Publications

Publications

After joining UTC (total 12 publications)

As the corresponding author (4 publications)

  1. Colson, M.; Alvarez, L.; Soto, S. M.; Joo, S. H.; Li, K.; Lupini, A.; Nawaz, K.; Fomunung, I.; Onyango, M. A.; Danquah, M. K.; Owino, J.; Yang, S. A Novel Sustainable Process for Multilayer Graphene Synthesis Using CO2 from Ambient Air. Materials 2022, 15 (17), 5894. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15175894
  2. Gildernew, E.; Yang, S., Finite Element Modeling of Atmospheric Water Extraction by way of Highly Porous Adsorbents: a roadmap for solver construction with model factor sensitivity screening, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 2022 August. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.2c00683
  3. Gildernew, E.; Tareq, S.; Yang, S. Three-Dimensional Graphene with Preserved Channeling as a Binder Additive for Zeolite 13X for Enhanced Thermal Conductivity, Vapor Transport, and Vapor Adsorption Loading Kinetics, Catalysts 2022, 12(3), 292; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12030292
  4. Black, N.; West A.; Ewing, C.; Honeycutt, M.; Berta, Z.; Lindsey, B.; Kim, E.; Kim, S.; Yang, S.; Design a Net Zero House at 100-Year Flood Zone in a Historic District: A Case of Solar Decathlon Design Challenge Entry, Journal of Green Building, 2023 March. (Accepted)

As the 1st author (1 publication)

  • Yang, S.; Strobah, E.; Bierman, D.; Zhao, L.; Bhatia, B.; Wang, E. N. Effect of Al2O3 ALD coating on thermal stability of silica aerogel, Journal of Porous Materials. 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-021-01155-4

As the co-author

  • Lin, Z.; Bhatia, B.; Zhang, L; Strobach, E.; Yang, S.; Wang, E., et. al., A Passive High-Temperature High-Pressure Solar Steam Generator for Medical Sterilization, Joule. 2020, 4 (12) 2733
  • Strobach, E.; Bhatia, B.; Yang, S.; Zhao, L.; Wang, E. N. High Temperature Stability of Transparent Silica Aerogels for Solar Thermal Applications. APL Mater. 2019, 7 (8), 081104. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5109433
  • Zhao, L.; Bhatia, B.; Yang, S.; Strobach, E.; Weinstein, L. A.; Cooper, T. A.; Chen, G.; Wang, E. N. Harnessing Heat Beyond 200 °C from Unconcentrated Sunlight with Nonevacuated Transparent Aerogels. ACS Nano 2019. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.9b02976
  • Zhao, L.; Strobach, E.; Bhatia, B.; Yang, S.; Leroy, A.; Zhang, L.; Wang, E. N. Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Haze in Transparent Aerogels. Opt. Express 2019, 27 (4), A39–A50. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.27.000A39.
  • Weinstein, L. A.; McEnaney, K.; Strobach, E.; Yang, S.; Bhatia, B.; Zhao, L.; Huang, Y.; Loomis, J.; Cao, F.; Boriskina, S. V.; et al. A Hybrid Electric and Thermal Solar Receiver. Joule 2018, 2 (5), 962–975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2018.02.009
  • Kim, H.; Rao, S. R.; Kapustin, E. A.; Zhao, L.; Yang, S.; Yaghi, O. M.; Wang, E. N. Adsorption-Based Atmospheric Water Harvesting Device for Arid Climates. Nat. Commun. 2018, 9 (1), 1191. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03162-7
  • Wright, A. M.; Rieth, A. J.; Yang, S.; Wang, E. N.; Dincă, M. Precise Control of Pore Hydrophilicity Enabled by Post-Synthetic Cation Exchange in Metal–Organic Frameworks. Chem. Sci. 2018, 9 (15), 3856–3859. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SC00112J

Before joining UTC (total 18 publications)

