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

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

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

Michael Wang, Zhifeng Ren, Pengfei Wu

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, Zhifeng Ren, Fang Lu

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, Z. Ren, Deron Walters, Z. P. Huang, Benjamin Rossie, M. Beerbom, 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

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

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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