JOURNAL PAPERS

135. J. Driskell, O. Primera-Pedorozo, R. A.Dluhy, Y.-P. Zhao, and R. A. Tripp, ”Quantitative SERS-based analysis of microRNA mixtures,” Applied Spectroscopy 63, 1107-1114 (2009).

134. J. Gibbs and Y.-P. Zhao, “Design and characterization of rotational multicomponent catalytic nanomotors,” Small 5, 2304-2308 (2009).

133. J.-X. Fu, B. Park, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Nanorod mediated surface plasmon resonance sensor based on effective medium theory,” Applied Optics 48, 4637–4649 (2009).

132. J.-X. Fu, B. Park, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Limitation of a localized surface plasmon resonance sensor for Salmonella detection,” Sensors & Actuators B 141, 276–283 (2009).

131. J. Abell, J. D. Driskell, R. A. Tripp, R. A. Dluhy, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Fabrication and characterization of a multi-well array SERS chip with biological applications,” Biosensors and Bioelectronics 24, 3663–3670 (2009).

130. W. Smith, W. Ingram, and Y.-P. Zhao, “The scaling of the photocatalytic decay rate with the length of aligned TiO2 nanorod arrays,” Chem. Phys. Lett. 479, 270–273 (2009).

129. L. N. Wang, Z. Z. Wu, B. Q. Xu, Y.-P. Zhao, and W. Kisaalita, “SU-8 microstructure for quasi-three-dimensional cell-based biosensing,” Sensors & Actuators B 140, 349–355 (2009).

128. Y.-J. Liu, Z.-Y. Zhang, Q. Zhao, R. Dluhy, and Y.-P. Zhao, “The surface enhanced Raman scattering from Ag nanorod array substrate: the site dependent enhancement and layer absorbance effect,” J. Phys. Chem. C 113, 9664–9669 (2009).

127. Y.-P. He and Y.-P. Zhao, "The role of Mg2Si formation in the hydrogenation of Mg film and Mg nanoblade array on Si substrates," Journal of Alloys and Compounds 482, 173–186 (2009).

126. A. Wolcott, W. A. Smith, T. R. Kuykendall, Y.-P. Zhao, and J. Z. Zhang, “Photoelectrochemical study of nanostructured ZnO thin films for hydrogen generation from water splitting,” Advanced Functional Materials 19, 1–8 (2009).

125. Y.-P. He and Y.-P. Zhao, “Hydrogen storage and cycling properties of Vanadium decorated Mg nanoblade array on Ti coated Si substrate,” Nanotechnology 20, 204008 (2009).

124. J. Gibbs and Y.-P. Zhao, “Autonomously motile catalytic nanomotors by bubble propulsion,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 163104 (2009).

123. Z.-Y. Zhang, Y.-J. Liu, Q. Zhao, and Y.-P. Zhao, “The effect of layer absorbance for complex SERS substrates,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 143107 (2009).

122. C. L. Leverette, E. Villa-Aleman, S. Jokela, Z.-Y. Zhang, Y.-J. Liu, Y.-P. Zhao, and S. A. Smith, “Trace detection and differentiation of Uranyl(VI) ion cast films utilizing aligned Ag nanorod SERS substrates,” Vibrational Spectroscopy 50, 143–151 (2009).

121. W. Smith and Y.-P. Zhao, “Superior photocatalytic performance by vertically aligned core-shell TiO2/WO3 nanorod arrays,” Catalysis Communications 10, 1117–1121 (2009).

120. Y.-P. He and Y.-P. Zhao, “Improved hydrogen storage properties of V decorated Mg nanoblade array,” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 11, 255–258 (2009).

119. Y.-J. Liu, Z.-Y. Zhang, Q. Zhao, R. A. Dluhy, and Y.-P. Zhao, “The role of the nano-spine in the nanocomb arrays for surface enhanced Raman scattering,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 033103 (2009).

118. A. Wolcott , W. A. Smith,  T. R.. Kuykendall, Y.-P. Zhao, and J. Z. Zhang, “Photoelectrochemical water splitting using dense and aligned TiO2 nanorod arrays,” Small 5, 104–111 (2009).

117. R. Sharma, J. P. Mondia, J. Schäfer, W. Smith, S.-H. Li, Y.-P. Zhao, Z. H. Lu, and L. J. Wang, “Measuring the optical properties of a trapped ZnO tetrapod,” Microelectronics Journal 40, 520–522 (2009).

116. W. Smith and Y.-P. Zhao, “Enhanced photocatalytic activity by aligned WO3/TiO2 two-layer nanorod array,” J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 19635–19641 (2008).

