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CHOU, Pi-Tai


CHOU, Pi-Tai
Professor
Room 208, Shih-Liang Hall Room
Fax: +886-2-2369-5208
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Research Interest

  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Ultrafast Chemical Phenomena

  • Molecular Design, Synthesis and Applications

  • Semiconductor and Metal Nanomaterials in Optoelectronics

  • Solar Energy and OLEDs Relevant Research

Career and Service Experiences

  • Ph.D., Physical and Biophysical Chemistry, The Florida State University. 1984.

  • DOE Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley. 1985-1987.

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia. 1987-1994.

  • Professor, Department of Chemistry, National Chung-Cheng University. 1994-2000.

  • Professor, Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University. 2001-present.

  • Editorial Advisory Board Member, J. Phys. Chem. and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2010-2014.

  • Director, Center for Emerging Materials and Advanced Devices. 2011-present.

  • Editorial Advisory Board Member, J. Phys. Chem. A,B,C, Letters, 2014-2017.

  • Associate Editor, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (Impact Factor 10.4), 2014-present.

  • Editorial Advisory Board Member, Chem. Eur. J., 2020-present.

Honors and Awards

  • NSC Excellent Research Award, 1997-1998, 1999-2000, 2001-2002.

  • National Taiwan University Chair Professor, 2001.

  • Scholar Award in Science, Ministry of Education, 2003.

  • "Ho Chin Tui" Outstanding Honorary Research Award, 2006.

  • Distinguished NSC Professor, 2007.

  • National Lecturer Prize, 2008-2011.

  • NSC Award for Outstanding Research Principal Investigator, 2009.

  • Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, 2009.

  • National Taiwan University Chair Professor, 2011.

  • Yu-Ziang Hsu Scientific Chair Professor, 2012.

  • The Asian and Oceanian Photochemistry Association (APA) Award, 2012.

  • Academic Award, Chinese Chemical Society, 2013.

  • National Taiwan University Chair Professor, 2014.

  • The World Academy of Sciences Prize (TWAS) in Chemistry, 2015.

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Author Profile, 2015.

  • National Taiwan University Chair Professor, 2017.

  • National Taiwan University Chair Professor, 2020.

  • National Live-Long Lecturer Prize, 2022-2024.

Research Content
Selected Publications

2025



  1. “ Sulfur Lone Pairs Open Avenues for pi p ® n* Orange-to-Red TADF and OLEDs” Hao Sun, Xuping Li, Chao-Hsien Hsu, Chieh-Ming Hung, Bin Wu, Zhe-Hong Su, Glib V. Baryshnikov, Chenzi Li, Hans Agren, Zhiyun Zhang, Wei Huang, Dayu Wu, Pi-Tai Chou,* Liangliang Zhu* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c18235


2024



  1. “Entropy-driven charge-transfer complexation yields thermally activated delayed fluorescence and highly efficient OLEDs” Chun-Yen Lin, Chao-Hsien Hsu, Chieh-Ming Hung, Chi-Chi Wu, Yi-Hung Liu, Emily Hsue-Chi Shi, Tse-Hung Lin, Yuan-Cheng Hu, Wen-Yi Hung, Ken-Tsung Wong*, Pi-Tai Chou* Nat. Chemistry, 2024, 16, 98–106.

  2. “High-Performance Near-infrared OLEDs Maximized at 925 nm and 1022 nm through Interfacial Energy Transfer” Chieh-Ming Hung, Sheng-Fu Wang, Wei-Chih Chao, Jian-Liang Li, Bo-Han Chen, Chih-Hsuan Lu, Kai-Yen Tu, Shang-Da Yang, Wen-Yi Hung, Yun Chi*, Pi-Tai Chou* Nat. Commun. 2024,15 (1), 4664.

  3. "Multiple enol-keto isomerization and excited-state unidirectional intramolecular proton transfer generate intense, narrowband red OLEDs" Xiugang Wu*, Chih-Hsing Wang; Songqian, Ni, Chi-Chi Wu, Yan-Ding Lin, Hao-Ting, Qu, Zong-Hsien, Wu, Denghui, Liu, Ming-Zhou Yang, Shi-Jian Su, Weiguo Zhu, Kai Chen, Zi-Cheng Jiang; Shang-Da Yang*, Wen-Yi Hung*, Pi-Tai Chou*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 24526-24536.

  4. “Hydrogen-Bonded Thiol Undergoes Unconventional Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer Reactions” Jian-Kai Wang, Chih-Hsing Wang, Chi-Chi Wu, Kai-Hsin Chang, Chun-Hsiang Wang, Yi-Hung Liu, Chao-Tsen Chen,* Pi-Tai Chou*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 5, 3125–3135.

  5. “Light Induced Proton Coupled Charge Transfer Triggers Counterion Directional Translocation” Kai-Hsin Chang, Yu-Hsuan Yang, Kuan-Hsuan Su, Yi Chen, Ta-Chun Lin, Jian-Liang Li, Zong-Ying Liu, Jing-Han Shi, Tzu-Fang Wang, Yi-Tyng Chang, Alexander P. Demchenko, Hsiao-Ching Yang, and Pi-Tai Chou* Angew.Chem. Int. Ed, 2024, e202403317.

