretical lifetime extraction and experimental demonstration of stable cesium-containing tri-cation perovskite solar cells with high efficiency. Electrochimica Acta, 2018, 265: 98-106.

26.    Ruihan Yang, Yafei Wang, Peng Zhang, Detao Liu, Hao Chen, Ting Zhang, Feng Wang, Dandan Yang, Jiang Wu, Zhi David Chen, Shibin Li, "To Reveal Grain Boundary Induced Thermal Instability of Perovskite Semiconductor Thin Films for Photovoltaic Devices," IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS 2018, 9, 207-213.

27.    Detao Liu, Yafei Wang, Zhen She, Hualin Zheng, Peng Zhang, Feng Wang, Jiang Wu, Zhi Chen, Shibin Li . Suppressed Decomposition of Perovskite Film on ZnO Via a Self‐Assembly Monolayer of Methoxysilane. Solar RRL, 2018, DOI: 10.1002/solr.201800240.

28.    Waseem Ahmad, Detao Liu, Waqas Ahmad, Yafei Wang, Peng Zhang, Ting Zhang, Hualin Zheng, Zhi D Chen, Shibin Li. Physisorption of Oxygen in SnO2 Nanoparticles for Perovskite Solar Cells. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 2018. DOI 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2018.2877002.

29.    Hojjatollah Sarvari, Parham Shenavar, Chaoyuan Liu, Zhi Chen, Rahim Ghayour, “Analysis of Single- and Multi-layer Phosphorene Nanoribbons Behavior Under Modulated Electric Fields Using Tight-Binding and Green’s Function Formalism” Iran J. Sci. Technol. Trans. Electr. Eng. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40998-018-0140-y.

30.    Hao Chen, Detao Liu, Yafei Wang, Chenyun Wang, Ting Zhang, Peng Zhang, Hojjatollah Sarvari, Zhi Chen, and Shibin Li, "Enhanced Performance of Planar Perovskite Solar Cells Using Low-Temperature Solution-Processed Al-Doped SnO2 as Electron Transport Layers", Nanoscale Research Letters (2017) 12:238.

31.    Xiangling Gu, Yafei Wang, Ting Zhang, Detao Liu, Rui Zhang, Peng Zhang, Jiang Wu, Zhi David Chen, and Shibin Li, "Enhanced electronic transport in Fe3+-doped TiO2 for high efficiency perovskite solar cells", J. Mater. Chem. C, 2017, 5, 10754.

32.    Shibin Li, Peng Zhang, Hao Chen, Yafei Wang, Detao Liu, Jiang Wu, Hojjatollah Sarvari, Zhi David Chen, "Mesoporous PbI2 assisted growth of large perovskite grains for efficient perovskite solar cells based on ZnO nanorods", Journal of Power Sources 342 (2017) 990-997.

33.    Ting Zhang, Bohan Liu, Waseem Ahmad, Yaoyu Xuan, Xiangxiao Ying, Zhijun Liu, Zhi Chen, and Shibin Li, "Optical and Electronic Properties of Femtosecond Laser-Induced Sulfur-Hyperdoped Silicon N+/P Photodiodes", Nanoscale Research Letters (2017) 12:522.

34.    Ting Zhang, Waseem Ahmad, Bohan Liu, Yaoyu Xuan, Xiangxiao Ying, Zhijun Liu, Yuankai Li, Zhi Chen, Shibin Li, "Broadband infrared response of sulfur hyperdoped silicon under femtosecond laser irradiation", Materials Letters 196 (2017) 16–19.

35.    Yafei Wang, Jiang Wu, Peng Zhang, Detao Liu, Ting Zhang, Long Ji, Xiangling Gu, Zhi David Chen, and Shibin Li. "Stitching triple cation perovskite by a mixed anti-solvent process for high performance perovskite solar cells." Nano Energy 39 (2017): 616-625.

36.    Peng Zhang, Jiang Wu, Yafei Wang, Hojjatollah Sarvari, Detao Liu, Zhi David Chen, and Shibin Li. "Enhanced efficiency and environmental stability of planar perovskite solar cells by suppressing photocatalytic decomposition." Journal of Materials Chemistry A 5, no. 33 (2017): 17368-17378.

37.    Detao Liu, Shibin Li, Peng Zhang, Yafei Wang, Rui Zhang, Hojjatollah Sarvari, Feng Wang, Jiang Wu, Zhiming Wang, Zhi David Chen, "Efficient Planar Heterojunction Perovskite Solar Cells with Li-doped Compact TiO2 Layer," Nano Energy 31, 462–468 (2017).

38.    Hao Chen, Detao Liu, Yafei Wang, Chenyun Wang, Ting Zhang, Peng Zhang, Hojjatollah Sarvari, Zhi Chen, and Shibin Li. "Enhanced Performance of Planar Perovskite Solar Cells Using Low-Temperature Solution-Processed Al-Doped SnO2 as Electron Transport Layers." Nanoscale Research Letters 12, no. 1 (2017): 238.

39.    Long Ji, Ting Zhang, Yafei Wang, Peng Zhang, Detao Liu, Zhi Chen, and Shibin Li. "Realizing Full Coverage of Stable Perovskite Film by Modified Anti-Solvent Process." Nanoscale Research Letters 12, no. 1 (2017): 367.

40.    Shibin Li, Peng Zhang, Yafei Wang, Hojjatollah Sarvari, Detao Liu, Jiang Wu, Yajie Yang, Zhiming Wang, and Zhi David Chen. "Interface engineering of high efficiency perovskite solar cells based on ZnO nanorods using atomic layer deposition." Nano Research 10, no. 3 (2017): 1092-1103.

41.    Zhao Liu, Ting Zhang, Yafei Wang, Chenyun Wang, Peng Zhang, Hojjatollah Sarvari, Zhi Chen, and Shibin Li. "Electronic Properties of a New All-Inorganic Perovskite TlPbI3 Simulated by the First Principles." Nanoscale Research Letters 12, no. 1 (2017): 232.

42.    Hojjatollah Sarvari, Chaoyuan Liu, Amir Hossein Ghayour, Parham Shenavar, Zhi Chen, and Rahim Ghayour, “Atomistic Quantum Transport Simulation of Multilayer Phosphorene Nanoribbon Field Effect Transistors”, Physica E 91 (2017) 161–168.

43.    Xiaohui Wang, Hojjatollah Sarvari, Hongmei Dang, Zhi Chen, Vijay Singh, “Evolution characteristics of perovskite solar cells in air and vacuum environments,” Optik 150 (2017) 111–116.

44.    Xiongbang Wei, Xiaohui Yang, Tao Wu, Shuanghong Wu, Weizhi Li, Xiaohui Wang, and Zhi Chen. "A novel hydrogen-sensitive sensor based on Pd nanorings/TNTs composite structure." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 42, no. 38 (2017): 24580-24586.

45.    Xiongbang Wei, Xiaohui Yang, Tao Wu, Shibin Li, Shuanghong Wu, Zhiming Wu, Tao Wang, Yadong Jiang, and Zhi Chen. "Semiconductor-metal phase transition properties and growth texture of vanadium dioxide films on Si3N4 layer." Integrated Ferroelectrics. 2017, 171 (1): 208-214.

