Dr. Chongwu Zhou

Jack Munushian Associate Professor
Ming Hsieh Department Of Electrical Engineering

Viterbi School Of Engineering
University of Southern California
chongwuz@usc.edu

 

Dr. Chongwu Zhou is currently the Jack Munushian Associate Professor at Department of Electrical Engineering of University of Southern California (USC).  He received Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Yale University in 1999.  He worked as a postdoc at Stanford University before he joined USC as an assistant professor in 2000.  Dr. Zhou has authored over 100 journal publications with altogether ~ 7200 citations, and his work has been reported by Science, Scientific American, Physics Today, MRS Bulletin, Materials Today, National Cancer Institute, and Royal Society of Chemistry. His research interest covers carbon nanotube, nanowires, graphene, bionanotechnology, and energy nanotechnology.  His research group consists of postdocs and students with background in electrical engineering, physics, chemistry, and materials science.  He is currently an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology.  He has won a number of awards, including the NSF CAREER Award (2002), the NASA TGIR Award (2002), the USC Junior Faculty Research Award (2004), and the first IEEE Nanotechnology Early Career Award (2007).

 

 

Recent Achievement

 

Scalable Light-Induced Metal to Semiconductor Conversion of Carbon Nanotubes

 

Label-Free, Electrical Detection of the SARS Virus N-Protein with Nanowire Biosensors Utilizing Antibody Mimics as Capture Probes

 

 

Flexible and transparent supercapacitor based on In2O3 nanowire/carbon nanotube heterogeneous films

 

 

Synthesis, Transfer, and Devices of Single- and Few-Layer Graphene by Chemical Vapor Deposition

 

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CMOS-Analogous Wafer-Scale Nanotube-on-Insulator Approach for Submicrometer Devices and Integrated Circuits Using Aligned Nanotubes



 

Recent Projects

 

1.  Carbon nanotubes: devices and circuits

2.  Nanowire: synthesis and applications in chemical sensing, transparent electronics, energy storage and conversion

3.  Biosensing and drug delivery

 

Recent Publications

 

Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene:

 

104.  “Scalable Light-Induced Metal to Semiconductor Conversion of Carbon Nanotubes”

        Lewis M. Gomez, Akshay Kumar, Yi Zhang, Koungmin Ryu, Alexander Badmaev and Chongwu Zhou

       Nano Lett., 2009, 9 (10), pp 3592–3598  (PDF)

 

103. “ Synthesis, Transfer, and Devices of Single- and Few-Layer Graphene by Chemical Vapor Deposition”,

         L. Gomez, Y. Zhang, A. Kumar, and C. Zhou   

         IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 8, 135 (2009). Online published on January 20, 2009 (PDF)

 

102. “CMOS-Analogous Wafer-Scale Nanotube-on-Insulator Approach for Submicrometer Devices and Integrated Circuits Using Aligned Nanotubes”,

          K. Ryu, A. Badmaev, C. Wang, A. Lin, N. Patil, L. Gomez, A. Kumar, S. Mitra, H. Wong, C.

          Zhou

          Nano Letters, 9, 189 (2009). (PDF, supporting info.)

 

101. “Transparent electronics based on transfer printed aligned carbon nanotubes on rigid and flexible substrates”,

          F. N.Ishikawa, H. K.Chang, K.Ryu, P.Chen, A.Badmaev, L.De Arco Gomez, G. Z.Shen, C.  

          Zhou,

          ACS Nano, 3, 73 (2008) (PDF, supporting info.)

