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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his distinguished contributions to the field of efflux transporters, which mediate resistance to a variety of antimicrobials in bacteria, and his research into the crystallography of integral membrane proteins
  • 2012 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to characterization and device applications of semiconductor nanostructures
  • 1995 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Edward T. Yu is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily in engineering and materials science, with significant contributions in the subfields of materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, as well as atomic and molecular physics and optics.

The main topics covered in their body of work include:

  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Nanowire Synthesis and Applications
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Copper-based Nanomaterials and Applications

Edward T. Yu has authored several recent papers, showcasing a focus on photoelectrochemical processes, nanofabrication, and materials characterization:

  • Metal-insulator-semiconductor photoelectrodes for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting, 2024, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Scalable, highly stable Si-based metal-insulator-semiconductor photoanodes for water oxidation fabricated using thin-film reactions and electrodeposition, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Plasma-implanted Ti-doped hematite photoanodes with enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation performance, 2021, Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Selective area regrowth and doping for vertical gallium nitride power devices: Materials challenges and recent progress, 2021, Materials Today
  • Zeta Potential Dependent Self-Assembly for Very Large Area Nanosphere Lithography, 2020, Nano Letters

Their frequent coauthors include Gabriel Cossio, Ji Li, Shang-Hsuan Wu, Alex C. De Palma, and Hsien-Yi Hsu. These collaborations reflect a sustained engagement with researchers active across related disciplines.

Publications by Edward T. Yu are often found in venues such as Nano Letters, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal of Applied Physics, Solar RRL, and The American Journal of Gastroenterology. This distribution indicates a multidisciplinary approach bridging materials science and engineering with applications in photonics and biomedical fields.

Edward T. Yu has received several recognitions, including being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2016 for contributions related to efflux transporters and membrane proteins. In 2012, they were designated an IEEE Fellow for work on semiconductor nanostructures. Earlier in their career, they were awarded a fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1995.

Best Publications

  • Enhanced semiconductor optical absorption via surface plasmon excitation in metal nanoparticles

    D. M. Schaadt;B. Feng;E. T. Yu

  • Improved performance of amorphous silicon solar cells via scattering from surface plasmon polaritons in nearby metallic nanoparticles

    D. Derkacs;S. H. Lim;P. Matheu;W. Mar

  • Measurement of piezoelectrically induced charge in GaN/AlGaN heterostructure field-effect transistors

    Edward T Yu;G. J. Sullivan;P. M. Asbeck;C. D. Wang;C. D. Wang

  • Analysis of leakage current mechanisms in Schottky contacts to GaN and Al0.25Ga0.75N∕GaN grown by molecular-beam epitaxy

    H. Zhang;E. J. Miller;E. T. Yu

  • Photocurrent spectroscopy of optical absorption enhancement in silicon photodiodes via scattering from surface plasmon polaritons in gold nanoparticles

    S. H. Lim;W. Mar;P. Matheu;D. Derkacs

  • A silicon-based photocathode for water reduction with an epitaxial SrTiO3 protection layer and a nanostructured catalyst

    Li Ji;Martin D. Mcdaniel;Shijun Wang;Agham-Bayan S Posadas

  • Piezoelectric charge densities in AlGaN/GaN HFETs

    P.M. Asbeck;E.T. Yu;S.S. Lau;G.J. Sullivan

  • High electron mobility InAs nanowire field-effect transistors

    Shadi A. Dayeh;David P. R. Aplin;Xiaotian Zhou;Paul K. L. Yu

  • Analysis of reverse-bias leakage current mechanisms in GaN grown by molecular-beam epitaxy

    E. J. Miller;Edward T Yu;P. Waltereit;J. S. Speck

  • Spontaneous and piezoelectric polarization effects in III-V nitride heterostructures

    E. T. Yu;X. Z. Dang;P. M. Asbeck;S. S. Lau

  • Metal and dielectric nanoparticle scattering for improved optical absorption in photovoltaic devices

    P. Matheu;P. Matheu;S. H. Lim;D. Derkacs;C. McPheeters

  • Gate leakage current mechanisms in AlGaN/GaN heterostructure field-effect transistors

    E. J. Miller;X. Z. Dang;E. T. Yu

  • Precise semiconductor nanowire placement through dielectrophoresis.

    Sourobh Raychaudhuri;Shadi A. Dayeh;Deli Wang;Edward T. Yu

  • Correlated scanning Kelvin probe and conductive atomic force microscopy studies of dislocations in gallium nitride

    B. S. Simpkins;Edward T Yu;P. Waltereit;J. S. Speck

  • III−V Nanowire Growth Mechanism: V/III Ratio and Temperature Effects

    Shadi A. Dayeh;Edward T. Yu;Deli Wang

  • InP nanowire/polymer hybrid photodiode.

    Clint J. Novotny;Edward T. Yu;Paul K. L. Yu

  • Schottky barrier engineering in III-V nitrides via the piezoelectric effect

    Edward T Yu;X. Z. Dang;L. S. Yu;D. Qiao

  • Critical dimensions in coherently strained coaxial nanowire heterostructures

    S. Raychaudhuri;Edward T Yu

  • Transfer of patterned ion-cut silicon layers

    C. H. Yun;A. B. Wengrow;N. W. Cheung;Y. Zheng

  • Nanoparticle-induced light scattering for improved performance of quantum-well solar cells

    D. Derkacs;W. V. Chen;P. M. Matheu;P. M. Matheu;S. H. Lim

Frequent Co-Authors

T. C. McGill
T. C. McGill California Institute of Technology
Shadi A. Dayeh
Shadi A. Dayeh University of California, San Diego
Deli Wang
Deli Wang University of California, San Diego
Peter M. Asbeck
Peter M. Asbeck University of California, San Diego
Allen J. Bard
Allen J. Bard The University of Texas at Austin
James S. Speck
James S. Speck University of California, Santa Barbara
Alexander A. Demkov
Alexander A. Demkov The University of Texas at Austin
S. S. Lau
S. S. Lau University of California, San Diego
John G. Ekerdt
John G. Ekerdt The University of Texas at Austin
Joan M. Redwing
Joan M. Redwing Pennsylvania State University

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