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Department of Physics & Astronomy

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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*Xin Qian promoted to Research Asst. Professor. Congratulations Prof. Qian!

*Xin Qian wins Postdoctoral Award from DoD Breast Cancer Research Program from the Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

*Our CNT X-ray research featured in The Economist (read more)

*Our carbon nanotube X-ray research featured in a recent news article in Nature (read more)

* David has successfully defended his PhD thesis: Development of a Carbon Nanotube Field Emission Based Microbeam Cellular Irradiator. Congratulations Dr. Bordelon!

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Pre-2002 Publications

AY 09/10 - AY 08/09 - AY 07/08 - AY 06/07 - AY 05/06 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - pre-2002 - Patents

2001

"Photoemission Spectroscopy of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Bundles", S. Suzuki, C. Bower, T. Kiyokura, K. G. Nath, Y. Watanabe and O. Zhou, J. of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, 114: 225-228 MAR 2001.

"Alloy Formation in Nanostructured Si", B. Gao, S. Sinha, L. Fleming, O. Zhou, Adv. Mater., Vol. 13, No. 11, 816-819. (2001)

"Fabrication and Electron Field Emission Properties of Carbon Nanotube Films by Electrophoretic Deposition", B. Gao, G.Z. Yue, Q. Qiu, Y. Cheng, H. Shimoda, L. Fleming and O. Zhou, Adv. Mater., 13(11), 1770-1773. (2001)

"Electronic Structure at Carbon Nanotube Tips Studied by Photoemission Spectroscopy", S. Suzuki, Y. Watanabe, T. Kiyokura, K. G. Nath, T. Ogino, S. Heun, W. Zhu, C. Bower and O. Zhou, Phys. Rev. B., Vol. 63, 245418-1. (2001)

"Lithium Storage in Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes", B. Gao, H. Shimoda, X.P. Tang, A. Kleinhammes, L. Fleming, Y. Wu and O. Zhou, AIP Conf. Proc., Vol. 590, 95-99 (2001)

2000

"Plasma-Induced Conformal Alignment of Carbon Nanotubes on Curvatured Surfaces", C. Bower, W. Zhu, S. Jin, D. J. Werder and O. Zhou, Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 77, No. 6, 830-832. (2000)

"Nucleation and Growth of Carbon Nanotubes by Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition", C. Bower, O. Zhou, W. Zhu, D. J. Werder and S. Jin, Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 77, No. 17, 2767-2769 (2000)

"Work Functions and Valence Band States of Pristine and Cs-Intercalated Single-Walled Nanotube Bundles", S. Suzuki, C. Bower, Yoshio Watanabe, and O. Zhou, Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 76, No. 26, 4007-4009. (2000)

"Application of Carbon Nanotubes as Electrodes in Gas Discharge Tubes", R. Rosen, W. Simendinger, C. Debbault, H. Shimoda, L. Fleming. B. Stoner and O. Zhou, Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 76, No. 13, 1668-1670. (2000)

"Anisotropic Magnetic Susceptibility of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes", F. Tsui, L. Jin and O. Zhou, Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 76, No. 11, 1452-1454. (2000)

"Energy Distribution of Field Emitted Electrons from Carbon Nanotubes", R. Schlesser, R. Collazo, C. Bower, O. Zhou and Z. Sitar, Diam. Relat. Mater., 9: (3-6) 1201-1204. (2000)

"Enhanced Saturation Li Composition in Ball-Milled Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes", B. Gao, C. Bower, J. Lorentzen, L. Fleming, A. Kleinhammes, X. P. Tang, L. E. McNeil, Y. Wu and O. Zhou, Chem. Phys. Lett., Vol. 327, 69-75. (2000)

"Structure and Electrochemical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Intercalation Compounds", O. Zhou, B. Gao, C. Bower, L. Fleming and H. Shimoda, Mol. Crys. and Liq. Crys., Vol. 340, 541-546. (2000)

"NMR Characterization of Electronics Structures of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes", X. P. Tang, A. Kleinhammes, H. Shimoda, L. Fleming, K. Y. Bennoune, S. Sinha, C. Bower, O. Zhou and Y. Wu, Science, Vol. 288, 492-494. (2000)

"Deposition of aligned bamboo-like carbon nanotubes via microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition", H. Cui, O. Zhou and B. Stoner, J. Appl. Phys., Vol. 88, 6072-6074 (10). (2000)

"Science and Technology of Nanotube-Based Materials", O. Zhou, National Academy of Engineering 6th annual Frontiers of Engineering Meeting, Irvine, CA, Sept. 2000, invited paper. (2000)

1999

"Synthesis and Electronic Properties of Hetero-Clathrate Compounds", R. Herrmann, S. Kuroshiman, K. Tanigaki and O. Zhou, Phys. Rev. B., Vol. 60, 13245-13248. (1999)

"Deformation of Carbon Nanotubes in Nanotube-Polymer Composites", C. Bower, R. Rosen, L. Jin and O. Zhou, Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 74, No. 22, 3317-3319. (1999)

"Electrochemical Intercalation of Lithium with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes", B. Gao, A. Kleinhammes, X. P. Tang, C. Bower, Y. Wu and O. Zhou, Chem. Phys. Lett., Vol. 307, 153-157. (1999)

"Large Current Density from Carbon Nanotube Field Emitters", W. Zhu, C. Bower, O. Zhou, G. Kochanski and S. Jin, Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 75, No. 6, 873-875. (1999)

"Flat Panel Displays and Sensors", W. Zhu, C. Bower, O. Zhou, G. Kochanski and S. Jin, ed. by F. R. Libsch, R. Friend, T. Jackson and H. Oshima, Mater. Res. Soc. Proc., San Fransisco, CA. (1999)

"Aligned Carbon Nanotubes Via Microwave Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition" in "Amorphous and Nano-Structured Carbon", H. Cui, D. Palmer, O. Zhou and B. Stoner, ed. by J. Robertson, J. Sullivan, O. Zhou, T. Allen and B. Coll, Mater. Res. Soc. Proc., Vol. 593. (1999)

"Fabrication and Field Emission Properties of Carbon Nanotube Cathodes" in "Amorphous and Nano-Structured Carbon", C. Bower, O. Zhou, W. Zhu, A. G. Ramirez, G. Kochanski and S. Jin, ed. by J. Robertson, J. Sullivan, O. Zhou, T. Allen and B. Coll, Mater. Res. Soc. Proc., Vol. 593. (1999)

"Electronic Structures of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Studied by NMR" in "Amorphous and Nano-Structured Carbon", X. P. Tang, A. Kleinhammes, H. Shimoda, L. Fleming, K. Y. Bennoune, C. Bower, O. Zhou and Y. Wu, ed. by J. Robertson, J. Sullivan, O. Zhou, T. Allen and B. Coll, Mater. Res. Soc. Proc., Vol. 593. (1999)