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Publications

Selected Book Chapters

1. “Nanoassembly for Polymer Microelectronics”, Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vols. 6, American Scientific Publishers, 2004: 23-51.

2. “Polymer Tunneling Sensors”, Encyclopedia of SENSORS, Vol. 8, American Scientific Publishers, 2006: 87-122.

3. “Organic/Polymer Field-Effect Transistors and Their Applications”, Handbook of Organic Electronics and Photonics, to be published in American Scientific Publishers, 2007: 263-305.

Selected Journal Publications

1. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “Electrical and Electromechanical Characteristics of Self-Assembled Carbon Nanotube Thin Films on Flexible Substrates”, accepted by Sensors and Actuators A. (in press)

2. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “A High-Resolution Amperometric Acetylcholine Sensor Based on Nano-Assembled Carbon Nanotube and Acetylcholinesterase Thin Films”, Journal of Nano Research, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2007: 1-9. (invited)

3. X. Yu, R. Rajamani, K. A. Stelson, and T. Cui, “Active Control of Sound Transmission through Windows with Carbon Nanotube Based Transparent Actuators”, IEEE Transactions on Control System Technology, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2007: 704-715.

4. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “Characterization of Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembled Carbon Nanotube Multilayer Thin Films”, Nanotechnology, Vol. 18, 2007: 145709.

5. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “Polymer Magnetic Actuators Fabricated with Hot Embossing and Layer-by-Layer Nano Self-Assembly”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Vol. 7, No. 8, 2007: 2647–2653.

6. Wei Xue and Tianhong Cui, “Carbon Nanotube Micropatterns and Cantilever Array Fabricated with Layer-by-Layer Nano Self-Assembly”, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 136, 2007: 510-517.

7. Yi Liu, Arthur G. Erdman, and Tianhong Cui, “Acetylcholine Biosensors Based on Layer-bylayer Self-assembled Polymer/Nanoparticle Ion-Sensitive Field-Effect Transistors”, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 136, 2007: 540-545.

8. Mengwei Liu, Jianhua Tong, Jing Wang, and Tianhong Cui, “Deposition and characterization of Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 sol-gel thin films for piezoelectric cantilever beams”, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2007: 93-99.

9. Yi Liu and Tianhong Cui, “Power Consumption Analysis of Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor Systems Using ANSYS and PSPICE”, Microsystem Technologies, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2007: 97-101.

10. Yi Liu and Tianhong Cui, “Ion-Sensitive Field-Effect Transistor Based pH Sensors Using Nano Self-Assembled Polyelectrolyte/Nanoparticle Multilayer Films”, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Vol. 123, 2007: 148-152.

11. Yi Liu and Tianhong Cui, “Glucose Biosensors Based on Layer-by-layer Nano Self-Assembled Ion-Sensitive Field-Effect Transistors”, Sensor Letters, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2006: 241-245.

12. Wei Xue, Yi Liu, and Tianhong Cui, “High-Mobility Transistors Based on Nano-Assembled Carbon Nanotube Semiconducting Layer and SiO2 Nanoparticle Dielectric Layer”, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 89, 2006: 163512.

13. Yi Liu and Tianhong Cui, “Nanoscale Field-Effect Transistor Based on Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembled Nanoparticle Thin Films”, Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2006: 215-218.

14. C. H. Hsueh, C. R. Luttrell, T. Cui, “Thermal stress analyses of multilayered films on substrates and cantilever beams for micro sensors and actuators”, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 16, No. 11, 2006: 2509- 2515.

15. X. Yu, R. Rajamani, K. A. Stelson, and T. Cui, “Carbon Nanotube Based Transparent Thin Film Acoustic Actuators and Sensors”, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 132, 2006: 626-632.

16. X. Yu, R. Rajamani, K. A. Stelson, and T. Cui, “A New Approach for the Fabrication of Carbon Nanotube Based Transparent Conductive Thin Films”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 6, No. 7, 2006: 1939-1944.

17. Jing Wang, Wei Xue, Seetala V. Naidu, Xueyuan Nie, Efstathios I. Meletis, and Tianhong Cui, “A Micromachined Wide-Bandwidth Magnetic Field Sensor Based on All-PMMA Electron Tunneling Transducer”, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2006: 97-105. (cover page paper)

18. Mengwei Liu, Jianhua Tong, Liding Wang, and Tianhong Cui, “Thoretical Analysis of the Sensing and Actuating Effects of Piezoelectric Multimorph Cantilevers”, Microsystem Technologies, Vol. 12, No. 4, 2006: 335-342.