  1. Strobach, E.; Bhatia, B.; Yang, S.; Zhao, L.; Wang, E. N. High Temperature Annealing for Structural Optimization of Silica Aerogels in Solar Thermal Applications. J. Non-Cryst. Solids 2017, 462, 72–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2017.02.009
  2. Kim, H.; Yang, S.; Rao, S. R.; Narayanan, S.; Kapustin, E. A.; Furukawa, H.; Umans, A. S.; Yaghi, O. M.; Wang, E. N. Water Harvesting from Air with Metal-Organic Frameworks Powered by Natural Sunlight. Science 2017, 356 (6336), 430. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aam8743.
  3. Narayanan, S.; Kim, H.; Umans, A.; Yang, S.; Li, X.; Schiffres, S. N.; Rao, S. R.; McKay, I. S.; Rios Perez, C. A.; Hidrovo, C. H.; et al. A Thermophysical Battery for Storage-Based Climate Control. Appl. Energy 2017, 189, 31–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.12.003.
  4. Rieth, A. J.; Yang, S.; Wang, E. N.; Dincă, M. Record Atmospheric Fresh Water Capture and Heat Transfer with a Material Operating at the Water Uptake Reversibility Limit. ACS Cent. Sci. 2017, 3 (6), 668–672. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.7b00186.
  5. Yang, S.; Huang, S.; Chen, G.; Wang, E. Three-Dimensional Graphene Enhanced Heat Conduction of Porous Crystals. Journal of Porous Materials. 2016, 23, 1647-1652.
  6. Zhao, L.; Yang, S.; Bhatia, B.; Strobach, E.; Wang, E. N. Modeling Silica Aerogel Optical Performance by Determining Its Radiative Properties. AIP Adv. 2016, 6 (2), 025123. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4943215.
  7. Kim, H.; Cho, H. J.; Narayanan, S.; Yang, S.; Furukawa, H.; Schiffres, S.; Li, X.; Zhang, Y.-B.; Jiang, J.; Yaghi, O. M.; et al. Characterization of Adsorption Enthalpy of Novel Water-Stable Zeolites and Metal-Organic Frameworks. Sci. Rep. 2016, 6 (1), 19097. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep19097.
  8. Yang, S.; Kim, H.; Narayanan, S.; McKay, I. S.; Wang, E. N. Dimensionality Effects of Carbon-Based Thermal Additives for Microporous Adsorbents. Mater. Des. 2015, 85, 520–526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2015.06.166.
  9. Narayanan, S.; Li, X.; Yang, S.; Kim, H.; Umans, A.; McKay, I. S.; Wang, E. N. Thermal Battery for Portable Climate Control. Appl. Energy 2015, 149, 104–116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.03.101.
  10. Chae, S.-R.; Hunt, D. E.; Ikuma, K.; Yang, S.; Cho, J.; Gunsch, C. K.; Liu, J.; Wiesner, M. R. Aging of Fullerene C60 Nanoparticle Suspensions in the Presence of Microbes. Water Res. 2014, 65, 282–289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2014.07.038.
  11. Narayanan, S.; Yang, S.; Kim, H.; Wang, E. N. Optimization of Adsorption Processes for Climate Control and Thermal Energy Storage. Int. J. Heat Mass Transf. 2014, 77, 288–300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.05.022.
  12. Cho, J.; Salleh, N.; Blanco, C.; Yang, S.; Lee, C.-J.; Kim, Y.-W.; Kim, J.; Liu, J. Novel Synthetic Methodology for Controlling the Orientation of Zinc Oxide Nanowires Grown on Silicon Oxide Substrates. Nanoscale 2014, 6 (7), 3861–3867. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3NR03694D.
  13. Yang, S.; Cai, Y.; Cheng, Y.; Varanasi, C.V.; Liu, J.; Monolithic co-aerogels of carbon/titanium dioxide as three dimensional nanostructured electrodes for energy storage. Journal of Power Sources 2012, 218, 140-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.06.070
  14. Cho, J.; Lin, Q.; Yang, S.; Simmons, J. G.; Cheng, Y.; Lin, E.; Yang, J.; Foreman, J. V.; Everitt, H. O.; Yang, W.; et al. Sulfur-Doped Zinc Oxide (ZnO) Nanostars: Synthesis and Simulation of Growth Mechanism. Nano Res. 2012, 5 (1), 20–26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-011-0180-3.
  15. Yang, S.; Parks, A. N.; Saba, S. A.; Ferguson, P. L.; Liu, J. Photoluminescence from Inner Walls in Double-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Some Do, Some Do Not. Nano Lett. 2011, 11 (10), 4405–4410. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl2025745.
  16. Zhou, W.; Ding, L.; Yang, S.; Liu, J. Synthesis of High-Density, Large-Diameter, and Aligned Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Multiple-Cycle Growth Methods. ACS Nano 2011, 5 (5), 3849–3857. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn200198b.
  17. Zhou, W.; Ding, L.; Yang, S.; Liu, J. Orthogonal Orientation Control of Carbon Nanotube Growth. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132 (1), 336–341. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja908414v.
  18. Feng, Y.; Zhang, H.; Hou, Y.; McNicholas, T. P.; Yuan, D.; Yang, S.; Ding, L.; Feng, W.; Liu, J. Room Temperature Purification of Few-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with High Yield. ACS Nano 2008, 2 (8), 1634–1638. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn800388g

