Publications

Judy’s Google Scholar Link.

  1. Real-space visualization of a defect-mediated charge density wave transition, J. L. Hart, H. Pan, S. Siddique, N. Schnitzer, K. Mallayya, S. Xu, L. F. Kourkoutis, E.-a. Kim, J. J. Cha, submitted (2024)
  2. Lithiation induced novel phases in 1T’-MoTe2 nanoflakes, S. Xu, K. Evans-Lutterodt, B. Hou, S. Li, J. J. Huang, M. Boebinger, N. L. Williams, M. Wang, A. Singer, P. Guo, D. Qiu, J. J. Cha, submitted (2024)
  3. Magnetic, electronic and crystal structure of few-layer α-RuCl3 probed by electron tunneling, M. Massicotte, S. Dehlavi, X. Liu, J. L. Hart, E. Garnaoui, P. Lampen-Kelley, J. Q. Yan, D. Mandrus, S. E. Nagler, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, B. Reulet, J. J. Cha, H.-Y. Kee, J. A. Quilliam, submitted (2024)
  4. Role of heterointerface in lithium-induced phase transition in Td-WTe2 nanoflakes, S. Xu, M. Wang, M. Bambrick-Santoyo, K. Evans-Lutterodt, N. L. Williams, J. J. Cha, ACS Applied Electronic Materials, doi:10.1021/acsaelm.3c01329 (2024)
  5. Nanomolding of two-dimensional materials, Q. P. Sam, Q. Tan, C. D. Multunas, M. T. Kiani, R. Sundararaman, X. Ling, J. J. Cha, ACS Nano 18, p.1110-1117 (2024)
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  6. 1D-confined crystallization routes for tungsten phosphides, G. Jin, C. D. Multunas, J. L. Hart, M. T. Kiani, Q. P. Sam, H. Wang, Y. Cheon, K. Duong, D. H. Hynek, H. J. Han, R. Sundararaman, J. J. Cha, under revision (2023), arXiv:2309.11314
  7. In operando cryo-STEM of pulse-induced charge density wave switching in TaS2, J. L. Hart, S. Siddique, N. Schnitzer, S. D. Funni, L. F. Kourkoutis, J. J. Cha, Nature Communications 14:8202 (2023) (arXiv:2309.06406)
  8. Wafer-scale fabrication of 2D nanostructures via thermomechanical nanomolding, M. T. Kiani, Q. P. Sam, Y. S. Jung, H. J. Han, J. J. Cha, Small doi:10.1002/smll.202307289 (2023) (arXiv:2306.10167)
  9. Scalable Route to colloidal Nixco3-xS4 nanoparticles with low dispersity using amino acids, T. Meyer, K. Z. Jiang, C. C. Peng, Q. P. Sam, M. Kang, R. Lynch, J. Rowell, J. J. Cha, R. D. Robinson, ACS Materials Au 3, 501-513 (2023)
  10. Negligible magnetic losses at low temperatures in liquid phase epitaxy grown Y3Fe5O12 films, A. R. Will-Cole, J. L. Hart, V. Lauter, A. Grutter, C. Dubs, M. Lindner, T. Reimann, N. R. Valdez, C. J. Pearce, T. C. Monson, J. J. Cha, D. Heiman, N. X. Sun, Phys. Rev. Materials 7, 054411 (2023)
  11. Nanomolding of metastable Mo4P3, M. T. Kiani, Q. P. Sam, G. Jin, B. Pamuk, H. J. Han, J. L. Hart, J. R. Stauff, J. J. Cha, Matter 6, p.1894-1902 (2023) (arXiv:2210.13392)
  12. Antiferromagnetic FeTe2 1T-phase formation at the Sb2Te3/Ni80Fe20 interface, A. R. Will-Cole, J. L. Hart, M. Matzelle, A. Podpirka, N. Bhattacharjee, S. K. Patel, S. H. Tolbert, A. Bansil, J. J. Cha, D. Heiman, N. X. Sun, Phys. Rev. Materials 7, 024406 (2023)
  13. Substrate effects on growth dynamics of WTe2 thin films, D. J. Hynek, E. Onder, J. L. Hart, G. Jin, M. Wang, R. M. Singhania, B. Davis, N. C. Strandwitz, J. J. Cha, Advanced Materials Interfaces 10, 2202397 (2023)
  14. Topological metal MoP nanowire for interconnect, H. J. Han, S. Kumar, X. Ji, J. L. Hart, G. Jin, D. J. Hynek, Q. P. Sam, V. Hasse, C. Felser, D. G. Cahill, R. Sundararaman, J. J. Cha, Advanced Materials 35, 2208965 (2023) (arXiv:2208.02784)
  15. Emergent layer stacking arrangements in c-axis confined MoTe2, J. L. Hart, L. Bhatt, Y. Zhu, M.-G. Han, E. Bianco, S. Li, D. J. Hynek, J. A. Schneeloch, Y. Tao, D. Louca, P. Guo, Y. Zhu, F. Jornada, E. J. Reed, L. F. Kourkoutis, J. J. Cha, Nature Communications 14: 4803 (2023), arXiv:2210.16390
  16. Two-dimensional violet phosphorus P11: A large bandgap phosphorus allotrope, G. Cicirello, M. Wang, Q. P. Sam, J. L.  Hart, N. L. Williams, H. Yin, J. J. Cha, J. Wang, JACS 145, 8218-8230 (2023)
  17. Synergizing electron and heat flows in photocatalyst for direct conversion of captured CO2 from air, C. Choi, F. Zhao, J. L Hart, Y. Gao, F. Menges, C. L. Rooney, N. J. Harmon, B. Shang, Z. Xu, S. Suo, Q. Sam, J. J. Cha, T. Lian, H. Wang, Angewandte Chemie 62, e202302152 (2023)
