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Research Topics and Recent list of Research Publications

The research in this area spans a wide range of disciplines in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, material sciences, and applications of MEMS devices in several disciplines. Among these disciplines, the key factor for the rapid progress of Microsensors and Nano sensors for different applications such as environmental and health medical devices.

Varieties of sensors were developed at the micro and the Nanoscale level, where silicon CMOS chips were integrated with the sensors for smart sensors production and for processing the data. Frequent use of GWU clean room to fabricate Micro and Nano sensors  and using several materials.

Research Publications

Journal Papers

  1. Allan Morales, and Mona E. Zaghloul, “Highly Sensitive Wearable Piezoelectric Force Sensor with Quasi-Static Load Testing”, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 18, issue 24, pp. 9916-9918, December 2018.
  2. Ken McNight, Ali Darwish, Mona Zaghloul,” A compact output Power Combiner for Broad 2,Doherty Power Amplifiers”, Electronics, 2019, Volume 8, issue 3, published March 2019, pp 275. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics8030275.
  3. Shiqi Guo, Dong Yang, Sheng Zhang, Quan Dong, Baichen Li, Nam Tran, Zhenyu Li, Xujie Xong, Mona E. Zaghloul, “Development of Cloud- Based Epidermal MoSe2 Device for Hazardous Gas Sensing”, Wiley, Advanced Functional Materials Journal, May 2019, Vol. 29, Issue 18, pp1-10, Doi: 10.1002/ adfm.201970122.
  4. Shiqi Guo, Albert Davydov, Mona E Zaghloul, “Thickness –Dependent transport Properties and Photo response in MoSe2 field-effect transistor”, Submitted to Applied Physics Letters.
  5. Baichen Li, Quan Dong, R. Scott Dowen, Nam Tran, Jun Hunter Jackson, Dinesh Pillai, Mona Zaghloul, Zhenyu Li, “A wearable IoT Aldehyde Sensor for Pediatric Asthma Research and management”, Journal of Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Elsevier, Volume 287, 15 May 2019, pp 584-594.
  6. Kalisadhan Mukherjee, Ph. D.; Chinedu. E. Ekuma; Yangyang Zhao; Abhishek Maikap; Sina Najmaei; Mona E. Zaghloul,” Discrimination of 1- and 2-Propanol by Using the Transient Current Change of a Semiconducting ZnFe2O4 Chemiresistor”, Wiley, Journal. of Chem Plus Chem., April2019, Vol. 84, issue 4 PP387-391. http://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.201900036.
  7. Asha Rani, Kyle DiCamill, Ashfaque Hossain Kahn, Makarand Paranjap, Mona E. Zaghloul, “Tuning the Polarity of MoTe2 FET by varying the channel Thickness for Gas Sensing Applications”, Journal of Sensors, Volume 19, Issue 11, page 2551,2019.
  8. Yangyang Zhao Kalisadhan Mukherjee, Kurt Benkstein, Libin Sun, Kristen L. Steffens, Christopher B. Montgomery, Steve Semancik, and Mona E. Zaghloul, “Miniaturized Nanohole Array Based Plasmonic Sensor for the detection of Acetone, and Ethanol with Insight into the Kinetics of Adsorptive Plasmonic sensing”, the Journal of Royal Society of Chemistry, Nanoscale. May 2019. DOI: 10.1039/c9nr03578h.
  9. Boqun Dong, and Mona E. Zaghloul, “Generation and Enhancement of Surface Acoustic Wave on Highly Doped p-Type GaAs Substrate”; October 2019, the Journal of Royal Society of Chemistry, Advanced, Nanoscale. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9NA00281B (doi: 10.1039/C9NA00281B).
  10. B. Dong, A. Afanasev, R. Johnson, and M.E. Zaghloul, “Enhancement of Photoemission on p-Type GaAs Using Surface Acoustic Waves”, MDPI Sensors Journal, April 2020, Volume 20, Issue 8, Sensors 2020, 20(8),2419; https://doi.org/10.3390/s20082419.
  11. Quan Dong, Baichen Li, R. Scott Downen, Nam Tram,Elizabeth Chorvinsky, Dinesh Pillai, Mona E.Zaghloul, Zhenyu Li, “ A Cloud-Connected NO2 and Ozon Sensor System for Personalized Pediatric Asthma Research and Management”, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 20, No.24. , December 15, 2020, pp 15143-1109.
  12. Shiqi Guo, 1, 9 Kaijin Wu,2,9 Chengpan Li,3 Hao Wang, 4 Zheng Sun,5 Dawei Xi,1 Sheng Zhang,6 Weiping Ding,3 Mona E. Zaghloul,5 Changning Wang,4 Fernando A. Castro,7,8 Dong Yang,4,9,* and Yunlong Zhao, “ Integrated Contact Lens Sensor System based on multifunctional ultrathin Mos2 transistor”, Elsevier Matterarticle Cell-Press, 4, 1–17, March 3, 2021 a 2020 Elsevier Inc. Guo et al., Integrated contact lens sensor system based on multifunctional ultrathin MoS2 transistors, Matter (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2020.12.002 .
  13. R. Karimian, M. Dashti. S. Ahmadi, M. Zaghloul,”High Resolution Beam Switch Antenna Based on the Modified CRLH Transmission Line”, Engineering Reports. 2020;e12287. Published 14, October 2020. Wiley openSource. https://doi.org/10.1002/eng2.12287
  14. Chin-Sheng Pang1,2, Ruiping Zhou1,2, Xiangkai Liu1,2, Peng Wu1,2, Terry Y. T. Hung1,2, Shiqi Guo3, Mona E. Zaghloul3, Albert Davydov4, Sergiy Krylyuk4, JoergAppenzeller1,2, Zhihong Chen1,2 , “ Mobility Extraction in2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Devices – On the importance of Gate modulated Contact Resistance”, Submitted to Journal of

