Laser assisted direct writing and additive processing of nanoinks consisting of 0D-2D nanomaterials, or liquid metals has been carried out to modulate the electrical, optical, biological, electrochemical and mechanical properties of materials' surface and interfaces. 

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• Haoqing Jiang, Xingtao Liu, Meng-Nan Zhu, Jin Xu, Licong An, Peng-Fei Sui, Jing-Li Luo, and Gary J. Cheng, "Nanoalloy Libraries from Laser Induced Thermionic Emission Reduction", Science Advances, 8, eabm6541 (2022).
• B Deng, GJ Cheng, “Pulsed laser modulated shock transition from liquid metal nanoparticles to mechanically and thermally robust solid-liquid patterns”, Advanced Materials, (2018), https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201807811.
• Jin Xu, Ruoxing Wang, Haoqing Jiang, Xingtao Liu, Licong An, Shengyu Jin, Biwei Deng, Wenzhuo Wu, Gary J. Cheng, "Magnetically Aligned Ultrafine Cobalt Embedded 3D Porous Carbon Metamaterial by One-step Ultrafast Laser Direct Writing", Advanced Science, (2021), DOI: 10.1002/advs.202102477.
• Biwei Deng, Rong Xu, Xiaokang Wang, Licong An, Kejie Zhao, Gary J. Cheng, “Roll to Roll Manufacturing of Fast charging, Mechanically Robust 0D/2D nanolayered Si-graphene Anode with Well-Interfaced and Defect Engineered Structures”, Energy Storage Materials, (2019), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2019.07.019
• S. Das, Q. Nian, M. Saei, P. Kumar, S. Jin, D.B. Janes, M.A. Alam, G.J. Cheng, “Single Layer Graphene as a Barrier Layer for Intense UV Laser Induced Damages for Silver Nanowire Network", ACS Nano, (2015) DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b04628.
• Nian, Q., Xu, Y., Sabyasachi, G., Saei, M; Deng, B., Chen, Y., Cheng, G.J., "Crystalline Nanojoining Silver Nanowire Percolated Networks on Flexible Substrate", ACS Nano, (2015), 9 (10), 10018–10031.
• Chunpeng Song, Lei Tong, Feng Liu, Lei Ye, Gary J. Cheng, "Addressing the Reliability and Electron Transport Kinetics in Halide Perovskite Film via Pulsed Laser Engineering", Advanced Functional Materials,(2019), doi:10.1002/adfm.201906781
• Chunpeng Song, Huanrui Yang, Feng Liu, Gary J. Cheng, "Quantum Dots enabled Perovskite Thin Film with Enhanced Crystallization, Stability, Carrier diffusion via Pulsed Laser Nanoengineering", Advanced Materials Interfaces, (2020).DOI: 10.1002/admi.202001021.
• S. Liu, M.C. Yuen, E.L. White, J.W. Boley, B. Deng, G.J. Cheng and R. Kramer-Bottiglio, “Laser Sintering of Liquid Metal Nanoparticles for Scalable Manufacturing of Soft and Flexible Electronics”, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, (2018), 10 (33), pp 28232–28241, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b08722.
• Huanrui Yang, Chunpeng Song, Tiancheng Xia,Shifeng Li, Dingyue Sun, Feng Liu, Gary J. Cheng, "Ultrafast Transformation of PbI2 in Two-Step Fabrication of Halide Perovskite Film for Long-Term Performance and Stability via Nanosecond Laser Shock Annealing", Journal of Materials Chemistry C, (2021), DOI: 10.1039/d1tc02475b
• Q Nian, M Callahan, M Saei, D Look, H Efstathiadis, J Bailey, GJ Cheng, "Large Scale Laser Crystallization of Solution-based Alumina-doped Zinc Oxide (AZO) Nanoinks for Highly Transparent Conductive Electrode", Scientific Reports. (2015) Publisher: Nature Publishing Group, doi:10.1038/srep15517
• S Jin, A Ziabari, YR Koh, M Saei, X Wang, B Deng, Y Hu, JH Bahk, A Shakouri, GJ Cheng, “Enhanced thermoelectric performance of P-type BixSb2-xTe3 nanowires with pulsed laser assisted electrochemical deposition”, Extreme Mechanics Letters, (2016), DOI: 10.1016/j.eml.2016.04.010
• Q Nian, MY Zhang,  Y Wang, SR Das, VS Bhat, F Huang, GJ Cheng, “Charger Carrier Transport and Collection Enhancement of Copper Indium Diselenide Photoactive Nanoparticle-Ink by Laser Crystallization”, Applied Physics Letter,  105, 111909.(2014)  DOI: 10.1063/1.4894861.
• Q Nian, MY Zhang, B Schwartz, GJ Cheng, “UV Laser Crystallized Transparent ZnO:Al Films on Sapphire with High Hall Mobility for Simultaneous Enhancement of Conductivity and Transparency”, Applied Physics Letter,  104, 201907. (2014) DOI:10.1063/1.4879643.
• Y Zhang, GJ Cheng, “Continuous Mode Laser Coating of Hydroxyapatite/Titanium Nanoparticles on Metallic Implants: Multiphysics Simulation and Experimental Verification”, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 133(2), 021010. (2011)
• Y Zhang, GJ Cheng, U Erasquin, C Cai, “Laser Engineered Multilayer Coating of BCP/Ti Nanocomposite on Titanium Implants”, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 3 (2), pp 339–350. (2011)
• Y Zhang, GJ Cheng, "Pulsed Laser Coating of Bioceramic/Metallic Nanoparticles on Metal Implants: multiphysics simulation and experiments", IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience, 10(3), 177-186. (2011)
• Y Zhang, Q Nian, GJ Cheng, “Room Temperature Deposition of Alumina-doped zinc oxide (AZO) on flexible substrates by Direct Pulsed Laser recrystallization”, Applied Physics Letter, 100, 151902.(2012)
•  L Wang, UJ Erasquin, M Zhao, L Ren, MY Zhang, GJ Cheng, Y Wang,C Cai, “Stability, Antimicrobial Activity, and Cytotoxicity of Poly(amidoamine) Dendrimers on Titanium Substrates”, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, (2011) DOI:10.1021/am2004398.
• Y Zhang, GJ Cheng, "Highly Conductive and Transparent Alumina-doped ZnO Films Processed by Direct Pulsed Laser Recrystallization at Room Temperature", Applied Physics Letter, 99, 051904. (2011)
• Y Zhang, GJ Cheng, “Nanoscale size dependence on pulsed laser sintering of hydroxyapatite/titanium particles on metal implants”, Journal of Applied Physics, 108, 113112. (2010)