46.    Yong Quan, Xiongbang Wei, Lun Xiao, Tao Wu, Hanying Pang, Tengfei Liu, Wen Huang, Shuanghong Wu, Shibin Li, and Zhi Chen. "Highly sensitive and stable flexible pressure sensors with micro-structured electrodes." Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 699 (2017): 824-831.

47.    Yong Quan, Xiongbang Wei, Lun Xiao, Tao Wu, Hanying Pang, Shuanghong Wu, Zhi Chen, and Yadong Jiang. The Performance of Flexible Capacitive Pressure Sensor with Microstructured PDMS Films. Chinese Journal of Sensors and Actuators. 2017, 30 (3): 337-340.

48.    Tao Wu, Xiongbang Wei, Xiaohui Yang, Yong Quan, Guodong Lv, Yan Shi, Shuanghong Wu, Shibin Li, and Zhi Chen. "Highly sensitive hydrogen sensor based on Pd-functionalized titania nanotubes prepared in water-contained electrolyte." Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 28, no. 2 (2017): 1428-1432.

49.    Tao Wu, XiongBang Wei, XiaoHui Yang, ShuangHong Wu, GuoDong Lu, Yong Quan & Zhi Chen. Room temperature hydrogen sensitivities of a new type hydrogen sensor with Pd nanoclusters/TiO2 nanotubes composite structure. SCIENTIA SINICA Technologica. 2017, 47 (4): 418-422.

50.    Yafei Wang, Shibin Li, Peng Zhang, Detao Liu, Xiangling Gu, Hojjatollah Sarvari, Zongbiao Ye, Jiang Wu, Zhiming Wang and Zhi David Chen, "Solvent annealing of PbI2 for the high-quality crystallization of perovskite films for solar cells with efficiencies exceeding 18%," Nanoscale 8, 19654-19661 (2016).

51.    Yaoyu Xuan, Ting Zhang, Bohan Liu, Ruihan Yang, Waseem Ahmad, Zhijun Liu, Zhi Chen, Shibin Li, "High near infrared absorption of hyper‐doped silicon induced by co-doping of sulfur and nitrogen". Physica status solidi (a), 213(11), 2855-2860 (2016)

52.    Shuanghong Wu, Han Zhou, Mengmeng Hao, Xiongbang Wei, Shibin Li, He Yua, Xiangru Wang, Zhi Chen, "Fast response hydrogen sensors based on anodic aluminum oxide with pore widening treatment", Applied Surface Science 380, 47–51 (2016)

53.    Hangqian Li, Shibin Li, Yafei Wang, Hojjatollah Sarvari, Peng Zhang, Meijuan Wang, and Zhi Chen, "A modified sequential deposition method for fabrication of perovskite solar cells", Solar Energy 126, 243-251 (2016)

54.    Xiongbang Wei, Xiaohui Yang, Tao Wu, Shibin Li, Shuanghong Wu, Zhiming Wu, Tao Wang, Yadong Jiang and Zhi Chen. Semiconductor-metal phase transition properties and growth texture of vanadium dioxide films on Si3N4 layer., Integrated  Ferroelectrics: An International Journal 171(1):208–214 (2016)

55.    Tao Wu, Xiongbang Wei, Xiaohui Yang, Yong Quan, Guodong Lu, Yan Shi, Shuanghong Wu, Shibin Li, Zhi Chen, "Highly sensitive hydrogen sensor based on Pd-functionalized titania nanotubes prepared in water-contained electrolyte", Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 27(248): 1-5 (2016)

56.    Hojjatollah Sarvari, Amir Hossein Ghayour, Zhi Chen, and Rahim Ghayour, "Analyses of Short Channel Effects of Single-Gate and Double-Gate Graphene Nanoribbon Field Effect Transistors," Journal of Materials, vol. 2016, p. 8, 2016.

57.    Xiaohui Yang, Xiongbang Wei, Shuanghong Wu, Tao Wu, Zhi Chen, and Shibin Li, "High-quality self-ordered TiO2 nanotubes on fluorine-doped tin oxide glass", J. Mater. Sci.: Mater Electron 26, 7081-7085 (2015).

58.    Meijuan Wang, Shibin Li, Peng Zhang, Yafei Wang, Hangqian Li, and Zhi Chen, "A modified sequential method used to prepare high quality perovskite on ZnO nanorods", Chem. Phys. Lett. 639, 283–288 (2015).

59.    Hongmei Dang, Vijay P. Singh, Sai Guduru, Suresh Rajaputra, and Zhi David Chen, "Nanotube Photovoltaic Configuration for Enhancement of Carrier Generation and Collection", Nano Research 8(10): 3186–3196 (2015).

60.    Mengmeng Hao,  Shuanghong Wu, Han Zhou, Wenbin Ye, Xiongbang Wei, Xiangru Wang,  Zhi Chen, and Shibin Li, "Room-temperature and fast response hydrogen sensor based on annealed nanoporous palladium film", J. Mater. Sci. 51, 2420-2426 (2015).

61.    Yang Wang, Xiaosong Du, Yin Long, Xianzhong Tang, Zhi Chen, and Yadong Jiang, “Real-time detection of styrene using SAW sensors based on hexafluoroisopropanol group functionalized hydrogen-bond acidic polymers”, Sensors and Actuators B 206, 252–257  (2015).

62.    Shuang-Hong Wu, Wen-Lian Li, Zhi Chen, Shi-Bin Li, Xiao-Hui Wang, and Xiong-Bang Wei, “Energy transfer ultraviolet photodetector with 8-hydroxyquinoline derivative-metal complexes as acceptors”, Chin. Phys. B Vol. 24, No. 2 028505 (2015).

63.    Xiongbang Wei, Shibin Li, Weizhi Li, Xiang Dong, Jun Gou, Zhi Chen, Zhiming Wu, Tao Wang and Yadong Jiang, "Study of a New Sol-Gel Spin-Coating Technology and Thermal-Resistance Properties for Vanadium Oxide Thin Films", Integrated Ferroelectrics 153, 126–132, (2014).

64.    Xiongbang Wei, Shibin Li, Jun Gou, Xiang Dong, Xiaohui Yang, Weizhi Li, Tao Wang, Zhiming Wu, Yadong Jiang, and Zhi Chen, "Preparation and characteristics of vanadium oxide thin films by controlling the sputtering voltage", Optical Materials 36, 1419–1423 (2014)

65.    Peng Zhang, Shibin Li, Chunhua Liu, Xiongbang Wei, Zhiming Wu, Yadong Jiang and Zhi Chen, “Near-infrared optical absorption enhanced in black silicon via Ag nanoparticle-induced localized surface plasmon”, Nanoscale Research Letters 9, 519 (2014).

66.    Shi-Bin Li, Hong-Ping Yu, Ting Zhang, Zhi Chen, and Zhi-Ming Wu, “Low-resistance Ohmic contact on polarization-doped AlGaN/GaN heterojunction” , Chin. Phys. B vol. 23, No. 10, 107101 (2014).