  6. “Singlet Fission in a New Series of Systematically Designed Through-space Coupled Tetracene Oligomers” Maciej Majdecki, Chao-Hsien Hsu, Chih-Hsing Wang, Emily Hsue-Chi Shi, Magdalena Zakrocka, Yu-Chen Wei, Bo-Han Chen, Chih-Hsuan Lu, Shang-Da Yang, Pi-Tai Chou*, Przemysław Gaweł* Angew.Chem. Int. Ed, 2024, e202401103.

  7. “Effects of Deuterium Isotopes on Pt(II) Complexes and Their Impact on Organic NIR Emitters” Sheng-Fu Wang, Dong-Ying Zhou, Kai-Hua Kuo, Chih-Hsing Wang, Chieh-Ming Hung, Jie Yan, Liang-Sheng Liao,* Wen-Yi Hung,* Yun Chi,* Pi-Tai Chou* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 2024, e202317571.

  8. “Repairing Interfacial Defects in Self‐Assembled Monolayers for High‐Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells and Organic Photovoltaics through the SAM@ Pseudo‐Planar Monolayer Strategy” Chieh‐Ming Hung, Chi‐Chi Wu, Yu‐Hsuan Yang, Bo‐Han Chen, Chih‐Hsuan Lu, Che‐Chun Chu, Chun‐Hao Cheng, Chun‐Yun Yang, Yan‐Ding Lin, Ching‐Hsuan Cheng, Jiann‐Yeu Chen, I‐Chih Ni, Chih‐I Wu, Shang‐Da Yang, Hsieh‐Chih Chen*, Pi‐Tai Chou*, Adv. Science, 2024, 2404725.

  9. “Insights into the photoinduced anion translocation of the Donor-π-Acceptor+ (ion)-molecules” Hao-Ting Qu, Iida Partanen, Kai-Hsin Chang, Yan-Ding Lin, Igor O Koshevoy,* Andrey Belyaev,* Pi-Tai Chou* Chem. Sci. 2024, DOI: 10.1039/x0xx00000x, online.


2023



  1. “Synthesis, structural analysis, and properties of highly twisted alkenes 13,13’-bis(dibenzo[a,i]fluorenylidene) and its derivatives” Hao-Wen Kang, Yu-Chiao Liu, Wei-Kai Shao, Yu-Chen Wei, Chi-Tien Hsieh, Bo-Han Chen, Chih-Hsuan Lu, Shang-Da Yang, Mu-Jeng Cheng, Pi-Tai Chou*, Ming-Hsi Chiang*, Yao-Ting Wu* Nature Commun. 2023, 14, 5248.

  2. “Photoinduced aryl transfer from imidazolyl-quinoline p-conjugated systems” Tai-Che Chou, Diana Temerova, Chi-Chi Wu, Tseng-Ming Cheng, Igor O. Koshevoy,* Pi-Tai Chou* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023,145, 32, 18104–18114.

  3. “Rational Design of Asymmetric Polymethines to Attain NIR (II) Bio-Imaging at > 1100 nm" Hsiu-Min Pan, Chi-Chi Wu, Chun-Yi Lin, Chao-Shian Hsu, Yi-Chen Tsai, Partha Chowdhury, Chih-Hsing Wang, Kai-Hsin Chang, Chieh-Hsuan Yabng, Ming-Ho Liu, Yan-Chang, Chen, Shih-Po Su, Yi-Jang Lee, Huihua Kenny Chang, Yang-Hsiang Chang*, Pi-Tai Chou* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 1, 516–526.

  4. “Self-Assembled Monolayers of Bi-Functionalized Porphyrins: A Novel Class of Hole-Layer-Coordinating Perovskites and Indium Tin Oxide in Inverted Solar Cells” Chieh-Ming Hung, Chi-Lun Mai, Chi-Chi Wu, Bo-Han Chen, Chih-Hsuan Lu, Che-Chun Chu, Meng-Chuan Wang, Shang-Da Yang, Hsieh-Chih Chen,* Chen-Yu Yeh,* and Pi-Tai Chou* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202309831.

  5. “Fast and Tunable Phosphorescence from Organic Ionic Crystals” Iida Partanen, Omar Al-Saedy, Toni Eskelinen, Antti J Karttunen, Jarkko J Saarinen, Ondrej Mrózek, Andreas Steffen, Andrey Belyaev, Pi-Tai Chou,* Igor O Koshevoy* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202305108.

  6. “Excited-State THz Vibrations in Aggregates of Pt(II) Complexes Contribute to the Enhancement of Near-Infrared Emission Efficiencies” Yu-Chen Wei, Bo-Han Chen, Ren-Siang Ye, Hsing-Wei Huang, Jia-Xuan Su, Chao-Yang Lin, Justin Hodgkiss, Lian-Yan Hsu, Yun Chi*, Kai Chen*, Chih-Hsuan Lu, Shang-Da Yang*, Pi-Tai Chou* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2023, 62 (16), e202300815.

  7. "Efficient Near-Infrared Luminescence of Self-Assembled Platinum (II) Complexes: From Fundamentals to Applications" Yu-Chen Wei, Kai-Hua Juo, Yun, Chi*, Pi-Tai Chou* Acc. Chem. Res. 2023, 56 (6), 689-699.

  8. "Long-range Hydrogen-bond Relay Catalyses the Excited-state Proton Transfer Reaction" Kai-Hsin Chang, Yu-Chiang Peng, Kuan-Hsuan Su, Yi-Hsien Lin, Jiun-Chi Liu, Ying-Hsuan Liu, Chao-Hsien Hsu, Hsiao-Ching Yang, Pi-Tai Chou” Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 7237-7247.


