Publications

2024

Changming Wu, Ziyu Jiao, Haoqin Deng, Yi-Siou Huang, Heshan Yu, Ichiro Takeuchi, Carlos A Ríos Ocampo, Mo Li, "Reconfigurable inverse designed phase-change photonics", arXiv:2403.05649 (2024) [link]

Yue Shi, Zhaoyu Liu, Logan A. Burnett, Seokhyeong Lee, Chaowei Hu, Qianni Jiang, Jiaqi Cai, Xiaodong Xu, Mo Li, Cheng-Chien Chen, and Jiun-Haw Chu, "Absence of Weyl nodes in EuCd2As2 revealed by the carrier density dependence of the anomalous Hall effect", Phys. Rev. B 109, 125202 (2024) [link]

Changming Wu, Haoqin Deng, Yi-Siou Huang, Heshan Yu, Ichiro Takeuchi, Carlos A. Ríos Ocampo and Mo Li, "Freeform Direct-write and Rewritable Photonic Integrated Circuits in Phase-Change Thin Films", Science Advances 10, eadk1361 (2024) [link]

2023

Nicholas S. Yama, I-Tung Chen, Srivatsa Chakravarthi, Bingzhao Li, Christian Pederson, Bethany E. Matthews, Steven R. Spurgeon, Daniel E. Perea, Mark G. Wirth, Peter V. Sushko, Mo Li, Kai-Mei C. Fu, "Silicon-lattice-matched boron-doped gallium phosphide: A scalable acousto-optic platform", Advanced Materials (2023) [link]

Christopher Munley, Arnab Manna, David Sharp, Minho Choi, Hao A. Nguyen, Brandi M. Cossairt, Mo Li, Arthur W. Barnard, and Arka Majumdar, "Visible Wavelength Flatband in a Gallium Phosphide Metasurface", ACS Photonics 10, 2456-2460 (2023) [link]

I-Tung Chen, Bingzhao Li, Seokhyeong Lee, Srivatsa Chakravarthi, Kai-Mei Fu, and Mo Li, "Optomechanical ring resonator for efficient microwave-optical frequency conversion", Nature Communications 14, 7594 (2023) [link]

Bingzhao Li, Qixuan Lin, and Mo Li, "Frequency-Angular Resolving LiDAR using Chip-scale Acousto-optic Beam Steering", Nature 620, 316 (2023) [link]

See also: [Geekwire] [UW ECE News]

Adina Ripin, Ruoming Peng, Xiaowei Zhang, Srivatsa Chakravarthi, Minhao He, Xiaodong Xu, Kai-Mei Fu, Ting Cao, and Mo Li, "Tunable phononic coupling in excitonic quantum emitters", Nature Nanotechnology (2023) [link]

See also: [Geekwire] [UW ECE News]

2022

Changming Wu, Xiaoxuan Yang, Yiran Chen, and Mo Li, "Photonic Bayesian Neural Network using Programmed Optical Noises", Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 29, 6100606 (2022)  [link]


Han Zhao, Bingzhao Li, Mo Li, "Enabling scalable optical computing in synthetic frequency dimension using integrated cavity acousto-optics", Nature Communications 13, 5426 (2022) [link]


Xiaoxuan Yang, Changming Wu, Mo Li, Yiran Chen, "Tolerating Noise Effects in Processing-in-Memory Systems for Neural Networks: A Hardware–Software Codesign Perspective", Advanced Intelligent Systems, 4:2200029 (2022) [link]


Seokhyeong Lee, Ruoming Peng, Changming Wu, and Mo Li, "Programmable black phosphorus image sensor for broadband optoelectronic edge computing", Nature Communications, 13, 1485 (2022) [link]


Ruoming Peng, Adina Ripin, Yusen Ye, Jiayi Zhu, Changming Wu, Seokhyeong Lee, Huan Li, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe, Ting Cao, Xiaodong Xu, Mo Li, "Long-range transport of 2D excitons with acoustic waves", Nature Communications, 13, 1334 (2022) [link] [preprint]


Changming Wu, Xiaoxuan Yang, Heshan Yu, Ruoming Peng, Ichiro Takeuchi,Yiran Chen,Mo Li, "Harnessing Optoelectronic Noises in a Photonic Generative Network", Science Advances 8, eabm2956 (2022) [link]

