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2024

 

(111)    Yang, S.; Fang, L.* “Conjugated ladder polymers: Advances from syntheses to applications”，Chem 2024, 10, 1-57. DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2024.04.002


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    • (110)    Li, C.§; Jiangli, B.§; Lee, B.#; Yu, G.§; Zhang, W.§; Chen, H.; Sanders, S.; Al-Hashimi, M.; Banerjee, S.; Fang, L.* “Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle-Initiated Photopolymerization Approach to Dual Functional Membranes for Sustainable Water Treatment”，Matter 2024, 7, 1146-1160. DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2023.12.033.


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      • (109)   Lin, H.; Yang, Y.; Diamond, B.; Yan, T.-H.; Bakhmutov, V. I.; Festus, K. W.; Hsu, Y.-C.; Cai, P.; Xiao, Z.; Leng, M.§; Afolabi, I.; Day, G. S.; Fang, L.*; Hendon, C. H.*; Zhou, H.-C.* “Integrating Photoactive Ligands into Crystalline Ultra-thin 2D MOF Nanosheets for Efficient Photo-induced Energy Transfer”，J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10917.


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        2023

         

        (108)   Sanders, S. L; Douglas, L. D; Sill, T.; Stewart, K.; Pieniazek, N.; Li, C.§; Walters, E.; Al-Hashimi, M.; Fang, L.; Davidson, R. D.; Banerjee, S.* “Tetrapodal Textured Janus Textiles for Accessible Menstrual Health”，iScience 2023, 11, 108224. DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108224.


        (107)   Zhu, Y.†; Peng, B.-J.†; Kumar, S.†; Stover, L.†; Lyu, J.; Zhang, T.; Schrecke, S.; Azizov, D.; Russell, D.; Fang, L.*; Laganowsky A.* “Polyamine detergents tailored for native mass spectrometry studies of membrane proteins”, Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 5676. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41429-w


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          • (106)   Leng, M.； Koripally, N.； Huang, J.； Vriza, A.； Lee, K. Y.；Ji, X.； Li, C. X.; Hays, M.; Tu, Q.; Dunbar, K.; Xu, J*.; Ng, T. N *.; Lei Fang.* “Synthesis and exceptional operational durability of polyaniline-inspired conductive ladder polymers”, Mater. Horiz. 2023, 10, 4354. DOI: 10.1039/D3MH00883E


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            • (105)   Li, J.†; Peng, B.-J.†; Li, S.; Tabor, D. P.; Fang, L.*; Schroeder, C. M.* “Ladder-Type Conjugated Molecules as Robust Multi-State Single-Molecule Switches”,Chem 2023, 9, 2282-2297. DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2023.05.001


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              2022

               

              (104)   Leng, M.; Fang, L.* “Semiconducting Ladder-Type Covalent Organic Frameworks”, Chem 2022, 8, 2904–2906. DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.10.009


              •           - Preview article for research article 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.08.001 in the same issue.


              (103)   Soto, F. A.; Balbuena, P. B.*; Banerjee, S.; Fang, L. “Emulating Synaptic Behavior in Surface-Functionalized MoS2 through Modulation of Interfacial Charge Transfer through External Stimuli”, Chem. Phys. Phys. Chem. 2022, 24, 24116–24122. DOI: 10.1039/D2CP03353D


              (102)   Lee, J.*; Li, S.; Ji. X.; Che, S.; Cao, Y.; Tabor, D. P.*; Fang, L.* “Molecular Mechanism of Rigidity- and Planarity-Promoted, State-Dependent Doping of Conjugated Ladder-Type Molecules”, Mater. Chem. Front. 2022, 6, 3329–3337. DOI: 10.1039/D2QM00789D


              •           - Invited Contribution to the Emerging Investigator Series.


