Junhong Chen - Professor

Education

Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2002
M.S. - Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2000
B.E. - Thermal Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 1995

Postdoctoral Research

Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 2002-2003

Research Interests

Nanoparticle synthesis, assembly, and nanofabrication; Carbon nanotubes and hybrid nanomaterials; Nanostructure-based gas sensors and biosensors; Corona discharges and plasma reacting flows; Energy conversion and conservation; Pollution control.

Selected Publications

1. K. H. Yu and J. H. Chen, "Enhancing Solar Cell Efficiencies through 1-D Nanostructures," Nanoscale Research Letters, 2008, in press.
2. P. X. Wang and J. H. Chen, "Numerical Modeling of Ozone Production in a Wire-cylinder Corona Discharge and Comparison to a Wire-plate Corona Discharge," Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2008, in press.
3. S. Mao, G. H. Lu, and J. H. Chen, "Carbon-Nanotube-Assisted Transmission Electron Microscopy Characterization of Aerosol Nanoparticles," Journal of Aerosol Science, 2008, in press.
4. S. Mao, G. H. Lu, and J. H. Chen, "Coating Carbon Nanotubes with Colloidal Nanocrystals by Combining an Electrospray Technique with Directed Assembly by an Electrostatic Field," Nanotechnology 19(45), No. 455610, 2008.
5. G. H. Lu, M. Liu, K. H. Yu, and J. H. Chen, "Synthesis and Absorption Properties of Hybrid SnO2 Nanocrystal-Carbon Nanotube Structures," Journal of Electronic Materials, 37(11), 1686-1690, 2008.
6. J. H. Chen, "Multifunctional Hybrid Nanocrystal-Carbon Nanotube Structures," OAtube Nanotechnology, 1, 1007, 2008. (http://www.oatube.org/2008/10/jhchen.html)
7. M. Liu, G. H. Lu, and J. H. Chen, "Synthesis, Assembly, and Characterization of Si Nanoparticles and Si Nanoparticle-Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Structures," Nanotechnology, 19(26), No. 265705, 2008.
8. L. Y. Zhu, G. H. Lu, and J. H. Chen, "A Generic Approach to Coat Carbon Nanotubes with Nanoparticles for Potential Energy Applications," Journal of Heat Transfer-Special Issue on Energy Nanotechnology, 130(4), No. 044502, 2008.
9. B. J. Hansen, G. H. Lu, and J. H. Chen, "Direct Oxidation Growth of CuO Nanowires from Copper-Containing Substrates," Journal of Nanomaterials, No. 830474, 2008.
10. O. Mari, N. Kouklin, G. H. Lu, J. H. Chen, and M. Gajdardziska-Josifovska "Fabrication of Cd3As2 Nanowires by Direct Vapor–solid Growth, and Their Infrared Absorption Properties," Nanotechnology, 19(10), 105301, 2008.
11. L. Y. Zhu, G. H. Lu, S. Mao, J. H. Chen, D. A. Dikin, X. Q. Chen, and R. S. Ruoff, "Ripening of Silver Nanoparticles on Carbon Nanotubes," NANO 2(3), 149-156, 2007. (Featured Cover Article)
12. G. H. Lu, L. Y. Zhu, P. X. Wang, J. H. Chen, D. A. Dikin, R. S. Ruoff, Y. Yu, and Z. F. Ren, "Electrostatic Force Directed Assembly of Ag Nanocrystals onto Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes," Richard E. Smalley Memorial Issue of J. Phys. Chem. C., 111(48), 17919-17922, 2007.
13. J. H. Chen, G. H. Lu, L. Y. Zhu, and R. C. Flagan, "A Simple and Versatile Mini-Arc Plasma Source for Nanocrystal Synthesis," Journal of Nanoparticle Research 9(2), 203-213, 2007.
14. J. H. Chen and G. H. Lu, "Controlled Decoration of Carbon Nanotubes with Nanoparticles," Nanotechnology 17(12), 2891-2894, 2006.
15. G. H. Lu, K. L. Huebner, L. E. Ocola, M. Gajdardziska-Josifovska and J. H. Chen, "Gas Sensors Based on Tin Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized from a Mini-arc Plasma Source," Journal of Nanomaterials, No. 60828, 2006.
16. J. H. Chen, W. C. Conant, T. A. Rissman, R. C. Flagan, and J. H. Seinfeld, "Effect of Angle of Attack on the Performance of an Airborne Counterflow Virtual Impactor," Aerosol Science and Technology 39 (6), 485-491, 2005.
17. J. H. Chen and P. X. Wang, "Effect of Relative Humidity on Electron Distribution and Ozone Production by DC Coronas in Air," IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 33 (2), 808-812, 2005.
18. J. H. Chen and J. H. Davidson, "A Global Model of Chemical Vapor Deposition of Silicon Dioxide by Direct-Current Corona Discharges in Air Containing Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane Vapor," Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 24 (4), 511-535, 2004.
19. J. H. Chen and J. H. Davidson, "Chemical Vapor Deposition of Silicon Dioxide by Direct-Current Corona Discharges in Dry Air Containing Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane Vapor: Measurement of the Deposition Rate," Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 24 (2), 169-188, 2004.
20. J. H. Chen and J. H. Davidson, "Ozone Production in the Negative DC Corona: The Dependence of Discharge Polarity," Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 23 (3), 499-516, 2003.
21. J. H. Chen and J. H. Davidson, "Model of the Negative DC Corona Plasma: Comparison to the Positive DC Corona Plasma," Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 23 (1), 83-102, 2003.
22. J. H. Chen and J. H. Davidson, "Ozone Production in the Positive DC Corona Discharge: Model and Comparison to Experiments," Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 22 (4), 495-522, 2002.
23. J. H. Chen and J. H. Davidson, "Electron Density and Energy Distributions in the Positive DC Coronas: Interpretation for Corona-Enhanced Chemical Reactions," Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 22 (2), 199-224, 2002.