2022



  1. “Polyatomic molecules with emission quantum yields >20% enable efficient organic light-emitting diodes in NIR(II) window” Sheng-Fu Wang, Bo-Kang Su, Xue-Qi Wang, Yu-Chen Wei, Kai-Hua Kuo, Chih-Hsing Wang, Shih-Hung Liu, Liang-Sheng Liao*, Wen-Yi Hung*, Li-Wen Fu, Wei-Tsung Chuang, Minchao Qin, Xinhui Lu, Caifa You, Yun Chi*, Pi-Tai Chou* Nature Photonics 2022, 16, 843-850.

  2. “A New Approach Exploiting Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Molecules to Optimize Solar Thermal Energy Storage” Fan-Yi Meng, I-Han Chen, Jiun-Yi Shen, Kai-Hsin Chang, Tai-Che Chou, Yi-An Chen, Yi-Ting Chen, Chi-Lin Chen, and Pi-Tai Chou,* Nature Commun., 2022, 13, 797.

  3. “Comprehensive Thione-Derived Perylene Diimides and Their Bio-Conjugation for Simultaneous Imaging, Tracking, and Targeted Photodynamic Therapy” Yao-Lin Lee, Yi-Te Chou, Bo-Kang Su, Chi-chi Wu, Chih-Hsing Wang, Kai-Hsin Chang, Ja-an Annie Ho*, and Pi-Tai Chou* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 37, 17249–17260.

  4. “Recognizing the Importance of Fast Nonisothermal Crystallization for High-Performance Two-Dimensional Dion−Jacobson Perovskite Solar Cells with High Fill Factors: A Comprehensive Mechanistic Study” Yi-Chun Liu, Jin-Tai Lin, Yao-Lin Lee, Chieh-Ming Hung, Tai-Che Chou, Wei-Chih Chao, Zhi-Xuan Huang, Tzu-Hsuan Chiang, Ching-Wen Chiu, Wei-Tsung Chuang,* and Pi-Tai Chou* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 32, 14897–14906. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28489-0.

  5. “Energy Counterbalance to Harness Photoinduced Structural Planarization of Dibenzo[b,f]azepines toward Thermal Reversibility” Yi Chen, Sheng-Ming Tseng, Kai-Hsin Chang and Pi-Tai Chou,* J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144 (4), 1748–1757.

  6. “Modulation of Perovskite Grain Boundaries by Electron Donor–Acceptor Zwitterions R,R-Diphenylamino-phenyl-pyridinium-(CH2)n-sulfonates: All-Round Improvement on the Solar Cell Performance” Chieh-Ming Hung, Jin-Tai Lin, Yu-Hsuan Yang, Yi-Chun Liu, Mong-Wen Gu, Tai-Che Chou, Sheng-Fu Wang, Zi-Qin Chen, Chi-Chi Wu, Li-Cyun Chen, Cheng-Chih Hsu, Chun-Hsien Chen, Ching-Wen Chiu, Hsieh-Chih Chen,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* J. Am. Chem. Soc.Au 2022, 2 (5), 1189−1199.

  7. “Comment on “Metal-Free Triplet Phosphors with High Emission Efficiency and High Tunability” Yi Chen, Chih-Hsing Wang, Tai-Che Chou and Pi-Tai Chou,* Angew Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61 (12), e202109224.

  8. “Multiple Emission of Phosphonium Fluorophores Harnessed by the Pathways of Photoinduced Counterion Migration” Andrey Belyaev,* Bo-Kang Su, Yu-Hsuan Cheng, Zong-Ying Liu, Nasrullah Majeed Khan, Antti J. Karttunen,* Pi-Tai Chou,* and Igor O. Koshevoya,* Angew Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61 (19), e2021156.

  9. “Fabrication of Circularly Polarized MR-TADF Emitters with Asymmetrical Peripheral-lock Enhancing Helical B/N Doped Nanographenes” Xiugang Wu, Jing-Wei Huang, Bo-Kang Su, Sai Wang, Li Yuan, Wei-Qiong Zheng, Hu Zhang, You-Xuan Zheng*, Weiguo Zhu,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* Adv. Mater., 2022, 34 (1), 2105080.

  10. “Reducing the Internal Reorganization Energy via Symmetry Controlled π-electron Delocalization” Chi-Chi Wu, Elise Y. Li,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 7181-7189.

  11. “Blue Phosphorescence and Hyperluminescence Generated from Imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-ylidene-Based Iridium(III) Phosphors” Xilin Yang, Xiuwen Zhou,* Ye-Xin Zhang,* Deli Li, Chensen Li, Caifa You, Tai-Che Chou, Shi-Jian Su,* Pi-Tai Chou,* and Yun Chi* Adv. Sci. 2022, 9, 2201150


2021



  1. “The Role of Host–Guest Interactions in Organic Emitters employing MR-TADF” Xiugang Wu, Bo-Kang Su, Deng-Gao Chen, Denghui Liu, Chi-Chi Wu, Zhi-Xuan Huang, Ta-Chun Lin, Cheng-Ham Wu, Mengbing Zhu, Elise Y. Li, Wen-Yi Hung,* Weiguo Zhu,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* Nature Photonics, 2021, 15 (10), 780–786.