2021

Seong Soon Jo, Changming Wu, Linghan Zhu, Li Yang, Mo Li, Rafael Jaramillo, "Photonic Platforms Using In-Plane Optical Anisotropy of Tin (II) Selenide and Black Phosphorus", Advanced Photonics Research 2100176 (2021) [link]


Daehun Lee, Qiyu Liu, Lu Zheng, Xuejian Ma, Huan Li, Mo Li, Keji Lai, "Direct Visualization of Gigahertz Acoustic Wave Propagation in Suspended Phononic Circuits", Physical Review Applied 16, 034047 (2021) [link]


Yifei Zhang, Carlos Ríos, Mikhail Y. Shalaginov, Mo Li, Arka Majumdar, Tian Gu, and Juejun Hu, "Myths and truths about optical phase change materials: A perspective", Applied Physics Letters 118, 210501 (2021) [link]


Daniel Tofan, Yukako Sakazaki, Kendahl Walz Mitra, Ruoming Peng, Seokhyeong Lee, Mo Li, Alexandra Velian, "Surface Modification of Black Phosphorus with Group 13 Lewis Acids for Ambient Protection and Electronic Tuning", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (2021) [link]


Changming Wu, Heshan Yu, Seokhyeong Lee, Ruoming Peng, Ichiro Takeuchi, and Mo Li, "Programmable Phase-change Metasurface for Multimode Photonic Convolutional Neural Network", Nature Communications 12, 96 (2021) [link]

2020

Akshay Singh, Seong Soon Jo, Yifei Li, Changming Wu, Mo Li, , Rafael, Jaramillo, "Refractive uses of layered and two-dimensional materials for integrated photonics", ACS Photonics, 7,3270-3285 (2020) [link]


Gilad Kusne, Heshan Yu, Changming Wu, Huairuo Zhang, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Brian DeCost, Suchismita Sarker, Corey Oses, Cormac Toher, Stefano Curtarolo, Albert Davydov, Ritesh Agarwal, Leonid A. Bendersky, Mo Li, Apurva Mehta, Ichiro Takeuchi, "On-the-fly Closed-loop Autonomous Materials Discovery via Bayesian Active Learning", Nature Communications, 11, 5966 (2020) [link]


Tian-Yun Chang, Yueyang Chen, De-In Luo, Jia-Xin Li, Po-Liang Chen, Seokhyeong Lee, Zhuoran Fang, Wei-Qing Li, Ya-Yun Zhang, Mo Li, Arka Majumdar, and Chang-Hua Liu, "Black Phosphorus Mid-Infrared Light-Emitting Diodes Integrated with Silicon Photonic Waveguides", Nano Letters, 20, 6824-6830 (2020) [link]


Jiajiu Zheng, Zhuoran Fang, Changming Wu, Shifeng Zhu, Peipeng Xu, Jonathan K. Doylend, Sanchit Deshmukh, Eric Pop, Scott Dunham, Mo Li, Arka Majumdar, "Nonvolatile Electrically Reconfigurable Integrated Photonic Switch Enabled by a Silicon PIN Diode Heater", Advanced Materials,32, 2001218 (2020) [link]


Ruoming Peng, Changming Wu, Huan Li, Xiaodong Xu, Mo Li, "Seperation of valley exciton-polariton in 2D semiconductors with anisotropic photonic crystal", Physical Review B, 101, 245418 (2020) [link]


Che Chen, Sang-Hyun Oh, Mo Li, "Coupled-Mode Theory for Plasmonic Resonators Integrated with Silicon Waveguides towards Mid-Infrared Spectroscopic Sensing", Optics Express, 28, 2020 (2020)  [link]

2019

Huan Li, Qiyu Liu, Mo Li, "Electromechanical Brillouin scattering in integrated plannar Photonics", APL Photonics 4, 080802 (2019) [link]


Bowei Dong, Xianshu Luo, Shiyang Zhu, Mo Li, Dihan Hasan, Li Zhang, Soo Jin Chua, Jingxuan Wei, Yuhua Chang, Guo-Qiang Lo, Kah Wee Ang, Dim-Lee Kwong, Chengkuo Lee, "Aluminum nitride on insulator (AlNOI) platform for mid-infrared photonics", Optics Letters 44, 73 (2019) [link]


