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[30]. Effects of lower symmetry and dimensionality on Raman spectra in two-dimensional WSe2, X. Luo, Y. Y. Zhao, J. Zhang, M. L. Toh, C. Kloc, Q. H. Xiong*, and S. Y. Quek*, Phys. Rev. B, 88(19), 195313 (2013). [link]
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[29]. Breakthrough of optical refrigeration: Laser cools a semiconductor by 40 K, J. Zhang, D. H. Li, and Q. H. Xiong*, Laser Focus World, 49(6), 53-55, (2013). [link]
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[28]. Demonstration of net laser cooling in a semiconductor, D. H. Li, J. Zhang, and Q. H. Xiong*, Asia Pac. Phys. Newslett., 02(02), 27-28 (2013). [link]
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[27]. Laser cooling of CdS nanobelts: Thickness matters, D. H. Li#, J. Zhang# (co-first author), and Q. H. Xiong*, Opt. Express, 21(16), 19302-19310 (2013). [link]
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[26]. Laser cooling of a semiconductor by 40 kelvin: An optical refrigerator based on cadmium sulfide nanoribbions,
J. Zhang, D. H. Li, R.J. Chen, and Q. H. Xiong, Proc. SPIE 8638, Laser Refrigeration of Solids VI, 863808 (2013). [link]
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[25]. Laser cooling of a semiconductor by 40 Kelvin, J. Zhang#, D. H. Li#, R. J. Chen, and Q. H. Xiong*, Nature (cover), 493(7433), 504-508 (2013). Highlighted by Nature Photon. 7, 348–349 (2013) and Nature Photon. 7, 262 (2013). [link]
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[24]. Anomalous frequency trends in MoS2 thin films attributed to surface effects, X. Luo, Y. Y. Zhao, J. Zhang, Q. H. Xiong*, and S. Y. Quek*, Phys. Rev. B, 88(7), 075320 (2013). [link]
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[23]. Metamaterials-based Label-free nanosensor for conformation and affinity biosensing, C. Cao, J. Zhang, X. L. Wen, S. L. Dodson, N. T. Dao, L. M. Wong, S. J. Wang, S. Z. Li, A.T. Phan, and Q. H. Xiong*, ACS Nano 7(9), 7583–7591 (2013). [link]
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[22]. Layer-by-layer thinning of MoS2 by thermal annealing, X. Lu, M. I. B. Utama, J. Zhang, Y. Y. Zhao, and Q. H. Xiong*, Nanoscale, 5(19), 8904-8908 (2013). [link]
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[21]. Recent developments and future directions in growth of nanostructures by Van der Waals epitaxy, M. I. B. Utama, Q. Zhang, J. Zhang, Y. W. Yuan, F. Belarre, J. Arbiol, and Q. H. Xiong*, Nanoscale 5(9), 3570-3588 (2013). [link]
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[20]. Vertically aligned gold nanorod monolayer on arbitrary substrates: self-assembly and femtomolar detection of food contaminants, B. Peng, G. Y. Li, D. H. Li, S. Dodson, Q. Zhang, J. Zhang, Y. H. Lee,H. V. Demir, X. Y. Ling, and Q. H. Xiong*, ACS Nano. 7(7), 5993-6000, (2013). [link]
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[19]. Interlayer breathing and shear modes in few-trilayer MoS2 and WSe2, Y. Y. Zhao, X. Luo, H. Li, J. Zhang, P. T Araujo, C. K. Gan, J. Wu, H. Zhang*, S. Y. Quek*, M. S. Dresselhaus, and Q. H. Xiong*, Nano Lett., 13(3),1007-1015, (2013). [link]
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[18]. Observation of low-wavenumber out-of-plane optical phonon in few-layer Graphene, J. Z. Shang, C. X. Cong, J. Zhang, Q. H. Xiong, G. G. Gurzadyan, and T. Yu*, J. Raman Spectrosc., 44(1), 70-74 (2013). [link]
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[17]. The electrical detection of lead ions using gold-nanoparticle and DNAzyme-functionalized Graphene device, Y. Q. Wen, F. Y. Li, X. C. Dong, J. Zhang, Q. H. Xiong*, and P. Chen*, Adv. Healthcare Mater., 2(2), 271-274, (2013). [link]
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