Publications

2017

Electrical tuning of layer-polarized exciton gases in WSe2 bilayers 
Z. Wang, Y.-H. Chiu, K. Honz, K. F. Mak, and J. Shan, arXiv:1709.03662

Strongly interaction-enhanced valley magnetic response in monolayer WSe2
Z. Wang, K. F. Mak, and J. Shan, arXiv:1705.01078

Valley magnetoelectricity in single-layer MoS2
J. Lee, Z. Wang, H. Xie, K. F. Mak, and J. Shan, Nature Mater. 16, 887-891 (2017).

Vapor-liquid-solid synthesis of ZnSnN2 
P. C. Quayle, G. T. Junno, K. He, E. W. Blanton, J. Shan, and K. Kash, physica status solidi (b) doi:10.1002/pssb.201600718 (2017).

Characterization and control of ZnGeN2 cation lattice ordering 
E. W. Blanton, K. He, J. Shan, and K. Kash, Journal of Crystal Growth 461, 38–45 (2017).

Raman study of the vibrational modes in ZnGeN2 (0001) 
E. W. Blanton, M. Hagemann, K. He, J. Shan, W. R. L. Lambrecht and K. Kash, Journal of Applied Physics 121, 055704 (2017).

Probing the spin-polarized electronic band structure in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides by optical spectroscopy 
Z. Wang, L. Zhao, K. F. Mak, and J. Shan, Nano Lett. 17, 740–746 (2017).

Valley- and spin-polarized Landau levels in monolayer WSe2
Z. Wang, J. Shan, and K. F. Mak, Nature Nanotech. 12, 144–149 (2017).

2016

Probing many-body interactions in monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenides
B. Scharf, Z. Wang, D. V. Tuan, J. Shan, K. F. Mak, I. Zutic, and H. Dery, arxiv.org/abs/1606.07101

NaSn2As2: An Exfoliatable Layered van der Waals Zintl Phase
M. Q. Arguilla, J. Katoch, K. Krymowski, N. D. Cultrara, J. Xu, X. Xi, A. Hanks, S. Jiang, R. Dominic Ross, R. J. Koch, S. Ulstrup, A. Bostwick, C. M. Jozwiak, D. W. McComb, E. Rotenberg, J. Shan, W. Windl, R. K. Kawakami and J. E. Goldberger, ACS Nano 10, 9500-9508 (2016)

Gate tuning of electronic phase transitions in two-dimensional NbSe2
X. Xi, H. Berger, L. Forro, J. Shan, and K. F. Mak, Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 106801 (2016).

Photonics and optoelectronics of two-dimensional semiconductor transition metal dichalcogenides
K. F. Mak and J. Shan, Nature Photon. 10, 216-226 (2016).

Optical coherence in atomic-monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenides limited by electron-phonon interactions
P. Dey, J. Paul, Z. Wang, C. E. Stevens, C. Liu, A. H. Romero, J. Shan, D. J. Hilton, and D. Karaiskaj, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116,127402 (2016).

Electrical control of the valley Hall effect in bilayer MoS2 transistors
J. Lee, K. F. Mak, and J. Shan, Nature Nanotech. 11, 421-425 (2016).

Ising pairing in superconducting NbSe2 atomic layers
X. Xi, Z. Wang, W. Zhao, J.-H. Park, K. T. Law, H. Berger, L. Forro, J. Shan, and K. F. Mak, Nature Phys. 12, 139-143 (2016).

2015

Strongly enhanced charge-density-wave order in monolayer NbSe2
X. Xi, L. Zhao, Z. Wang, H. Berger, L. Forro, J. Shan, and K. F. Mak, Nature Nanotech. 10, 765-769 (2015).

Effect of Surface States on Terahertz Emission from the Bi2Se3 surface
L. Zhu, B. Kubera, K. Mak, and J. Shan, Sci. Rep. 5, 10308 (2015).

Charge-neutral disorder and polytypes in heterovalent wurtzite-based ternary semiconductors: The importance of the octet rule
P. C. Quayle, E. W. Blanton, A. Punya, G. T. Junno, K. He, L. Han, H. Zhao, J. Shan, W. R. Lambrecht, and K. Kash, Phys. Rev. B 91, 205207 (2015).

Black phosphorus nanoelectromechanical resonators vibrating at very high frequencies
Z. Wang, H. Jia, X. Zheng, R. Yang, Z. Wang, G. J. Ye, X. H. Chen, J. Shan, and P. X.-L. Feng, Nanoscale 7, 877-884 (2015).

2014

Air Damping of Atomically-Thin MoS2 Nanomechanical Resonators
J. Lee, Z. Wang, K. He, J. Shan, and P. X.-L. Feng, Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 023104 (2014).

Tightly bound excitons in monolayer WSe2
K. He, N. Kumar, L. Zhao, Z. Wang, K.F. Mak, H. Zhao, and J. Shan, Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 026803 (2014).

