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2026

• M. Liu, Z. Li, B. R. Tan, J. Li, N. Li, S. Li, S. C. L. Tan, J. Gao, K. K. Y. K. Kang, Y. Liu, X. Wang, L. Yang*, Y. J. Tan*. Ionic liquid–regulated interfacial charge transport and asymmetric device architecture for high-performance electrochemiluminescence. Science Advances 2026. (DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aed9796)

2025

• D. Fu, J. Zhu*, L. Wang, R. Liu, L. Jiao, Z. Li, X. Zhang, L. Yang*, P. Ou*, J. Wu*. Biradical-mediated synergistic electrocatalysis using metal-free redox molecular catalysts. Nature Communications 2025. (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-66495-0)

• X. Zhang, Y. Tang, C. Yang, Z. Li, D. Fu, L. Wang, H. Phan, L. Yang*, J. Wu*, J. Zhu*. Nickel-Mediated Synthesis of Fused Heterocycle-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks for Self-Sensitized Photocatalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025. (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202518983)

• J. Gao, B. Dylykov, Z. Li, S. C. L. Tan, Y. Yu, F. Liu, V. Gurung, L. Yang*. Enhancing electrochemiluminescence through triplet state dynamics. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2025. (DOI: 10.1039/D5TC02869H)

• M. S. M. Ho, A. Z. T. Lim, Y. Ke, W. W. Loh, X. T. Zheng, L. Yang, Z. Dong, F. Wang, J. Y. C. Lim, Y. Hu*. Cascade DNA Structural Transitions Enable Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2025. (DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c01581)

• A. Z. T. Lim, M. S. M. Ho, Y. Ke, W. W. Loh, Z. Dong, F. Wang, J. Y. C. Lim, X. T. Zheng, L. Yang, Y. Hu*. A cofactor mediated supramolecular oligo-adenine triplex for reprogrammable macroscopic hydrogel assembly. Soft Matter 2025. (DOI: 10.1039/D5SM00124B)

• M. W. N. Leoi, X. T. Zheng*, Y. Yu, J. Gao, D. H. S. Ong, C. Z. H. Koh, P. Chen, L. Yang*. Redefining Metal Organic Frameworks in Biosensors: Where Are We Now? ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2025. (DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c19307)

• P Bi, J Wang, Z Chen, Z Li, C Tan, J Qiao, J Dai, T Zhang, J Gao, WP Goh, C Lyu, C Jiang, X Hao, J Hou*, L Yang*. Weak Near-Infrared Light Visualization Enabled by Smart Multifunctional Optoelectronics. Advanced Materials 2025, 2416785. (DOI: 10.1002/adma.202416785)

2024

• SCL Tan, Y Ning, Y Yu, WP Goh, C Jiang, L Liu, XT Zheng*, L Yang*. Stretchable Sweat Lactate Sensor with Dual-Signal Read-Outs. Chemistry – An Asian Journal 2024 . (DOI: 10.1002/asia.202400496)

• J. Gao, Y. Yu, W. P. Goh, H. L. D. Seng, C. Jiang, L. Yang*, Unlocking Bright and Switchable Dimeric Singlet Oxygen Electrochemiluminescence by Surface Engineering. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2024. (DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c12236)

• P Bi, T Zhang, Y Guo, J Wang, XW Chua, Z Chen, WP Goh, C Jiang, EE. M. Chia, J Hou* & L Yang*. Donor-acceptor bulk-heterojunction sensitizer for efficient solid-state infrared-to-visible photon up-conversion. Nature Communications 2024, 15, 5719. (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50177-4)

• RT Arwani, SCL Tan, A Sundarapandi, WP Goh, Y Liu, FY Leong, W Yang, XT Zheng, Y Yu, C Jiang, YC Ang, L Kong, SL Teo, P Chen, X Su, H Li, Z Liu, X Chen, L Yang & Y Liu, Stretchable ionic–electronic bilayer hydrogel electronics enable in situ detection of solid-state epidermal biomarkers. Nature Materials 2024. ( DOI:10.1038/s41563-024-01918-9)

