Publications by Y.-J. Shi

Refereed Journal Publications

20261 publication
  1. A. J. Fulton, S. Bag, L.-Q. Ly, V. Thangadurai and Y.-J. Shi, Nanostructured silicon on stainless steel as a binder-free and carbon-free anode for lithium-ion batteries, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 16 January 2026. (accepted or in press).
20255 publications
  1. L.-Q. Ly, V. Surendran, V. Thangadurai and Y.-J. Shi, Influence of silicon nanowire morphology and defect on its lithium-ion battery anode performance, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 129(35): 15527 - 15540, 19 August 2025.
  2. S. Ghebretnsae, T. J. Ziehl, S. Purdy, P. Zhang, T.-K. Sham and Y.-J. Shi, Pulsed laser-induced dewetting for the production of noble-metal high-entropy-alloy nanoparticles, Nanoscale 17(25): 15423 - 15435, 9 June 2025.
  3. M.-J. Xu, Z.-N. Wang, R. Wang, Z.-H. Yu, Z.-H. Sun, B. Fu and Y.-J. Shi, Morphology features of β-Ga2O3 bulk crystals by EFG and CZ methods: A review, Progress in Crystal Growth and Characterization of Materials 71(1): 100658 (8 pp.), 1 April 2025.
  4. Z.-H. Yu, R. Wang, Z.-N. Wang, M.-J. Xu, T. Hou, B. Fu, D.-W. Gong and Y.-J. Shi, Effects of wet chemical etching on surface band bending and electrical properties of Sn-doped β-Ga2O3 (101) substrate, Vacuum 233(11): 113959 (9 pp.), 1 March 2025.
20241 publication
20235 publications
  1. B. Fu, Z. Yu, H. Wang, Q. Wang, S. Gao, Y. Qu, X. Zhang and Y.-J. Shi, Anisotropies of structure, optical properties, contact, and epitaxy on (101)- and (001)-oriented β-Ga2O3 crystal planes, ACS Applied Optical Materials 1(9): 1566 - 1574, 29 August 2023.
  2. S. N. Bonvicini, A. Hoang, V. I. Birss, S.K. Purdy, R. Sammynaiken, T.-K. Sham and Y.-J. Shi, Pt-Rich core/Au-rich shell nanoparticle formation using pulsed laser-induced dewetting and their electrochemical characteristics, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 127(28): 13945 - 13957, 6 July 2023.
20224 publications
  1. A. Yadav, B. Fu, S. N. Bonvicini, L.-Q. Ly, Z.-T. Jia and Y.-J. Shi, β-Ga2O3 nanostructures: Chemical vapor deposition growth using thermally dewetted Au nanoparticles as catalyst and characterization, Nanomaterials 12(15): 2589 (15 pp.), 28 July 2022.
  2. S. N. Bonvicini, B. Fu, A. J. Fulton, Z.-T. Jia and Y.-J. Shi, Formation of Au, Pt, and bimetallic Au-Pt nanostructures from thermal dewetting of single-layer or bilayer thin films, Nanotechnology 33(23): 235604 (14 pp.), 17 March 2022.
20217 publications
  1. B. Fu, G.-Z. Jian, W.-X. Mu, Y. Li, H.-Y. Wang, Z.-T. Jia, Y.-B. Li, S.-B. Long, Y.-J. Shi and X.-T. Tao, Crystal growth and design of Sn-doped β-Ga2O3: Morphology, defect and property studies of cylindrical crystal by EFG, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 896(16): 162830 (9 pp.), 24 November 2021.
  2. B. Fu, W.-X. Mu, Y. Li, Y.-J. Shi, Y.-B. Li, Z.-T. Jia and X.-T. Tao, Investigation of the blue color center in β-Ga2O3 crystals by the EFG method, CrystEngComm 23: 8360 - 8366, 21 October 2021.
