Linyou Cao

Abuzaid, H., Cheng, Z., Li, G., Cao, L., & Franklin, A. D. (2021). Unanticipated Polarity Shift in Edge-Contacted Tungsten-Based 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Transistors. IEEE ELECTRON DEVICE LETTERS. https://doi.org/10.1109/LED.2021.3106286

Lau, C. N., Xia, F., & Cao, L. (2020, May). Emergent quantum materials. MRS BULLETIN, Vol. 45, pp. 340–347. https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs.2020.125

Li, G., Chen, Z., Li, Y., Zhang, D., Yang, W., Liu, Y., & Cao, L. (2020). Engineering Substrate Interaction To Improve Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis of Monolayer MoS2 Films beyond Pt. ACS NANO, 14(2), 1707–1714. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.9b07324

Ong, Z.-Y., Zhang, G., Zhang, Y.-W., & Cao, L. (2020). Gate-tunable cross-plane heat dissipation in single-layer transition metal dichalcogenides. PHYSICAL REVIEW RESEARCH, 2(3). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.033470

Yu, Y., Yu, Y., Li, G., Puretzky, A. A., Geohegan, D. B., & Cao, L. (2020). Giant enhancement of exciton diffusivity in two-dimensional semiconductors. SCIENCE ADVANCES, 6(51). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abb4823

Yu, Y., Minhaj, T., Huang, L., Yu, Y., & Cao, L. (2020). In-Plane and Interfacial Thermal Conduction of Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides. PHYSICAL REVIEW APPLIED, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.13.034059

Datta, I., Chae, S. H., Bhatt, G. R., Tadayon, M. A., Li, B., Yu, Y., … Lipson, M. (2020). Low-loss composite photonic platform based on 2D semiconductor monolayers. NATURE PHOTONICS. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-020-0590-4

Dong, C., Fu, X., Cao, L., Amoah, S., Gundogdu, K., Li, J., & So, F. (2020). Multi-mode Organic Light-Emitting Diode to Suppress the Viewing Angle Dependence. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 12(28), 31667–31676. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c05825

Cheng, Z., Abuzaid, H., Yu, Y., Zhang, F., Li, Y., Noyce, S. G., … Franklin, A. D. (2019). Convergent ion beam alteration of 2D materials and metal-2D interfaces. 2D MATERIALS, 6(3). https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/ab1764

Bataller, A. W., Younts, R. A., Rustagi, A., Yu, Y., Ardekani, H., Kemper, A., … Gundogdu, K. (2019). Dense Electron–Hole Plasma Formation and Ultralong Charge Lifetime in Monolayer MoS2 via Material Tuning. Nano Letters, 19(2), 1104–1111. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b04408

Cheng, Z., Yu, Y., Singh, S., Price, K., Noyce, S. G., Lin, Y.-C., … Franklin, A. D. (2019). Immunity to Contact Scaling in MoS2 Transistors Using in Situ Edge Contacts. NANO LETTERS, 19(8), 5077–5085. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b01355

Ma, E. Y., Guzelturk, B., Li, G., Cao, L., Shen, Z.-X., Lindenberg, A. M., & Heinz, T. F. (2019). Recording interfacial currents on the subnanometer length and femtosecond time scale by terahertz emission. SCIENCE ADVANCES, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau0073

Yu, Y., Bataller, A. W., Younts, R., Yu, Y., Li, G., Puretzky, A. A., … Cao, L. (2019). Room-Temperature Electron-Hole Liquid in Monolayer MoS2. ACS NANO, 13(9), 10351–10358. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.9b04124

Su, L., Bradley, L., Yu, Y., Yu, Y., Cao, L., Zhao, Y., & Zhang, Y. (2019). Surface-enhanced Raman scattering of monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides on Ag nanorod arrays. OPTICS LETTERS, 44(22), 5493–5496. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.44.005493