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  18. Efficient electrocatalytic valorization of chlorinated organic water pollutant to ethylene, C. Choi, X. Wang, S. Kwon, J. L. Hart, Q. Sam, C. L. Rooney, N. Harmon, J. J. Cha, W. A. Goddard III, M. Elimelech, H. Wang, Nature Nanotech. 18, 160-167 (2022)
  19. Vapor phase synthesis of topological semimetal MoP2 nanowires and their resistivity, G. Jin, H. J. Han, J. L.  Hart, Q. P. Sam, M. Kiani, D. J. Hynek, V. Hasse, C. Felser, J. J. Cha, Appl. Phys. Lett. 121, 113105 (2022)
  20. Layer stacking determination in topological semimetal MoTe2 via STEM imaging, liquid He TEM, and quantitative electron diffraction, J. L. Hart, L. Bhatt, M.-G. Han, D. Hynek, J. A. Schneeloch, Y. Tao, D. Louca, Y. Zhu, L. F. Kourkoutis, J. J. Cha, Microscopy and Microanalysis 28 (S1),  1746-1748 (2022)
  21. Nanomolding of topological nanowires, M. T. Kiani, J. J. Cha, APL Materials 10, 080904 (2022)
  22. A gapped phase in semimetallic Td-WTe2 induced by lithium intercalation, M. Wang, A. Kumar, H. Dong, J. M. Woods, J. V. Pondick, S. Xu, D. J. Hynek, P. Guo, D. Y. Qiu, J. J. Cha, Advanced Materials 34, 2200861 (2022)
  23. Thickness-dependent phase transition kinetics in lithium-intercalated MoS2, J. V. Pondick, S. Yazdani, A. Kumar, D. J. Hynek, J. L. Hart, M. Wang, D. Y. Qiu, J. J. Cha, 2D Materials 9, 025009 (2022)
  24. Axial Higgs mode detected by quantum pathway interference in RTe3, Y. Wang, I. Petrides, G. McNamara, M. M. Hosen, S. Lei, Y.C. Wu, J. L. Hart, H. Lv, J. Yan, D. Xiao, J. J. Cha, P. Narang, L. M. Schoop, K. S. Burch, Nature 606, p.896-901 (2022)
  25. Compact super electron-donor to monolayer MoS2, Serrae N. Reed-Lingenfelter, Yifeng Chen, Milad Yarali, David J. Charboneau, Julia B. Curley, David J. Hynek, Mengjing Wang, Natalie L. Williams, Nilay Hazari, Su Ying Quek, Judy J. Cha, Nano Lett. 22, p.4501-4508 (2022)
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  26. Heterointerface control over lithium-induced phase transitions in MoS2 nanosheets: Implications for nanoscaled energy materials, J. P. Pondick, A. Kumar, M. Wang, S. Yazdani, J. M. Woods, D. Y. Qiu, J. J. Cha, ACS Applied Nano Materials 4, 14105-14114 (2021)
  27. Seeing quantum materials with cryogenic transmission electron microscopy, J. L Hart, J. J. Cha, Nano Letters 21, p.5449-5452 (2021)
  28. Angstrom-scale replication of surfaces with crystallized bulk metallic glasses, Z. Chen, Y. Xie, A. Datye, J. Thornton, J. Schroers, J. J. Cha, U. D. Schwarz, Materials Today Nano 16, 100145 (2021)
  29. Surface characterization of ultrathin atomic layer deposited molybdenum oxide films using high sensitivity low energy ion scattering, R. M. Singhania, H. Price, Y. V. Kounga, B. Davis, P. Bruner, R. Thorpe, D. J. Hyne, J. J. Cha, N. C. Starndwitz, J. of Vac. Sci. Tech. A (JVST A) 39, 063210 (2021)
  30. Thickness-dependence of magneto-transport properties in tungsten ditelluride, X. Zhang, V. Kakani, J. M. Woods, J. J. Cha, X. Shi, Phys. Rev. B 104, 165126 (2021)
  31. Unconventional grain growth suppression in oxygen-rich metal oxide nanoribbons, H. J. Han, G. R. Lee, Y. Xie, H. Jang, D. J. Hynek, E. N. Cho, Y. J. Kim, Y. S. Jung, J. J. Cha, Science Advances 7, eabh2012 (2021)
  32. 1D topological systems for next-generation electronics, H. J. Han, P. Liu, J. J. Cha, Matter 4, p.2596-2598 (2021)
  33. Materials for interconnects, D. Gall, J. J. Cha, Z. Chen, H. J. Han, C. Hinkle, J. A. Ronbinson, R. Sundararaman, R. Torsi, MRS Bulletin 46, 959-966 (2021)
  34. Surface functionalization for magnetic property tuning of non-magnetic 2D materials, S. N. Reed, M. Wang, N. L. Williams, J. J. Cha, Advanced Materials Interfaces 9, 2100463 (2021)
  35. Revisiting intercalation-induced phase transitions in 2D group VI transition metal dichalcogenides, M. Wang, S. Xu, J. J. Cha, Advanced Energy & Sustainability Research 2, 2100027 (2021)
  36. Synergistic integration of chemo-resistive and SERS sensing for label-free multiplex gas detection, H. J. Han, S. H. Cho, S. J. Han, J. S. Jang, G. R. Lee, E. N. Cho, S. J. Kim, I.D. Kim, M. S. Jang, H. L. Tuller, J. J. Cha, Y. S. Jung, Advanced Materials 33, 2105199 (2021)