67.    Yong Zhou, GuangZhong Xie, Tao Xie, Huan Yuan, HuiLing Tai, YaDong Jiang, and Zhi Chen, “A sensitive film structure improvement of reduced graphene oxide based resistive gas sensors”, Applied Physics Letters 105, 033502 (2014).

68.    Lei Han, Jie Pan, Qinglin Zhang, Shibin Li, and Zhi Chen, “Atomic Layer Deposition of High Quality HfO2 Using In-Situ Formed Hydrophilic Oxide as an Interfacial Layer”, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 3 (12) N1-N6 (2014).
 
69.    Lei Han and Zhi Chen, “High-Quality Thin SiO2 Films Grown by Atomic Layer Deposition
Using Tris(dimethylamino)silane (TDMAS) and Ozone”, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 2 (11) N228-N236 (2013).

70.    Shibin Li, Ting Zhang, Jiang Wu, Yajie Yang, Zhiming Wang, Zhiming Wu, Zhi Chen, and Yadong Jiang, “Polarization induced hole doping in graded AlxGa1-x N (x=0.7-1) layer grown by molecular beam epitaxy”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 062108 (2013).

71.    Zhi Chen, Pang-Leen Ong, Yichun Wang, and Lei Han, “Lateral heating of SiO2/Si: Interfacial Si structure change causing tunneling current reduction,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 171602 (2012).

72.    Chi Lu, Zhi Chen, and Ping Yu, “A novel reaction model for the electrical conductivity of ultra-thin TiO2 films in H2,” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 13, no. 20, 9131-9133 (2011).

73.    Chi Lu and Zhi Chen, “MOS hydrogen sensor with very fast response based on ultra-thin thermal SiO2 film,” Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 35,  no. 22, 12561-12567  (2010). 

74.    Shibin Li, Lei Han, and Zhi Chen, “The Interfacial Quality of HfO2 on Silicon with Different Thicknesses of the Chemical Oxide Interfacial Layer,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 157, G221-G224 (2010).

75.    Chi Lu, Zhi Chen, and Vijay Singh, “Highly hydrogen-sensitive SnO2 nanoscale-particle films with platinum electrodes,” Sensors and Actuators B 146, 145-153 (2010).

76.    Piao Liu, Vijay P. Singh, Suresh Rajaputra, Sovannary Phok, and Zhi Chen, “Characteristics of copper indium diselenide nanowires embedded in porous alumina templates,”  J. Mater. Res. 25, 207-212 (2010)

77.    Zhi Chen, Pang-Leen Ong, and Yichun Wang, “Reliable Observation of Large Leakage-Current Reduction of Thin SiO2 Induced by Phonon-Energy-Coupling Enhancement: Problems and Solution,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 157, G44-G48 (2010).

78.    Chi Lu and Zhi Chen, “High-Temperature Resistive Hydrogen Sensor Based on Thin Nanoporous Rutile TiO2 Film on Anodic Aluminum Oxide,” Sensors and Actuators B 140, 109–115 (2009).

79.    T. X. Li, K. Kuwana, K. Saito, H. Zhang, Z. Chen, “Temperature and carbon source effects on methane–air flame synthesis of CNTs,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, vol. 32, 1855–1861 (2009).

80.    Z. Chen and H. G. Zhang, “Erratum: Mechanisms for Formation of a One-Dimensional Horizontal Anodic Aluminum Oxide Nanopore Array on a Si Substrate [J. Electrochem. Soc., 152, D227 (2005)]”, J. Electrochem. Soc., vol. 156, no. 8, S9-S9 (2009).

81.    Pang-Leen Ong, Zhi Chen, Amr Haggag, and Tien-Ying Luo, “Large Leakage-Current Reduction of Ultrathin Industrial SiON Wafers Induced by Phonon-Energy-Coupling Enhancement,” Electrochem. Solid-State Lett., vol. 11, no. 11, H293-H295  (2008).

82.    Rui Zhu, Hongguo Zhang, Zhi Chen, Sergiy Kryukov, and Lance DeLong, “Horizontally Aligned Single Array of Co Nanowires Fabricated in One-Dimensional Nanopore Array Template,” Electrochem. Solid-State Lett., vol.11, K57-K60 (2008).

83.     Zhi Chen, “Mechanism for generation of the phonon-energy-coupling enhancement effect for ultrathin oxides on silicon,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 91, 223513 (2007).

84.    Dongyan Ding and Zhi Chen, “Pyrolytic Carbon-Stabilized Nanoporous Palladium Film for Wide-Range Hydrogen Sensing,” Adv. Mater., vol. 19, 1996–1999 (2007).

85.    Pangleen Ong and Zhi Chen, “Evidence of enhanced phonon-energy coupling in SiO2/Si,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 90, 113516 (2007).

86.    Dongyan Ding, Zhi Chen, Suresh Rajaputra,  and Vijay Singh, “Hydrogen sensors based on aligned carbon nanotubes in anodic aluminum oxide template with palladium as top electrodes,”  Sensors & Actuators B, vol. 124, 12-17 (2007).

87.    T.X. Li, H.G. Zhang, F.J. Wang, Z. Chen, and K. Saito, “Synthesis of carbon nanotubes on Ni-alloy and Si-substrates using counterflow methane–air diffusion flames,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, vol. 31, 1849-1856 (2007).

88.    Hongguo Zhang and Zhi Chen, “A Horizontally Aligned One-Dimensional Carbon Nanotube Array on a Si Substrate,” J. Electrochem. Soc., vol. 154, H124-H126 (2007).

89.    Chi Lu, Zhi Chen, and Kozo Saito, “Hydrogen sensors based on Ni/SiO2/Si MOS capacitor,” Sensors & Actuators B, vol. 122, 556-229 (2007).

90.    Chandan. B. Samantaray and Zhi Chen, “Reduction of Gate Leakage Current of HfSiON Dielectrics through Enhanced Phonon-Energy Coupling,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 89, 162903 (2006).

91.    Dongyan Ding and Zhi Chen, “Volume-Expansion-Enhanced Pinning of Nanoporous Pd Films for Detection of High-Concentration Hydrogen,” Sensor Letters, vol. 4, 331-333 (2006).

92.    Dongyan Ding, Zhi Chen, and Chi Lu, “Hydrogen sensing of nanoporous palladium films supported by anodic aluminum oxides,” Sensors & Actuators B, vol. 120, 182-186 (2006).

93.    Z. Chen and J. Guo, “Dramatic reduction of gate leakage current of ultrathin oxides through oxide structure modification,” Solid-State Electronics, vol. 50, 1004–1011  (2006).

94.    Z. Chen, J. Guo, and F. Yang, “Phonon-energy-coupling enhancement: Strengthening the chemical bonds of the SiO2/Si system,” Appl. Phys. Lett. vol. 88, no. 8, 082905, 2006.

95.    Z. Chen and C. Lu, “Humidity sensors: a review of materials and mechanisms,” Sensor Letters vol. 3, 274–295, 2005. (Invited)

96.    Z. Chen and H. Zhang, “Mechanisms for formation of a one-dimensional array of nanopores by anodic oxidation,” J. Electrochem. Soc. vol. 152, no. 12, D227-D231 (2005).
 
