Publications

​2026​

 

Tuhin Ghosh, Pan Adhikari, Yao Gao, Apparao M. Rao, Dawen Li, Haimei Zheng, Ying Shi, Letian Dou, Jianbo Gao, "Experimental Evidence of Free Carrier Generation in 2D Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Perovskites", Advanced Optical Materials, 2026; 0:e03689   https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202503689

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2025

Zhu, P.; Liu, X.; Guo, M.; Li, Q.; Hu, G.; Gao, J.; Shi, Y. Enhanced Triplet Energy Transfer in Quantum Dot–Molecule Hybrids by Driving Bright State Redistribution. Nano Lett. 2025, 25 (46), 16515–16521. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c04652.

Li, Q.; Liu, X.; Zhu, P.; Guo, M.; Hu, G.; Gao, J.; Liu, C.; Shi, Y. Pressure‐Induced Ultralow Critical Micelle Concentration of Surfactant for Encapsulating Dye. Advanced Science 2025, 12 (33), e15151. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202415151.

 

Lee, H.; Lewis, Z.; Christensen, L.; Gao, J.; Li, D. Survey of Polymer Self-Healing Mechanisms in Perovskite Solar Cells. Polymers 2025, 18 (1), 69.

Han, J.; Cao, B.; Yin, H.; Gao, J.; Liu, C.; Shi, Y. Pressure-Induced White Light Emission Based on a Single-Component Organic Molecule. Optics Express 2025, 33 (9), 19912–19921.

Guo, M.; Hu, G.; Liu, X.; Zhu, P.; Zhu, L.; Li, Q.; Gao, J.; Yin, H.; Han, J.; Shi, Y. Non-Isomerizing Switching Strategy for Azobenzene Photoswitch. Applied Physics Letters 2025, 127 (23).

 

2024
Zhao, Q.; Wang, S.; Kim, Y.-H.; Mondal, S.; Miao, Q.; Li, S.; Liu, D.; Wang, M.; Zhai, Y.; Gao, J. Advantageous Properties of Halide Perovskite Quantum Dots towards Energy-Efficient Sustainable Applications. Green Energy & Environment 2024, 9 (6), 949–965.

Lian, L.; Zhang, P.; Liang, G.; Xia, Y.; Gao, J.; Zhang, D.; Zhang, J. Full-Spectrum White-Light Emission from Triple Self-Trapped Excitons in Hybrid Mixed-Metal Halides. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16 (7), 9030–9038. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c17346.

 

2023​​
Wan, Y.; Li, B.; Liu, Y.; Wang, D.; Zhu, L.; Li, Q.; Yin, H.; Liu, C.; Jin, M.; Gao, J. Turn-on Stimuli-Responsive Switch: Strategies for Activating a New Fluorescence Channel by Pressure. Optics Express 2023, 31 (8), 13017–13027.

Liu, S.; Li, M.-Y.; Xiong, K.; Gao, J.; Lan, X.; Zhang, D.; Gao, L.; Zhang, J.; Tang, J. Efficient Quantum Dot Infrared Solar Cells with Enhanced Low-Energy Photon Conversion via Optical Engineering. Nano Res. 2023, 16 (2), 2392–2398. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4906-1.

Lian, L.; Zhang, P.; Gao, J.; Zhang, D.; Zhang, J. Self-Assemblies of Isomeric Copper Iodide Trimers with Geometry-Dependent Photophysical Properties. Chem. Mater. 2023, 35 (21), 9339–9345. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c02142.

Li, Q.; Zhu, L.; Wan, Y.; Wan, Y.; Gao, J.; Yin, H.; Shi, Y. Accelerating Ultrafast Processes in Hydrogen-Bonded Complexes under Pressure. Applied Physics Letters 2023, 122 (6).

Kobbekaduwa, K.; Liu, E.; Zhao, Q.; Bains, J. S.; Zhang, J.; Shi, Y.; Zheng, H.; Li, D.; Cai, T.; Chen, O.; Rao, A. M.; Beard, M. C.; Luther, J. M.; Gao, J. Ultrafast Carrier Drift Transport Dynamics in CsPbI3 Perovskite Nanocrystalline Thin Films. ACS Nano 2023, 17 (14), 13997–14004. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c03989.