  37. Effects of growth substrate on the nucleation of monolayer MoTe2, D. J. Hynek, R. V. Singhania, J. L. Hart, B. Davis, M. Wang, N. C. Strandwitz, J. J. Cha, CrystEngComm 23, 7963-7969 (2021)
  38. Heterointerface effects on lithium-induced phase transitions in intercalated MoS2, S. Yazdani, J. V. Pondick, A. Kumar, M. Yarali, J. M. Woods, D. J. Hynek, D. Y. Qiu, J. J. Cha, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 13, p.10603-10611 (2021)
  39. Cm-scale synthesis of MoTe2 thin films with layer control, D. Hynek, R. M. Singhania, S. Xu, B. Davis, L. Wang, M. Yarali, J. V. Pondick, J. M. Woods, N. C. Strandwitz, J. J. Cha, ACS Nano 15, p.410-418 (2021)
  40. The effect of mechanical strain on lithium staging in graphene, J. V. Pondick, S. Yazdani, M. Yarali, S. N. Reed, D. J. Hynek, J. J. Cha, Advanced Electronic Materials 7, 2000981 (2021)  
  41. Josephson detection of time reversal symmetry breaking s + is’ superconductivity in SnTe nanowires, C. J. Trimble, M. T. Wei, N. F. Q. Yuan, S. S. Kalantre, P. Liu, J. J. Cha, L. Fu, J. R. Williams, npj Quantum Materials 6, 61 (2021)
  42. Near unity molecular doping efficiency in monolayer MoS2, M. Yarali, Y. Zhong, S. N. Reed, J. Wang, K. A. Ulman, D. J. Charboneau, J. B. Curley, D. J. Hynek, J. V. Pondick, S. Yazdani, N. Hazari, S. Y. Quek, H. Wang, J. J. Cha, Advanced Electronic Materials 7, 2000873 (2021) 
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  43. Crossover between weak antilocalization and weak localization and electron-electron interaction in few-layer WTe2, X. Zhang, J. M. Woods, J. J. Cha, X. Shi, Physical Review B 102, 115161 (2020)
  44. A highly efficient all-solid-state lithium/electrolyte interface induced by an energetic reaction, Y. Zhong, Y. Xie, S. Hwang, Q. Wang, J. J. Cha, D. Su, H. Wang, Angewandte Chem. Int. Ed. 59, p.14003-14008 (2020)
  45. General nanomolding of ordered phases, N. Liu, Y. Xie, G. Liu, S. Sohn, A. Raj, G. Han, B. Wu, J. J. Cha, Z. Liu, J. Schroers, Physical Review Letters 124, 036102 (2020)
  46. Synthesis of narrow SnTe nanowires using alloy nanoparticles, P. Liu, H. J. Han, J. Wei, D. J. Hynek, J. L. Hart, M. G. Han, C. J. Trimble, J. R. Williams, Y. Zhu, J. J. Cha, ACS Applied Electronic Materials 3, p.184-191 (2020)
  47. Synthesis and resistivity of topological metal MoP nanostructures, H. J. Han, D. Hynek, Z. Wu, P. Liu, J. V. Pondick, S. Yazdani, J. Woods, M. Yarali, Y. Xie, H. Wang, J. J. Cha, APL Materials 8, 011103 (2020)
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  48. Synthesis of WTe2 nanowires with increased electron scattering, J. M. Woods, D. Hynek, P. Liu, M. Li, J. J. Cha, ACS Nano 13, p.6455-6460 (2019)
  49. Topological nanomaterials, P. Liu, J. R. Williams, J. J. Cha, Nature Review Materials 4, p.479 – 496 (2019) (read only version)
  50. Formation and stability of complex metallic phases including quasicrystals explored through combinatorial methods, W. Wolf, S. A. Kube, S. Sohn, Y. Xie, J. J. Cha, B. E. Scanley, C. S. Kiminami, C. Botta, J. Schroers, Scientific Reports 9:7136 (2019)
  51. Unveiling the interfacial effects for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction on the MoS2/WTe2 hybrid structures, Y. Zhou, J. V. Pondick, J. Luis Silva, J. M. Woods, D. J. Hynek, G. Matthews, X. Shen, Q. Feng, W. Liu, Z. Lu, Z. Liang, B. Brena, Z. Cai, M. Wu, L. Jiao, S. Hu, H. Wang, C. Moyses Araujo, J. J. Cha, Small 15, 1900078 (2019)
  52. Recent progress on in situ characterizations of electrochemically intercalated transition metal dichalcogenides, S. Yazdani*, M. Yarali*, J. J. Cha (*co-first authors), Nano Research 12, p.2126-2139 (2019) 
  53. The Development of 2D Materials for Electrochemical Energy Applications: A Mechanistic Approach, D. J. Hynek*, J. V. Pondick*, J. J. Cha (*co-first authors), APL Materials 7, 030902 (2019)
  54. Supercluster-coupled crystal growth in metallic glass forming liquids, Y. Xie*, S. Sohn*, M. Wang, H. Xin, Y. Jung, M. D. Shattuck, C. S. O’Hern, J. Schroers, J. J. Cha (*co-first authors), Nature Communications 10:915 (2019) Highlighted in Editor’s Highlights (here) Highlighted in Yale News (here)
