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40. Cheng-Wei Lin, Xueying Chang, Yue Wang*, Richard B. Kaner*, “Conjugated Aniline Oligomers: More than Just Short Pieces of Conducting Polyaniline” Accounts of Chemical Research, 2025.

39. Michelle Xie, Joowan Kim, Zhiyin Yang, Sophia Uemura, Mackenzie Anderson, Yuto Katsuyama, Bradley Kroes, Cheng-Wei Lin*, Richard B. Kaner*, “Heterophase Reduction of the Fully Oxidized Aniline Tetramer” ACS Materials Letters, 2025.

38. Zhiyin Yang, Ailun Huang, Cheng-Wei Lin, Bradley C. Kroes, Xueying Chang, Maher F. El-Kady, Yuzhang, Li, Richard B. Kaner, “High-Energy Aqueous Sodium-Ion Batteries Using Water-In-Salt Electrolytes and 3D Structured Electrodes” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2025.

37. Zhiyin Yang, Yuto Katsuyama, Ailung Huang, Cheng-Wei Lin, Bo Liu, Sophia Uemura, Chenxiang Wang, Maher F. El-Kady, Yuzhang Li, Richard B. Kaner, “UltraFast Sodium-Ion Batteries Based on Vanadium Oxide and Laser-scribe Graphene Electrodes” Chemistry of Materials, 2024.

36. Cheng-Wei Lin, Richard B. Kaner, “reflection on ‘highly dispersible polypyrrole nanospheres for advanced nanocomposite ultrafiltration membranes“ Materials Horizons, 2024.

35. Ailun Huang, Zhiyin Yang, Xueying Chang, Cheng-Wei Lin, Richard B. Kaner, “Nanoengineered Vanadium Oxide Composite as High-performance Anode for Aqueous Li-ion Hybrid Batteries“ Nanoscale Horizons, 2024.

34. Yuto Katsuyama, Yang Li, Sophia Uemura, Zhiyin Yang, Mackenzie Anderson, Chenxiang Wang, Cheng-Wei Lin, Yuzhang Li, Richard B. Kaner, “Reprecipitation: A Rapid Synthesis of Micro-Sized Silicon-Graphene Composites for Long-lasting Lithium-Ion Batteries” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024.

33. Yuto Katsuyama, Zhiyin Yang, Markus Thiel, Xinyue Zhang, Xueying Chang, Cheng-Wei Lin, Ailun Huang, Chenxiang Wang, Richard B. Kaner, “Rapid, Scalable Laser-Scribing Process to Prepare Si/Graphene Composites for Lithium-Ion Batteries” Small, 2024.

32. Chenxiang Wang, Samantha Vi-Tang, Sheng Qu, Zirong He, Bosi Peng, Xueying Chang, Zhiyin Yang, Cheng-Wei Lin, Yuto Katsuyama, Sophia Uemura, Maher F. El-Kady, Richard B. Kaner, “Design of efficient, reliable, and wide-band filter electrochemical capacitors via matching positive with negative electrodes” Joule, 2024.

31. Cheng-Wei Lin, Zhiyin Yang, Ailun Huang, Xueying chang, Chenxiang Wang, Fan Yang, Wei Chen, Markus Thiel, Lihua Jin, David Jassby, Richard B. Kaner, “Interactions Between Liquid Ammonia and Graphitic Materials” RSC Applied Interfaces, 2024.

30. Xueying Chang, Zhiyin Yang, Ailun Huang, Yuto Katsuyama, Cheng-Wei Lin, Maher F. El-Kady, Chenxiang Wang, Richard B. Kaner, “Understanding the degradation mechanisms of conducting polymer supercapacitors” Macro. Rapid. Comm., 2023.

29. Xueying Chang, Cheng-Wei Lin, Ailun Huang, Maher F. El-Kady, Richard B. Kaner, “Molecular Engineering of Hierarchical Conducting Polymer Composites for Highly Stable Supercapacitors” Nano Letters, 2023, 23, 8, 3317-3325.

