Yi Gu

6.0k citations

100 papers · 5.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 34

Impact in

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials top 1%
- Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
Materials Chemistry top 1%
- 2D Materials and Applications
- ZnO doping and properties
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
- Graphene research and applications

Papers in ⓘ

Materials Chemistry 58
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties 21
- 2D Materials and Applications 12
- ZnO doping and properties 9
- Graphene research and applications 8
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 23
- Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication 11

Co-authors: Xin Zhao (11 shared papers)Wenguang Zhu (4 shared papers)Zhe Wang (2 shared papers)Xin Tao (8 shared papers)W.X. Ding (1 shared paper)Yanfei Gao (2 shared papers)Di Xiao (1 shared paper)Zhenyu Zhang (1 shared paper)
Journals: Applied Physics Letters (11 papers)The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (6 papers)The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (5 papers)Journal of Materials Chemistry A (5 papers)Journal of Applied Physics (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States China Australia

In The Last Decade

Yi Gu

97 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Prediction of intrinsic two-dimensional ferroelectrics in In2Se3 and other III2-VI3 van der Waals materials 2017 · 1.1k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2017 Nature Communications
2013 Energy & Environmental Science

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1	Prediction of intrinsic two-dimensional ferroelectrics in In2Se3 and other III2-VI3 van der Waals materials Nature Communications ·W.X. Ding, Jianbao Zhu, Zhe Wang, Yanfei Gao, Di Xiao, Yi Gu, Zhenyu Zhang, Wenguang Zhu Hit paper breakdown →	2017	1085
2	Graphene-based electrodes for electrochemical energy storage Energy & Environmental Science ·Chaohe Xu, Binghui Xu, Yi Gu, Zhigang Xiong, Jing Sun, Xin Zhao Hit paper breakdown →	2013	651
3	Quantum confinement in ZnO nanorods Applied Physics Letters ·Yi Gu, Igor L. Kuskovsky, Ming Yin, Stephen O’Brien, G. F. Neumark	2004	246
4	Zinc Oxide Quantum Rods Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Ming Yin, Yi Gu, Igor L. Kuskovsky, Tamar Andelman, Yimei Zhu, G. F. Neumark, Stephen O’Brien	2004	227
5	Crystalline–Crystalline Phase Transformation in Two-Dimensional In₂Se₃ Thin Layers Nano Letters ·Xin Tao, Yi Gu	2013	205
6	Near-field scanning photocurrent microscopy of a nanowire photodetector Applied Physics Letters ·Yi Gu, Eun Soo Kwak, J.L. Lensch, Jonathan Allen, Teri W. Odom, Lincoln J. Lauhon	2005	183
7	Advanced porous carbon electrodes for electrochemical capacitors Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Lili Zhang, Yi Gu, Xin Zhao	2013	172
8	Mechanical properties of ZnO nanowires under different loading modes Nano Research ·Feng Xu, Qingqun Qin, Ashish Kumar Mishra, Yi Gu, Yong Zhu	2010	169
9	Zinc Oxide Nanowires Grown by Vapor-Phase Transport Using Selected Metal Catalysts: A Comparative Study Chemistry of Materials ·Zuoming Zhu, Tsung-Liang Chen, Yi Gu, J. B. Warren, Richard M. Osgood	2005	106
10	The curing behavior and thermal property of graphene oxide/benzoxazine nanocomposites Polymer ·Ming Zeng, Jing Wang, Ranran Li, Jianxin Liu, Wei Chen, Qingyu Xu, Yi Gu	2013	88
11	Space-charge-limited current in nanowires depleted by oxygen adsorption Applied Physics Letters ·Yi Gu, Lincoln J. Lauhon	2006	88
12	Gas sensing devices based on two-dimensional materials: a review Nanotechnology ·Boran Wang, Yi Gu, Lin Chen, Ji Li, Hao Zhu, Qingqing Sun	2022	86
13	Study on the volumetric expansion of benzoxazine curing with different catalysts Journal of Applied Polymer Science ·Xin Liu, Yi Gu	2002	86
14	Quantitative Measurement of the Electron and Hole Mobility−Lifetime Products in Semiconductor Nanowires Nano Letters ·Yi Gu, John Romankiewicz, John K. David, J.L. Lensch, Lincoln J. Lauhon	2006	79
15	Diameter dependence of the minority carrier diffusion length in individual ZnO nanowires Applied Physics Letters ·Afsoon Soudi, Pashupati Dhakal, Yi Gu	2010	71
16	Diameter-Dependent Surface Photovoltage and Surface State Density in Single Semiconductor Nanowires Nano Letters ·Afsoon Soudi, Cheng-Han Hsu, Yi Gu	2012	62
17	One-pot synthesis of carbon nanotube–graphene hybrids via syngas production Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Taiwo Odedairo, Jun Ma, Yi Gu, Jiuling Chen, Xin Zhao, Zhonghua Zhu	2013	60
18	Thickness-Dependent Thermal Conductivity of Suspended Two-Dimensional Single-Crystal In₂Se₃Layers Grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Shen Zhou, Xin Tao, Yi Gu	2016	60
19	Ionic liquid-assisted exfoliation of graphite oxide for simultaneous reduction and functionalization to graphenes with improved properties Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Yu Fu, Jinwen Zhang, Hang Liu, William C. Hiscox, Yi Gu	2012	59
20	Understanding Microscopic Operating Mechanisms of a van der Waals Planar Ferroelectric Memristor Advanced Functional Materials ·Matthew Gabel, Yi Gu	2020	58

About Yi Gu

Yi Gu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Structural Biology and Polymers and Plastics, having authored 100 papers that have together received 5.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (21 papers), Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (19 papers), Nanowire Synthesis and Applications (14 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (12 papers), 2D Materials and Applications (12 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (11 papers), ZnO doping and properties (9 papers) and Graphene research and applications (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (1.5k citations), Materials Chemistry (3.3k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2.9k citations), Polymers and Plastics (625 citations) and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (385 citations). Yi Gu has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Xin Zhao, Wenguang Zhu, Zhe Wang, Xin Tao, W.X. Ding, Yanfei Gao, Di Xiao, Zhenyu Zhang, Zhigang Xiong and Binghui Xu. Their work appears in journals such as Applied Physics Letters, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Journal of Applied Physics.

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