2023

1. “Light Induced Surface Tension Gradients for Hierarchical Assembly of Particles from Liquid Metals” Jiayun Liang, Zakaria Y. Al Balushi*, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023 [Link]

2021

2. "The impact of binder functional groups on controlling chemical reactions to improve stability of rechargeable zinc-ion batteries" Natta Jaikrajang, Wathanyu Kao-Ian, Tatsuki Muramatsu, Rungroj Chanajaree, Tetsu Yonezawa, Zakaria Y. Al Balushi, Soorathep Kheawhom, Rongrong Cheacharoen, ACS Applied Energy Materials vol 4, issue 7, pp. 7138-7147 (2021). [Link]

3. “Opportunities in Electrically Tunable 2D Materials Beyond Graphene: Recent Progress and Future Outlook” Tom Vincent, Jiayun Liang, Simrjit Singh, Eli G. Castanon, Xiaotian Zhang, Amber McCreary, Deep Jariwala, Olga Kazakova, Zakaria Y. Al Balushi, Applied Physics Reviews vol 8, pp. 041320 (2021). Editors Pick of 2021. [Link]

2020

4. “An Outlook into the Flat Land of 2D Materials Beyond Graphene: Synthesis, Properties and Device Applications” Amber McCreary, Olga Kazakova, Deep Jariwala and Zakaria Y. Al Balushi, IOP 2D Materials, vol 8, pp. 013001 (2020). [Link]

5. “Cathodoluminescence spatially resolves optical transitions in thick group-III and N-polar InGaN films”, Anushka Bansal, Joan M. Redwing and Zakaria Y. Al Balushi, Journal of Applied Physics 128 (17), 175305 (2020). [Link]

6. “Epitaxial Growth of 2D Layered Transition Metal Dichalcogenides” Tanushree H. Choudhury, Xiaotian Zhang, Zakaria Y. Al Balushi, Mikhail Chubarov, and Joan M. Redwing, Annual Review of Materials Research, 50 (2020). [Link] 

7. “Tailoring Conduction Band Edges in Molybdenum Sulfide/Selenide Alloys Enhances CO Faradaic Efficiency in Aqueous CO2 Reduction” Yi-Rung Lin, Wen-Hui Cheng, Matthias H. Richter, Joseph S. DuChene, Elizabeth A. Peterson, Cora M. Went, Zakaria Y. Al Balushi, Deep Jariwala, Jeffrey B. Neaton, Li-Chyong Chen and Harry A. Atwater, Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 24 (42), 22893-22902 (2020). [Link]

8. “Van der Waals epitaxy and composition control of layered SnSxSe2−x alloy thin films” Joshua J Fox, Xiaotian Zhang, Zakaria Y. Al Balushi, Mikhail Chubarov, Azimkhan Kozhakhmetov, Joan M Redwing, Journal of Materials Research, 1-11 (2020). [Link]

2018

9. “Effect of substrate on the growth and properties of thin 3R NbS2 films grown by chemical vapor deposition” Azimkhan Kozhakhmetov, Tanushree H. Choudhury, Zakaria Y. Al Balushi, Mikhail Chubarov, Joan M Redwing, Journal of Crystal Growth 486, 15, 137 (2018). [Link]

10. “Heteroepitaxy of highly oriented GaN films on non-single crystal substrates using a Si(111) template layer formed by aluminum-induced crystallization" has been received by journal Advanced Materials”, Mel Hainey, Jr., Zakaria Y. Al Balushi, Ke Wang, Nathan Martin, Anushka Bansal, Mikhail Chubarovs and Joan M. Redwing, Physica Status Solidi- RRL 12, 3, 1700392 (2018). * Article on Journal Cover [Link]

2017

11. “In situ Stress Measurements during MOCVD growth of thick N-polar InGaN” Zakaria Y. Al Balushi and Joan M. Redwing,  Journal of Applied Physics, 122, 8, 085303 (2017). [Link]

12. “The effect of polarity on MOCVD growth of thick InGaN” Zakaria Y. Al Balushi and Joan M. Redwing, Applied Physics Letters, 110, 022101 (2017). [Link]

2016

13. “Influence of Carbon in Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition of Few-Layer WSe2 Thin Films”, Xiaotian Zhang, Zakaria Y. Al Balushi, Tanushree Choudhury, Sarah Eichfeld, Thomas Jackson, Joshua Robinson and Joan M. Redwing Journal of Electronic Materials, 45, 12, 6273 (2016). [Link]

14. “Two-dimensional gallium nitride realized via graphene encapsulation” Zakaria Y. Al Balushi, Ke Wang, Ram Krishna Ghosh, Rafael Vilá, Sarah Eichfeld, Joshua D. Caldwell, Xiaoye Qin, Yu-Chuan Lin, Paul DeSario, Greg Stone, Shruti Subramanian, Dennis Paul, Robert M. Wallace, Suman Datta, Joan M. Redwing and Joshua A. Robinson, Nature Materials, 15, 1166 (2016). *Highlighted on Nature News and Views [Link]

2015

15. “In situ Stress Measurements during Direct MOCVD Growth of GaN on SiC” Zakaria Y. Al Balushi and Joan M. Redwing, Journal of Materials Research, 30, 2900 (2015). [Link]

16. “The Impact of Graphene Properties on GaN and AlN Nucleation” Zakaria Y. Al Balushi, Takahira Miyagi, Yu-Chuan Lin, Ke Wang, Lazaro Calderin, Ganesh Bhimanapati, Joan M. Redwing, Joshua A. Robinson, Surface Science, 634, 81 (2015). *Article on Journal Cover [Link]

2013

17. “Influence of Growth Stress on the Surface Morphology of N-polar GaN Films Grown on Vicinal C-face SiC Substrates” Dongjin Won, Xiaojun Weng, Zakaria Y. Al Balushi and Joan M. Redwing, Applied Physics Letters, 103, 241908 (2013). [Link]

2010

18. “Growth of Ge Nanowires from Au-Cu Alloy Nanoparticle Catalysts Synthesized from Aqueous Solution” Justin Connell, Zakaria Y. Al Balushi, Kwonnam Sohn, Jiaxing Huang & Lincoln J. Lauhon, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 23, 3360 (2010). [Link]