Publications

BOOK AND BOOK CHAPTERS

Y.-P. Zhao, G.-C. Wang, and T.-M. Lu , Characterization of Amorphous and Crystalline Rough Surface --Principles and Applications (Experimental Methods in the Physical Sciences, Vol. 37) (Academic Press, 2001).

J. Gibbs and Y.-P. Zhao, “Catalytic Nanomotors,” in “Design of Heterogeneous Catalysts: New Approaches based on Synthesis, Characterization and Modelling” edited by Umit  S. Ozkan (Wiley-VCH, 2008)

Y.-P. Zhao, “Growth and Synthesis of Nanostructured Thin Films,” in “Functional Thin Films and Nanostructures for Sensors” edited by A. Zribi and J. Fortin (Springer, 2008)

Y.-P. Zhao and R. A. Tripp, "Spherical and Anisotropic Silver Nanomaterials in Medical Diagnosis," in "Metallic Nanomaterials," Vol. 1, edited by Challa S. S. R. Kumar (WILEY-VCH, 2008)

JOURNAL PAPERS

2008

118. W. Smith and Y.-P. Zhao, “Enhanced photocatalytic activity by aligned WO3/TiO2 two-layer nanorod array,” J. Phys. Chem. C, accepted.

117. J.-G. Fan and Y.-P. Zhao, “Gold coated nanorod arrays as highly sensitive substrates for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy,” Langmuir, accepted.

116. Y.-J. Liu, Z.-Y. Zhang, Q. Zhao, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Revisiting the separation dependent surface enhanced Raman scattering,” Appl. Phys. Lett., accepted.

115. 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., accepted.

114. 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, in press.

113. 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).

112. 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, ASAP.

111. 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, in press.

110. 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).

109. 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 doi:10.1016/j.mejo.2008.06.074 (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 TiO 2 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, “Designing Ag nanoparticles embedded MgF2 nanorod array ,” 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).

2007

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).

2006

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 (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 (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. Jiaguang Han, Zhiyuan Zhu, Sanith Ray, Abul K. Azad, Weili Zhang, Mingxia He, Shihong Li and Yiping 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 (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 (2006).

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

2005

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 ( 2005).

65. Jae Kyu Song, Jodi M. Szarko, Stephen R. Leone, Shihong Li and Yiping Zhao , “Ultrafast carrier dynamics and wavelength-dependent lasing-time characteristics in single ZnO nanotetrapod and nanowire lasers,” J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 15749 (2005).

64. Stephen B. Chaney, Saratchandra Shanmukh , Y.-P. Zhao, and Richard 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 (2005).

62. Jodi M. Szarko, Jae Kyu Song, Charles Wesley Blackledge, Ingmar Swart, Stephen R. Leone , S.-H. Li, and Y.-P. Zhao, “Optical injection probing of single ZnO tetrapod lasers,” Phys. Chem. Lett. 404, 171 (2005).

61. Nachiket R. Raravikar, Linda S. Schadler, Aravind Vijayaraghavan, Yiping Zhao , Bingqing Wei, and Pulickel M. Ajayan, “Synthesis and characterization of thickness-aligned carbon nanotube - polymer composite films,” Chemistry of Materials 17, 974 (2005).

2004

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 (2004).

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

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

57. Jianguo Fan , Xiaojia Tang , and Y.-P. Zhao, “Water contact angles of vertically aligned Si nanorod arrays ,” Nanotechnology 15, 501 (2004).

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.