Yong Hang Zhang
Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering
Arizona State University
PO Box 878706
Tempe, AZ 85287-8706
Titles
- Senior Global Futures Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory
- Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Biography
Dr. Zhang joined the faculty in 1996 from Hughes Research Laboratories. He has published more than 170 research articles in refereed journals and conference proceedings, a book chapter, five issued U.S. patents and has edited several conference proceedings. He has presented more than 210 invited and contributed papers presented at various international scientific conferences.
Education
- PhD, University Stuttgart, 1991
- MSC, Chinese Science and Technology University, 1987
- BSC, Nanjing Normal University, 1982
Expertise
- photovoltaics
- optical devices
- optoelectronic materials
- solar energy
- epitaxy
- semiconductors
- renewable energy
External Links
Journal Articles
In Press
Seyedmohammadi, S., M. J. DiNezza, S. Liu, P. King, E. G. LeBlanc, X. Zhao, C. Campbell, T. H. Myers, Y. Zhang and R. J. Malik. Molecular beam epitaxial re-growth of CdTe, CdTe/CdZnTe double heterostructures on CdTe/InSb (100) substrates with As cap. Journal of Crystal Growth DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2015.02.055. (link )
2016
Zhao, Y., M. Boccard, S. Liu, J. Becker, X. Zhao, C. M. Campbell, E. Suarez, M. B. Lassise, Z. C. Holman and Y. Zhang. 2016. Monocrystalline CdTe solar cells with open-circuit voltage over 1 V and efficiency of 17%. Nature Energy 1:Art. 16067 . DOI: 10.1038/nenergy.2016.67. (link )
2015
Liu, S., X. Zhao, C. Campbell, M. J. DiNezza, Y. Zhao and Y. Zhang. 2015. Minority carrier lifetime of lattice-matched CdZnTe alloy grown on InSb substrates using molecular beam epitaxy. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 33:Art. 011207. DOI: 10.1116/1.4905289. (link )
Liu, S., W. Yang, J. Becker, Y. Kuo and Y. Zhang. 2015. Non-Lambertian reflective back scattering and Its impact on device performance of ultrathin GaAs single-junction solar cells. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics PP(99):1-8. DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2015.2400332. (link )
Lu, J., P. T. Webster, S. Liu, Y. Zhang, S. R. Johnson and D. J. Smith. 2015. Investigation of MBE-grown InAs1-xBix alloys and Bi-mediated Type-II superlattices by transmission electron microscopy. Journal of Crystal Growth 425(Sep):250-254. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2015.02.012. (link )
Webster, P. T., N. A. Riordan, S. Liu, E. H. Steenbergen, R. A. Synowicki, Y. Zhang and S. R. Johnson. 2015. Absorption properties of type-II InAs/InAsSb superlattices measured by spectroscopic ellipsometry. Applied Physics Letters 106:Art. 061907. DOI: 10.1063/1.4908255. (link )
Zuo, D., R. Liu, D. Wasserman, J. Mabon, Z. He, S. Liu, Y. Zhang, E. A. Kadlec, B. V. Olson and E. A. Shaner. 2015. Direct minority carrier transport characterization of InAs/InAsSb superlattice nBn photodetectors. Applied Physics Letters 106:Art. 071107. DOI: 10.1063/1.4913312. (link )
2014
Alberi, K., B. Fluegel, M. J. DiNezza, S. Liu, Y. Zhang and A. Mascarenhas. 2014. Probing carrier lifetimes at dislocations in epitaxial CdTe. Applied Physics Express 7:Art. 065503. DOI: 10.7567/APEX.7.065503. (link )
Fluegel, B., K. Alberi, M. J. DiNezza, S. Liu, Y. Zhang and A. Mascarenhas. 2014. Carrier decay and diffusion dynamics in single-crystalline CdTe as seen via microphotoluminescence. Physical review Applied 2(3):Art 034010. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.2.034010. (link )
Webster, P. T., N. A. Riordan, C. Gogineni, S. Liu, J. Lu, X. Zhao, D. J. Smith, Y. Zhang and S. R. Johnson. 2014. Molecular beam epitaxy using bismuth as a constituent in InAs and a surfactant in InAs/InAsSb superlattices. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 32:Art. 02C120. DOI: 10.1116/1.4868111. (link )
Yang, W., J. Becker, S. Liu, Y. Kuo, J. Li, B. Landini, K. Campman and Y. Zhang. 2014. Ultra-thin GaAs single-junction solar cells Integrated with a reflective back scattering layer. Journal of Applied Physics 115:Art. 203105. DOI: 10.1063/1.4878156. (link )
Zhao, X., M. J. DiNezza, S. Liu, C. Campbell, Y. Zhao and Y. Zhang. 2014. Determination of CdTe bulk carrier lifetime and interface recombination velocity of CdTe/MgCdTe double heterostructures grown by molecular beam epitaxy. Applied Physics Letters 105:Art. 252101. DOI: 10.1063/1.4904993. (link )
Zhao, X., M. J. DiNezza, S. Liu, Y. Zhao and Y. Zhang. 2014. Time-resolved and excitation-dependent photoluminescence study of CdTe/MgCdTe double heterostructures grown by molecular beam epitaxy. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 32:Art. 040601. DOI: 10.1116/1.4878317. (link )
2013
DiNezza, M. J., X. Zhao, S. Liu, A. P. Kirk and Y. Zhang. 2013. Growth, steady-state and time-resolved photoluminescence study of CdTe/MgCdTe double heterostructures on InSb substrates using molecular beam epitaxy. Applied Physics Letters 103:Art. 193901. DOI: 10.1063/1.4828984. (link )
Li, J., C. R. Allen, S. Lim and Y. Zhang. 2013. Elimination of artifacts in external quantum efficiency measurements of multijunction solar cells using a pulsed voltage bias. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 3(2):769-775. DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2242959. (link )
Mahalingam, K., E. H. Steenbergen, G. J. Brown and Y. Zhang. 2013. Quantitative analysis of strain distribution in InAs/InAs1−xSbx superlattices. Applied Physics Letters 103:Art. 061908. DOI: 10.1063/1.4817969. (link )
Shen, X., H. Li, S. Liu, D. J. Smith and Y. Zhang. 2013. Study of InAs/InAsSb type-II superlattices using high-resolution x-ray diffraction and cross-sectional electron microscopy. Journal of Crystal Growth 381:1-5. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2013.06.021. (link )
Smith, D. J., T. Aoki, J. K. Furdyna, X. Liu, M. R. McCartney and Y. Zhang. 2013. Atomic-scale characterization of (mostly zincblende) compound semiconductor heterostructures. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 471:Art. 012005. DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/471/1/012005. (link )