56. Guigen Zhang and Y.-P. Zhao, Mechanical characteristics of nano-scale springs, J. Appl. Phys. 95, 267 (2004).
55. Pei-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 (2004).
2003
54. Karabacak T, Singh JP, Zhao YP , Wang GC, Lu TM, Scaling during shadowing growth of isolated nanocolumns , Phys. Rev. B 68, 125408 (2003).
53. Tang F, Liu DL, Ye DX, Zhao YP , Lu TM, Wang GC , Vijayaraghavan A, Magnetic properties of Co nanocolumns fabricated by oblique-angle deposition, J. Appl. Phys. 93, 4194 (2003).
2002
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 (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 (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 (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 (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).
1993 - 2001
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 SiO 2 /Si(100) substrate, Thin Solid Films 384, 151 (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).
30. Y.-P. Zhao, G.-C. Wang, T.-M. Lu, G. Palasantzas, and J. Th. M. De Hosson, Surface roughness effect on capacitance and leakage current of an insulating film, Phys. Rev. B 60, 9157 (1999).
29. Y.-P. Zhao, J. T. Drotar, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, Roughening in plasma etch fronts of Si(100), Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 4882 (1999).
28. Y.-P. Zhao, A.R. Hopper, G.-C. Wang and T.-M. Lu, Monte Carlo simulation of the initial growth stage in vapor deposition polymerization, Phys. Rev. E 60, 4310 (1999).
27. Y.-P. Zhao, G. Palasantzas, G.-C. Wang, and J. Th. M. De Hosson, Surface/interface roughness induced demagnetizing effect in thin magnetic films, Phys. Rev. B 60, 1216 (1999).
26. Jason T. Drotar, Y.-P. Zhao, T.-M. Lu and G.-C. Wang, Numerical analysis of the noisy Kuramoto-Sivashisky equation in 2+1 dimensions, Phys. Rev. E 59, 177 (1999).
25. Y.-P. Zhao, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, Anisotropy in growth front roughening, Phys. Rev. B 58, 13909 (1998).
24. Y.-P. Zhao, C.-F. Cheng, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, Characterization of pitting corrosion in aluminum films by light scattering, Appl. Phys. Lett. 73, 2432 (1998).
23. G.-R. Yang, Y.-P. Zhao, Y. Z. Hu, T. Paul Chow, and R. Guttmann, XPS and AFM study of chemical mechanical polishing of silicon nitride , Thin Solid Films 333, 219 (1998).
22. G.-R. Yang, Y.-P. Zhao, and B.-Y. Tong, Studying low-pressure chemical vapor deposition a-Si:B alloys by optical spectroscopy, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 16, 2267 (1998).
21. Y.-P. Zhao, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, Diffraction from anisotropic random rough surfaces, Phys. Rev. B 58, 7300 (1998).
20. Y.-P. Zhao, Irene Wu, C.-F. Cheng, Ueyn Block, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, Characterization of random rough surfaces by in-plane light scattering, J. Appl. Phys. 84, 2571 (1998).
19. T.-M. Lu, G.-C. Wang, and Y.-P. Zhao, Beyond intensity oscillation, Surface Science Review and Letter 5, 899 (1998).
18. Y.-P. Zhao, C.-F. Cheng, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, Power law behavior in diffraction from fractal surfaces, Surf. Sci. Lett. 409, L703 (1998).
17. G.-R. Yang, Y.-P. Zhao, B. Wang, E. Barnat, J. McDonald, and T.-M. Lu, Chemical interactions at Ta/Fluorinated polymer buried interfaces, Appl. Phys. Lett. 72, 1846 (1998).
16. M. Li, Y.-P. Zhao, G.-C. Wang and H.-G. Min, Effect of surface roughness on magnetization reversal of Co films on plasma-etched Si(100) substrates, J. Appl. Phys. 83, 6287 (1998).
15. Y.-P. Zhao, H.-N. Yang, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, Diffraction from diffusion barrier induced mound structures in epitaxial growth fronts, Phys. Rev. B 57 , 1922 (1998).
14. Y.F. Wu, F. Yang, A.M. Xiong, Y.-P. Zhao, and L.M. Zheng, High-spectral-resolution reconstruction of atmospheric Rayleigh-Mie scattering from semi-blind de-convolution, Acta Optica Sinica 17, 1066 (1997).
13. G.-R. Yang, Y.-P. Zhao, N. Jan, S. Murarka , and R. Guttmann, Chemical mechanical polishing of BCB and PA-N films, J. Electrochemical Society 144, 3249 (1997).
12. G.-R. Yang, Y.-P. Zhao, N. Jan, S. Murarka , and R. Guttmann, Chemical mechanical polishing of Parylene-N film: an XPS and AFM study, J. Electronic Materials 26, 935 (1997).
11. Y.-P. Zhao, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, Diffraction from non-Gaussian rough surfaces, Phys. Rev. B 55, 13938 (1997).
10. H.-N. Yang, Y.-P. Zhao, A. Chan, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, Sampling-induced hidden cycles in correlated random rough surface, Phys. Rev. B 56, 4224 (1997).
9. G.-R. Yang, Y.-P. Zhao, M. Abburi, S. Dabral and B.-Y. Tong, Comparison of low-temperature oxidation of crystalline Si and B with a -Si:B alloy: An x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 15, 279 (1997).
8. H.-N. Yang, Y.-P. Zhao, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, Noise-induced roughening evolution of amorphous Si films grown by thermal evaporation, Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 3774 (1996).
7. Y.-P. Zhao, Y.-J. Wu, H.-N. Yang, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, In situ real-time study of chemical etching process of Si(100) using light scattering, Appl. Phys. Lett. 69, 221 (1996).
