- Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Affiliated Faculty, Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Phone: 979-458-6889
- Email: yxclin@tamu.edu
- Office: RDMC 214
- Research Website

Educational Background
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- B.S., Microelectronics, Tsinghua University
Research Interests
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- Nanomaterials and devices for non-conventional computing architectures
- Electronic, optical, mechanical, and electrochemical sensors and integrated microsystems
- Atomically precise material design and synthesis
- Artificial Intelligence for microscopic/spectroscopic characterization and metrology
- Heterogeneous integration and co-design of multifunctional materials, devices, and systems
Awards & Honors
- TSMC Corporate Research VP Award, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, 2023
- IOP Publishing Outstanding Reviewer Award, 2020
- Featured Talk Award, MIT MTL Annual Research Conference (MARC), MIT, USA, 2016, 2014
- EMC Scholarship for Comprehensive Excellence, Tsinghua University, China – 2011
- Undergraduate Research and Entrepreneurship Fellowship, China – 2020
Selected Publications
- E. Zhai, T. Liang, R. Liu, M. Cai, R. Li, Q. Shao, C. Su, Y. C. Lin, ”The rise of semi-metal electronics”, Nat. Rev. Electr. Eng. 1, 497–515 (2024).
- H. Gao, Z. Wang, J. Cao, Y. C. Lin, X. Ling, ”Advancing nanoelectronics applications: progress in non-van derWaals 2D materials”, ACS Nano 18, 16343-16358 (2024).
- Z. Wang, Y. C. Lin, K. Zhang, et al, ”Measuring complex refractive index through deep-learning-enabled optical reflectometry”, 2D Mater. 10, 025025 (2023).
- N. Yang, Y. C. Lin, C.-P. Chuu, et al. ”Computational screening and multiscale simulation of barrier-free contacts for 2D semiconductor pFETs”, 2022 IEEE International Electron Device Meeting (IEDM), San Fransisco, CA, December 2022.
- P.-C. Shen, Y. Lin, C. McGahan, et al, "Healing of donor defect states in monolayer molybdenum disulfide using oxygen-incorporated chemical vapour deposition", Nat. Electron. 5, 28-36 (2022).
- Y. Lin, P.-C. Shen, C. Su, et al, "Contact engineering for high performance N-type 2D semiconductor transistors", 2021 IEEE International Electron Device Meeting (IEDM), San Francisco, CA, December 2021
- Y. Guo, Y. Lin, K. Xie, B. Yuan, et al. "Designing artificial two dimensional landscapes via atomic layer substitution", PNAS 118, e2106124118 (2021).
- Yunfan Guo, Yuxuan Lin, Kaichen Xie, et al, "Designing artificial two dimensional landscapes via atomic layer substitution", PNAS 118, e2106124118 (2021).
- P.-C. Shen, C. Su, Y. Lin, A.-S. Chou, et al, "Ultralow contact resistance between semimetal and monolayer semiconductors", Nature, 593, 211-217 (2021).