  55. Dislocation-driven SnTe surface defects during chemical vapor deposition growth, P. Liu, Y. Xie, E. Miller, Y. Ebine, P. Kumaravadivel, S. W. Sohn, J. J. Cha, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 128, p.351-359 (2019)
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  56. Stepwise sulfurization from MoO3 to MoS2 via chemical vapor deposition, J. V. Pondick, J. M. Woods, J. Xing, Y. Zhou, J. J. Cha, ACS Applied Nano Materials 1, p.5655-5661 (2018)
  57. Stable water oxidation in acid using manganese-modifed TiO2 protective coatings, G. Siddiqi, Z. Luo, Y. Xie, Z. Pan, Q. Zhu, J. Rohr, J. J. Cha, S. Hu, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 10, p.18805-18815 (2018)
  58. Dual tuning of Ni-Co-A (A=P, Se, O) nanosheets by anion substitution and holey engineering for efficient hydrogen evolution, Z. Fang, L. Peng, Y. Qian, X. Zhang, Y. Xie, J. J. Cha, G. Yu, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 140, p.5241 – 5247 (2018)
  59. Revealing the contribution of individual factors to hydrogen evolution reaction catalytic activity, Y. Zhou, J. Luis Silva, J. M. Woods, J. V. Pondick, Q. Feng, Z. Liang, W. Liu, L. Lin, B. Deng, B. Brena, F. Xia, H. Peng, Z. Liu, H. Wang, C. Moyses Araujo, J. J. Cha, Advanced Materials 30, 1706076 (2018)
  60. Self-healing of a confined phase memory device with a metallic surfactant layer, Y. Xie, W. Kim, Y. Kim, S. Kim, J. Gonsalves, M. BrightSky, C. Lam, Y. Zhu, J. J. Cha, Advanced Materials 30, 1705587 (2018) Highlighted in Advanced Science News (here), SciTechDaily (here), Phys.org (here). Highlighted in Yale news oulets (here and here)
  61. Synthesis of crystalline black phosphorus thin-film on sapphire, C. Li, Y. Wu, B. Deng, Y. Xie, Q. Guo, S. Yuan, M. Bhuiyan, Z. Wu, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, H. Wang, J. J. Cha, M. Snure, Y. Fei, F. Xia, Advanced Materials 30, 1703748 (2018)
  62. Reliability benefits of a metallic liner in confined PCM, W. Kim, Y. Xie, Y. Kim, T. Masuda, S. Kim, R. Bruce, F. Carta, G. Fraczak, A. Ray, K. Suu, C. Lam, M. BrightSky, J. J. Cha, Y. Zhu, 2017 International Reliability Physics Symposium, 6D.5 (2018)
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  63. A general facet-controlled synthesis of single-crystalline {010}-oriented LiMPO4 (M=Mn, Fe, Co) nanosheets, L. Peng, X. Zhang, Z. Fang, Y. Zhu, Y. Xie, J. J. Cha, G. Yu, Chemistry of Materials 29, p.10526 – 10533 (2017)
  64. Tailoring crystallization phases in metallic glass nanorods via nucleus starvation, S. W. Sohn*, Y. Xie*, Y. Jung, J. Schroers, J. J. Cha, Nature Communications 8:1980 (2017) (*co-first authors with equal contributions), Highlighted in Yale News (here)
  65. Effective interlayer engineering of two-dimensional VOP4 nanosheets via controlled organic intercalation for improving alkali ion storage, L. Peng, Y. Zhu, X. Peng, Z. Fang, W. Chu, Y. Wang, Y. Xie, Y. Li, J. J. Cha, G. Yu, Nano Letters 17, p.6273-6279 (2017)
  66. Direct observation through in situ TEM of early states of crystallization in nanoscale metallic glasses,Y. Xie, S. Sohn, J. Schroers, J. J. Cha, JOM 69, p.2187-2191 (2017)
  67. Synthesis and superconductivity of In-doped SnTe nanostructures, P. Kumaravadivel, G. A. Pan, Y. Zhou, Y. Xie, P. Liu, J. J. Cha, APL Materials 5, 076110 (2017) (Selected as a AIP highlight)
  68. Emulating bilingual synaptic response using junction based artificial synaptic device, H. Tian, X. Cao, Y. Xie, X. Yan, A. Kostelec, D. DiMarzio, W. Wu, J. Tice, J. J. Cha, J. Guo, H. Wang, ACS Nano 11, p7156-7163 (2017) 
  69. Suppression of magnetoresistance in thin WTe2 flakes by surface oxidation, J. M. Woods, J. Shen, P. Kumaravadivel, Y. Pang, Y. Xie, G. A. Pan, M. Li, E. I. Altman, L. Lu, J. J. Cha, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 9, p23175-23180 (2017)
  70. Semipolar (20-2-1) GaN and InGaN light-emitting diodes grown on sapphire, J. Song, J. Choi, K. Xiong, Y. Xie, J. J. Cha, J. Han, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 9, p14088-14092 (2017)