Lavini, F., Calo, A., Gao, Y., Albisetti, E., Li, T. D., Cao, T. F., … Riedo, E. (2018). Friction and work function oscillatory behavior for an even and odd number of layers in polycrystalline MoS2. Nanoscale, 10(17), 8304–8312. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8nr00238j

Li, G. Q., Zhang, D., Yu, Y. F., Huang, S. Y., Yang, W. T., & Cao, L. Y. (2017). Activating MoS2 for pH-universal hydrogen evolution catalysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139(45), 16194–16200. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b07450

Mannebach, E. M., Nyby, C., Ernst, F., Zhou, Y., Tolsma, J., Li, Y., … Lindenberg, A. M. (2017). Dynamic Optical Tuning of Interlayer Interactions in the Transition Metal Dichalcogenides. Nano Letters, 17(12), 7761–7766. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b03955

Yu, Y. F., Li, G. Q., Huang, L. J., Barrette, A., Ca, Y. Q., Yu, Y. L., … Cao, L. Y. (2017). Enhancing multifunctionalities of transition-metal dichalcogenide monolayers via cation intercalation. ACS Nano, 11(9), 9390–9396. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.7b04880

Yu, Y. L., Yu, Y. F., Huang, L. J., Peng, H. W., Xiong, L. W., & Cao, L. Y. (2017). Giant gating tunability of optical refractive index in transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers. Nano Letters, 17(6), 3613–3618. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b00768

Su, L. Q., Yu, Y. F., Cao, L. Y., & Zhang, Y. (2017). In situ monitoring of the thermal-annealing effect in a monolayer of MoS2. Physical Review Applied, 7(3). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevapplied.7.034009

Li, G. Q., Zhang, D., Qiao, Q., Yu, Y. F., Peterson, D., Zafar, A., … Cao, L. Y. (2016). All the catalytic active sites of MoS2 for hydrogen evolution. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138(51), 16632–16638. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b05940

Huang, L. J., Li, G. Q., Gurarslan, A., Yu, Y. L., Kirste, R., Guo, W., … Cao, L. Y. (2016). Atomically thin MoS2 narrowband and broadband light superabsorbers. ACS Nano, 10(8), 7493–7499. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.6b02195

Chen, C., Li, G. Q., Lu, Y., Zhu, J. D., Jiang, M. J., Hu, Y., … Zhang, X. W. (2016). Chemical vapor deposited MoS2/electrospun carbon nanofiber composite as anode material for high-performance sodium-ion batteries. Electrochimica Acta, 222, 1751–1760. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2016.11.170

Yu, Y. F., Yu, Y. L., Xu, C., Cai, Y. Q., Su, L. Q., Zhang, Y., … Cao, L. Y. (2016). Engineering substrate interactions for high luminescence efficiency of transition-metal dichalcogenide monolayers. Advanced Functional Materials, 26(26), 4733–4739. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201600418

Cao, L. Y. (2016). Extreme manipulation of light-matter interactions in 2D TMDC materials. 2016 Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS), 3844–3844. https://doi.org/10.1109/piers.2016.7735444

Yu, Y. L., Yu, Y. F., Xu, C., Barrette, A., Gundogdu, K., & Cao, L. Y. (2016). Fundamental limits of exciton-exciton annihilation for light emission in transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers. Physical Review B, 93(20). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.93.201111

Mills, A., Yu, Y. F., Chen, C. H., Huang, B. V., Cao, L. Y., & Tao, C. G. (2016). Ripples near edge terminals in MoS2 few layers and pyramid nanostructures. Applied Physics Letters, 108(8). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4942088

Gurarslan, A., Jiao, S. P., Li, T. D., Li, G. Q., Yu, Y. L., Gao, Y., … Cao, L. Y. (2016). Van der waals force isolation of monolayer mos2. Advanced Materials, 28(45), 10055–10060. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201601581

Lin, J., Huang, L. J., Yu, Y. L., He, S. L., & Cao, L. Y. (2015). Deterministic phase engineering for optical Fano resonances with arbitrary lineshape and frequencies. Optics Express, 23(15), 19154–19165. https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.23.019154