97.    H. Zhang, Z. Chen, T. Li, and K. Saito, “Fabrication of a one-dimensional array of nanopores on a silicon substrate,” J. Nanosci. & Nanotechnol. vol. 5, pp. 1745–1748, 2005.

98.    Z. Chen, W. Hu, J. Guo, and K. Saito, “Fabrication of nanoelectrodes based on controlled placement of carbon nanotubes using alternating-current electric field ,” J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 776-780, 2004.

99.    Z. Chen, J. Guo, and P. Ong, “Evidence for Energy Coupling from the Si-D Vibration Mode to the Si-Si and Si-O Vibration Modes at the SiO2/Si Interface,” Appl. Phys. Lett. vol. 83, no. 11, pp. 2151-2153, Sept. 15, 2003.

100.    Z. Chen, P. Ong, A. K. Mylin, V. Singh, and S. Chetlur, “Direct Evidence of Multiple Vibrational Excitation for the Si-H/D Bond Breaking in Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Transistors,” Appl. Phys. Lett. vol. 81, pp. 3278-3280, 2002.

101.    W. C. Hu, L. M. Yuan, Z. Chen, D. W. Gong, and K. Saito, “Fabrication and Characterization of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes on Silicon Substrates Using Porous Alumina Nanotemplates,” J. Nanosci. and Nanotechnol., vol. 2, pp. 203-207, 2002.

102.    W. C. Hu, D. W. Gong, Z. Chen, L. M. Yuan, K. Saito, P. Kichambare and C. A. Grimes, “Growth of well-aligned carbon nanotube arrays on silicon substrate using porous alumina film as a nanotemplate,” Appl. Phys. Lett. vol. 79, pp. 3083-3085, 2001.

103.    D. W. Gong, C. A. Grimes, R. S. Singh, O. K. Varghese, Z. Chen, W. C. Hu  and E. C. Dickey, “Titanium Oxide Nanotube Arrays Prepared By Anodic Oxidation,” J. Mater. Res. vol. 16, pp. 3331-3334, 2001.

104.    L. Yuan, K. Saito, W. Hu and Z. Chen, “Ethylene flame Synthesis of well-aligned multi-walled carbon nanotubes,” Chem. Phys. Lett. Vol. 346, pp. 23-28, 2001.

105.    Z. Chen and D. Gong, “Physical and electrical properties of Si3N4/Si/GaAs metal-insulator-semiconductor structure,” J. Appl. Phys., vol. 90, pp. 4205-4210, 2001.

106.    K. Cheng, J. Lee, Z. Chen, S. Shah, K. Hess, J. W. Lyding, Y.-K. Kim, Y.-W. Kim, K. P. Suh, “Deuterium pressure dependence of characteristics and hot-carrier reliability of CMOS devices,” Microelectronic Engr., vol. 56, pp. 353-358, 2001.

107.    K. Cheng, J. Lee, Z. Chen, S. Shah, K. Hess, J.-P. Leburton, and J. W. Lyding, “Fundamental connection between hydrogen/deuterium desorption at silicon surfaces in ultra-high vacuum and at oxide/silicon interfaces in metal-oxide-semiconductor devices,” J. Vac. Sci. Technol., vol. B 19, pp. 1119-1123, 2001.

108.    Z. Chen, P. Garg, V. J. Singh, and S. Chetlur, “Role of Holes in the Isotope Effect and Mechanisms for the MOS Device Degradation,” Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 79, pp. 212-214, 2001.

109.    Z. Chen, K. Cheng, J. Lee, K. Hess, J. W. Lyding, and S. Chetlur, “Deuterium isotope effect for AC and DC hot-carrier degradation of MOS transistors: A comparison study,” IEEE Trans. Electron Dev., vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 813-815, 2001.

110.    Z. Chen, K. Hess, J. Lee, J. W. Lyding, E. Rosenbaum, I. Kizilyalli, S. Chetlur, and R. Huang, “On  the mechanism for interface trap generation in MOS transistors due to channel hot carrier stressing,” IEEE Electron. Dev. Lett., vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 24-26, Jan. 2000.

111.    J. Lee, K. Cheng, Z. Chen, K. Hess, J. W. Lyding, Y.-K. Kim, H.-S. Lee, Y.-W. Kim, and K.-P. Suh, “Application of high pressure deuterium annealing for improving the hot-carrier reliability of CMOS transistors,” IEEE Electron. Dev. Lett., vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 221-223, Jan. 2000.

112.    K. Hess, J. Lee , Z. Chen , J. W. Lyding, Y. K. Kim, B. S. Kim, Y. H. Lee, Y. W. Kim, and K. P. Suh, “An alternative interpretation of hot electron interface degradation in NMOSFETs: Isotope results irreconcilable with major defect generation by holes?” IEEE Trans. Electron. Dev., vol. 46, pp. 1914-1916, 1999.

113.    Z. Wang, D. M. Diatezua, D. G. Park, Z. Chen, H. Morkoc, A. Rockett, “Plasma nitridation of thin Si layers for GaAs dielectrics,” J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B,  Vol.17, pp. 2034-2039, Sept-Oct 1999.

114.    I. C. Kizilyalli, G. Abeln, Z. Chen, G. Webber, B. Kozias, S. Chetlur, J. W. Lyding, and K. Hess, “Improvement of hot carrier reliability with deuterium anneals for manufacturing multi-level metal/dielectrics MOS system,” IEEE Electron. Dev. Lett., vol. 19, pp. 444-446, 1998.

115.    J. W. Lyding, K. Hess, G. C. Abeln, D. S. Thompson, J. S. Moore, M. C. Hersam, E. T. Foley, J. Lee, Z. Chen, S.-T. Hwang, H. Choi, Ph. Avouris, and I. C. Kiziyalli, "UHV-STM nanofabrication and hydrogen/deuterium desorption from silicon surfaces: implications for CMOS technology," Appl. Surf. Sci., vol.132, pp. 221-230 (1998).

116.    D. M. Diatezua, Z. Wang , D. Park, Z. Chen , A. Rockett , H. Morkoc, “Si3N4 on GaAs by direct electron cyclotron resonance plasma assisted nitridation of Si layer in Si/GaAs structure,” J. Vac. Sci. Tech. B, vol. 16, pp. 507-510, March-April 1998.

117.    Z. Chen and S. N. Mohammad, “GaAs metal-insulator-semiconductor structure and field-effect transistors grown by ex-situ  approach,” Electron. Lett., vol. 33, pp. 1906-1907, 1997.

118.    Z. Chen, S. N. Mohammad, H. Morkoç, and Y. C. Chang, “On the inversion in GaAs metal-insulator-semiconductor heterostructures,” Appl. Phys. Letts., vol. 70, pp. 228-230, 1997.

119.    Z. Chen, D.-G. Park, S. N. Mohammad, D. M. Diatezua, H. Morkoç, and Y. C. Chang, “Band structure and the confined energy levels of the Si3N4/Si/GaAs system,” J. Appl. Phys., vol. 82, pp. 275-580, 1997.

