Yafang XIAO

2025

Using a Stable Radical as an “Electron Donor” to Develop a Radical Photosensitizer for Efficient Type-I Photodynamic Therapy

Cui, X. (Co-first Author), Fang, F. (Co-first Author), Chen, H. (Co-first Author), Cao, C., Xiao, Y., Tian, S., Zhang, J., Li, S. & Lee, C. S., 7 Feb 2025, In: Materials Horizons. 12, 3, p. 1002-1007

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

2023

Molecular Conformational Isomerization: An Efficient Way to Design Novel Emitters with Dual-Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Characteristics and Their Optoelectronic and Bioimaging Applications

Shi, Y.-Z., Xiao, Y.-F., Wu, H., Zhang, S.-L., Fan, X.-C., Tian, Y., Ye, C.-Q., Wang, K., Yu, J., Lee, C.-S. & Zhang, X.-H., 22 Jul 2023, (Online published) In: CCS Chemistry.

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

12 Citations (Scopus)

2022

Amplifying Free Radical Generation of AIE Photosensitizer with Small Singlet-Triplet Splitting for Hypoxia-Overcoming Photodynamic Therapy

Xiao, Y.-F., Chen, W.-C., Chen, J.-X., Lu, G., Tian, S., Cui, X., Zhang, Z., Chen, H., Wan, Y., Li, S. & Lee, C.-S., 2 Feb 2022, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 14, 4, p. 5112–5121

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

59 Citations (Scopus)

Harnessing Polymer-Matrix-Mediated Manipulation of Intermolecular Charge-Transfer for Near-Infrared Security Applications

Tian, S., Tan, J., Kang, T., Cao, C., Pan, J., Xiao, Y., Cui, X., Li, S. & Lee, C.-S., 22 Sept 2022, In: Advanced Materials. 34, 38, 2204749.

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

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Optimizing Intermolecular Interactions and Energy Level Alignments of Red TADF Emitters for High-Performance Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

Chen, J.-X., Wang, H., Xiao, Y.-F., Wang, K., Zheng, M.-H., Chen, W.-C., Zhou, L., Hu, D., Huo, Y., Lee, C.-S. & Zhang, X.-H., 26 May 2022, In: Small. 18, 21, 2201548.

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

39 Citations (Scopus)

Photo-activatable Compound, Its Preparation And Therapeutic Use

LEE, C. S. (Inventor), LI, S. (Inventor), XIAO, Y. (Inventor) & CHEN, W. (Inventor), 1 Feb 2022, (Accepted/In press/Filed) Priority No. 17/589,943

Research output: Patents, Agreements and Assignments › RGC 51 - Patents (CityUHK)

Using fullerene fragments as acceptors to construct thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters for high-efficiency organic light-emitting diodes

Chen, J.-X., Wang, H., Zhang, X., Xiao, Y.-F., Wang, K., Zhou, L., Shi, Y.-Z., Yu, J., Lee, C.-S. & Zhang, X.-H., 1 May 2022, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 435, Part 1, 134731.

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

13 Citations (Scopus)

2021

Achieving high singlet-oxygen generation by applying the heavy-atom effect to thermally activated delayed fluorescent materials

Xiao, Y.-F., Chen, J.-X., Chen, W.-C., Zheng, X., Cao, C., Tan, J., Cui, X., Yuan, Z., Ji, S., Lu, G., Liu, W., Wang, P., Li, S. & Lee, C.-S., 18 May 2021, In: Chemical Communications. 57, 40, p. 4902-4905

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

38 Citations (Scopus)

Iron Self-Boosting Polymer Nanoenzyme for Low-Temperature Photothermal-Enhanced Ferrotherapy

Cui, X., Lu, G., Fang, F., Xiong, Y., Tian, S., Wan, Y., Xiao, Y., Shen, D., Wang, H., Zhang, J. & Lee, C.-S., 7 Jul 2021, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 13, 26, p. 30274–30283

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

50 Citations (Scopus)

Managing Locally Excited and Charge-Transfer Triplet States to Facilitate Up-Conversion in Red TADF Emitters That Are Available for Both Vacuum- and Solution-Processes

Chen, J.-X., Xiao, Y.-F., Wang, K., Sun, D., Fan, X.-C., Zhang, X., Zhang, M., Shi, Y.-Z., Yu, J., Geng, F.-X., Lee, C.-S. & Zhang, X.-H., 1 Feb 2021, In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 60, 5, p. 2478-2484

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

150 Citations (Scopus)

Multi-Synergistic Removal of Low-Boiling-Point Contaminants with Efficient Carbon Aerogel-Based Solar Purifier