 

2022​​
Lian, L.; Zhang, T.; Ding, H.; Zhang, P.; Zhang, X.; Zhao, Y.-B.; Gao, J.; Zhang, D.; Zhao, Y. S.; Zhang, J. Highly Luminescent Zero-Dimensional Organic Copper Halide with Low-Loss Optical Waveguides and Highly Polarized Emission. ACS Materials Lett. 2022, 4 (8), 1446–1452. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.2c00233.

Lian, L.; Wang, S.; Ding, H.; Liang, G.; Zhao, Y.; Song, H.; Lan, X.; Gao, J.; Chen, R.; Zhang, D.; Zhang, J. Single‐Component White‐Light Emitters with Excellent Color Rendering Indexes and High Photoluminescence Quantum Efficiencies. Advanced Optical Materials 2022, 10 (1), 2101640. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202101640.

Lian, L.; Qi, W.; Ding, H.; Tian, H.; Ye, Q.; Zhao, Y.-B.; Zhao, L.; Gao, J.; Zhang, D.; Zhang, J. Highly Luminescent Zero-Dimensional Lead-Free Manganese Halides for β-Ray Scintillation. Nano Res. 2022, 15 (9), 8486–8492. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4447-7.

Li, Y.; Cao, B.; Li, B.; Liu, Y.; Shi, Y.; Liu, C.; Jin, M.; Gao, J.; Ding, D. Ultrahigh Aggregation Induced Emission Efficiency in Multitwist-Based Luminogens under High Pressure. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2022, 13 (1), 136–141. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03745.

Adhikari, P.; Wang, P.; Kobbekaduwa, K.; Xie, C.; Huai, C.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, J.; Shi, Y.; Zheng, H.; Rao, A. M.; Zeng, H.; Gao, J. Generating and Capturing Secondary Hot Carriers in Monolayer Tungsten Dichalcogenides. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2022, 13 (25), 5703–5710. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c01073.

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2021
Wang, W.; Sui, N.; Chi, X.; Kang, Z.; Zhou, Q.; Li, L.; Zhang, H.; Gao, J.; Wang, Y. Investigation of Hot Carrier Cooling Dynamics in Monolayer MoS2. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2021, 12 (2), 861–868. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03110.

Liu, S.; Zhang, C.; Li, S.; Xia, Y.; Wang, K.; Xiong, K.; Tang, H.; Lian, L.; Liu, X.; Li, M.; Tan, M.; Gao, L.; Niu, G.; Liu, H.; Song, H.; Zhang, D.; Gao, J.; Lan, X.; Wang, K.; Sun, X. W.; Yang, Y.; Tang, J.; Zhang, J. Efficient Infrared Solar Cells Employing Quantum Dot Solids with Strong Inter‐Dot Coupling and Efficient Passivation. Adv Funct Materials 2021, 31 (9), 2006864. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202006864.

Liu, S.; Xiong, K.; Wang, K.; Liang, G.; Li, M.-Y.; Tang, H.; Yang, X.; Huang, Z.; Lian, L.; Tan, M.; Wang, K.; Gao, L.; Song, H.; Zhang, D.; Gao, J.; Lan, X.; Tang, J.; Zhang, J. Efficiently Passivated PbSe Quantum Dot Solids for Infrared Photovoltaics. ACS Nano 2021, 15 (2), 3376–3386. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.0c10373.

Lian, L.; Zhang, P.; Zhang, X.; Ye, Q.; Qi, W.; Zhao, L.; Gao, J.; Zhang, D.; Zhang, J. Realizing Near-Unity Quantum Efficiency of Zero-Dimensional Antimony Halides through Metal Halide Structural Modulation. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13 (49), 58908–58915. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c18038.

Lian, L.; Zhang, P.; Liang, G.; Wang, S.; Wang, X.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, X.; Gao, J.; Zhang, D.; Gao, L.; Song, H.; Chen, R.; Lan, X.; Liang, W.; Niu, G.; Tang, J.; Zhang, J. Efficient Dual-Band White-Light Emission with High Color Rendering from Zero-Dimensional Organic Copper Iodide. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13 (19), 22749–22756. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c03881.

Lian, L.; Wang, X.; Zhang, P.; Zhu, J.; Zhang, X.; Gao, J.; Wang, S.; Liang, G.; Zhang, D.; Gao, L.; Song, H.; Chen, R.; Lan, X.; Liang, W.; Niu, G.; Tang, J.; Zhang, J. Highly Luminescent Zero-Dimensional Organic Copper Halides for X-Ray Scintillation. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2021, 12 (29), 6919–6926. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c01946.