120.    D.-G. Park, Z. Chen, D. M. Diatezua, Z. Wang, A. Rockett, and H. Morkoç, and S.A. Alterovitz, “Thermal stability of Si3N4/Si/GaAs interfaces,” Appl. Phys. Lett. vol. 70 , pp. 1263-1265, 1997.

121.    D.-G. Park, Z. Chen, and H. Morkoç, “Characteristics of Si3N4/GaAs Metal-Insulator Semiconductor Interfaces with Coherent Si/Al0.3Ga0.7As Interlayers,” J. Electron. Mater., vol. 26, pp. 1076-1082, 1997.

122.    D. G. Park, Z. Chen, S. N. Mohammad, and H. Morkoç, “Metal-insulator-semiconductor structure on GaAs using pseudomorphic Si/GaP interlayer,” J. Vac. Sci. and Technol. B,  vol. 15, pp. 252-258, 1997.

123.    Z. Chen, D. Park, S. N. Mohammad, and H. Morkoç, “Metal-insulator-semiconductor structures on p-type GaAs with low interface state density”,  Appl. Phys. Letts., vol. 69, pp. 230-232, 1996.

124.    Z. Chen, S. N. Mohammad, and H. Morkoç, “Band structure of Al/Si/n-GaAs with a strained Si interfacial layer,” Phy. Rev. B. , vol. 53, pp. 3879-3854, 1996.

125.    D.-G. Park, D. M. Diatezua, Z. Chen, S. N. Mohammad, and H. Morkoç, “Characteristics of Si3N4/Si/n-GaAs metal-insulator-semiconductor interfaces grown on GaAs(111)B substrate,” Appl. Phys. Letts., vol. 69, pp. 3025-3027, 1996.

126.    D. Park, Z. Chen, A. E. Botchkarev, S. N. Mohammad, and H. Morkoç, “Interface properties of Si3N4/Si/n-GaAs metal-insulator-semiconductor structure using Si interlayer,” Philosophical Magazine B, vol. 74, pp. 219-234, 1996.

127.    Z. Chen, W. Kim, A. Salvador, S. N. Mohammad, O. Aktas, and H. Morkoç, “Schottky barriers on anodic-sulfide-passivated GaAs and their stability,”  J. Appl.Phys., vol.78, pp. 3920-3924, 1995.

128.    Z. Chen and M.-C. Jin, “Effect of high substrate temperatures on crystalline growth of Al2O3 films deposited by reactive evaporation,” J. Mater. Sci. Lett., vol. 11, pp. 1023-1025, 1992.

129.    Z. Chen, M.-C. Jin, C. Zhen, and G.-H. Chen, “Properties of modified anodic-spark-deposited alumina porous ceramic films as humidity sensors,” J. Am. Ceram. Soc., vol. 74, pp. 1325-1330, 1991.

130.    Z. Chen, M.-C. Jin, and C. Zhen, “Humidity sensors with reactively evaporated Al2O3 films as porous dielectrics,” Sensors and Actuators B, vol. 2, pp. 167-171, 1990.

131.    Z. Chen, K. Yang and J. Wang, “Preparation of indium tin oxide films by vacuum evaporation", Thin Solid Films, Vol. 162, 305-313 (1988).

132.    Z. Chen and M.-C. Jin, "Preparation of humidity-sensitive Al2O3 films by vacuum evaporation,” Thin Film Sci. & Technol. (China), vol. 3, 52-55, 1990.

133.    M.-C. Jin and Z. Chen, "The linearity of quadrupole mass spectrometers near the upper limit", Vacuum Sci. & Technol. (China), vol. 10, pp. 134-139, 1990.

134.    Z. Chen and K. Yang, “The chemical process of evaporative deposition of high quality ITO films,” Vacuum Sci. & Technol. (China), vol. 10, pp. 134-139, 1990.


CONFERENCE PAPERS/ABSTRACTS AND POSTERS

      1.    Hojjatollah Sarvari, Mohsen Nasseri, So Min Park, Poorya Kamali, Douglas R. Strachan, Kenneth Graham, Vijay P. Singh, and Zhi David Chen, “The Key Processing Issues and Their Solutions for High-Quality Perovskite Solar Cells” 236th ECS Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, Oct. 13-17, 2019. (Invited)

2.    Maniell Workman, Hojjatollah Sarvari, So Min Park, Douglas R. Strachan, Kenneth Graham, Vijay P. Singh, and Zhi David Chen, “Mixed Halide perovskite for High-Quality Perovskite Solar Cells”, 236th ECS Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, Oct. 13-17, 2019.

3.    Feng Wang, Ting Zhang, Shibin Li, and Zhi David Chen, “Fabrication of Efficient Organic-Inorganic Hybrid  Perovskite  Solar  cells  in  Ambient  Air”, 235th ECS Meeting, Dallas, Texas, May 26-30, 2019.

4.    Long Ji, Peng Zhang, Yafei Wang, Detao Liu, Shibin Li, and Zhi David Chen, “High efficiency and low hysteresis solar cells based on perovskite with triple cation and mixed Pb-Sn,” 234th ECS Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, Sept 30 – Oct 4, 2018. (Invited Talk)

5.    Hojjatollah Sarvari, Zongbiao Ye, Feng Wang, Somin Park, Kenneth Graham, Shibin Li, and Zhi David Chen, “Fabrication and Characterization of Cesium-Doped Mixed Cation Perovskite Solar Cells Using Anti-Solvent Spin-Coating Method”, the 233rd ECS Meeting, Seattle, WA, USA, May 13-17, 2018.

6.    Hojjatollah Sarvari, Chaoyuan Liu, Zhi Chen, and R. Ghayour, “Simulation and Analysis of Phosphorene Nanoribbon Field Effect Transistors Using Non-Equilibrium Green's Function Formalism”, the 233rd ECS Meeting, Seattle, WA, USA, May 13-17, 2018.

7.    Peng Zhang, Yafei Wang, Detao Liu, Shibin Li, and Zhi David Chen, "Improvement of Perovskite Films and the Perovskie/TiO2 Interface", the 232nd ECS Meeting, National Harbor, Maryland, USA, October 1-6, 2017. (Invited)

8.    Hojjatollah Sarvari, Xiaohui Wang, Shibin Li, Vijay P. Singh, and Zhi Chen, “Photovoltaic performance of lead-iodide perovskite solar cells fully fabricated in ambient air conditions with HTM solution excluding LiTFSI”, 2017 IEEE PVSC-44, June 25-30, 2017, Washington, D.C. (Poster)

9.    Feng Wang, Zhongbiao Ye, Hojjatollah Sarvari,  Somin Park, Kenneth Graham, Yuetao Zhao, and Zhi David Chen, “Fabrication of Efficient CH3NH3PbI3 Solar Cells in Ambient Air” 2017 IEEE PVSC-44, June 25-30, 2017, Washington, D.C. (Poster)

10.    Xiongbang Wei, Xiaohui Yang, Tao Wu, Hanying Pang, Guodong Lv, Shuanghong Wu, Shibin Li, and Zhi Chen. "A novel composite hydrogen sensor based on Pd nanoclusters / TiO2 nanotube arrays." In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2017, vol. 167 (1): 012041.

