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Book Chapters
Z. Chen, J. Li, and Y. B. Zheng. Plasmon-Enhanced Optothermal Manipulation. in Plasmon-Enhanced Light-Matter Interactions (Springer Series in Lecture Note in Nanoscale Science and Technology), edited by Yu Peng, Dr. Hongxing Xu, and Dr. Zhiming Wang (Springer, January 2022, Pages: 233-259).
R. Sanders, Y. Liu, and Y. B. Zheng. Towards Single-Molecule Chiral Sensing and Separation. in Single Molecule Sensing Beyond Fluorescence, edited by Dr. Warwick Bowen, Dr. Frank Vollmer, and Dr. Reuven Gordon (Springer, January 2022, Chapter 9: 271-293).
Z. Wu, L. Lin, and Y. B. Zheng. Nanophotonics and Optoelectronics Based on Two-Dimensional MoS2. in Emerging 2D Materials and Devices for the Internet of Things, edited by Dr. Li Tao and Dr. Deji Akinwande (ELSEVIER, June 2020, Chapter 5: 121-137).
E. H. Hill, C. Hanske, C. Hamo, and Y. B. Zheng. Assembly of Plasmonic Nanoparticles. in 21st Century Nanoscience - A Handbook (Volume 6), edited by Dr. Klaus Sattler (CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, November 2020, Chapter 14).
X. Peng, B. B. Rajeeva, D. Teal, and Y. B. Zheng. Plasmofluidics for Biosensing and Medical Diagnostics. in Nanotechnology Characterization Tools for Biosensing & Medical Diagnosis, Edited by Dr. Kumar Challa (Springer, 2018, Chapter 5: 213-247).
B. B. Rajeeva and Y. B. Zheng. Molecular Plasmonics: From Molecular-Scale Measurements and Control to Applications. in Nanotechnology: Delivering the Promise, Edited by Drs. H. N. Cheng, Larry Doemeny, and Diane Grob Schmidt (American Chemical Society, 2016, Chapter 2). PDF.
Y. B. Zheng and P. S. Weiss. Designing, Measuring, and Controlling Functional Molecules and Precise Assemblies. in Beilstein-Institut Proceedings: Molecular Engineering and Control (Beilstein-Institut, 2013).
Y. B. Zheng, B. K. Pathem, J. N. Hohman, and P. S. Weiss. Functional Supromolecular Assemblies: First Glimpses and Upcoming Challenges. in Beilstein-Institut Proceedings: Functional Nanoscience (Beilstein-Institut, 2011).
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Patents
Issued Patents
Y. B. Zheng and Y. Kim, "Devices, Systems, and Methods for Analyte Sensing with Optothermally Generated Bubbles in Biphasic Liquid Samples," issued as U. S. Patent No. 18,015,808 in May 2025.
Y. B. Zheng and Z. Wu, "Nanostructured Plasmonic Materials and Methods of Making and Use Thereof," issued as U.S. Patent No. 11,519,857 on December 6, 2022.
Y. B. Zheng, L. Lin, and J. Li, "Optical Patterning Systems and Methods," issued as U.S. Patent No. 11,448,965 on September 20, 2022.
Y. B. Zheng, L. Lin, and X. Peng, "Methods and Systems for Optical Control of Metal Particles with Thermophoresis," issued as U.S. Patent No. 11,060,976 on July 13, 2021.
Y. B. Zheng and B. B. Rajeeva, "Optical Printing Systems and Methods," issued as U.S. Patent No. 10,640,873 on May 5, 2020.
Y. B. Zheng, L. Lin, and X. Peng, "Methods and Systems for Optothermal Particle Control," issued as US Patent No. 10,620,121 on April 14, 2020.
Y. B. Zheng, L. Lin, and X. Peng, "Methods and Systems for Assembly of Particle Superstructures," issued as US Patent No. 10,603,685 on March 31, 2020.
Y. B. Zheng, L. Lin, and M. Wang, "Nanostructured Photonic Materials," issued as U.S. Patent No. 10,371,892 on August 6, 2019.
Y. B. Zheng, L. Lin, and X. Peng, “Lithographic Systems and Methods,” issued as U.S. Patent No. 10,281,398 on May 7, 2019.
Provisional Patents
Y. B. Zheng and J. Li, "Method of Activating C-H Bonds Using Light and 2D Materials," 63/721,356 (Nov. 15, 2024).
Y. B. Zheng and S. Huang, "Systems and Methods for Thinning Transition Metal Dichalcogenides," PCT/US2021/059111 (Nov. 12, 2021)
Y. B. Zheng, K. Sharma, Y. Liu, and Z. Wu, "Devices, Systems, and Methods for Chiral Sensing," Provisional Patent Application, 63/051,120 (2020).
Y. B. Zheng and J. Li, "Methods of Manipulating Particles on Solid Substrates via Optothermally-Gated Photon Nudging," Provisional Patent Application (2019).
