Dr. Cheng Zhang Profile

Dr. Cheng Zhang

Assistant Professor at South Dakota State Univ

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Publications (31)

SPIE Journal Paper | 7 August 2018

Interchain and intrachain triplets in poly(3-thienylene vinylene) derivatives

Evan Lafalce, Xiaomei Jiang, Logan P. Sanow, Cheng Zhang

JPE Vol. 8 Issue 03

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Absorption, Polarons, Picosecond phenomena, Doping, Polymer thin films, Excitons, Crystals, Modulation, Iodine

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Proceedings Article | 17 October 2013 Paper

Ring-protected small molecules for organic photovoltaics

Jianyuan Sun, Lianjie Zhang, Ashishi Dubey, Swaminathan Venkatesan, Ting-Yu Lin, Logan Sanow, Yu-Chueh Hung, Andrew Sykes, Hongshan He, Qiquan Qiao, Cheng Zhang

Proc. SPIE. 8830, Organic Photovoltaics XIV

KEYWORDS: Magnesium, Organic photovoltaics, Solar cells, Molecules, Crystals, Chromophores, Molecular interactions, Solid state electronics, Molecular self-assembly, Tin

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Proceedings Article | 10 September 2013 Paper

Synthesis and characterization of ring-protected electro-optic chromophores

Cheng Zhang, Lianjie Zhang, Jianyuan Sun, Logan Sanow

Proc. SPIE. 8827, Optical Processes in Organic Materials and Nanostructures II

KEYWORDS: Silica, Optical properties, Polymers, Crystals, Chromophores, Electro optics, Solid state physics, Bromine, Chromatography, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 10 September 2013 Paper

Shape engineering to promote head-tail interactions of electro-optic chromophores

Cheng Zhang, Lianjie Zhang, Stephanie Benight, Benjamin Olbricht, Lewis Johnson, Bruce Robinson, Robert Norwood, Larry Dalton

Proc. SPIE. 8827, Optical Processes in Organic Materials and Nanostructures II

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Molecules, Chemistry, Chromophores, Optical alignment, Electro optics, Solid state physics, Scanning transmission electron microscopy, Temperature metrology, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Paper

Polymer frontier orbital and morphology engineering for nanophotonics

Sam-Shajing Sun, Thuong Nguyen, Jaleesa Brooks, Amanda Harding, Eumee Song, Tanya David, Cheng Zhang

Proc. SPIE. 8519, Nanophotonics and Macrophotonics for Space Environments VI

KEYWORDS: Solar energy, Electrodes, Polymers, Solar cells, Optoelectronics, Optoelectronic devices, Excitons, Polymer thin films, Molecular self-assembly, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2011

Optimization of organic NLO materials for integration with silicon photonic, plasmonic (metal optics), and metamaterial devices

Larry Dalton, Alex K.-Y. Jen, Bruce Robinson, Rene Overney, Stephanie Benight, Daniel Knorr, Seongku Kim, Harold Fetterman, Cheng Zhang

Proc. SPIE. 7935, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XIII

KEYWORDS: Metamaterials, Plasmonics, Waveguides, Metals, Glasses, Modulators, Chromophores, Nonlinear optics, Silicon photonics, Electro optics

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2010 Paper

Bioinspired self-assembly for organic elctro-optics

Cheng Zhang, Thuong Nguyen, Emily Heckman

Proc. SPIE. 7765, Nanobiosystems: Processing, Characterization, and Applications III

KEYWORDS: Optical signal processing, Molecules, Chemistry, Chromophores, Data processing, Signal processing, Optical communications, Bridges, Electro optics, Molecular self-assembly

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 November 2009

Radiation resistance of a gamma-ray irradiated nonlinear optic chromophore

Cheng Zhang, Edward Taylor

JNP Vol. 3 Issue 01

KEYWORDS: Gamma radiation, Polymers, Resistance, Chromophores, Absorption, Chemical analysis, Electro optics, Modulators, Spectroscopy, Radiation effects

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2009 Paper

The effects of gamma-ray irradiation on organic materials of different conjugation lengths

Cheng Zhang, Edward Taylor

Proc. SPIE. 7467, Nanophotonics and Macrophotonics for Space Environments III

KEYWORDS: Statistical analysis, Polymers, Spectroscopy, Photons, Resistance, Modulators, Chromophores, Organic materials, Gamma radiation, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 12 February 2009 Paper