Patents

  1. Wang, E.N.;, Chen, G.; Zhao, X.; Strobach, E.; Bhatia, B,; Zhao, L.; Yang, S.; Weinstein, L.; Cooper, T.; Lin, S.; Energy efficient soundproofing window retrofits, 2022, US Patent App. 17/507,491
  2. Wang, E.N.; Kim, H.; Li, X.; Narayan, S.; Rao, S.; Umans, A.; Yang, S.; Adsorption system, 2022, US Patent 11,241,932
  3. Chen, G.; Wang, E.N.; Boriskina, S.; Weinstein, L.; Yang, S.; Bhatia, B.; Zhao, L.; Strobach, E.; Cooper, T.; Bierman, D.; Huang, X.; Loomis, J.; Solar thermal aerogel receiver and materials therefor, US Patent App. 17/091,141
  4. Kim, H.; Yang, S.; Rao, S.; Narayanan, S.; Kapustin, E.; Furukawa, H.; Umans, A.; Yaghi, O,; Wang, E.N.; Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting device, US Patent 10,683,644

Conference Proceedings

  1. Kim, H.; Rao, S.; Kapustin, E.; Yang, S.; Zhao, L.; Yaghi, O.; Lee, S.; Wang, E.N.; Atmospheric water harvesting using metal-organic frameworks powered by natural sunlight, 2019, Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society
  2. Zhao, L.; Bhatia, B.; Cooper, T.; Strobach, E.; Yang, S.; Weinstein, L. A.; Chen, G.; Wang, E. N.; Intermediate temperature solar thermal collector enabled BY NON-evacuated transparent aerogel and NON-tracking compound parabolic concentrator. 2018, International Heat Transfer Conference Digital Library
  3. Narayanan, S.; Li, X.; Yang, S.; McKay, I,; Kim, H.; Wang, E.N.; Design and Performance Analysis of an Advanced Thermal Battery for Electric Vehicle Climate Control. 2014, International Heat Transfer Conference Digital Library
  4. Kim, H.; Yang, S.; Narayanan, S.; McKay, I,; Wang, E.N.; Experimental Characterization of Adsorption and Transport Properties for Advanced Thermo-Adsorptive Batteries. 2013, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 56369, V08CT09A070
  5. Narayanan, s.; Li, X.; Yang, S.; McKay, I,; Kim, H.; Wang, E.N.; Design and optimization of high performance adsorption-based thermal battery. 2013 Heat Transfer Summer Conference 55478, V001T01A044