  71. Strong metal-phosphide interactions in core-shell geometry for enhanced electrocatalysis, X. Li, W. Liu, M. Zhang, Y. Zhong, Z. Weng, Y. Mi, Y. Zhou, M. Li, J. J. Cha, Z. Tang, H. Jiang, X. Li, H. Wang, Nano Letters 17, p.2057-2063 (2017)
  72. Ultrathin dendrimer-graphene oxide composite film for stable cycling lithium-sulfur batteries, W. Liu, J. Jiang, K. R. Yang, Y. Mi, P. Kumaravadivel, Y. Zhong, Q. Fan, Z. Weng, Z. Wu, J. J. Cha, H. Zhou, V. S. Batista, G. W. Brudvig, H. Wang, PNAS 114 p.3578 – 3583 (2017)
  73. Efficient electrical control of thin-film black phosphorus bandgap, B. Deng, V. Tran, Y. Xie, H. Jiang, C. Li, Q. Guo, X. Wang, H. Tian, S. J. Koester, H. Wang, J. J. Cha, Q. Xia, L. Yang, F. Xia, Nature Communications 8:14474 (2017)
  74. Direct synthesis of large-scale WTe2 thin films with low thermal conductivity, Y. Zhou, H. Jang, J. M. Woods, Y. Xie, P. Kumaravadivel, G. A. Pan, J. Liu, Y. Liu, D. G. Cahill, J. J. Cha, Advanced Functional Materials 27, 1605928 (2017)
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  75. Structural phase transition and carrier density tuning in SnSexTe1-x nanoplates, J. Shen, J. M. Woods, Y. Xie, M. D. Morales-Acosta, J. J. Cha, Advanced Electronic Materials 2, 1600144 (2016)
  76. Anisotropic black phosphorus synaptic device for neuromorphic applications, H. Tian, Q. Guo, Y. Xie, H. Zhao, C. Li, J. J. Cha, F. Xia, H. Wang, Advanced Materials 28, p.4991-4997 (2016)
  77. One-step synthesis of MoS2/WS2 layered heterostructures and catalytic activity of defective transition metal dichalcogenide films, J. M. Woods, Y. Jung, Y. Xie, W. Liu, Y. Liu, H. Wang, J. J. Cha, ACS Nano 10, pp. 2004-2009 (2016)
  78. Intercalation in two-dimensional transition metal chalcogenides, Y. Jung, Y. Zhou, J. J. Cha, Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 3, pp.452-463(2016)
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  79. Recent advances in two-dimensional materials beyond graphene, G. R. Bhimanapati, Z. Lin, V. Meunier, Y. E. Jung, J. J. Cha, S. Das, D. Xiao, Y. Son, M. S. Strano, V. Cooper, L. Liang, S. G. Louie, E. Ringe, W. Zhou, B. G. Sumpter, H. Terrones, F. Xia, Y. Wang, J. Zhu, D. Akinwande, N. Alem, J. Schuller, R. E. Schaak, M. Terrones, J. A. Robinson, ACS Nano 9, pp.11509-11539 (2015)
  80. The growth, structure and electronic properties of non-polar thin films on a polar substrate: Cr2O3 on ZnO (0001) and ZnO (000-1), X. Zhu, M. D. Morales-Acosta, J. Shen, F. J. Walker, J. J. Cha, E. I. Altman, Physical Review B 92, 165414 (2015)
  81. Nanoscale size effects in crystallization of metallic glass nanorods, S. W. Sohn*, Y. Jung*, Y. Xie, C. Osuji, J. Schroers, J. J. Cha, Nature Communications 6, Article number: 8157, doi:10.1038/ncomms9157 (2015) (*co-first authors with equal contributions) Highlighted in Yale News (link here)
  82. Synthesis of thin-film black phosphorus on a flexible substrate, X. Li, B. Deng, X. Wang, S. Chen, M. Vaisman, S.-I. Karato, G. Pan, M. Lee, J. J. Cha, H. Wang, F. Xia, 2D Materials 2, 031002 (2015)
  83. Revealing surface states in In-doped SnTe nanoplates with low bulk mobility, J. Shen, Y. Xie, J. J. Cha, Nano Letters 15, pp.3827-3832 (2015)
  84. Metallic glass nanostructures of tunable shape and composition, Y. Liu, J. Liu, S. Sohn, Y. Li, J. J. Cha, J. Schroers, Nature Communications 6:7043 doi:10.1038/ncomms8043 (2015) Highlighted in Nature Materials (doi:10.1038/nmat4313) Highlighted in Yale News (link here)
  85. Highly conductive single-walled carbon nanotube thin film preparation by direct alignment on substrates from water dispersions, S. Azoz, A. L. Exarhos, A. Marquez, L. M. Gilbertson, S. Nejati, J. J. Cha, J. B. Zimmerman, J. M. Kikkawa, L. D. Pfefferle, Langmuir 31, pp.1155-1163 (2015)
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  86. Metal seed layer thickness-induced transition from vertical to horizontal growth of MoS2 and WS2, Y. Jung, J. Shen, Y. Liu, J. M. Woods, Y. Sun, J. J. Cha, Nano Letters 14, pp.6842-6849 (2014)