C12-PTV with controlled regioregularity for photovoltaic application

Cheng Zhang, Eric Annih, Rui Li, Sam-Shajing Sun

Proc. SPIE. 7213, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XI

KEYWORDS: Carbon, Photovoltaics, Magnesium, Electrodes, Polymers, Solar cells, Crystals, Platinum, Chromatography, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2008 Paper

A low energy gap and fully regioregular poly(3-Dodecyl-2,5-thienylenevinylene) for photovoltaics

Cheng Zhang, Taina Matos, Shahin Maaref, Eric Annih, Sam-Shajing Sun, Jian Zhang, Xiaomei Jiang

Proc. SPIE. 7052, Organic Photovoltaics IX

KEYWORDS: Carbon, Photovoltaics, Solar energy, Electrodes, Polymers, Spectroscopy, Crystals, Polymerization, Absorption spectroscopy, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 12 November 2007 Paper

Molecular morphological effects to optoelectronics

Shahin Maaref, Cheng Zhang, Carl Bonner, Sam-Shajing Sun

Proc. SPIE. 6656, Organic Photovoltaics VIII

KEYWORDS: Thin films, Photovoltaics, Polymers, Glasses, Annealing, Atomic force microscopy, Optoelectronics, Optoelectronic devices, Excitons, Polymer thin films

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2007 Paper

Effect of interchain interaction on linear optical properties of poly(thienylenevinylene)

A. Gavrilenko, T. Matos, C. Bonner, V. Gavrilenko, S.-S. Sun, C. Zhang

Proc. SPIE. 6638, Photonic Metamaterials

KEYWORDS: Visible radiation, Solar energy, Optical properties, Polymers, Molecules, Dielectrics, Complex systems, Solids, Temperature metrology, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 3 November 2006 Paper

Morphological studies of a donor-bridge-acceptor block copolymer system

Soobum Choi, Kang Seo, Cheng Zhang, Sam-Shajing Sun

Proc. SPIE. 6334, Organic Photovoltaics VII

KEYWORDS: Thin films, Photovoltaics, Polymers, Glasses, Annealing, Crystals, Atomic force microscopy, Acquisition tracking and pointing, Excitons, Molecular self-assembly

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Proceedings Article | 2 December 2005 Paper

Polymer materials for electro-optic and optoelectronic applications: Maximizing device performances by creating desirable intermolecular electrostatic interactions

Cheng Zhang, Sam-Shajing Sun, Carl Bonner, Songku Kim, Harold Fetterman, Larry Dalton

Proc. SPIE. 6020, Optoelectronic Materials and Devices for Optical Communications

KEYWORDS: Photovoltaics, Electrodes, Polymers, Solar cells, Luminescence, Chromophores, Optoelectronics, Electro optics, Electro optic polymers, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2005 Paper

Organic solar cell optimizations in both space and energy regimes: large open circuit voltage from a −DBAB- type block copolymer

S. Sun, C. Zhang, J. Haliburton, A. Ledbetter, C. Bonner, M. Drees, N. Sariciftci

Proc. SPIE. 5938, Organic Photovoltaics VI

KEYWORDS: Photovoltaics, Energy efficiency, Solar energy, Organic photovoltaics, Electrodes, Metals, Solar cells, Quantum efficiency, Excitons, Semiconducting wafers

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Proceedings Article | 18 June 2004

Organic electro-optic materials: some unique opportunities

Larry Dalton, A. Jen, William Steier, Bruce Robinson, Sei-Hum Jang, Olivier Clot, Hee Song, Ying-Hao Kuo, Cheng Zhang, Payam Rabiei, Seh-Won Ahn, M. Oh

Proc. SPIE. 5351, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices VI

KEYWORDS: Microresonators, Waveguides, Polymers, Silicon, Modulators, Chromophores, Telecommunications, Bridges, Dendrimers, Electro optics

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2003 Paper

What the ultimate polymeric electro-optic materials will be: guest-host, crosslinked, or side-chain?

