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58. W. W. Zhou, J. X. Zhu, C.W. Cheng, J.P. Liu, H.P. Yang, C.X. Cong, C. Guan, X.T. Jia, H.J. Fan, Q.Y. Yan, C. M. Li, T. Yu*, A General Strategy toward Graphene@Metal Oxide Core-Shell Nanostructures for High-performance Lithium Storage, Energy & Environmental Science, 4, 4954-4961(2011)  

57.  Y. L. Li, H. Y. Yu*, J. S. Li, S.-M. Wong, X. W. Sun, X. L. Li, C. W. Cheng, H. J. Fan*, J. Wang, N. Singh, P. G.-Q. Lo, and D.-L. Kwong, Novel Si Nano-hemisphere Array Solar Cells with Enhanced Performance, Small, 7, 3138-3143 (2011)  

56.  M. N. Liu, L. Sun, C. W. Cheng, H. L. Hu, Z. X. Shen, H. J. Fan*, Highly Effective SERS Substrates Based on Atomic-layer-deposition-tailored Nanorod Array Scaffold, Nanoscale, 3, 3627-3630 (2011)   

55.   C. Guan, J. P. Liu, C. W. Cheng, H. X. Li, X. L. Li, W. W. Zhou, H. Zhang, H. J. Fan*, Hybrid Structure of Cobalt Monoxide Nanowire @ Nickel Hydroxidenitrate Nanoflake Aligned on Nickel Foam for High-Rate Supercapacitor, Energy & Environmental Science, 4, 4496-4499, (2011)  

54.  C. W. Cheng, Y. Y. Tay, H. H. Hng, H. J. Fan*,Solution heteroepitaxial growth of dendritic SnO2/TiO2 hybrid nanowires, J. Mater. Research. 26, 2254 - 2260 (2011)   (Theme issue, Nanowires: Fundamentals and Applications)

53.  Y. Wang, H. J. Fan*, Origin of Different Magnetic Properties in Nanosized Ca0.82La0.18MnO3: Wires versus Particles, Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 142502 (2011)  

52.  Y. T. Han, X. Wu*, Y. L. M, L. H. Gong, F. Y. Qu, and H. J. Fan*, Porous SnO2 nanowire bundles for photocatalyst and Li ion battery applications, CrystEngComm, 13, 3506 (2011) 

51. J. P. Liu, J. Jiang, C. W. Cheng, H. X. Li, J. X. Zhang, H. Gong, and H. J. Fan*, Co3O4 Nanowire@MnO2 Ultrathin Nanosheet Core-Shell Arrays: A New Class of High-Performance Pseudocapacitive Materials, Adv. Mater. 23(18) 2076-2081 (2011)  [ PDF ] (Highlighted by Nature Asia Materials)

50.  W. W. Zhou, C. W. Cheng, J. P. Liu, Y.Y. Tay, J. Jiang, X.T. Jia, J. X. Zhang, H. Gong, H. H. Hng, T. Yu*, and H. J. Fan*, Epitaxial Growth of Branched a-Fe2O3/SnO2 Nanoheterostructure with Improved Lithium-Ion Battery Performance, Adv. Funct. Mater. 21, 2439-2445 (2011)   [PDF]   (Journal front cover)

49. H. X. Li, Q. L. Zhang, A. L. Pan*, Y. G. Wang*, B. S. Zou, H. J. Fan*, Single-Crystalline Cu4Bi4S9 Nanoribbons: Facile Synthesis, Growth Mechanism, and Surface Photovoltaic Properties, Chem. Mater. 23 (5), 1299–1305 (2011)  (Journal Cover)

48. J. P. Liu, C. W. Cheng, W. W. Zhou, H. X. Li, H. J. Fan*, Ultrathin nickel hydroxidenitrate nanoflakes branched on nanowire arrays for high-rate pseudocapacitive energy storage, Chem. Commun. 47, 3436-3438 (2011)  

47. B. Liu, C. W. Cheng, R. Chen, S. A. Ekahana, W. F. Yang, S. J. Wang, T. C. Sum, Z. X. Shen, H. J. Fan, and H. D. Sun * “Surface plasmon induced exciton redistribution in ZnCdO/ZnO coaxial multi-quantum-well nanowires”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 081107 (2010)

46. S. K. Karuturi, L. J. Liu, L. T. Su, Y. Zhao, H. J. Fan, X. Ge, S. He, A. T. I. Yoong*, “Kinetics of Stop Flow Atomic Layer Deposition for High Aspect Ratio Template Filling through Photonic Bandgap Measurements”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 114, 14843-14848 (2010)

