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  1. Advancing LED efficiency through 3D-printed light extraction structures: from design to demonstration

    Article • Optics Express, October 2025, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  2. Near‐Unity PLQY of Cs₃Cu₂X₅ (X = Cl, Br) for High‐Efficiency White Light‐Emitting Diodes with Exceptional Color Quality

    Article • Advanced Materials, April 2025, Wiley

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  3. High-Performance White Light-Emitting Diodes With Stable 3-D-Printed Lead-Free Perovskite Color Conversion Layers

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, February 2025, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  4. Synergistic effects of zinc thiocyanate on the performance of cesium lead bromide perovskite phosphors for solid-state lighting applications

    Article • Journal of Alloys and Compounds, November 2024, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  5. Self-Powered Solar-Blind Photodetector With Low Dark Current and Ultrahigh On/Off Ratio Based on Vertically Aligned Si/SiC Nanowire Arrays p-n Heterojunction

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, July 2024, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  6. Raman and Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Studies of Cd2(C2H6N6)4(NO3)·4H2O under High Pressures

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, June 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  7. Self-powered graphene/4H-SiC nanowire array-based ultraviolet photodetectors with fast response time and low dark current for promising wireless ultraviolet communication

    Article • Applied Materials Today, April 2024, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  8. TiO2 nanotube arrays-based photoelectrocatalyst: Tri-Doping engineering and carbon coating engineering boosting visible activity, and stable hydrogen evolution

    Article • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, March 2024, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  9. A promising one-step carbothermal reduction nitridation strategy for enhancing photoelectrochemical performance of TiO2 nanowire array-based catalysts with stable nitrogen doping and desired core-double shell structure

    Article • Applied Surface Science, December 2023, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  10. Artificial Optoelectronic Synapse Based on Violet Phosphorus Microfiber Arrays

    Article • Small, November 2023, Wiley

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  11. Synthesis and Properties of Ge-Based Metal Halide Perovskites for Sustainable Optoelectronic Devices

    Article • November 2023, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  12. Composition engineering of lead-free double perovskites towards efficient warm white light emission for health and well-being

    Article • Journal of Alloys and Compounds, October 2023, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  13. Synthesis and DFT calculation of germanium halide perovskites with high luminescent stability, and their applications in WLEDs and indoor photovoltaics

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, August 2023, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  14. Tunable multicolor luminescence in vanadates from yttrium to indium with enhanced luminous efficiency and stability for its application in WLEDs and indoor photovoltaics

    Article • Nano Research, June 2023, Tsinghua University Press

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  15. Solid-State White Light-Emitting Diodes Based on 3D-Printed CsPbX3-Resin Color Conversion Layers

    Article • ACS Applied Electronic Materials, May 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  16. CsPbBr3:Na with an Adjustable Bandgap, Improved Luminescence Stability, and its Application in WLEDs with Excellent Color Quality and Vision Performance

    Article • Advanced Functional Materials, December 2022, Wiley

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  17. Novel Composite of Nickel Thiocyanate‐Based All‐Inorganic Lead Bromide Perovskite Nanocrystals with Enhanced Luminescent and Stability for White Light‐Emitting Diodes

    Article • Advanced Materials Interfaces, June 2022, Wiley

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  18. Luminescent lanthanide single atom composite materials: Tunable full-color single phosphor and applications in white LEDs

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, February 2022, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  19. Heterogeneous In/Mo cooperative bandgap engineering for promoting visible-light-driven CO2 photoreduction

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, January 2022, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yang Qu, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  20. Simultaneous Synthesis, Modification, and DFT Calculation of Three‐Color Lead Halide Perovskite Phosphors for Improving Stability and Luminous Efficiency of WLEDs

    Article • Advanced Optical Materials, November 2021, Wiley

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  21. Substitution of Pb with Mn2+/Nd3+ to improve the luminescence and thermal stability of Cs4PbBr6

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, November 2021, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  22. Rare-earth single atom based luminescent composite nanomaterials: Tunable full-color single phosphor and applications in WLEDs