  87. Spatially resolved In and As distributions in InGaAs/GaP and InGaAs/GaAs quantum dot systems, J. Shen, Y. Song, M. L. Lee, J. J. Cha, Nanotechnology 25, 465702 (2014)
  88. Topological Crystalline Insulator Nanostructures, J. Shen, J. J. Cha, Nanoscale 6, p.14133-14140 (2014)
  89. Controlling quantum dot energies using submonolayer bandstructure engineering, L. Yu, D. Jung, S. Law, J. Shen, J. J. Cha, M. L. Lee, D. Wasserman, Applied Physics Letters 105, 081103 (2014)
  90. Chemically synthesized heterostructures of two-dimensional molybdenum/tungsten-based dichalcogenides with vertically aligned layers, Y. Jung, J. Shen, Y. Sun, J. J. Cha, ACS Nano 8, p.9550-9557 (2014)
  91. Synthesis of SnTe nanoplates with {100} and {111} surfaces, J. Shen, Y. Jung, A. S. Disa, F. J. Walker, C. H. Ahn, J. J. Cha, Nano Letters 14, p.4183-4188 (2014)
  92. Surface effects on electronic transport of 2D chalcogenide thin films and nanostructures, Y. Jung, J. Shen, J. J. Cha, Nano Convergence 1:18 (2014)

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  93. Optical transmission enhancement through chemically tuned two-dimensional bismuth chalcogenide nanoplates, J. Yao, K. J. Koski, W. Luo, J. J. Cha, L. Hu, D. Kong, V. Narasimhan, K. Huo, Y. Cui, Nature Communications 5:5670 doi:10.1038/ncomms6670 (2014)
  94. Improving lithium-sulphur batteries through spatial control of sulphur species deposition on a hybrid electrode surface, H. Yao, G. Zheng, P.C. Hsu, D. Kong, J. J. Cha, W. Li, Z. W. Seh, M. T. McDowell, K. Yan, Z. Liang, V. K. Narasimhan, Y. Cui, Nature Communications 5:3943 doi:10.1038/ncomms4943 (2014)
  95. One-dimensional helical transport in topological insulator nanowire interferometers, S. S. Hong, Y. Zhang, J. J. Cha, X.-L. Qi, Y. Cui, Nano Letters 14, p.2815-2821 (2014)
  96. Two dimensional chalcogenide nanoplates as tunable metamaterials via chemical intercalation, J. J. Cha, K. J. Koski, K. C. Y. Huang, K. X. Wang, W. Luo, D. Kong, Z. Yu, S. Fan, M. L. Brongersma, Y. Cui, Nano Letters 13, p.5913-5918 (2013)
  97. Electrochemical tuning of vertically aligned MoS2 nanofilms and its applications in improving hydrogen evolution reaction, H. Wang, Z. Lu, S. Xu, D. Kong, J. J. Cha, G. Zheng, P.-C. Hsu, K. Yan, D. Bradshaw, F. B. Prinz, Y. Cui, Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences 110, p.19701-19706 (2013)
  98. First-row transition metal dichalcogenide catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction, D. Kong, J. J. Cha, H. Wang, H. R. Lee, Y. Cui, Energy & Environmental Science 6, p.3553-3558 (2013)
  99. MoSe2 and WSe2 nanofilms with vertically aligned molecular layers on curved and rough surfaces, H. Wang, D. Kong, P. Johanes, J. J. Cha, G. Zheng, N. Liu, Y. Cui, Nano Letters 13, p.3426-3433 (2013)
  100. Amphiphilic surface modification of hollow carbon nanofibers for improving the cycle life of lithium sulfur batteries, G. Zheng, Q. Zhang, J. J. Cha, Y. Yang, W. Li, Z. Seh, Y. Cui, Nano Letters 13, p. 1265-1270 (2013)
  101. Synthesis of MoS2 and MoSe2 films with vertically aligned layers, D. Kong, H. Wang, J. J. Cha, M. Pasta, K. J. Koski, J. Yao, Y. Cui, Nano Letters 13, p. 1341-1347 (2013)
  102. Ambipolar field effect in Sb-doped Bi2Se3 nanoplates by solvothermal synthesis, D. Kong, K. J. Koski, J. J. Cha, S. S. Hong, Y. Cui, Nano Letters 13, p. 632-636 (2013)
  103. Sulfur-TiO2 yolk-shell nanoarchitecture with internal void space for long-cycle lithium-sulfur batteries, Z. W. Seh, W. Li, J. J. Cha, G. Zheng, Y. Yang, M. T. McDowell, P.-C. Hsu, Y. Cui, Nature Communications 4:1331 (2013)
  104. Topological insulator nanostructures, J. J. Cha, K. J. Koski, Y. Cui, physica status solidi – Rapid Research Letters doi:10.1002/pssr.201206393 (2012)
  105. Effects of magnetic doping on weak antilocalization in narrow Bi2Se3 nanoribbons, J. J. Cha, M. Claassen, D. Kong, S. S. Hong, K. J. Koski, X.-L. Qi, Y. Cui, Nano Letters 12, p.4355-4359 (2012)
  106. The surface surfaces, J. J. Cha, Y. Cui, Nature Nanotechnology 7, p. 85-86 (2012)
  107. Weak antilocalization in Bi2(SexTe1-x)3 nanoribbons and nanoplates, J. J. Cha, D. Kong, S. S. Hong, J. G. Analytis, K. Lai, Y. Cui, Nano Letters 12, p.1107-1111 (2012)