115. J.-G. Fan and Y.-P. Zhao, “Gold coated nanorod arrays as highly sensitive substrates for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy,” Langmuir 24, 14172–14175 (2008).

114. Y.-J. Liu, Z.-Y. Zhang, Q. Zhao, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Revisiting the separation dependent surface enhanced Raman scattering,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 173106 (2008).

113. Y.-P. He, Y.-P. Zhao, L. Huang, H. Wang, and R. J. Composto, “Hydrogenation of Mg film and Mg nanoblade array on Ti coated Si substrates,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 163114 (2008).

112. Y.-P. He, Y.-J. Liu, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Formation of sub-micro MgH2 whiskers during the hydrogenation of Ti doped Mg film,” Nanotechnology 19, 465602 (2008).

111. S.-Y. Chu, Y.-W. Huang, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Silver nanorod array as a SERS substrate for foodborne pathogenic bacteria detection,” Applied Spectroscopy 62, 922–931 (2008).

110. J.-X. Fu, A. Collins, and Y.-P. Zhao, “The optical properties and biosensor application of ultra thin Silver films prepared by oblique angle deposition,” J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 16784–16791(2008).

109. J. D. Driskell, A. G. Seto, L. P. Jones, S. Jokela, R. A. Dluhy, Y.-P. Zhao, and R. A. Tripp, “Rapid microRNA (miRNA) detection and classification via surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS),” Biosensors and Bioelectronics 24, 923–938 (2008).

108. J. P. Mondia, R. Sharma, J. Schäfer, W. Smith, Y. P. Zhao, Z. H. Lu, and L. J. Wang, “An electrodynamically confined single ZnO tetrapod laser,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 121102 (2008).

107. Y.-J. Liu and Y.-P. Zhao, “Simple model for surface-enhanced Raman scattering from tilted silver nanorod array substrates," Phys. Rev. B 78, 075436 (2008).

106. J. G. Gibbs and Y.-P. Zhao, “Measurement of driving force of catalytic nanomotors in dilute hydrogen peroxide by torsion balance ,” Rev. Sci. Instrum. 79, 086108 (2008).

105. Y.-P. He, Z.-Y. Zhang, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Optical and photocatalytic properties of oblique angle deposited TiO2 nanorod array,” J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 26, 1350–1358 (2008).

104. R. Blackwell and Y.-P. Zhao, “Metal nanoparticle embedded porous thin film prepared by oblique angle co-evaporation,” J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 26, 1344–1349 (2008).

103. Z.-Y. Zhang and Y.-P. Zhao, “Optical properties of U-shaped Ag nanostructure,” J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20, 345223 (2008).

102. Z.-Y. Zhang and Y.-P. Zhao, “Optical properties of helical and multi-ring Ag nanostructures: the effect of pitch height,” J. Appl. Phys. 104, 013517 (2008).

101. Y.-P. Zhao, R. A. Dluhy, and R. A. Tripp, “Novel nanorod array structures for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) biosensing,” NanoToday 3 , 31–37 (2008).

100. W.M. Hlaing Oo, M.D. McCluskey, Y.-P. He, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Strong Fano resonance of oxygen-hydrogen bonds on oblique angle deposited Mg nanoblades,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 183112 (2008).

99. Y.-P. He, Z.-Y. Zhang, C. Hoffmann, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Embedding Ag nanoparticles into MgF2 nanorod arrays ,” Advanced Functional Materials 18,  1676–1684 (2008).

98. J.-G. Fan and Y.-P. Zhao, “Freezing a water droplet on an aligned Si nanorod array substrate ,” Nanotechnology 19, 155707 (2008).

97. J.-X. Fu, Y.-P. Zhao, and J.-S. Wu, “Rotation of Cu nanorods during growth,” J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 5459–5462 (2008).

96. J.-X. Fu, B. Park, G. Siragusa, L. Jones, R. A. Tripp,Y.-P. Zhao, and Y.-J. Cho, “Au/Si hetero-nanorod-based biosensor for Salmonella detection,” Nanotechnology 19, 155502 (2008).

95. J. D. Driskell, S. Shanmukh , Y.-J. Liu, S. Hennigan, L. Jones, Y.-P. Zhao, R. A. Dluhy, D. C. Krause, and R. A. Tripp, “Infectious agent detection with SERS-active silver nanorod arrays prepared by oblique angle deposition,” IEEE Sensors 8, 863–870 (2008).

94. J.-X. Fu, Y.-P. He, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Fabrication of heteronanorod structures by dynamic shadowing growth,” IEEE Sensors 8, 989–997 (2008).

