Dr. Zhifeng Ren Profile

Dr. Zhifeng Ren

M.D. Anderson Chair Professor at Univ of Houston

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Publications (16)

Proceedings Article | 17 May 2011 Paper

Thermoelectric energy conversion using nanostructured materials

Gang Chen, Daniel Kraemer, Andrew Muto, Kenneth McEnaney, Hsien-Ping Feng, Wei-Shu Liu, Qian Zhang, Bo Yu, Zhifeng Ren

Proceedings Volume 8031, 80311J (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.885759

KEYWORDS: Thermoelectric materials, Heat flux, Nanostructuring, Solar energy, Temperature metrology, Sun, Technetium, Mechanical engineering, Physics, Nanotechnology

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Proceedings Article | 16 February 2009 Paper

Backward scattering effect of aligned carbon nanotube arrays

Pengfei Wu, Zhifeng Ren, Michael Wang

Proceedings Volume 7223, 72231A (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.810502

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Surface plasmons, Laser scattering, Light scattering, Gold, Carbon nanotubes, Photons, Metals, Nanostructures, Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition

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Proceedings Article | 19 October 2006 Paper

A modified high-resolution TEM for thermoelectric properties measurements of nanowires and nanotubes

C. Dames, S. Chen, C. Harris, J. Huang, Z. Ren, M. Dresselhaus, G. Chen

Proceedings Volume 6370, 63700E (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.689422

KEYWORDS: Resistance, Transmission electron microscopy, Scanning tunneling microscopy, Thermoelectric materials, Tungsten, Carbon, Temperature metrology, Carbon nanotubes, Zinc oxide, Nanowires

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2006 Paper

The complex optical response of arrays of aligned multiwalled carbon nanotubes

Keith Gregorczyk, Brian Kimball, Joel Carlson, Asher Pembroke, Krzysztof Kempa, Zhifeng Ren, Chandra Yelleswarapu, Thomas Kempa, Glynda Benham, Y. Wang, Wenzhi Li, A. Herczynski, Jacob Rybczynski, D. V. G. L. N. Rao

Proceedings Volume 6321, 63210G (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.680765

KEYWORDS: Antennas, Solar energy, Carbon nanotubes, Polarization, Visible radiation, Chromium, Photovoltaics, Electromagnetic radiation, Microwave radiation, Polarizers

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Proceedings Article | 23 November 2005 Paper

Nanomaterials fabrication and physics

Z. Ren, J. Rybczynski, S. Jo, D. Banerjee, S. Chen, D. Wang, J. Huang

Proceedings Volume 6002, 60020Y (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.631158

KEYWORDS: Carbon, Carbon nanotubes, Zinc oxide, Argon, Chemical vapor deposition, Scanning tunneling microscopy, Physics, Nanomaterials, Nanolithography, Nanowires

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Proceedings Article | 16 November 2005 Paper

Optical antenna arrays of carbon nanotubes and their fabrication on polyimide and transparent conducting oxides for direct device integration

Y. Wang, K. Kempa, B. Kimball, Z. Ren

Proceedings Volume 6003, 60030V (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.630727

KEYWORDS: Antennas, Plasma, Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, Carbon nanotubes, Optical antennas, Carbon, Transparent conducting oxide, Optical arrays, Nanolithography, Polarizers

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Proceedings Article | 12 November 2005 Paper

Large-scale periodic patterns and their applications for growing aligned nanotube and nanowire arrays

J. Rybczynski, Y. Wang, D. Banerjee, K. Kempa, Z. Ren

Proceedings Volume 6003, 60030Y (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.630898

KEYWORDS: Nickel, Particles, Zinc oxide, Carbon nanotubes, Photomasks, Optical spheres, Antennas, Gold, Lithography, Nanorods

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

Spectroscopic studies of arrays of multiwalled carbon nanotubes

Brian Kimball, Joel Carlson, Asher Pembroke, Krzysztof Kempa, Z. Ren, Pengfei Wu, Chandra Yelleswarapu, Thomas Kempa, Glynda Benham, Y. Wang, A. Herczynski, Jakub Rybczynski, Z. Huang, D. V. G. L. N. Rao