 

100.  “Threshold Voltage and On-Off Ratio Tuning for Multiple-Tube Carbon Nanotube FETs”,

           A. Lin, N. Patil, K. Ryu, A. badmaev, L. Gomez De Arco, C. Zhou, S. Mitra, and H.S.P. Wong,

           IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 8, 4-9 (2009). (PDF)

　

99. “Low-frequency noise in top-gated ambipolar carbon nanotube field effect transistors”,

           G. Xu, F. Liu, S. Han, K. Ryu, A. Badmaev, B. Lei, C. Zhou, and K. L. Wang

          Applied Physics Letters, 92, 223114 (2008). (PDF)

　

98. “Small wonder – The exciting world of carbon nanotubes”,

            C. Zhou, A. Kumar and K. Ryu,

           IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine, 1, 13-17(2008). (PDF)

 

97. “Device study, chemical doping, and logic circuits based on transferred aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes”,

            C. Wang, K. Ryu, A. Badmaev, N. Patil, A. Lin, S. Mitra, H.-S. P. Wong and C. Zhou,

           Applied Physics Letters, 93, 033101 (2008). (PDF)

 

96. “Resonant micro Raman spectroscopy of aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes on a-plane sapphire”,

           L. Gomez, B. Lei, S. Cronin, C. Zhou,

           Applied Physics Letters, 93, 123112. (2008). (PDF)

 

95. “Diameter dependence of aligned growth of carbon nanotubes on a-plane sapphire substrate”

           X. Liu, K. Ryu, S. Hang, A. Badmaev, and C. Zhou,

           Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112, 15929-15933. (2008) (PDF)

 

94. “Light-Induced Charge Transfer in Pyrene/CdSe-SWNT Hybrids”

            L. Hu, Y. Zhao, K. Ryu, C. Zhou, J. F. Stoddart, and G. Grüner,

           Advanced Materials, 20, 939-946 (2008). (PDF)

 

93. “High-throughput transfer printing of large scale chemical derived graphene sheets”

            M. Allen, V. Tung, L. Gomez, Z. Xu, L. Chen, G. Yang, C. Zhou, R. Kaner, Y. Yang,

           Advanced Materials, accepted (2008).

 

Nanowire:

 

92. “Flexible and transparent supercapacitor based on In2O3 nanowire/carbon nanotube heterogeneous films”

    P. Chen, G. Z. Shen, S. Sukcharoenchoke, and C. Zhou

   Applied Physics Letters, 94, 43113, (2009). (PDF)

 

91.  “Transparent Active Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode Displays Driven by Nanowire Transistor Circuitry”,

          S. Ju, J. Li, J. Liu, P. Chen, Y. Ha, F. Ishikawa, H. Chang , C. Zhou, A. Facchetti, D. B. Janes and  

          T. J. Marks,

          Nano Letters, 8, 997-1004 (2008) (PDF).

 

90. “P-type field-effect transistors of single-crystal ZnTe nanobelts”

        J. Zhang, P. Chen, G. Z. Shen, J. He, A. Kumbhar, C. Zhou, and J. Fang

       Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 47, 9469 (2008). (PDF)

 

89. "Devices and chemical sensing applications of metal oxide nanowires"

       G. Z. Shen, P. Chen, K. Ryu, and C. Zhou.

       Journal of Materials Chemistry, 19, 828 (2009). (invited review paper , PDF)

　

88. "Chemical sensors and electronic noses based on one-dimensional metal oxide nanostructures"

       P. Chen, G. Z. Shen, and C. Zhou

       IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 7, 668 (2008). (invited review paper, PDF)

　

87. “1/f noise of SnO2 nanowire transistors”,

        S. Ju, P. Chen, C. Zhou, Y. Ha, A. Facchetti, T. J.Marks, S. Kim, S. Mohammadi, and D. B.Janes

        Applied Physics Letters, 92, 243120 (2008). (PDF)

　

86. “High-performance metal oxide nanowire chemical sensors with integrated micromachined hotplates”,

         K. Ryu, D. Zhang, and C. Zhou,

         Applied Physics Letters, 92, 93111-93113 (2008). (PDF)

 

85. “High performance In2O3 nanowire transistors using organic gate nanodielectrics”,

         S. Ju, F. Ishikawa, P. Chen, H. Chang, C. Zhou, Y. Ha, J. Liu, A. Facchetti, T. Marks, D. Janes,

        Applied Physics Letters, 92, 222105 (2008). (PDF)

 

