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Year 2015


174. Z. Zeng, X. Shi, C. Chi, J. T. López Navarrete, J. Casado* and J. Wu*, “Pro-aromatic and Anti-aromatic π-Conjugated molecules: An Irresistible Wish to Be Diradicals”, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2015, 44, 6578-6596 (Theme Issue: Challenges in Aromaticity: 150 Years after Kekulé’s Benzene)

173. Z. Zeng, S. Lee, M. Son, K. Fukuda, P. M. Burrezo, X. Zhu, Q. Qi, R.-W. Li, J. T. López Navarrete, J. Ding,* J. Casado,* M. Nakano,* D. Kim* and J. Wu*, “Push−Pull Type Oligo(N‑annulated perylene)quinodimethanes: Chain Length and Solvent-Dependent Ground States and Physical Properties”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 8572-8583.

172. W. Zeng, S. Lee, M. Son, M. Ishida, K. Furukawa, P. Hu, Z. Sun, D. Kim* and J. Wu*, “Phenalenyl-fused Porphyrins with Different Ground States”, Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 2427-2433.

171. J. Luo, S. Lee, M. Son, B. Zheng, K.-W. Huang, Q. Qi, W. Zeng, G. Li, D. Kim* and J. Wu*, “N-Annulated Perylene-Substituted and Fused Porphyrin Dimers with Intense Near-Infrared One-Photon and Two-Photon Absorption”, Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 3708-3715.

170. Z. Lim, B. Zheng, K.-W. Huang,* Y. Liu* and J. Wu*, “Quinoidal Oligo(9,10 anthryl)s with Chain-Length-Dependent Ground States: A Balance between Aromatic Stabilization and Steric Strain Release”, Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 18724-18729.

168. S. Das and J. Wu*, “Toward Singlet−Triplet Bistable Nonalternant Kekulé Hydrocarbons: Azulene-to-Naphthalene Rearrangement”, Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 5854-5857.

168. M. H. Chua, K.-W. Huang, J. Xu* and J. Wu*, “Unusual Intramolecular Hydrogen Transfer in 3,5-Di(triphenylethylenyl) BODIPY Synthesis and 1,2-Migratory Shift in Subsequent Scholl Type Reaction”, Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 4168-4171.

167. T. Aotake, M. Suzuki, N. Aratani, J. Yuasa, D. Kuzuhara, H. Hayashi, H. Nakano, T. Kawai, J. Wu* and H. Yamada,* “9,9’-Anthryl-anthroxyl Radicals: Strategic Stabilization of Highly Reactive Phenoxyl Radicals”, Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 6734-6737.

166.  Q. Qi, X. Wang, L. Fan, B. Zheng, W. Zeng, J. Luo, K.-W. Huang, Q. Wang* and J. Wu*, “N‑Annulated Perylene-Based Push−Pull-Type Sensitizers”, Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 724-727.

165. M. H. Chua, Y. Ni, M. Garai, B. Zheng, K.-W. Huang, Q.-H. Xu, J. Xu* and J. Wu*, “Towards meso-Ester BODIPYs with Aggregation-Induced Emission Properties: The Effect of Substitution Positions”, Chem. Asian J. 2015, 10, 1631-1634.

164. S. Lukman, A. J. Musser, K. Chen, S. Athanasopoulos, C. K. Yong, Z. Zeng, Q. Ye , C. Chi , J. M. Hodgkiss, J. Wu*, R. H. Friend, N. C. Greenham*, “Tunable Singlet Exciton Fission and Triplet–Triplet Annihilation in an Orthogonal Pentacene Dimer”, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2015, 25, 5452-5461.

163. J. Chang, Z. Lin, J. Li, S. L. Lim, F. Wang, G. Li, J. Zhang* and J. Wu*, “Enhanced Polymer Thin Film Transistor Performance by Carefully Controlling the Solution Self-Assembly and Film Alignment with Slot Die Coating”, Adv. Electron. Mater. 2015, 1, 1500036/1-1500036/9.