    Article • Nano Research, October 2021, Tsinghua University Press

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  23. Dual Functions of CO2 Molecular Activation and 4f Levels as Electron Transport Bridge in Dysprosium Single Atom Composite Photocatalysts with Enhanced Visible‐Light Photoactivities

    Article • Advanced Functional Materials, July 2021, Wiley

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  24. Near Unity PLQY and High Stability of Barium Thiocyanate Based All-Inorganic Perovskites and Their Applications in White Light-Emitting Diodes

    Article • Photonics, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  25. Erbium Single Atom Composite Photocatalysts for Reduction of CO2 under Visible Light: CO2 Molecular Activation and 4f Levels as an Electron Transport Bridge

    Article • Small, May 2021, Wiley

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  26. Scalable synthesis of highly luminescent and stable thiocyanate based CsPbX3 perovskite nanocrystals for efficient white light-emitting diodes

    Article • Journal of Alloys and Compounds, April 2021, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  27. Enhanced luminescence through interface energy transfer in hierarchical heterogeneous nanocomposites and application in white LEDs

    Article • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, February 2021, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  28. Dual functions of CO2 molecular activation and 4f levels as electron transport bridges in erbium single atom composite photocatalysts therefore enhancing visible-light photoactivities

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yang Qu, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  29. Dual-Mode Light-Emitting Lanthanide Metal–Organic Frameworks with High Water and Thermal Stability and Their Application in White LEDs

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, April 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  30. Co-MOF as an electron donor for promoting visible-light photoactivities of g-C3N4 nanosheets for CO2 reduction

    Article • Chinese Journal of Catalysis, March 2020, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  31. Zn-Alloyed All-Inorganic Halide Perovskite-Based White Light-Emitting Diodes with Superior Color Quality

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  32. UV Resin Enhanced Stability of Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals for White Light-Emitting Diodes

    Article • ACS Applied Electronic Materials, November 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  33. Enhanced Visible‐Light Photoactivities of Perovskite‐Type LaFeO 3 Nanocrystals by Simultaneously Doping Er 3+ and Coupling MgO for CO 2 Reduction

    Article • ChemCatChem, November 2019, Wiley

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  34. Multifunctional NaLnF4@MOF-Ln Nanocomposites with Dual-Mode Luminescence for Drug Delivery and Cell Imaging

    Article • Nanomaterials, September 2019, MDPI AG

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  35. Design of circadian white light-emitting diodes with tunable color temperature and nearly perfect color rendition

    Article • OSA Continuum, July 2019, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  36. Design rules for white light emitters with high light extraction efficiency

    Article • Optics Express, July 2019, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  37. Mg 2+ ‐Alloyed All‐Inorganic Halide Perovskites for White Light‐Emitting Diodes by 3D‐Printing Method

    Article • Advanced Optical Materials, July 2019, Wiley

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  38. Blue-red color-tunable all-inorganic bromide–iodide mixed-halide perovskite nanocrystals using the saponification technique for white-light-emitting diodes

    Article • Journal of the Optical Society of America B, May 2019, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  39. Spectral optimization of white light from hybrid metal halide perovskites

    Article • OSA Continuum, May 2019, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  40. Synthesis of CsPbBr3 and Transformation into Cs4PbBr6 Crystals for White Light Emission with High CRI and Tunable CCT

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, April 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  41. Tetradic phosphor white light with variable CCT and superlative CRI through organolead halide perovskite nanocrystals

    Article • Nanoscale Advances, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  42. Red photoluminescent Eu3+-doped Y2O3 nanospheres for LED-phosphor applications: Synthesis and characterization

    Article • Optics Express, December 2018, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  43. Saponification Precipitation Method for CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals with Blue-Green Tunable Emission

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, December 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  44. UV-Green Emission from Organolead Bromide Perovskite Nanocrystals

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, June 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  45. Optical Properties of Eu3+-Doped Y2O3 Nanotubes and Nanosheets Synthesized by Hydrothermal Method

    Article • IEEE Photonics Journal, February 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  46. Effect of pressure on sodium azide studied by spectroscopic method

