Dr. Xinliang Feng

project leader, graphite group


Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Ackermannweg 10
D-55128 Mainz, Germany
(+49) 6131-379-488 (phone)
(+49) 6131-379-100 (fax)
feng@mpip-mainz.mpg.de

Research topics

• Functional pi-pi-conjugated molecules:  polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, heteroatom-containing nanographenes and macrocycles.
• Graphene: synthetic approach, nanocomposites, fabrication, and as window electrode for organic electronics.
• Supramolecular-organization: fabrication technique, control the self-organization in bulk and on the surface, morphology control of fibrous and tubular nanostructures, molecular template on the surface.
• Electronic devices: single-molecule electronics, organic field-effect transistors, and photovoltaic devices
• Nanostructured functional carbon materials for energy storage and conversion: precursor defined pyrolysis, lithium ion battery, supercapacitor, hydrogen storage, and catalysis

Group members

Recent publications (since 2006)

2011

1. Ma, C. Q.; Pisula, W.; Weber, C.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K.; Bauerle, B. Dendritic Oligothiophenes Terminated with Tris(alkyloxy)phenylethynyl Tails: Synthesis, Physical Properties, and Self-Assembly. Chem. Euro. J. 2011, 17, 1507-1518.

2. Norouzi-Arasi, H.; Pisula, W.; Mavrinskiy, A.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Synthesis and Self-assembly of Macrocyclic Mesogens Based on 1,10-Phenanthroline. Chem. Asia-J. 2011, 6, 367-371. (invited special issue).

3. Hesse, H. C.; Lembke, D.; Dossel, L.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K.; Schmidt-Mende, L. Nanostructuring discotic molecules on ITO support. Nanotechnology. 2011, 22, 055303.

4. Pisula, W.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Charge carrier transporting graphene-type molecules. Chem. Mater. 2011, 23, 554-567. (invited review).

5. Dossel, L.; Gherghel, K.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. The graphene nanoribbons by chemists? nanometer sized, soluble and defect-free. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 2540-2543. (cover picture).

6. Wahle, M.; Kasdorf, O.; Kitzerow, H. S.; Liang, Y.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Electrooptic Switching in Graphene-based Liquid Crystal Cells. Mol. Cry. Liq. Cry. 2011, 543, 187-193.

7. Wu, D. Q.; Liu, R. L.; Pisula, W.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Two-dimensional nanostructures from positively charged polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 2791-2794.

8. Singh, B.; Mehta, B. R.; Singh, M.; Gupta, M.; Dossel, L.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Structural and electronic interaction of CuO-Hexa-peri-Hexabenzocoronene (CuO-HBC) Hybrid Interface. Appl. Phys. Lett. 2011, 98, 072101.

9. Mali, K. S.; Wu, D. Q.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Scanning Tunneling Microscopy-Induced Reversible Phase Transformation in the Two-Dimensional Crystal of a Positively Charged Discotic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 5686-5688.

10. Wong, W. W. H.; Ma, C. Q.; Pisula, W.; Mavrinskiy, A. ; Feng, X. L. ; Seyler, H. ; Jones, D. J.; Mullen, K.; Bauerle, P.; Holmes, A. B. Fluorenyl hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene-dendritic oligothiophene hybrid materials: synthesis, photophysical properties, self-association behaviour and device performance. Chem. Euro. J. 2010, 17, 5549-5560.

11. Feng, X. L. Book review for "Chemistry of Nanocarbons". Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 4048-4049.

12. Zhao, D. D.; Yang, Z.; Zhang, L. Y.; Feng, X. L.; Zhang, Y. F. Electrodeposited manganese oxide on nickel foam-supported carbon nanotubes for electrode of supercapacitors. Electrochemical and Solid State Letters. 2011, 14, A93-96.

13. Pang, S. P.; Hernandez, Y.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Graphene as Promising Transparent Electrode Material for Organic Electronics. Adv. Mater. 2011, 23, 2779-2791 (invited progress report).

14. Xu, Y. Y.; Zhang, F.; Feng, X. L.; Patterning of Conjugated Polymers for Organic Optoelectronic Devices. Small. 2011, 7, 1338-1360 (invited review, featured on the MaterialsViews.com).

15. Yang, S. B.; Feng, X. L.; Wang, X. C.; Mullen, K. Graphene-based Carbon Nitride Nanosheets as Efficient Metal-free Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 5339-5343.

