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Chen Li

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Federal Grant PI

Researcher

Also affiliated: Xidian University (2024); University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (2007–2022); Jilin University (2012); Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY (2019–2024); ShanghaiTech University (2021); Huangshan University (2022); Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (2005); Material Sciences (United States) (2013); Development Research Center (2011); Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures (2020–2022); Jilin Agricultural University (2012); Changchun University (2012); Xiamen University of Technology (2022); Nanjing University (2020–2022); Tsinghua University (2005)

Faculty Researcher

Food Science

14 h-index 53 pubs 544 cited

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Chen Li's research focuses on the growth and characterization of semiconductor materials, particularly those relevant to optoelectronic devices. Their work has investigated the molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) growth of various material systems, including AlGaN, Ge, GeSn, and InAs/AlAs superlattices.

Recent publications detail efforts to enhance carrier confinement in AlGaN-based deep-ultraviolet light-emitting diodes through compositionally graded electron-blocking layers. Other studies examine the MBE growth of germanium and direct bandgap GeSn on GaAs, exploring strain-mediated Sn incorporation and segregation. Research also includes the annealing-induced carrier activation and photoluminescence enhancement in Ge-on-Si, as well as the growth of Ge thin films on sapphire. Further work explores tunable bandgaps in InAs/AlAs strain-compensated short-period superlattices and compares AlN/GaN heterojunctions grown with different growth assistances. The depth-dependent photoluminescence characteristics of GeSn/SiGeSn multi-quantum wells have also been investigated.

Chen Li has served as PI on an NSF grant for robust and efficient high-order algorithms for fluid dynamics simulations and as Co-PI on an NIH/NIDA grant for tunable multi-timescale cortical dynamics. With an h-index of 13 and 480 citations across 52 publications, their research network includes numerous collaborators at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, such as Yuriy I. Mazur, Fernando Maia de Oliveira, Shui-Qing Yu, and Hryhorii Stanchu.

Metrics

  • h-index: 14
  • Publications: 53
  • Citations: 544

Selected Publications

  • Improved Quality of InN Thin Films Using a Thin InGaN Compressive Strain Gradient Layer (2024)
    Crystal Growth & Design 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • The growth of Ge and direct bandgap Ge <sub> 1− <i>x</i> </sub> Sn <sub> <i>x</i> </sub> on GaAs (001) by molecular beam epitaxy (2024)
    RSC Advances 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Growth of Germanium Thin Films on Sapphire Using Molecular Beam Epitaxy (2023)
    Crystals 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Strain-Mediated Sn Incorporation and Segregation in Compositionally Graded Ge<sub>1–<i>x</i></sub>Sn<sub><i>x</i></sub> Epilayers Grown by MBE at Different Temperatures (2023)
    Crystal Growth & Design 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Temperature dependent correlation of Hall effect and optical measurements of electron concentration in degenerate InN thin film (2023)
    Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Nanotechnology and Microelectronics Materials Processing Measurement and Phenomena 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Depth-dependent photoluminescence characteristic of GeSn/SiGeSn multi-quantum wells (2022)
    Journal of Crystal Growth 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effect of indium accumulation on the growth and properties of ultrathin In(Ga)N/GaN quantum wells (2020)
    Materials & Design 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Local Strain and Crystalline Defects in GaN/AlGaN/GaN(0001) Heterostructures Induced by Compositionally Graded AlGaN Buried Layers (2018)
    Crystal Growth & Design 17 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • High temperature capacitors using AlN grown by MBE as the dielectric (2018)
    Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Nanotechnology and Microelectronics Materials Processing Measurement and Phenomena 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Kinetically controlled indium surface coverage effects on PAMBE-growth of InN/GaN(0001) quantum well structures (2018)
    Journal of Applied Physics 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Polarization Effects in Graded AlGaN Nanolayers Revealed by Current-Sensing and Kelvin Probe Microscopy (2018)
    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 17 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Nanoscale Electrostructural Characterization of Compositionally Graded Al<sub><i>x</i></sub>Ga<sub>1–<i>x</i></sub>N Heterostructures on GaN/Sapphire (0001) Substrate (2015)
    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 19 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Measuring the depth profiles of strain/composition in AlGaN-graded layer by high-resolution x-ray diffraction (2014)
    Journal of Applied Physics 17 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • MBE grown GaAsBi/GaAs double quantum well separate confinement heterostructures (2013)
    Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Nanotechnology and Microelectronics Materials Processing Measurement and Phenomena 24 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Molecular beam epitaxial growth of Bi2Te3 and Sb2Te3 topological insulators on GaAs (111) substrates: a potential route to fabricate topological insulator p-n junction (2013)
    AIP Advances 79 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 2 $538,030 total

NIH Co-PI Aug 2024 - May 2027

Tunable multi-timescale cortical dynamics: fundamental theory and practical tools

National Institute on Drug Abuse $328,030 R01
NSF PI Sep 2025 - Aug 2028

Robust and efficient high-order algorithms for fluid dynamics simulations: structure-preserving methods and optimization-based limiters

OFFICE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY AC, COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS $210,000

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