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BC Physics Prof. Ren’s papers on nanoscale research are listed among "50 most cited"

January 9, 2008

According to the Web of Science Citation Report, Prof. Ren and his collaborators’ publications are listed in the top 50 of the most cited papers between 2002 and 2007 in the Chemical Physics Letters and Nano Letters journals.

The papers published in Chemical Physics Letters were devoted to the synthesis of nanotubes, self-assembly of semiconducting oxide nanowires, nanorods and nanoribbons. The papers listed as #5, 14 and 31 in the Nano Letters most cited papers were devoted to the properties of ZnO nanostructures.

SEM images of hierarchical ZnO nanostructures with basic 6-fold (first row), 4-fold (second row), and 2-fold (third row) symmetry made by thermal vapor transport and condensation technique. The primary core nanowires are either pure In2O3 or In2O3-doped ZnO, whereas the secondary branch nanowires are pure ZnO. Z. Ren, J. Lao, and J. Wen. Nano Lett. 2002; 2(11).

The results of Z. Ren’s research can be used in biosensor design and fabrication and optoelectronics.