Recent Publications
Strategies Towards Rational Design of Gold(III) Complexes for High Performance Organic Light-Emitting Devices
LK Li, MC Tang, SL Lai, M Ng, WK Kwok, MY Chan, VWW Yam*
Nat. Photonics, 2019, 13, 185-191 doi.org/10.1038/s41566-018-0332-z
A Supramolecular Strategy Towards An Efficient and Selective Capture of Platinum(II) Complexes
Z Chen, AKW Chan, VCH Wong, VWW Yam*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 11204-11211 doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b04397
Amyloid Protein-Induced Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Water-Soluble Platinum(II) Complexes: A Luminescence Assay for Amyloid Fibrillation Detection and Inhibitor Screening
ASY Law, LCC Lee, MCL Yeung, KKW Lo, VWW Yam*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 18570-18577 doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b09515
Multiresponsive Luminescent Cationic Cyclometalated Gold(III) Amphiphiles and Their Supramolecular Assembly
MY Leung, SYL Leung, KC Yim, AKW Chan, M Ng, VWW Yam*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 19466-19478 doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b10607
Ultralong UV/mechano-excited room temperature phosphorescence from purely organic cluster excitons
X Zhang, L Du, W Zhao, Z Zhao, Y Xiong, X He, P Gao, P Alam, C Wang, Z Li, J Leng, J Liu, C Zhou, JWY Lam, DL Phillips*, G Zhang, BZ Tang
Nat. Commun., 2019, 10, 5161 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13048-x
Active Patchy Colloids with Shape-Tunable Dynamics
Z Wang, Z Wang, J Li, STH Cheung, C Tian, SH Kim, GR Yi, E Ducrot, Y Wang*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 14853-14863 doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b07785
A Scalable Laser-assisted Method to Produce Active and Robust Graphene-supported Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts
X Mo, KC Chan,* ECM Tse*
Chem. Mater. 2019 , 31, 8230-8238 doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b03669
Kinetically Controlled Self-Assembly of Phosphorescent Au(III) Aggregates and Ligand-to-Metal-Metal Charge Transfer Excited State: A Combined Spectroscopic and DFT/TDDFT Study
Q Wan, J Xia, W Lu, J Yang, CM Che*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 11572−11582 doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b04007
Enhanced ion tolerance of electrokinetic locomotion in polyelectrolyte-coated microswimmer
X Zhan, J Wang, Z Xiong, X Zhang, Y Zhou, J Zheng, J Chen, SP Feng, J Tang*
Nature Comm. 2019, 10, 3921 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11907-1
Department News
- 19 Feb 2021 TV programme introduces Prof. Hongzhe Sun’s research team work on RBC for treatment of COVID-19
- 18 Jan 2021 A research team led by Prof. Chi-Ming Che and Dr. Jun Yang has resolved a long-standing challenging problem on Metal-Metal interaction
- 08 Jan 2021 Research co-led by Prof. Hongzhe Sun awarded the Local Top Ten innovation and technology news in 2020
- 28 Dec 2020 A research team led by Dr. Xiaoyu Li and collaborators develop a new drug discovery strategy for “undruggable” drug targets
- 17 Dec 2020 Hong Kong Symposium for Prof. Harry B. Gray’s 85th Birthday (18 Dec 2020)
- 16 Dec 2020 Dr. Ho Yu Au-Yeung receives Outstanding Young Researcher Award 2019/20
Recent Publications
Strategies Towards Rational Design of Gold(III) Complexes for High Performance Organic Light-Emitting Devices
LK Li, MC Tang, SL Lai, M Ng, WK Kwok, MY Chan, VWW Yam*
Nat. Photonics, 2019, 13, 185-191 doi.org/10.1038/s41566-018-0332-z
A Supramolecular Strategy Towards An Efficient and Selective Capture of Platinum(II) Complexes
Z Chen, AKW Chan, VCH Wong, VWW Yam*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 11204-11211 doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b04397
Amyloid Protein-Induced Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Water-Soluble Platinum(II) Complexes: A Luminescence Assay for Amyloid Fibrillation Detection and Inhibitor Screening
ASY Law, LCC Lee, MCL Yeung, KKW Lo, VWW Yam*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 18570-18577 doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b09515
Multiresponsive Luminescent Cationic Cyclometalated Gold(III) Amphiphiles and Their Supramolecular Assembly
MY Leung, SYL Leung, KC Yim, AKW Chan, M Ng, VWW Yam*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 19466-19478 doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b10607
Ultralong UV/mechano-excited room temperature phosphorescence from purely organic cluster excitons
X Zhang, L Du, W Zhao, Z Zhao, Y Xiong, X He, P Gao, P Alam, C Wang, Z Li, J Leng, J Liu, C Zhou, JWY Lam, DL Phillips*, G Zhang, BZ Tang
Nat. Commun., 2019, 10, 5161 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13048-x
Active Patchy Colloids with Shape-Tunable Dynamics
Z Wang, Z Wang, J Li, STH Cheung, C Tian, SH Kim, GR Yi, E Ducrot, Y Wang*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 14853-14863 doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b07785
A Scalable Laser-assisted Method to Produce Active and Robust Graphene-supported Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts
X Mo, KC Chan,* ECM Tse*
Chem. Mater. 2019 , 31, 8230-8238 doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b03669
Kinetically Controlled Self-Assembly of Phosphorescent Au(III) Aggregates and Ligand-to-Metal-Metal Charge Transfer Excited State: A Combined Spectroscopic and DFT/TDDFT Study
Q Wan, J Xia, W Lu, J Yang, CM Che*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 11572−11582 doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b04007
Enhanced ion tolerance of electrokinetic locomotion in polyelectrolyte-coated microswimmer
X Zhan, J Wang, Z Xiong, X Zhang, Y Zhou, J Zheng, J Chen, SP Feng, J Tang*
Nature Comm. 2019, 10, 3921 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11907-1
Department News
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19 Feb 2021
TV programme introduces Prof. Hongzhe Sun’s research team work on RBC for treatment of COVID-19
-
18 Jan 2021
A research team led by Prof. Chi-Ming Che and Dr. Jun Yang has resolved a long-standing challenging problem on Metal-Metal interaction
-
08 Jan 2021
Research co-led by Prof. Hongzhe Sun awarded the Local Top Ten innovation and technology news in 2020
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28 Dec 2020
A research team led by Dr. Xiaoyu Li and collaborators develop a new drug discovery strategy for “undruggable” drug targets
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17 Dec 2020
Hong Kong Symposium for Prof. Harry B. Gray’s 85th Birthday (18 Dec 2020)
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16 Dec 2020
Dr. Ho Yu Au-Yeung receives Outstanding Young Researcher Award 2019/20
Seminars
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Open-shell Singlet Diradicaloids, Polyradicaloids and Covalent Organic Radical Frameworks25Feb2021Prof. Jishan WuNational University of SingaporeTime: 16:00 via Zoom
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Exploring New Methodologies to Enhance Synthetic Efficiency24Feb2021Prof. Dawei MaShanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of SciencesTime: 15:00 via Zoom
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Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Catalysis and Energy Conversion03Feb2021Prof. Sharon Hammes-SchifferYale UniversityTime: 10:00 via Zoom