6. Y. P. Zhao, H.-N. Yang, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu , Extraction of real-space correlation function of a rough surface by light scattering using diode array detectors, Appl. Phys. Lett. 68, 3063 (1996).
5. C. C. Roberts, G.-R. Yang, A. Cocoziello, Y.-P. Zhao, G. Wnek, and T.-M. Lu, High electro-optic side-chain polymer by vapor deposition polymerization, Appl. Phys. Lett. 68, 2067 (1996).
4. Y. P. Zhao, D. L. Zhang, G. L. Kong, G. Q. Pan, and X B. Liao, Evidence for light-induced increase of Si-H bonds in undoped a-Si:H, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 588 (1995).
3. G. L. Kong, D. L. Zhang, Y. P. Zhao, and X. B. Liao, The role of hydrogen and Si-H bonds in the metastability of a-Si:H, Solid State Phenomena 44 - 46, 677 (1995).
2. Y. F. Wu, Y. P. Zhao , F. Yang, A. M. Xiong, J. X. Tang, and L. M. Zheng, A new method for acquiring high resolution atmospheric Rayleigh-Mie spectrum, Optical Engineering 34, 1195 (1995).
1. G. L. Kong, D. L. Zhang, Y. P. Zhao , G. S. Sun, G. Q. Pan, and X. B. Liao, A new method for detecting subtle changes in Si-H bonds of a-Si:H, J. Non-Crystl. Solids 164 - 166, 211 (1993).
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
17. Z.-Y. Zhang and Y.-P. Zhao, “Tuning the optical properties by engineering the topologic shape of Ag nanorods,” Proc. SPIE Vol. 7032, 703207 (2008)
16. J.-X. Fu and Y.-P. Zhao, “Fine tune localized surface Plasmon resonance for chemical and biological sensor,” Proc. SPIE Vol. 6959, 695911 (2008)
15. S. Cheng, X. Luo, S. M. Bhandarkar, J. Fan, and Y. Zhao, Video-based metrology of water droplet spreading on nanostructured surfaces , WACV , p. 16, Proceedings of the Eighth IEEE Workshop on the Applications of Computer Vision (WACV 2007) (2007)
14. Y.-P. Zhao, S. Shanmukh, Y.-J. Liu, S. B. Chaney, L. Jones, R. A. Dluhy, and R. A. Tripp, Silver nanorod arrays as high sensitive SERS substrates for viral detection, Proc. SPIE Vol. 6324, 63240M (2006)
13. J.-G. Fan, Y.-J. Liu, and Y.-P. Zhao, Integrating aligned nanorod array onto optical fibers for SERS probes, Proc. SPIE Vol. 6327, 63270R (2006)
12. F. Haq, C. Keith, Y.-P. Zhao, and G. Zhang, Micro and nanostructured substrates to control neurite growth in PC12h neuron cells, Transactions of the Society for Biomaterials 26 , 706 ( 2005).
11. G. Zhang, F. Haq, Y.-P. Zhao, and C. Keith, Neurite outgrowth in rat Pheochromocytoma on nanostructured substrates, Biorheology 42 , 104 (2005).
10. Y.-P. Zhao and Wade Bowie , Simulating vapor deposition of polymer thin films, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 859 , JJ6.4 (2004).
9. G. Zhang, YP Zhao, W Kisaalita, C Keith, JG Fan, F Haq, D Dyer, G Sawaya, K Uyesugi, Nanostructured terrain for supporting neurite growth, Transactions of the Society For Biomaterials, Vol. 25 , 727 (2004).
8. J. R. LaGraff, Y.-P. Zhao, D. J. Graber, P. Rainville, G. C. Wang, T. M. Lu, Q. Chu-LaGraff, D. Szarowski, W. Shain , and J. N. Turner, Fabrication and imaging of protein crossover structures, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 735 , 33 (2003).
7. T.-M. Lu, Y.-P. Zhao, J. T. Drotar, T. Karabacak, and G.-C. Wang, Novel mechanisms on the growth morphology of films, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 749 , 3 (2003).
6. Y.-P. Zhao, D.-X. Ye, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, Designing nanostructures by glancing angle deposition , SPIE Proceedings Vol. 5219 , 59 (2003).
5. J. T. Drotar, Y.-P. Zhao, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, Why is KPZ type surface roughening so hard to observe? , Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 648 , P7.9.1 (2001).
4. T. S. Kuan, C. K. Inoki, G. S. Oehrlein, K. Rose, Y.-P. Zhao, G.-C. Wang, S. M. Rossnagel, and C. Cabral, Fabrication and performance limits of sub-0.1 mm Cu interconnects, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 612 , D7.1 (2000).
3. Y.-P. Zhao, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu, Study of surface etch-front morphology using in-plane light scattering, SPIE Proc. 3784 , 314 (1999).
2. G.-R. Yang, Y.-P. Zhao, N. Jan, S. Murarka, and R. Guttmann, Chemical mechanical polishing of polymer films: comparison between PA-N and BCB films, Low-Dielectric Constant Materials III, edited by C. Case, P. Kohl, T. Kikkawa, and W.W. Lee, p.162 (1997).
1. G.-R. Yang, Y.-P. Zhao, and B.-Y. Tong, FTIR study of amorphous Silicon-Boron alloys deposited by LPCVD, Thin Films for Photovoltaic and Related Device Applications, edited by D. Ginley, A. Catalano, H. W. Schock, C. Eberspacher, T. M. Peterson, and T. Wada, p. 83 (1996).
PATENT
1. Y.-P. Zhao, Y.-C. Chen, N. R. Raravikar, X.-C. Zhang , P. M. Ajayan, T.-M. Lu, and G.-C. Wang, An ultrafast all-optical switch using single-walled carbon nanotube polymer composites. US Patent #6,782,154.