93. Y.-P. He, Y.-P. Zhao, and J.-S. Wu, “The effect of Ti doping on the growth of Mg nanostructures by oblique angle co-deposition ,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 063107 (2008).

92. S. Shanmukh, L. Jones, Y.-P. Zhao, J. D. Driskell, R. A. Tripp, and R. A. Dluhy, “Identification and classification of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) strains by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy and multivariate statistical techniques,” Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 390, 1551–1555 (2008).

91. J. Song, U. Willer, J. Szarko, A. Caughey, S. Leone, S. H. Li, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Ultrafast upconversion probing of lasing dynamics in single ZnO nanowire lasers,” J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 1679–1684 (2008).

90. J. Driskell, S. Shanmukh, Y. Liu, S. Chaney, X.-J. Tang, Y.-P. Zhao, and R. Dluhy, “The use of aligned silver nanorod arrays prepared by oblique angle vapor deposition,” J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 895–901 (2008).

89. J.-G. Fan, J.-X. Fu, A. Collins, and Y-P Zhao, “The effect of the shape of nanorod arrays on the nanocarpet effect,” Nanotechnology 19, 045713 (2008).

88. Y. He and Y.-P. Zhao, “NIR laser induced photothermal coloration in WO3.H2O nanoflakes,” J. Phys. Chem. C 112 , 61–68 (2008).

87. Z.-Y. Zhang and Y.-P. Zhao, “Extinction spectra and electrical field enhancement of Ag nanorods with different topologic shapes,” J. Appl. Phys. 102, 113308 (2007).

86. W. Smith, Z.-Y. Zhang, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Structural and optical characterization of WO3 nanorods/films prepared by oblique angle deposition,” J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 25, 1875–1881 (2007).

85. H. Y. Chu, Y.-J. Liu, Y.-W. Huang, and Y.-P. Zhao, “A high sensitive fiber SERS probe based on silver nanorod arrays,” Optics Express 15 , 12230–12239 (2007).

84. Z.-Y. Zhang and Y.-P. Zhao, "The optical properties of helical Ag nanostructures calculated by discrete dipole approximation method," Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 221501 (2007).

83. Y. He, J.-S. Wu, and Y.-P. Zhao, "Designing catalytic nanomotors by dynamic shadowing growth," Nano Letters 7, 1369–1375 (2007).

82. J.-G. Fan and Y.-P. Zhao, “Spreading of a water droplet on a vertically aligned Si nanorod array surface,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 013102 (2007).

81. Y. He, J. Fu, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhao, L. Zhang, A. Xia, and J. Cai, "Multilayered Si/Ni nanosprings and their magnetic properties," Small 3, 153–160 (2007).

80. Y. Liu, J. Fan, S. Shanmukh, R. A. Dluhy, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Angle dependent surface enhanced Raman scattering obtained from a Ag nanorod array substrate,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 173134 (2006).

79. S. Shanmukh, L. Jones, Y.-P. Zhao, R. A. Dluhy, and R. A. Tripp, “Rapid and sensitive detection of respiratory virus molecular signatures using surface enhanced Raman,” Nano Letters 6, 2630–2636 (2006).

78. X.-J. Tang, G. -G. Zhang, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Electrochemical characterization of Silver nanorod electrodes prepared by oblique angle deposition,” Nanotechnology 17, 4439–4444 (2006).

77. Y.-P. Zhao, S. B. Chaney, and Z.-Y. Zhang, “ Absorbance spectra of aligned Ag nanorod arrays prepared by oblique angle deposition,” J. Appl. Phys. 100, 063527 (2006).

76. S. B. Chaney, Z.-Y. Zhang, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Anomalous polarized absorbance spectra of aligned Ag nanorod arrays,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 053117 (2006).

75. C. L. Leverette, S. A. Jacobs, S. Shanmukh, S. B. Chaney, R. A. Dluhy, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Aligned Silver nanorod arrays as substrates for surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRA),” Appl. Spectroscopy 60, 906–913 (2006).

74. Z.-Z. Wu, Y.-P. Zhao, and W. S. Kisaalita, “A packed Cytodex microbead array for three-dimensional cell-based biosensing,” Biosensor and Bioelectronics 22, 685–693 (2006).

73. Z.-Z. Wu, Y.-P. Zhao, and W. S. Kisaalita, “Interfacing SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells with SU-8 microstructures,” Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 52, 14–21 (2006).

72. J. G. Han, Z. Y. Zhu, S. Ray, A. K. Azad, W. L. Zhang, M. X. He, S.-H. Li, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Optical and dielectric properties of ZnO tetrapod structures at terahertz frequencies,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 031107 (2006).