 

Li, B.; Liu, Y.; Wan, Y.; Zhu, L.; Shi, Y.; Liu, C.; Jin, M.; Gao, J.; Ding, D. Förster Resonance Energy Transfer Outpaces Auger Recombination in CdTe/CdS Quantum Dots-Rhodamine101 Molecules System upon Compression. Optics Express 2021, 29 (17), 27171–27180.

Li, B.; Cao, B.; Zhou, Q.; Li, Y.; Bao, Y.; Shi, Y.; Liu, C.; Jin, M.; Gao, J.; Ding, D. Turning on High-Rate-Capability Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer in a Quantum Dot-Molecule System via High Pressure. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2021, 9 (40), 14388–14393.

Kobbekaduwa, K.; Shrestha, S.; Adhikari, P.; Liu, E.; Coleman, L.; Zhang, J.; Shi, Y.; Zhou, Y.; Bekenstein, Y.; Yan, F. In-Situ Observation of Trapped Carriers in Organic Metal Halide Perovskite Films with Ultra-Fast Temporal and Ultra-High Energetic Resolutions. Nature communications 2021, 12 (1), 1636.

 

Kobbekaduwa, K.; Liu, E.; Zhao, Q.; Adhikari, P.; Xie, C.; Zhang, J.; Shi, Y.; Zheng, H.; Li, D.; Sanabria, H. Are Solution Processed CsPbI3 Perovskite Nanocrystalline Films Similar to Traditional Crystalline Semiconductors? 2021.

Cai, T.; Shi, W.; Gosztola, D. J.; Kobbekaduwa, K.; Yang, H.; Jin, N.; Nagaoka, Y.; Dube, L.; Schneider, J.; Hwang, S. Colloidal Synthesis and Charge Carrier Dynamics of Cs4Cd1- xCuxSb2Cl12 (0≤ X≤ 1) Layered Double Perovskite Nanocrystals. Matter 2021, 4 (9), 2936–2952.

 

2020​​
Zhou, Q.; Cao, B.; Li, Y.; Li, B.; Yin, H.; Gao, J.; Jin, M.; Shi, Y.; Liu, C.; Ding, D. Pressure Tuning of Electron Transfer Rate in Near-Infrared PbS-Anthraquinone Complexes. Applied Physics Letters 2020, 117 (6).

Yi, J.; Ge, X.; Liu, E.; Cai, T.; Zhao, C.; Wen, S.; Sanabria, H.; Chen, O.; Rao, A. M.; Gao, J. The Correlation between Phase Transition and Photoluminescence Properties of CsPbX 3 (X= Cl, Br, I) Perovskite Nanocrystals. Nanoscale advances 2020, 2 (10), 4390–4394.

Yang, H.; Cai, T.; Liu, E.; Hills-Kimball, K.; Gao, J.; Chen, O. Synthesis and Transformation of Zero-Dimensional Cs3BiX6 (X = Cl, Br) Perovskite-Analogue Nanocrystals. Nano Res. 2020, 13 (1), 282–291. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-019-2611-5.

Xia, Y.; Liu, S.; Wang, K.; Yang, X.; Lian, L.; Zhang, Z.; He, J.; Liang, G.; Wang, S.; Tan, M.; Song, H.; Zhang, D.; Gao, J.; Tang, J.; Beard, M. C.; Zhang, J. Cation‐Exchange Synthesis of Highly Monodisperse PbS Quantum Dots from ZnS Nanorods for Efficient Infrared Solar Cells. Adv Funct Materials 2020, 30 (4), 1907379. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201907379.

Xia, Y.; Chen, W.; Zhang, P.; Liu, S.; Wang, K.; Yang, X.; Tang, H.; Lian, L.; He, J.; Liu, X.; Liang, G.; Tan, M.; Gao, L.; Liu, H.; Song, H.; Zhang, D.; Gao, J.; Wang, K.; Lan, X.; Zhang, X.; Müller‐Buschbaum, P.; Tang, J.; Zhang, J. Facet Control for Trap‐State Suppression in Colloidal Quantum Dot Solids. Adv Funct Materials 2020, 30 (22), 2000594. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202000594.

