Publications
D. Shao, J. Gao, G. Xin, Y. Wang, L. Li, J. Shi, et al., "Cl-Doped ZnO Nanowire Arrays on 3D Graphene Foam with Highly Efficient Field Emission and Photocatalytic Properties," Small, vol. 11, pp. 4785-92, Sep 2015.
D. Shao, J. Gao, P. Chow, H. Sun, G. Xin, P. Sharma, et al., "Organic-Inorganic Heterointerfaces for Ultrasensitive Detection of Ultraviolet Light," Nano Lett, vol. 15, pp. 3787-92, Jun 10 2015.
P. Sharma and S. Sawyer, "SnO2 Colloidal Nanoparticles Based Ultraviolet Photodetector with High Signal to Noise Ratio " in Lester Eastman Conference on High Performance Devices (LEC), Ithaca, NY, 2014, pp. 1-4.
D. Shao, M. Yu, H. Sun, G. Xin, J. Lian, and S. Sawyer, "High-performance ultraviolet photodetector based on organic-inorganic hybrid structure," ACS Appl Mater Interfaces, vol. 6, pp. 14690-4, Aug 27 2014.
D. Shao, M. Yu, J. Lian, and S. Sawyer, "Ultraviolet Photodetector Fabricated from 3D WO3 Nanowires/Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite Material," MRS Online Proceedings Library Archive, vol. 1659, pp. 193-198, 2014.
D. Shao, M. Yu, J. Lian, and S. Sawyer, "Optoelectronic properties of three dimensional WO3 nanoshale and its application for UV sensing," Optical Materials, vol. 36, pp. 1002-1005, 2014.
D. Shao, H. Sun, G. Xin, J. Lian, and S. Sawyer, "High quality ZnO–TiO2 core–shell nanowires for efficient ultraviolet sensing," Applied Surface Science, vol. 314, pp. 872-876, 2014.
D. Shao, H. Sun, J. Gao, G. Xin, M. A. Aguilar, T. Yao, et al., "Flexible, thorn-like ZnO-multiwalled carbon nanotube hybrid paper for efficient ultraviolet sensing and photocatalyst applications," Nanoscale, vol. 6, pp. 13630-6, Nov 21 2014.
S. Sawyer and D. Shao, "Electrical and Optical Enhancement Properties of Metal/Semimetal Nanostructures for Metal Oxide UV Photodetectors," in Handbook of Nanomaterials Properties, B. Bhushan, D. Luo, R. S. Schricker, W. Sigmund, and S. Zauscher, Eds., ed Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014, pp. 1177-1198.
M. Yu, D. Shao, F. Lu, X. Sun, H. Sun, T. Hu, et al., "ZnO/graphene nanocomposite fabricated by high energy ball milling with greatly enhanced lithium storage capability," Electrochemistry Communications, vol. 34, pp. 312-315, 2013.
D. Shao, M. Yu, H. Sun, T. Hu, J. Lian, and S. Sawyer, "High responsivity, fast ultraviolet photodetector fabricated from ZnO nanoparticle-graphene core-shell structures," Nanoscale, vol. 5, pp. 3664-7, May 7 2013.
D. Shao, M. Yu, J. Lian, and S. Sawyer, "Ultraviolet Photodetector Fabricated From Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes/Zinc-Oxide Nanowires/p-GaN Composite Structure," IEEE Electron Device Letters, vol. 34, pp. 1169-1171, 2013.
D. Shao, M. Yu, J. Lian, and S. Sawyer, "An ultraviolet photodetector fabricated from WO(3) nanodiscs/reduced graphene oxide composite material," Nanotechnology, vol. 24, p. 295701, Jul 26 2013.
D. Shao, M. Yu, J. Lian, and S. Sawyer, "Heterojunction photodiode fabricated from multiwalled carbon nanotube/ZnO nanowire/p-silicon composite structure," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 102, pp. 021107-1-021107-3, 2013.
D. Shao, X. Sun, M. Xie, H. Sun, F. Lu, S. M. George, et al., "ZnO quantum dots-graphene composite for efficient ultraviolet sensing," Materials Letters, vol. 112, pp. 165-168, 2013.
D. Shao, L. Qin, and S. Sawyer, "Optical properties of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) coated In2O3 nanoparticles," Optical Materials, vol. 35, pp. 563-566, 2013.
L. Qin, D. Shao, C. Shing, and S. Sawyer, "Wavelength selective p-GaN/ZnO colloidal nanoparticle heterojunction photodiode," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 102, pp. 071106-1-071106-3, 2013.