19. Yi Liu and Tianhong Cui, “Nanowires Fabricated with Nano Self-Assembled Nanoparticles”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 6, No. 4, 2006: 1019-1023.

20. Tianhong Cui, Yi Liu, and Mo Zhu, “Field-Effect Transistors with Layer-by-Layer Nano-Assembled Nanoparticle Thin Films as Channel and Gate Dielectric”, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 87, No. 18, 2005: 183105.

21. Tianhong Cui and Guirong Liang, “Dual-Gate Pentacene Field-Effect Transistors Based on a Nano-Assembled SiO2 nanoparticle Thin Film as the Gate Dielectric Layer”, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 86, No. 3, 2005: 64102.

22. Yi Liu, Kody Varahramyan, Tianhong Cui, “Low Voltage All-polymer Field Effect Transistor Fabricated with Inkjet Printing Technique”, Macromolecular Rapid Communication, Vol. 26, No. 24, 2005: 1955-1959.

23. Tianhong Cui and Jing Wang, “Polymer-Based Wide-Bandwidth and High-Precision Micromachined Electron Tunneling Accelerometers Using Hot Embossing”, IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 14, No. 5, 2005: 895-902.

24. Wei Xue, Jing Wang, and Tianhong Cui, “Modeling and Design of Polymer-based Tunneling Accelerometer by ANSYS/MATLAB”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2005: 468-472.

25. M. Li, T. Cui, D. K. Mills, Y. M. Lvov, and M. J. McShane, “Comparison of Selective Attachment and Further Growth of Smooth Muscle Cells on Gelatin- and Fibronectin-coated Micropatterns”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol.5, No.11, 2005: 1809-1815.

26. Yi Liu and Tianhong Cui, “Organic Optoelectronics: Materials, Devices, and Applications”, Chinese Journal of Optics and Precision Mechanics (English), Vol.13, No.5, 2005: 525-534. (Invited review paper).

27. Jing Wang and Tianhong Cui, “Design, Simulation, Fabrication, and Characterization of a PMMA Tunneling Sensor Based on Hot Embossing Technique”, Microsystems Technologies, Vol. 11, No. 6, 2005: 452-455.

28. Mengyan Li, David K. Mills, Tianhong Cui, Michael J. McShane, “Thickness-Dependent Cellular Response to Gelatin- and Fibronectin-Coated Multilayer Polyelectrolyte Nanofilms”, IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2005: 170-179.

29. Mo Zhu, Guirong Liang, Tianhong Cui, and Kody Varahramyan, “Temperature and Field Dependent Mobility in Pentacene-Based Thin Film Transistors”, Solid State Electronics, Vol. 49, No.6, 2005: 884-888.

30. Tianhong Cui, Yi Liu, Mo Zhu, Bin Chen, and Kody Varahramyan, “Printed Polymeric Passive RC Filters and Degradation Characteristics”, Solid State Electronics, Vol.49, No.5, 2005: 853-859.

31. Yuxin Liu and Tianhong Cui, “Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Capacitors Fabricated by Layer-by-Layer Nano-Assembly and Microfabrication”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol.5, No.2, 2005: 192-197.

32. Yi Liu and Tianhong Cui, “Polymer-based Rectifying Diodes on a Glass Substrate by Inkjet Printing Technique”, Macromolecular Communication, Vol.26, No. 2, 2005: 289-292. (Invited paper)

33. Yuxin Liu and Tianhong Cui, “Polymeric Integrated AC Follower Circuit with a JFET and an Ink-Jet Printed Resistor as Active Devices”, Solid State Electronics, Vol. 49, No. 3, 2005: 445-448.

34. Mengwei Liu, Jianhua Tong, Jing Wang, Tianhong Cui, Liding Wang, “Effect of Thickness on the Microstructure and Electrical Properties of PZT Films Prepared by a Modified Sol-Gel Method”, Ferroelectrics, Vol. 328, No. 1, 2005: 21-25.

35. Tianhong Cui, Feng Hua, and Yuri Lvov, “Field Effect Transistor Fabricated by Layer-by-Layer Nanoassembly”, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Vol. 51, No. 3, 2004: 506-509.

36. Tianhong Cui, Yuxin Liu, Kody Varahramyan, “Fabrication and Characterization of Polymeric of Polymeric P-channel Junction Field Effect Transistor”, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Vol. 51, No. 3, 2004: 389-393.

