Yuji Zhao

5.2k citations

160 papers · 3.9k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 34

Condensed Matter Physics top 0.2%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 2%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials top 1%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 2%
Materials Chemistry top 5%

Co-authors: Houqiang Fu Shuji Nakamura Steven P. DenBaars Xuanqi Huang Kai Fu James S. Speck Hong Chen Shinichi Tanaka
Topics: GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials (127 papers)Ga2O3 and related materials (58 papers)Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (44 papers)
Cited by: Condensed Matter Physics Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Journals: Advanced Materials Nature Communications Nano Letters
Partner nations: United States China Italy

In The Last Decade

Yuji Zhao

149 papers receiving 3.7k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Development of gallium-nitride-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and laser diodes for energy-efficient lighting and displays

2013 361 citations Steven P. DenBaars, Yuji Zhao et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Diamond: Recent Progress in Synthesis and Its Potential in Electronics 2025 ·Chemistry of Materials ·Xiang Zhang,(unknown),(unknown),Róbert Vajtai,Edwin Hang Tong Teo,Yuji Zhao,Pulickel M. Ajayan	3
2	Tuning Metal-Phthalocyanine 2D Covalent Organic Frameworks for the Nitrogen Reduction Reaction: Cooperativity of Transition Metals and Organic Linkers 2025 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Yuji Zhao,Jiawei Xu,(unknown),Yu Wang,Yafei Li,Hai‐Yan Wei	4
3	High temperature stability of regrown and alloyed Ohmic contacts to AlGaN/GaN heterostructure up to 500 °C 2024 ·Applied Physics Letters ·John Niroula,Qingyun Xie,Nitul S. Rajput,(unknown),Sheikh Ifatur Rahman,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Mengyang Yuan,(unknown),(unknown),Nadim Chowdhury,Yuji Zhao,Siddharth Rajan,Tomás Palacios	12
4	Record High Temperature Performance in Scaled AlGaN/GaN-on-Si HEMTs up to 500°C 2024 ·John Niroula,Matthew Taylor,Qingyun Xie,(unknown),(unknown),Yuji Zhao,Tomás Palacios	1
5	GaN E-mode Complementary Transistors Based on a GaN-on-Si Platform Operational at 350°C 2024 ·(unknown),Cheng Chang,Qingyun Xie,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Tomás Palacios,Yuji Zhao	0
6	Reduced trap state density in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs with low-temperature CVD-grown BN gate dielectric 2024 ·Applied Physics Letters ·(unknown),Xiang Zhang,(unknown),(unknown),Tanguy Terlier,Dinusha Herath Mudiyanselage,Dawei Wang,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Cheng Chang,(unknown),R. J. Nemanich,Yuji Zhao,Pulickel M. Ajayan,Houqiang Fu	8
7	Degradation of GaN-Based Multiple Quantum Wells Solar Cells Under Forward Bias: Investigation Based on Optical Measurements and Steady-State Photocapacitance 2023 ·IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices ·(unknown),Carlo De Santi,Matteo Buffolo,(unknown),Xuanqi Huang,Houqiang Fu,(unknown),Yuji Zhao,Gaudenzio Meneghesso,Enrico Zanoni,Matteo Meneghini	0
8	Investigation of vertical GaN-on-GaN p–n diode with regrown p-GaN for operation in Venus and other extreme environments 2023 ·Applied Physics Letters ·(unknown),Kai Fu,Qingyun Xie,Mengyang Yuan,Guanhui Gao,Hua Guo,Rui Xu,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Jingan Zhou,(unknown),Cheng Chang,Hanyu Zhu,Tomás Palacios,Yuji Zhao	7
9	Influence of V-Pits on the Turn-On Voltage of GaN-Based High Periodicity Multiple Quantum Well Solar Cells 2023 ·IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics ·(unknown),(unknown),Fabiana Rampazzo,Carlo De Santi,Matteo Buffolo,G. Mura,Francesca Rossi,(unknown),Houqiang Fu,Hong Chen,Yuji Zhao,Gaudenzio Meneghesso,Enrico Zanoni,Matteo Meneghini	1