Lian, L.; Zheng, M.; Zhang, W.; Yin, L.; Du, X.; Zhang, P.; Zhang, X.; Gao, J.; Zhang, D.; Gao, L.; Niu, G.; Song, H.; Chen, R.; Lan, X.; Tang, J.; Zhang, J. Efficient and Reabsorption‐Free Radioluminescence in Cs3 Cu2 I5 Nanocrystals with Self‐Trapped Excitons. Advanced Science 2020, 7 (11), 2000195. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202000195.

Lian, L.; Zheng, M.; Zhang, P.; Zheng, Z.; Du, K.; Lei, W.; Gao, J.; Niu, G.; Zhang, D.; Zhai, T.; Jin, S.; Tang, J.; Zhang, X.; Zhang, J. Photophysics in Cs3 Cu2 X5 (X = Cl, Br, or I): Highly Luminescent Self-Trapped Excitons from Local Structure Symmetrization. Chem. Mater. 2020, 32 (8), 3462–3468. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b05321.

Cai, T.; Shi, W.; Hwang, S.; Kobbekaduwa, K.; Nagaoka, Y.; Yang, H.; Hills-Kimball, K.; Zhu, H.; Wang, J.; Wang, Z.; Liu, Y.; Su, D.; Gao, J.; Chen, O. Lead-Free Cs4 CuSb2 Cl12 Layered Double Perovskite Nanocrystals. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142 (27), 11927–11936. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c04919.

 

2019
Zhao, H.; Yin, H.; Liu, X.; Li, H.; Shi, Y.; Liu, C.; Jin, M.; Gao, J.; Luo, Y.; Ding, D. Pressure-Induced Tunable Electron Transfer and Auger Recombination Rates in CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dot–Anthraquinone Complexes. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10 (11), 3064–3070. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b01048.

Zhao, H.; Sun, C.; Yin, H.; Li, Y.; Gao, J.; Shi, Y.; Sun, M. Tunable Electron Transfer Rate in a CdSe/ZnS-Based Complex with Different Anthraquinone Chloride Substitutes. Scientific Reports 2019, 9 (1), 7756.

Liu, E.; Zhu, H.; Yi, J.; Kobbekaduwa, K.; Adhikari, P.; Liu, J.; Shi, Y.; Zhang, J.; Li, H.; Oprisan, A.; Rao, A. M.; Sanabria, H.; Chen, O.; Gao, J. Manipulating Charge Transfer from Core to Shell in CdSe/CdS/Au Heterojunction Quantum Dots. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11 (51), 48551–48555. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b17339.

Jia, C.; Li, H.; Tan, L.; Meng, X.; Gao, J.; Li, H. Observation and Implication of Halide Exchange beyond CsPbX 3 Perovskite Nanocrystals. Nanoscale 2019, 11 (7), 3123–3128.

Gao, J.; Kidon, L.; Rabani, E.; Alivisatos, A. P. Ultrahigh Hot Carrier Transient Photocurrent in Nanocrystal Arrays by Auger Recombination. Nano Lett. 2019, 19 (7), 4804–4810. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b02374.

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2018
Xia, Y.; Zhai, G.; Zheng, Z.; Lian, L.; Liu, H.; Zhang, D.; Gao, J.; Zhai, T.; Zhang, J. Solution-Processed Solar-Blind Deep Ultraviolet Photodetectors Based on Strongly Quantum Confined ZnS Quantum Dots. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2018, 6 (42), 11266–11271.

Lian, L.; Zhai, G.; Cheng, F.; Xia, Y.; Zheng, M.; Ke, J.; Gao, M.; Liu, H.; Zhang, D.; Li, L. Colloidal Synthesis of Lead-Free All-Inorganic Cesium Bismuth Bromide Perovskite Nanoplatelets. CrystEngComm 2018, 20 (46), 7473–7478.

Lian, L.; Xia, Y.; Zhang, C.; Xu, B.; Yang, L.; Liu, H.; Zhang, D.; Wang, K.; Gao, J.; Zhang, J. In Situ Tuning the Reactivity of Selenium Precursor To Synthesize Wide Range Size, Ultralarge-Scale, and Ultrastable PbSe Quantum Dots. Chem. Mater. 2018, 30 (3), 982–989. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b04825.

Lian, L.; Cheng, F.; Xia, Y.; Zheng, M.; Ke, J.; Zhang, W.; He, J.; Liu, H.; Zhang, D.; Gao, J.; Tang, J.; Li, L.; Tan, M.; Zhang, J. Electron Beam Induced Formation of Hollow RbBr Nanocubes. J. Phys. Chem. C 2018, 122 (49), 28347–28350. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b09096.