37. Dmitry G. Shchukin, Dinesh S. Kommireddy, Yongjun Zhao, Tianhong Cui, Gleb B. Sukhorukov, Yuri M. Lvov, “Polyelectrolyte Micropatterning Using a Laminar Flow Microfluidic Device” Advanced Materials, Vol. 16, No. 5, 2004: 389-393.

38. Mengyan Li, Kishore K. Kondabatni, Tianhong Cui, and Michael J. McShane, “Fabrication of Gelatin-Patterned Glass Substrates with Layer-by-Layer Nano-Assembly and Lift-off (LbL-LO) Technology”, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2004: 115-123.

39. Yongjun Zhao and Tianhong Cui, “SOI wafer mold with high-aspect-ratio microstructures for hot embossing process”, Microsystem Technologies, Vol. 10, No. 6-7, 2004: 544-546.

40. Tianhong Cui, Feng Hua, and Yuri Lvov, “Lithographic Approach to Pattern Multiple Nanoparticle Thin Film Prepared by Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembly for Microsystems”, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 114, No. 2-3, 2004: 501-504.

41. Jing Wang, Wei Xue, and Tianhong Cui, “A Combinative Technique to Fabricate Hot Embossing Master for PMMA Tunneling Sensors,” Microsystem Technologies, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2004: 329-333.

42. Feng Hua, Tianhong Cui, Yuri Lvov, “Ultrathin Cantilevers Based on Polymer-Ceramic Nanocomposites Assembled by Layer-by-Layer Technique”, Nano Letters, Vol. 4, No. 5, 2004: 823-825.

43. Mo Zhu, Tianhong Cui, and Kody Varahramyan, “Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of MEH-PPV Based Schottky Diodes”, Microelectronic Engineering, Vol. 75, No. 3, 2004: 269-274.

44. Feng Hua, Yuri Lvov, and Tianhong Cui, “A Lithographic Approach of Spatial Separation for Multiple Types of Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembled Nanoparticles”, Thin Solid Films, Vol. 449, No. 1-2, 2004: 222-225.

45. Guirong Liang, Tianhong Cui, “Fabrication and Characterization of Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) Field Effect Transistors”, Solid State Electronics, Vol. 48, No. 1, 2004: 87-89.

46. Yuming Ai, Yi Liu, and Tianhong Cui, “Thin Film Deposition of an N-type Organic Semiconductor by Ink-Jet Printing Technology”, Thin Solid Films, Vol. 450, No. 2, 2004: 312-315.

47. Jing Wang, Bing Han, Genghua Chen, Fengzhi Xu, Qiansheng Yang, and Tianhong Cui, “Micromachining SrTiO3 Steps for HighTc Step Edge Junction dc-SQUIDs”, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2004: 1-5.

48. Tianhong Cui, David Markus, Shayne Zurn, and Dennis Polla, “PZT Thin Films Formed by MOD on Cantilever Beams for Micro Sensors and Actuators”, Microsystem Technologies, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2004: 137-141.

49. Changgeng Liu, Tianhong Cui, Zhaoying Zhou, and Kun Lian, “Fluid-structure Coupling Analysis and Simulation of a Micromachine Piezo Microjet”, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 114, No. 2-3, 2004: 460-465.

50. Wei Xue, Jing Wang, and Tianhong Cui, “Highly Sensitive Micromachined Tunneling Sensors”, Chinese journal of Optics and Precision Engineering (English), Vol.12, No.5, 2004: 490-503. (Invited Paper)

51. Yongjun Zhao, and Tianhong Cui, “Fabrication of High-aspect-ratio Polymer-based Electrostatic Comb Drives by Hot Embossing”, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 13, No. 3, 2003: 430-435.

52. Changgeng Liu, Tianhong Cui, and Zhaoying Zhou, “Modal Analysis of a Unimorph Piezoelectric Transducer”, Microsystem Technologies, Vol. 9, No. 6-7, 2003: 474-479.

53. Jianhua Tong, Tianhong Cui, Peige Shao, Liding Wang, “Piezoelectric Micromotor Based on the Microstructure of Serial Bending Arms”, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, Vol. 50, No. 9, 2003: 1100-1104.

54. Yuxin Liu, Tianhong Cui, Philip J. Coane, and Michael J. Vasile, “High-Aspect-Ratio Microstructures Fabricated by X-Ray Lithography of Polymethylsilsesquioxane-based Spin-on Glass Thick Films”, Microsystem Technologies, Vol. 9, N0. 3, 2003: 171-175.

