Professor
Office: 203 Physics Building
Phone: +1 (530) 754-0832
Fax: +1 (530) 752-4717
Email: donyu@ucdavis.edu
Personal Professional Website:
http://yu.physics.ucdavis.edu
Research Interests:
Condensed matter experiment. Synthesis and characterization of colloidal nanocrystals, including measurements of their optical, electrical, and low temperature transport properties. Vapor phase synthesis and characterization of phase-change nanowires, the fabrication and transport studies of nanodevices, and scanning photocurrent imaging of nanowire-polymer photovoltaic devices.
Research Areas
Career History
- Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2005
- Postdoctoral Scholar, Harvard University, 2005-2008
- Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis, 2008
- Associate Professor, University of California, Davis, 2014
Honors
- Hellman Fellowship Program Award, 2010
- Second Prize, James Frank Institute Annual Symposium, University of Chicago, 2005
- Robert G. Sachs Fellowship, University of Chicago, 2001
- Guo Moruo Prize, USTC, 1999
- Zhang Zongzhi Prize, USTC , 1998