45. Yang Wang, H.J. Fan*, “Orbital ordering-driven ferromagnetism in LaCoO3 Nanowires”, J. Appl. Phys. 108, 053917 (2010)

44. X. L. Li, C. Li, Y. Zhang, D. P. Chu, W. I. Milne, H. J. Fan*, “Atomic Layer Deposition of ZnO on Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes and its Use for Synthesis of CNT-ZnO Heterostructures”, Nanoscale Res. Lett. 5, 1836–1840 (2010)

43. Yang Wang, H.J. Fan*, “Improved Thermoelectric Properties of La1-xSrxCoO3 Nanowires”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 114, 13947-13953 (2010)

42. C. W. Cheng, B. Yan, S. M. Wong, X. L. Li, W. Zhou, T. Yu, Z. X. Shen, H. Y. Yu, H. J. Fan*, “Fabrication and SERS Performance of Silver Nanoparticles-Decorated Si/ZnO Nanotrees in Ordered Arrays”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2(7),1824-1828 (2010) (Journal Cover)

41. H.Y. Yang*, S. F. Yu, H. K. Liang, S.P. Lau, S. S Pramana, F. Cristiano, C.W. Cheng, H. J. Fan, "Ultraviolet electroluminescence from randomly assembled n-SnO2 nanorods/p-GaN:Mg heterojunction", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2, 1191-1194 (2010)

40. C. W. Cheng, B. Liu, E. J. Sie, W. W. Zhou, J. X. Zhang, H. Gong, C. H. A. Huan,T. C. Sum*,H. D. Sun, H. J. Fan*, "Photoluminescence and ultrafast carrier dynamics of ZnCdO/ZnO coaxial multi-quantum-well nanowire heterostructures", J. Phys. Chem. C. 114, 3863-3868 (2010).

39. B. Liu, C. W. Cheng, R. Chen, Z. X. Shen, H. J. Fan, and H. D. Sun*, "Fine structure of ultraviolet photoluminescence of tin oxide nanowires"J. Phys. Chem. C. 114, 3407–3410 (2010)

38.  C.W. Cheng, E. J. Sie, B. Liu, C. H. A. Huan,T. C. Sum,H. D. Sun*,H. J. Fan*, "Surface Plasmon Enhanced Bandedge Luminescence of ZnO Nanorods by Capping Au Nanoparticles" Appl. Phys. Lett. 96(7), 071107 (2010).

37. Y. Yang*, R. B. Yang, H.J. Fan, R. Scholz, Z. P. Huang, A. Berger, Y. Qin, M. Knez, U.Gösele, Diffusion Facilitated Fabrication of gold- Decorated Zn2SiO4 Nanotubes by a One-Step Solid-State Reaction, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 49 (8), 1442-1446 (2010)

36. J.P. Liu*, Y.Y. Li, H.J. Fan, Z.H. Zhu, J. Jiang, R.M. Ding, Y.Y. Hu, X.T. Huang*, “Iron Oxide-Based Nanotube Arrays Derived from Sacrificial Template-Accelerated Hydrolysis: Large-Area Design and Reversible Lithium Storage”, Chem. Mater. 22(1), 212-217 (2010) (Highlighted by Nature China)

35. H.Y. Yang, S.F. Yu*, H.K. Liang, Rakesh G. Mote, C.W. Chen, H.J. Fan, High-temperature lasing characteristics of randomly assembled SnO2 backbone nanowires coated with ZnO nanofins”, J. Appl. Phys. 106, 123105 (2009).

34. H.Y. Yang, S. F. Yu*, C.W. Cheng, S.H. Tsang, H.K. Liang, H.J. Fan, “Randomly packed n-SnO2 nanorods/p-SiC heterojunction light-emitting diodes”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 201104 (2009).

33. W.W. Zhou, L. Sun, J.X. Zhang, H. Gong, T. Yu, H.J. Fan*, "The morphology of Au@MgO nanopeapods", Nanotechnology 20(45), 455603, (2009) (Journal Cover)

32. C.W. Cheng, B. Liu, H.Y. Yang, W.W. Zhou, L. Sun, R. Chen, S.F. Yu, H. Gong, J.X. Zhang, H.D. Sun, H.J. Fan*, "Hierarchical Assembly of ZnO Nanostructures on SnO2 Backbone Nanowires: Low Temperature Hydrothermal Preparation and Optical Properties”, ACS Nano, 3(10) 3069-3076 (2009) (Journal Cover)