28. Cheng-Wei Lin, Logan A. Stewart, Sichen Zhao, Georgiy Akopov, Reza Mohammadi, Michael T. Yeung, Paul S. Weiss, Richard B. Kaner, “Effective Liquid Metal Seeds for Silver Nanovines” Zeitschrift fur anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, 2022.

27. Chenhao Ji, Cheng-Wei Lin, Shenghao Zhang, Yaoli Guo, Zhe Yang, Weiping Hu, Shuangmei Xue, Q. Jason Niu, Richard B. Kaner, “Ultrapermeable nanofiltration membranes  with tunable selectivity fabricated with polyaniline nanofibers” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022, 10, 4392-4401.

26. Shuangmei Xue, Cheng-Wei Lin, Chenhao Ji, Yaoli Guo, Liping Liu, Zhe Yang, Shuzhen Zhao, Xingke Cai, Q. Jason Niu, Richard B. Kaner, “Thin-film composite membranes with a hybrid dimensional titania interlayer for ultrapermeable nanofiltration” Nano Letters, 2022, 22, 1039-1046.

25. Xiaoling Tong, Guan Sheng, Dongzi Yang, Shuo Li, Cheng-Wei Lin, Wei Zhang, Zhihui Chen, Chaohui Wei, Xianzhong Yang, Yanyan Shao, Hui Wei, Yihan Zhu, Jingyu Sun, Richard B. Kaner, Yuanlong Shao, “Crystalline Tetra-aniline with Chloride Interactions Towards a Biocompatible Supercapacitors” Materials Horizons, 2021, 9, 383-392.

24. Ailun Huang, Maher F. El-Kady, Mackenzie Anderson, Xueying Chang, Cheng-Wei Lin, Christopher L. Turner, Richard B. Kaner, “Facile Fabrication of Multivalent VOx/Graphene Nanocomposite Electrodes for High-Energy-Density Symmetric Supercapacitors” Advanced Energy Materials, 2021, 11, 2100768.

23. Xueying Chang, Stephanie Aguilar, Maher F. El-Kady, Cheng-Wei Lin, Ailun Huang, Mackenzie Anderson, Richard B. Kaner, “ 3D Graphene Network with Covalently-Grafted Aniline Tetramer for Ultralong-Life Supercapacitors” Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 31, 2102397.

22. Cheng-Wei Lin, Shuangmei Xue, Chenhao Ji, Shu-Chuan Huang, Vincent Tung, Richard B. Kaner, “Conducting Polyaniline for Antifouling Ultrafiltration Membranes: Solutions and Challenges” Nano Letters, 2021, 21, 3699-3707.

21. Chenhao Ji, Shuangmei Xue, Cheng-Wei Lin, Wai H. Mak, Brian T. McVerry, Chris Turner, Mackenzie Anderson, Jenna Molas, Zhenliang Xu, Richard B. Kaner, “Ultra-Permeable Organic Solvent Nanofiltration Membranes with Precisely Tailored Support Layers Fabricated Using Thin-Fil Lift-Off” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, 12, 30796-30804.

20. Shuangmei Xue, Chenhao Ji, Matthew D. Kowal, Jenna C. Molas, Cheng-Wei Lin, Brian T. McVerry, Christopher L. Turner, Wai H. Mak, Mackenzie Anderson, Mit Muni, Eric M. V. Hoek, Zhenliang Xu, Richard B. Kaner, “Nanostructured Graphene Oxide Composite Membranes with Ultra-Permeability and Mechanical Robustness” Nano Letters, 2020, 20, 2209-2218.

19. Hyukmin Kweon, Cheng-Wei Lin, M.M. Faruque Hasan, Richard B. Kaner, Gaurav Sant, “Highly Permeable Polyaniline/Graphene Oxide Membranes for CO₂ Separations” ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2019, 12, 3233-3241.        

18. Brian McVerry, Mackenzie Anderson, Na He, Hyukmin Kweon, Chenhao Ji, Shuangmei Xue, Ethan Rao, Chain Lee, Cheng-Wei Lin, Dayong Chen, Dukwoo Jun, Gaurav Sant, Richard B. Kaner, “Next-Generation Asymmetric Membranes Using Thin-Film Lift Off” Nano Letters, 2019, 19, 5036-5043.

