Prof. Yicheng Lu’s Research Group |
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Professor II, Department of Electrical
and Computer Engineering Member,
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Graduate School Member,
Faculty of Materials Science, Graduate School Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rutgers University 94 Brett Road,
Piscataway, NJ 08854 Telephone:
(848) 445-3466 (O) Fax: (732)
445-2820 e-mail: ylu@rci.rutgers.edu |
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Prof.
Lu's primary research area is ZnO, which is a multifunctional material
possessing unique electrical, optical, piezoelectric, and mechanical properties. Semiconductor ZnO has a wide and direct energy
bandgap (~3.3eV). ZnO can be grown at low
temperatures, in contrast with the other wide bandgap
materials, such as GaN and SiC.
Its ternary compounds, formed by alloying ZnO with CdO
and MgO, permit bandgap
tuning from ~2.8 eV to ~4 eV.
Doped ZnO ternaries can be made magnetic or ferroelectric, extending its
applications beyond the traditional semiconductor confines. The ZnO research
covers material growth, characterization, and devices. The device research
covers reconfigurable electronics, multi-mode biosensors, optoelectronics,
high energy detectors, and smart displays. |