16. Li, H. L.; Pang, S.; Wu, S.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K.; Bubeck, C. Layer-by-layer assembly and in-situ photoreduction of graphene-polyoxometalate multilayer films for electronics. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 9423-9429.

17. Schwab, M. G.; Qin, T. S.; Pisula, W.; Mavrinskiy, A.; Feng, X. L.; Baumgarten, M.; Kim, H.; Laquai, F.; Schuh, S.; Trattnig, R.; List, E. J. W.; Mullen, K. Molecular Triangles: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Blue Emission of Cyclo-7,10-tris-triphenylenyl Macrocycles. Chem. Asia. J. 2011, on line.

18. Kumar, R.; Varandani, D.; Mehta, B. R.; Singh, V. N.; Wen, Z. H.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Fast response and recovery of hydrogen sensing in Pd-Pt nanoparticle: graphene composite layers. Nanotechnology 2011, 22, 275719.

19. Wang, S. H; Kivala, M.; Lieberwirth, In.; Kirchhoff, K.; Feng, X. L.; Pisula, W.; Mullen, K. Dip-coating-induced fiber growth of a soluble heterotriangulene. Chem. Phys. Chem. 2011, 12, 1648-1651.

20. Yang, S. B.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Sandwich-like, Graphene-based Titania Nanosheets with High Surface Area for Ultrafast Lithium Storage. Adv. Mater. 2011, 23, 3575-3579.

21. Hesse, H. C.; Weickert, J.; Hundschell, C.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K.; Nickel, B.; Schmidt-Mende, L. Perylene sensitization of fullerenes for improved performance in organic photovoltaics. Adv. Eng. Mater. 2011, in press.

22. Wu. D. Q.; Zhang, F.; Feng, X. L. Two-Dimensional Nanocomposites Based on Chemically Modified Graphene. Chem. Euro J. 2011,on line (invited Concept)

23. Wang, S. H.; Dossel, L.; Feng, X. L.; Pisula, W.; Mullen, K. Self-Assembly and Microstructure Control of Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene-Perylene Diimide Dyad by Solvent Vapor Diffusion. Small. 2011, accepted.

24. Boukhvalov, D. W.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. First-principles modeling of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons reduction. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2011, on line.

25. Li, Y.; Hao, L.; Fu, H.; Pisula, W.; Feng, X. L.; Wang, Z. H. Columnar liquid crystalline bis-N-annulated quaterrylenes. Chem. Comm. 2011, on line.

26. Zilberman, Y.; Ionescu, R.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K.; Haick, H. A Nano Array of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Carbon Nanotubes for Accurate and Predictive Detection in Real-World Environmental Humidity. ACS Nano. 2011, on line.

27. Zhou, H.; Mao, J.; Li, G.; Wang, Y.; Feng, X. L.; Du, S.; Mullen, K.; Gao, H. J. Direct imaging of intrinsic molecular orbitals using graphene-based Moire pattern. App. Phy. Lett. 2011, accepted.

28. Zhang, F.; Wu, D. Q.; Xu, Y. Y.; Feng, X. L. Thiophene-Based Conjugated Oligomers for Organic Solar Cells. J. Mater. Chem. 2011, in press. (Invited feature article)

29. Al-Hussein, M.; Hesse, H. C.; Weiker, J.; Dossel, L.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K.; Schimidt-Mende, L. Structural Properties of Discotic Hexabenzocoronene/Perylene Diimide Active Layer of Bulk-hetero Junction Photovoltaic Devices: The role of alkyl side chain length. Thin. Solid. Film. 2011, in press.

30. Schwab, M. G.; Crespy, D.; Feng, X. L.; Landfester, K.; Mullen, K. Preparation of Microporous Melamine-based Polymer Networks in an Anhydrous High-Temperature Miniemulsion. Macromol. Rapid. Comm. 2011, in press.

31. Englert, J. M.; Hirsch, A.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Chemical Methods for the Generation of Graphenes and Graphene Nanoribbons. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, in press. (Invited Special issue of DFG project report)

2010

1. Rational Optimization of Benzo[1,2-b:3,4-b]dithiophene Containing Polymers for Organic Field-Effect Transistors. Rieger, R.; Beckmann, D.; Pisula, W.; Stefen, W.; Kastler, M.; Mullen, K. Advanced Materials. 2010, 22, 83-86.

2. Graphene-Based Optically Transparent Electrodes for Spectroelectrochemistry in the UV-Vis Region. Weber, C.; Eisele, D. M.; Rabe, J. P.; Liang, Y.; Feng, X. L.; Zhi, L. J.; Mullen, K.; Lyon, J. L.; Williams, R.; Bout, D. A. V.; Stevenson, K. J. Small. 2010, 6, 184-189.

3. Evidence for Band-Like Transport in Graphene-based Organic Monolayers. Kafer, D.; Bashir, A.; Dou, X.; Wittle, G.; Mullen, K.; Woll, C. Advanced Materials. 2010, 22, 384-388.

4. Self-assembling Thiophene Dendrimers with a Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene Core?Synthesis, characterization and Performance in Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells. Wong, W. W. H.; Ma, C. Q.; Pisula, W.; Yang, C.; Feng, X. L.; Jones, D. J.; Mullen, K.; Janssen, R. A. J.; Bauerle, P.; Holmes, A. B. Chem. Mater.2010, 22, 457-466.

5. Fabrication of Cobalt and Cobalt Oxide/Graphene Composites: towards high-performance anode materials for lithium ion batteries. Yang, S. B.; Cui, G.; Pang, S.; Cao, Q.; Kolb, U.; Feng, X. L.; Maier, J.; Mullen, K. ChemSusChem. 2010, 3, 236-239 (Invited special issue for Ener Chem project in ChemSusChem)

6. Nanographene-constructed Hollow Carbon Spheres (NGHCs) and their Electroactivity in Lithium Ion Batteries. Yang, S. B.; Feng, X. L.; Zhi, L. J.; Cao, Q.; Maier, J. Mullen, K. Advanced Materials. 2010, 22, 838-842. (Invited special issue)

7. Discotic materials for organic solar cells: Effects of chemical structure on assembly and performance. Hesse, H. C.; Weicket, J.; Al-Hussein, M.; Dossel, L.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K.; Schmidt-Mende, L. Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells. 2010, 94, 560-567.

8. Solution processable fluorenyl hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronenes in organic field effect transistors and solar cells. Wong, W. W. H.; Singh, B.; Vak, D.; Pisula, W.; Yan, C.; Feng, X. L.; Williams, E. L.; Chan, K. L.; Mao, Q. H.; Jone, D. J.; Ma, C. Q.; Mullen, K.; Bauerle, P.; Holmes, A. B. Advanced Functional Materials2010, 20, 927-938.

9. Micron-sized [6,6]-Phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester crystals grown by dip coating in solvent vapour atmosphere: interfaces for organic photovoltaics. Dabirian, R.; Feng, X.; Ortolani, L.; Liscio, A.; Morandi, V.; Mullen, K.; Samori, P.; Palermo, V. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2010, 12, 4473-4480.

10. Nitrogen-doped Ordered Mesoporous Graphitic Arrays (NOMGAc) with High Electrocatalytic Activity for Oxygen Reduction. Liu, R. L.; Wu, D. Q.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition. 2010, 49, 2565-2569.

11. Forever young: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as model cases for structural and optical studies.Rieger, R.; Mullen, K. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2010, 23, 315-325.

12. Negative thermal expansion in discotic liquid crystals of nanographenes.Grigoriadis, C.; Haase, N.; Butt, H. J.; Mullen, K.; Fluodas, G. Advanced Materials. 2010, 22, 1403.

13. Improving polymer transistor performance via morphology control. Tsao, H. N.; Mullen, K. Chemical Society Reviews. 2010, 39, 2372.

14. Graphene-based Nanosheets with Sandwich Structure. Yang, S. B.; Feng, X. L.; Wang, L.; Tang, K.; Maier, J.; Mullen, K. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition. 2010, 49, 4795-4799.  (selected as VIP paper)

15. Tuning the Columnar Organization of Discotic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Pisula, W.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Advanced Materials. 2010, 22, 3634-3649. (Invited Progress Report, selected as inside cover)

16. Carbon Nanotube/Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene Bilayers for Discrimination Between Nonpolar Volatile Organic Compounds of Cancer and Humid Atmospheres. Zilberman, Y.; Tisch, U.; Shuster, G.; Pisula, W.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K.; Haick, H. Advanced Materials.2010, 22, 4317-4320.

17. Liquid Crystal Addressing by Graphene Electrodes Made from Graphene Oxide. Nordendorf, G.; Kasdorf, O.; Kitzerow, H.; Liang, Y.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 2010, 100206.

18. Gate-controlled electron transport in coronenes as a bottom-up approach towards graphene transistors. Diez-Perez, I.; Li, Z. H.; Li, J. H.; Zhang, C.; Yang, X.; Zhang, L.; Dai, Y.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Tao, N. J. Nature Communications. 2010, 1.31.

19. Atomically precise bottom-up fabrication of graphene nanoribbons. Cai, J.; Ruffieux, P.; Jaafar, R.; Bieri, M.; Braun, T.; Blankenburg, S. ; Muoth, M.; Seitsonen, A. P.; Saleh, M.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K.; Fasel, R. Nature. 2010, 2010, 466, 470-473. (highlight in Physics world New technique opens a gap in graphene, Nature Materials, 2010, 9, 611 Ribbons piece by piece) .

20. Polyoxometalate Assisted Photoreduction of Graphene Oxide and Its Nanocomposite Formation. Li, H. L.; Pang, S. P.; Feng, X. L.; Bubeck, C.; Mullen, K. Chemical Communications. 2010, 6243-6245. (selected as cover picture)

21. Fabrication of graphene-encapsulated oxide nanoparticles: towards high-performance anode materials for lithium storage. Yang, S. B.; Feng, X. L.; Ivanovic, S.; Mullen, K. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition. 2010, 2010, 49, 8408-8411. (Selected as Hot paper)

22. Direct Access to Metal or Metal Oxide Nanocrystals Integrated with One-dimensional Nanoporous Carbons for Electrochemical Energy Storage. Liang, Y. Y.; Schwab, M. G.; Zhi, L. J.; Mugnaioli, E.; Kolb, U.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 15030-15037.

23. Extrinsic Corrugation Assisted Mechanical Exfoliation of Monolayer Graphene on SiO2. Pang, S. P; Englert, J.; Tsao, H. N.; Hernandez, Y.; Hirsch, A.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Advanced Materials. 2010, 22, 5374-5377.

24. Towards Free-standing Graphene/Carbon Nanotube Composite Film via Acetylene-assisted Thermolysis of Organocobalt Functionalized Graphene Sheets. Su, Q.; Liang, Y. Y.; Feng, X. L.;*Mullen, K. Chemical Communications. 2010, 46, 8279-8281.

25. One-Pot Synthesis of Highly Magnetically Sensitive Nanochains Coated with a Highly Cross-Linked and Biocompatible Polymer. Zhou, J.; Meng, L.; Feng, X. L.; Zhang, X.; Lu, Q. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition. 2010, 49, 8476-8479.

26. Aqueous Solutions of Hydrogen Terminated Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene. Englert, J. M.; Hauke, F.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K.; Hirsch, A. Chemical Communications.2010, 46, 9194-9196.

27. Schwab, M. G.; Hamburger, M.; Feng, X. L.; Shu, J.; Spiess, H. W.; Wang, X. C.; Antonietti, M.; Mullen, K. Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Through Fully Conjugated Poly(azomethine) Networks.Chemical Communications.2010, 46, 8932-8934.

2009

1. Electronic and structural properties of graphene-based transparent and conductive thin film electrodes.Vollmer, A.; Feng, X. L.; Wang, X.; Zhi, L. J.; Mullen, K.; Koch, N.; Rabe, J. P. Applied. Physics. A. 2009, 94, 1-4.

2. The Influence of Morphology on High-Performance Polymer Field-Effect Transistors. Tsao, H. N.; Cho, D.; Andreasen, J. W.; Rouhanipour, A.; Breiby, D. W.; Pisula, W.; Mullen, K. Advanced Materials. 2009, 21, 209-212.

3. Dithieno[2,3-d;2 ',3 '-d ']benzo[1,2-b;4,5-b ']dithiophene (DTBDT) as Semiconductor for High-Performance, Solution-Processed Organic Field-Effect Transistors. Gao, P.; Beckmann, D.; Tsao, H. N.; Feng, X. L.; Enkelmann, V.; Pisula, W.; Mullen, K. Advanced Materials. 2009, 21, 213-216.

4. Temperature-Enhanced Solvent Vapor Annealing of a C-3 Symmetric Hexa-peri- Hexabenzocoronene: Controlling the Self-Assembly from Nano- to Macroscale. Treossi, E.; Liscio, A.; Feng, X. L.; Palermo, V.; Mullen, K.; Samori, P. Small, 2009, 5, 112-119.

5. A simple approach towards one-dimensional mesoporous carbon with superior electrochemical capacitive activity. Liang, YY.; Feng, X. L.; Zhi, L. J.; Kolb, U.; Mullen, K. Chemical Communications, 2009, 809-811.

6. Growth of extended, highly stable and densely packed worm-like nanocolumns of hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronenes via chemisorption on Au (111). Piot, L.; Marie, C.; Dou, X.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. ; Fichou, D. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2009, 131(4), 1378-1379.

7. Large-area bi-component processing of organic semiconductors by spray deposition and spin coating with orthogonal solvents. Treossi, E.; Liscio, A.; Feng, X. L.; Palermo, V.; Mullen, K.; Samori, P. Applied. Physics. A. 2009, 95, 15-20.

8. Dispersion of Graphene Sheets in Organic Solvent Supported by Ionic Interactions. Liang, Y. Y.; Wu, D. Q.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Advanced Materials.2009, 21, 1679-1683.

9. Composites of Graphene with Large Aromatic Molecules. Su, Q.; Pang, S. P.; Alijani, V.; Li, C.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Advanced Materials. 2009, 21, 3191.

10. Patterned graphene electrodes from solution processed graphite oxide films for organic field-effect transistors. Pang, S. P.; Tsao, H. N.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Advanced Materials. 2009, 21, 3488.

11. Synthesis of Microporous Carbon Nanofibers and Nanotubes from Conjugated Polymer Network and Evaluation in Electrochemical Capacitor. Feng, X. L.; Liang, Y. Y.; Zhi, L. J.; Thomas, A.; Wu, D. Q.; Lieberwirth, I.; Kolb, U.; Mullen, K. Advanced Functional Materials. 2009, 19, 2125.

12. Controlled self-assembly of C3 Symmetric Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronenes with Alternating Hydrophilic-hydrophobic Substituents in Solution, Bulk and on a Surface. Feng, X. L.; Pisula, W.; Kudernac, T.; Wu, D. Q.; Zhi, L. J.; De Feyter, S.; Mullen, K. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2009, 131, 4439-4448.

13. Spong-like structures of hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronenes derivatives enhances the sensitivity of chemiresistive carbon nanotubes to nonpolar volatile organic compounds. Zilberman, Y.; Tisch, U.; Pisula, W.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K.; Haick. Langmuir. 2009, 25, 5411-5416.

14. Towards High Charge Carrier Mobilities via rational design of the shape and periphery of discotic liquid crystals. Feng, X. L.; Marcon, V.; Pisula, W.; Hansen, M. R.; Kirkpatrick, J.; Andrienko, D.; Kremer, K.; Mullen, K. Nature Materials. 2009, 8, 421-426.

15. Subliming the Unsublimable: How to deposite nanographenes. Rouhanipour, A.; Roy, M.; Feng, X. L. ; Rader, H. J.; Mullen, K. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition. 2009, 48, 4602-4604.

16. Catalyst-free Preparation of Melamine-based Microporous Polymer Networks through Schiff Base Chemistry. Schwab, M. G.; Fassbender, B.; Spiess, H. W.; Thomas, A.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2009, 131, 7216-7217.

17. Controllable Columnar Organization of Positively Charged Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Choice of Counterions. Wu, D. Q.; Pisula, W.; Enkelmann, V.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2009, 131, 9620-9621.

18. Metal-free Quinone Oligomer as an Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst. Zhang, J.; Wang, X.; Su, Q.; Zhi, L. J.; Thomas, A.; Feng, X. L.; Su, D. S.; Schlogl, R.; Mullen, K. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2009, 131, 11296-11297.

19. Transparent, High Conductive Graphene Electrode from Acetylene Assisted Thermolysis of Graphite Oxide and Nanographene Film. Liang, Y. Y.; Zhi, L. J.; Norouzi-Arasi H.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Nanotechnology. 2009, 20, 434007. (Invited special issue for 20th anniversary of this journal, selected as Hot paper)

20. Porous graphenes: Two-dimensional polymer synthesis with atomic precision. Bieri, M.; Treier, M.; Cai, J.; Ait-Mansour, K.; Ruffieux, P.; Groning O.; Groning, P.; Kastler, M.; Rieger, R.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K.; Fasel, R. Chem. Commun. 2009, 6919-6921. (Selected as Hot paper, highlighted by Nature Chemistry).

21. Large Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbns: Synthesis and Self-organization. Feng, X. L.; Pisula, W.; Mullen, K. Pure & Appl. Chem. 2009, 81, 2203-2224 (invited review).

22. Oxygen and Sulfur Containing Positively Charged Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Synthesis and Characterization. Wu. D. Q.; Pisula, W.; Haberecht, M. C.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K. Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 5686-5689. (Highlighted by SYNFACTS)

2008

1. Wang, X.; Zhi, L. J.; Mullen, K., Nano Letters. 2008, 8, (1), 323-327.

2. Dou, X.; Pisula, W.; Wu, J.; Bodwell, G. J.; Mullen, K., Chemistry-a European Journal.2008, 14, (1), 240-249.

3. Feng, X. L.; Pisula, W.; Ai, M.; Groper, S.; Rabe, J. P.; Mullen, K., Chemistry of Materials. 2008, 20, (4), 1191-1193.

4. Feng, X. L.; Pisula, W.; Zhi, L. J.; Takase, M.; Mullen, K., Angewandte Chemie-International Edition.2008, 47, (9), 1703-1706.

5. Gao, P.; Beckmann, D.; Tsao, H. N.; Feng, X. L.; Enkelmann, V.; Pisula, W.; Mullen, K., Chemical Communications. 2008, (13), 1548-1550.

6. Elmahdy, M. M.; Floudas, G.; Mondeshki, M.; Spiess, H. W.; Dou, X.; Mullen, K., Physical Review Letters.2008, 100, (10).

7. Zhi, L. J.; Mullen, K., Journal of Materials Chemistry. 2008, 18, (13), 1472-1484.

8. Yang, X. Y.; Dou, X.; Rouhanipour, A.; Zhi, L. J.; Rader, H. J.; Mullen, K., Journal of the American Chemical Society.2008, 130, (13), 4216.

9. Mullen, K.; Rabe, J. P., Accounts of Chemical Research.2008, 41, (4), 511-520.

10. Wang, X.; Zhi, L. J.; Tsao, N.; Tomovic, Z.; Li, J. L.; Mullen, K., Angewandte Chemie-International Edition. 2008, 47, (16), 2990-2992.

11. Elmahdy, M. M.; Dou, X.; Moncleshki, M.; Floudas, G.; Butt, H. J.; Spiess, H. W.; Mullen, K., Journal of the American Chemical Society.2008, 130, (15), 5311-5319.

12. Klymchenko, A. S.; Furukawa, S.; Van der Auweraer, M.; Mullen, K.; De Feyter, S., Nano Letters.2008, 8, (4), 1163-1168.

13. Tsao, H. N.; Rader, H. J.; Pisula, W.; Rouhanipour, A.; Mullen, K., Physica Status Solidi a-Applications and Materials Science.2008, 205, (3), 421-429.

14. Yang, X. Y.; Don, X.; Mullen, K., Chemistry-an Asian Journal. 2008, 3, (4), 759-766.

15. Feng, X. L.; Pisula, W.; Takase, M.; Dou, X.; Enkelmann, V.; Wagner, M.; Ding, N.; Mullen, K. Chemistry of Materials. 2008, 20 (9), 2872-2874.

16. Lei, S.; Tahara, K.; Feng, X. L.; Furukawa, S.; De Schryver, F. C.; Mullen, K.; Tobe, Y.; De Feyter, S. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2008, 130, 7119~7129.

17. Feng, X. L.; Liu, M. Y.; Pisula, W.; Takase, M.; Li, J. L.; Mullen, K., Advanced Materials. 2008, 14, 2684-2689. (Cover picture)

18. Taso, H. N.; Pisula, W.; Liu, Z.; Osikowicz, W.; Salaneck, W. R.; Mullen, K., Advanced Materials. 2008, 14, 2715.

19. Xiao, W. D.; Feng, X. L.; Ruffieux, P.; Groning, O.; Mullen, K.; Fasel, R. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2008, 130, 8910-8912.

20. Rieger, R.; Kastler, M.; Enkelman, V.; Mullen, K. Chemistry-A European Journal. 2008, 14, 6322-6325.

21. Piot, L.; Marie, C.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K.; Fichou, D. Advanced. Materials. 2008, 20, 3854.

22. Ai, M.; Groeper, S.; Zhuang, W.; Dou, X.; Feng, X. L.; Mullen, K.; Rabe, J. P. Applied. Physics. A. 2008, 93, 277-283.

23. Wu, D. Q.; Feng, X. L.; Takase, M.; Haberecht, M. C.; Mullen, K. Tetrahedron. 2008, 64, 11379-11386.

24. Gao, P.; Feng, X. L.; Yang, X. Y.; Enkelmann, V.; Baumgarten, M.; Mullen, K. Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2008, 73, 9207-9213.

25. Glowatzki, H.; Broker, B.; Blum, R. P.; Hofmann, O. T.; Vollmer, A.; Rieger, R.; Mullen, K.; Zojer, E.; Rabe, J. P.; Koch, N. Nano Letters. 2008, 8, 3825-3829.

26. Feng, X. L.; Chandrasekhar, N.; Su, H. B.; Mullen, K. Nano Letters. 2008, 8, 4259-4264.

2007

1. Pisula, W.; Kastler, M.; Yang, C.; Enkelmann, V.; Mullen, K., Chemistry-an Asian Journal. 2007, 2, (1), 51-56.

2. Wu, J. S.; Pisula, W.; Mullen, K., Chemical Reviews. 2007, 107, (3), 718-747.

3. Zhang, M.; Tsao, H. N.; Pisula, W.; Yang, C. D.; Mishra, A. K.; Mullen, K., Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2007, 129, (12), 3472.

4. El Hamaoui, B.; Zhi, L.; Wu, J.; Li, J.; Lucas, N. T.; Tomovic, Z.; Kolb, U.; Mullen, K., Advanced Functional Materials. 2007, 17, (7), 1179-1187.

5. Feng, X. L.; Wu, J. S.; Ai, M.; Pisula, W.; Zhi, L. J.; Rabe, J. P.; Mullen, K., Angewandte Chemie-International Edition. 2007, 46, (17), 3033-3036.

6. Cui, G. L.; Zhi, L. J.; Thomas, A.; Kolb, U.; Lieberwirth, I.; Mullen, K., Angewandte Chemie-International Edition. 2007, 46, (19), 3464-3467.

7. El Hamaoui, B.; Zhi, L. J.; Pisula, W.; Kolb, U.; Wu, J. S.; Mullen, K., Chemical Communications. 2007, (23), 2384-2386.

8. Pisula, W.; Kastler, M.; El Hamaoui, B.; Garcia-Gutierrez, M. C.; Davies, R. J.; Riekel, C.; Mullen, K., Chemphyschem. 2007, 8, (7), 1025-1028.

9. Cui, G. L.; Zhi, L. J.; Thomas, A.; Lieberwirth, I.; Kolb, U.; Mullen, K., Chemphyschem. 2007, 8, (7), 1013-1015.

10. Pisula, W.; Tomovic, Z.; Watson, M. D.; Mullen, K.; Kussmann, J.; Ochsenfeld, C.; Metzroth, T.; Gauss, J., Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 2007, 111, (26), 7481-7487.

11. Dou, X.; Yang, X. Y.; Bodwell, G. J.; Wagner, M.; Enkelmann, V.; Mullen, K., Organic Letters. 2007, 9, (13), 2485-2488.

12. Zhi, L.; Wang, J. J.; Cui, G. L.; Kastler, M.; Schmaltz, B.; Kolb, U.; Jonas, U.; Mullen, K., Advanced Materials. 2007, 19, (14), 1849-+.

13. Wu, D. Q.; Zhi, L. J.; Bodwell, G. J.; Cui, G. L.; Tsao, N.; Mullen, K., Angewandte Chemie-International Edition. 2007, 46, (28), 5417-5420.

14. Kastler, M.; Pisula, W.; Davies, R. J.; Gorelik, T.; Kolb, U.; Mullen, K., Small. 2007, 3, (8), 1438-1444.

15. Takase, M.; Enkelmann, V.; Sebastiani, D.; Baumgarten, M.; Mullen, K., Angewandte Chemie-International Edition. 2007, 46, (29), 5524-5527.