              (101)   Attar, S.; Yang, R.; Comi, M.; Chen, Z.; Ji, X.§; Banerjee, S.; Fang, L.; Liu, Y.; Al-Hashimi, M.* “Thiazole Fused S,N-Heteroacene Step-Ladder Polymeric Semiconductors for Organic Transistors” , Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 12034–12044. DOI: 10.1039/d2sc04661j


              (100)   Ma, G.; Leng, M. ; Li, S.; Cao, Z.; Cao, Y. ; Tabor, D.*; Fang, L.*; Gu, X.* “Robust Chain Aggregation of Low-Entropy Rigid Ladder Polymer in Solution”, J. Mater. Chem. C. 2022, 10, 13896-13904. DOI: 10.1039/D2TC00761D



              (99)   Mu, A. U.; Kim, Y.; Miranda, O. ; Vazquez, M.; Strzalka J.; Xu, J.; Fang, L.* “Hydrogen Bond-Promoted Planar Conformation, Crystallinity, and Charge Transport in Semiconducting Diazaisoindigo Derivatives”, ACS Mater. Lett. 2022, 4, 1270–1278. DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.2c00179


              •           - Invited Contribution to the Organic Functional Materials: Special Issue in Honor of Professor Daoben Zhu on His 80th Birthday.


              (98)   Kang, N.; Cho, S.; Leonhardt, E; Liu, C.; Verkhoturov, S.; Woodward, W.; Eller, M.; Yuan, T.; Fitzgibbons, T.; Borguet, Y.; Jahnke, A.; Sokolov, A.; McIntire, T.; Reinhardt, C.; Fang, L.; Schweikert, E.; Spencer, L.; Sun, G.*; Xie, G.*; Trefonas, P.*; Wooley, K.* Topological Design of Highly Anisotropic Aligned Hole Transporting Molecular Bottlebrushes for Solution-Processed OLEDs, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 8084-8095. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00420


              (97)   Phillips, B.; Abani; Lin, H.; Wei, P.; Li, C.; Zhao, M.; Handy, J.; Banerjee, S.; Sue, H.-J.; Pentzer, E.; Al-Hashimi, M.; Zhou, H.-C.*; Fang, L.* Inverse Emulsion-Crosslinked Cyclodextrin Polymer Nanoparticles for Selective Adsorption and Chemiresistive Sensing of BTEX, Mater. Today Chem. 2022, 24, 100915. DOI: 10.1016/j.mtchem.2022.100915


              •           - Invited for the Special Issue Dedicated to Sir Fraser Stoddart on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday.


              (96)   Bajpayee, A.; Rivera-Gonzalez, N.; Braham, E. J.; Alivio, T. E. G.; Anita; Alvi, S.; Li, C.; Cool, N.; Al-Hashimi, M.; Fang, L.; Banerjee, S.* Multiscale Textured Mesh Substrates that Glide Alcohol Droplets and Impede Ice Nucleation, Adv. Eng. Mater. 2022, 24, 2101524. DOI: 10.1002/adem.202101524


              (95)   Cao, Z.; Ma, G.; Leng, M.; Zhang, S.; Chen, J.; Do, C.; Hong, K.; Fang, L.; Gu, X.* Variable-Temperature Scattering and Spectroscopy Characterizations for Temperature-Dependent Solution Assembly of PffBT4T-Based Conjugated Polymers, ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2022, 4, 3023-3033. DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.1c01511


              (94)   Li, C.; Lee, B.; Wang, C.; Bajpayee, A.; Douglas, L.; Philips, B.; Yu, G.; Rivera-Gonzalaz, N.; Peng, B.-J.; Jiang, Z.; Sue, H.-J.; Banerjee, S.*; Fang, L.* Photopolymerized superhydrophobic hybrid coating enabled by dual-purpose tetrapodal ZnO for liquid/liquid separation, Mater. Horiz. 2022, 9, 452–461. DOI: 10.1039/D1MH01672E


              •           - Invited contribution to the Themed Issue “Celebrating Seth Marder’s 60th Birthday”


              (93)   Yan, X.; Che, S.; Yang, F.*; Xu. Z.; Liu, H.; Li, C.; Yan, L.; Ta, N.; Sun, S.; Wei, Q.; Fang, L.*; Li, Y.* Highly Efficient Water Splitting Catalyst Composed of N,P-Doped Porous Carbon Decorated with Surface P-Enriched Ni2P Nanoparticles, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c14363


              •           - Invited contribution to the Forum on “Materials and Interfaces for Energy Storage and Conversion”


              (92)   Cao, Z.; Leng, M.; Cao, Y.; Gu, X.*; Fang, L.* How rigid are conjugated non-ladder and ladder polymers? J. Polym. Sci. 2022, 60, 298-310. DOI: 10.1002/pol.20210550


              •           - Invited contribution to the Special Issue “Semiconducting Polymers for Advanced Organic Electronics and Bioelectronics”
            •           - Highlighted by Advanced Science News: link.


