Development of novel technology platforms for blood based diagnosis and cellular characterization in cancer 

Development of hybrid microsensors for environmental monitoring and biodetection 

From fuel cells to single cells: electrochemical measurements of direct electron transfer at microbial-electrode interfaces 

Organic solar cells: molecular electronic processes and device development 

Non-radiative energy transfer for photovoltaic solar energy conversion: lead sulfide quantum dots on silicon nanopillars 

Solution-phase synthesis of metal chalcogenide nanocrystals at low temperatures using dialkyl dichalcogenide precursors 

Synthesis, characterization, and device application of two-dimensional materials beyond graphene 

Biosensing and biomimetic electronics 

Nanotubes for noisy signal processing 

etd-ZhouShilia-5260.pdf 

Development and characterization of hierarchical cellular structures 

Solution‐phase synthesis and deposition of earth‐abundant metal chalcogenide semiconductors 

Building blocks for 3D integrated circuits: single crystal compound semiconductor growth and device fabrication on amorphous substrates 

Nonlinear optical nanomaterials in integrated photonic devices 

Modification of electrode materials for lithium ion batteries 

Identification of a new bacterial sensing mechanism: characterization of bacterial insoluble electron acceptor sensing 

Application of optical forces in microphotonic systems 

Modeling of bicontinuous nanoporous materials and investigation of their mechanical and hydraulic properties 

Single photon emission characteristics of on-chip integrable ordered single quantum dots: towards scalable quantum optical circuits 

Nanostructured silicon anode and sulfur cathode for lithium rechargeable batteries 

The chemistry of polymorphism in semiconductor nanocrystals 

Electrokinetic transport of Cr(VI) and integration with zero-valent iron nanoparticle and microbial fuel cell technologies for aquifer remediation 

Semiconductor inks for solution processed electronic thin‐films 

USC Trojan family magazine, vol. 43, no. 1 (2011 Spring) 

Exploring properties of silicon-carbide nanotubes and their composites with polymers