Yiling Yu is a PhD candidate in physics at North Carolina State University expected to graduate in May 2016. Her research focuses on semiconductor nano-photonics, including designing photonic structures for novel optical functionality and 2D semiconductor optics. She has skills in electromagnetic wave simulation, cleanroom fabrication of nano-electronic and photonic devices, and optical/electrical characterization. She has published 9 papers with over 160 citations, including first author papers in Nano Letters and Scientific Reports.

1. Résumé
Yiling Yu
2506 Avent Ferry Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27606 Email: yyu11@ncsu.edu Phone (Tel): 919-802-8066
Education:
 Bachelor of Science Department ofPhysics, Sichuan University, China. 09/2005 – 06/2009
 Ph.D (expected 05/2016) Department ofPhysics,North Carolina State University, U.S.A 08/2010 – Present
Researchfield:
 Semiconductor nano-photonics. Design photonic structure with novel optical functionality (absorption,
scattering and light emission).
 2D semiconductor optics and opto-electronic devices.
Skills:
 Electric and Magnetic wave propagation simulation and modeling. Profound knowledge in Mie theory and
coupled mode theory and ray optics. Proficient with simulation methods such as RCWA, transfer matrix,
FDTD. Self-developed code by using Matlab, or using commercial software like Lumerical and COMSOL.
 3 years experiences of clean room fabrications for semiconductor nano-electronic and photonic devices.
Proficient with photolithography, E beam lithography etc.
 Optical and electrical characterization of nanomaterials and devices (Probe-station, SEM, AFM,
ellipsometry, Photoluminescence/Raman spectroscopy etc.).
Publication: (9 published papers, citation160)
Peer reviewed articles (6 first author papers listed)
 Dielectric Core-shell Optical Antennas for Strong Solar Absorption Enhancement, Nano Letters 12 (7), pp 3674–3681.
(2012)
 Semiconductor Solar Superabsorbers,Scientific Reports 4, 4107, (2014)
 Exciton-dominated Dielectric Function ofAtomically Thin MoS2 Films, Scientific Reports 5, 16996 (2015)
 Coupled leaky mode theory for light absorption in 2D, 1D, and 0D semiconductor nanostructures,OpticsExpress 20,
13847-13856, (2012)
 The phase shift oflight scattering at sub-wavelength dielectric structures, Optics Express 21, 5957-5967, (2013)
 Leaky Mode Engineering: A General Design Principle for Dielectric Optical Antenna Solar Absorbers , Optics
Communications 314, 79-85, (2014)
Articles under review
 Limits ofExciton-Exciton Annihilation for Light Emission in Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Monolayers. (under
review at Physics Review Letter.)
 Engineering Substrate Interactions for High Luminescence Efficiency of Transition Metal Dichalcogenide
Monolayers. (submitted to Nano letter)
Articles inpreparation
 Electric field switched strong absorber of Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Monolayers.
Presentations at Conference:
 Contribution talk “The phase shift of light scattering at sub-wavelength dielectric structures” at MRS 2012 Fall meeting.
 Contribution talk “Semiconductor Solar Superabsorbers” at MRS 2013 Spring meeting.
 Contribution talk “Direct measurement of layer dependent optical constants of MoS2” at APS 2014 March meeting.
 Contribution talk “Exciton-dominated Dielectric Function of Atomically Thin MoS2 Films ” at MRS 2015 Spring meeting.