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2003
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Overview

Rong Zhang is affiliated with Nanjing University in China and has a significant body of research focusing on materials science, engineering, and physics and astronomy. Their work spans several subfields including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, condensed matter physics, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and atomic and molecular physics and optics. The emphasis across many publications lies in semiconductor materials and device development.

The main topics Zhang has contributed to include:

  • GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials
  • Ga2O3 and related materials
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Electronic and structural properties of oxides
  • 2D materials and applications
  • Magnetic properties of thin films

Frequent coauthors in Zhang's research network include Bin Liu, Hai Lu, Dunjun Chen, Fangfang Ren, and Youdou Zheng. These recurring collaborations indicate ongoing contributions to a range of studies within materials science and electronic device engineering.

Publishing predominantly in venues associated with applied physics and electronic materials, Zhang's frequent publication outlets are:

  • Applied Physics Letters
  • IEEE Electron Device Letters
  • IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
  • IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
  • The Cambridge Structural Database

Zhang's recent papers highlight advances in semiconductor and material device research, including:

  • Progress on AlGaN-based solar-blind ultraviolet photodetectors and focal plane arrays, 2021, Light Science & Applications
  • Room-temperature intrinsic ferromagnetism in epitaxial CrTe2 ultrathin films, 2021, Nature Communications
  • A room-temperature NO2 gas sensor based on CuO nanoflakes modified with rGO nanosheets, 2021, Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
  • Three-dimensional monolithic micro-LED display driven by atomically thin transistor matrix, 2021, Nature Nanotechnology
  • An avalanche-and-surge robust ultrawide-bandgap heterojunction for power electronics, 2023, Nature Communications

The scope of Zhang's work intersects with semiconductor device physics, novel materials for electronic applications, and nanotechnology. Their research includes both experimental studies and applied engineering approaches to improve device performance and functionality.

Best Publications

  • Highly Sensitive Glucose Sensor Based on Pt Nanoparticle/Polyaniline Hydrogel Heterostructures

    Dongyuan Zhai;Borui Liu;Yi Shi;Lijia Pan

  • Field-effect transistors based on two-dimensional materials for logic applications

    Xin-Ran Wang;Yi Shi;Rong Zhang

  • Progress on AlGaN-based solar-blind ultraviolet photodetectors and focal plane arrays.

    Qing Cai;Haifan You;Hui Guo;Jin Wang

  • Room-temperature intrinsic ferromagnetism in epitaxial CrTe2 ultrathin films

    Xiaoqian Zhang;Qiangsheng Lu;Wenqing Liu;Wenqing Liu;Wei Niu

  • Planar carbon nanotube–graphene hybrid films for high-performance broadband photodetectors

    Yuanda Liu;Fengqiu Wang;Xiaomu Wang;Xizhang Wang

  • A room-temperature NO2 gas sensor based on CuO nanoflakes modified with rGO nanosheets

    Haineng Bai;Hui Guo;Jin Wang;Yan Dong

  • Synthesis of Polyaniline Nanotubes with a Reactive Template of Manganese Oxide

    Lijia Pan;Lin Pu;Yi Shi;Shiyan Song

  • Jet energy scale and resolution measured in proton-proton collisions at s =13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

    G. Aad;B. Abbott;D. C. Abbott;A. Abed Abud

  • A light-stimulated synaptic device based on graphene hybrid phototransistor

    Shuchao Qin;Fengqiu Wang;Yujie Liu;Qing Wan

  • Three-dimensional monolithic micro-LED display driven by atomically thin transistor matrix.

    Wanqing Meng;Feifan Xu;Zhihao Yu;Zhihao Yu;Tao Tao

  • A robust and tuneable mid-infrared optical switch enabled by bulk Dirac fermions

    Chunhui Zhu;Fengqiu Wang;Yafei Meng;Xiang Yuan

  • Single crystal SnO2 zigzag nanobelts.

    Junhong Duan;Shaoguang Yang;Hongwei Liu;Jiangfeng Gong

  • Solar-blind Photodetector with High Avalanche Gains and Bias-tunable Detecting Functionality Based on Metastable Phase α-Ga2O3/ZnO Isotype Heterostructures

    Xuanhu Chen;Yang Xu;Dong Zhou;Sen Yang

  • Comprehensive study of the metal-insulator transition in pulsed laser deposited epitaxial VO2 thin films

    Deyi Fu;Kai Liu;Tao Tao;Kelvin Lo

  • THE GROWTH AND ANNEALING OF SINGLE CRYSTALLINE ZNO FILMS BY LOW-PRESSURE MOCVD

    Jiandong Ye;Shulin Gu;Shunmin Zhu;Tong Chen

  • Carbonized Bamboos as Excellent 3D Solar Vapor-Generation Devices

    Yue Bian;Qianqian Du;Kun Tang;Yang Shen

  • On the reverse gate leakage current of AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors

    Dawei Yan;Hai Lu;Dongsheng Cao;Dunjun Chen

  • Hydrothermal Synthesis of Polyaniline Mesostructures

    Lijia Pan;Lin Pu;Yi Shi;Tian Sun

  • Extended vapor–liquid–solid growth and field emission properties of aluminium nitride nanowires

    Qiang Wu;Zheng Hu;Xizhang Wang;Yinong Lu

  • Photoluminescence of carbon in situ doped GaN grown by halide vapor phase epitaxy

    R. Zhang;T. F. Kuech

  • Toward Emerging Gallium Oxide Semiconductors: A Roadmap

    Yuan Yuan;Weibing Hao;Wenxiang Mu;Zhengpeng Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Youdou Zheng
Youdou Zheng Nanjing University
Hai Lu
Hai Lu Nanjing University
Bin Liu
Bin Liu National University of Singapore
Yi Shi
Yi Shi Nanjing University
Bobby Samir Acharya
Bobby Samir Acharya King's College London

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