• XW Chua, L Dai, M Anaya*, H Salway, E Ruggeri, P Bi, Z Yang, SD. Stranks*, and L Yang*, Multifold Enhanced Photon Upconversion in a Composite Annihilator System Sensitized by Perovskite Nanocrystals. ACS Nano 2024 (DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c03753)

• XT Zheng#*, MWN Leoi#, Y Yu, SCL Tan, N Nadzri, WP Goh, CY Jiang, XP Ni, P Wang, M Zhao, L Yang*, Co-encapsulating Enzymes and Carbon Dots in Metal-Organic Frameworks for Highly Stable and Sensitive Touch-based Sweat Sensors . Advanced Functional Materials 2024, 34 (10), 202310121. (DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202310121)

• XT Zheng, WP Goh, Y Yu, L Sutarlie, DY Chen, SCL Tan, CY Jiang, M Zhao, T Ba, H Li, X Su*, L Yang*, Skin-attachable Ink-dispenser-printed Paper Fluidic Sensor Patch for Colorimetric Sweat Analysis. Advanced Healthcare Materials 2024, 13 (3), 2302173.  (DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202302173)

2023

• P Bi, J Hou*, L Yang* et al, High-Performance Binary All-Polymer Solar Cells with Efficiency Over 18.3% enabled by Tuning Phase Transition Kinetics. Accepted, Adv Energy Materials 2023, 13, 2302252.  (DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202302252)  

• Y Luo et al, Technology Roadmap for Flexible Sensors. ACS Nano 2023, 17, 6, 5211-5295. (DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c12606)

• Y, Yu*, Z He, AAM Lee, J Gao, SCL Tan, W.P. Goh, CY Jiang, XT Zheng, L. Yang*, Electrochemiluminescence drug detection with nanoparticle-encapsulated luminophore on screen-printed electrodes. Materials Today Chemistry 2023, 29, 101442. (DOI: 10.1016/j.mtchem.2023.101442)

• Y Yu, D Kai et al, Fluorescence switching of natural fibers with in-situ formation of gold nanoclusters. Industrial Crops and Products 2023, 200, 116873. (DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.116873)

2022

• Y. Yu*, C.Y. Jiang, X.T. Zheng, Y.X. Liu, W.P. Goh, RHH Lim, SCL Tan, L. Yang*, Three-dimensional highway-like graphite flakes/carbon fiber hybrid electrode for electrochemical biosensor. Materials Today Advances 2022, 14, 100238. (DOI: 10.1016/j.mtadv.2022.100238)

• L Yang*, XW Chua, Z Yang, X Ding, Y. Yong, A. Suwardi, M. Zhao, KL Ke, B Ehrler, D Di, Photon-upconverter for blue organic light-emitting diodes: a low-cost, sky-blue example. Nanoscale Advances 2022, 4, 1318-1323. (invited article) (DOI 10.1039/D1NA00803J)

• T Wang, M Wang, JW Wang, L Yang, X Ren, G Song, S Chen, Y Yuan, R Liu, L Pan, Z Li, WR Leow, Y Luo, S Ji, Z Cui, K He, F Zhang, S Wang, YY Tian, K Cai, H Zou, J Niu, S Liu, B Yang, G Xu, X Fan, B Hu, XJ Loh, LH Wang, XD Chen, A Chemically Mediated Artificial Neuron, Nature Electronics 2022. (DOI 10.1038/s41928-022-00803-0)

• X Guan, Z Yang, M Zhou, L Yang, R Peymanfar, B Aslibeiki, G Ji, 2D MXene nanomaterials: Synthesis, mechanism, and multifunctional applications in microwave absorption, Small Structures 3 (10), 2022, 2200102. (DOI 10.1002/sstr.202200102)

• Y Leow, Y Yu, CY Jiang, L Yang, XJ Loh, D Kai et al, A tough, biodegradable and water-resistant plastic alternative from coconut husk, Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022, 110031.

