Zhen Sun

4.8k citations

210 papers · 3.5k · h-index 33

Impact in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 2%
- Magnetic confinement fusion research
Materials Chemistry top 2%
- Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
- Fusion materials and technologies
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
- Copper-based nanomaterials and applications

Papers in

Materials Chemistry 142
- Fusion materials and technologies 64
- Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research 52
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties 12
Nuclear and High Energy Physics 72
- Magnetic confinement fusion research 72

Co-authors: Beng Kang Tay (31 shared papers)X. Shi (18 shared papers)Jiansheng Hu (58 shared papers)Guizhong Zuo (57 shared papers)Shu Ping Lau (18 shared papers)J. Shi (10 shared papers)S.M. Huang (11 shared papers)Dawei Pan (3 shared papers)
Journals: Nuclear Fusion (16 papers)Nuclear Materials and Energy (12 papers)Fusion Engineering and Design (11 papers)Thin Solid Films (10 papers)Surface and Coatings Technology (9 papers)
Partner nations: China United States Singapore

In The Last Decade

Zhen Sun

194 papers receiving 3.5k citations

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David A. Petti United States

Wenjun Zhu China

L. Marot Switzerland

Tao Zhang China

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1	UV Raman characteristics of nanocrystalline diamond films with different grain size Diamond and Related Materials ·Zhen Sun, J. Shi, Beng Kang Tay, Shu Ping Lau	2000	153
2	Fabrication of Cu(In, Ga)Se₂thin films by sputtering from a single quaternary chalcogenide target Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications ·Jinhui Shi, Zhiwei Li, Daqian Zhang, Q. Q. Liu, Zhen Sun, S.M. Huang	2010	152
3	Effect of laser surface remelting on the corrosion behavior of commercially pure titanium sheet Materials Science and Engineering A ·Zhen Sun, I. Annergren, Dawei Pan, Tuan-Anh Mai	2003	125
4	Raman studies of tetrahedral amorphous carbon films deposited by filtered cathodic vacuum arc Surface and Coatings Technology ·Beng Kang Tay, X. Shi, H.S. Tan, Haoqing Yang, Zhen Sun	1998	111
5	Optical and mechanical properties of TiO2/SiO2/organically modified silane composite films prepared by sol–gel processing Thin Solid Films ·Wenxiu Que, Zhen Sun, Yan Zhou, Yee Loy Lam, Y.C. Chan, C. H. Kam	2000	89
6	Properties of fluorinated amorphous diamond like carbon films by PECVD Applied Surface Science ·G.Q. Yu, Beng Kang Tay, Zhen Sun, Likun Pan	2003	88
7	Cross‐linking enhanced room‐temperature phosphorescence of carbon dots SmartMat ·Boyang Wang, Zhen Sun, Jingkun Yu, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Siyu Lu, Bai Yang	2022	87
8	Growth of ZnO:Al films by RF sputtering at room temperature for solar cell applications Solid-State Electronics ·Z.A. Wang, Junhao Chu, Hongbing Zhu, Zhen Sun, Y.W. Chen, S.M. Huang	2009	86
9	New Steady-State Quiescent High-Confinement Plasma in an Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak Physical Review Letters ·Jiansheng Hu, Zhen Sun, Huan Guo, J. G. Li, Baonian Wan, Huiqian Wang, S. Ding, Guosheng Xu, Y. Liang, D.K. Mansfield, R. Maingi, X. L. Zou, L. Wang, Jun Ren, Guizhong Zuo, Ling Zhang, Yanmin Duan, Tonghui Shi, Liqun Hu, East Team	2015	85
10	Core/shell structured NaYF₄:Yb³⁺/Er³⁺/Gd⁺³nanorods with Au nanoparticles or shells for flexible amorphous silicon solar cells Nanotechnology ·Z Q Li, X D Li, Q Q Liu, X H Chen, Zhen Sun, Changkui Liu, Xue-Man Ye, Sumei Huang	2011	70
11	First observations of ELM triggering by injected lithium granules in EAST Nuclear Fusion ·D. K. Mansfield, A. L. Roquemore, Thomas J. Carroll, Zhen Sun, Jiansheng Hu, Ling Zhang, Y. Liang, X.Z. Gong, J.G. Li, Huan Guo, Guizhong Zuo, P.B. Parks, W. Wu, R. Maingi	2013	54
12	Nanobump arrays fabricated by laser irradiation of polystyrene particle layers on silicon Applied Physics Letters ·Sumei Huang, Zhen Sun, Boris Luk’yanchuk, Minghui Hong, Lijuan Shi	2005	49
13	Lithium coating for H-mode and high performance plasmas on EAST in ASIPP Journal of Nuclear Materials ·Guizhong Zuo, Jiansheng Hu, J.G. Li, Zhen Sun, D. K. Mansfield, L. Zakharov	2013	49
14	An overview of lithium experiments on HT-7 and EAST during 2012 Fusion Engineering and Design ·Jiansheng Hu, Jun Ren, Zhen Sun, Guizhong Zuo, Qingxi Yang, J.G. Li, D.K. Mansfield, L. Zakharov, D. N. Ruzic	2014	48
15	Liquid lithium surface control and its effect on plasma performance in the HT-7 tokamak Fusion Engineering and Design ·Guizhong Zuo, Jun Ren, Jiansheng Hu, Zhen Sun, Q. Yang, J.G. Li, L. Zakharov, D. N. Ruzic	2014	48
16	Resonant Raman studies of tetrahedral amorphous carbon films Diamond and Related Materials ·J. Shi, X. Shi, Zhen Sun, Shu Ping Lau, Beng Kang Tay, H.S. Tan	2001	47
17	Nanostructured ZnO thin films by chemical bath deposition in basic aqueous ammonia solutions for photovoltaic applications Applied Physics A ·Junhao Chu, Sumei Huang, D. W. Zhang, Zan Bian, Xudong Li, Zhen Sun, Xi Yin	2009	44
18	Stretching characteristics and its dynamic significance of the northern continental margin of South China Sea Science in China Series D Earth Sciences ·Yunfan Zhang, Zhen Sun, Di Zhou, Xingwei Guo, Xiaobin Shi, Xiangjie Wu, Xiong Pang	2008	44
19	Microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids and modulation of host-derived peptides formation: Focused on host defense peptides Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy ·Tianzhou Liu, Zhen Sun, Zecheng Yang, Xiaofang Qiao	2023	43
20	Morphological and stoichiometric study of chemical bath deposited CdS films by varying ammonia concentration Physica B Condensed Matter ·Q.Q. Liu, Jinhui Shi, Z.Q. Li, D.W. Zhang, X.D. Li, Zhen Sun, L.Y. Zhang, Sumei Huang	2010	43

About Zhen Sun

Zhen Sun is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Aerospace Engineering, having authored 210 papers that have together received 3.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Magnetic confinement fusion research (72 papers), Fusion materials and technologies (64 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (52 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (38 papers), Superconducting Materials and Applications (25 papers), Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (24 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (16 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (781 citations), Materials Chemistry (2.6k citations), Mechanics of Materials (916 citations), Metals and Alloys (58 citations) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (993 citations). Zhen Sun has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Frequent co-authors include Beng Kang Tay, X. Shi, Jiansheng Hu, Guizhong Zuo, Shu Ping Lau, J. Shi, S.M. Huang, Dawei Pan, I. Annergren and Jinhui Shi. Their work appears in journals such as Nuclear Fusion, Nuclear Materials and Energy, Fusion Engineering and Design, Thin Solid Films and Surface and Coatings Technology.

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