  3. B. Fu, G.-Z. Jian, G.-H. He, B.-Y. Feng, W.-X. Mu, Y. Li, Z.-T. Jia, Y.-B. Li, S.-B. Long, S.-N. Ding, Y.-J. Shi and X.-T. Tao, Investigation on β-Ga2O3 (101) plane with high-density surface dangling bonds, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 889(16): 161714 (9 pp.), 26 August 2021.
  4. L.-Q. Ly, A. J. Fulton, S. N. Bonvicini and Y.-J. Shi, Pulsed laser-induced dewetting and thermal dewetting of Ag thin films for the fabrication of Ag nanoparticles, Nanotechnology 32(33): 335301 (14 pp.), 24 May 2021.
  5. B. Fu, G.-H. He, W.-X. Mu, Y. Li, B.-Y. Feng, K.-H. Zhang, H.-Y. Wang, S.-J. Zhang, Z.-T. Jia, Y.-J. Shi, Y.-B. Li, S.-N. Ding and X.-T. Tao, Laser damage mechanism and in situ observation of stacking fault relaxation in a β-Ga2O3 single crystal by the EFG method, CrystEngComm 23: 3724 - 3730, 6 April 2021.
  6. C. A. Horwood, E. Owusu-Ansah, Y.-J. Shi and V. I. Birss, Pulsed laser induced dewetting of Au thin films on Ta2O5 substrates, Chemical Physics 541(11): 110926 (9 pp.), 15 January 2021.
20202 publications
  1. A. J. Fulton, V. O. Kollath, K. Karan and Y.-J. Shi, Gold nanoparticle assembly on porous silicon by pulsed laser induced dewetting, Nanoscale Advances 2: 896 - 905, 31 January 2020.
20193 publications
20181 publication
  1. A. J. Fulton, V. O. Kollath, K. Karan and Y.-J. Shi, Macroporous silicon formation by electrochemical anodization of n-type silicon without illumination, Journal of Applied Physics 124(9): 095701 (9 pp.), 4 September 2018.
20174 publications
20162 publications
20157 publications
  1. E. Owusu-Ansah, C. A. Horwood, H. El-Sayed, V. I. Birss and Y.-J. Shi, A method for the formation of Pt metal nanoparticle arrays using nanosecond pulsed laser dewetting, Applied Physics Letters 106(20): 203103 (5 pp.), 18 May 2015.
  2. H. El-Sayed, C. A. Horwood, E. Owusu-Ansah, Y.-J. Shi and V. I. Birss, Gold nanoparticle array formation on dimpled Ta templates using pulsed laser-induced thin film dewetting, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 17(11): 11062 - 11069, 16 March 2015.
20143 publications
20133 publications
  1. Y.-J. Shi, I. Badran, A. Tkalych, W. H. Kan and V. Thangadurai, Growth of crystalline tungsten carbides using 1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-1,3- disilacyclobutane on a heated tungsten filament, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 117(7): 3389 - 3395, 29 January 2013.
20125 publications
  1. I. Badran, A. Rauk and Y.-J. Shi, Theoretical study on the ring-opening of 1,3-disilacyclobutane and H 2 elimination, Journal of Physical Chemistry A 116(48): 11806 - 11816, 6 December 2012.
20114 publications
  1. W. Al-Basheer, M. Heden, Z .J. Cai and Y.-J. Shi, Study of two-photon resonant four-wave sum mixing in xenon in the spectral region of 105-110 nm, Chemical Physics 381(1-3): 59 - 66, 22 January 2011.
20101 publication
20093 publications
  1. Y. Liu, S. Consta, Y.-J. Shi, R. H. Lipson and W. A. Goddard III, Prediction of the size distributions of methanol-ethanol clusters detected in VUV laser/Time-of-flight mass spectrometry, Journal of Physical Chemistry A 113(25): 6865 - 6875, 25 June 2009.
  2. Y.-J. Shi, W. Al-Basheer and R. I. Thompson, Two-photon resonant second harmonic generation in atomic xeon, Journal of Chemical Physics 130(9): 094305 (6 pp.), 5 March 2009.
