Publications

Journal Papers

1. Mingliang Zhang, Zixuan Li, Yaoting Wu, Jiacen Guo, Jennifer D. Lee, Hongseok Yun, Yao Yu, James M. Kikkawa, Christopher B. Murray, Cherie R. Kagan. Parallel synthesis of monodisperse 3D colloidal nanocrystal superparticles via templated emulsification. Manuscript in preparation.
2. Mingliang Zhang, Victor Pacheco-Peña, Yao Yu, Wenxiang Chen, Nicholas J. Greybush, Aaron Stein, Nader Engheta, Christopher B. Murray, Cherie R. Kagan. Nanoimprinted chiral plasmonic substrates with three-dimensional nanostructures. Nano Letters. 2018, 18, 7389-7394.
3. Wenxiang Chen, Wenjing Liu, Yijie Jiang, Mingliang Zhang, Naixin Song, Nicholas J. Greybush, Jiacen Guo, Anna K. Estep, Kevin T. Turner, Ritesh Agarwal, Cherie R. Kagan. Ultrasensitive, mechanically responsive optical metasurfaces via strain amplification. ACS Nano. 2018, 12, 10683-10692.
4. Wenxiang Chen, Gaoxiang Wu, Mingliang Zhang, Nicholas J. Greybush, Jordan P. Howard-Jennings, Naixin Song, F. Scott Stinner, Shu Yang, Cherie R. Kagan. Angle-independent optical moisture sensors based on hydrogel-coated plasmonic lattice arrays. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 2018, 1, 1430-1437.
5. Mingliang Zhang, Jiacen Guo, Yao Yu, Yaoting Wu, Hongseok Yun, Davit Jishkariani, Wenxiang Chen, Nicholas J. Greybush, Christian Kübel, Aaron Stein, Christopher B. Murray, Cherie R. Kagan. 3D nanofabrication via chemo-mechanical transformation of nanocrystal/bulk heterostructures. Advanced Materials. 2018, 30, 1800233.
6. Qinghua Zhao, Tianshuo Zhao, Jiacen Guo, Wenxiang Chen, Mingliang Zhang, Cherie R. Kagan. The effect of dielectric environment on doping efficiency in colloidal PbSe nanostructures. ACS Nano. 2018, 12, 1313-1320.
7. Mingliang Zhang, Daniel J. Magagnosc, Iñigo Liberal, Yao Yu, Hongseok Yun, Haoran Yang, Yaoting Wu, Jiacen Guo, Wenxiang Chen, Young Shin, Aaron Stein, James M. Kikkawa, Nader Engheta, Daniel S. Gianola, Christopher B. Murray, Cherie R. Kagan. High-strength magnetically-switchable plasmonic nanorods assembled from a binary nanocrystal mixture. Nature Nanotechnology. 2017, 12, 228-232.
8. Wenxiang Chen, Mykhailo Tymchenko, Prashanth Gopalan, Xingchen Ye, Yaoting Wu, Mingliang Zhang, Christopher B. Murray, Andrea Alu, Cherie R. Kagan. Large-area nanoimprinted colloidal Au nanocrystal-based nanoantennas for ultrathin polarizing plasmonic metasurfaces. Nano Letters, 2015, 15, 5254-5260.
9. Mingliang Zhang, Nicolas Large, Ai Leen Koh, Yang Cao, Alejandro Manjavacas, Robert Sinclair, Peter Nordlander, Shan X. Wang. High-density 2D homo- and hetero- plasmonic dimers with universal sub-10-nm gaps. ACS Nano, 2015, 9, 9331-9339.
10. Mingliang Zhang, Daniel J. B. Bechstein, Robert J. Wilson, Shan X. Wang. Wafer-scale synthesis of monodisperse synthetic magnetic multilayer nanorods. Nano Letters, 2014, 14, 333-338.
11. Mingliang Zhang, Christopher M. Earhart, Chinchun Ooi, Robert J. Wilson, Mary Tang, Shan X. Wang. Functionalization of high-moment magnetic nanobeads for cell manipulation and separation. Nano Research, 2013, 6, 745-751.
12. Mingliang Zhang, Xing Xie, Mary Tang, Craig S. Criddle, Yi Cui, Shan X. Wang. Magnetically ultraresponsive nanoscavengers for next-generation water purification systems. Nature Communications, 2013, 4, 1866. View
13. Jung-Sub Wi, Edward S. Barnard, Robert J. Wilson, Mingliang Zhang, Mary Tang, Mark L. Brongersma, Shan X. Wang. Sombrero-shaped plasmonic nanoparticles with molecular-level sensitivity and multifunctionality. ACS Nano, 2011, 5, 6449-6457.
14. Jung-Sub Wi, Sweta Sengupta, Robert J. Wilson, Mingliang Zhang, Mary Tang, Shan X. Wang. Raman-active two-tiered Ag nanoparticles with a concentric cavity. Small, 2011, 7, 3276-3280.
15. Wei Hu, Mingliang Zhang, Robert J. Wilson, Ai Leen Koh, Jung-Sub Wi, Mary Tang, Robert Sinclair, Shan X. Wang. Fabrication of planar, layered nanoparticles using tri-layer resist templates. Nanotechnology, 2011, 22, 185302.
16. Mingliang Zhang, Wei Hu, Christopher M. Earhart, Mary Tang, Robert J. Wilson, Shan X. Wang. Silane-based functionalization of synthetic antiferromagnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications. Journal of Applied Physics, 2010, 107, 09B325.
17. Marco Donolato, Marco Gobbi, Paolo Vavassori, Matteo Cantoni, Vitali Metlushko, Bojan Ilic, Mingliang Zhang, Shan X. Wang, Mikkel F. Hansen, Riccardo Bertacco. Detection of a single synthetic antiferromagnetic nanoparticle with an AMR nanostructure: comparison between simulations and experiments. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2010, 200, 122001.
18. Marco Donolato, Marco Gobbi, Paolo Vavassori, Marco Leone, Matteo Cantoni, Vitali Metlushko, Bojan Ilic, Mingliang Zhang, Shan X. Wang, Riccardo Bertacco. Nanosized corners for trapping and detecting magnetic nanoparticles. Nanotechnology, 2009, 20, 385501.
19. Nathan Klejwa, R. Misra, J. Provine, S. J. Klejwa, Mingliang Zhang, Shan X. Wang, Roger T. Howe. Laser-printed magnetic-polymer microstructures. Transducers, 2009, 865-868.