Gao, J.; Rao, A. M.; Li, H.; Zhang, J.; Chen, O. Carrier Transport Dynamics in High Speed Black Phosphorus Photodetectors. ACS Photonics 2018, 5 (4), 1412–1417. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.7b01431.

Adhikari, P.; Kobbekaduwa, K.; Shi, Y.; Zhang, J.; Al Abass, N.; He, J.; Rao, A.; Gao, J. Sub-50 Picosecond to Microsecond Carrier Transport Dynamics in Pentacene Thin Films. Applied Physics Letters 2018, 113 (18).

 

2017
Fidler, A. F.; Gao, J.; Klimov, V. I. Electron–Hole Exchange Blockade and Memory-Less Recombination in Photoexcited Films of Colloidal Quantum Dots. Nature Physics 2017, 13 (6), 604–610.

 

Past Publications
Gao, J.; Nguyen, S. C.; Bronstein, N. D.; Alivisatos, A. P. Solution-Processed, High-Speed, and High-Quantum-Efficiency Quantum Dot Infrared Photodetectors. ACS Photonics 2016, 3 (7), 1217–1222. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.6b00211.

Gao, J.; Nguyen, S. C.; Bronstein, N. D. Solution-Processed, High-Speed, and High-Quantum-Efficiency Quantum Dot Infrared. ACS Photonics, 3 (7) 2016.

Zhang, J.; Crisp, R. W.; Gao, J.; Kroupa, D. M.; Beard, M. C.; Luther, J. M. Synthetic Conditions for High-Accuracy Size Control of PbS Quantum Dots. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2015, 6 (10), 1830–1833. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00689.

Zhang, J.; Chernomordik, B. D.; Crisp, R. W.; Kroupa, D. M.; Luther, J. M.; Miller, E. M.; Gao, J.; Beard, M. C. Preparation of Cd/Pb Chalcogenide Heterostructured Janus Particles via Controllable Cation Exchange. ACS Nano 2015, 9 (7), 7151–7163. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5b01859.

Gao, J.; Fidler, A. F.; Klimov, V. I. Carrier Multiplication Detected through Transient Photocurrent in Device-Grade Films of Lead Selenide Quantum Dots. Nature Communications 2015, 6 (1), 8185.

Zhang, J.; Gao, J.; Miller, E. M.; Luther, J. M.; Beard, M. C. Diffusion-Controlled Synthesis of PbS and PbSe Quantum Dots with in Situ Halide Passivation for Quantum Dot Solar Cells. ACS Nano 2014, 8 (1), 614–622. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn405236k.

Zhang, J.; Gao, J.; Church, C. P.; Miller, E. M.; Luther, J. M.; Klimov, V. I.; Beard, M. C. PbSe Quantum Dot Solar Cells with More than 6% Efficiency Fabricated in Ambient Atmosphere. Nano Lett. 2014, 14 (10), 6010–6015. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl503085v.

Ihly, R.; Nanayakkara, S. U.; Gao, J.; Zhang, J.; Law, M.; Luther, J. M. Imaging Interfacial Layers and Internal Fields in Nanocrystalline Junctions. In 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC); IEEE, 2014; pp 3498–3501.

Gao, J.; Zhang, J.; Van De Lagemaat, J.; Johnson, J. C.; Beard, M. C. Charge Generation in PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells Characterized by Temperature-Dependent Steady-State Photoluminescence. ACS Nano 2014, 8 (12), 12814–12825. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn506075s.

Kim, S.; Kim, J. K.; Gao, J.; Song, J. H.; An, H. J.; You, T.-S.; Lee, T.-S.; Jeong, J.-R.; Lee, E.-S.; Jeong, J.-H.; Beard, M. C.; Jeong, S. Lead Sulfide Nanocrystal Quantum Dot Solar Cells with Trenched ZnO Fabricated via Nanoimprinting. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2013, 5 (9), 3803–3808. https://doi.org/10.1021/am400443w.

Gao, J.; Jeong, S.; Lin, F.; Erslev, P. T.; Semonin, O. E.; Luther, J. M.; Beard, M. C. Improvement in Carrier Transport Properties by Mild Thermal Annealing of PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells. Applied Physics Letters 2013, 102 (4).