20083 publications
20074 publications
  1. Y.-J. Shi, B. Lo, L. Tong, X. Li, B. D. Eustergerling and T. S. Sorensen, In situ diagnostics of the decomposition of silacyclobutane on a hot filament by vacuum ultraviolet laser ionization mass spectrometry, Journal of Mass Spectrometry 42(5): 575 - 583, 6 February 2007.
20051 publication
20042 publications
20032 publications
  1. S. Wang, Y.-J. Shi, S. Denommee, B. Simard and Y.-P. Lee, Investigation of some Rydberg states of ketene by two-photon resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization spectroscopy, Journal of Chemical Physics 119(15): 7772 - 7784, 15 October 2003.
  2. G. S. Fanourgakis, Y.-J. Shi, S. Consta and R. H. Lipson, A spectroscopic and computer simulation study of butanol vapors, Journal of Chemical Physics 119(13): 6597 - 6608, 1 October 2003.
20023 publications
  1. S. Wang, Y.-J. Shi, Z. J. Jakubek, M. Barnett, B. Simard, K. Muller-Dethlefs, C.-P. Liu and Y.-P. Lee, Nonresonant two-photon mass analyzed threshold ionization and zero kinetic energy photoelectron investigation of the X̃ 2B1 ground state of CH2CO+ and CD2CO+, Journal of Chemical Physics 117(14): 6546 - 6555, 8 October 2002.
  2. Y.-J. Shi, S. Consta, A. K. Das, B. Mallik, D. Lacey and R. H. Lipson, A 118 nm vacuum ultraviolet laser/time-of-flight mass spectroscopic study of methanol and ethanol clusters in the vapor phase, Journal of Chemical Physics 116(16): 6990 - 6999, 22 April 2002.
  3. X. K. Hu, D. M. Mao, Y.-J. Shi, S. S. Dimov and R. H. Lipson, Two-photon accessible Xe 2 Rydberg states between its first two ionization limits, Chemical Physics Letters 353(3-4): 213 - 220, 19 February 2002.
20012 publications
  1. D. M. Mao, X. K. Hu, Y.-J. Shi and R. H. Lipson, Evidence of orbital mixing for KrXe and ArXe excited states in the vacuum ultraviolet, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 3: 4258 - 4261, 10 September 2001.
  2. D. M. Mao, X. K. Hu, Y.-J. Shi, J. H. Leech and R. H. Lipson, Extreme ultraviolet laser/time-of-flight mass spectra of Kr2 near Kr*(4d,5p',6s), Journal of Chemical Physics 114(9): 4025 - 4035, 1 March 2001.
20001 publication
  1. D. M. Mao, X. K. Hu, Y.-J. Shi and R. H. Lipson, Dispersive photoelectron spectroscopy of the ungerade Rydberg states of XE 2 near XE*(6p,5d), Chemical Physics 257(2-3): 253 - 261, 15 July 2000.
19991 publication
  1. R. H. Lipson, S. S. Dimov, P. Wang, Y.-J. Shi, D. M. Mao, X. K. Hu and J. Vanstone, Vacuum ultraviolet and extreme ultraviolet lasers: principles instrumentation and applications, Instrumentation Science and Technology 28(2): 85 - 118, 30 July 1999.
19981 publication
  1. X. K. Hu, D. M. Mao, Y.-J. Shi, S. S. Dimov and R. H. Lipson, Mass-resolved two-photon and photoelectron spectra of Xe 2 in the Xe(4f) region above the first molecular ionization limit, Journal of Chemical Physics 109(10): 3944 - 3953, 8 September 1998.

Conference Publications

20112 publications
  1. Y.-J. Shi, L. Tong, B. D. Eustergerling and X. M. Li, Silicidation and carburization of the tungsten filament in HWCVD with silacyclobutane precursor gases, Thin Solid Films, 2 May 2011 519(14): 4442 - 4446.
20091 publication
20081 publication
  1. Y.-J. Shi, B. D. Eustergerling and X. M. Li, Mass spectrometric study of gas-phase chemistry in the hot-wire CVD processes of SiH4/NH3 mixtures, Thin Solid Films, 15 January 2008 516(5): 506 - 510.