Cheng Zhang, Hua Zhang, Min-Cheol Oh, Larry Dalton, William Steier

Proc. SPIE. 4991, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices V

KEYWORDS: Thermography, Second-harmonic generation, Waveguides, Cladding, Polymers, Nitrogen, Modulators, Chromophores, Electro optics, Electro optic polymers

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2003 Paper

New applications using single-sideband polymer electro-optic modulators

Jeehoon Han, Byoung-Joon Seo, Harold Fetterman, Hua Zhang, Cheng Zhang

Proc. SPIE. 4991, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices V

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Waveguides, Polymers, Phase shift keying, Modulators, Brain-machine interfaces, Double sideband modulation, Single sideband modulation, Phased array optics, Phase shifts

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Proceedings Article | 11 November 2002 Paper

Nonlinear optic polymer electro-optic modulators for space applications

James Grote, John Zetts, Robert Nelson, Darnell Diggs, Frank Hopkins, Perry Yaney, Cheng Zhang, William Steier, Min-Cheol Oh, Harold Fetterman, Alex K.-Y. Jen, Larry Dalton, Edward Taylor, James Winter, Anthony Sanchez, Douglas Craig

Proc. SPIE. 4823, Photonics for Space Environments VIII

KEYWORDS: Refractive index, Polymethylmethacrylate, Cladding, Electrodes, Polymers, Glasses, Chromium, Nonlinear optics, Space operations, Electro optic polymers

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2002 Paper

Materials characterization for nonlinear optic polymer waveguide modulator design

Darnell Diggs, James Grote, Antonio Davis, Cheng Zhang, John Zetts, Robert Nelson, Larry Dalton, Perry Yaney, Frank Hopkins

Proc. SPIE. 4813, Crystal Materials for Nonlinear Optical Devices and Microgravity Science

KEYWORDS: Refractive index, Polymethylmethacrylate, Waveguides, Cladding, Polymers, Photoresist materials, Nonlinear optics, Photoresist developing, Electro optic polymers, Polymer multimode waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 3 June 2002 Paper

Optimized cladding materials for nonlinear-optic polymer-based devices

Mary Leovich, Perry Yaney, Cheng Zhang, William Steier, Min-Cheol Oh, Harold Fetterman, Alex K.Y. Jen, Larry Dalton, James Grote, Robert Nelson, John Zetts, Frank Hopkins

Proc. SPIE. 4652, Optoelectronic Interconnects, Integrated Circuits, and Packaging

KEYWORDS: Polymethylmethacrylate, Cladding, Electrodes, Polymers, Glasses, Optoelectronics, Nonlinear optics, Electro optics, Electro optic polymers, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 6 December 2001 Paper

Advancements in conductive cladding materials for nonlinear-optic-polymer-based optoelectronic devices

James Grote, John Zetts, Robert Nelson, Frank Hopkins, Jeremy Huddleston, Perry Yaney, Cheng Zhang, William Steier, Min-Cheol Oh, Harold Fetterman, Alex K.Y. Jen, Larry Dalton

Proc. SPIE. 4470, Photonic Devices and Algorithms for Computing III

KEYWORDS: Gold, Refractive index, Polymethylmethacrylate, Cladding, Electrodes, Polymers, Photoresist materials, Nonlinear optics, Photoresist developing, Electro optic polymers

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 November 2001

Effect of conductivity and dielectric constant on the modulation voltage for nonlinear optic polymer based opto-electronic devices

James Grote, John Zetts, Robert Nelson, Frank Hopkins, Larry Dalton, Cheng Zhang, William Steier

OE Vol. 40 Issue 11

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Cladding, Nonlinear optics, Dielectrics, Polymethylmethacrylate, Modulation, Electrodes, Waveguides, Optoelectronics, Optical engineering

SPIE Journal Paper | 1 July 2001

Polymeric waveguide prism-based electro-optic beam deflector

Lin Sun, Jin-ha Kim, Chiou-Hung Jang, Dechang An, Xuejun Lu, Qingjun Zhou, John Taboada, Ray Chen, Jeffery Maki, Suning Tang, Hua Zhang, William Steier, Cheng Zhang, Larry Dalton

OE Vol. 40 Issue 07

Proceedings Article | 29 November 2000 Paper

Low-driving-voltage electro-optic polymer modulators for advanced photonic applications

James Bechtel, Yongqiang Shi, Hua Zhang, William Steier, Cheng Zhang, Larry Dalton