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75. Luo, J.; Lei, T.; Xu, X.; Li, F.-M.; Ma, Y.; Wu, K.; Pei, J. Three-Dimensional Shape-Persistent Fluorescent Nanocages: Facile Dynamic Synthesis, Photophysical Properties, and Surface Morphologies. Chem.-Eur. J. 2008, 14, 3860-3865.

74. Liu, W.-J.; Zhou, Y.; Zhou, Q.-F.; Ma, Y.; Pei, J. Shape-Persistent Elliptic Macrocycles Composed of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Synthesis and Photophysical Properties. Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 2123-2126.

73. Chen, H.-B.; Yin, J.; Wang, Y.; Pei, J. Unsaturated Strained Cyclophanes Based on Dibenz[a,j]anthracene by an Intramolecular Mcmurry Olefination. Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 3113-3116.

72. Zhou, Y.; Liu, W.-J.; Ma, Y.; Wang, H.; Qi, L.; Cao, Y.; Wang, J.; Pei, J. Single Microwire Transistors of Oligoarenes by Direct Solution Process. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 12386-12387.

71. Zhang, W.-B.; Jin, W.-H.; Zhou, X.-H.; Pei, J. Star-Shaped Oligo(p-Phenylene)-Functionalized Truxenes as Blue-Light-Emitting Materials: Synthesis and the Structure-Property Relationship. Tetrahedron 2007, 63, 2907-2914.

70. Yang, C.; Tan, Z.; Fan, B.; Sun, Q.; Li, Y.; Zhou, X.-H.; Pei, J.; Qin, Y.; Guo, Z. An Electrogenerated Chemical-Oxidation-Driving Nonvolatile Plastic Memory Device with the Conjugated Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Blend. Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters 2007, 10, 19-22.

69. Yan, J.-C.; Cheng, X.; Zhou, Q.-L.; Pei, J. Chiral Polyfluorene Derivatives: Synthesis, Chiroptical Properties, and Investigation of the Structure-Property Relationships. Macromolecules 2007, 40, 832-839.

68. Luo, J.; Zhou, Y.; Niu, Z.-Q.; Zhou, Q.-F.; Ma, Y.; Pei, J. Three-Dimensional Architectures for Highly Stable Pure Blue Emission. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 11314-11315.

67. Liu, W.-J.; Zhou, Y.; Ma, Y.; Cao, Y.; Wang, J.; Pei, J. Thin Film Organic Transistors from Air-Stable Heteroarenes: Anthra-[1,2-b:4,3-b':5,6-b'':8,7-b''']tetrathiophene Derivatives. Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 4187-4190.

66. Jin, W.; Ni, J.; Lai, Y.; Pei, J. Photophysical Properties and Electropolymerization of Regioregular Head-to-Tail Oligothiophenes-Functionalized 9,9'-Spirobifluorene Derivatives. Acta Phys.-Chim. Sin. 2007, 23, 459-465.

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64. Zhou, Y.; Liu, W.-J.; Zhang, W.; Cao, X.-Y.; Zhou, Q.-F.; Ma, Y.; Pei, J. Selective Oxidative Cyclization by FeCl3 in the Construction of 10H-Indeno[1,2-b]triphenylene Skeletons in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 6822-6828.

63. Zhou, X.-H.; Zhang, Y.; Xie, Y.-Q.; Cao, Y.; Pei, J. Effect of Fluorenone Units on the Property of Polyfluorene and Oligofluorene Derivatives: Synthesis, Structure-Properties Relationship, and Electroluminescence. Macromolecules 2006, 39, 3830-3840.

62. Yuan, S.-C.; Chen, H.-B.; Zhang, Y.; Pei, J. Rigid Linear and Star-Shaped π-Conjugated 2,2':6',2''-Terpyridine Ligands with Blue Emission. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 5701-5704.

61. Wang, J.-L.; Luo, J.; Liu, L.-H.; Zhou, Q.-F.; Ma, Y.; Pei, J. Nanosized Gradient π-Conjugated Thienylethynylene Dendrimers for Light Harvesting: Synthesis and Properties. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 2281-2284.

60. Wang, J.-L.; Duan, X.-F.; Jiang, B.; Gan, L.-B.; Pei, J.; He, C.; Li, Y.-F. Nanosized Rigid π-Conjugated Molecular Heterojunctions with Multi[60]Fullerenes: Facile Synthesis and Photophysical Properties. J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 4400-4410.