Tuning many-body interactions in graphene: The effects of doping on excitons and carrier lifetimes
K. F. Mak, F. Jornada, K. He, N. Petrone, J. Hone, J. Shan, S. G. Louie, and T. F. Heinz, Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 207401 (2014).

Non-linear fluorescence modulation of an organic dye for optical data storage
C.W. Christenson, A. Saini, B. Valle, J. Shan, and K.D. Singer, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 31, 637-641 (2014).

Embracing structural nonidealities and asymmetries in two-Dimensional nanomechanical resonators
Z. Wang, J. Lee, K. He, J. Shan, and P. X.-L. Feng, Sci. Rep. 4, 3919 (2014).

2013

Synthesis, lattice structure and band gap of ZnSnN2
P.C. Quayle, K. He, J. Shan, and K. Kash, MRS Comm. 3, 135-138 (2013).

Size dependence of below-band-gap two-photon absorption in semiconductor quantum dots
G. Dakovski and J. Shan, J. Appl. Phys. 114, 014301 (2013).

High frequency MoS2 nanomechanical resonators
J. Lee, Z. Wang, K. He, J. Shan, and P. X.-L. Feng, ACS Nano 7, 6086–6091 (2013).

Experimental demonstration of continuous electronic structure tuning via strain in atomically thin MoS2
K. He, K. F. Mak, C. Pools, and J. Shan,  Nano Lett. 13, 2931–2936 (2013).

Orientation of luminescent excitons in layered nanomaterials
J. A. Schuller, S. Karaveli, T. Schiros, K. He, S. Yang, I. Kymissis, J. Shan, and R. Zia, Nature Nanotech. 8, 271–276 (2013).

Progress, challenges, and opportunities in two-dimensional materials beyond graphene
S. Z. Butler, S. M. Hollen, L. Cao, Y. Cui, J. A. Gupta, H. R. Gutiérrez, T. F. Heinz, S. S. Hong, J. Huang, A. F. Ismach, E. Johnston-Halperin, M. Kuno, V. V. Plashnitsa, R. D. Robinson, R. Ruoff, S. Salahuddin, J. Shan, L. Shi, M. G. Spencer, M. Terrones, W. Windl, and J. E. Goldberger, ACS Nano 7, 2898–2926 (2013).

Tightly bound trions in monolayer MoS2
K. F. Mak, Keliang He, Changgu Lee, Gwan Hyoung Lee, J. Hone, T.F. Heinz, and J. Shan, Nature Mater. 12, 207–211 (2013).

2012

Roll-to-roll fabrication of multilayer films for high capacity optical data storage
C. Ryan, C. W. Christenson, B. Valle, A. Saini, J. Lott, J. Johnson, D. Schiraldi, C. Weder, E. Baer, K. D. Singer, and J. Shan, Adv. Mater. 24, 5222–5226 (2012).

Carrier dynamics in Si nanowires produced by metal assisted chemical etching
H. Tang, L. Zhu, L. Zhao, X. Zhang, J. Shan, and S. Lee, ACS Nano 6, 7814–7819 (2012).

Control of valley polarization in monolayer MoS2 by optical helicity
K. F. Mak, K. He, J. Shan, and T.F. Heinz, Nature Nanotech. 7, 494–498 (2012).

Structurally dependent Fano resonances in the infrared spectra of phonons in few-layer graphene
Z. Li, C.H. Lui, E. Cappelluti, L. Benfatto, K. F. Mak, G. L. Carr, J. Shan, and T. F. Heinz, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 156801 (2012).

2011

Two-photon 3D optical data storage via aggregate switching of excimer-forming dyes
J. Lott, C. Ryan, B. Valle, J. R. Johnson, D. A. Schiraldi1, J. Shan, K. D. Singer, and C. Weder, Adv. Mater. 23, 2425–2429 (2011).

Carrier dynamics in semiconductors studied with time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy
R. Ulbricht, E. Hendry, J. Shan, T. F. Heinz, and M. Bonn, Rev. Mod. Phys. 83, 543–586 (2011).

Seeing many-body effects in single- and few-layer graphene: Observation of two-dimensional saddle-point excitons
K. F. Mak, J. Shan, and T. F. Heinz, Phys. Rev. Lett.  106, 046401 (2011).

2010

Atomically thin MoS2: A new direct-gap semiconductor
K. F. Mak, Changgu Lee, J. Hone, J. Shan, and T. F. Heinz, Phys. Rev. Lett.  105, 136805 (2010).

Ultrafast photoluminescence from graphene
C. H. Lui, K. F. Mak, J. Shan, and T. F. Heinz, Phys. Rev. Lett.  105, 127404 (2010).

Electronic structure of few-layer graphene: Experimental demonstration of strong dependence on stacking sequence
K. F. Mak, J. Shan, and T. F. Heinz, Phys. Rev. Lett.  104, 176404 (2010).

