Publications

19. A. McCaughan, Y. Zhai, B. Korzh, et al, The thermally-coupled imager: A scalable readout architecture for superconducting nanowire single photon detectors, Accepted, Appli. Phys. Lett., (2022)

18.         VB Verma, B Korzh, E Wollman, Y Zhai, A Walter, E Schmidt, A Lita, J Allmaras, MD Shaw, RP Mirin, SW Nam,  Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors and detector arrays in the mid-infrared, SPIE, Advanced Photon Counting Techniques XVI, 12089, 50-55, (2022)      

17.         E. E. Wollman, V. B. Verma, A. B. Walter, J. Chiles, B. Korzh, J. P. Allmaras, Y. Zhai, A. E. Lita, A. N. McCaughan, E. Schmidt, S. Frasca, R. P. Mirin, S. W. Nam, M. D. Shaw, Recent advances in superconducting nanowire single-photon detector technology for exoplanet transit spectroscopy in the mid-infrared. J. Astron. Telesc. Instruments, Syst. 7, 1–10 (2021).

16.         V. B. Verma, B. Korzh, A. B. Walter, A. E. Lita, R. M. Briggs, M. Colangelo, Y. Zhai, E. E. Wollman, A. D. Beyer, J. P. Allmaras, B. Bumble, H. Vora, D. Zhu, E. Schmidt, K. K. Berggren, R. P. Mirin, S. W. Nam, M. D. Shaw, Single-photon detection in the mid-infrared up to 10 micron wavelength using tungsten silicide superconducting nanowire detectors. APL Photonics, 1–5 (2020).

15.         D. Zhao, A. Aili, Y. Zhai, S. Xu, G. Tan, X. Yin, R. Yang, Radiative sky cooling: Fundamental principles, materials, and applications. Appl. Phys. Rev. 6 (2019).

14.         A. Aili, D. Zhao, J. Lu, Y. Zhai, X. Yin, G. Tan, R. Yang, A kW-scale, 24-hour continuously operational, radiative sky cooling system: Experimental demonstration and predictive modeling. Energy Convers. Manag. 186, 586–596 (2019).

13.         D. Zhao, A. Aili, Y. Zhai, J. Lu, D. Kidd, G. Tan, X. Yin, R. Yang, Subambient Cooling of Water: Toward Real-World Applications of Daytime Radiative Cooling. Joule. 3, (2019).

12.         T. Li^#, Y. Zhai^#, S. He^#, W. Gan, Z. Wei, M. Heidarinejad, D. Dalgo, R. Mi, X. Zhao, J. Song, J. Dai, C. Chen, A. Aili, A. Vellore, A. Martini, R. Yang, J. Srebric, X. Yin, L. Hu, A radiative cooling structural material. Science. 364, (2019).

11.         Y. Zhai, G. Gu, X. Lu, Voltage-Tunable Mid- and Long-Wavelength Dual-Band Infrared Photodetector Based on Hybrid Self-Assembled and Sub-Monolayer Quantum Dots, Micromachines, 1 (2018).

10.       Y. Wang, Y. Zhai, A. Villada, S. N. David, X. Yin, J. Xiao, Programmable localized wrinkling of thin films on shape memory polymers with application in nonuniform optical gratings. Appl. Phys. Lett. 112 (2018).

9.       H. Yin, Y. Ding, Y. Zhai, W. Tan, X. Yin, Orthogonal programming of heterogeneous micro-mechano-environments and geometries in three-dimensional bio-stereolithography. Nat. Commun. 9, (2018).

8.       Z. Li, Y. Zhai, Y. Wang, G. M. Wendland, X. Yin, J. Xiao, Harnessing Surface Wrinkling–Cracking Patterns for Tunable Optical Transmittance. Adv. Opt. Mater. 5, (2017).

7.       D. Zhao, C. E. Martini, S. Jiang, Y. Ma, Y. Zhai, G. Tan, X. Yin, R. Yang, Development of a single-phase thermosiphon for cold collection and storage of radiative cooling. Appl. Energy. 205, 1260–1269 (2017).

6.       K. Zhang, D. Zhao, Y. Zhai, X. Yin, R. Yang, G. Tan, Modelling study of the low-pump-power demand constructal T-shaped pipe network for a large scale radiative cooled-cold storage system. Appl. Therm. Eng. 127, 1564–1573 (2017).

5.       Y. Zhai, Y. Ma, S. N. David, D. Zhao, R. Lou, G. Tan, R. Yang, X. Yin, Scalable-manufactured randomized glass-polymer hybrid metamaterial for daytime radiative cooling. Science 355, (2017).

4.       S. N. David, Y. Zhai, A. M. Van Der Zande, K. O’Brien, P. Y. Huang, D. A. Chenet, J. C. Hone, X. Zhang, X. Yin, Rapid, all-optical crystal orientation imaging of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers. Appl. Phys. Lett. 107, 1–5 (2015).

3.       N. Wu, Y. Tian, X. Zou, Y. Zhai, K. Barringhaus, X. Wang, A miniature fiber optic blood pressure sensor and its application in in vivo blood pressure measurements of a swine model. Sensors Actuators, B Chem. 181, 172–178 (2013).

2.       G. Ren, S. Chen, Y. Cheng, Y. Zhai, Study on inverse taper based mode transformer for low loss coupling between silicon wire waveguide and lensed fiber. Opt. Commun. 284, 4782–4788 (2011).

1.       Y. Zhai, S. W. Chen, G. H. Ren, On-chip all-optical passive 3.55 Gbit/s NRZ-to-PRZ format conversion using a high-Q silicon-based microring resonator. Chinese Phys. Lett. 27, 8–11 (2010).