Yong-Hang Zhang

School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering

Arizona State University , Tempe, A Z 85287-5706

Phone:  480-965-2562, Email: yhzhang@asu.edu

MBE group web: http://asumbe.eas.asu.edu

Research and Professional Experience:

2012-present: Fulton Entrepreneurial Professor, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, ASU

2005-present: Founding Director, Center for Photonics Innovation, ASU

2000-present: Affiliated Professors in Physics, Materials Engineering, and Bioengineering, ASU

1996-present: Associate (96-00) and Professor (00-pesent), School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, ASU

1995-1996: Research Staff Member, Hughes Research Laboratories

1993-1995: Postdoctoral Research Staff Member, Hughes Research Laboratories

1991-1993: Assistant Research Engineer, NSF QUEST Center, University of California at Santa Barbara                 

Publications: [http://asumbe.eas.asu.edu/]

      Prof. Zhang has edited 3 conference proceedings and published 3 book chapters, and is the author or a co-author of 242 publications in peer reviewed journals and proceedings, 63 invited talks, 251 contributed conference presentations, 9 issued US patents and 9 provisional patent applications.

Five publications most closely related to proposed project

1. M. J. DiNezza, X.-H. Zhao, S. Liu, Y.-H. Zhang, Growth, steady-state, and time-resolved photoluminescence study of CdTe/MgCdTe double heterostructures on InSb substrates using molecular beam epitaxy, Appl. Phys. Lett.  103, 193901 (2013).

2.  J.-J. Li and Y.-H. Zhang, Elimination of Artifacts in External Quantum Efficiency Measurements for Multijunction Solar Cells Using a Pulsed Light Bias, IEEE J. of Photovoltaics 3, 364-369 (2013). (6 pages). (Finalist for the Best Paper Award of the 38th IEEE Photovoltaics Specialist Conference).

3. S. H. Lim, J.-J. Li, E. H. Steenbergen, Y.-H. Zhang, Luminescence coupling effects on multi-junction solar cell external quantum efficiency measurement, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 21, 344–350(2013).

4.  D. Ding, S. R. Johnson, S.-Q. Yu, S.-N. Wu, and Y.-H. Zhang, A Semi-Analytical Model for Semiconductor Solar Cells, J. Appl. Phys. 110, 123104-21 (2011).

5.  S.-N. Wu, D. Ding, S. R. Johnson, S.-Q. Yu, and Y.-H. Zhang, Four-junction solar cells using monolithically integrated II-VI and III-V semiconductors, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 18 , 328–333 (2010) .

Five other publications

1. A. P. Kirk, M. J. DiNezza, S. Liu, X.-H. Zhao, Y.-H. Zhang, CdTe vs. GaAs Solar Cells – A Modeling Case Study with Preliminary Experimental Results, Proceedings of the 39th IEEE PVSC, 2013.
2. W. Yang, J. Becker, Y.-S. Kuo, J.-J. Li, S. Liu, B. Landini, K. Campman, and Y.-H. Zhang, Ultra-Thin GaAs Single-Junction Solar Cells Integrated with an AlInP Layer for Reflective Back Scattering, Proceedings of the 39th IEEE PVSC, 2013.
3. J.-J. Li, S. H. Lim, C. R. Allan, and Y.-H. Zhang, Combined effects of shunt and luminescence coupling on external quantum efficiency measurements of multi-junction solar cells, 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), June 2011. (Best poster award)
4. W. Yang, C. Allen, J.-J. Li, H. Cotal, C. Fetzer, S. Liu, D. Ding, S. Farrell, Z. He, H. Li, H. Dettlaff, N. Karam, and Y.-H. Zhang, Ultra-Thin GaAs Single-Junction Solar Cells Integrated with Lattice-Matched ZnSe as a Reflective Back Scattering Layer, Proceedings of the 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), p. 000978 - 000981, 2012. (Nominated for best poster award)
5. J.-B. Wang, S. R. Johnson, D. Ding, S.-Q. Yu, and Y.-H. Zhang, Influence of photon recycling on cooling efficiency and cooling power in semiconductor luminescence refrigeration, J. Appl. Phys. 100, 043502 (2006).    

Synergistic activities:

Prof. Zhang is an OSA fellow and either the PI or a Co-PI of 3 MURI programs funded by AFOSR and ARO in the past 7 years. He is thegeneral chair for the 18th International MBE Conference, 2014; Organization committee member of the 17th International Conference on Molecular Beam Epitaxy, 2012; the Program Committee Co-Chair of The International Symposium on Compound Semiconductors, 2006; an Advisory Committee Member of the International North America Molecular Beam Epitaxy Conference, 2000-present.

Graduate students advised in the last five years (including current students):

      MS students: M. Boonzaay, J. Chen, D. Movrin, W. Dettlaff, A. Mohammed, X.-B. Zhang, A. Srikanth, R. Turpin, D. Vigneri            

PhD Students: C. Campbell, J. Becker, Y. Cao, M. DiNezza, D. Ding, J. Fan, T. Graf, B. Green, Z.-Y. He, A. Jiang, X. Jin,Y.- U. Koelle, S. Kuo, J.-J. Li, Z.-Y. Lin, S. Liu, C. Navarro, C.-M. Ryu, N. Samal, R. Scott, X.-M. Shen, S. Sparks, E. Steenbergen, C.-G. Xie, S.-Q. Yu, J. Wang, C. Wheeler, S.-N. Wu, X.-H. Zhao, Y. Zhao

Postdoctoral scholars and visitors sponsored in past 5 years: 

      C. Allen, O. Cellek, V. D’Costa, D. Ding, J. Fan, S. Farrell, H.S. Kim, A. Kirk, H. Li, J.-J. Li, S.H. Lim, X. Lu, K. O’Brien, S. Wang, S.-N. Wu, S. Sweeney, W. Yang, Q. Zhang

Total number of grad. students advised : 38 ; total postdoctoral scholars sponsored: 34.