2009

Observation of an electric-field-induced band gap in bilayer graphene by infrared spectroscopy
K. F. Mak, C. H. Lui, J. Shan, and T. F. Heinz, Phys. Rev. Lett.  102, 256405 (2009).

Circularly polarized light in the single-cycle limit: the nature of highly polychromatic radiation of defined polarization
J. Shan, J. I. Dadap, and T. F. Heinz, Opt. Exp. 17, 7431-7439 (2009).

2008

Terahertz photonic crystals based on barium titanate / polymer nanocomposites
J. Lott, C. Xia, L. Kosnosky, C. Weder, and J. Shan, Adv. Mater. 20, 3649-3653 (2008).

2007

Terahertz electric polarizability of excitons in PbSe and CdSe quantum dots
G. Dakovski, S. Lan, C. Xia, and J. Shan, J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 5904-5908 (2007).

2006

Exciton polarizability in semiconductor nanocrystals
F. Wang, J. Shan, M. Bonn, M. Islam, I. Herman, and T. F. Heinz, Nature Mater. 5, 861-864 (2006).

Experimental study of optical second-harmonic scattering from spherical nanoparticles
J. Shan, J. I Dadap, I. Stiopkin, G. Reider, and T. F. Heinz, Phys. Rev. A 73, 023819 (2006).

Finite pump-beam-size effects in optical pump–terahertz probe spectroscopy
G. Dakovski, B. Kubera, S. Lan, and J. Shan,  J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 23, 139-141 (2006).

2005 and earlier

Localized terahertz generation via optical rectification in ZnTe
G. Dakovski, B. Kubera, and J. Shan, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 22, 1667-1670 (2005).

Conductivity of solvated electrons in hexane investigated with terahertz time-domain spectroscopy
E. Knoesel, M. Bonn, J. Shan, F. Wang, and T. F. Heinz, J. Chem. Phys. 121, 394-404 (2004).

Theory of second-harmonic generation from a sphere of centrosymmetric material: Small particle limit
J. I. Dadap, J. Shan, and T. F. Heinz, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 21, 1328-1347 (2004).

Electron transport in TiO2 probed by THz time-domain spectroscopy
E. Hendry, F. Wang, J. Shan, T. F. Heinz, and M. Bonn, Phys. Rev. B 69, 081101 (2004).

Measurement of the frequency dependent conductivity of sapphire
J. Shan, F. Wang, E. Knoesel, M. Bonn, and T. F. Heinz, Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 247401 (2003).

Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy based on nonlinear optics
J. Shan, A. Nahata, and T. F. Heinz, J. Nonlin. Opt. Phys. Mater. 11, 31-48 (2002).

Origin of magnetic-field enhancement in the generation of THz radiation from semiconductor surfaces
J. Shan, C. Weiss, R. Wallenstein, R. Beigang, and T. F. Heinz, Opt. Lett. 26, 849-851 (2001).

Charge transport and carrier dynamics in liquids probed by THz time-domain spectroscopy
E. Knoesel, M. Bonn, J. Shan, and T. F. Heinz, Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 340-343 (2001).

Single shot measurement of terahertz electromagnetic pulses using electro-optic sampling
J. Shan, A. S. Weling, E. Knoesel, M. Bonn, G. A. Reider, L. Bartels, and T. F. Heinz, Opt. Lett. 25, 426-428 (2000).

Second-harmonic Rayleigh scattering from a sphere of centrosymmetric material
J. I. Dadap, J. Shan, K. B. Eisenthal, and T. F. Heinz, Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 4045-4048 (1999).

Measurement of the vector character of electric fields by optical second harmonic generation
J. I. Dadap, J. Shan, A. Weling, J. A. Misewich, A. Nahata, and T. F. Heinz, Opt. Lett. 24, 1059-1061 (1999).

Homodyne detection of second-harmonic generation as a probe of electric fields
J. I. Dadap, J. Shan, A. S. Weling, J. A. Misewich, and T. F. Heinz, Appl. Phys. B 68, 333-341 (1999).

Susceptibility of stochastic systems
P.V. Elyutin and S. Jie, Doklady Akademii Nauk 353, 607-609 (1997).

Susceptibility of chaotic systems to perturbations
P.V. Elyutin and J. Shan, Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 5043-5046 (1996).

Book chapters

J. Shan and S.L. Dexheimer, “THz Spectroscopy of Novel Electronic Materials,” in Terahertz Spectroscopy: Principles and Applications, edited by S.L. Dexheimer (CRC Press, 2007).

J. Shan and T.F. Heinz, “THz Radiation from Semiconductors,” in Ultrafast Dynamical Processes in Semiconductors, edited by K.-T. Tsen (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2004), pp. 1-56. (Topics in Applied Physics 92, 1-56 (2004)).