  2. “Functionalizing Collagen with Vessel-Penetrating Two-Photon Phosphorescence Probes: A New In Vivo Strategy to Map Oxygen Concentration in Tumor Microenvironment and Tissue Ischemia” Cheng-Ham Wu, Kristina S. Kisel, Muthu Kumar Thangavel, Yi-Ting Chen, Kai-Hsin Chang,Ming-Rung Tsai, Chia-Yu Chu, Yu-Fang Shen, Pei-Chun Wu, Zhiming Zhang, Tzu-Ming Liu,* Janne Jänis, Elena V. Grachova, Julia R. Shakirova, Sergey P. Tunik,* Igor O. Koshevoy,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* Adv. Sci., 2021, 2102788.

  3. “Chapter Open for the Excited-State Intramolecular Thiol Proton Transfer in the Room-Temperature Solution” Chun-Hsiang Wang, Zong-Ying Liu, Chun-Hao Huang, Chao-Tsen Chen,* Fan-Yi Meng, Yu-Chan Liao, Yi-Hung Liu, Chao-Che Chang, Elise Y. Li,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143 (32), 12715–12724.

  4. “Tuning the Circular Dichroism and Circular Polarized Luminescence Intensities of Chiral 2D Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskites through Halogenation of the Organic Ions” Jin-Tai Lin, Deng-Gao Chen, Lan-Sheng Yang, Tai-Chun Lin, Yi-Hung Liu, Yu-Chiang Chao,* Pi-Tai Chou,* and Ching-Wen Chiu,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60 (39), 21434–21440.

  5. “Counter Ion Migration Driven by Light-Induced Intramolecular Charge Transfer” Ta-Chun Lin, Zong-Ying Liu, Shih-Hung Liu, Igor O. Koshevoy,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* J. Am. Chem. Soc.Au 2021, 1 (3), 282–293.

  6. “A Universal Approach for Controllable Synthesis of n‐Specific Layer 2D Perovskite Nanoplates” Jin-Tai Lin, Deng-Gao Chen, Cheng-Ham Wu, Chia-Shuo Hsu, Chia-Ying Chien, Hao Ming Chen,* Pi-Tai Chou,* and Ching-Wen Chiu,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60 (14), 7866–7872.

  7. “Broadening the Horizon of the Bell–Evans–Polanyi Principle towards Optically Triggered Structure Planarization” Yi Chen, Kai-Hsin Chang, Fan-Yi Meng, Sheng-Ming Tseng, and Pi-Tai Chou,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60 (13), 7205–7212.


2020



  1. “Overcoming the Energy Gap Law in Near-Infrared OLEDs by Exciton–Vibration Decoupling” Yu-Chen Wei, Sheng Fu Wang, Yun Hu, Liang-Sheng Liao,* Deng-Gao Chen, Kai-Hsin Chang, Chi-Wei Wang, Shih-Hung Liu, Wei-Hsiang Chan, Jia-Ling Liao, Wen-Yi Hung, Tsai-Hui Wang, Po-Ting Chen, Hsiu-Fu Hsu, Yun Chi,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* Nature Photonics, 2020, 14 (9), 570–577.

  2. “Exploiting Racemism Enhanced Organic Room Temperature Phosphorescence to Demonstrate Wallach’s Rule in the Lighting Chiral Chromophores” Xiugang Wu, Chun-Ying Huang, Deng-Gao Chen, Denghui Liu, Chichi Wu, Keh-Jiunh Chou, Bin Zhang, Yafei Wang, Yu Liu, Elise Y. Li, Weiguo Zhu,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* Nature Commun. 2020, 11, 2145. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15976-5

  3. “Highly Emissive Dinuclear Platinum(III) Complexes” Xiugang Wu, Deng-Gao Chen, Denghui Liu, Shih-Hung Liu, Shin-Wei Shen, Chih-I Wu, Guohua Xie, Jianwei Zhou, Zhi-Xuan Huang, Chun-Ying Huang, Shi-Jian Su, Weiguo Zhu,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142 (16), 7469−7479.

  4. “Perylene Bisimide and Naphthyl-Based Molecular Dyads: Hydrogen Bonds Driving Co-planarization and Anomalous TemperatureResponse Fluorescence” Congdi Shang, Gang Wang, Ke Liu, Qingwei Jiang, Fengyi Liu, Pi-Tai Chou,* and Yu Fang,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59 (22), 8597–8585.

  5. “Diversified Excited‐State Relaxation Pathways of Donor‐Linker‐Acceptor Dyads Controlled by the Bent‐to‐Planar Motion of Donor” Guangchen Sun, Yu-Chen Wei, Zhiyun Zhang,* Jia-An Lin, Zong-Ying Liu, Wei Chen, Jianhua Su, Pi-Tai Chou,* and He Tian,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59 (42), 18611−18618.

  6. “[2,2](5,8)Picenophanedienes: Syntheses, Structural Analyses, Molecular Dynamics, and Reversible Intramolecular Structure Conversion” Min-Chih Tang, Yu-Chen Wei, Yen-Chen Chu, Cai-Xin Jiang, Zhi-Xuan Huang, Chi-Chi Wu, Tzu-Hsuan Chao, Pei-Hsun Hong, Mu-Jeng Cheng,* Pi-Tai Chou,* and Yao-Ting Wu,* J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142 (48), 20351−20358.


2019



  1. “Harnessing Dielectric Confinement on Tin Perovskites to Achieve Emission Quantum Yield up to 21%” Jin-Tai Lin, Chen-Cheng Liao, Chia-Shuo Hsu, Deng-Gao Chen, Hao Ming Chen,* Ming-Kang Tsai,* Pi-Tai Chou,* and Ching-Wen Chiu,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141 (26), 10324−10330.