Mannebach, E. M., Li, R., Duerloo, K.-A., Nyby, C., Zalden, P., Vecchione, T., … Lindenberg, A. M. (2015). Dynamic Structural Response and Deformations of Monolayer MoS2 Visualized by Femtosecond Electron Diffraction. Nano Letters, 15(10), 6889–6895. https://doi.org/10.1021/ACS.NANOLETT.5B02805

Su, L. Q., Yu, Y. F., Cao, L. Y., & Zhang, Y. (2015). Effects of substrate type and material-substrate bonding on high-temperature behavior of monolayer WS2. Nano Research, 8(8), 2686–2697. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-015-0775-1

Li, Y. P., Yu, Y. F., Huang, Y. F., Nielsen, R. A., Goddard, W. A., Li, Y., & Cao, L. Y. (2015). Engineering the composition and crystallinity of molybdenum sulfide for high-performance electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. ACS Catalysis, 5(1), 448–455. https://doi.org/10.1021/cs501635v

Yu, Y. F., Hu, S., Su, L. Q., Huang, L. J., Liu, Y., Jin, Z. H., … Cao, L. Y. (2015). Equally efficient inter layer exciton relaxation and improved absorption in epitaxial and nonepitaxial MoS2/WS2 heterostructures. Nano Letters, 15(1), 486–491. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl5038177

Yu, Y. L., Yu, Y. F., Cai, Y. Q., Li, W., Gurarslan, A., Peelaers, H., … Cao, L. Y. (2015). Exciton-dominated dielectric function of atomically thin MoS2 films. Scientific Reports, 5. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep16996

Cao, L. Y. (2015). Two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenide materials: Toward an age of atomic-scale photonics. MRS Bulletin, 40(7), 592–599. https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs.2015.144

Su, L. Q., Zhang, Y., Yu, Y. F., & Cao, L. Y. (2014). Dependence of coupling of quasi 2-D MoS2 with substrates on substrate types, probed by temperature dependent Raman scattering. Nanoscale, 6(9), 4920–4927. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3nr06462j

Mai, C., Semenov, Y. G., Barrette, A., Yu, Y. F., Jin, Z. H., Cao, L. Y., … Gundogdu, K. (2014). Exciton valley relaxation in a single layer of WS2 measured by ultrafast spectroscopy. Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 90(4). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.90.041414

Yu, Y. F., Huang, S. Y., Li, Y. P., Steinmann, S. N., Yang, W. T., & Cao, L. Y. (2014). Layer-dependent electrocatalysis of MoS2 for hydrogen evolution. Nano Letters, 14(2), 553–558. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl403620g

Yu, Y., & Cao, L. (2014). Leaky mode engineering: A general design principle for dielectric optical antenna solar absorbers. Optics Communications, 314, 79–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2013.10.051

Mai, C., Barrette, A., Yu, Y. F., Semenov, Y. G., Kim, K. W., Cao, L. Y., & Gundogdu, K. (2014). Many-body effects in valleytronics: Direct measurement of valley lifetimes in single-layer MoS2. Nano Letters, 14(1), 202–206. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl403742j

Yu, Y. L., Huang, L. J., & Cao, L. Y. (2014). Semiconductor solar superabsorbers. Scientific Reports, 4. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep04107

Fu, K., Li, Y. P., Dirican, M., Chen, C., Lu, Y., Zhu, J. D., … Zhang, X. W. (2014). Sulfur gradient-distributed CNF composite: a self-inhibiting cathode for binder-free lithium-sulfur batteries. Chemical Communications, 50(71), 10277–10280. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cc04970e

Gurarslan, A., Yu, Y. F., Su, L. Q., Yu, Y. L., Suarez, F., Yao, S., … Cao, L. Y. (2014). Surface-energy-assisted perfect transfer of centimeter-scale mono layer and few-layer MoS2 films onto Arbitrary Substrates. ACS Nano, 8(11), 11522–11528. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn5057673