17. Cheng-Wei Lin, Wai H. Mak, Dayong Chen, Haosen Wang, Stephanie Aguilar, Richard B. Kaner, “Catalytic Effects of Aniline Polymerization Assisted by Oligomers” ACS Catalysis, 2019, 9, 6596-6606.

16. Cheng-Wei Lin †, Stephanie Aguilar †, Ethan Rao, Wai H. Mak, Xinwei Huang, Dukwoo Jun, Na He, Dayong Chen, Paige Curson, Brian T. McVerry, Eric M. V. Hoek, Shu-Chuan Huang, Richard B. Kaner, “Direct Grafting of Tetraaniline via Perfluorophenylazide Photochemistry to Create Antifouling, Low Bio-Adhesion Surfaces” Chemical Science, 2019,10, 4445-4457.

15. Cheng-Wei Lin, Wai Han Mak, Brian T. McVerry, Richard B. Kaner, “Separations Using Conjugated Polymers” Handbook of the Conducting Polymers, 4^th Edition, Volume 2 Properties, Processing and Applications, Edited by Skotheim T.A., Reynolds, J.R. and Thompson B.C., CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group, Chapter 21, pp. 629-677, 2019.

14. Robert S. Jordon, Yolanda L. Li, Cheng-Wei Lin, Ryan D. McCurdy, Jonathan, Brosmer, Kristopher L. Marsh, Richard B. Kaner, Yves F. Rubin, “Synthesis of N = 8 Armchair Graphene Nanoribbons from Four Distinct Polydiacetylene” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017, 139, 15878-15890.
Also See:
UCLA Newsroom, “UCLA chemists synthesize narrow ribbons of graphene using only light and heat”
Phys.org, “Chemists synthesize narrow ribbons of graphene using only light and heat”
Chem Europe, “Synthesizing narrow ribbons of graphene using only light and heat”
Nanotechnology Now, “UCLA chemists synthesize narrow ribbons of graphene using only light and heat: Tiny structure could be next-generation solution for smaller electronic devices”

13. Thomas Farrell, Kan Wang, Cheng-Wei Lin, Richard B. Kaner, “Organic Dispersion of Polyaniline and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube and Polyblends with Poly(methyl methacrylate)” Polymer, 2017, 129, 1-4.

12. Cheng-Wei Lin, Rebecca L. Li, Shauna Robbennolt, Michael T. Yeung, Georgiy Akopov, Richard B. Kaner, “Furthering our Understanding of the Doping Mechanism in Conjugated Polymers using Tetraaniline” Macromolecules, 2017, 50, 5892-5897.
Also See:
Macromolecules Science Frontiers, China, “Investigating the Doping Mechanism of Conjugated Polymers by Using the Aniline Tetramer”

11. Jeeyoun Hwang, Maher F. El-Kady, Mengping Li, Cheng-Wei Lin, Matthew D. Kowal, Xu Han, Richard B. Kaner, “Boosting the Capacitance and Voltage of Aqueous Supercapacitors via Redox Charge Contribution from both Electrode and Electrolyte” Nano Today, 2017, 15, 15-25.

10. Cheng-Wei Lin, Bu Wang, Richard B. Kaner, Gaurav Sant, “Green Co₂ncrete^TM for Sustainable Construction” Green Chemistry: The Nexus Blog, 2017.
Also See:
UCLA Newsroom, “UCLA researchers turn carbon dioxide into sustainable concrete”
Daily Bruin, “UCLA research team developing efficient, recycled concrete material”
Sustainabilitynext, “Carbon dioxide into sustainable concrete”
The Manufacturer, “UCLA researchers hope to turn captured CO2 into sustainable concrete”
Los Angeles Times, “Turning carbon into concrete could win UCLA team a climate victory  ̶  and $7.5 million”UCLA Newsroom “UCLA Team wins $7.5M NRG COSIA Carbon XPrize”

9. Rebecca L. Li †, Cheng-Wei Lin †, Yuanlong Shao, Che Wei Chang, Fu-Kai Yao, Matthew D. Kowal, Haosen Wang, Michael T. Yeung, Shu-Chuan Huang, Ricahrd B. Kaner, “Characterization of Aniline Tetramer by MALDI TOF Mass Spectrometry upon Oxidative and Reductive Cycling” Polymers, 2016,8, 401.