  2. “Sulfur-Based Intramolecular Hydrogen-Bond: Excited-State Hydrogen-Bond On/Off Switch with Dual Room-Temperature Phosphorescence” Zong-Ying Liu, Jiun-Wei Hu, Chun-Hao Huang, Teng-Hsing Huang, Kew-Yu Chen,* Elise Y. Li,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141 (25), 9885−9894.

  3. “Designed Conformation and Fluorescence Properties of Self-Assembled Phenazine-Cored Platinum(II) Metallacycles” Zhixuan Zhou, Deng-Gao Chen, Manik Lal Saha, Heng Wang, Xiaopeng Li, Pi-Tai Chou,* and Peter J. Stang,*J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141 (13), 5535–5543.

  4. “A Facile Molecular Machine: Optically Triggered Counterion Migration by Charge Transfer of Linear D-π-A Phosphonium Fluorophores” Andrey Belyaev, Yu-Hsuan Cheng, Zong-Ying Liu, Antti J. Karttunen,* Pi-Tai Chou,* and Igor O. Koshevoy,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58 (38), 13456–13465.

  5. “Phenothiazines Scope: Steric Strain Induced Planarization and Excimer Formation” Deng-Gao Chen, Yi Chen, Cheng-Ham Wu, Yi-An Chen, Meng-Chi Chen, Jia-An Lin, Chun-Ying Huang, Jianhua Su, He Tian,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58 (38), 13297–13301.

  6. “Indeno[1,2‐b]fluorene‐Based [2,2]Cyclophanes with 4n/4n and 4n/[4n+2] π Electrons: Syntheses, Structural Analyses, and Excitonic Coupling Properties” Chi-Shin Wang, Yu-Chen Wei, Kai-Hsin Chang, Pi-Tai Chou,* and Yao-Ting Wu,* Angew Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58 (30), 10158−10162.


2018



  1. “Probe Exciplex Structure of Highly Efficient Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Organic Light Emitting Diodes” Tzu-Chieh Lin, Monima Sarma, Yi-Ting Chen, Shih-Hung Liu, Ke-Ting Lin, Pin-Yi Chiang, Wei-Tsung Chuang, Yi-Chen Liu, Hsiu-Fu Hsu, Wen-Yi Hung,* Wei-Chieh Tang, Ken-Tsung Wong,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* Nature Commun. 2018, 9, 3111, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05527-4. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-05527-4

  2. “Amino Proton Donors in Excited-State Intramolecular Proton-Transfer Reactions” Chi- Lin Chen, Yi-Ting Chen, Alexander P. Demchenko,* and Pi- Tai Chou,* Nature Reviews Chemistry 2018, 2, 131–143.

  3. “5,14-Diaryldiindeno[2,1-f:1',2'-j]picene: A New Stable [7]Helicene with a Partial Biradical Character” Ya-Chu Hsieh, Cheng-Feng Wu, Yi-Ting Chen, Chia-Te Fang, Chi-Shin Wang, Chia-Hsin Li, Liang-Yu Chen, Mu-Jeng Cheng, Chu-Chen Chueh,* Pi-Tai Chou,* and Yao-Ting Wu,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140 (43), 14357−14366.

  4. “Tuning the Conformation and Color of Conjugated Polyheterocyclic Skeletons by Installing ortho-Methyl Groups” Zhiyun Zhang, Chi-Lin Chen, Yi-An Chen, Yu-Chen Wei, Jianhua Su, He Tian,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57 (31), 9880–9884.

  5. “The Cyclic Hydrogen-Bonded 6-Azaindole Trimer and its Prominent Excited-State Triple Proton Transfer Reaction” Ting-Hsun Tu, Yi-Ting Chen, Yi-An Chen, Yu-Chen Wei, You-Hua Chen, Chi-Lin Chen, Jiun-Yi Shen, Yi-Han Chen, Ssu-Yu Ho, Kum-Yi Cheng, Shern-Long Lee, Chun-hsien Chen*, and Pi-Tai Chou,* Angew. Chem. In. Ed. 2018, 57 (18), 5020–5024.

  6. “Strongly Coupled Tin-Halide Perovskites to Modulate Light Emission: Tunable 550–640 nm Light Emission (FWHM 36–80 nm) with a Quantum Yield of up to 6.4%” Min-Yi Chen, Jin-Tai Lin, Chia-Shuo Hsu, Ching-Wen Chiu,* Hao Ming Chen,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* Adv. Mater. 2018, 30 (20), 1706592.

  7. “Bis‐Tridentate Iridium (III) Phosphors with Very High Photostability and Fabrication of Blue‐Emitting OLEDs” Hsin‐Hung Kuo, Ze‐lin Zhu, Chun‐Sing Lee,* Yi‐Kuang Chen, Shih‐Hung Liu, Pi‐Tai Chou,* Alex K‐Y Jen,* and Yun Chi,* Adv. Sci., 2018, 5 (9), 1800846.


2017



  1. “Breaking the Kasha Rule for More Efficient Photochemistry” Alexander P. Demchenko, Vladimir I. Tomin, and Pi-Tai Chou,* Chem. Rev. 2017, 117 (21), 13353−13381.

  2. “Near-Infrared Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with Very High External Quantum Efficiency and Radiance” Kiet Tuong Ly, Ren-Wu Chen-Cheng, Hao-Wu Lin,* Yu-Jeng Shiau, Shih-Hung Liu, Pi-Tai Chou,* Cheng-Si Tsao, Yu-Ching Huang, and Yun Chi,* Nature Photonics 2017, 11 (1), 63–68.