• J Cao, Y Sim, XY Tan, J Zheng, SW Chien, N Jia, K Chen, YB Tay, JF Dong, L Yang, HK Ng, H Liu, CKI Tan, GF Xie, Q Zhu, Z Li, G Zhang, L Hu, Y Zheng, J Xu, Q Yan, XJ Loh, N Mathews, J Wu, A Suwardi Upcycling Silicon Photovoltaic Waste into Thermoelectrics, Advanced Materials 2022, 2110518. (DOI 10.1002/adma.202110518)

2020-2021

• M Zhao, J Li, M Sebek, L. Yang, YJ Liu, M Bosman, Q Wang, X Zheng, J Lu, JH Teng, Electrostatically Tunable Near-Infrared Plasmonic Resonances in Solution-Processed Atomically Thin NbSe2, Advanced Materials 2021, 202101950. (DOI 10.1002/adma.202101950)

• X Guan, Y Zhu, L Yang, Z Yang, Regulation of Sulfur doping on rational synthesized porous hollow carbon spheres and their superior electromagnetic wave attenuation performance. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2021, 893, 162317. (DOI 10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.162317)

• N Jia, J Cao, XY Tan, J Zheng, SW Chien, L Yang, K Chen, HK Ng, SSF Duran, HF Liu, CKI Tan, ZB Li, JW Xu, J Wu, QY Yan, A Suwardi, Suppressing Ge-vacancies to achieve high single-leg efficiency in GeTe with an ultra-high room temperature power factor. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2021, 9, 23335-23344. (DOI 10.1039/D1TA05866E)

• Z. Yan, Z. Zhang, W. Wu, X.L. Ji, S. Sun, Y. Jiang, C.C. Tan, L. Yang, C.T. Chong*, Cheng-Wei Qiu* and Rong Zhao*. Floating Solid-state Thin Films with Dynamic Structural Color. Nature Nanotechnology 2021, 16 (7), 795-801.  (DOI 10.1038/s41565-021-00883-7)

• J. Cao, SW. Chien, XY. Tan, CKI Tan, Q. Zhu, J Wu, XZ Wang, YS Zhao, L Yang, Q Yan, HF Liu, JW Xu, A Suwardi, Realizing zT Values of 2.0 in Cubic GeTe. ChemNanoMat 2021. (online) (DOI 10.1002/cnma.202100033)

• M.H. Chua^, W. Cheng^, SS. Goh^, J.H. Kong^, Bing Li^, J.Y.C Lim^, Lu Mao^, S.X. Wang^, K. Xue^, L. Yang^, EY Ye^, KY Zhang^, W.C.D. Cheong, B.H. Tan, Z.B. Li, B.H. Tan, X.J. Loh, Face masks in the new COVID-19 normal: materials, testing, and perspectives, Research 2020. (^equal contribution) (DOI 10.34133/2020/7286735)

• HC Guo, Y.J. Tan, G. Chen, ZF Wang, G. Susanto, H.H. See, ZJ Yang, ZW Lim, L. Yang, B.C.K. Tee, Artificially Innervated Self-healing Foams as Synthetic Piezo-Impedance Sensor Skins, Nature Communications 2020, 11, 5747. (DOI 10.1038/s41467-020-19531-0)

• CJ Wan, PQ Cai, XT Guo, M. Wang, N. Matsuhisa, L. Yang, ZS Lv, YF Luo, X.J. Loh, X.D. Chen, An artificial sensory neuron with visual-haptic fusion, Nature Communications 2020, 11, 4602. (DOI 10.1038/s41467-020-18375-y)

• L. Pan, C. Wang, HR Jin, J. Li, L. Yang, YJ Zheng, YG Wen, B.H. Tan, X.J. Loh, X.D. Chen, Lab-on-Mask for Remote Respiratory Monitoring, ACS Materials Letters 2020, 2, 1178-1181. (DOI 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.0c00299)

