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Shui-Qing Yu

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Federal Grant PI High Impact

Professor

Also affiliated: Dartmouth College (2018); Shanghai University (2011); Northeastern University (2025); Wilkes University (2014–2022); University of Alabama (2018); Anhui University of Science and Technology (2014); Peking University (2005); Center for NanoScience (2015); University of Massachusetts Boston (2014–2018); Photonics (United States) (2002–2007); Sandia National Laboratories (2025); R2M Solution (Italy) (2025); Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (2025); Material Sciences (United States) (2013); Arizona State University (2001–2012); Shandong Agricultural University (2025); Northeastern University (2025)

Faculty Researcher

37 h-index 339 pubs 5,415 cited

  • Ceramics
  • Cold Temperature
  • Equipment Design
  • Hot Temperature
  • Temperature

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Shui-Qing Yu is a professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville whose research focuses on semiconductor materials and devices, particularly germanium-tin (GeSn) alloys for mid-infrared (MIR) applications. His work investigates the fundamental properties of these materials, including dislocation generation, strain relief, and Sn outdiffusion during thermal annealing, as well as nanoscale mapping of short-range order.

Yu has received federal funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his work on novel semiconductor approaches for infrared detection and for his involvement in the Center for High-Frequency Electronics and Circuits for Communication Systems (CHECCS). His research group actively explores GeSn alloys for their potential in developing advanced photodetectors and lasers operating in the mid-infrared spectrum, with publications detailing achievable performance limits and peak wavelengths up to 2.7 μm. He also has research interests in hydrogen-based combined heat and power systems and novel ventilation heat recovery technologies.

Yu's scholarship metrics indicate a significant research output, with an h-index of 37, over 340 publications, and more than 5,300 citations. He collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Gregory J. Salamo, Wei Du, Hryhorii Stanchu, and Yuriy I. Mazur, with whom he shares numerous publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 37
  • Publications: 339
  • Citations: 5,415

Selected Publications

  • Bias-Polarity-Controlled VIS–SWIR Dual-Mode Photodetection in a Grafted GaAs/MQW-GeSn/Ge Heterostructure (2026)
  • Strain Relaxation and Relative Defect Density with Thickness in MBE-Grown Ge <sub>0.85</sub> Sn <sub>0.15</sub> on Ge(001) (2026)
  • SiGeSn-on-insulator platform enabled by a novel layer-transfer process technology (2026)
  • Temperature-Dependent Sn Incorporation and Defect Formation in Pseudomorphic SiSn Layers on Si (001) via Molecular Beam Epitaxy (2026)
  • Experimental Characterization and Modeling of High Hole Mobility GeSn Quantum Wells: The Role of Alloy Disorder Scattering (2026)
  • Epitaxial Growth and Structural Evolution of Lattice-Matched SiGeSn/Ge Heterostructures with Si Composition up to 42% (2026)
  • Determination of composition, strain, and layer thickness of germanium-tin superlattices using x-ray diffraction (2026)
    Applied Physics Letters 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Impedance spectroscopy and AC conductivity mechanism in GeSn thin films (2026)
  • Identification of short-range ordering motifs in semiconductors (2025)
    Science 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Dislocation-Related Photoluminescence Emission in MBE-Grown GeSn (2025)
    Crystal Growth & Design 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • <i>In-situ</i> real-time monitoring of GeSn growth using UHV-CVD to achieve high-quality material with lasing at 2250 nm and 100 K [Invited] (2025)
    Optical Materials Express 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Design of Ge/GeSiSn Quantum Cascade Laser and Detector (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • MBE growth and characterization of strained GeSn/Ge multiple quantum well structures (2025)
    Journal of Physics D Applied Physics 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Grafted AlGaAs/GeSn optical pumping laser operating up to 130 K (2025)
    Applied Physics Letters 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • High‐Detectivity GeSn Mid‐Infrared Photodetectors for Sensitive Infrared Spectroscopy (2024)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 2 $1,548,068 total

NSF Co-PI Jul 2021 - Aug 2027

IUCRC Phase I: University of Arkansas: Center for High-Frequency Electronics and Circuits for Communication Systems (CHECCS)

Advanced Tech Education Prog, IUCRC-Indust-Univ Coop Res Ctr $1,249,980
NSF PI Jun 2024 - May 2027

EAGER: IMPRESS-U: Novel Approach to New Semiconductor (Si)GeSn for Infrared Detection

International Research Collab, ELECTRONIC/PHOTONIC MATERIALS, EPSCoR Co-Funding $298,088

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