Qiyu Liu, Huan Li, Mo Li, "Electromechanical Brillouin scattering in integrated optomechanical waveguides", Optica 6, 778 (2019) [link]


Jianguo Huang, Lip Ket Chin, Hong Cai, Huan Li, Jiu Hui Wu, Tianning Chen, Mo Li, Ai-Qun Liu, "Dynamic Phonon Manipulation by Optomechanically Induced Strong Coupling between Two Distinct Mechanical Resonators", ACS Photonics 6, 1855-1862 (2019) [link]


Mo Li, Hong X. Tang, "News and Views: Strong Pockels materials", Nature Materials 18, 9 (2019) [link]


A. Kimel, Mo Li, "Writing magnetic memory with ultrashort light pulses", Nature Review Materials 4, 189 (2019) [link]


Changming Wu, Heshan Yu, Huan Li, Xiaohang Zhang, Ichiro Takeuchi, Mo Li, "Low-loss integrated photonic switch using sub-wavelength patterned phase change material", ACS Photonics, 6, 87-92 (2019) [link]

2018

Che Chen, Daniel Mohr, Han-Kyu Choi, Daehan Yoo, Mo Li, Sang-Hyun Oh, "Waveguide-Integrated Compact Plasmonic Resonators for On-Chip Mid-Infrared Laser Spectroscopy", Nano Letters 18, 7601 (2018) [link] [journal cover image]


Daniel Mohr, Daehan Yoo, Che Chen, Mo Li, Sang-Hyun Oh, "Waveguide-Integrated Mid-Infrared Plasmonics with High-Efficiency Coupling for Ultracompact Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy", Optics Express 26, 23540 (2018) [link]


Mahendra DC, Roberto Grassi, Jun-Yang Chen, Mahdi Jamali, Danielle Reifsnyder Hickey, Delin Zhang, Zhengyang Zhao, Hongshi Li, P. Quarterman, Yang Lv, Mo Li, Aurelien Manchon, K. Andre Mkhoyan, Tony Low & Jian-Ping Wang, "Room-temperature high spin–orbit torque due to quantum confinement in sputtered BixSe(1–x) films", Nature Materials 17, 800-807 (2018) [link]


Bingzhao Li, Kwang Lee, Sotiris, Masmanidis, Mo Li, "A Nanofabricated Optoelectronic Probe for Manipulating and Recording Neural Dynamics",Journal of Neural Engineering 15, 046008 (2018) [link]

2017

Siyuan Luo, Li He, Mo Li, "Spin-momentum locked interaction between guided photons and surface electrons in topological insulators",Nature Communications 8, 2141 (2017) [link]


Ruoming Peng, Kaveh Khaliji, Nathan Youngblood, Roberto Grassi, Tony Low, and Mo Li, "Mid-infrared electro-Optic modulation in few-layer black phosphorus", Nano Letters 17, 6315–6320 (2017) [link]


Jun-Yang Chen, Mahendra DC, Delin Zhang1, Zhengyang Zhao, Mo Li, Jian-Ping Wang, "Field-free spin-orbit torque switching of composite perpendicular CoFeB/Gd/CoFeB layers utilized for three-terminal magnetic tunnel junctions", Applied Physics Letters 111, 012402 (2017) [link]


Mei Xu, Yuqian Gu, Ruoming Peng, Nathan Youngblood, Mo Li, "Black phosphorus mid-infrared photodetectors", Applied Physics B 123, 130 (2017) [link]


Jun-Yang Chen, Li He, Jian-Ping Wang, Mo Li, "All-optical switching of magnetic tunnel junctions with single sub-picosecond laser pulses", Physical Review Applied 7, 021001 (2017) [link]


Jun-Yang Chen, Yong-Chang Lau, J.M.D. Coey, Mo Li, and Jian-Ping Wang, "High Performance MgO-barrier Magnetic Tunnel Junctions for Flexible and Wearable Spintronic Applications",Sci. Rep. 7, 42001 (2017) [link]


Nathan Youngblood and Mo Li, "Ultrafast photocurrent measurements of a black phosphorus photodetector", Applied Physics Letters 110, 051102 (2017) [link]