11.    Shibin Li, Detao Liu, Peng Zhang, Yafei Wang, Hojjatollah Sarvari, Yaoyu Xuan, Zhi David Chen, "The Defects of ZnO Nanorods Passivated By Ultra-Thin Al2O3 Film for Solar Cell Applications ", the 229th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, San Diego, CA, May 29-June 3, 2016. (Invited)

12.    Shibin Li, Peng Zhang, Yafei Wang, Hojjatollah Sarvari, Detao Liu, Jiang Wu, Yajie Yang, Zhiming Wu, Zhi Chen, "Highly Efficient Perovskite Solar Cell Based on ZnO Nanorods through Interface Engineering"43th IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists, Portland, Oregon, USA, June 5-10, 2016.

13.    Hojjatollah Sarvari, Xiaohui Wang, Yafei Wang, Peng Zhang, Shibin Li, Hongmei Dang, Vijay P. Singh, and Zhi Chen, "Comprehensive Studies of Two-Step Solution Processes in Ambient Air for Lead Iodide Perovskite Solar Cells", In Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2016 IEEE 43rd, pp. 0823. IEEE, 2016, Portland, Oregon, USA, June 5-10, 2016.

14.    Xiaohui Wang, Hojjatollah Sarvari, Hongmei Dang, Vijay Singh, Zhi Chen, "Preparation and evaluation of perovskite solar cells in the absolute atmospheric environment" Proc. SPIE 10019, Optoelectronic Devices and Integration VI, 100190B (October 31, 2016); doi:10.1117/12.2247659.

15.    Sarvari, Hojjatollah, Zhi David Chen, Parham Shenavar, and Rahim Ghayour. "Investigation and analysis of single layer phosphorene properties based on tight-binding and green's function formalism." In Electrical Engineering (ICEE), 2016, 24th Iranian Conference on, pp. 1667-1672. IEEE, 2016

16.    Shibin Li, Xiaohui Yang, Xiongbang Wei, Yaoyu Xuan, Yadong Jiang, Zhi Chen, "Fabrication of high-quality TiO2 nanotubes on conductive glasses", the 227th ECS Meeting, Chicago, IL, May 24-28, 2015. (Invited)

17.    L. Han and Z. Chen, “Atomic Layer Deposition of HfO2 Using HF Etched Thermal and RTP SiO2 as Interfacial Layers”, ECS Transactions, (2014). (Invited)

18.    L. Han and Z. Chen, “Atomic Layer Deposition of High Quality HfO2 Using Ozone-Based Oxide as an Interfacial Layer”, presented at the 225th ECS Meeting, Orlando, FL, May 11-16, 2014.

19.    L. Han and Z. Chen, “Ultrathin SiO2 Films Grown by Atomic Layer Deposition Using Tris(dimethylamino)silane (TDMAS) and Ozone”, ECS Transactions, 58 (10) 307-316 (2013).

20.    L. Han and Z. Chen, “Ultrathin SiO2 Films Grown by Atomic Layer Deposition Using Tris(dimethylamino)silane (TDMAS) and Ozone”, presented at the 224th ECS Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 27-November 1, 2013.

21.    Z. Chen, “Novel Moisture Sensors Based on Surface Modification of Aluminum Oxide Nanostructures”, presented at PTW 2013 Painting Technology Workshop, Lexington, Kentucky, October 15-16th, 2013.

22.    Zhi Chen, “Origin of Tunneling Current Reduction and Phonon-Energy Coupling Enhancement in the SiO2/Si System,” The 12th International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS) Conference in Asia, Taipei, Taiwan, Sept. 19-22, 2011. (Invited)

23.    Jun Fang, Youngsik Song and Zhi Chen, “Nanoimprinted SU-8 Nanopillars and Hierarchically Branched Nanowires by Anodic Aluminum Oxide Templates and Their Optical Properties,” Proceedings of 2010 IEEE University Government Industry Micro/Nano Symposium (UGIM 2010), Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, June 28 – July 1, 2010 (CD version).

24.    Shibin Li and Zhi Chen, “Effect of the chemical oxide layer thickness on the interfacial quality of ALD-grown HfO2 on silicon,” in Dielectrics for nanosystem 4: Materials Science, Processing, Reliability, and Manufacturing, ECS Transactions, vol. 28, issue 2, edited D. Misra, D. Bauza, Z. Chen, T. Chikyow, H. Iwai, and Y. Obeng, the Electrochemical Society, pp 89-95 (2010). (Invited)

25.    Youngsik Song, Jun Fang, and Zhi Chen, “One-Dimensional Molecular-Junction Arrays Fabricated Using Anodic Aluminum Oxide Templates", Electrochemical Engineering for the 21st Century, the 217th Meeting of The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Vancouver, Canada, April 25-30, 2010.

26.    Zhi Chen and Shibin Li, “Effect of thickness of the chemical oxide interfacial layer on the interfacial quality of HfO2 on silicon,” the 40th IEEE Semiconductor Interface Specialists Conference, Arlington, VA, December 3-5, 2009.


27.    Zhi Chen, Pangleen Ong, and Chaoyuan M. Liu, “Understanding a New Effect: Correlation between Phonon-Energy-Coupling Enhancement and the Energy-Band-Structure Change of the SiO2/Si System,” Proceedings of the 2nd International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technological Innovation (IMETI 2009), July 10-13, 2009, Orlando, Florida, USA, pp. 255-257.

28.    Zhi Chen and Pangleen Ong, “Correlation between Phonon-Energy-Coupling Enhancement and the Energy-Band-Structure Change of the SiO2/Si System”, Conference Abstracts, 39th IEEE Semiconductor Interface Specialists Conference, San Diego, CA, December 11-13, 2008.

29.    Pang-Leen Ong and Zhi Chen, “A New Fabrication Procedure for Reproducibly Observing Leakage Current Reduction of SiO2 due to Enhanced Phonon-Energy Coupling,” Proc. 17th Biennial IEEE University Government Industry Micro/nano Symposium, Louisville, KY, July 13-16, 2008, pp. 53-57.

30.    Chi Lu, Young-Sik Song, and Zhi Chen, “Investigation of Hydrogen Sensing Properties of Rutile-Phased Titanium Oxide Nanotube Thick Layer,” Poster Presentation, 14th Annual Kentucky EPSCOR Conference, Oct. 3, 2008, Louisville, KY.

31.    Zhi Chen, Pangleen Ong, and Chandan B. Samantaray, “Large Leakage Current Reduction of Silicon Oxide and High-K Oxides Using the Phonon-Energy-Coupling Enhancement Effect,” presented at 2007 International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium, Dec. 12-14, 2007, College Park, MD, USA.