             

             

            2021

             

            (91)   Patra, D.; Comi, M.; Zhang, X.; Kini, G. P.; Udayakantha, M.; Kalin, A. J.; Banerjee, S.; Fang, L.; Guo, X.; Al-Hashimi, M.* Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Fused Bithiazole- and Dithiophene-Based Low Bandgap Thienylenevinylene Copolymers, Polym. Chem. 2021, 12, 5942–5951. DOI: 10.1039/d1py00773d


            •           - Highlighted on the Front Cover.

            (90)   Yu, K.; Ji, X.; Yuan, T.; Li, J.; Hu, X.; Liu, Z.*; Zhou, X.*; Fang, L.* Robust Jumping Actuator with a Shrimp-Shell Architecture, Adv. Mater. 2021, 33, 2104558. DOI: 10.1002/adma.202104558


            •           - Highlighted by X-mol: link.


            (89)   Bhat, G. A.; Rashad, A. Z.; Ji, X.; Quiroz, M.; Fang, L.*; Darensbourg, D. J.* TEMPO Containing Radical Polymonothicarbonate Polymers with Regio- and Stereo-Regularities: Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrical Conductivity Studies, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 20734-20738. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108041


            •           - Chosen to be among the “Hot Papers” by the Editors.


            (88)   Hu, C.; Zhao, M.; Li, Q.; Liu, Z.; Hao, N.; Meng, X.; Li, J.; Lin, F.; Li, C.; Fang, L.; Dai, S. Y.; Ragauskas, A. J.; Sue, H.-J.; Yuan, J.* Phototunable Lignin Plastics to Enable Recyclability, ChemSusChem 2021, 14, 4260-4269. DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202101040


            (87)   Jiang, W.; Chen, P.*; Li, X.; Wu, G.; Zheng, H.; Li, C.; Fang, L.*; Jiang, H.* π-Conjugation Extension and Defects Introduction into g-C3N4 by Phenanthroline Molecular Doping to Form a Metal-Free Electrochemical Sensor towards Effective 4-NP Detection, Diam. Relat. Mater. 2021, 119, 108557. DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2021.108557



            (86)   Chen, P.; Zheng, H.; Jiang, H.*; Liu, J.; Tu, X.; Zhang, W.; Phillips, B. K.; Fang, L.*; Zou, J.-P.* Oxygen-Vacancy-Rich Phenanthroline/TiO2 Nanocomposite: An Integrated Adsorption, Detection and Photocatalytic Material for Complex Pollutants Remediation, Chin. Chem. Lett. 2021, DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.07.002



            (85)   Che, S.; Li, C; Wang, C; Zaheer, W.; Ji, X.; Phillips, B.; Gurbandurdyyev, G.; Glynn, J; Guo, Z.-H.; Al-Hashimi, M.; Zhou, H.-C.; Banerjee, S.*; Fang, L.* Solution-Processable Porous Graphitic Carbon from Bottom-Up Synthesis and Low-Temperature Graphitization, Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 8438-8444. DOI: 10.1039/d1sc01902c



            (84)   Zhang, W; Ji, X.; Al-Hashimi, M.; Wang, C.*; Fang, L.* Feasible Fabrication and Textile Application of Polymer Composites Featuring Dual Optical Thermoresponses, Chem. Eng. J. 2021, 419, 129553. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.129553



            (83)   Ji, X.; Fang, L.* Quinoidal Conjugated Polymers with Open-shell Character, Polym. Chem. 2021, 12, 1347-1361. DOI: 10.1039/D0PY01298J



            (82)   Comí, M.; Ocheje, M. U; Attar, S.; Mu, A. U.; Philips, B. K.; Kalin, A. J.; Kakosimos, K. E.; Fang, L.;Rondeau-Gagné, S.; Al-Hashimi, M.* Synthesis and Photocyclization of Conjugated Diselenophene Pyrrole-2,5-Dione Based Monomers for Optoelectronics, Macromolecules, 2021, 54, 665-672. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02021


            (81)   Cao, Y.; Zhu, C.*; Barlog, M.; Barker, K. P.; Kalin, A. J.; Al-Hashimi, M.*; Fang, L.* Electron- Deficient Polycyclic π-System Fused with Multiple B←N Coordinate Bonds, J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 2100–2106. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02052



            (80)   Wu, B.; Wu, H.; Zhou, Y.; Zheng, D.; Jia, X.; Fang, L.; Zhu, L.* Controlling Ultra-Large Optical Asymmetry in Amorphous Molecular Aggregations, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020,60, 3672-3678. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202012224


