Vivian Wing-Wah Yam - Selected Publications#

1. Molecular Design of Transition Metal Alkynyl Complexes as Building Blocks for Luminescent Metal-Based Materials: Structural and Photophysical Aspects, Yam, V.W.W.,
Accounts of Chemical Research, 2002, 35, 555-563 (impact factor 24.348; 356 citations).

2. Solvent-Induced Aggregation through Metal-Metal Interactions: Large Solvatochromism of Luminescent Organoplatinum(II) Terpyridyl Complexes, Yam, V.W.W.*; Wong, K.M.C.; Zhu, N.,
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2002, 124, 6506-6507 (impact factor 11.444; 316 citations).

3. Photochromic and Luminescence Switching Properties of A Versatile Diarylethene-Containing 1,10-Phenanthroline Ligand and Its Rhenium(I) Complex, Yam, V.W.W.*; Ko, C.C.; Zhu, N.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2004, 126, 12734-12735 (impact factor 11.444; 169 citations).

4. Unusual Luminescence Enhancement of Metallogels of Alkynylplatinum(II) 2,6-Bis(N-alkylbenzimidazol-2’-yl)pyridine Complexes Upon a Gel-to-Sol Phase Transition at Elevated Temperatures,
Tam, A.Y.Y.; Wong, K.M.C.; Yam, V.W.W.*
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2009, 131, 6253-6260 (impact factor 11.444; 101 citations).

5. High-Efficiency Green Organic Light Emitting Devices Utilizing Phosphorescent Bis-Cyclometalated Alkynylgold(III) Complexes,
Au, V.K.M.; Wong, K.M.C.; Tsang, D.P.K.; Chan, M.Y.*; Zhu, N.; Yam, V.W.W.*
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2010, 132, 14273-14278 (impact factor 11.444; 56 citations).

6. Self-Assembly of Luminescent Alkynylplatinum(II) Terpyridyl Complexes: Modulation of Photophysical Properties Through Aggregation Behavior, Wong, K.M.C.; Yam, V.W.W.*
Accounts of Chemical Research, 2011, 44, 424-434 (impact factor 24.348; 138 citations).

7. Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Anionic Platinum(II) Complexes: A Correlation between Spectroscopic and Morphological Properties, Po, C.; Tam, A.Y.Y.; Wong, K.M.C.; Yam, V.W.W.*
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2011, 133, 12136-12143 (impact factor 11.444; 146 citations).

8. Dendritic Luminescent Gold(III) Complexes for Highly Efficient Solution-Processable Organic Light Emitting Devices,
Tang, M.C.; Tsang, D.P.K.; Chan, M.Y.*; Wong, K.M.C.; Yam, V.W.W.*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2013, 52, 446-449 ( Special Issue in celebration of the 125th anniversary of Angewandte Chemie; impact factor 11.336; 20 citations).

9. Leung, S.Y.L.; Lam, W.H.; Yam, V.W.W.* “Dynamic Scaffold of Chiral Binaphthol Derivatives with the Alkynylplatinum(II) Terpyridine Moiety”, Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences USA, 2013, 110, 7986-7991 (inaugural article for election to Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences; see also Ahmed, F. “Author Profile of Vivian W.-W. Yam” in Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences USA, 2013, 110, 7964-7966; impact factor 9.809; 7 citations).

10. A Highly Efficient Silole-Containing Dithienylethene with Excellent Thermal Stability and Fatigue Resistance: A Promising Candidate for Optical Memory Storage Materials
Chan, J.C.H.; Lam, W.H.; Yam, V.W.W.*
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2014, 136, 16994-16997 (Selected for highlight as JACS Spotlights; Herman, C. “New Small-Molecule Candidate for Optical Memory Storage Materials”,
Journal American Chemical Society, 2014, 136, 17691 ( impact factor 11.444; 2 citations).

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* Correspondence Author † Impact factors are taken from the 2013 Science Citation Index - Journal Citation Reports