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Yaguang Wei

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Email: yaguang.wei@gmail.com
Mailing Address: School of Materials Science and Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
771 Ferst Dr. N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30332
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Biosketch

  • Ph.D. (December 2007), Dept. of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Master (August 2006), Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Ph.D. (July 2001), National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Univ. of Sci. and Technology of China
  • Bachelor (August 1996), Dept. of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, China

Research Area

  • Patterning vertical aligned ZnO nanowire.
  • Self-powered nanogenerator
  • Nanowire dye-sensitized solar cells

Publications

  1. “Wafer-scale high-throughput ordered growth of vertically aligned ZnO nanowire arrays,” Wei, Y.G.; Wu, W.Z.; Guo, R.; Yuan, D.J.; Das, S.; Wang, Z.L., Nano Letters, accepted.
  2. “Strain-gated piezotronic logic nanodevices,” Wu, W.Z.#;Wei, Y.G.#; (# Authors with equal contribution) Wang, Z. L., Advance Materials, accepted.
  3. "Heteroepitaxial Patterned Growth of Vertically Aligned and Periodically Distributed ZnO Nanowires on GaN Using Laser Interference Ablation," Yuan, D.J.; Guo, R.; Wei, Y.G.; Wu, W.Z.; Wang, Z.L.; Das, S., Advanced Functional Materials, accepted;
  4. "Planar Waveguide-Nanowire Integrated Three-Dimensional Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells " Yaguang Wei, Chen Xu, Sheng Xu, Cheng Li, Wenzhuo Wu, and Zhong Lin Wang, Nano Lett., ,
    5. 2010, 10, 2092–2096.
  5. "Self-powered nanowire devices," Xu, S.; Qin, Y.; Xu, C.; Wei, Y.G.; Yang, R.; Wang, Z. L., Nature Nanotechnology, 2010, 5 (5), 366-373
  6. "Optical Fiber/Nanowire Hybrid Structures for Efficient Three-Dimensional Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells," Weintraub, B.#; Wei, Y. G.#; (# Authors with equal contribution) Wang, Z. L., Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 2009, 48 (47), 8981-8985
  7. "Patterned Growth of Horizontal ZnO Nanowire Arrays," Xu, S.; Ding, Y.; Wei, Y. G.; Fang, H.; Shen, Y.; Sood, A. K.; Polla, D. L.; Wang, Z. L., Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2009, 131 (19), 6670-6671
  8. "Output of an Ultrasonic Wave-Driven Nanogenerator in a Confined Tube," Wang, X. D.; Gao, Y. F.; Wei, Y. G.; Wang, Z. L., Nano Research, 2009, 2 (3), 177-182
  9. "Phosphorus Doped Zn1-xMgxO Nanowire Arrays," Lin, S. S.; Hong, J. I.; Song, J. H.; Zhu, Y.; He, H. P.; Xu, Z.; Wei, Y. G.; Ding, Y.; Snyder, R. L.; Wang, Z. L., Nano Letters 2009, 9 (11), 3877-3882
  10. "Integrated Multilayer Nanogenerator Fabricated Using Paired Nanotip-to-Nanowire Brushes," Xu, S.#; Wei, Y. G.#; (# Authors with equal contribution) Liu, J.; Yang, R.; Wang, Z. L., Nano Letters, 2008, 8 (11), 4027-4032
  11. "Modeling electron-spin accumulation in a metallic nanoparticle," Wei, Y. G.; Malec, C. E.; Davidovic, D., Physical Review B, 2008, 78 (3), 035435
  12. "Growth of Vertically Aligned ZnO Nanobelt Arrays on GaN Substrate," Wei, Y. G.; Ding, Y.; Li, C.; Xu, S.; Ryo, J. H.; Dupuis, R.; Sood, A. K.; Polla, D. L.; Wang, Z. L., Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008, 112 (48), 18935-18937
  13. "Saturation of spin-polarized current in nanometer scale aluminum grains," Wei, Y. G.; Malec, C. E.; Davidovic, D., Physical Review B, 2007, 76 (19), 195327