  108. Chemical intercalation of zero-valent metals into 2D layered Bi2Se3 nanoribbons, K. J. Koski, C. D. Wessells, B. W. Reed, J. J. Cha, D. Kong, Y. Cui, Journal of the American Chemical Society 134, 13773-13779 (2012)
  109. Ultra-low carrier concentration and surface-dominant transport in antimony-doped Bi2Se3 topological insulator nanoribbons, S. S. Hong, J. J. Cha, D. Kong, Y. Cui, Nature Communications 3:757 (2012)
  110. High-density chemical intercalation of zero-valent copper into Bi2Se3 nanoribbons, K. J. Koski, J. J. Cha, B. W. Reed, C. D. Wessells, D. Kong, Y. Cui, Journal of the American Chemical Society 134, p.7584-7587 (2012)
  111. High-mobility field-effect transistors from large-area solution-grown aligned C60 single crystals, H. Li, B. C-K. Tee, J. J. Cha, Y. Cui, J. W. Chung, S. Y. Lee, Z. Bao, Journal of the American Chemical Society 134, p.2760-2765 (2012)
  112. Self-limited plasmonic welding of silver nanowire junctions, E. C. Garnett, W. Cai, J. J. Cha, F. Mahmood, S. T. Connor, M. G. Christoforo, Y. Cui, M. D. McGehee, M. L. Brongersma, Nature Materials 11, p.241-249 (2012)
  113. Functionalization of silicon nanowire surfaces with metal-organic frameworks, N. Liu, Y. Yao, J. J. Cha, M. T. McDowell, Y. Han, Y. Cui, Nano Research 5, p.109-116 (2012)
  114. Rapid surface oxidation as a source of surface degradation factor for Bi2Se3, D. Kong*, J. J. Cha*, K. Lai, H. Peng, J. G. Analytis, S. Meister, Y. Chen, H.-J. Zhang, I. R. Fisher, Z.-X. Shen, Y. Cui (*equal contribution), ACS Nano 5, p.4698-4703 (2011)
  115. Improving the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries by conductive polymer coating, Y. Yang, G. Yu, J. J. Cha, H. Wu, M. Vosgueritchian, Y. Yao, Z. Bao, Y. Cui, ACS Nano 5, p.9187-9193 (2011)
  116. Highly conductive, mechanically robust, and electrochemically inactive TiC/C nanofiber scaffold for high-performance silicon anode batteries, Y. Yao, K. Huo, L. Hu, N. Liu, J. J. Cha, M. T. McDowell, P. K. Chu, Y. Cui, ACS Nano 5, p.8346-8351 (2011)
  117. Hollow carbon nanofiber-encapsulated sulfur cathodes for high specific capacity rechargeable lithium batteries, G. Zheng, Y. Yang, J. J. Cha, S. S. Hong, Y. Cui, Nano Letters 11, p.4462-4467 (2011)
  118. Ambipolar field effect in the ternary topological insulator (BixSb1-x)2Te3 by composition tuning, D. Kong, Y. Chen, J. J. Cha, Q. Zhang, J. G. Analytis, K. Lai, Z. Liu, S. S. Hong, K. J. Koski, S.-K. Mo, Z. Hussain, I. R. Fisher, Z.-X. Shen, Y. Cui, Nature Nanotechnology 6, p.705-709 (2011)
  119. Nano-structured textiles as high-performance aqueous cathodes for microbial fuel cells, X. Xie, M. Pasta, L. Hu, Y. Yang, J. McDonough, J. Cha, C. S. Criddle, Y. Cui, Energy & Environmental Science 4, p.1293-1297 (2011)
  120. Low reflectivity and high flexibility of tin-doped indium oxide nanofiber transparent electrodes, H. Wu, L. Hu, T. Carney, Z. Ruan, D. Kong, Z. Yu, Y. Yao, J. J. Cha, J. Zhu, S. Fan, Y. Cui, Journal of the American Chemical Society 133, p.27-29 (2011)
  121. In situ transmission electron microscopy observation of nanostructural changes in phase-change memory, S. Meister, S. Kim, J. J. Cha, H.-S. P. Wong, Y. Cui, ACS Nano 5, p.2742-2748 (2011)
  122. One nanometer resolution electrical probe via atomic metal filament formation, S. S. Hong, J. J. Cha, Y. Cui, Nano Letters 11, p.231-235 (2011)
  123. DNAsomes: multifunctional DNA-based nanocarriers, Y. H. Roh, J. B. Lee, P. Kiatwuthinon, M. R. Hartman, J. J. Cha, S. H. Um, D. A. Muller, D. Luo, Small 7, p.74-78 (2011)
  124. Stackable nonvolatile memory with ultra thin polysilicon film and low-leakage (Ti,Dy)xOy for low processing temperature and low operating voltages, J. Lee, J. J. Cha, S. Barron, D. A. Muller, R. B. van Dover, E. K. Amponsah, T.-H. Hou, H. Raza, E. C. Kan, Microelectronic Engineering 88, p.3462-3465 (2011)
  125. Ultrathin topological insulator Bi2Se3 nanoribbons exfoliated by atomic force microscopy, S. S. Hong, W. Kundhikanjana, J. J. Cha, K. Lai, D. Kong, S. Meister, M. A. Kelly, Z.-X. Shen, Y. Cui, Nano Letters 10, p.3118-3122 (2010)
