PATENT
One granted and four pending US patents.

PUBLICATIONS (11 papers in Nature and Science)

1.

O. Zhou, J.E. Fischer, N. Coustel, S. Kycia, A. McGhie, W. Romanow, J.P. McCauley Jr., and A.B. Smith III, ``Structure and Bonding in Alkali Metal Doped C₆₀'', Nature, 351, 462-464 (1991).

2.

O. Zhou, J.E. Fischer, and K.S. Liang, ``Pressure Induced Stage Transition in TiS₂ Intercalation Compounds'', Phys. Rev. B. Vol. 44, 14, 7243-7247 (1991).

3.

J. P. McCauley, Jr., Q. Zhu, N. Coustel, O. Zhou, G. Vaughan, et al., ``Preparation and Characterization of Single Phase Rb₃C₆₀ Superconductor'', J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 113, 8537-8538 (1991).

4.

Q. Zhu, O. Zhou, N. Coustel, G. Vaughan, J.P. McCauley, Jr., W. Romanow, J.E. Fischer, and A.B. Smith III, ``X-ray Diffraction Evidence for the Non- stoichiometric Rubidium -C₆₀ Intercalation Compound'', Science, 254, 545-548 (1991).

5.

O. Zhou, G. Vaughan, P.A. Heiney, J.E. Fischer, N. Coustel, J.P. McCauley, Jr., W. Romanow and A.B. Smith III, ``Compressibility of the M₃C₆₀ Fullerene Superconducting Phase - Correlation Between T_c and Lattice Constant'', Science, 255, 833-835 (1992).

6.

Q. Zhu, D.E. Cox, J.E. Fischer, K. Kniaz, A.R. McGhie, and O. Zhou, ``Intercalation of Solid C₆₀ with Iodine'', Nature, 355, 712-714 (1992).

7.

O. Zhou and D.E. Cox, review paper on ``Structures of C₆₀ Intercalation Compounds'', J. Phys. Chem. Solids, Vol 53, No. 11 1373-1390(1992).

8.

O. Zhou, Q. Zhu, G. Vaughan, J.E. Fischer, P.A. Heiney, N. Coustel, J.P. McCauley, Jr., W. Romanow, A.B. Smith III, and D.E. Cox, ``Temperature Dependent Structural Studies of Rb_xC₆₀'', in Novel Form of Carbon, MRS Proceedings No. 270, 191-195 (1992).

9.

T. Yildirim, O. Zhou, J.E. Fischer, N. Bykovetz, R.A. Strongin, M.A. Cichy, A.B. Smith III, C.L. Lin and R. Jelinek, ``Intercalation of Sodium Hetero-clusters into The C₆₀ Lattice'', Nature, 360, 568-571 (1992).

10.

A.R. Kortan, N. Kopylov, S. Glarum. E.M. Gyorgy, A.P. Ramirez, R.M. Fleming, O. Zhou, F.A. Thiel, P.L. Trevor and R.C. Haddon, ``Superconductivity in Barium Fulleride'', Nature, 360, 566-568 (1992).

11.

A.R. Kortan, N. Kopylov, R.M. Fleming, O. Zhou, F.A. Thiel and R.C. Haddon, ``Novel A15 phase in Barium-doped Fullerite'', Phys. Rev. B. Rapid Comm. 47 13070-13073 (1993).

12.

Q. Zhu, O. Zhou, J.E. Fischer, A.R. McGhie, W.J. Romanow, R.M. Strongin, M.A. Cichy and A.B. Smith III, ``Unusual Thermal Stability of a Site-ordered MC₆₀ Rocksalt Structure (M= K, Rb, or Cs)'', Phys. Rev. B. Rapid Comm. 47, 13948-13951 (1993).

13.

O. Zhou, R.M. Fleming, D.W. Murphy, M.J. Rosseinsky, A.P. Ramirez, R.B. van Dover and R.C. Haddon, ``Increase T_c in Na₂CsC₆₀ by Structural Expansion with Ammonia'', Nature, Vol. 362, 433-435 (1993).

14.

M.J. Rosseinsky, D.W. Murphy, R.M. Fleming and O. Zhou, ``Intercalation of Ammonia into K₃C₆₀'', Nature 364, 425-427 (1993).

15.

K. Knaiz, J.E. Fischer, Q. Zhu, M.J. Rosseinsky, D.W. Murphy and O. Zhou, ``C₆₀ Orientational in Superconducting Na₂RbC₆₀'', Solid State Comm. Vol. 88, No. 1, 47-50 (1993).

16.

J.E. Schirber, D.L. Overmyer, W.R. Bayless, M.J. Rosseinsky, O. Zhou, D.W. Murphy, Q. Zhu, K. Kniaz and J.E. Fischer, ``Fullerene Superconductors: Phase Stability and Anomalously Low T_c's in some ternary Compounds'', J. Phys. Chem. Solids Vol. 54, No. 10, 1427-1431 (1993).

