Yang Zhang

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Professor

University of Arkansas primary UA Div. of Agriculture

Also affiliated: North University of China (2018); University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (2014); Xidian University (2024); City University of Hong Kong (2022); Chinese Academy of Sciences (2014); Italian Institute of Technology (2015); Guizhou Minzu University (2023); Institute of Semiconductors (2014); Arizona State University (2007–2020); Zhejiang University (2023)

Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness

11 h-index 22 pubs 369 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

Links

ORCID Lab Website

OverviewAI-generated summary

Yang Zhang's research focuses on the optical, electrical, and thermal transport properties of micro- and nano-scale systems. His work involves developing nanoelectronic and photovoltaic devices with novel structures and materials, as well as creating new micro- and nano-fabrication techniques using both top-down and bottom-up strategies. Zhang earned a PhD in Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics from the Institute of Semiconductors of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, where his dissertation explored the application of electron-beam lithography for fabricating metallic air-bridges and silicon nanowire devices.

His recent publications include studies on the photoluminescence of quantum dots, the electron affinity of diamond surfaces, and the development of quantum sensing devices utilizing nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond. He has also investigated methods to control carrier recombination in black silicon for high-performance solar cells. Zhang has an h-index of 11 with 22 publications and 368 citations. He collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

Metrics

h-index: 11
Publications: 22
Citations: 369

Positions

Professor 2020–present

Jinan University Institute of Photonics Technology ORCID
Professor publications 2018–2025

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness ORCID
Visiting Assistant Professor 2019–2020

University of Arkansas Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering ORCID
Assistant Research Scientist 2018

Arizona State University Electrical Engineering ORCID
Postdoc 2016–2017

University of Arkansas Electrical Engineering ORCID
Postdoc 2015–2016

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Mechanical & Materials Engineering ORCID
Postdoc 2013–2015

Italian Institute of Technology Nanostructures & Nanochemistry units ORCID
Postdoc 2012–2013

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Department of Mechanical Engineering ORCID
Institute of Semiconductors 2008–2009

ORCID
Product Test Engineer & Lab coordinator 2008

Qimonda R&D center ORCID

Selected Publications

Study of electronic band alignment in SiGeSn/GeSn quantum well via internal photoemission effect (2025)

Applied Physics Letters 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Epoxy oxidized diamond (111)-(2 × 1) surface for nitrogen-vacancy based quantum sensors (2020)

Carbon 23 citations DOI OpenAlex
Photoluminescence of InAs/GaAs quantum dots under direct two-photon excitation (2020)

Scientific Reports 25 citations DOI OpenAlex
Electron affinity of boron-terminated diamond (001) surfaces: a density functional theory study (2019)

Journal of Materials Chemistry C 38 citations DOI OpenAlex
Harnessing Quantum Wave Nature of Individual Electrons for Single Photon Detection (2018)

Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Detecting Single Photons Using Capacitive Coupling of Single Quantum Dots (2018)

ACS Photonics 3 citations DOI OpenAlex