Bhandari, K. P.; Roland, P. J.; Mahabaduge, H.; Haugen, N. O.; Grice, C. R.; Jeong, S.; Dykstra, T.; Gao, J.; Ellingson, R. J. Thin Film Solar Cells Based on the Heterojunction of Colloidal PbS Quantum Dots with CdS. Solar energy materials and solar cells 2013, 117, 476–482.

Gao, J.; Johnson, J. C. Charge Trapping in Bright and Dark States of Coupled PbS Quantum Dot Films. ACS Nano 2012, 6 (4), 3292–3303. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn300707d.

Erslev, P. T.; Chen, H.-Y.; Gao, J.; Beard, M. C.; Frank, A. J.; Van De Lagemaat, J.; Johnson, J. C.; Luther, J. M. Sharp Exponential Band Tails in Highly Disordered Lead Sulfide Quantum Dot Arrays. Phys. Rev. B 2012, 86 (15), 155313. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.86.155313.

Semonin, O.; Luther, J.; Beard, M.; Johnson, J.; Gao, J.; Nozik, A. Approaches to Future Generation Photovoltaics and Solar Fuels: Quantum Dots, Arrays, and Quantum Dot Solar Cells; National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO., 2011. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1087224 (accessed 2026-02-23).

Semonin, O. E.; Luther, J. M.; Choi, S.; Chen, H.-Y.; Gao, J.; Nozik, A. J.; Beard, M. C. Peak External Photocurrent Quantum Efficiency Exceeding 100% via MEG in a Quantum Dot Solar Cell. Science 2011, 334 (6062), 1530–1533. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1209845.

Luther, J. M.; Semonin, O. E.; Beard, M. C.; Gao, J.; Nozik, A. J. Multiple Exciton Generation Solar Cells; National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States), 2011. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1042523 (accessed 2026-02-23).

Gao, J.; Perkins, C. L.; Luther, J. M.; Hanna, M. C.; Chen, H.-Y.; Semonin, O. E.; Nozik, A. J.; Ellingson, R. J.; Beard, M. C. N-Type Transition Metal Oxide as a Hole Extraction Layer in PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells. Nano Lett. 2011, 11 (8), 3263–3266. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl2015729.

Gao, J.; Luther, J. M.; Semonin, O. E.; Ellingson, R. J.; Nozik, A. J.; Beard, M. C. Quantum Dot Size Dependent J − V Characteristics in Heterojunction ZnO/PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells. Nano Lett. 2011, 11 (3), 1002–1008. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl103814g.

Gao, J.; Jeong, S.; Semonin, O. E.; Ellingson, R. J.; Nozik, A. J.; Beard, M. C. Annealing Effect of PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells. In 2011 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference; IEEE, 2011; pp 002619–002621.

Luther, J. M.; Gao, J.; Lloyd, M. T.; Semonin, O. E.; Beard, M. C.; Nozik, A. J. Stability Assessment on a 3% Bilayer PbS/ZnO Quantum Dot Heterojunction Solar Cell. Adv. Mater 2010, 22 (33), 3704–3707.

Lehnherr, D.; Gao, J.; Hegmann, F. A.; Tykwinski, R. R. Pentacene-Based Dendrimers: Synthesis and Thin Film Photoconductivity Measurements of Branched Pentacene Oligomers. J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74 (14), 5017–5024. https://doi.org/10.1021/jo9007089.

Lehnherr, D.; Gao, J.; Hegmann, F. A.; Tykwinski, R. R. Synthesis and Electronic Properties of Conjugated Pentacene Dimers. Org. Lett. 2008, 10 (21), 4779–4782. https://doi.org/10.1021/ol801886h.

Gao, J.; Hegmann, F. A. Bulk Photoconductive Gain in Pentacene Thin Films. Applied Physics Letters 2008, 93 (22).

Hegmann, F. A.; Ostroverkhova, O.; Gao, J.; Barker, L.; Tykwinski, R. R.; Bullock, J. E.; Anthony, J. E. Picosecond Transient Photoconductivity in Organic Molecular Crystals. In Ultrafast Phenomena in Semiconductors and Nanostructure Materials VIII; SPIE, 2004; Vol. 5352, pp 196–207.

Gao, J. Fast Photoresponse of Functionalized Pentacene Organic Molecular Crystals. 2004.

Gao, J. -b; Jiang, Z. -k; Li, C. -x. Two-Dimensional Images of OH Radicals in Flame of Solid Propellant Using Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF). CHINESE JOURNAL OF LASERS 2001, 28 (9), 823–825.