Che Chen, Nathan Youngblood, Ruoming Peng, Daehan Yoo, Daniel A. Mohr, Timothy W. Johnson, Sang-Hyun Oh, and Mo Li, "Three-Dimensional Integration of Black Phosphorus Photodetector with Silicon Photonics and Nanoplasmonics", Nano Letters 17, 985 (2017) [link]


C. N. Arutt, et al, "The study of radiation effects in emerging micro and nano electro mechanical systems (M and NEMs)", Semiconductor Science and Technology 32, 013005 (2017) [link]

2016

Nathan Youngblood and Mo Li, "Integration of 2D materials on a silicon photonics platform for optoelectronics applications", Nanophotonics 6, 1205-1218 (2016) [link]


Nathan Youngblood, Ruoming Peng, Andrei Nemilentsau, Tony Low, Mo Li, "Layer tunable third-harmonic generation in multilayer black phosphorus", ACS Photonics 4, 8-14 (2016) [link]


J. Gorchon, R. B. Wilson, Y. Yang, A. Pattabi, J. Y. Chen, L. He, J. P. Wang, M. Li, and J. Bokor, "Role of electron and phonon temperatures in the helicity-independent all-optical switching of GdFeCo”, Physical Review B 94, 184406 (2016) [link]


Li He, Huan Li, Mo Li, "Optomechanical measurement of photon spin angular momentum and optical torque in integrated photonic devices”, Science Advances 2, e1600485 (2016) [link]


K.B. Schliep, Jun-Yang Chen, Mo Li, Jian-Ping Wang,and D.J. Flannigan, "Laser-initiated magnetization reversal and correlated morphological effects visualized with in situ Fresnel transmission electron microscopy", Physical Review B 94, 103307 (2016) [link]


Jun-Yang Chen, Jie Zhu, Delin Zhang, Dustin M. Lattery, Mo Li, Jian-Ping Wang, and Xiaojia Wang, "Time-Resolved Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect of Magnetic Nano-Films for Ultrafast Thermal Characterization", The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 7, 2328-2332 (2016) [link]


Zhu, J., Chen, J.-Y., Park, H., Gu, X., Zhang, H., Karthikeyan, S., Wendel, N., Campbell, S. A., Dawber, M., Du, X., Li, Mo, Wang, J.-P., Yang, R. and Wang, X. "Revealing the Origins of 3D Anisotropic Thermal Conductivities of Black Phosphorus”, Advanced Electronic Materials 2, 1600040 (2016) [link]


Euijae Shim, Yu Chen, Sotiris Masmanidis, and Mo Li, "Multisite siliocn neural probes with integrated silicon nitride waveguides and gratings for optogenetic applications”, Scientific Reports 6, 22693 (2015) [link]

2015

Semere A. Tadesse, Huan Li, Qiyu Liu, Mo Li, "Acousto-optic modulation of a photonic crystal nanocavity with Lamb waves in microwave K band", Applied Physics Letters 107, 201113 (2015) [link]


Li He, Junyang Chen, Jian-Ping Wang, and Mo Li, "All-optical switching of a magnetoresistive device using telecom-band femtosecond laser", Applied Physics Letters 107, 102402 (2015) [link]


Huan Li, Semere A. Tadesse, Qiyu Liu, and Mo Li, "Nanophotonic cavity optomechanics with travelling surface acoustic waves at frequencies up to 12 GHz",  Optica 2, 826-831 (2015) [link]


Nathan Youngblood, Che Chen, Steven J. Koester, and Mo Li, “Waveguide-integrated black phosphorus photodetector with high responsivity and low dark current”, Nature Photonics 9, 247-252 (2015) [link]

2014

Semere A. Tadesse, Mo Li, “Sub-optical wavelength acoustic wave modulation of integrated photonic resonators at microwave frequencies”, Nature Communications 5, 5402 (2014) [link]


Huan Li, Mo Li, “Optomechanical photon shuttling between photonic cavities", Nature Nanotechnology, 9, 913 (2014) [link]


Yu Chen*, Hongtao Lin*, Juejun Hu, Mo Li, “Heterogeneously integrated silicon photonics for the mid-infrared and spectroscopic sensing”, ACS Nano 8, 6955 (2014) (*equal contribution) [link]