Presentations

1. 3D nanofabrication via chemo-mechanical transformation of nanocrystal/bulk heterostructures. Gordon Research Conferences: Nobel Metal Nanoparticles, Jun. 22^nd, 2018, Mount Holyoke College, MA, USA. (poster)
2. High-strength magnetically-switchable plasmonic nanorods assembled from a binary nanocrystal mixture. Gordon Research Conferences: Clusters and Nanostructures, Jul. 9^th, 2017, Mount Holyoke College, MA, USA. (poster)
3. High-strength magnetically-switchable plasmonic nanorods assembled from a binary nanocrystal mixture. The 252^nd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Aug. 21^st, 2016, Philadelphia, PA, USA. (oral)
4. High-strength magnetically-switchable plasmonic nanorods assembled from a binary nanocrystal mixture. Gordon Research Conferences: Plasmonics and Nanophotonics, Jul. 10^th, 2016, Sunday River, ME, USA. (poster)
5. High-density 2D homo- and hetero- plasmonic dimers with universal sub-10-nm gaps. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Mar. 28^th, 2016, Phoenix, AZ, USA. (poster)
6. Patterning of synthetic nanoparticles: from nanodisks to nanorods. Gordon Research Conference: Nanostructure Fabrication, Jul. 13^th, 2014, University of New England, ME, USA. (poster)
7. A robust, energy-free, sustainable point-of-use water purification system. The 2^nd Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization Conference, Nov. 3^rd, 2013, Santa Babara, California, USA. (oral)
8. Monte Carlo simulation on magnetic nanoscavenger-based water disinfection system. The 246^th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Sept. 8^th, 2013, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. (oral)
9. Silica coated synthetic antiferromagnetic nanoparticles for cell manipulation and separation. IEEE International Magnetics Conference, Apr. 25^th, 2011, Taipei, Taiwan. (oral)
10. Silane-based functionalization of synthetic antiferromagnetic nanoparticles for biomedical application. The 11^th Joint MMM-Intermag Conference, Jan. 18^th, 2010, Washington DC, USA, (oral)

Patent

1. Shan X. Wang, Mingliang Zhang, Craig S. Criddle, Xing Xie. Magnetically separable synthetic nanoparticles for water treatment. US Patent Application No. 14/032,033.