Conference Papers

  1. Leonard De La Cruz, A. Glen Birdwell, Mona Zaghloul, and Tony G. Ivanov ; “ Ge Te Phase Change Research at the US Army Research Laboratory”, IEEE –MTTT International Microwave Symposium (IMS), Philadelphia, PA, June 10-15, 2018.Extended version of the Paper was selected to be included in IEEE Transaction MTT.
  2. Libin Sun, Mona E. Zaghloul;” High Frequency SAW resonators, simulations, and optimizations for Chemical Gas Sensors”; IEEE-URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, Canary Islands, Spain, 28-31st May 2018, (Paper Presented by M.E. Zaghloul).
  3. Yangyang Zhao, Yigal Lilach, Mona E. Zaghloul; “ Design and Fabrication of Plasmonic Gas Sensor”,Accepted to IEEE-Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, to appear in the IEEE Proceedings of IEEE- MWSCAS, August 2018. Paper Won 1st place in Student Competition.
  4. Asha Rani Paranjape, Can Korman, Mona Zaghloul; “Control of polarity in multilayer MoTe2 field effect transistors by channel thickness”, accepted paper presented August 21, 2018, in Part of SPIE conference onNanoscience and Engineering.
  5. Kalisadhan Mukherjee, Mona Zaghloul, “Detection and discrimination of isomeric volatile organics on the surface of zinc ferrite chemi-resistor”; accepted to the 256th American Chemical Society, ACS National Meeting inBoston, MA to be held August 19- 23,2018.
  6. Asha Rani, Kyle Dicamillo, Sergiy Kylyuk, Albert Davydov, Rattan Debnath, Payam Taheri, Makarand Paranjape, Can Korman, Mona Zaghloul, “Control of Polarity in Multilayer MoTe2 field-effect Transistor by channel Thickness”, Low Dimensional Materials and devices, 2018, Volume 107, pages 1072515, Sept.11,2018. Paper Won 1st place in Student Competition.
  7. Asha Rani, Paranjape, Can Korman, Mona Zaghloul; “Control of polarity in multilayer MoTe2 field effect transistors by channel thickness”, accepted paper presented August 21, 2018, in Part of SPIE conference onNanoscience and Engineering.
  8. Kalisadhan Mukherjee, Mona Zaghloul, “Detection and discrimination of isomeric volatile organics on the surface of zinc ferrite chemi-resistor”; accepted to the 256th American Chemical Society, ACS National Meetingin Boston, MA to be held August 19- 23, 2018.
  9. Asha Rani, Kyle Dicamillo, Sergiy Kylyuk, Albert Davydov, Rattan Debnath, Payam Taheri, Makarand Paranjape, Can Korman, Mona Zaghloul, “Control of Polarity in Multilayer MoTe2 field-effect Transistor by channel Thickness”, Low Dimensional Materials and devices, 2018, Volume 107, pages 1072515, Sept.11,2018.
  10. Quan Dong, Baichen Li, Zhenyu Li, and Mona E Zaghloul; “Clouded-based Wearable and Stationary Sensors for Monitoring Air Pollution Exposure in Pediatric Asthma Research “, ISES-ISEE 2018 Joint Annual Meeting inOttawa, Canada, 26-30 August 2018.
  11. Boqun Dong, Mona Zaghloul, Andrei Afanasev, and Rolland P. Johnson; “Surface Acoustic Wave Enhancement of Photocathodes”, 2018 IPAC conference, July 29-August 1, 2018, Alexandria, VA.
  12. Yangyang Zhao, Mona E. Zaghloul Yigal Lilach, Kurt Benkstein, Steve Semancik, “Metal Organic Coated Optical VOC Gas Sensor”; 2018 IEEE Photonics Conference, 30 September-4 October 2018, Reston, VA, USA.30 September-4 October 2018, Reston, VA, USA.
  13. Reza Karimian Bahnemiri, Sajjad Travati , Shahrokh Ahmadi, Mona Zaghloul; “ Nonreciprocal radiation Pattern Metasurface Transformer”; 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antenna and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, July 7- 12, 2019, Atlanta Georgia, USA.
  14. Shiqi Gui, Dong Yang, Baichen Li, Quan Dong, Zhenyu Li, Mona Zaghloul; “ An Artificial Intelligent Flexible Gas Sensor based on Ultra Large Area MoSe2 Nanosheet”; (invited), 2019 IEEE MWSCAS, July 5-7, Dallas ,Texas, USA.
  15. Quan Dong, Baichen Li, R. Scott Downee, Nam Tran, Elizabeth Chorvinsky, Dinesh Pillai, Mona Zaghloul, and Zhenyu Li, “Wearable and Stationary point -of-care IOT Air Pollution Sensors for Pediatric Asthma Research and management”, October 2019 IEEE Healthcare Innovations and Point of Care Technologies, (HI-POCT), Bethesda, MD, USA, 2019, pp. 123-126.doi: 10.1109/HI-POCT45284.2019.8962865 URL:http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=8962865&isnumber=8962 IEEE HealthCare conference with NIH.