Huang, Z., Wan, Y., Liang, J., Xiao, Y., Li, X., Cui, X., Tian, S., Zhao, Q., Li, S. & Lee, C. S., 14 Jul 2021, In: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13, 27, p. 31624–31634

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

29 Citations (Scopus)

Single molecular nanomedicine with NIR light-initiated superoxide radical, singlet oxygen and thermal generation for hypoxia-overcoming cancer therapy

Chelora, J., Liang, Y., Wei, W.-C., Cui, X., Xiao, Y., Wan, Y., Huang, Z., Tian, S., Li, S., Huang, Y.-H., Wong, K.-T. & Lee, C.-S., 7 May 2021, In: Nanoscale. 13, 17, p. 8012-8016

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

10 Citations (Scopus)

Stable π-radical nanoparticles as versatile photosensitizers for effective hypoxia-overcoming photodynamic therapy

Cui, X., Lu, G., Dong, S., Li, S., Xiao, Y., Zhang, J., Liu, Y., Meng, X., Li, F. & Lee, C.-S., 1 Feb 2021, In: Materials Horizons. 8, 2, p. 571-576

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

61 Citations (Scopus)

Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Warm White Organic Light Emitting Devices with External Quantum Efficiencies Over 30%

Chen, J.-X., Wang, K., Xiao, Y.-F., Cao, C., Tan, J.-H., Wang, H., Fan, X.-C., Yu, J., Geng, F.-X., Zhang, X.-H. & Lee, C.-S., Aug 2021, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 31, 31, 2101647.

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

43 Citations (Scopus)

Water-Soluble Organic Nanoparticles with Programable Intermolecular Charge Transfer for NIR-II Photothermal Anti-Bacterial Therapy

Tian, S., Bai, H., Li, S., Xiao, Y., Cui, X., Li, X., Tan, J., Huang, Z., Shen, D., Liu, W., Wang, P., Tang, B. Z. & Lee, C.-S., 17 May 2021, In: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition). 60, 21, p. 11758-11762

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

131 Citations (Scopus)

2020

A broadband aggregation-independent plasmonic absorber for highly efficient solar steam generation

Huang, Z., Li, S., Cui, X., Wan, Y., Xiao, Y., Tian, S., Wang, H., Li, X., Zhao, Q. & Lee, C.-S., 7 Jun 2020, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8, 21, p. 10742-10746

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

105 Citations (Scopus)

Manipulating exciton dynamics of thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials for tuning two-photon nanotheranostics

Xiao, Y.-F., Chen, J.-X., Li, S., Tao, W.-W., Tian, S., Wang, K., Cui, X., Huang, Z., Zhang, X.-H. & Lee, C.-S., 21 Jan 2020, In: Chemical Science. 11, 3, p. 888–895

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

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Manipulating Interfacial Charge-Transfer Absorption of Cocrystal Absorber for Efficient Solar Seawater Desalination and Water Purification

Tian, S., Huang, Z., Tan, J., Cui, X., Xiao, Y., Wan, Y., Li, X., Zhao, Q., Li, S. & Lee, C.-S., 14 Aug 2020, In: ACS Energy Letters. 5, 8, p. 2698-2705

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

107 Citations (Scopus)

Origin of thermally activated delayed fluorescence in a donor-acceptor type emitter with an optimized nearly planar geometry

Chen, J.-X., Xiao, Y.-F., Wang, K., Fan, X.-C., Cao, C., Chen, W.-C., Zhang, X., Shi, Y.-Z., Yu, J., Geng, F.-X., Zhang, X.-H. & Lee, C.-S., 14 Oct 2020, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 8, 38, p. 13263-13269

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

16 Citations (Scopus)

Single-Photomolecular Nanotheranostics for Synergetic Near-Infrared Fluorescence and Photoacoustic Imaging-Guided Highly Effective Photothermal Ablation

Xiao, Y.-F., Xiang, C., Li, S., Mao, C., Chen, H., Chen, J.-X., Tian, S., Cui, X., Wan, Y., Huang, Z., Li, X., Zhang, X.-H., Guo, W. & Lee, C.-S., 27 Aug 2020, In: Small. 16, 34, 2002672.