17.

O. Zhou, R.M. Fleming, D.W. Murphy, C.H. Chen, R.C. Haddon, A.P. Ramirez and S.H.. Glarum, ``Defects in Carbon Nano-Structures'', Science 263, 1744-1747 (1994).

18.

Y. Iwasa, T. Arima, R.M. Fleming, T. Siegrist, O. Zhou, et al., ``High Pressure Synthesis New Metastable Phases of C₆₀'', Science 264, 1570-1574 (1994).

19.

A. P. Ramirez, R.C. Haddon, O. Zhou, R.M. Fleming, J. Zhang, S.M. McClure and R.E. Smalley, ``Magnetic Susceptibility of Molecular Carbon-Nanotubes and Fullerite'' Science 265, 84-86 (1994).

20.

R.M. Fleming, O. Zhou, D.W. Murphy and T. Siegrist, ``Alkali-Intercalated Structures of C₆₀'', Proceedings of the Austria Fullerene Winter School 121-126 (1994).

21.

J.E. Schirber, W.R. Bayless, A.R. Kortan, O. Zhou, R.M. Fleming and D.W. Murphy, ``Pressure Studies of Alkali, Alkaline Earth and Rare Earth Doped C₆₀ Superconductors'', ''Fullerenes" ECS Proceedings Vol. 94-24, 556-559 (1994).

22.

T.T.M. Palstra, O. Zhou, Y. Iwasa, P.E. Sulewski, R.M. Fleming and B.R. Zegarski, ``Superconductivity at 40K in Cesium Doped C₆₀'', MRS Proc. Vol. 359, 285-288 (1995).

23.

J.E. Schirber, W.R. Bayless, M.J. Rosseinsky, O. Zhou, R.M. Fleming and D.W. Murphy, ``Effect of He Pressure on the Superconducting Transition Temperature of Na₂CsC₆₀ and (NH₃)₄Na₂CsC₆₀, MRS Proc. Vol. 359, 289-294 (1995).

24.

A.F. Hebard, O. Zhou, Q. Zhong, R.M. Fleming and R.C. Haddon, ``C₆₀ Films on Surface-Treated Silicon'' Thin Solid Films. , Vol. 257, No.2, 147-153(1995).

25.

T.T.M. Palstra, O. Zhou, Y. Iwasa, P.E. Sulewski, R.M. Fleming and B.R. Zegarski, ``Superconductivity at 40K in Cesium Doped C₆₀'', Solid State Comm. Vol. 93. No. 4, 327-330(1995).

26.

T.T.M. Palstra, O. Zhou, Y. Iwasa, P.E. Sulewski, R.M. Fleming and B.R. Zegarski, ``Electronic Properties of Metal Doped Fullerides: Pressing for Higher T_c's '', Phys. and Chem. of Fullerenes and Derivative (eds. H. Kuzmany et al., World Scientific), 392-396(1995).

27.

O. Zhou, T.T.M. Palstra, Y. Iwasa, P.E. Sulewski, R.M. Fleming, D.W. Murphy and B.R. Zegarski, ``Superconductivity in $\rm NH_{3}K_{3}C_{60}$ under Hydrostatic Pressure'', Phys. Rev. B Vol. 52, No. 1 483-489 (1995).

28.

Y. Iwasa, H. Shimoda, T.T.M. Palstra, Y. Maniwa, O. Zhou, T. Mitani, ``Metal-Insulator Transition in Ammoniated K ₃C₆₀'', Phys. Rev. B. Rapid Comm. Vol. 54, No. 14 R8836 (1996).

29.

K. Tanigaki and O. Zhou, ''Conductivity and Superconductivity in Doped Fullerides'', review in J. Phys. I (France) 6, 2159-2173 (1997).

30.

K. Tanigaki, O. Zhou and S. Kuroshima, ''New Si and Ge Based Cluster Compounds'', Phys. and Chem. of Fullerenes and Derivative (eds. H. Kuzmany et al., World Scientific), 1996.

31.

Y. Iwasa, H. Shimoda, Y. Miyamoto, Y. Mitani, Y. Maniwa, O. Zhou, and T.T.M. Palstra, ``Structure and Superconductivity in Alkali-Ammonia Complex Fullerides'', J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 58(11), 1697-1705 (1997).

32.

O. Zhou, S. Kuroshima, K. Tanigaki, K. Ishii and H. Suematsu, ''Synthesis and Characterization of Fullerene-Like Si and Ge Clathrate Compounds'', in Fullerenes: Recent Advances in the Physics and Chemistry of Fullerenes and Related Materials, Vol. IV, edited by K.M. Kadish and R.S. Ruoff (Pennington: Electrochemical Society), 1180-1191 (1997).

33.