• T. Wang, Q-L Lei, M. Wang, GY Deng, L. Yang, XJ Liu, CL Li, Q. Wang, ZH Liu, JW Wang, ZQ Cui, Kevin G. Utama, R. Ni, X.D. Chen, Mechanical Tolerance of Cascade Bioreactions via Adaptive Curvature Engineering for Epidermal Bioelectronics, Advanced Materials 2020, 2000991. (DOI 10.1002/adma.202000991)

• T. Wang, M. Wang, L. Yang, Z. Li, X.J. Loh, X.D. Chen, Cyber-Physiochemical Interfaces, Advanced Materials 2020, 1905522.  (DOI 10.1002/adma.201905522)

• Z. Lv, W. Li, L. Yang, X.J. Loh, X.D. Chen, Custom-made electrochemical energy storage devices, ACS Energy Letters 2019, 4 (2), 606-614. (DOI 10.1021/acsenergylett.8b02408)

2019 and before

• L. Yang, V. Kim, Y. Lian, B. Zhao, D. Di, High-Efficiency Dual-Dopant Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes with Ultrafast Inter-fluorophore Energy Transfer, Joule 2019, 3 (10), 2381-2389  (DOI 10.1016/j.joule.2019.07.007)

• A.S. Romanov^*, L. Yang^*, S.T.E. Jones, D. Di, O.J. Morley, B.H. Drummond, A.P.M. Reponen, M. Linnolahti, D. Credgington, M. Bochmann, Dendritic Carbene Metal Carbazole Complexes as Photoemitters for Fully Solution-Processed OLEDs, Chemistry of Materials 2019, 31 (10), 3613-3623. (^co-first; *co-corresponding) (DOI 10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b05112)

• A.H. Karani^, L. Yang^, M. Futscher, B. Ehrler, N.C. Greenham, R.H. Friend, D. Di et al, Perovskite/Colloidal Quantum Dot Tandem Solar Cells: Theoretical Modelling and Monolithic Structure. ACS Energy Letters 2018, 3, 869-874. (DOI 10.1021/acsenergylett.8b00207)

• D. Di^, A.S. Romanov^, L. Yang^, R.H. Friend, M. Linnolahti, M. Bochmann, D. Credgington et al, Light-emitting diodes based on intramolecular rotation. Science 2017, 356, 159-163 (^co-first) (DOI 10.1126/science.aah4345)

  • • Preprint featured in Nature Materials News Article, P. Ball, “Material witness: a new twist for OLEDs”, Nature Materials 15, 822 (2016). (DOI 10.1038/nmat4716)

    • Featured in Nature Reviews Chemistry Research Highlights, S. David, “Emissive materials: OLEDs: rotation propels”, Nature Reviews Chemistry 1 (2017). (DOI 10.1038/s41570-017-0040)

• D. Di^, L. Yang^, R.H. Friend et al., “Efficient triplet exciton fusion in molecularly-doped polymer light-emitting diodes.” Advanced Materials 2017, 1605987 (^co-first) (10.1002/adma.201605987)

• L. Yang, M. Tabachnyk, S. L. Bayliss, M. L. Boehm, K. Broch, N. C. Greenham, R. H. Friend, B. Ehrler, Solution-Processable Singlet Fission Photovoltaic Devices. Nano Letters 2015, 1, 354-358. (DOI 10.1021/nl503650a)

• Z. Lv, W. Li, L. Yang, X.J. Loh, X.D. Chen, Custom-made electrochemical energy storage devices, ACS Energy Letters 2019, 4 (2), 606-614. (DOI 10.1021/acsenergylett.8b02408)

• A.S. Romanov, S.T.E. Jones, L. Yang, P.J. Conaghan, D. Di, M. Linnolahti, D. Credgington, M. Bochmann, Mononuclear Silver Complexes for Efficient Solution and Vacuum-processed OLEDs. Adv Opt Materials 2018, 6 (24), 1801347. (DOI 10.1002/adom.201801347)

• B. Zhao^, L. Lee^, L. Yang, A.J. Pearson, X. She, K.H.L. Zhang, H. Lu, R.L.Z. Hoye, A. Karani, P. Xu, A.Sadhanala, N.C. Greenham, R.H. Friend, J.L. MacManus-Driscoll, D. Di, High-efficiency perovskite solar cells employing nickel oxide deposited via an atmospheric spatial atomic layer deposition method. ACS Appl Materials & Interfaces 2018, 10 (49), 41849-41854. 

