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  • 2016 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering contributions to the development of novel synthesis methods and selfassembly processes to fabricate nanostructured materials for nanoelectronic and nanophotonic applications
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society For pioneering contributions to the development of novel synthesis methods and self-assembly processes to fabricate multifunctional nanomaterials for nanoelectronic and nanophotonic applications and service to the materials community.

Overview

Hongyou Fan is a researcher affiliated with Sandia National Laboratories in the United States, with a focus on materials science and engineering. Their scholarly output spans 26 publications in materials science and 11 in engineering, indicating a strong interdisciplinary approach.

Their work predominantly explores materials chemistry, covering 22 publications, alongside contributions to electrical and electronic engineering (6 publications), biomaterials (2 publications), mechanics of materials (2 publications), and atomic and molecular physics and optics (2 publications).

Major research topics addressed by Fan include:

  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry

The body of recent published papers reflects an emphasis on high-pressure behaviors of nanomaterials and photocatalysis, showcased in venues such as MRS Bulletin, Journal of the American Chemical Society, and Chemical Reviews. Notable recent papers by or closely associated with Fan include:

  • "Porphyrin-based photocatalysts for hydrogen production," 2020, MRS Bulletin
  • "Shape Dependence of Pressure-Induced Phase Transition in CdS Semiconductor Nanocrystals," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Theoretical and Experimental Advances in High-Pressure Behaviors of Nanoparticles," 2023, Chemical Reviews
  • "Pressure Induced Assembly and Coalescence of Lead Chalcogenide Nanocrystals," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "High pressure induced atomic and mesoscale phase behaviors of one-dimensional TiO2 anatase nanocrystals," 2022, MRS Bulletin

Fan frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • J. Matthew D. Lane
  • Lingyao Meng
  • Yang Qin
  • Tommy Ao
  • Brian Stoltzfus

The scholar publishes regularly in these scientific venues:

  • MRS Bulletin (5 publications)
  • MRS Advances (4 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (2 publications)
  • Chemical Reviews (1 publication)
  • Review of Scientific Instruments (1 publication)

Fan has been recognized as a Fellow of the Materials Research Society in 2016 for contributions to innovative synthesis methods and self-assembly processes in nanomaterials for nanoelectronic and nanophotonic uses. Additionally, Fan was made a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) the same year, cited for similar contributions to nanostructured materials development.

Best Publications

  • Evaporation-Induced Self-Assembly: Nanostructures Made Easy**

    C. Jeffrey Brinker;Yunfeng Lu;Alan Sellinger;Hongyou Fan

  • In Situ Observation of the Electrochemical Lithiation of a Single SnO2 Nanowire Electrode

    Jian Yu Huang;Li Zhong;Chong Min Wang;John P. Sullivan

  • Aerosol-assisted self-assembly of mesostructured spherical nanoparticles

    Yunfeng Lu;Hongyou Fan;Aaron Stump;Timothy L. Ward

  • Synthesis of Carbon Dots with Multiple Color Emission by Controlled Graphitization and Surface Functionalization.

    Xiang Miao;Xiang Miao;Dan Qu;Dongxue Yang;Bing Nie

  • Formation mechanism and optimization of highly luminescent N-doped graphene quantum dots

    Dan Qu;Min Zheng;Ligong Zhang;Haifeng Zhao

  • Oxygen Vacancy Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Pervoskite SrTiO3

    Huaqiao Tan;Zhao Zhao;Wan-bin Zhu;Eric N. Coker

  • Self-assembly of mesoscopically ordered chromatic polydiacetylene/silica nanocomposites

    Yunfeng Lu;Yunfeng Lu;Yunfeng Lu;Yi Yang;Alan Sellinger;Mengcheng Lu

  • Self-assembly of ordered, robust, three-dimensional gold nanocrystal/silica arrays.

    Hongyou Fan;Hongyou Fan;Kai Yang;Daniel M. Boye;Thomas Sigmon

  • Evaporation-Induced Self-Assembly of Hybrid Bridged Silsesquioxane Film and Particulate Mesophases with Integral Organic Functionality

    Yunfeng Lu;Hongyou Fan;Nilesh Doke;Douglas A. Loy

  • Rapid prototyping of patterned functional nanostructures

    Hongyou Fan;Yunfeng Lu;Aaron Stump;Scott T. Reed

  • Synthesis of FePt nanocubes and their oriented self-assembly.

    Min Chen;Jaemin Kim;J. P. Liu;Hongyou Fan

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Superfast assembly and synthesis of gold nanostructures using nanosecond low-temperature compression via magnetic pulsed power

    Binsong Li;Kaifu Bian;J. Matthew D. Lane;K. Michael Salerno

  • Surfactant-assisted synthesis of water-soluble and biocompatible semiconductor quantum dot-micelles.

    Hongyou Fan;Erik W Leve;Chessa Scullin;John Gabaldon

  • Synthesis of Self-Assembled Porphyrin Nanoparticle Photosensitizers.

    Dong Wang;Lijuan Niu;Zeng-Ying Qiao;Dong-Bing Cheng

  • Self-Assembled One-Dimensional Porphyrin Nanostructures with Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation

    Na Zhang;Liang Wang;Haimiao Wang;Ronghui Cao

  • Optically defined multifunctional patterning of photosensitive thin-film silica mesophases.

    Dhaval A. Doshi;Nicola K. Huesing;Mengcheng Lu;Hongyou Fan;Hongyou Fan

  • Pressure Induced Nanoparticle Phase Behavior, Property, and Applications

    Feng Bai;Kaifu Bian;Xin Huang;Zhongwu Wang

  • Modulus-density scaling behaviour and framework architecture of nanoporous self-assembled silicas.

    Hongyou Fan;Christopher Hartshorn;Thomas Buchheit;David Tallant

  • Deviatoric stress driven formation of large single-crystal PbS nanosheet from nanoparticles and in situ monitoring of oriented attachment.

    Zhongwu Wang;Constanze Schliehe;Tie Wang;Yasutaka Nagaoka

  • Cell-directed assembly of lipid-silica nanostructures providing extended cell viability.

    Helen K. Baca;Carlee Ashley;Eric Carnes;Deanna Lopez

  • Attachment of bacteria to model solid surfaces: oligo(ethylene glycol) surfaces inhibit bacterial attachment

    Linnea K. Ista;Hongyou Fan;Oswald Baca;Gabriel P. López

Frequent Co-Authors

C. Jeffrey Brinker
C. Jeffrey Brinker University of New Mexico
Zaicheng Sun
Zaicheng Sun Beijing University of Technology
Gabriel P. Lopez
Gabriel P. Lopez University of New Mexico
Zhongwu Wang
Zhongwu Wang Cornell University
Yunfeng Lu
Yunfeng Lu University of California, Los Angeles
Gary S. Grest
Gary S. Grest Sandia National Laboratories
Jian Yu Huang
Jian Yu Huang Yanshan University
Kevin J. Malloy
Kevin J. Malloy University of New Mexico
Roger A. Assink
Roger A. Assink Sandia National Laboratories
Ruipeng Li
Ruipeng Li Brookhaven National Laboratory

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