Mannebach, E. M., Duerloo, K. A. N., Pellouchoud, L. A., Sher, M. J., Nah, S., Kuo, Y. H., … Lindenberg, A. M. (2014). Ultrafast electronic and structural response of monolayer MoS2 under intense photoexcitation conditions. ACS Nano, 8(10), 10734–10742. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn5044542

Yu, Y. F., Li, C., Liu, Y., Su, L. Q., Zhang, Y., & Cao, L. Y. (2013). Controlled scalable synthesis of uniform, high-quality monolayer and few-layer MoS2 films. Scientific Reports, 3. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01866

Li, C., Yu, Y., Chi, M., & Cao, L. (2013). Epitaxial nanosheet-nanowire heterostructures. Nano Letters, 13(3), 948–953. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl303876a

Huang, L. J., Yu, Y. L., & Cao, L. Y. (2013). General modal properties of optical resonances in subwavelength nonspherical dielectric structures. Nano Letters, 13(8), 3559–3565. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl401150j

Butler, S. Z., Hollen, S. M., Cao, L., Cui, Y., Gupta, J. A., Gutiérrez, H. R., … Goldberger, J. E. (2013). Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in Two-Dimensional Materials Beyond Graphene. ACS Nano, 7(4), 2898–2926. https://doi.org/10.1021/NN400280C

Butler, S. Z., Hollen, S. M., Cao, L. Y., Cui, Y., Gupta, J. A., Gutierrez, H. R., … Shan, J. (2013). [Review of Progress, challenges, and opportunities in two-dimensional materials beyond graphene]. ACS Nano, 7(4), 2898–2926.

Fan, P. Y., Huang, K. C. Y., Cao, L. Y., & Brongersma, M. L. (2013). Redesigning photodetector electrodes as an optical antenna. Nano Letters, 13(2), 392–396. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl303535s

Huang, L., Yu, Y., Li, C., & Cao, L. (2013). Substrate Mediation in Vapor Deposition Growth of Layered Chalcogenide Nanoplates: A Case Study of SnSe2. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 117(12), 6469–6475. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp400274a

Yu, Y. L., & Cao, L. Y. (2013). The phase shift of light scattering at sub-wavelength dielectric structures. Optics Express, 21(5), 5957–5967. https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.21.005957

Fan, P., Chettiar, U. K., Cao, L., Afshinmanesh, F., Engheta, N., & Brongersma, M. L. (2012). An invisible metal–semiconductor photodetector. Nature Photonics, 6(6), 380–385. https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2012.108

Yu, Y., & Cao, L. (2012). Coupled leaky mode theory for light absorption in 2D, 1D, and 0D semiconductor nanostructures. Optics Express, 20(13), 13847. https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.20.013847

Yu, Y. L., Ferry, V. E., Alivisatos, A. P., & Cao, L. Y. (2012). Dielectric core-shell optical antennas for strong solar absorption enhancement. Nano Letters, 12(7), 3674–3681. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl301435r

Li, C., Huang, L., Snigdha, G. P., Yu, Y. F., & Cao, L. Y. (2012). Role of boundary layer diffusion in vapor deposition growth of chalcogenide nanosheets: The case of GeS. ACS Nano, 6(10), 8868–8877. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn303745e

Cao, L., Fan, P., & Brongersma, M. L. (2011). Optical Coupling of Deep-Subwavelength Semiconductor Nanowires. Nano Letters, 11(4), 1463–1468. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl1040429

Cao, L., Park, J.-S., Fan, P., Clemens, B., & Brongersma, M. L. (2010). Resonant Germanium Nanoantenna Photodetectors. Nano Letters, 10(4), 1229–1233. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl9037278

Cao, L., Fan, P., Vasudev, A. P., White, J. S., Yu, Z., Cai, W., … Brongersma, M. L. (2010). Semiconductor Nanowire Optical Antenna Solar Absorbers. Nano Letters, 10(2), 439–445. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl9036627