Yu Chen, Mo Li, “Integrated silicon and silicon nitride photonic circuits on flexible substrates”, Optics Letters 39, 3449 (2014) [link]


Nathan Youngblood, Yoska Anugrah, Rui Ma, Steven J. Koester, Mo Li, “Multifunctional graphene optical modulator and photodetector integrated on silicon waveguides”, Nano Letters 4, 2741 (2014).  [link]


Li He, Mo Li, “On-chip synthesis of circularly polarized emission of light with integrated photonic circuits”, Optics Letters 39, 2553 (2014). [link]


Yu Chen*, W. Fegadolli*, W. Jones, A. Scherer, Mo Li, “Ultrasensitive Gas-Phase Chemical Sensing Based on Functionalized Photonic Crystal Nanobeam Cavities”, ACS Nano 8, 522 (2014). (*equal contribution) [link]


S. J. Koester, Mo Li, “Waveguide-Coupled Graphene Optoelectronics”, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 20, 6000211 (2014). [link]

2013

Schuck, C., Pernice, W.H.P., Minaeva, O., Mo Li, Gol'tsman, G., Sergienko, A.V., Tang, H.X., "Matrix of Integrated Superconducting Single-Photon Detectors With High Timing Resolution", IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 23,2201007 (2013). [link]


Huan Li, J. Noh, Yu Chen, Mo Li,“Enhanced optical forces in integrated hybrid plasmonic waveguides”, Optics Express, 21,11839 (2013). [link]

2012

W. Pernice, C. Schuck, O. Minaeva, Mo Li, G. N. Goltsman, A. Sergienko, H. Tang, “High speed travelling wave single-photon detectors with near-unity quantum efficiency”, Nature Communications, 3,1325 (2012). [link]


Huan Li, Yu Chen, Jong Noh, Semere Tadesse, Mo Li “Multichannel cavity optomechanics for all-optical amplification of radio frequency signals”, Nature Communications, 3, 1091 (2012). [link]


Huan Li, Yoska Anugrah, S. J. Koester, Mo Li “Optical absorption in graphene integrated on silicon waveguides”, Applied Physics Letters, 101, 111110 (2012). [link]


Yu Chen, Huan Li, Mo Li “Flexible and tunable silicon photonic circuits on plastic substrates”, Scientific Reports, 2, 622 (2012). [link]


S. J. Koester, Huan Li, Mo Li “Switching energy limits of waveguide-coupled graphene-on-graphene optical modulators”, Optics Express, 20, 20330 (2012). [link]


S. J. Koester, Mo Li “High-speed waveguide-coupled graphene-on-graphene optical modulators”, Applied Physics Letters, 100, 171107 (2012). [link]

2011

M. Bagheri, M. Poot, Mo Li, W. Pernice, H. Tang "Dynamic manipulation of mechanical resonators in the high amplitude regime through optical backaction", Nature Nanotechnology,6, 726 (2011). [link]
See also: News & Views: "Cavity optomechanics: Mechanical memory sees the light". [link]


K. Y. Fong, W. Pernice, Mo Li, H. Tang “Tunable optical coupler controlled by opto-mechanical interactions”, Optics Express,19, 15098(2011). [link]


W. Pernice, C. Schuck, Mo Li, H. Tang “Carrier and thermal dynamics of silicon photonic resonators at cryogenic temperatures”, Optics Express,19, 3290 (2011). [link]


H. Bhaskaran, Mo Li, D. Garcia-Sanchez, P. Zhao, I. Takeuchi, H. Tang “Active microcantilevers based on piezoresistive ferromagnetic thin films”, Applied Physics Letters,98, 013502 (2011). [link]

2010

Mo Li, W. Pernice, H. Tang, “Ultrahigh-Frequency Nano-Optomechanical Resonators in Slot Waveguide Ring Cavities”, Applied Physics Letters, 97, 183118 (2010). [link]


C. Xiong, W. Pernice, Mo Li and H. Tang, “High performance nanophotonic circuits based on partially buried horizontal slot waveguides”, Optics Express, 18, 20690 (2010). [link]