  14. "Patterned Growth of Vertically Aligned ZnO Nanowire Arrays on Inorganic Substrates at Low Temperature without Catalyst," Xu, S.; Wei, Y.G.; Kirkham, M.; Liu, J.; Mai, W.; Davidovic, D.; Snyder, R. L.; Wang, Z. L., Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2008, 130 (45), 14958-14959
  15. "Mesoscopic resistance fluctuations in cobalt nanoparticles," Wei, Y. G.; Liu, X. Y.; Zhang, L. Y.; Davidovic, D., Physical Review Letters, 2006, 96 (14), 146803
  16. "Spin-polarized electron transport through nanometer-scale Al grains," Zhang, L. Y.; Wang, C. Y.; Wei, Y. G.; Liu, X. Y.; Davidovic, D., Physical Review B, 2005, 72 (15), 155445
  17. "Influence of doping Y3+ on the photo- and thermoluminescence of PbWO4," Liu, B.; Shi, C. S.; Wei, Y. G.; Hu, G. Q., Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 2003, 201 (3), 520-524 [abstract here]
  18. "Phototransferred thermoluminescence of PWO and PWO: Y single crystals," Liu, B.; Shi, C. S.; Wei, Y. G.; Wu, C.; Li, Y. X.; Hu, G. Q., Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter, 2002, 14 (29), 7065-7069 [abstract here]
  19. "The traps effect on temperature dependence of luminescence from PbWO4 crystals," Liu, B.; Shi, C. S.; Wei, Y. G.; Liao, J. Y., Chemical Physics Letters, 2002, 362 (3-4), 296-300 [abstract here]
  20. "The dynamics properties on luminescence of CeF3 crystals," Shi, C. S.; Zhang, G.B.; Wei, Y.G.; Han, Z.F.; Shi, J.Y.; Hu, G.Q.; Kirm, M.; Zimmerer, G., Surface Review and Letters, 2002, 9 (1), 371-374 [abstract here]
  21. "Cascade energy transfer in Gd2O3:(Ce3+, Eu3+) micro-crystal," Wei, Y.G.; Shi, C.S.; Qi, Z.M.; Wang, Z.; Tao, Y.; Wang, W., Chinese journal of luminescence, 2001, 22 (3), 243-247
  22. "Traps effect on temperature dependence of luminescence intensity of Ce3+:LiSrAlF6 UV laser crystal," Wei, Y.G.; Shi, C.S.; Zhou, D.F.; Tao, D.J.; Tang, H.G., Chinese journal of luminescence, 2001, 22 (3), 258-262
  23. "An EXAFS study of the nanocrystalline transformation of ZrO2 : Y2O3(5%)," Qi, Z. M.; Shi, C. S.; Wei, Y. G.; Wang, Z.; Liu, T.; Hu, T. D.; Zhao, Z. Y.; Li, F. L., Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter, 2001, 13 (50), 11503-11509 [abstract here
  24. "Study on VUV and UV excitation spectrum of GdVO4: Eu+," Zhang, Q. L.; Zheng, L. Q.; Guo, C. X.; Shi, C. S.; Wei, Y. G.; Qi, Z. M., Journal of Rare Earths, 2001, 19 (3), 168-171
  25. "Amorphous and nanocrystalline ZrO2 center dot Y2O3 (15%) studied by extended X-ray absorption fine structure," Qi, Z. M.; Shi, C. S.; Wang, Z.; Wei, Y. G.; Xie, Y. N.; Hu, T. D.; Li, F. L., Acta Physica Sinica, 2001, 50 (7), 1318-1323
  26. "Spectral properties and thermoluminescence of PbWO4 crystals annealed in different atmospheres," Shi, C. S. (advisor); Wei, Y. G.; Yang, X. Y.; Zhou, D. F.; Guo, C. X.; Liao, J. Y.; Tang, H. G., Chemical Physics Letters, 2000, 328 (1-2), 1-4 [abstract here]
  27. "Temperature dependence of luminescent intensity of PbWO4 crystals," Wei, Y.G.; Shi, C.S.; Liao, J.Y., Acta Optica Sinica, 2000, 20 (10), 1418-1420
  28. "Cascade energy transfer in CeF3 crystals," Shi, C. S.; Deng, J.; Wei, Y. G.; Zhang, G. B.; Zimmerer, G.; Becker, J.; Shen, D. Z.; Hu, G. Q., Chinese Physics Letters, 2000, 17 (7), 532-533 [abstract here]
  29. "Influence of Y3+-doping on thermoluminescence of PbWO4," Liu, B.; Shi, C. S.; Wei, Y. G.; Wu, C.; Li, Y. X.; Hu, G. Q.; Shen, D. Z., Acta Physica Sinica, 2000, 49 (10), 2078-2082
  30. "UV luminescence and spectral properties of ZnO films deposited on Si substrates," Shi, C. S.; Fu, Z. X.; Guo, C. X.; Ye, X. L.; Wei, Y. G.; Deng, J.; Shi, J. Y.; Zhang, G. B., Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 1999, 101-103, 629-632 [abstract here]

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