162. Z. Kam, X. Wang, J. Zhang* and J. Wu*, “Elimination of Burn-in Open-Circuit Voltage Degradation by ZnO Surface Modification in Organic Solar Cells”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7, 1608-1615.

161. Z. Zeng and J. Wu*, “Stable π-Extended p-Quinodimethanes: Synthesis and Tunable Ground States”, Chem. Rec. 2015, 15, 322-328.

160. J. Chang, Z. Lin, M. Lin, C. Zhu, J. Zhang* and J. Wu*, “Solution Processed F Doped ZnO (ZnO:F) for Thin Film Transistors and Improved Stability Through Cooping with Alkali Metals”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2015, 3, 1787-1793.

159. Q. Qi, R. Li, J. Luo, B. Zheng, K.-W. Huang, P. Wang* and J. Wu*, “Push-pull Type Porphyrin Based Sensitizers: The Effect of Donor Structure on The Light-harvesting Ability and Photovoltaic Performance”, Dye & Pigm. 2015, 122, 199-205.

158. Z. Sha and J. Wu*, “Enhanced Visible-light Photocatalytic Performance of BiOBr/UiO-66(Zr) Composite for Dye Degradation with The Assistance of UiO-66”, RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 39592-39600.

157. Z. Sha, H. S. O. Chan and J. Wu*, “Ag2CO3/UiO-66(Zr) Composite with Enhanced Visible-Light Promoted Photocatalytic Activity for Dye Degradation”, J. Hazard Mater. 2015, 299, 132-140.

156. W. Zeng, Q. Qi and J. Wu*, “Cyclopenta-fused Perylene: a New Soluble, Stable and Functionalizable Rylene Building Block”, Sci. Bull. 2015, 60, 1266-1271.

155. Z. Sha, J. Sun, H. S. O. Chan, S. Jaenicke* and J. Wu*, “Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of the AgI/UiO-66(Zr)Composite for Rhodamine B Degradation under Visible-Light Irradiation”, ChemPlusChem 2015, 80, 1321-1328.

154. T. L. D. Tam and J. Wu*, “Benzo[1,​2-​c;4,​5-​c']​Bis[1,​2,​5]​Thiadiazole in Organic Optoelectronics: A Mini-​Review”, J. Mol. Eng. Mater. 2015, 3, 1540003.

153. L. Yuan,* F. Jin, Z. Zeng,* C. Liu, S. Luo and J. Wu, “Engineering a FRET Strategy to Achieve a Ratiometric Two-photon Fluorescence Response with a Large Emission Shift and Its Application to Fluorescence Emaging”, Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 2360-2365.

152. P. Sonar,* J. Chang, Z. Shi, J. Wu and J. Li, “Thiophene Tetrafluorophenyl–thiophene: a Promising Building Block for Ambipolar Organic Field Effect Transistors”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2015, 3, 2080-2085.

151. P. Sonar,* J. Chang, Z. Shi, E. Gann, J. Li, J. Wu and C. R. McNeilld, “Hole Mobility of 3.56 cm2V-1s-1 Accomplished Using More Extended Dithienothiophene with Furan Flanked Diketopyrrolopyrrole Polymer”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2015, 3, 9299-9305.

150. B. Ding, G. Ji, Z. Sha, J. Wu, L. Lu* and J. Y. Lee*, “Dual-Carbon Network for the Effective Transport of Charged Species in a LiFePO4 Cathode for Lithium-Ion Batteries”, Energy Technol. 2015, 3, 63- 69.

149. Z. Lin, M. Zhu, J. Chang, C. Jiang, J. Zhang, J. Wu, W. K. Kiong and C. Zhu*, “Orderly Nanopatterned Indium Tin Oxide Electrode Combined with Atomic-​Layer-​Deposited Metal Oxide Interlayer for Inverted Organic Solar Cells”, Energy Technol. 2015, 3, 906-912.

148.  H. Patil, J. Chang, A. Gupta, A. Bilic, J. Wu, P. Sonar and S. V. Bhosale,* “Isoindigo-​based Small Molecules with Varied Donor Components for Solution-​processable Organic Field Effective Transistor Devices”, Molecules 2015, 20, 17362-17377.

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