Group Members

 • Group Leader

 • PostDocs & Staff

    – Yolande Berta
    – Yong Ding
    – Xudong Wang
    – Yong Qin
    – Rusen Yang
    – Jinhui Song
    – Jun Zhou
    – Yaguang Wei

 • Graduate Students

    – Jenny Morber
    – Jin Liu
    – Wenjie Mai
    – Ben Weintraub
    – Melanie Kirkham
    – Yifan Gao
    – Sheng Xu
    – Cheng Li
    – Chen Xu
    – Peng Fei
    – Yudong Gu
    – Zhou Li
    – Xiaomei Zhang

 • Memories

 • Prior Members

Biosketch

• Ph.D. (December 2007), Dept. of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Master (August 2006), Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Ph.D. (July 2001), National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Univ. of Sci. and Technology of China
• Bachelor (August 1996), Dept. of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, China

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Research Experience

• Patterning vertical aligned ZnO nanowire.
• Self-powered nanogenerator
• Nanowire dye-sensitized solar cells

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Publications

1. " Modeling electron spin accumulation in a metallic nanoparticle," Y. G. Wei, C. E. Melac, D. Davidovic, Phys. Rev. B (Accepted) (2008)
2. "Saturation of spin-polarized current in nanometer scale aluminum grains," Y. G. Wei, C. E. Melac, D. Davidovic, Phys. Rev. B 76, 195327 (2007)
3. "Mesoscopic Resistance Fluctuations in Cobalt Nanoparticles," Y. G. Wei, X. Y. Liu, L. Y. Zhang, and D. Davidovic, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 146803 (2006)
4. "Spin-polarized electron transport through nanometer-scale Al grains," L. Y. Zhang, C. Y. Wang, Y. G. Wei, X. Y. Liu, and D. Davidovic,Phys. Rev. B 72, 155445 (2005)
5. "Spectral properties and thermoluminescence of PbWO4 crystals annealed in different atmospheres," Shi Chaoshu, Wei Yaguang et al., Chem. Phys. Lett. 2000, 328:1-4
6. "An EXAFS study of the nanocrystalline transformation of ZrO2:Y2O3(5%)," Qi ZM, Shi CS, Wei YG, et al.Journal of physics-condensed matter 13 (50): 11503-11509 DEC 17 2001

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Research Highlights

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Honors & Awards

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