  3. “Snapshotting the Excited-State Planarization of Chemically-Locked N,N'-Disubstituted-dihydrodibenzo[a,c]phenazines” Wei Chen, Chi-Lin Chen, Zhiyun Zhang, Yi-An Chen, Wei-Chih Chao, Jianhua Su, He Tian,* and Pi-Tai Chou, * J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139 (4), 1636–1644.

  4. “The Excited-State Triple Proton Transfer Reaction of 2,6-Diazaindoles and 2,6-Diazatryptophan in Aqueous Solution” Kun-You Chung, Yi-Han Chen, Yi-Ting Chen, Yen-Hao Hsu, Jiun-Yi Shen, Chi-Lin Chen, Yi-An Chen, and Pi-Tai Chou,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139 (18), 6396–6402.

  5. “Anomalously Long-Lasting Blue PhOLED Featuring Phenyl-Pyrimidine Cyclometalated Iridium Emitter” Monima Sarma, Wei-Lung Tsai, Wei-Kai Lee, Yun Chi, Chung-Chih Wu,* Shih-Hung Liu, Pi-Tai Chou,* and Ken-Tsung Wong,* Chem, 2017, 3 (3), 461–476.


2016



  1. “Excited-State Intramolecular Proton-Transfer Reaction Demonstrating Anti-Kasha Behavior” Huan-Wei Tseng, Jiun-Yi Shen, Ting-Yi Kuo, Ting-Syun Tu, Yi-An Chen, Alexander P. Demchenko,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* Chem. Sci. 2016, 7 (1), 655–665.

  2. “Insight into the Mechanism and Outcoupling Enhancement of Excimer-Associated White Light Generation” Ying-Hsiao Chen, Kuo-Chun Tang, Yi-Ting Chen, Jiun-Yi Shen, Yu-Sin Wu, Shih-Hung Liu, Chun-Shu Lee, Chang-Hsuan Chen, Tzu-Yu Lai, Shih-Huang Tung, Ru-Jong Jeng,* Wen-Yi Hung,* Min Jiao, Chung-Chih Wu, and Pi-Tai Chou,* Chem. Sci. 2016, 7 (6), 3556–3563.

  3. “Pyridyl Pyrrolide Boron Complexes: The Facile Generation ofThermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence and Preparation of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes”Yi-Jiun Shiu, Yung-Chen Cheng, Wei-Lung Tsai, Chung-Chih Wu,* Chun-Tien Chao, Chin-Wei Lu, Yun Chi,* Yi-Ting Chen, Shih-Hung Liu, and Pi-Tai Chou,* Angew Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55 (9), 3017–3021.

  4. “Bis-Tridentate Ir(III) Complexes with Nearly Unitary RGB Phosphorescence and Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with External Quantum Efficiency Exceeding 31%” Chu-Yun Kuei, Wei-Lung Tsai, Bihai Tong, Min Jiao, Wei-Kai Lee, Yun Chi,* Chung-Chih Wu,* Shih-Hung Liu, Gene-Hsiang Lee, and Pi-Tai Chou,* Adv. Mater. 2016, 28 (14), 2795–2800.

  5. “A Versatile Theranostic Delivery Platform Integrating Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Computed Tomography, pH/cis-Diol Controlled Release, and Targeted Therapy” Yu-Jui Tseng, Shang-Wei Chou, Jing-Jong Shyue, Shih-Yao Lin, Jong-Kai Hsiao,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* ACS Nano 2016, 10 (6), 5809–5822.

  6. “Chemical Design of Nanoprobes for T1-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging” Yung-Kang Peng, Shik Chi Edman Tsang,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* Mater. Today 2016, 19, 336–348.


2015



  1. “Optically Triggered Stepwise Double Proton Transfer in an Intramolecular Proton Relay: A Case Study of 1,8-Dihydroxy-2-naphthaldehyde” Chia-Yu Peng, Jiun-Yi Shen, Yi-Ting Chen, Pei-Jhen Wu, Wen-Yi Hung, Wei-Ping Hu,* and Pi-Tai Chou*, J. Am. Chem. Soc.2015, 137 (45), 14349–14357. See ACS Spotlights on Recent JACS Publications, J. Am. Chem. Soc.2015, 137 (45), 14231–14231.

  2. “Halogen bond to Amplify Luminescence: A Case Study Using a Platinum Cyclometalated Complex” Vasily V. Sivchik, Anastasia I. Solomatina, Yi-Ting Chen, Antti J. Karttunen, Sergey P. Tunik, Pi-Tai Chou,* and Igor O. Koshevoy,*Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54 (47), 14057–14060.

  3. “Zethrene and Dibenzozethrene: Masked Biradical Molecules?” Ya-Chu Hsieh, Hau-Yu Fang, Yi-Ting Chen, Rong Yang, Chen-I Yang, Pi-Tai Chou*, Ming-Yu Kuo*, Yao-Ting Wu* Angew Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54 (10), 3069–3073. “The Author Profile of Pi-Tai Chou” Pi-Tai Chou* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54 (17), 4998.