Mo Li, E. Myers, H. Tang, J. Aldridge, J. Whiting, R. J. Simonson, H. McCaig, N. S. Lewis, M. L. Roukes, “Nanoelectromechanical resonator arrays for ultrafast, gas-phase chromatographic chemical analysis”, Nano Letters, 10 3899 (2010). [link]

See also: [Lab on a Chip]


K. Fong, W. Pernice, Mo Li and H. Tang, "High Q optomechanical resonators in silicon nitride nanophotonic circuits", Applied Physics Letters 97, 073112 (2010). [link]


W. Pernice, Mo Li and H. X. Tang, "Time-domain measurement of optical transport in silicon micro-ring resonators", Optics Express 18, 18438 (2010). [link]


C. Xiong, W. Pernice, Mo Li, M. Rooks, H. X. Tang, "Adiabatic embedment of nanomechanical resonators in photonic microring cavities", Applied Physics Letters 96, 263513 (2010). [link]


W. H. P. Pernice, Mo Li, D. Garcia-Sanchez, and H. X. Tang, "Analysis of short range forces in opto-mechanical devices with a nanogap", Optics Express 18, 12615 (2010). [link]

2009

Mo Li, W. H. P. Pernice, and H X. Tang, "Reactive cavity optical force on microdisk-coupled nanomechanical beamwaveguides", Physical Review Letters 103, 223901 (2009). [link]


W. H. P. Pernice, Mo Li, D.F.G. Gallagher and H X. Tang, "Silicon Nitride membrane photonics", Journal of Optics A 11, 114017 (2009). [link]


W. H. P. Pernice, Mo Li, H. X. Tang, "A mechanical Kerr effect in deformable photonic media", Applied Physics Letters 95, 123507 (2009). [link]


W.H.P Pernice, K.Y. Fong, Mo Li and H. X. Tang, "Modeling of optical forces between propagating lightwaves in parallel 3D waveguides", Optics Express 17, 16032 (2009). [link]


Mo Li, W. H. P. Pernice, H. X. Tang, Tunable bipolar optical interactions between guided lightwaves", Nature Photonics 3, 464 (2009). [link]

See also: [featured on cover] [ MIT Technology Review]


W. H. P. Pernice, Mo Li, H. X. Tang, Optomechanical coupling in photonic crystal supported nanomechanical waveguides", Optics Express 17, 012424 (2009). [link]


Mo Li, W. H. P. Pernice, H. X. Tang, Broadband all-photonic transduction of nanocantielvers", Nature Nanotechnology 4, 377 (2009).  [link]
See also: News & Views: Nanophotonics: Gradient force shows its potential", by Mark Freeman. [link]


W. H. P. Pernice, Mo Li, H. X. Tang, Theoretical investigation of the transverse optical force between a silicon nano-wire and a substrate", Optics Express 17, 1806 (2009). [link]


W. H. P. Pernice, Mo Li, H. X. Tang, "Photothermal actuation in nanomechanical waveguide devices",  Journal of Applied Physics 105, 014508 (2009). [link]

2008

Mo Li, W. H. P. Pernice, C. Xiong, T. Baehr-Jones, M. Hochberg, H. X. Tang , "Harnessing optical forces in integrated photonic circuits", Nature 456, 480,(2008). [link]
see also: News & Views: "Photonics:Nanomechanics gets the shakes", by Tobias J. Kippenberg. [link]


W. H. P. Pernice, Mo Li, H. X. Tang, "GHz photothermal effect in silicon photonic waveguide", Applied Physics Letters 93, 213106 (2008). [link]

2007 and earlier

Mo Li, H. X. Tang, M. L. Roukes, "Ultrasensitive, NEMS-based cantilevers for sensing, scanned probe, and very high frequency applications", Nature Nanotechnology 2, 114 (2007). [link]
see also: News and Views: "Nanosensors: small strains, big gains" byJohn Mamin. [link]


S. C. Masmanidis, H. X. Tang, E. B. Myers, Mo Li, K. De Greve, G. Vermeulen, W. VanRoy, M. L. Roukes, "Nanomechanical measurement of magnetostriction and magnetic anisotropy in (Ga,Mn)As", Physical Review Letters 95 , 187206 (2005) [link]