32.    Zhi Chen, Rui Zhu, and Hongguo Zhang, “Novel One-Dimentional Anodic Aluminum Oxide Array Template: Applications for Nanowire and Nanotube Array Growth,” presented at the 2007 Nanoelectronic Devices for Defense & Security (NANO-DDS) Conference, Crystal City, Virginia, June 18 -21, 2007

33.    Z. Chen, R. Zhu and H. Zhang, “Novel One-Dimentional Anodic Aluminum Oxide Array Template: Applications for Nanowire and Nanotube Array Growth,” presented at the 212th Electrochemical Society Meeting, Abstract # 1362, Washington, DC, Oct. 7 -12, 2007.

34.    Zhi Chen, Chandan B. Samantaray, and Pangleen Ong, “Correlation between Phonon-Energy Coupling Enhancement and Leakage Current Reduction of HfSiON,” Proc. 4th International Symposium on Advanced Gate Stack Technology, Dallas, Texas, Sept. 26-28, 2007, p.S4-3.

35.    Zhi Chen, Jun Guo, and Pangleen Ong, “Fundamental Mechanisms for Reduction of Leakage Current of Silicon Oxide and Oxynitride through RTP-Induced Phonon-Energy Coupling,” 14th Annual IEEE International Conference on Advanced Thermal Processing of Semiconductors - RTP2006, Kyoto, Japan, October 10-13, 2006, pp. 111-115 (Invited).

36.    Dongyan Ding and Zhi Chen, “Nanoporous Pd Film Sensors for Detection of High Concentration Hydrogen,” the 6th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, Cincinnati, OH, July 16-20, 2006.

37.    Hongguo Zhang and Zhi Chen, “Growth of Horizontally Aligned One-Dimensional Carbon Nanotubes Array on a Si Substrate,” the 6th IEEE Conference on NanotechnologyCincinnati, OH, July 16-20, 2006.

38.    Dongyan Ding and Zhi Chen, “Detecting high concentration hydrogen with nanoporous palladium supported by anodic aluminum oxides,” the 64th Device Research Conference, IEEE, University Park, PA, June 26-28, 2006. pp. 127-128.

39.    Pang-Leen Ong, Chandan Samantaray, and Zhi Chen, “Reduction of Gate Leakage Current of Ultra thin Silicon Oxynitride via RTP-Induced Phonon-Energy-Coupling Enhancement,” the 64th Device Research Conference, IEEE, University Park, PA, June 26-28, 2006. pp. 79-80.

40.    Zhi Chen and Jun Guo, “Phonon Energy Coupling Enhancement: Dramatic Improvement of the Reliability of Silicon MOS Transistors,” Proc. 2006 International Reliability Physics Symposium, IEEE, San Jose, CA, March 26-30, 2006, pp. 739-740.

41.    Zhi Chen, Jun Guo and Chandan B. Samantaray, “Dramatic Reduction of Gate Leakage Current of Ultrathin Oxides through Oxide Structure Modification,” Proc. 2005 International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium (ISDRS), IEEE, Dec. 7-9, 2005, pp. 240 - 241.

42.    H. G. Zhang, Z. Chen, T. X. Li, and K. Saito, “Fabrication of 1-D AAO Nano-Pore Arrays on Si Substrates”, 2005 KY Innovation & Enterprise Conference, Louisville, KY, March 30, 2005.

43.    H. G. Zhang, Z. Chen, T. X. Li, and K. Saito, “Fabrication of Quasi 1-D AAO Nano-Pore Arrays on Si Substrates”, 11th Annual Kentucky Statewide EPSCoR Conference, Louisville, KY, May 13, 2005.

44.    H. Zhang, Z. Chen, T. Li, and K. Saito, “Fabrication of Quasi 1-D AAO Nano-Pore Arrays on Si Substrates”, Conference of Kentucky Science & Engineering Foundation, Louisville KY, March 3, 2004.  

45.    H. Zhang, Z. Chen, T. Li, and K. Saito, “Fabrication of Quasi 1-D AAO Nano-Pore Arrays on Si Substrates”, 10th Annual Kentucky Statewide EPSCoR Conference, May 13, 2004.

46.    Z. Chen, J. Guo, and S. McVay, “Electrical Properties of a Single-walled Carbon Nanotube Bundle Controllably Placed on Metal Electrodes Using an Alternating-Current Electric Field,” 10th Annual Kentucky Statewide EPSCoR Conference, May 13, 2004.

47.    H. Zhang, Z. Chen, T. Li, and K. Saito, “Fabrication of a 1-D AAO Nano-Pore Array on a Si Substrate”, 2004 International Workshop on Nanomaterials, Lexington, KY, Sept. 2004

48.    Zhi Chen and Jun Guo, “Dramatic Enhancement of Phonon Energy Coupling at the SiO2/Si Interface Due to Rapid Thermal Processing of the Gate Oxide”, Abstract #6.3, 35th IEEE Semiconductor Interface Specialists Conference, San Diego, CA, Dec. 9-11, 2004.

49.    Z. Chen, J. Guo, and P. Ong, “Origin of the Hydrogen/Deuterium (H/D) Isotope Effect of Hot-Electron Degradation of MOS Devices,” in Hydrogen in Semiconductors, edited by Norbert H. Nickel, Matthew D. McCluskey, and Shengbai Zhang, Materials Research Society (MRS) Symposium Proceedings, vol. 813, Symposium H, MRS, Warrendale, Pennsylvania, 2004.

50.    Z. Chen, P. Garg, and A. P. Ong, “Reduction of hot-carrier-induced 1/f noise of MOS devices using deuterium processing,” Proc. of the 2003 IEEE Conference on Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits, Hong Kong, China, Dec. 16-18, 2003, pp. 197-199.

51.    Z. Chen, J. Guo, and P. Ong, “Direct Evidence for the Origin of the H/D Isotope Effect of Hot-Electron Degradation of MOS Devices,” Proc. of  34th IEEE Semiconductor Interface Specialists Conference, Washington, DC, Dec. 4-6, 2003, pp. S4.2.

52.    Z. Chen and P. Ong, “Direct Evidence for Multiple Vibrational Excitation of Si-H/D Bonds for Hot-Carrier Degradation of MOS Transistors,” in Proc. of the 60th Annual Device Research Conference, IEEE Electron Device Soc., Santa Barbara, CA, June 24-26, 2002, pp. 189-190.

53.    Z. Chen, W. C. Hu, D. W. Gong, L. M. Yuan, K. Saito, “Fabrication of Self-Organized Carbon Nanotubes on Si Substrates Using Nano-Template by Flame Synthesis Technique,” in Proc. of 2001 International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium (ISDRS’01), Washington, DC, Dec. 5-7, 2001, pp. 314-317.

54.    L. Yuan, K. Saito, W. Hu, and Z. Chen, “Multi-walled carbon nanotubes from ethylene diffusion flames,” in Proc.  of the 6th Applied Diamond Conference/Second Frontier Carbon Technology Joint Conference (ADC/FCT 2001), 2001, pp. 810-813.

55.    Z. Chen, P. Garg, V. Singh, and S. Chetlur, “Role of holes in the isotope effect and mechanisms for the MOS device degradation,” in Proc. of the Electrochemical Soc. (ECS) International Semiconductor Technology Conference, Shanghai, China, May 27-30, 2001, pp.458-462 .