             

             

            2020

             

            (79)   Ji. X.; Leng, M.; Xie, H.; Wang, C.; Dunbar, K. R.; Zou, Y.*; Fang, L.* Extraordinary Electrochemical Stability and Extended Polaron Delocalization of Ladder-Type Polyaniline-Analogous Polymers, Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 12737–12745. DOI: 10.1039/D0SC03348K



            (78)   Yu, C.-H.; Zhu, C.; Ji, X.; Hu, W.; Xie, H.; Bhuvanesh, N.; Fang, L.*; Ozerov, O.* Palladium Bis- Pincer Complexes with Controlled Rigidity and Inter-Metal Distance, Inorg. Chem. Front. 2020, 7, 4357-4366. DOI: 10.1039/d0qi01111h



            (77)   Philips, B. K.; Wang, C.; Tu, X.*; Chang, C.-H.; Banerjee, S.; Al-Hashimi, M.; Hu, W.*; Fang, L.* Cyclodextrin-derived polymer networks for selective molecular adsorption, Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 11783–11786. DOI: 10.1039/d0cc04784h


            •           - Part of the Themed Issue of 2020 Chemical Communications Emerging Investigators.


              • (76)   Che, S.; Fang, L.* Porous Ladder Polymer Networks, Chem 2020, 6, 2558-2590. DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2020.08.002



              (75)   Lyu, J.; Liu, Y.; McCabe, J.; Schrecke, S.; Fang, L.; Russell, D.; Laganowsky, A.* Discovery of Potent Charge-Reducing Molecules for Native Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry Studies, Anal. Chem. 2020, 92, 11242–11249. DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c01826


              (74)   Philips, B. K.; Banerjee, S.; Tu, X.; Fang, L.* Electrical Vapour Sensing with Macrocyclic Molecular Receptors, Supramolecular Chemistry 2020, 32, 165-177. DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2020.1726916



              (73)   Zheng, K.; He, C.; Nour, H. F.; Zheng, Z.; Yuan, T.; Traboulsi, H.; Mazher, J.; Trabolsi, A.; Fang, L.; Olsen, M. A.* Augmented Polyhydrazone Formation in Water by Template-assisted Polymerization Using Dual-purpose Supramolecular Templates, Polym. Chem. 2020, 11, 1806-1819. DOI: 10.1039/C9PY01476D


              (72)   Kalin, A. J.; Che, S.; Wang, C.; Mu, A. U.; Duka, E. M.; Fang, L.* Solution-Processable Porous Nanoparticles of a Conjugated Ladder Polymer Network, Macromolecules 2020, 53, 922-928. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02635



              (71)   Ji, X.; Xie, H.; Zhu, C.; Zou, Y.; Mu, A. U.; Al-Hashimi, M.; Dunbar, K. R.; Fang, L.* Pauli Paramagnetism of Stable Analogues of Pernigraniline Salt Featuring Ladder-Type Constitution, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 641-648. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b12626


              •           - Highlighted in Synfacts 2020, 16, 0826. DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690373.
              •           - Highlighted by X-mol: link.


              (70)   Che, S.; Pang, J.; Kalin, A. J.; Wang, C.; Ji, X.; Lee, J.; Cole, D.; Li, J.-L.; Tu, X.; Zhang, Q.; Zhou, H.-C.; Fang, L.* Rigid Ladder-Type Porous Polymer Networks for Entropically Favorable Gas Adsorption, ACS Materials Lett. 2020, 2, 49-54. DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.9b00434


              •           - Highlighted by X-mol: link.


              (69)   Wang, C.; Li, C.; Rutledge, E.; Che, S.; Lee, J.; Kalin, A.; Zhang, C.; Zhou, H.-C.; Guo, Z.-H.*; Fang, L.* Aromatic Porous Polymer Network Membranes for Organic Solvent Nanofiltration under Extreme Conditions, J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8, 15891-15899. DOI: 10.1039/C9TA10190J




              (68)   Zhang, W.; Ji, X.; Peng, B.-J.; Che, S.; Ge, F.; Liu, W.; Al-Hashimi, M.; Wang, C.*; Fang, L.* High-Performance Thermoresponsive Dual-Output Dye System for Smart Textile Application, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2020, 30, 1906463. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201906463




               

               

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