31. W.W. Zhou, B. Yan, C.W. Cheng, C.X. Cong, H.L. Hu, H.J. Fan, and T. Yu*, “Facile Synthesis and Shape Evolution of High Symmetric 26-Facet Polyhedral Microcrystals of Cu2O”, Cryst. Eng. Commun. 11, 2291-2296 (2009) (Journal Cover)

30. Y. Yang*, R. Scholz, H.J. Fan, D. Hesse, U. Gösele, M. Zacharias, “Multitwinned Spinel Nanowires by Assembly of Nanobricks via  Oriented Attachment: A Case Study of Zn2TiO4”, ACS Nano 3(3), 555-562 (2009)

29. L. Liao, H.J. Fan, B. Yan, Z. Zhang, L. L. Chen, B. S. Li, G. Z. Xing, Z. X. Shen, T. Wu, X. W. Sun, J. Wang, T. Yu* “Ferroelectric Transistors with Nanowire Channel: towards Nonvolatile Memory Applications”, ACS Nano 3 (3), 700-706 (2009)

28. H.J. Fan*, Y. Yang, M. Zacharias, “ZnO-based ternary oxide nanotubes and nanowires” J. Mater. Chem. 19 (7) 885-900 (2009) (Featured article)

27. J. F. Scott*, H. J. Fan, S. Kawasaki, J. Banys, M. Ivanov, A. Krotkus, J. Macutkevic, R. Blinc, V. V. Laguta, P. Cevc, J. S. Liu, and A. L. Kholkin , “THz emission from tubular Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 nanostructures”, Nano Lett. 8 (12), 4404-4409 (2008) (Highlighted by Nature Mater.)

26. A. Gruverman*, D. Wu, H.J. Fan, I. Vrejoiu, M. Alexe, R. J. Harrison, J. F. Scott, "Vortex Ferroelectric Domains" J.Phys.: Conden. Matter 20(34), 342201(5pp) (JPCM Top Papers of 2008)

25. S. Kawasaki*, H.J. Fan, G. Catalan, F. D. Morrison, T. Tatsuta, O. Tsuji, J. F Scott, "Solution-process coating of vertical ZnO nanowires with ferroelectrics", Nanotechnology 19(37), 375302 (5pp) (2008)

24. S. Kawasaki*,G. Catalan, H.J. Fan, M. M. Saad, J. M. Gregg, M. A. Correa-Duarte, J. Rybczynski, F. D. Morrison, T. Tatsuta, O. Tsuji, and J. F. Scott, “Conformal Oxide Coating of Carbon Nanotubes towards 3-D capacitor structure”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92(5), 053109  (2008).

23. H.J. Fan*, M. Zacharias, “Manipulation of crawling growth for the formation of sub-millimeter long nanowalls", J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 24(4),589-593 (2008) (Invited article)

22. H.J. Fan*, A. Lotnyk, R. Scholz, Y. Yang, D.S. Kim, E. Pippel, S. Senz, D. Hesse, M. Zacharias, “Surface reaction of ZnO nanowires with electron-beam generated alumina vapor“, J. Phys. Chem. C, 112),6770-6774 (2008).

21. H.J. Fan* U. Gösele, M. Zacharias, Nanotubes and hollow nanoparticles based on Kirkendall and diffusion process: A review, Small 3(10), 1660-1671 (2007)

20. H.J. Fan*, A S. Barnard, M. Zacharias, “ZnO nanowires and nanobelts: shape selection and thermodynamic modeling”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 90(14), 143116 (2007).

19. H.J. Fan*, M. Knez, R. Scholz, D. Hesse, K. Nielsch, M. Zacharias, and U. Gösele, “Influence of surface diffusion on the void formation induced by the Kirkendall effect: the basic concept”, Nano Lett.7(4), 993–997 (2007) 

18. S. Hoffmann*, F. Ostlund, J. Michler, H.J. Fan, S. Christiansen, M. Zacharias, C. Ballif, “Fracture strength and Young’s modulus of ZnO nanowires”, Nanotechnology 18(20), 205503 (2007).