  4. “Excited-State Conformational/Electronic Responses of Saddle-Shaped N,N’-Disubstituted-Dihydrodibenzo[a,c]phenazines: Wide-Tuning Emission from Red to Deep Blue and White Light Combination” Zhiyun Zhang, Yu-Sin Wu, Kuo-Chun Tang, Chi-Lin Chen, Jr-Wei Ho, Jianhua Su, He Tian,* Pi-Tai Chou* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137 (26), 8509–8520.

  5. “A Silole Copolymer Containing a Ladder-Type Heptacylic Arene and Naphthobisoxadiazole Moieties for Highly Efficient Polymer Solar Cells” Zhiyun Zhang, Francis Lin, Hsieh-Chih Chen,* Hung-Chin Wu, Chin-Lung Chung, Chien Lu, Shih-Hung Liu, Shih-Huang Tung, Wen-Chang Chen, Ken-Tsung Wong,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* Energy & Environ. Sci., 2015, 8 (2), 552–557.


2014



  1. “Metal complexes with pyridyl azolates: Design, preparation and applications” Yun Chi,* Bihai Tong, and Pi-Tai Chou,* Coord. Chem. Rev. 2014, 281, 1–25.

  2. “Michael Kasha: From Photochemistry and Flowers to Spectroscopy and Music” Alexander P. Demchenko*, Józef Heldt, Jacek Waluk, Pi-Tai Chou, Pradeep K. Sengupta, Larissa Brizhik, and Juan Carlos del Valle, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53 (52), 14316–14324.

  3. “Highly Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Panchromatic Ruthenium Sensitizers with Quinolinylbipyridine Anchors” Chun-Cheng Chou, Fa-Chun Hu, Hsiu-Hsuan Yeh, Hsin-Pei Wu, Yun Chi,* John N. Clifford,* Emilio Palomares, Shih-Hung Liu, Pi-Tai Chou,* and Gene-Hsiang Lee, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53 (1), 178–183.

  4. “Locked ortho- and para- Core Chromophores of Green Fluorescent Protein; Dramatic Emission Enhancement via Structural Constraint” Yen-Hao Hsu, Yi-An Chen, Huan-Wei Tseng, Zhiyun Zhang, Jiun-Yi Shen, Wei-Ti Chuang, Tzu-Chieh Lin, Chun-Shu Lee, Wen-Yi Hung,* Bor-Cherng Hong, Shih-Hung Liu, and Pi-Tai Chou,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136 (33), 11805–11812.


2013



  1. “Probing Water Micro-solvation in Proteins by Water Catalyzed Proton Transfer Tautomerisom” Jiun-Yi Shen, Wei-Chih Chao, Chun Liu, Hsiao-An Pan, Hsiao-Ching Yang,* Chi-Lin Chen, Yi-Kang Lan, Li-Ju Lin, Jinn-Shyan Wang, Jyh-Feng Lu, Steven Chun-Wei Chou, Kuo-Chun Tang, and Pi-Tai Chou,* Nature Commun. 2013, 4, 2611, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3611.

  2. “Excited-State Proton Coupled Charge Transfer Modulated by Molecular Structure and Media Polarization” Alexander P. Demchenko,* Kuo-Chun Tang, and Pi-Tai Chou,* Chem. Soc. Rev. 2013, 42 (3),1379–1408.

  3. “A Facile Integration of Zero- (I−III−VI Quantum Dots) and One-(Single SnO2 Nanowire) Dimensional Nanomaterials: Fabrication of a Nanocomposite Photodetector with Ultrahigh Gain and Wide Spectral Response” Meng-Lin Lu, Chih-Wei Lai, Hsing-Ju Pan, Chung-Tse Chen, Pi-Tai Chou,* and Yang-Fang Chen,* Nano Lett. 2013, 13 (5), 1920–1927.

  4. “Antiferromagnetic Iron Nanocolloids: A New Generation in Vivo T1 MRI Contrast Agent” Yung-Kang Peng, Chien-Liang Liu, Hsieh-Chih Chen, Shang-Wei Chou, Wei-Hsuan Tseng, Yu-Jui Tseng, Chia-Cheng Kang, Jong-Kai Hsiao,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135 (49), 18621–18628.

  5. “Harnessing the Open-Circuit Voltage via a New Series of Ru(II) Sensitizers Bearing (iso-)Quinolinyl Pyrazolate Ancillaries” Kuan-Lin Wu, Wan-Ping Ku, John N. Clifford,* Emilio Palomares, Shu-Te Ho, Yun Chi,* Shih-Hung Liu, Pi-Tai Chou,* Mohammad K. Nazeeruddin,* and Michael Grätzel, Energy & Environ. Sci., 2013, 6 (3), 859–870.


2012



  1. “Modulation of Metallophilic Bonds: Solvent-Induced Isomerization and Luminescence Vapochromism of a Polymorphic Au–Cu Cluster” Igor O. Koshevoy,* Yuh-Chia Chang, Antti J. Karttunen, Matti Haukka, Tapani Pakkanen, and Pi-Tai Chou,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134 (15), 6564−6567.

  2. “Dye Molecular Structure Device Open-Circuit Voltage Correlation in Ru(II) Sensitizers with Heteroleptic Tridentate Chelates for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells” Kuan-Lin Wu, Cheng-Hsuan Li, Yun Chi,* John N. Clifford, Lydia Cabau, Emilio Palomares,* Yi-Ming Cheng, Hsiao-An Pan, and Pi-Tai Chou,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134 (17), 7488−7496.