71. Z.-Y. Zhang and Y.-P. Zhao, “Tuning the optical absorption properties of Ag nanorods by their topologic shapes: A discrete dipole approximation calculation,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 023110 (2006).

70. Y.-P. Zhao, S.-H. Li, S. B. Chaney, S. Shanmukh, J.-G. Fan, R. A. Dluhy, and W. Kisaalita, “Designing nanostructures for sensor applications,” J. Electric Mater. 35, 846–851 (2006).

69. J.-G. Fan and Y.-P. Zhao, “Characterization of watermarks formed in nano-carpet effect,” Langmuir 22, 3662–3671 (2006).

68. Y.-P. Zhao, Stephen B. Chaney , Saratchandra Shanmukh, and Richard A. Dluhy, “Polarized surface enhanced Raman and absorbance spectra of aligned Silver nanorod arrays,” J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 3153–3157 (2006).

67. Y.-P. Zhao and J.-G. Fan, “Clusters of bundled nanorods in nanocarpet effect,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 88 , 103123 (2006).

66. F. Haq, Y. L. Rao, C. Keith, Y.-P. Zhao, and G. Zhang. “Nano and micro structured substrates for neuronal cell development,” Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology 1 , 313–319 ( 2005).

65. J. K. Song, J. M. Szarko, S. R. Leone, S.-H. Li, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Ultrafast carrier dynamics and wavelength-dependent lasing-time characteristics in single ZnO nanotetrapod and nanowire lasers,” J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 15749–15753 (2005).

64. S. B. Chaney, S. Shanmukh, Y.-P. Zhao, and R. A. Dluhy, “Aligned silver nanorod arrays produce high sensitivity SERS substrates,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 031908 (2005).

63. J.-G. Fan and Y.-P. Zhao, “Direct deposition of aligned nanorod array onto cylindrical objects,” J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 23, 947–953 (2005).

62. J. M. Szarko, J. K. Song, C. W. Blackledge, I. Swart, S. R. Leone, S.-H. Li, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Optical injection probing of single ZnO tetrapod lasers,” Phys. Chem. Lett. 404, 171–176 (2005).

61. N. R. Raravikar, L. S. Schadler, A. Vijayaraghavan, Y.-P. Zhao , B. Q. Wei, and P. M. Ajayan, “Synthesis and characterization of thickness-aligned carbon nanotube - polymer composite films,” Chemistry of Materials 17, 974–983 (2005).

60. J.-G. Fan, D. Dyer, G.-G. Zhang, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Nano-carpet effect: pattern formation during the wetting of vertically aligned nanorod array,” Nano Letters 4, 2133–2138 (2004).

59. S.-H. Li, X. -F. Zhu, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Carbon assisted growth of SiOx nanowires,” J. Phys. Chem. B.108, 17032–17041 (2004).

58. Wade Bowie and Y.-P. Zhao, “Monte Carlo simulation of vapor deposition polymerization,” Surf. Sci. Lett. 563, L245–L250 (2004).

57. J. G. Fan, X. J. Tang, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Water contact angles of vertically aligned Si nanorod arrays ,” Nanotechnology 15, 501–504 (2004).

56. G. G. Zhang and Y.-P. Zhao, “Mechanical characteristics of nano-scale springs,” J. Appl. Phys. 95, 267–271 (2004).

55. P.-I Wang, Y.-P. Zhao, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, “Novel growth mechanism of single crystalline Cu nanorods by electron beam irradiation,” Nanotechnology 15, 218–222 (2004).

54. T. Karabacak, J. P. Singh, Y.-P. Zhao, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, “Scaling during shadowing growth of isolated nanocolumns ,” Phys. Rev. B 68, 125408 (2003).

53.F. Tang, D.-L. Liu, D.-X. Ye, Y.-P. Zhao, T.-M. Lu, G.-C. Wang, and A. Vijayaraghavan, “Magnetic properties of Co nanocolumns fabricated by oblique-angle deposition, ” J. Appl. Phys. 93, 4194–4200 (2003).

52. D.-X. Ye, Y.-P. Zhao, G.-R. Yang, Y.-G. Zhao, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, “Manipulating the column tilt angles of nanocolumnar films by glancing angle deposition, ” Nanotechnology 13, 615–618 (2002).

51. T. Karabacak, Y.-P. Zhao, Jason T. Drotar, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, “Kinetic roughening in silicon nitride films growth by PECVD,” Phys. Rev. B 66, 075329 (2002).

50. Q. M. Hudspeth, K. P. Nagle, Y.-P. Zhao, T. Karabacak, C. V. Nguyen, M. Meyyappan, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, “How does an MWNT AFM tip affect the determination of surface roughness statistics? ” Surf. Sci. 515, 453–461 (2002).