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

28 Citations (Scopus)

Stable Organic Photosensitizer Nanoparticles with Absorption Peak beyond 800 Nanometers and High Reactive Oxygen Species Yield for Multimodality Phototheranostics

Wan, Y., Lu, G., Wei, W.-C., Huang, Y.-H., Li, S., Chen, J.-X., Cui, X., Xiao, Y.-F., Li, X., Liu, Y., Meng, X.-M., Wang, P., Xie, H.-Y., Zhang, J., Wong, K.-T. & Lee, C.-S., 25 Aug 2020, In: ACS Nano. 14, 8, p. 9917-9928

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

147 Citations (Scopus)

Superwetting B₄C bilayer foam for high cost-performance solar water purification

Zhao, Q., Huang, Z., Tian, S., Cui, X., Wan, Y., Li, X., Xiao, Y., Li, S. & Lee, C.-S., Dec 2020, In: Materials Today Energy. 18, 100498.

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

18 Citations (Scopus)

Water-Splitting Based and Related Therapeutic Effects: Evolving Concepts, Progress, and Perspectives

Cui, X., Zhao, Q., Huang, Z., Xiao, Y., Wan, Y., Li, S. & Lee, C.-S., 26 Nov 2020, In: Small. 16, 47, 2004551.

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

35 Citations (Scopus)

2019

A Biocompatible Free Radical Nanogenerator with Real-Time Monitoring Capability for High Performance Sequential Hypoxic Tumor Therapy

Wan, Y., Lu, G., Zhang, J., Wang, Z., Li, X., Chen, R., Cui, X., Huang, Z., Xiao, Y., Chelora, J., Zhang, W., Liu, Y., Li, M., Xie, H.-Y. & Lee, C.-S., 26 Sept 2019, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 29, 39, 1903436.

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

114 Citations (Scopus)

Biodegradable π-Conjugated Oligomer Nanoparticles with High Photothermal Conversion Efficiency for Cancer Theranostics

Li, X., Liu, L., Li, S., Wan, Y., Chen, J.-X., Tian, S., Huang, Z., Xiao, Y.-F., Cui, X., Xiang, C., Tan, Q., Zhang, X.-H., Guo, W., Liang, X.-J. & Lee, C.-S., 26 Nov 2019, In: ACS Nano. 13, 11, p. 12901-12911

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

216 Citations (Scopus)

Dual Fenton Catalytic Nanoreactor for Integrative Type-I and Type-II Photodynamic Therapy Against Hypoxic Cancer Cells

Cui, X., Zhang, J., Wan, Y., Fang, F., Chen, R., Shen, D., Huang, Z., Tian, S., Xiao, Y., Li, X., Chelora, J., Liu, Y., Zhang, W. & Lee, C.-S., 16 Sept 2019, In: ACS Applied Bio Materials. 2, 9, p. 3854−3860

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

48 Citations (Scopus)

Efficient Orange-Red Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters Feasible for Both Thermal Evaporation and Solution Process

Chen, J.-X., Tao, W.-W., Xiao, Y.-F., Wang, K., Zhang, M., Fan, X.-C., Chen, W.-C., Yu, J., Li, S., Geng, F.-X., Zhang, X.-H. & Lee, C.-S., 14 Aug 2019, In: ACS applied materials & interfaces. 11, 12, p. 29086−29093

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

66 Citations (Scopus)

Isomeric thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters based on indolo[2,3-b]acridine electron-donor: a compromising optimization for efficient orange-red organic light-emitting diodes

Chen, J.-X., Tao, W.-W., Xiao, Y.-F., Tian, S., Chen, W.-C., Wang, K., Yu, J., Geng, F.-X., Zhang, X.-H. & Lee, C.-S., 14 Mar 2019, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 7, 10, p. 2898-2904

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

28 Citations (Scopus)

Red/Near-Infrared Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence OLEDs with Near 100 % Internal Quantum Efficiency

Chen, J.-X., Tao, W.-W., Chen, W.-C., Xiao, Y.-F., Wang, K., Cao, C., Yu, J., Li, S., Geng, F.-X., Adachi, C., Lee, C.-S. & Zhang, X.-H., 7 Oct 2019, In: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition). 58, 41, p. 14660-14665

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

286 Citations (Scopus)

The Nanoassembly of an Intrinsically Cytotoxic Near-Infrared Dye for Multifunctionally Synergistic Theranostics

Xiao, Y.-F., An, F.-F., Chen, J.-X., Yu, J., Tao, W.-W., Yu, Z., Ting, R., Lee, C.-S. & Zhang, X.-H., 18 Sept 2019, In: Small. 15, 38, 1903121.

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

87 Citations (Scopus)

基于苊并[1,2-b]喹喔嗪为受体单元设计合成新型红光热活化延迟荧光分子

Translated title of the contribution: Design and Synthesis of Novel Red Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent Molecule Based on Acenaphtho[1,2-b]quinoxaline Electron-Acceptor俞佳, 肖雅方 & 陈嘉雄, Dec 2019, In: Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry. 39, 12, p. 3460-3466

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

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