8. Michael T. Yeung, Georgiy Akopov, Cheng-Wei Lin, Daniel J. King, Rebecca L. Li, Zachary C. Sobell, Reza Mohammadi, Richard B. Kaner, “Superhard W_0.5Ta_0.5B Nanowires Prepared at Ambient Pressure” Applied Physical Letters, 2016, 109, 203107.
[Cover Image] Photo Credit: Cheng-Wei Lin

7. Georgiy Akopov, Michael T. Yeung, Zachary C. Sobell, Christopher L. Turner, Cheng-Wei Lin, Richard B. Kaner, “Superhard Mixed Transition Metal Dodecaborides” Chemistry of Materials, 2016, 28, 6605-6612.

6. Yuanlong Shao, Maher F. El-Kady, Cheng-Wei Lin, Guanzhou Zhu, Kristofer L. Marsh, Jee Youn Hwang, Qinghong Zhang, Yaogang Li, Hongzhi Wang, Richard B. Kaner, “3-D Freeze-casting of Cellular Graphene Film for Ultrahigh-Power-Density Supercapacitors” Advanced Materials, 2016, 28, 6719-6726.

5. Wanmei Sun, Michael T. Yeung, Andrew T. Lech, Cheng-Wei Lin, Chain Lee, Tianqi Li, Xiangfeng Duan, Jun Zhou, Richard B. Kaner, “High Surface Area Tunnels in Hexagonal WO3” Nano Letters, 2015, 15, 4834-4838.

4. Cheng-Wei Lin †, ZhiBo Zhao †, Jaemyung Kim, and Jiaxing Huang, “Pencil Drawn Strain Gauges and Chemiresistors on Paper” Scientific Reports, 2014, 4: 3812.
Also See:
FoxNews.com, “Ordinary, back-to-school supplies become threat detectors” (Youtube)
McCormick News Release, “Detecting Chemicals, Measuring Strain with a Pencil and Paper”
Materials360, “Penciled-in Electronics”
MaterialsViews, “Drawing chemical sensors on paper with a flexible toy pencil”
Homeland Security News Wire, “Using pencil and paper to detect hazardous chemicals”
ScienceDaily, “Detecting chemicals, measuring strain with a pencil and paper”
Chemical and Engineering News – Chemistry in Picture, “Handwriting”
Htxt.africa, “Paper and pencils used to create chemical vapor detection system”

3. Jwo-Huei Jou, Pei-Yu Hwang, Wei-Ben Wang,Cheng-Wei Lin, Yung-Cheng Jou, Yu-Lin Chen, Jing-Jong Shyue, Shih-Ming Shen, Sun-Zen Chen, “High-Efficiency Low Color Temperature Organic Light Emitting Diodes with Solution-Processed Emissive Layer” Organic Electronics, 2012, 13, 899-904.

2. Chi-Ping Liu, Wei-Ben Wang, Cheng-Wei Lin, Wei-Chun Lin, Chia-Yi Liu, Che-Hung Kuo, Szu-Hsian Lee, Wei-Lun Kao, Guo-Ji Yen, Yun-Wen You, Hsun-Yun Chang, Jwo-Huei Jou, Jing-Jong Shyue “Molecular Migration Behaviors in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with Different Host Structures” Organic Electronics, 2011, 12, 376-382.

1. Jwo-Huei Jou, Wei-Ben Wang, Sun-Zen Chen, Jing-Jong Shyue, Mao-Feng Hsu, Cheng-Wei Lin, Shih-Ming Shen, Chun-Jan Wang, Chi-Ping Liu, Chin-Ti Chen, Min-Fei Wu, Shun-Wei Liu, “High-efficiency blue organic light-emitting diodes using a 3,5-di(9H-carbazol-9-yl) Tetraphenylsilane host via a solution-process” Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2010, 20, 8411-8416.