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Personal profile
Personal profile
Professor Cao received his B.S. degree in 2004 from Nanjing University, and his Ph.D. in 2009 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After working at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center as research scientist for 9 years, he returned to the University of Illinois as an Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Affiliate of the Department of Chemistry and of the Department of Electrical Engineering.
Research Interests
Advanced materials for electronics and optoelectronics
Professional Information
The Cao group seeks to exploit new materials and processing techniques to develop novel electronic and optoelectronic devices exhibiting enhanced performance and functionality with more custom form factors. This includes high performance extremely-scaled devices for future technology nodes, and low-cost printed electronics for macroelectronics and energy harvesting. These efforts are highly multidisciplinary, requiring a combined expertise in materials science, chemistry, electrical engineering, and device physics.
Honors & Awards
Fellow of the World Innovation Organization Sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (2017)
Millennium Fellow of the Atlantic Council (2017)
I.B.M. Pat Goldberg Memorial Best Paper Award (2017)
I.B.M. Master Inventor Recognition (2016)
35 Innovators under 35 (TR35) by MIT Technology Review (2016)
U.S. Frontiers of Engineering by National Academy of Engineering (2016)
I.B.M. Research Division Award (2016)
“All-Star Alumni” of Forbes 30 Under 30 (2016)
I.B.M. Corporation Outstanding Technical Achievement Award (2015)
Forbes Magazine "30 under 30" list of rising stars in Science (2012)
I.B.M. Corporation Invention Achievement Award (17 times) (2009-17)
Office Address
1304 W. Green Street
M/C 246
Urbana, IL 61801
Office Phone
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Carbon nanotube transistors scaled to a 40-nanometer footprint
Cao, Q., Tersoff, J., Farmer, D. B., Zhu, Y. & Han, S. J., Jun 30 2017, In: Science. 356, 6345, p. 1369-1372 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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End-bonded contacts for carbon nanotube transistors with low, size-independent resistance
Cao, Q., Han, S. J., Tersoff, J., Franklin, A. D., Zhu, Y., Zhang, Z., Tulevski, G. S., Tang, J. & Haensch, W., Oct 2 2015, In: Science. 350, 6256, p. 68-72 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Arrays of single-walled carbon nanotubes with full surface coverage for high-performance electronics
Cao, Q., Han, S. J., Tulevski, G. S., Zhu, Y., Lu, D. D. & Haensch, W., Mar 2013, In: Nature Nanotechnology. 8, 3, p. 180-186 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fringing-field dielectrophoretic assembly of ultrahigh-density semiconducting nanotube arrays with a self-limited pitch
Cao, Q., Han, S. J. & Tulevski, G. S., Feb 2015, In: Nature communications. 5, 5071.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Medium-scale carbon nanotube thin-film integrated circuits on flexible plastic substrates
Cao, Q., Kim, H. S., Pimparkar, N., Kulkarni, J. P., Wang, C., Shim, M., Roy, K., Alam, M. A. & Rogers, J. A., Jul 24 2008, In: Nature. 454, 7203, p. 495-500 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Press/Media
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Smart surgical implant coatings provide early failure warning while preventing infection
Chen, Q., Foss, K. D., Wang, H., Li, Y., McCoy, A. M., Lau, G. & Cao, Q.
5/5/23
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