17. D. S. Kim*, R.Ji, H.J. Fan, F.Bertram,A. Dadgar, K. Nielsch, A. Krost, J. Christen, U. Gösele, and M. Zacharias,“Laser interference lithography tailored for highly symmetric arranged ZnOnanowire arrays.” Small3(1), 76–80 (2007)

16.M.Alexe, D. Hesse, V. Schmidt, S. Senz, H.J. Fan, M. Zacharias, and U. Gösele, “Ferroelectric nanotubes fabrication using nanowires as positive templates”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89(17), 172907 (2006)

15. R. Hauschild*, H. Lange, H. Priller, C. Klingshirn, R. Kling, A. Waag, H.J. Fan, M. Zacharias, H. Kalt, “Stimulated emission from ZnO nanorods”, Phys. Status Solidi B 243(4), 853-856 (2006)

14. H.J. Fan*, M. Knez, R. Scholz, K. Nielsch, E. Pippel, D. Hesse, U. Gösele, and M. Zacharias, “Single-crystalline MgAl2O4 spinel nanotubes using a reactive and removable MgO nanowire template”, Nanotechnology 17(20), 5157-5162 (2006)

13.H.J. Fan*, M. Knez, R. Scholz, K. Nielsch, E. Pippel, D. Hesse, M. Zacharias, and U. Gösele, “Monocrystalline spinel nanotube fabrication based on the Kirkendall effect”, Nature Materials 5(8), 627-631 (2006) 

12. H.J. Fan*, B. Fuhrmann, H. Leipner, R. Scholz, A. Berger, A. Dadgar, A. Krost, U. Gösele, M. Zacharias, “Vapor-transport-deposition growth of ZnO nanostructures: switch between c-axial wires and a-axial belts by indium doping”, Nanotechnology 17(11), S231-239 (2006) (2006 Featured article)

11. H.J. Fan, P. Werner and M. Zacharias*, “Semiconductor nanowires: from self organization to patterned growth” Small 2(6), 700-717 (2006) (Invited Review)

10. H.J. Fan*, W. Lee, R. Hauschild, M. Alexe, R. Scholz, A. Dadgar, K. Nielsch, H. Kalt, A. Krost, M. Zacharias, and U. Gösele, “Templated-assisted ordered arrays of ZnO pillars for optical and piezoelectric applications” Small 2(4), 561-568 (2006)

9. H.J. Fan*, B. Fuhrmann, R. Scholz, F. Syrowatka, A. Dadgar, A. Krost, M. Zacharias,  “Well-ordered ZnO nanowire arrays on GaN substrate fabricated via nanospheres lithography” J. Cryst. Growth 287,34-38 (2006)

8. H.J. Fan*, W. Lee, R. Scholz, A. Dadgar, A. Krost, K. Nielsch, M. Zacharias, “Arrays of vertically-aligned and hexagonally-arranged ZnO nanowires: a new template-directed approach”  Nanotechnology 16(6), 913-917 (2005). (2006 Featured article)

7. H.J. Fan*, R. Scholz, M. Zacharias, U. Gösele, F. Bertram, D. Forster, J. Christen, “Local luminescence from ZnO nanowires-covered surface: a cathodoluminescence microscopy study ” Appl. Phys. Lett. 86(2), 023113 (2005).

6. H.J. Fan*, R. Scholz, A. Dadgar, A. Krost, M. Zacharias, “A low-temperature evaporation route for ZnO nanoneedles and nanosaws” Appl. Phys. A 80(3), 457-460 (2005).

5. H.J. Fan*, R. Scholz, F.M. Kolb, M. Zacharias, “Two-dimensional dendritic ZnO nanowires from oxidation of Zn microcrystals” Appl. Phys. Lett. 85(18), 4142-4144 (2004). (Journal Cover)

4. H.J. Fan*, R. Scholz, F.M. Kolb, M. Zacharias, U. Gösele, F. Heyroth, C. Eisenschmidt, T. Hempel, J. Christen, “On the growth mechanism and optical properties of ZnO multi-layer nanosheets” Appl Phys. A 79(8), 1895-1900 (2004).

3. H.J. Fan*, R. Scholz. F.M. Kolb, M. Zacharias, U. Gösele, “Growth mechanism and characterization of ZnO microcages” Solid State Commun. 130(8), 517-521 (2004).

2. H.J. Fan*, F. Bertram, A. Dadgar, J. Christen, A. Krost, M. Zacharias, "Self-assembly of ZnO nanowires and the spatial resolved characterization of their luminescence” Nanotechnology 15(11), 1401-1404 (2004).

1. H.J. Fan*, F. Fleischer, W. Lee, K. Nielsch, R. Scholz, M. Zacharias and U. Gösele; A. Dadgar, A. Krost, “Patterned growth of aligned ZnO nanowire arrays on sapphire and GaN layers” Superlattatices Microstructures 36(1-3), 95-105 (2004).

Publications during PhD study (1999-2003) are not shown.