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  • 2019 - OSA Fellows Yan Zhang Capital Normal University, China For outstanding contributions to the research and development of terahertz wave imaging, sensing, particularly terahertz meta devices

Overview

Yan Zhang is affiliated with the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. The primary research areas include Engineering and Materials Science, with extensive work in subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist has contributed significantly to several topics, notably:

  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Graphene research and applications

Yan Zhang's collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Yaming Zhang, Lijie Li, Li Duan, Zhong Lin Wang, and Jiaheng Nie.

Publication venues with multiple contributions by this researcher include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nano Energy
  • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Notable recent papers feature the following:

  • Triboelectric nanogenerator based self-powered sensor for artificial intelligence, 2021, Nano Energy
  • DFT investigation on direct Z-scheme photocatalyst for overall water splitting: MoTe2/BAs van der Waals heterostructure, 2021, Applied Surface Science
  • Large-area transfer of two-dimensional materials free of cracks, contamination and wrinkles via controllable conformal contact, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Aboveground vegetation and soil physicochemical properties jointly drive the shift of soil microbial community during subalpine secondary succession in southwest China, 2021, CATENA
  • PanGu-α: Large-scale Autoregressive Pretrained Chinese Language Models with Auto-parallel Computation, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)

Yan Zhang was recognized as an OSA Fellow in 2019, with a citation noting contributions to terahertz wave imaging and sensing, particularly terahertz meta devices.

Best Publications

  • Pyroelectric nanogenerators for harvesting thermoelectric energy.

    Ya Yang;Wenxi Guo;Ken C. Pradel;Guang Zhu

  • Fiber-based generator for wearable electronics and mobile medication.

    Junwen Zhong;Yan Zhang;Yan Zhang;Qize Zhong;Qiyi Hu

  • Fundamental Theory of Piezotronics

    Yan Zhang;Ying Liu;Zhong Lin Wang

  • Enhancing sensitivity of a single ZnO micro-/nanowire photodetector by piezo-phototronic effect

    Qing Yang;Xin Guo;Wenhui Wang;Yan Zhang

  • Enhanced Ferroelectric-Nanocrystal-Based Hybrid Photocatalysis by Ultrasonic-Wave-Generated Piezophototronic Effect

    Haidong Li;Yuanhua Sang;Sujie Chang;Xin Huang

  • Piezo-potential enhanced photocatalytic degradation of organic dye using ZnO nanowires

    Xinyu Xue;Xinyu Xue;Weili Zang;Ping Deng;Qi Wang

  • Self-powered system with wireless data transmission.

    Youfan Hu;Yan Zhang;Chen Xu;Long Lin

  • Hybridizing energy conversion and storage in a mechanical-to-electrochemical process for self-charging power cell.

    Xinyu Xue;Sihong Wang;Wenxi Guo;Yan Zhang

  • Replacing a battery by a nanogenerator with 20 V output.

    Youfan Hu;Long Lin;Yan Zhang;Zhong Lin Wang

  • Finger typing driven triboelectric nanogenerator and its use for instantaneously lighting up LEDs

    Junwen Zhong;Qize Zhong;Fengru Fan;Yan Zhang;Yan Zhang

  • Triboelectric nanogenerator based self-powered sensor for artificial intelligence

    Yuankai Zhou;Maoliang Shen;Xin Cui;Xin Cui;Yicheng Shao

  • A nanogenerator for energy harvesting from a rotating tire and its application as a self-powered pressure/speed sensor.

    Youfan Hu;Chen Xu;Yan Zhang;Long Lin

  • High-output nanogenerator by rational unipolar assembly of conical nanowires and its application for driving a small liquid crystal display.

    Youfan Hu;Yan Zhang;Chen Xu;Guang Zhu

  • Mg(OH)2 Supported Nanoscale Zero Valent Iron Enhancing the Removal of Pb(II) from Aqueous Solution

    Minghui Liu;Yonghao Wang;Yonghao Wang;Luntai Chen;Yan Zhang

  • Surface free-carrier screening effect on the output of a ZnO nanowire nanogenerator and its potential as a self-powered active gas sensor

    Xinyu Xue;Xinyu Xue;Yuxin Nie;Bin He;Lili Xing

  • Piezo-phototronic effect enhanced visible and ultraviolet photodetection using a ZnO-CdS core-shell micro/nanowire.

    Fang Zhang;Yong Ding;Yan Zhang;Xiaoling Zhang

  • Pyroelectric Nanogenerators for Driving Wireless Sensors

    Ya Yang;Sihong Wang;Yan Zhang;Zhong Lin Wang;Zhong Lin Wang

  • A flexible self-powered T-ZnO/PVDF/fabric electronic-skin with multi-functions of tactile-perception, atmosphere-detection and self-clean

    Haoxuan He;Yongming Fu;Weili Zang;Qiang Wang

  • Ultrahigh sensitive piezotronic strain sensors based on a ZnSnO3 nanowire/microwire.

    Jyh Ming Wu;Jyh Ming Wu;Cheng-Ying Chen;Cheng-Ying Chen;Yan Zhang;Kuan-Hsueh Chen

  • Fundamental theories of piezotronics and piezo-phototronics

    Ying Liu;Yan Zhang;Yan Zhang;Qing Yang;Simiao Niu

  • Piezotronic Effect on the Output Voltage of P3HT/ZnO Micro/Nanowire Heterojunction Solar Cells

    Ya Yang;Wenxi Guo;Yan Zhang;Yong Ding

  • Piezo-phototronics effect on nano/microwire solar cells

    Yan Zhang;Ya Yang;Zhong Lin Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhong Lin Wang
Zhong Lin Wang Georgia Institute of Technology
Xinyu Xue
Xinyu Xue University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Lili Xing
Lili Xing University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Caofeng Pan
Caofeng Pan Beihang University
Lei Bi
Lei Bi University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Long Lin
Long Lin Georgia Institute of Technology
Youfan Hu
Youfan Hu Peking University
Longjiang Deng
Longjiang Deng University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Sihong Wang
Sihong Wang University of Chicago
Yu Sheng Zhou
Yu Sheng Zhou Georgia Institute of Technology

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