84. “Nano Electronic Nose: A Hybrid Nanowire / Carbon Nanotube Sensor Array with Integrated Micromachined Hotplates for Sensitive Gas Discrimination”,

         P. Chen, F. N. Ishikawa, H. Chang, K. Ryu, and C. Zhou

         Nanotechnology, 20, 125503 (2009). (PDF)

 

83.  "Heteroepitaxial growth of orientation-ordered ZnS nanowire arrays"

        G. Z. Shen, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, C. Zhou,

        Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2008, 112, 12299. (PDF)

 

82.   "One-Step Thermo-Chemical Synthetic Method for Nanoscale 1-D Heterostructures"

        G. Z. Shen, D. Chen, C. Zhou,

        Chem. Mater. 2008, 20, 3788. (PDF)

 

81.   "Electron-beam-induced synthesis and characterization of W18O49 nanowires."

         G. Z. Shen, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, C. Zhou,

         J. Phys. Chem. C 2008, 112, 5856. (PDF)

 

80. “Pearl-like ZnS-decorated InP nanowires heterostructures and their electric behaviors”,

         G. Z. Shen, P. C. Chen, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, and C. Zhou,

         Chemistry of Materials, 20, 6779 (2008). (PDF)

 

79. “Bicrystalline Zn3P2 and Cd3P2 nanobelts and their electronic transport properties”,

         G. Z. Shen, P. C. Chen, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, and C. Zhou.

        Chemistry of Materials, 20, 7319 (2008). (PDF)

 

78. “Single-crystalline and twinned Zn3P2 nanowires: synthesis, characterization and electronic properties”,

         G. Z. Shen, P. C. Chen, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, and C. Zhou,

         Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112, 16405 (2008). (PDF)

 

Biosensing:

 

77.  “Label-Free, Electrical Detection of the SARS Virus N-Protein with Nanowire Biosensors Utilizing Antibody Mimics as Capture Probes”,

          F. N. Ishikawa, H. Chang, M. Curreli, H. Liao, C. Olson, P. Chen, R. Zhang, R. Roberts, R. Sun, R. Cote, M. Thompson, and C. Zhou,

          ACS Nano, 5, 1219 (2009). (PDF)

 

76.  “Rapid and Label-Free Cell Detection by Metal-Cluster-Decorated Carbon Nanotube Biosensors”,

          F. N. Ishikawa, B. Stauffer, D. Caron, and C. Zhou,

         Biosensors and Bioelectroncis, 24, 2967 (2009). (PDF)

 

75.  “Real-Time, Label-Free Detection of Biological Entities Using Nanowire-Based FETs”

         M. Curreli, R. Zhang, F. N. Ishikawa, H. Chang, R. J. Cote, C. Zhou, and M. Thompson

         IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 7, 651 (2008). (invited review paper, PDF)


 

We have several openings for PhD students who are interested in nanowire and nanotube research.  Applications are invited from students with background in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, and Materials Science. Please send your resume to chongwuz@usc.edu if you would like to do research with us.

     

 

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(April 2008)

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(June 2007)

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(July 2004)

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(April 2004)

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(April 2004)

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(July 2004)

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(April 2004)

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(July 2004)

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(July 2004)

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(April 2004)

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(July 2004)

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(December 2003)

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(December 2003)

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(April 2004)

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(July 2004)

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(July 2003)

USC Scientist Invents Technique To Grow Superconducting And Magnetic 'Nanocables'
(July 2004)

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(April 2004)

Technique grows superconducting, magnetic 'nanocables'
(July 2004)

USC scientist invents technique to grow superconducting and magnetic 'nanocables'
(July 2004)

USC Scientist Invents Way To Grow Superconducting, Magnetic 'Nanocables'
(July 2004)

Novel Transistor Architecture Promises Dense Storage
(April 2004)

Nanowire Memory Cells: Compact Data Storage
(April 2004)

Stacked, Packed Nanowires Hold Tripliexed Megadata
(April 2004)

  

 

 

 

 

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