56.    Z. Chen, W. C. Hu, D. W. Gong, L. M. Yuan, K. Saito, P. Kichambare and C. A. Grimes, “Growth of well-aligned carbon nanotube arrays on silicon substrate using porous alumina film as nano-template,” 2001 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Symposium Z3.6, Nov. 26-29, 2001, Boston, Massachusetts.

57.    Dawei Gong, Craig A. Grimes, Suresh Singh, Zhi Chen, Wenchong Hu, Elizabeth C. Dickey, “Observation of titanium oxide nanotube-like arrays prepared by anodic oxidation,” 2001 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Symposium Z3.9, Nov. 26-29, 2001, Boston, Massachusetts.

58.    Z. Chen, K. Hess, J. Lee, J. W. Lyding, E. Rosenbaum, I. Kizilyalli and S. Chetlur, “Mechanism for hot carrier-induced interface trap generation in MOS transistors,” in IEEE Int. Electron Dev. Meet. (IEDM) Tech. Dig., 1999, pp. 85-88.

59.    Z. Chen, J. Lee, and J. W. Lyding, “Alternative Approach for Modeling the Hot Carrier Degradation of SiO2/Si Interface,” in Hydrogen in Semiconductor and Metals, Materials Research Society (MRS) Symposium Proceedings, vol. 513, MRS, Warrendale, Pennsylvania, 1998, pp. 313-317.

60.    J. Lee, Z. Chen, E. Foley, K. Cheng, K. Hess, J. W. Lyding, S. Lee, K. Huh, J. Park, and Y. Lee, “Temperature Dependence of Deuterium Isotope Effect in Dominant Mechanisms of Hot Carrier Degradation,” presented at the 29th IEEE Semiconductor Interface Specialist Conference (SISC), San Diago, CA, Dec. 3-5, 1998.

61.    I. C. Kizilyalli, G. Abeln, Z. Chen, G. Webber, F. Register, E. Harris, J. W. Lyding, and K. Hess, “Multi-level metal CMOS manufacturing with deuterium for improved hot carrier reliability,” in IEEE Int. Electron Dev. Meet. (IEDM) Tech. Dig., 1998, pp. 935-938.

62.    Z. Chen, J. Lee, J. W. Lyding, and K. Hess, “Deuterium processing of CMOS devices: New phenomena and dramatic improvement,”  in 1998 IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology, Digest of Technical Papers, June 1998, pp. 180-181.

63.    I. C. Kizilyalli, G. C. Abeln, Z. Chen, G. Webber, F. Register, E. Harris, S. Chetlur, G. Higashi, M. Schofield, S. Sen, B. Kotzias, P. K. Roy, J. W. Lyding, and K. Hess, “Manufacturing multi-level metal CMOS with deuterium for improved hot carrier reliability,” in Proc. of SPIE Microelectronic Manufacturing, Microelectronic Device Technology II, Sept. 1998, pp. 141-146.

64.    J. W. Lyding, K. Hess, G. C. Abeln, E. T. Foley, J. Lee, Z. Chen, I. C. Kizilyalli, and Ph. Avouris, “UHV-STM nanofabrication and semiconductor interface characterization: transistion to CMOS technology,” in Proc. of International Conference on Solid State Devices and Materials, Hamamatsu, Japan, Sept. 16-19, 1997, pp. 220-221 (invited).

65.    D. G. Park, D. M. Dieatezua, Z. Chen, S. N. Mohammad, and H. Morkoç, “Interface properties of Si3N4/Si/GaAs(111B) substrate,” presented at 1996 Materials Research Soc. Fall Meeting, Boston MA, Nov. 1996.

66.    D. G. Park, D. M. Dieatezua, Z. Chen, S. N. Mohammad, and H. Morkoç, “Interface degradation of Si3N4/Si/GaAs structure with high temperature annealing”, presented at 1996 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston MA, Nov. 1996.

67.    Z. Chen and M.-C. Jin, “An alpha-alumina moisture sensor for relative and absolute humidity measurement,” in Proc. of the 27th annual conference of IEEE  Industry Application Soc., Houston, Texas, USA, Oct. 1992, vol. 2, pp1668-1675 (The Second Prize Paper Award).

68.    Z. Chen, M.-C. Jin, and G.-J. Li, “Properties of alumina films prepared by reactive evaporation at high substrate temperatures,” presented at the Int. Symp. on Vacuum Sci., Thin Films, and Surf. Sci., Chinese Vacuum Soc. and Amer. Vacuum Soc., Wuxi, Jiangshu, China, Sept. 16-18, 1991.

69.    M.-C. Jin, Z. Chen, C. Zhen, and G.-H. Chen, “Preparation of alpha-alumina porous humidity-sensitive films by anodic spark deposition,” in Proc. of the 3rd National Symposium on Humidity and Moisture, Iner-Mongolia, China, Aug. 20-26, 1990, pp29-33.

70.    Z. Chen, “Characteristics of transparent and conductive ITO films deposited by vacuum evaporation,” in Proc. of the 1st Youth Symp. on Mater. Sci., Shengyang, Liaoning, China, Oct. 1987, pp89-90.

PATENTS

Zhi Chen, “Dew Point Sensors and Methods of Manufacturing the Sensors”, Chinese Patent CN201410246545.0, filed on June 5, 2014, issued August 24, 2016. (Granted )

Zhi Chen, “Method of Manufacturing a Semiconductor Heteroepitaxy Structure” US Patent US9647094 B2, filed on August 2, 2013, issued March 14, 2017. (Granted)

Zhi Chen, “Hybrid dielectric Moisture Sensors” US Patent US9,285,334, filed on June 6, 2013, issued March 15, 2016. (Granted)

Zhi Chen and Ibrahim Yucedag, “Moisture Sensors on Conductive Substrates,” US Patent US8,739,623, filed on March 9, 2012, issued on June 3, 2014. (Granted)

Zhi Chen and Ibrahim Yucedag, “Design of Mechanical Electrodes for Alpha-Al2O3 Moisture Sensors Based on Aluminum Substrates,” US Provisional Patent Application, April 22, 2011.

Zhi Chen, “Method for reducing the leakage current of gate dielectrics of metal-oxide-semiconductor transistors,” US Provisional Patent Application S.N. 61/192,944, Sept. 23, 2008.

Zhi Chen and Jun Guo, “A method for fabricating gate insulators of semiconductor transistors,” Chinese Patent CN200810174722.3, 2008 (Granted)

Zhi Chen and Jun Guo, “Method for fabricating gate dielectrics of metal-oxide-semiconductor transistors using rapid thermal processing,” US Patent Application S.N. 11/977,258, Oct. 24, 2007.

Zhi Chen, “Method to fabricate an ultra-short channel (sub-10 nm) Si metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors using single wall carbon nanotubes as shadow masks,” US Provisional Patent Application S.N. 60/388,638, May 5, 2002.

Mao-Chang Jin and Zhi Chen, “An alpha-alumina absolute humidity sensor for moisture analysis,” Chinese Patent No. 91107172, 1991. (Granted)