SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Ceramics

1. K.Wang, J.Yao, H.Wang and Y.-B.Cheng, Effect of seeding on formation of silicon carbide nanostructures from mesoporous silica-carbon nanocomposites, Nanotechnology, 19(17)175605, 8 pages, 2008 
   1. M.Hotta, J.Tatami, K.Komeya, C.Zhang, T.Meguro, M.R.Terner, Y.B.Cheng, Formation process of calcium-alpha SiAlON hollow balls composed of nanosized particles by carbothermal reduction-nitridation, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 91(3)860-864, 2008
   2. J. Yao, H. Wang, X. Zhang, W. Zhu, J. Wei, Y.-B. Cheng, Role of pores in the carbothermal reduction of carbon-silica nanocomposites into silicon carbide nanostructures, J. of Phys. Chem. C, 111 (2)636-641, 2007
   3. J. Mansouri1, C. Wood, K. Roberts, Y.-B. Cheng, and R. Burford, Investigation of the ceramifying process of modified silicone–silicate compositions, Journal of Materials Science, 42(15)6046-6055, 2007
   4. L. Hanu, G. Simon, Y. B. Cheng, Thermal stability and flammability of silicone polymer composites, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 91(6)1373-1379, 2006
   5. Z. -H. Xie, M. Hoffman, R. J. Moon, P. R. Munroe and Y. -B. Cheng, Sliding wear of calcium alpha-sialon ceramics, Wear, 260(4-5)387-400, 2006
   6. A. Carman, E. Pereloma, Y. B. Cheng, Hot forging of a textured alpha-sialon ceramic, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 89(2)478-483, 2006
   7. Y. Zhang, Y. B. Cheng, S. Lathabai, K. Hirao, Erosion response of highly anisotropic silicon nitride, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 88(1) 114-120, 2005
   8. M. Hussain, R. Varely, Y. B. Cheng, Z. Mathys, G. P. Simon, Synthesis and thermal behavior of inorganic-organic hybrid geopolymer composites, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 96(1) 112-121, 2005
   9. Z. Q. Shen, G. P. Simon, Y. B. Cheng, Nanocomposites of poly(methyl methacrylate) and organically modified layered silicates by melt intercalation, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 92(4) 2101-2115, 2004
   10. A.J. Seeber, Y. B. Cheng, Thermal stability of mixed-cation α-sialon ceramics, Materials Science and Engineering A, 339(1-2) 115-123, 2003
   11. O. Becker, Y. B. Cheng, R. J. Varley, G. P. Simon, Layered silicate nanocomposites based on various high-functionality epoxy resins: The influence of cure temperature on morphology, mechanical properties, and free volume, Macromolecules, 36(5) 1616-1625, 2003
   12. J. Habsuda, G. P. Simon, Y. B. Cheng, D. G. Hewitt, D. A. Lewis, H. Toh, Organic-inorganic hybrids derived from 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate and (3-methacryloyloxypropyl)trimethoxysilane, Polymer, 43(15 ) 4123-4136, 2002
   13. T. Bakharev, J. G. Sanjayan, Y. B. Cheng, Sulfate attack on alkali-activated slag concrete, Cement and Concrete Research, 32(2) 211-216, 2002

   Dye Sensitised Solar Cells

   1. Hongwei Han, Udo Bach, Yi-Bing Cheng, Rachel A. Caruso, Colin MacRae, A design for monolithic all-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells with a platinized carbon counterelectrode, Applied Physics Letters, 94(10) 103102/1-103102/3, 2009
   2. H.C.Weerasinghe, P.M. Sirimanne, G.P. Simon, Y.B. Cheng, Fabrication of efficient solar cells on plastic substrates using binder-free ball milled titania slurries, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 206, 64–70, 2009
   3. S.A.Cerneaux, S.M.Zakeeruddin, M.Gratzel, Y.B.Cheng, L.Spiccia, New functional triethoxysilanes as iodide sources for dye-sensitized solar cells, Journal of Photochemistry And Photobiology A-Chemistry, 198, 2-3, 186-191, 2008
   4. J. Hart, Y.-B. Cheng, G.P. Simon, L. Speccia, Alternative materials and processing techniques for optimized nanostructures in dye-sensitized solar cells, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 8(5)2230-2248, 2008 (Review Article)
   5. Andrew Nattestad, Michael Ferguson, Robert Kerr, Yi-Bing Cheng and Udo Bach, Dye-sensitized nickel(II)oxide photocathodes for tandem solar cell applications, Nanotechnology 19(29)295304 (9pp), 2008
   6. N.A.Lewcenko, M.J.Byrnes, Y.B.Cheng, S.M.Zakeeruddin, M.Gratzel, L.Spiccia, Alkylpyrrolidiniumtrialkoxysilyl iodides as organic iodide sources for dye-sensitised solar cells, Chemical Communications, 33, 3852-3854, 2008
   7. H. Han, U.Bach, and Y.-B. Cheng, R. Caruso, Increased nanopore filling: Effect on monolithic all-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells, Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 213510 (2007)
   8. S. Cerneaux, S. Zakeeruddin, J. Pringle, Y.-B. Cheng, M. Gratzel, L. Spiccia, Novel nano-structured silica-based electrolytes containing quaternary ammonium iodide moieties, Adv. Funct. Mater., 17(16)3200-3206, 2007
   9. J.N. Hart, D. Menzies, Y. B. Cheng, G. Simon, L. Spiccia, Microwave processing of TiO2 blocking layers for dye-sensitized solar cells , Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 40(1)45-54, 2006
   10. Fuzhi Huang, Meifang Zhou, Yi-Bing Cheng, and Rachel A. Caruso, Al-Containing Porous Titanium Dioxide Networks: Sol-Gel Synthesis within Agarose Gel Template and Photocatalytic Activity, Chem. Mater., 18 (25), 5835 -5839, 2006
   11. D. Menzies, L. Bourgeois, Y.B. Cheng, G. Simon, L. Spiccia, Characterization of nanostructured core-shell working electrodes for application in dye-sensitized solar cells, Surface & Coatings Technology, 198(1-3)118-122, 2005
   12. J.H. Hart, Y. B. Cheng, G. Simon, L. Spiccia, Challenges of producing TiO2 films by microwave heating, Surface & Coatings Technology, 198(1-3)20-23, 2005
   13. J. N. Hart, R. Cervini, Y. B. Cheng, G. P. Simon, L. Spiccia, Formation of anatase TiO2 by microwave processing, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 84(1-4) 135-143, 2004
   14. R. Cervini, Y. B. Cheng, G. Simon, Solid-state Ru-dye solar cells using polypyrrole as a hole conductor, Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics, 37(1) 13-20, 2004
   15. D. Menzies, R. Cervini, Y. B. Cheng, G. Simon, L. Spiccia, Titanium isopropoxide post-treatment of titanium dioxide electrodes for use in dye-sensitised solar cells, Journal of the Australasian Ceramic Society, 39(2) 108-113, 2003

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