Recent PhD Theses

  1. Kevin Dobson, High Frequency Analog to Digital Converters with application to RF Receiver/Transmitters, October 2015.
  2. Shiqi Guo, TMDC-based soft and Wearable Bioelectronics Toward Precision Health Care, April 2019.
  3. Asha Rani, MoTe2 for Electrical and Gas Sensing Properties with Applications to Chemical Gas Sensing, April 2019.
  4. Boqun Dong, “Generation and Enhancement of Surface Acoustic Waves on Highly Doped P-type GaAs and its  Photoelectric Applications”, September 20, 2019.
  5. Yangyang Zhao, “Nanohole Array-Based Diverse Sensing System Towards Next Generation Technology”, October 8th, 2019.
  6. Ken McKnight , “Design and Analysis of Broadband Doherty Power Amplifiers”, November 21st, October 2019.
  7. Libin Sun, “ Plasmonic Sensing Platform Design, simulations, Fabrication, and Optimization with application for Both Gas-phase and Liquid-phase Biosensing”, June  30th 2021.
  8. Reza Karimian, “High Coverage Smart Antenna Design by Using Beam Switched and  Non-Reciprocal Method”, July 19, 2021.

Recent Master Theses

  1. Boqun Dong, Modeling and Simulation of InAS/GaAs Quantum Dot Solar Cells in Silvaco   TCAD, October 11, 2013.
  2. William Gibbs, Design for Test for OSU Standard Cell Library Used at GWU, May 18, 2014.
  3. Chris Reilly, MEMS Capacitor Sensing for Position Detection of Movable Objects, September 29, 2014.
  4. Sina PourJabar, Design and simulation of Nano Plasmonic Biosensors, Sina PourJabar master thesis, 2 May 2016.
  5. Allan Morales, Highly Sensitive Wearable Piezoelectric Force Sensor with Quasi –Static Load Testing, May,2017.
  6. Libin Sun, High Frequency SAW Resonator, Design, Simulation, and Optimization with Application to chemical Gas Sensors. December 2017.
  7. Jiale Li, Multi Sensor Platform Design for Indoor Gas Monitoring in Asthma Detection Application, December 2017.
  8. Xinquan Jiang, A Low power Microheater for Thermal Control and Discrimination of Mixture Gases, May 2019.
  9. Sheng Wang, Design, Simulation, and Measurement of Interface Electronics For Wearable SAW Drug Delivery System, April 25.2020.
  10. Zheng Sun, Electrical Transport Properties of N- and P- Doped InSe: Bulk Crystals versus Exfoliated Layers, June 30, 2020.
  11. You Zhou, Design and Simulation of Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) -For Drug Delivery Device, June 2020.
  12. Young Soung Park, “The Design of Bluetooth Communications Systems between a Battery-Less Implanted Sensor and Android Phone using a Wireless Power Transfer System”, June 2021.

Total Number of PhD Theses advised by Professor Zaghloul: 43.
Total Number of Master Theses advised by Professor Zaghloul: 28.

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