10	Enhancement-Mode GaN Transistor Technology for Harsh Environment Operation 2023 ·IEEE Electron Device Letters ·Mengyang Yuan,John Niroula,Qingyun Xie,Nitul S. Rajput,Kai Fu,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Minsik Oh,(unknown),Debbie G. Senesky,Gary W. Hunter,Nadim Chowdhury,Yuji Zhao,Tomás Palacios	25
11	The impact of interfacial Si contamination on GaN-on-GaN regrowth for high power vertical devices 2021 ·Applied Physics Letters ·Kai Fu,Houqiang Fu,Xuguang Deng,(unknown),Hanxiao Liu,(unknown),(unknown),D. C. Messina,(unknown),(unknown),Chen Yang,Tsung-Han Yang,(unknown),Jingan Zhou,Xin Qi,Stephen M. Goodnick,F. A. Ponce,David J. Smith,R. J. Nemanich,Yuji Zhao	20
12	Characterization of As-Grown and Regrown GaN-on-GaN Structures for Vertical p-n Power Devices 2021 ·Journal of Electronic Materials ·(unknown),Kai Fu,Houqiang Fu,Yuji Zhao,David J. Smith	5
13	Normally-off AlN/β-Ga ₂ O ₃ field-effect transistors using polarization-induced doping 2020 ·Journal of Physics D Applied Physics ·Kang‐Il Song,Haochen Zhang,Houqiang Fu,Chen Yang,Rajendra Singh,Yuji Zhao,Haiding Sun,Shibing Long	35
14	Anomalous carrier dynamics and localization effects in nonpolar m-plane InGaN/GaN quantum wells at high temperatures 2020 ·Nano Energy ·Xuanqi Huang,Dongying Li,(unknown),Houqiang Fu,Hong Chen,Chen Yang,Jingan Zhou,Xin Qi,Tsung-Han Yang,Jossue Montes,Xuguang Deng,Kai Fu,Steven P. DenBaars,Shuji Nakamura,F. A. Ponce,Cun-Zheng Ning,Yuji Zhao	4
15	Lateral and vertical growth of Mg-doped GaN on trench-patterned GaN films 2020 ·Applied Physics Letters ·(unknown),Hanxiao Liu,Chen Yang,Kai Fu,Houqiang Fu,Yuji Zhao,F. A. Ponce	13
16	Non-uniform Mg distribution in GaN epilayers grown on mesa structures for applications in GaN power electronics 2019 ·Applied Physics Letters ·Hanxiao Liu,Houqiang Fu,Kai Fu,(unknown),(unknown),Yuji Zhao,F. A. Ponce	24
17	Dopant profiling in p-i-n GaN structures using secondary electrons 2019 ·Journal of Applied Physics ·(unknown),Houqiang Fu,Kai Fu,Hanxiao Liu,Yuji Zhao,F. A. Ponce	18
18	Study of Crystalline Defect Induced Optical Scattering Loss inside AlN Waveguides in UV-Visible Spectral Wavelengths 2019 ·Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics ·Hong Chen,Jingan Zhou,Houqiang Fu,Xuanqi Huang,Yuji Zhao	0
19	Variable self-powered light detection CMOS chip with real-time adaptive tracking digital output based on a novel on-chip sensor 2017 ·Optics Express ·(unknown),(unknown),Zhijian Lu,Tao Luo,Houqiang Fu,(unknown),Yuji Zhao,Jennifer Blain Christen	1
20	Active tracking system for visible light communication using a GaN-based micro-LED and NRZ-OOK 2017 ·Optics Express ·Zhijian Lu,Pengfei Tian,Hong Chen,Izak Baranowski,Houqiang Fu,Xuanqi Huang,Jossue Montes,(unknown),Hongyi Wang,Xiaoyan Liu,Ran Liu,Yuji Zhao	42

About Yuji Zhao

Yuji Zhao is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 160 papers that have together received 3.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials (127 papers), Ga2O3 and related materials (58 papers) and Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (44 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Condensed Matter Physics (3.0k citations), Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (1.6k citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (1.4k citations). Yuji Zhao has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Houqiang Fu, Shuji Nakamura, Steven P. DenBaars, Xuanqi Huang, Kai Fu, James S. Speck, Hong Chen, Shinichi Tanaka, Kenji Fujito and Chih‐Chien Pan. Their work appears in journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and Nano Letters.

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