    Article • Journal of Physics Communications, September 2017, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  47. Effect of Pressure on 4-Toluenesulfonyl Azide Studied by Raman Scattering and Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, January 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  48. High-Pressure Raman and Infrared Spectroscopic Studies of Cesium Azide

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, November 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  49. High-Pressure Studies of 4-Acetamidobenzenesulfonyl Azide: Combined Raman Scattering, IR Absorption, and Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Measurements

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, November 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  50. Pressure-Induced Phase Transitions and Amorphization of 4-Carboxybenzenesulfonyl Azide

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, November 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  51. Pressure-Induced Amorphization of Strontium Azide

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, June 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  52. Narrow-linewidth red-emission Eu3+-doped TiO2 spheres for light-emitting diodes

    Article • Journal of Applied Physics, March 2016, American Institute of Physics

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  53. Frustrated total internal reflection in organic light-emitting diodes employing sphere cavity embedded in polystyrene

    Article • Journal of Optics, January 2016, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  54. High pressure studies of Ni3[(C2H5N5)6(H2O)6](NO3)6·1.5H2O by Raman scattering, IR absorption, and synchrotron X-ray diffraction

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  55. High pressure studies of trimethyltin azide by Raman scattering, IR absorption, and synchrotron X-ray diffraction

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  56. High-pressure spectroscopic study of silver azide

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  57. Aspect ratio engineering of microlens arrays in thin-film flip-chip light-emitting diodes

    Article • Applied Optics, November 2015, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  58. Light extraction efficiency enhancement of top-emitting organic light-emitting diodes employing low-Q whispering gallery modes in spheres

    Article • Materials Research Express, September 2015, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  59. Effect of packing density and packing geometry on light extraction of III-nitride light-emitting diodes with microsphere arrays

    Article • Photonics Research, July 2015, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  60. Resonant cavity effect optimization of III-nitride thin-film flip-chip light-emitting diodes with microsphere arrays

    Article • Applied Optics, July 2015, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  61. Photoluminescence properties and energy transfer in Y2O3:Eu3+nanophosphors

    Article • Chinese Physics B, May 2014, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  62. Photoluminescence studies of Y2O3:Eu3+ under high pressure

    Article • Journal of Applied Physics, January 2014, American Institute of Physics

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  63. Light Extraction Efficiency Enhancement of III-Nitride Light-Emitting Diodes by Using 2-D Close-Packed ${\hbox{TiO}}_{2}$ Microsphere Arrays

    Article • Journal of Display Technology, May 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  64. FDTD Analysis on Extraction Efficiency of GaN Light-Emitting Diodes With Microsphere Arrays

    Article • Journal of Display Technology, May 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  65. FDTD modeling of InGaN-based light-emitting diodes with microsphere arrays

    Article • September 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  66. Light Extraction of Organic Light Emitting Diodes by Defective Hexagonal-Close-Packed Array

    Article • Advanced Functional Materials, May 2012, Wiley

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  67. Ultrastable structure and luminescence properties of Y2O3 nanotubes

    Article • Solid State Communications, July 2010, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  68. Large-Scale Synthesis and Photoluminescence Properties of Aligned Multicore SiC–SiO2 Nanocables

    Article • Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, March 2010, American Scientific Publishers

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  69. Synthesis of ZnO Nanosheets by Microwave Thermal Vapor Method

    Article • Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, March 2010, American Scientific Publishers

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  70. Synthesis and Luminescence Properties of Er3+ Doped Y(OH)3, NH4Y3F10, and YF3 Nanocrystals

    Article • Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, March 2010, American Scientific Publishers

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  71. Synthesis and Upconversion Luminescence of YF3:Yb3+,Tm3+ and TiO2-Coated YF3:Yb3+,Tm3+ Microcrystals

    Article • Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, March 2010, American Scientific Publishers

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  72. Synthesis and upconversion luminescence properties of NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ microspheres

    Article • Journal of Rare Earths, June 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  73. Controlled synthesis and luminescence properties from cubic to hexagonal NaYF4:Ln3+ (Ln=Eu and Yb/Tm) microcrystals