49. Y.-C. Chen , N. R. Raravikar, Y.-P. Zhao, L. S. Schadler , P. M. Ajayan, T.-M. Lu, G.-C. Wang, and X.-C. Zhang, “Ultrafast optical switching properties of single-wall carbon nanotube,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 975–977 (2002).

48. Y.-P. Zhao, D.-X. Ye, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, “Novel nano-column and nano-flower arrays by glancing angle deposition, ” Nano Letters 2, 351–354 (2002).

47. Y.-P. Zhao, D.-X. Ye, Pei-I Wang, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, “Fabrication Si nano-columns and square springs on self-assembly colloid substrates, ” International Journal of Nanoscience 1, 87 (2002).

46. Y.-P. Zhao, B. Q. Wei, P. M. Ajayan, G. Ramanath , T.-M. Lu, G.-C. Wang, A. Rubio, and S. Roche, “Frequency-dependent electrical transport in carbon nanotubes ,” Phys. Rev. B 64, 201402(R) (2001).

45. Jason T. Drotar, B. Q. Wei, Y.-P. Zhao, G. Ramanath , P. M. Ajayan, T.-M. Lu, and G.-C. Wang, “Reflection high-energy electron diffraction from carbon nanotubes,” Phys. Rev. B. 64, 125417 (2001).

44. Y.-P. Zhao, Jason T. Drotar, T.-M. Lu, and G.-C. Wang, “Morphology transition during low pressure chemical vapor deposition,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 136102 (2001).

43. Jason T. Drotar, Y.-P. Zhao, T.-M. Lu, and G.-C. Wang, “Surface-roughening in low-pressure chemical vapor deposition,” Phys. Rev. B 64, 125411 (2001).

42. T. Karabacak, Y.-P. Zhao, Jason T. Drotar, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, “Growth-front roughening in amorphous silicon films by sputtering ,” Phys. Rev. B 64, 085323 (2001).

41. H.-D. Liu, Y.-P. Zhao, G. Ramanath , S. P. Murarka, and G.-C. Wang, “In-situ measurement of thickness dependent of electrical resistance of ultrathin Cu films on thick SiO2 /Si(100) substrate,” Thin Solid Films384, 151–156 (2001).

40. Y.-P. Zhao, T.-M. Lu, and G.-C. Wang, Reply to Das Sarma's Comment, Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 2697 (2001).

39. Y.-P. Zhao, R. M. Gamache, G.-C. Wang, T.-M. Lu, G. Palasantzas, and J. Th. M. De Hosson, “Surface roughness, magnetic domains and coercivity of a thin magnetic film,” J. Appl. Phys. 89, 1325 (2001).

38. M. Li, Y.-P. Zhao, and G.-C. Wang, “In-situ measurement of thickness dependence of electrical resistance of ultrathin Co films on SiO 2 /Si(111) substrate,” J. Vac. Sci. Tech. A 18, 2992 (2000).

37. Y.-P. Zhao, J. B. Fortin, G. Bonvallet, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, “Kinetic roughening in vapor deposition polymerization of linear-chain polymer films,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 3229 (2000).

36. T. Karabacak, Y.-P. Zhao, T. Liew, T.-M. Lu, and G.-C. Wang, “Anisotropic scaling of hard disk surface structures ,” J. Appl. Phys. 88, 3361 (2000).

35. T. Karabacak, Y.-P. Zhao, M. Stowe, B. Quayle, T.-M. Lu, and G.-C. Wang, “Large angle in-plane light scattering from rough surfaces,” Appl. Opt. 39, 4658 (2000).

34. Jason T. Drotar, Y.-P. Zhao, T.-M. Lu and G.-C. Wang, “Surface roughening in shadowing growth and etching in 2+1 dimensions,” Phys. Rev. B 62, 2118 (2000).

33. G. Palasantzas, Y.-P. Zhao, G.-C. Wang, T.-M. Lu, J. Barnas, and J. Th. M. De Hosson, “Electrical conductivity and thin films growth dynamics,” Phys. Rev. B 61, 11109 (2000).

32. G. Palasantzas, Y.-P. Zhao, G.-C. Wang, and J. Th. M. De Hosson, “Roughness effects on magnetic properties of thin films,” Physica B 283, 199 (2000).

31. Jason T. Drotar, Y.-P. Zhao, T.-M. Lu, and G.-C. Wang, “Mechanisms for plasma and reactive ion etch-front roughening,” Phys. Rev. B 61, 3012 (2000).