Proceedings Volume 5931, 59310X (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617968

KEYWORDS: Antennas, Carbon nanotubes, Light sources, Diffraction, Spectroscopy, Light, Lithography, Optical properties, Polarization, Polarizers

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Proceedings Article | 29 December 2004 Paper

Development of biosensors based on carbon nanotube nanoelectrode arrays

Yuehe Lin, Yi Tu, Fang Lu, Zhifeng Ren

Proceedings Volume 5593, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.568079

KEYWORDS: Glucose, Electrodes, Biosensors, Carbon nanotubes, Epoxies, Carbon, Diffusion, Hydrogen, Nanolithography, Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2004 Paper

Diffraction effects in honeycomb arrays of multiwalled carbon nanotubes

Brian Kimball, Joel Carlson, Diane Steeves, Krzysztof Kempa, Zhifeng Ren, Pengfei Wu, Thomas Kempa, Glynda Benham, Y. Wang, Wenzhi Li, A. Herczynski, Jacob Rybczynski, Devulapali Rao

Proceedings Volume 5515, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.559752

KEYWORDS: Diffraction, Polarization, Antennas, Carbon nanotubes, Optical properties, Light scattering, Visible radiation, Scattering, Lithography, Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition

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Proceedings Article | 24 May 2004 Paper

Carbon nanotube atomic force microscopy cantilevers

Yusuf Emirov, J. Schumacher, B. Lagel, N. Nguyen, Zhifeng Ren, Zhongping Huang, Benjamin Rossie, Rudy Schlaf

Proceedings Volume 5375, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.563239

KEYWORDS: Electron beam lithography, Atomic force microscopy, Carbon nanotubes, Manufacturing, Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, Code division multiplexing, Silicon, Semiconducting wafers, Ion beams, Scanning electron microscopy

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Proceedings Article | 24 November 2003 Paper

Optical properties of honeycomb arrays of multiwalled carbon nanotubess

Brian Kimball, Joel Carlson, Krzysztof Kempa, Wenzhi Li, Zhifeng Ren, Pengfei Wu, Devulapalli Rao, Jacob Rybczynski, Michael Giersig, Zhongping Huang, David Carnahan, Diane Steeves, Michael Sennett

Proceedings Volume 5224, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508016

KEYWORDS: Diffraction, Silicon, Polarization, Optical properties, Light scattering, Carbon nanotubes, Reflectivity, Visible radiation, Photonic crystals, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 27 October 2003 Paper

Novel ZnO nanostructures

Jingyu Lao, Jianyu Huang, Debasish Banerjee, Sung-Ho Jo, Dezhi Wang, Jianguo Wen, Diane Steeves, Brian Kimball, W. Porter, Richard Farrer, Tommaso Baldacchini, John Fourkas, Zhifeng Ren

Proceedings Volume 5219, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.504821

KEYWORDS: Zinc oxide, Nanostructures, Gold, Nanoparticles, Silicon, Thin films, Scanning electron microscopy, Sapphire, Nanowires, Nanorods

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Proceedings Article | 2 June 2003 Paper

Making carbon nanotube probes for high aspect ratio scanning probe metrology

Yusuf Emirov, M. Beerbom, Deron Walters, Z. Ren, Z. P. Huang, Benjamin Rossie, Rudy Schlaf

Proceedings Volume 5038, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.483759

KEYWORDS: Carbon nanotubes, Code division multiplexing, Silicon, Manufacturing, Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, Scanning probe metrology, Critical dimension metrology, Ion beams, Metals, Chromium

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2002 Paper

Using carbon nanotube cantilevers in scanning probe metrology

Rudy Schlaf, Yusuf Emirov, Jay Bieber, Arun Sikder, J. Kohlscheen, Deron Walters, Mohammed Islam, Bhavik Metha, Z. Ren, Terri Shofner, Benjamin Rossie, Michael Cresswell

Proceedings Volume 4689, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.473496

KEYWORDS: Code division multiplexing, Atomic force microscopy, Nickel, Carbon nanotubes, Manufacturing, Critical dimension metrology, Scanning probe metrology, Ion beams, Scanning electron microscopy, Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition

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