  126. Electrospun metal nanofiber webs as high-performance transparent electrode, H. Wu, L. Hu, M. W. Rowell, D. Kong,J. J. Cha, J. R. McDonough, J. Zhu, Y. Yang, M. D. McGehee, Y. Cui, Nano Letters 10, p.4242-4248 (2010)
  127. Few-layer nanoplates of Bi2Se3 and Bi2Te3 with highly tunable chemical potential, D. Kong, W. Dang, J. J. Cha, H. Li, S. Meister, H. Peng, Z. Liu, Y. Cui, Nano Letters 10, p. 2245-2250 (2010)
  128. Topological insulator nanowires and nanoribbons, D. Kong, J. C. Randel, H. Peng, J. J. Cha, S. Meister, K. Lai, Y. Chen, Z.-X. Shen, H. C. Manoharan, Y. Cui, Nano Letters 10, p.329-333 (2010)
  129. New nanostructured Li2S/Silicon rechargeable battery with high specific energy, Y. Yang, M. T. McDowell, A. Jackson, J. J. Cha, S. S. Hong, Y. Cui, Nano Letters 10, p.1486-1491 (2010)
  130. Magnetic doping and Kondo effect in Bi2Se3 nanoribbons, J. J. Cha, J. R. Williams, D. Kong, S. Meister, H. Peng, A. J. Bestwick, P. Gallagher, D. Goldhaber-Gordon, Y. Cui, Nano Letters 10, p.1076-1081 (2010)
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  131. Mapping local optical densities of states in silicon photonic structures with nanoscale electron spectroscopy, J. J. Cha, Z. Yu, E. Smith, M. Couillard, S. Fan, D. A. Muller, Physical Review B 81, 113102 (2010)
  132. Ultra-thin-body PECVD Ge TFT low-voltage flash memory cell with high-k dielectrics for three-dimensional integration, J. Lee, J. J. Cha, T. Naoi, D. A. Muller, R. B. van Dover, J. T. Shaw, E. C. Kan, 68th Annual Device Research Conference (DRC2010) p.259-260 (2010)
  133. Multifunctional nanoarchitectures from DNA-based ABC monomers, J. B. Lee, Y. H. Roh, S. H. Um, H. Funabashi, W. Cheng, J. J. Cha, P. Kiatwuthinon, D. A. Muller, D. Luo, Nature Nanotechnology 4, p.430-436 (2009)
  134. Free-standing nanoparticle superlattice sheets controlled by DNA, W. Cheng, M. J. Campolongo, J. J. Cha, S. J. Tan, C. C. Umbach, D. A. Muller, D. Luo, Nature Materials 8, p.519-525 (2009)
  135. High magnetoresistance tunnel junctions with Mg-B-O barriers and Ni-Fe-B free electrodes, J. C. Read, J. J. Cha, W. F. Egelhoff, Jr., H. W. Tseng, P. Y. Huang, Y. Li, D. A. Muller, R. A. Buhrman, Applied Physics Letters 94, 112504 (2009)
  136. Ni-based self-aligned silicidation (SAS) process on source and drain for planar polysilicon TFT low-voltage flash memory cell, J. Lee, J. J. Cha, T. Naoi, D. A. Muller, R. B. van Dover, H. Raza, E. C. Kan, 67th Annual Device Research Conference (DRC) p.97-98 (2009)
  137. Atomic-scale spectroscopic imaging of CoFeB/Mg-B-O/CoFeB magnetic tunnel junctions,J. J. Cha, J. C. Read, W. F. Egelhoff, Jr., P. Y. Huang, H. W. Tseng, Y. Li, R. A. Buhrman, D. A. Muller, Applied Physics Letters 95, 032506 (2009)
  138. Nanoscale imaging of photonic densities of states in finite photonic structures, J. J. Cha, E. Smith, M. Couillard, D. A. Muller, Microscopy and Microanalysis 15, Suppl. 2, p.452-453 (2009)
  139. Material and electrical characterization of stackable planar polysilicon TFT flash memory cell with metal nanocrystals and high-k dielectrics, J. Lee, J. J. Cha, S. C. Barron, D. A. Muller, R. B. van Dover, E. K. Amponsah, T.-H. Hou, H. Raza, E. C. Kan, 2008 IEEE International SOI Conference Proceedings p. 39-40 (2008)
  140. Three-dimensional imaging of carbon nanotubes deformed by metal islands, J. J. Cha, M. Weyland, J.-F. Briere, I. P. Daykov, T. A. Arias, D. A. Muller, Nano Letters 7, p.3770-3773 (2007)
  141. Spatially resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy of electron-beam grown and sputtered CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB magnetic tunnel junctions, J. J. Cha, J. C. Read, R. A. Buhrman, D. A. Muller, Applied Physics Letters 91, 062516 (2007)
  142. Image contrast in sub-angstrom ADF-STEM, D. A. Muller, K. A. Mkhoyan, J. J. Cha, V. Intaraprasonk, H. Xin, Microscopy and Microanalysis 13, Suppl. 2, p.124-125 (2007)
  143. Direct determination of local lattice polarity in crystals, K. A. Mkhoyan, P. E. Batson, J. Cha, W. J. Schaff, J. Silcox, Science 312, p.1354 (2006)