55. Yuxin Liu, Tianhong Cui, Philip Coane, Michael Vasile and Jost Geoettert, “Novel Approach to Form and Pattern Sol-gel Polymethylsesquioxane-based Spin-on Glass Thin and Thick Film”, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Vol. 88, No. 1, 2003: 75-79.

56. F. Hua, J. Shi, Y. Lvov, and T.Cui, “Fabrication and Characterization of MOS-Capacitors Based on Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembly Thin Films," Nanotechnology, Vol. 14, No. 4, 2003: 453-457.

57. Jingshi Shi, Feng Hua, Tianhong Cui, and Yuri Lvov, “Temperature Effect on Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembly of Linear Polyions and Silica Multilayers”, Chemistry Letters, Vol. 32, No. 4, 2003: 316-317.

58. Jingshi Shi and Tianhong Cui, “Fabrication of Indium Resistors by Layer-by-Layer Nano-Assembly and Microlithography Techniques”, Solid State Electronics, Vol. 47, No. 11, 2003: 2085-2088.

59. Tianhong Cui, Guirong Liang, Kody Varahramyan, “An Organic Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) Field Effect Transistor Fabricated by Spin Coating and Reactive Ion Etching”, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Vol. 50, No. 5, May 2003: 1419-1422.

60. Tianhong Cui, Guirong Liang, and Jingshi Shi, “Organic Field-Effect Transistors with a Nano-Assembled SiO2 Nanoparticle Thin Film as the Gate Dielectric”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 3, No. 6, 2003: 525-528.

61. Jing Wang, Bing Han, Genghua Chen, Qiansheng Yang, and Tianhong Cui, “Micromachining of Highly Reproducible Step Substrate for High Tc Step Junction dc-SQUIDs”, Microsystem Technologies, Vol. 9, No. 6-7, 2003: 480-483.

62. Mo Zhu, Guirong Liang, Tianhong Cui, and Kody Varahramyan, “Depletion-mode n-channel organic field-effect transistors based on NTCDA”, Solid State Electronics, Vol. 47, No. 10, 2003: 1605-1879.

63. Yi Liu, Tianhong Cui, and Kody Varahramyan, “All-Polymer Capacitor Fabricated by All-inkjet Printing Technology”, Solid State Electronics, Vol. 47, No. 9, 2003: 1543-1548.

64. Jing Wang, Bing Han, Fan Chen, Tong Zhao, Fengzhi Xu, Yueliang Zhou, Genghua Chen, Huibin Lu, Qiansheng Yang, and Tianhong Cui, “Highly Reliable dc SQUIDS in Temperature with Laser-MBE YBa2Cu3Ox Thin Films”, Solid State Communication, Vol. 126, No. 8, 2003: 431-434.

65. Yuxin Liu, Tianhong Cui, Kody Varahramyan, “Fabrication and Characteristics of Polymeric Thin Film Capacitor”, Solid State Electronics, Vol. 47, No. 5, 2003: 811-814.

66. Bin Chen, Tianhong Cui, Yi Liu, and Kody Varahramyan, “All-Polymer RC Filters Fabricated by All-inkjet Printing Technique”, Solid State Electronics, Vol. 47, No. 5, 2003: 841-847

67. Guirong Liang, Tianhong Cui, Kody Varahramyan, “Electrical Characteristics of Diodes Fabricated with Organic Semiconductors”, Microelectronic Engineering, Vol. 65, No. 3, 2003: 279-284.

68. Guirong Liang, Tianhong Cui, Kody Varahramyan, “Fabrication and Electrical Characteristics of Polymer-based Schottky Diode”, Solid State Electronics, Vol. 47, No. 4, 2003: 691-694.

69. Jing Wang, Yongjun Zhao, and Tianhong Cui, “MatLab Simulink Modeling and Controller Synthesis in Tunneling Accelerometers”, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 12, No. 6, 2002: 730-735.

70. Feng Hua, Tianhong Cui, and Yuri Lvov, “Lithographic Approach to Pattern Self-Assembled Mutilayers”, Langmuir, Vol. 18, 2002: 6712-6715.

71. Feng Hua, Yuri Lvov, and Tianhong Cui, “Spatial Patterning of Colloidal Nanoparticle-based Thin Film by A Combinative Technique of Layer-by-layer Self-assembly and Lithography”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2002: 357-361.

72. F. Hua, J. Shi, Y. Lvov, and T. Cui, “Patterning of Layer-by-layer Self-assembled Multiple Types of Nanoparticle Thin Films by Lithographic Techniques”, Nano Letters, Vol. 2, No. 11, 2002: 1119-1222.