    Article • Journal of Alloys and Compounds, May 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  74. Large-scale synthesis and photoluminescence properties of SiC networks

    Article • Applied Physics A, April 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  75. Enhanced ultraviolet upconversion in YF3:Yb3+/Tm3+ nanocrystals

    Article • Journal of Rare Earths, April 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  76. Corrigendum to “Energy transfer and heat-treatment effect of photoluminescence in Eu3+-doped TbPO4 nanowires”

    Article • Journal of Solid State Chemistry, April 2009, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  77. Synthesis and Properties of SiC/SiO 2 Nanochain Heterojunctions by Microwave Method

    Article • Crystal Growth & Design, March 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  78. Synthesis and upconversion luminescence properties of YF3:Yb3+/Tm3+ octahedral nanocrystals

    Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, February 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  79. Enhanced Photoluminescence of Water Soluble YVO 4 :Ln 3+ (Ln = Eu, Dy, Sm, and Ce) Nanocrystals by Ba 2+ Doping

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, November 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  80. Size-dependent upconversion luminescence in YF3:Yb3+/Tm3+ nanobundles

    Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, November 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  81. Enhancement of violet and ultraviolet upconversion emissions in Yb3+/Er3+-codoped YF3 nanocrystals

    Article • Optical Materials, October 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  82. Ultraviolet upconversion fluorescence from ^6D_J of Gd^3+ induced by 980 nm excitation

    Article • Optics Letters, September 2008, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  83. Quantum confinement effect and field emission characteristics of ultrathin 3C–SiC nanobelts

    Article • Chemical Physics Letters, August 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  84. Intense ultraviolet upconversion luminescence from hexagonal NaYF_4:Yb^3+/Tm^3+ microcrystals

    Article • Optics Express, July 2008, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  85. Synthesis, Growth Mechanism, and Tunable Upconversion Luminescence of Yb3+/Tm3+-Codoped YF3 Nanobundles

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, July 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  86. Synthesis and spectral properties of Eu3+-doped YF3 nanobundles

    Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, July 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  87. La3PO7:Eu3+ nanoparticles — A novel red phosphor

    Article • Materials Letters, June 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  88. Ultraviolet upconversion emissions of Gd^3+

    Article • Optics Letters, April 2008, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  89. Luminescent properties and thermal stability of BaMgAl10O17:Eu2+ synthesized by sol–gel route

    Article • Journal of Alloys and Compounds, April 2008, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  90. Up-conversion white light of Tm3+/Er3+/Yb3+ tri-doped CaF2 phosphors

    Article • Optics Communications, March 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  91. Europium(III) Complexes/Silica Hybrid Nanospheres Synthesized in Microemulsion

    Article • Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, March 2008, American Scientific Publishers

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  92. Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Core–Shell Eu(DBM)3phen/TiO2 Nanohybrids

    Article • Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, March 2008, American Scientific Publishers

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  93. Enhanced ultraviolet up-conversion emissions of Tm3+/Yb3+ codoped YF3 nanocrystals

    Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, March 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  94. Effect of SiO2 coating on photoluminescence and thermal stability of BaMgAl10O17: Eu2+ under VUV and UV excitation

    Article • Optical Materials, February 2008, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  95. The improvement of thermal stability of BaMgAl10O17:Eu2+ coated with MgO

    Article • Materials Letters, February 2008, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  96. Synthesis and green up-conversion fluorescence of colloidal La0.78Yb0.20Er0.02F3/SiO2 core/shell nanocrystals

    Article • Journal of Solid State Chemistry, August 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  97. Energy transfer and heat-treatment effect of photoluminescence in Eu3+-doped TbPO4 nanowires

    Article • Journal of Solid State Chemistry, February 2007, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  98. Bright Green Upconversion Fluorescence of Yb3+, Er3+-codoped Fluoride Colloidal Nanocrystal and Submicrocrystal Solutions

    Article • Chemistry Letters, January 2007, Chemical Society of Japan

    Professor Weiping Qin, Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu

  99. Immune Responses, and Autoimmune Outcome, during Virus Infection of the Central Nervous System

    Article • Cellular Immunology, August 1994, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu