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Assistant research fellow (2025-); postdoctoral scholar at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (2024-2025); postdoctoral researcher at New York University Abu Dhabi (2023-2024); scientific employee at Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule and DWI- Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials Aachen (2020-2022); PhD at Max-Planck Institut für Polymerforschung and Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (2015-2020); research assistant at National Taiwan University (2014-2015); MSc at National Taiwan University (2011-2013); BS at National Taiwan University (2009-2011) ；
Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica – People
Organic Chemistry
Ian Cheng-Yi Hou (侯正一)
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- Hou, I. C.-Y.; Li, L.; Zhang, H.; Naumov, P. Smart molecular crystal switches, Smart Mol., 2024, 2, e20230031.
- Hou, I. C.-Y.; Hinaut, A.; Scherb, S.; Meyer, E.; Narita, A.; Müllen, K. Synthesis of giant dendritic polyphenylenes as potential precursors for D6h-symmetric C366 and C546 Nanographenes, Chem. Asian J., 2022,17 (11),10–15.
- Hou, I. C.-Y.; Sun, Q.; Eimre, K.; Di Giovannantonio, M.; Urgel, J. I.; Ruffieux, P.; Narita, A.; Fasel, R.; Müllen, K. On-Surface Synthesis of Unsaturated Carbon Nanostructures with Regularly Fused Pentagon-Heptagon Pairs. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142 (23), 10291–10296. (inside cover)
- Hou, I. C.-Y.; Berger, F.; Narita, A.; Müllen, K.; Hecht, S. Proton‐Gated Ring‐Closure of a Negative Photochromic Azulene‐Based Diarylethene. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59 (42), 18532–18536.
- Hou, I. C.-Y.; Diez-Cabanes, V.; Galanti, A.; Valášek, M.; Mayor, M.; Cornil, J.; Narita, A.; Samorì, P.; Müllen, K. Photomodulation of Two-Dimensional Self-Assembly of Azobenzene-Hexa-Peri-Hexabenzocoronene-Azobenzene Triads. Chem. Mater. 2019, 31 (17), 6979–6985.
- Hou, I. C.-Y.; Shetti, V.; Huang, S.-L.; Liu, K.-L.; Chao, C.-Y.; Lin, S.-C.; Lin, Y.-J.; Chen, L.-Y.; Luh, T.-Y. Poly[2(6)-Aminoazulene]: Synthesis, Photophysical Properties, and Proton Conductivity. Org. Chem. Front. 2017, 4 (5), 773–778.
Update： 2024-10-04
- Pathan Javed R., Balan Haripriya, Commins Patrick, Ravi Arthi, Al-Handawi Marieh B., Hou Ian Cheng-Yi, Naumov Panče, Sureshan Kana M. A Self-Healing Crystal That Repairs Multiple Cracks. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024-09-18, 146(39), 27100-27108.
- Hou Ian Cheng‐Yi, Li Liang, Zhang Hongyu, Naumov Panče Smart molecular crystal switches. Smart Molecules 2024-02-16, 2(1), 1.
- Hou Ian Cheng‐Yi, Hinaut Antoine, Scherb Sebastian, Meyer Ernst, Narita Akimitsu, Müllen Klaus Synthesis of Giant Dendritic Polyphenylenes with 366 and 546 Carbon Atoms and Their High‐vacuum Electrospray Deposition. Chemistry – An Asian Journal 2022-04-22, 17(11), 10.
- Chen Qiang, Baumgarten Martin, Wagner Manfred, Hu Yunbin, Hou Ian Cheng‐Yi, Narita Akimitsu, Müllen Klaus Dicyclopentaannelated Hexa‐<i>peri</i>‐hexabenzocoronenes with a Singlet Biradical Ground State. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2021-04-07, 60(20), 11300-11304.
- Hou Ian Cheng‐Yi, Berger Fabian, Narita Akimitsu, Müllen Klaus, Hecht Stefan Proton‐Gated Ring‐Closure of a Negative Photochromic Azulene‐Based Diarylethene. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2020-08-19, 59(42), 18532-18536.
- Hou Ian Cheng-Yi, Sun Qiang, Eimre Kristjan, Di Giovannantonio Marco, Urgel José I., Ruffieux Pascal, Narita Akimitsu, Fasel Roman, Müllen Klaus On-Surface Synthesis of Unsaturated Carbon Nanostructures with Regularly Fused Pentagon–Heptagon Pairs. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2020-05-19, 142(23), 10291-10296.
- Hou Ian Cheng‐Yi, Narita Akimitsu, Müllen Klaus Stepwise Lateral Extension of Phenyl‐Substituted Linear Polyphenylenes. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2019-11-07, 221(1), 1900374.
- Hou Ian Cheng-Yi, Diez-Cabanes Valentin, Galanti Agostino, Valášek Michal, Mayor Marcel, Cornil Jérôme, Narita Akimitsu, Samorì Paolo, Müllen Klaus Photomodulation of Two-Dimensional Self-Assembly of Azobenzene–Hexa-<i>peri</i>-hexabenzocoronene–Azobenzene Triads. Chemistry of Materials 2019-06-12, 31(17), 6979-6985.
- Han Peng, Hou Ian Cheng-Yi, Lu Hao, Wang Xiao-Ye, Müllen Klaus, Bonn Mischa, Narita Akimitsu, Cánovas Enrique Chemisorption of Atomically Precise 42-Carbon Graphene Quantum Dots on Metal Oxide Films Greatly Accelerates Interfacial Electron Transfer. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2019-03-08, 10(7), 1431-1436.
- Sun Qiang, Hou Ian Cheng-Yi, Eimre Kristjan, Pignedoli Carlo A., Ruffieux Pascal, Narita Akimitsu, Fasel Roman On-surface synthesis of polyazulene with 2,6-connectivity. Chemical Communications 2019, 55(89), 13466-13469.
- Limburg Bart, Thomas James O., Holloway Gregory, Sadeghi Hatef, Sangtarash Sara, Hou Ian Cheng‐Yi, Cremers Jonathan, Narita Akimitsu, Müllen Klaus, Lambert Colin J., Briggs G. Andrew D., Mol Jan A., Anderson Harry L. Anchor Groups for Graphene‐Porphyrin Single‐Molecule Transistors. Advanced Functional Materials 2018-09-14, 28(45), 1803629.
- Keerthi Ashok, Radha Boya, Rizzo Daniele, Lu Hao, Diez Cabanes Valentin, Hou Ian Cheng-Yi, Beljonne David, Cornil Jérôme, Casiraghi Cinzia, Baumgarten Martin, Müllen Klaus, Narita Akimitsu Edge Functionalization of Structurally Defined Graphene Nanoribbons for Modulating the Self-Assembled Structures. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2017-11-09, 139(46), 16454-16457.
- Hou Ian Cheng-Yi, Hu Yunbin, Narita Akimitsu, Müllen Klaus Diels–Alder polymerization: a versatile synthetic method toward functional polyphenylenes, ladder polymers and graphene nanoribbons. Polymer Journal 2017-11-01, 50(1), 3-20.
- Hou Ian Cheng-Yi, Shetti Vijayendra, Huang Shou-Ling, Liu Kun-Lin, Chao Chi-Yang, Lin Song-Cheng, Lin You-Jen, Chen Li-Yin, Luh Tien-Yau Poly[2(6)-aminoazulene]: synthesis, photophysical properties, and proton conductivity. Organic Chemistry Frontiers 2017, 4(5), 773-778.
- Keerthi Ashok, Hou Ian Cheng‐Yi, Marszalek Tomasz, Pisula Wojciech, Baumgarten Martin, Narita Akimitsu Hexa‐<i>peri</i>‐hexabenzocoronene with Different Acceptor Units for Tuning Optoelectronic Properties. Chemistry – An Asian Journal 2016-08-08, 11(19), 2710-2714.