16. Bohme, T.; Simpson, C. D.; Mullen, K.; Rabe, J. P., Chemistry-a European Journal. 2007, 13, (26), 7349-7357.

17. Fogel, Y.; Kastler, M.; Wang, Z. H.; Andrienko, D.; Bodwell, G. J.; Mullen, K., Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2007, 129, (38), 11743-11749.

18. Li, J.; Kastler, M.; Pisula, W.; Robertson, J. W. F.; Wasserfallen, D.; Grimsdale, A. C.; Wu, J.; Mullen, K., Advanced Functional Materials. 2007, 17, (14), 2528-2533.

19. Feng, X. L; Pisula, W.; Mullen, K., Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2007, 129, (46), 14116-+.

20. Cui, G. L.; Hu, Y. S.; Zhi, L. J.; Wu, D. Q.; Lieberwirth, I.; Maier, J.; Mullen, K., Small. 2007, 3, (12), 2066-2069.

21. Cui, G. L.; Zhou, X. H.; Zhi, L. J.; Thomas, A.; Mullen, K., New Carbon Materials. 2007, 22, (4), 302-306.

2006

1. Palermo, V.; Morelli, S.; Simpson, C.; Mullen, K.; Samori, P., Journal of Materials Chemistry. 2006, 16, (3), 266-271.

2. Wasserfallen, D.; Kastler, M.; Pisula, W.; Hofer, W. A.; Fogel, Y.; Wang, Z. H.; Mullen, K., Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2006, 128, (4), 1334-1339.

3. Feng, X. L.; Wu, J. S.; Enkelmann, V.; Mullen, K., Organic Letters. 2006, 8, (6), 1145-1148.

4. Rybak, A.; Pfleger, J.; Jung, J.; Pavlik, M.; Glowacki, I.; Ulanski, J.; Tomovic, Z.; Mullen, K.; Geerts, Y., Synthetic Metals. 2006, 156, (2-4), 302-309.

5. Samori, P.; Fechtenkotter, A.; Reuther, E.; Watson, M. D.; Severin, N.; Mullen, K.; Rabe, J. P., Advanced Materials. 2006, 18, (10), 1317-1321.

6. Wasserfallen, D.; Mattersteig, G.; Enkelmann, V.; Mullen, K., Tetrahedron. 2006, 62, (23), 5417-5420.

7. Zhi, L. J.; Kolb, U.; Mullen, K., New Carbon Materials. 2006, 21, (2), 109-113.

8. Kastler, M.; Schmidt, J.; Pisula, W.; Sebastiani, D.; Mullen, K., Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2006, 128, (29), 9526-9534.

9. Pisula, W.; Kastler, M.; Wasserfallen, D.; Mondeshki, M.; Piris, J.; Schnell, I.; Mullen, K., Chemistry of Materials. 2006, 18, (16), 3634-3640.

10. Kastler, M.; Pisula, W.; Laquai, F.; Kumar, A.; Davies, R. J.; Baluschev, S.; Garcia-Gutierrez, M. C.; Wasserfallen, D.; Butt, H. J.; Riekel, C.; Wegner, G.; Mullen, K., Advanced Materials. 2006, 18, (17), 2255-+.

11. Pisula, W.; Dierschke, F.; Mullen, K., Journal of Materials Chemistry. 2006, 16, (41), 4058-4064.

12. Pisula, W.; Kastler, M.; Wasserfallen, D.; Davies, R. J.; Garcia-Gutierrez, M. C.; Mullen, K., Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2006, 128, (45), 14424-14425.

13. Holzl, C.; Kuzmany, H.; Hulman, M.; Wu, J.; Mullen, K.; Boroviak-Palen, E.; Kalenczuk, R. J.; Kukovecz, A., Physica Status Solidi B-Basic Solid State Physics. 2006, 243, (13), 3142-3145.

14. El Hamaoui, B.; Laquai, F.; Baluschev, S.; Wu, J. S.; Mullen, K., Synthetic Metals. 2006, 156, (18-20), 1182-1186.

15. Kastler, M.; Laquai, F.; Mullen, K.; Wegner, G., Applied Physics Letters. 2006, 89, (25).