C. Bower, S. Suzuki, K. Tanigaki and O. Zhou ``Synthesis and Structure of Pristine and Cesium Intercalated Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes", invited paper in Applied Physics A, Vol.67, 47-52 (1998).

34.

S. Suzuki, C. Bower and O. Zhou, ``In-situ TEM/EELS Observation of Metal Intercalation with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes'', Chem. Phys. Lett., 285, 230-234 (1998).

35.

R. Herrmann, S. Kuroshiman, K. Tanigaki and O. Zhou, ``Synthesis and Electronic Properties of Hetero-Clathrate Compounds'', Phys. Rev. B, Rapid Comm..

36.

C. Bower, A. Kleinhamme, Y. Wu, and O. Zhou, ``Intercalation and Partial Exfoliation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Nitric Acid'', Chem. Phys. Lett. 288, 481-486 (1998).

37.

L. Jin, C. Bower, O. Zhou", ``Alignment of Carbon Nanotubes in a Polymer Matrix by Mechanical Stretching'', Appl. Phys. Lett. 73, No. 9 1197-1199 (1998).

38.

O. Zhou, C. Bower, L. Jin, S. Suzuki and K. Tanigaki, in "Fullerenes: Recent Advances in the Physics and Chemistry of Fullerenes and Related Materials", Vol. VI, 875-887 (1998).

39.

C. Bower, R. Rosen, L. Jin and O. Zhou, ``Deformation of Carbon Nanotubes in Polymer/Nanotube Composites'', Appl. Phys. Lett. Vol 74, 22, 3317-3319(1999).

40.

B. Gao, A. Kleinhamme, X.P. Tang, C. Bower, Y. Wu and O. Zhou, ``Electrochemical Intercalation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Lithium'', Chem. Phys. Lett. 307, 153-157 (1999).

41.

W. Zhu, C. Bower, O. Zhou, G.P. Kochanski and S. Jin, ``High Current Density Electron Field Emission from Carbon Nanotubes'', Appl. Phys. Lett. 75, No. 6, 873-875 (1999).

42.

O. Zhou, B. Gao, C. Bower, L. Fleming and H. Shimoda, ``Structure and Electrochemical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Intercalation Compounds'', J. of Mol. Crys. and Liq. Crys., in press.

43.

B. Gao, C. Bower, J. Lorentze, L. Fleming, A. Kleinhamme, X.P. Tang, L.E. McNeil, Y. Wu and O. Zhou, ``Enhanced Saturation Li Composition in Ball-Milled Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes'' (submitted, August, 99).

44.

X.P.Tang, A. Kleinhammes, H. Shimoda, L. Fleming, K.Y. Bennoune, C. Bower, O. Zhou, and Y. Wu, ``NMR characterization of electronics structures of single-walled carbon nanotubes'' (submitted, July 99).

45.

H. Shimoda, F. Deishirou, A. Jonson, Y. Iwasa, T. Mitani, L. Jin, R. Rosen, O. Zhou, ``Optical anisotropy of aligned carbon nanotubes" (in preparation).

46.

H. Shimoda, R. Rosen, C. Bower, Y. Iwasa, and O. Zhou, ``Anisotropic Magnetic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Embedded in Polymer Matrices'' (in preparation).

47.

C. Bower, O. Zhou, W. Zhu, G. Kochanski and S. Jin, ``Fabrication and field emission properties of single-walled carbon nanotube films'' (in preparation).

Articles, Chapters in Books

48.

Physics and Chemistry of Fullerenes (ed. P.W. Stephens) ``Compressibility of M₃C₆₀ Fullerene Superconductors: Relation Between T_c and Lattice Parameter''. World Scientific, 1993.

49.

The Fullerenes, H.W. Kroto, J.E. Fischer and D.E. Cox, eds. ``Structures of C₆₀ Intercalation Compounds'' with D.E. Cox. Pergamon Press Ltd, 1993.

50.

T. Yildirim, O. Zhou and J.E. Fischer, ``Intercalation Compounds of Fullerenes I: Synthesis, Characterization, and Solid State Properties'', A chapter in Fullerene-based Materials (ed. W. Andreoni, Kluwer Academic Publishers), in press.

51.

T. Yildirim, O. Zhou and J.E. Fischer, ``Intercalation Compounds of Fullerenes II: Structure and Superconductivity of Alkali Metal Fullerides'', A chapter in Fullerene-based Materials (ed. W. Andreoni, Kluwer Academic Publishers), in press.

52.

T. Yildirim, O. Zhou and J.E. Fischer, ``Intercalation Compounds of Fullerenes III: Other fullerides and intercalated nanotubes'', A chapter in Fullerene-based Materials (ed. W. Andreoni, Kluwer Academic Publishers), in press.

53.

P. Ajayan and O. Zhou, ``Application of Carbon Nanotubes'', A chapter in Carbon Nanotube Materials (ed. M. Dresselhaus and P. Avouris, Springer-Verlag) (in preparation).