Presentations

  1. E. Gildernew, S. Yang, “Finite Element Modeling of Atmospheric Water Extraction by way of Highly Porous Adsorbents:” SIAM Symposium on Algorithm Engineering and Experiments, ALENEX23 (Accepted)
  2. M. Colson, S. Tareq, S. Yang, Analysis of Graphene Produced from Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (Provided by Ecophene), ReSEARCH Dialogues 2022
  3. S. Tareq, S. Yang, Vacuum sealed transparent aerogel to enhance mechanical properties, ReSEARCH Dialogues 2022
  4. E. Gildernew, S. Yang, Finite Element Modeling of Atmospheric Water Extraction by way of Highly Porous Adsorbents: a roadmap for solver construction with model factor sensitivity screening, ReSEARCH Dialogues 2021
  5. M. Colson, S. Tareq, S. Yang, Analysis of Graphene Produced from Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (Provided by Ecophene), 2022 Technology Symposium
  6. S. Tareq, Vacuum sealed transparent aerogel to enhance mechanical properties, 2022 Technology Symposium
  7. E. Gildernew, S. Yang, Finite Element Modeling of Atmospheric Water Extraction by way of Highly Porous Adsorbents: a roadmap for solver construction with model factor sensitivity screening, 2022 Technology Symposium
  8. E. Gildernew, S. Yang, Adsorption Modeling for Atmospheric water harvesting (AWH), ReSEARCH Dialogues 2021
  9. E. Gildernew, S. Yang, Adsorption Modeling for Atmospheric water harvesting (AWH), Technology Symposium 2021
  10. H. Margavio and S. Yang, Ambiently Dried Transparent Aerogel, Poster at Annual AlChE meeting, Orlando, FL 2019
  11. E. Chase and S. Yang, Flexible Three-dimensional Graphene Form for Water Harvest, Poster at Annual AlChE meeting, Orlando, FL 2019
  12. S. Yang and E. Gildernew, Water Harvesting Using Solar Energy, SciPy Conference, Austin TX, 2019
  13. E. Gildernew, S. Yang, Water Harvesting Using Solar Energy, Council on Undergraduate Research Conference, 2019
  14. H. Margavio, E. Patrick, S. Yang, Modeling silica aerogel optical performance by determining its radiative properties, AIChE Annual Professional Conference, 2018
  15. H. Margavio, S. Yang, Transparent Aerogel Optical Propagation, Posters at the Capitol 2018, Office of Undergraduate Research, 2018.
  16. S. Yang, L. Zhao, B. Bhatia, E. Strobach, L.Weinstein, T. Cooper, S. V. Boriskina, G. Chen, E. N. Wang, “Transparent Aerogels for Efficient Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion” MRS Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, March 28-April 1, 2016.
  17. S. Yang, L.Weinstein, T. Cooper, L. Zhao, B. Bhatia, E. Strobach, S. V. Boriskina, G. Chen, E. N. Wang, “Transparent Aerogels for Efficient Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion” ARPA-e Program Review, Mesa, AZ, March 29-April 1, 2016.
  18. E. Strobach, S. Yang, L. Zhao, B. Bhatia, L.Weinstein, T. Cooper, S. V. Boriskina, G. Chen, E. N. Wang, “Solar Thermal Aerogel Receiver (STAR)”, MIT Energy Night, Cambridge, MA, October 16, 2015.
  19. S. Yang, H. Kim, S. Narayanan, I. McKay, E.N. Wang, “Carbon Nanomaterials as Binders for Advanced Thermal Batteries”, MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 1-5, 2013.
  20. H. Kim, S. Yang, S. Narayanan, I. Mckay, and E. Wang, “Experimental Characterization of Adsorption and Transport Properties for Advanced Thermo-Adsorptive Batteries” ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2013-65490
  21. S. Narayanan, X. Li, S. Yang, I. Mckay, H. Kim and E. Wang, ” Design and Optimization of High Performance Adsorption-Based Thermal Battery ” Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Heat Transfer Summer Conference, HT2013-17472
  22. S. Yang, J. Liu, E.N. Wang, “Three Dimensional Carbon/Manganese Oxide co-Aerogels as Anodes for High Energy Density Microbatteries,” MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 1-5, 2013.
  23. S. Yang, S. Narayanan, X. Li, I. McKay, H. Kim, E.N. Wang, “Graphenes with Metal Organic Frameworks and/or Zeolites for Advanced Thermal Batteries,” ICAE, Jeju, South Korea, November 12-15, 2013. (Invited talk)
  24. S. Yang and J. Liu, ” Hybrid Carbon/ Titanium Dioxide Aerogels as Active Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries ” 2011 MRS Fall
  25. S. Yang and J. Liu, ” Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Using Uniform TiO2/CNT gel ” 2010 MRS Fall
  26. S. Yang and J. Liu, ” Carbon Nanotube-silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells with Controlled Electronic Properties ” 2009 MRS Fall
  27. S. Yang and J. Liu, “Sorting Carbon Nanotubes by Number of Sidewalls” MRS proceedings, 2008, 1142,1142-JJ10-06.