• B. Zhao, B. Sai, V. Kim, R. Lamboll, R. Shivanna, J.M. Richter, L. Yang, F. Auras, M. Alsari, X. She, L. Liang, J. Zhang, L. Dai, S. Lilliu, P. Gao, H.J. Snaith, N.C. Greenham, J. Wang, R.H. Friend, D. Di, High-efficiency perovskite-polymer bulk heterostructure light-emitting diodes. Nature Photonics 2018, 12 (12), 783-789. (DOI 10.1021/acsami.8b15503)

• S. Lukman, J. Richter, L. Yang, P. Hu, J. Wu, N.C. Greenham, A. Musser, Efficient singlet fission and triplet-pair emission in a family of zethrene diradicaloids. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 18376. (DOI 10.1021/jacs.7b10762)

• S.-L. Lim, K.-H. Ong, J. Li, L. Yang, X. Wang, Y.-F. Chang, H.-F. Meng, Z.-K. Chen, Efficient, large area organic photovoltaic modules with active layers processed with non-halogenated solvents in air. Org. Elect. 2017, 43, 55. (10.1016/j.orgel.2017.01.001)

• F. Lombeck^, D. Di^, L. Yang, L. Meraldi, S. Athanasopoulios, D. Credgington, M. Sommer, R. H. Friend, PCDTBT: From polymer photovoltaics to light-emitting diodes by side chain-controlled luminescence. Macromolecules 2016, 49, 9382-9387.  (DOI 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b02216)

• N. Wang, L. Cheng, R. Ge, S. Zhang, Y. Miao, W. Zou, C. Yi, Y. Sun, Y. Cao, R. Yang, Y. Wei, Q. Guo, Y. Ke, M. Yu, Y. Jin, Y. Liu, Q. Ding, D. Di, L. Yang, G. Xing, H. Tian, C. Jin, F. Gao, R. H. Friend, J. Wang, and W. Huang, Perovskite light-emitting diodes based on solution-processed, self-organised multiple quantum wells, Nature Photonics 2016, 10, 699-704. (DOI 10.1038/nphoton.2016.185)

• A.S. Romanov, D. Di, L. Yang, J. Fernandez-Cestau, C.R. Becker, C.E. James, B. Zhu, M. Linnolahti, D. Credgington, M. Bochmann, Highly photoluminescent copper carbene complexes based on prompt rather than delayed fluorescence. Chem Comm, 2016, 52, 6379 (DOI 10.1039/C6CC02349E)

• Z.-K. Tan, Y. Vaynof, D. Credgington, C. Li, M.T.L. Casford, A. Sepe, S. Huettner, M. Nikolka, F. Paulus, L. Yang, H. Sirringhaus, N.C. Greenham, R.H. Friend, In-Situ Switching from Barrier-Limited to Ohmic Anodes for Efficient Organic Optoelectronics. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2014, 24, 3051-3058. (DOI 10.1002/adfm.201303426)

• A. Sepe, Z. Rong, M. Sommer, Y. Vaynof, X. Sheng, P. Muller-Buschbaum, D.M. Smilgies, Z.-K. Tan, L. Yang, R.H. Friend, U. Steiner, S. Huettner, Structure formation in P3HT/F8TBT blends. Energy Environ. Sci. 2014, 7, 1725-1736. [IF 38.53] (DOI 10.1039/c3ee44125c)

• H. Krebs, L. Yang, N. Shirshova, J. H.G. Steinke, A new series of cross-linked (meth)acrylate polymer electrolytes for energy storage. Reactive and Functional Polymers 2012, 72, 931-938. (DOI 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2012.08.011)