  3. “Harvesting Highly Electronically Excited Energy to Triplet Manifolds: State-Dependent Intersystem Crossing Rate in Os(II) and Ag(I) Complexes” Cheng-Chih Hsu, Chao-Chen Lin, Pi-Tai Chou,* Chin Hung Lai, Chien-Wei Hsu, Chen-Huey Lin, and Yun Chi,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134 (18), 7715−7724.

  4. “Engineering of Osmium(II)-Based Light Absorbers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells” Kuan-Lin Wu, Shu-Te Ho, Chun-Cheng Chou, Yuh-Chia Chang, Hsiao-An Pan, Yun Chi,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51 (23), 5642−5646.


2011



  1. “Insulin-Directed Synthesis of Fluorescent Gold Nanoclusters: Preservation of Insulin Bioactivity and Versatility in Cell-Imaging” Chien-Liang Liu, Hung-Tsung Wu, Yi-Hsuan Hsiao, Chih-Wei Lai, Chun-Wei Shih, Yung-Kang Peng, Kuo-Chun Tang, Hsing-Wei Chang , Yun-Chen Chien, Jong-Kai Hsiao, Juei-Tang Cheng,* and Pi-Tai Chou,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50 (31), 7056–7060.

  2. “Ortho-Branched Ladder-Type Oligophenylenes with Two-Dimensionally π-Conjugated Electronic Properties” Hsin-Hau Huang, Ch. Prabhakar, Kuo-Chun Tang, Pi-Tai Chou,* Guan-Jhih Huang, and Jye-Shane Yang,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133 (20), 8028–8039.

  3. “Ruthenium(II) Sensitizers with Heteroleptic Tridentate Chelates for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells” Chun-Cheng Chou, Kuan-Lin Wu, Yun Chi,* Wei-Peng Hu, Shuchun Joyce Yu, Gene-Hsiang Lee, Chia-Li Lin, and Pi-Tai Chou,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50 (9), 2054–2058.

  4. “Comprehensive Studies on an Overall Proton Transfer Cycle of the ortho-Green Fluorescent Protein Chromophore” Cheng-Chih Hsieh, Pi-Tai Chou*, Chun-Wei Shih, Wei-Ti Chuang, Min-Wen Chung, and Jungwha Lee, and Taiha Joo,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133 (9), 2932–2943.

  5. “Ir(III) Complexes Bearing Dicyclometalated Phosphinite Tripod; Strategy to Achieve Bright Blue Phosphorescence Free from Fluorine Substituent and Fabrication of OLEDs” Chen-Huey Lin, Yao-Yuan Chang, Jui-Yi Hung, Chih-Yuan Lin, Yun Chi,* Min-Wen Chung, Chia-Li Lin, Pi-Tai Chou,* Gene-Hsiang Lee, Chih-Hao Chang,* and Wei-Chieh Lin, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50 (14), 3182–3186.

  6. “Systematic Investigation of the Metal-Structure − Photophysics Relationship of Emissive d10-Complexes of Group 11 Elements: The Prospect of Application in Organic Light Emitting Devices” Chien-Wei Hsu, Chao-Chen Lin, Min-Wen Chung, Yun Chi*, Gene-Hsiang Lee, Pi-Tai Chou,* Chih-Hao Chang,* and Pin-Yang Chen, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133 (31), 12085−12099.

  7. “Tris(thiocyanate) Ruthenium(II) Sensitizers with Functionalized Dicarboxyterpyridine for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells” Shen-Han Yang, Kuan-Lin Wu, Yun Chi,* Yi-Ming Cheng, and Pi-Tai Chou,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50 (36), 8270−8274.

  8. “A New and Facile Method To Prepare Uniform Hollow MnO/Functionalized mSiO2 Core/Shell Nanocomposites” Yung-Kang Peng, Chih-Wei Lai, Chien-Liang Liu, Hsieh-Chih Chen, Yi-Hsuan Hsiao, Wei-Liang Liu, Kuo-Chun Tang, Yun Chi, Jong-Kai Hsiao,* Kun-Eng Lim, Hung-En Liao, Jing-Jong Shyue, and Pi-Tai Chou,* ACS Nano 2011, 5 (5), 4177–4187.

  9. “Fine-Tuning the Energetics of Excited State Intramolecular Proton Transfer (ESIPT): White Light Generation in A Single ESIPT System” Kuo-Chun Tang, Ming-Jen Chang, Tsung-Yi Lin, Hsiao-An Pan, Tzu-Chien Fang, Kew-Yu Chen,* Wen-Yi Hung,* Yu-Hsiang Hsu, and Pi-Tai Chou,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133 (44), 17738–17745.

  10. “Probing Interaction between Prostacyclin Synthase and Prostaglandin H2 Analogues or Inhibitors via a Combination of Resonance Raman Spectroscopy and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Approaches” Wei-Chih Chao, Jyh-Feng Lu, Jinn-Shyan Wang, Hsiao-Ching Yang,* Hsiao-Hui Chen, Yi-Kang Lan, Ya-Chien Yu, Pi-Tai Chou,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133 (46), 18870–18879.

  11. “Enhanced Performance and Air Stability of 3.2% Solar Cells: How the Functional Polymer and CdT Nanostructure Boost the Solar Cell Efficiency” Hsieh-Chih Chen, Chih-Wei Lai, I-Che Wu, Hsin-Ru Pan, I-Wen P. Chen, Yung-Kang Peng, Chien-Liang Liu, Chun-hsien Chen, and Pi-Tai Chou,* Adv. Mater., 2011, 23 (45), 5451–5455


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