D. Shao, L. Qin, S. Sawyer, "Photoresponse comparison of indium oxide (In2O3) nanomaterials," vol. 8263, p. 82630P, 2012.
D. Shao, M. Yu, J. Lian, and S. Sawyer, "Heterojunction photodiode fabricated from hydrogen treated ZnO nanowires grown on p-silicon substrate," Appl Phys Lett, vol. 101, p. 211103, Nov 19 2012.
D. Shao, H. Sun, M. Yu, J. Lian, and S. Sawyer, "Enhanced ultraviolet emission from poly(vinyl alcohol) ZnO nanoparticles using a SiO2-Au core/shell structure," Nano Lett, vol. 12, pp. 5840-4, Nov 14 2012.
D. Shao, S. Sawyer, T. Hu, M. Yu, and J. Lian, "Photoconductive Enhancement Effects of Graphene Quantum Dots on ZnO Nanoparticle Photodetectors," in Lester Eastman Conference on High Performance Devices, Providence, Rhode Island, 2012, pp. 1-4.
D. Shao, L. Qin, and S. Sawyer, "Photoresponse comparison of indium oxide (In2O3) nanomaterials," 2012, pp. 82630P-82630P-8.
D. Shao, L. Qin, and S. Sawyer, "Ultraviolet (UV) photodetectors fabricated from multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and polyvinyl-alcohol (PVA) coated ZnO nanoparticles," MRS Online Proceedings Library Archive, vol. 1454, pp. 287-296, 2012.
D. Shao, L. Qin, and S. Sawyer, "Near ultraviolet photodetector fabricated from polyvinyl-alcohol coated In2O3 nanoparticles," Applied Surface Science, vol. 261, pp. 123-127, 2012.
L. Qin, P. S. Dutta, and S. Sawyer, "Photoresponse of indium oxide particulate-based thin films fabricated using milled nanorods grown by the self-catalytic vapor–liquid–solid process," Semiconductor Science and Technology, vol. 27, p. 045005, 2012.
Shao, D., Qin. L., and S. Sawyer, "High Responsivity, Bandpass Near-UV Photodetector Fabricated From PVA coated In2O3 Nanoparticles on a GaN Substrate," IEEE Photonics Journal, vol. 4, pp. 715-720, 2012.
L. Qin, C. Shing, and S. Sawyer, "Multilayer, colloidal nanoparticle based devices for biological and nuclear radiation detection," in Semiconductor Device Research Symposium (ISDRS), 2011 International, 2011, pp. 1-2.
L. Qin, C. Shing, S. Sawyer, and P. S. Dutta, "Enhanced ultraviolet sensitivity of zinc oxide nanoparticle photoconductors by surface passivation," Optical Materials, vol. 33, pp. 359-362, 2011.
L. Qin, C. Shing, and S. Sawyer, "Low-Pass and Bandpass Alternative Ultraviolet Photoconductor Based on Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Intrinsic Gallium Nitride-Based Substrate," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 23, pp. 414-416, 2011.
L. Qin, C. Shing, and S. Sawyer, "Meta Semiconductor Metal Ultraviolet Photodetectors Based on Zinc-Oxide Colloidal Nanoparticles," IEEE Electron Device Letters, vol. 32, pp. 51-53, 2011.
L. Qin, C. Shing, and S. Sawyer, "Ultraviolet Photodetection Based on ZnO Colloidal Nanoparticles Made by Top-Down Wet-Chemistry Synthesis Process," in 2010 Symposium on Photonics and Optoelectronics, 2010, pp. 1-4.
L. Qin, C. Shing, and S. Sawyer, "Comparison of UV optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles dispersed in traditional organic and novel bio-molecular solvents," physica status solidi (c), vol. 7, pp. 2463-2466, 2010.
A. A. Julius and S. M. Sawyer, "Control systems challenges in energy efficient portable UV based water sterilizer," in Proceedings of the 2010 American Control Conference, 2010, pp. 3617-3622.
S. Sawyer, S. L. Rumyantsev, and M. S. Shur, "Degradation of AlGaN-based ultraviolet light emitting diodes," Solid-State Electronics, vol. 52, pp. 968-972, 2008.
S. Sawyer, S. L. Rumyantsev, M. S. Shur, N. Pala, Y. Bilenko, J. P. Zhang, et al., "Current and optical noise of GaN∕AlGaN light emitting diodes," Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 100, p. 034504, 2006.
S. Sawyer, S. L. Rumyantsev, N. Pala, M. S. Shur, Y. Bilenko, J. P. Zhang, et al., "Optical and Current Noise of GaN Based Light Emitting Diodes," in 2005 International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium, 2005, pp. 89-90.