Xiang, Y., Zardo, I., Cao, L. Y., Garma, T., Heiß, M., Morante, J. R., … Fontcuberta i Morral, A. (2010). Spatially resolved Raman spectroscopy on indium-catalyzed core–shell germanium nanowires: size effects. Nanotechnology, 21(10), 105703. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/21/10/105703

Cao, L., Fan, P., Barnard, E. S., Brown, A. M., & Brongersma, M. L. (2010). Tuning the Color of Silicon Nanostructures. Nano Letters, 10(7), 2649–2654. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl1013794

Cao, L., White, J. S., Park, J.-S., Schuller, J. A., Clemens, B. M., & Brongersma, M. L. (2009). Engineering light absorption in semiconductor nanowire devices. Nature Materials, 8(8), 643–647. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2477

Xiang, Y., Cao, L., Conesa-Boj, S., Estrade, S., Arbiol, J., Peiro, F., … Fontcuberta i Morral, A. (2009). Single crystalline and core–shell indium-catalyzed germanium nanowires—a systematic thermal CVD growth study. Nanotechnology, 20(24), 245608. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/20/24/245608

Xiang, Y., Cao, L., Arbiol, J., Brongersma, M. L., & Fontcuberta i Morral, A. (2009). Synthesis parameter space of bismuth catalyzed germanium nanowires. Applied Physics Letters, 94(16), 163101. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3116625

Cao, L., & Brongersma, M. L. (2009). Ultrafast developments. Nature Photonics, 3(1), 12–13. https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2008.259

Cao, L., Garipcan, B., Gallo, E. M., Nonnenmann, S. S., Nabet, B., & Spanier, J. E. (2008). Excitation of Local Field Enhancement on Silicon Nanowires. Nano Letters, 8(2), 601–605. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl0729983

Cao, L., Laim, L., Valenzuela, P. D., Nabet, B., & Spanier, J. E. (2007). On the Raman scattering from semiconducting nanowires. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 38(6), 697–703. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrs.1730

Cao, L., Barsic, D. N., Guichard, A. R., & Brongersma, M. L. (2007). Plasmon-Assisted Local Temperature Control to Pattern Individual Semiconductor Nanowires and Carbon Nanotubes. Nano Letters, 7(11), 3523–3527. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl0722370

Cao, L., Zhu, T., & Liu, Z. (2006). Formation mechanism of nonspherical gold nanoparticles during seeding growth: Roles of anion adsorption and reduction rate. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 293(1), 69–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2005.06.012

Cao, L., Garipcan, B., Atchison, J. S., Ni, C., Nabet, B., & Spanier, J. E. (2006). Instability and Transport of Metal Catalyst in the Growth of Tapered Silicon Nanowires. Nano Letters, 6(9), 1852–1857. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl060533r

Cao, L., Laim, L., Ni, C., Nabet, B., & Spanier, J. E. (2005). Diamond-Hexagonal Semiconductor Nanocones with Controllable Apex Angle. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(40), 13782–13783. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0544814

Cao, L., Chai, Y., Li, P., Shen, Z., & Wu, J. (2005). Efficient self-assembly of transition metal oxide nanoclusters on silicon substrates. Thin Solid Films, 492(1-2), 13–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2005.06.022

Cao, L., Diao, P., Tong, L., Zhu, T., & Liu, Z. (2005). Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering ofp-Aminothiophenol on a Au(core)/Cu(shell) Nanoparticle Assembly. ChemPhysChem, 6(5), 913–918. https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.200400254

Cao, L., Tong, L., Diao, P., Zhu, T., & Liu, Z. (2004). Kinetically Controlled Pt Deposition onto Self-Assembled Au Colloids:  Preparation of Au (Core)−Pt (Shell) Nanoparticle Assemblies. Chemistry of Materials, 16(17), 3239–3245. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm0348491

Cao, L., Diao, P., Zhu, T., & Liu, Z. (2004). Uniform Electrochemical Deposition of Copper onto Self-Assembled Gold Nanoparticles. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 108(11), 3535–3539. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp036688u