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58. Jiang, Y.; Wang, J.-Y.; Ma, Y.; Cui, Y.-X.; Zhou, Q.-F.; Pei, J. Large Rigid Blue-Emitting π-Conjugated Stilbenoid-Based Dendrimers: Synthesis and Properties. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 4287-4290.

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53. Cao, X.-Y.; Zi, H.; Zhang, W.; Lu, H.; Pei, J. Star-Shaped and Linear Nanosized Molecules Functionalized with Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene: Synthesis and Optical Properties. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 3645-3653.

52. Cao, X.-Y.; Zi, H.; Lu, H.; Pei, J. Novel Efficient Blue Light-Emitting Conjugated Polymers: Synthesis, Optical Properties, and Thermal Optical Stability, Proc. SPIE 2005, 5632, 7-16.

51. Zhou, X.-H.; Yan, J.-C.; Pei, J. Exploiting an Imidazole-Functionalized Polyfluorene Derivative as a Chemosensory Material. Macromolecules 2004, 37, 7078-7080.

50. Cao, X.-Y.; Zhou, X.-H.; Zi, H.; Pei, J. Novel Blue-Light-Emitting Truxene-Containing Hyperbranched and Zigzag Type Copolymers: Synthesis, Optical Properties, and Investigation of Thermal Spectral Stability. Macromolecules 2004, 37, 8874-8882.

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48. Cao, X.-Y.; Liu, X.-H.; Zhou, X.-H.; Zhang, Y.; Jiang, Y.; Cao, Y.; Cui, Y.-X.; Pei, J. Giant Extended π-Conjugated Dendrimers Containing the 10,15-Dihydro-5H-Diindeno[1,2-a;1',2'-c]fluorene Chromophore: Synthesis, NMR Behaviors, Optical Properties, and Electroluminescence. J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 6050-6058.

47. Zhou, X.-H.; Yan, J.-C.; Pei, J. Synthesis and Relationships between the Structures and Properties of Monodisperse Star-Shaped Oligofluorenes. Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 3543-3546.

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44. Chen, H.; He, M.; Pei, J.; He, H. Quantitative Analysis of Synthetic Polymers Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry. Anal. Chem. 2003, 75, 6531-6535.

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42. Wong, K. S.; Sun, T.; Liu, X.-L.; Pei, J.; Huang, W. Optical Properties and Time-Resolved Photoluminescence of Conjugated Polymers with Europium Complex Side Chain as an Emitter. Thin Solid Films 2002, 417, 85-89.

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39. Pei, J.; Liu, X.-L.; Yu, W.-L.; Lai, Y.-H.; Niu, Y.-H.; Cao, Y. Efficient Energy Transfer to Achieve Narrow Bandwidth Red Emission from Eu3+-Grafting Conjugated Polymers. Macromolecules 2002, 35, 7274-7280.

38. Pei, J.; Ding, A.-L.; Yu, W.-L.; Lai, Y.-H. Structural Dependence of the Selectivity of Fluorescent Chemosensors to Mg2+ from Alkali Earth Metal Ions. Macromol. Rapid. Comm. 2002, 23, 21-25.

37. Ni, J.; Pei, J.; Chen, Z.-K.; Lai, Y.-H.; Huang, W. The Chemical, Electrochemical Synthesis and Properties of Poly (4-Decylthiophene-2,5-Diyl)(2,2'-Biphenyl) (4-Decylthiophene-2,5-Diyl). Synth. Met. 2002, 126, 69-74.

36. Ding, A.-L.; Pei, J.; Yu, W.-L.; Lai, Y.-H.; Huang, W. An Efficient Fluorescent Chemosensor for Mg2+: Selective and High Sensitive. Thin Solid Films 2002, 417, 198-201.

35. Chen, H.; He, M.; Pei, J.; Liu, B. End-Group Analysis of Blue Light-Emitting Polymers Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry. Anal. Chem. 2002, 74, 6252-6258.

34. Yu, W.-L.; Pei, J.; Cao, Y.; Huang, W. Hole-Injection Enhancement by Copper Phthalocyanine (CuPc) in Blue Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes. J. Appl. Phys. 2001, 89, 2343-2350.

33. Pei, J.; Yu, W.-L.; Ni, J.; Lai, Y.-H.; Huang, W.; Heeger, A. J. Thiophene-Based Conjugated Polymers for Light-Emitting Diodes: Effect of Aryl Groups on Photoluminescence Efficiency and Redox Behavior. Macromolecules 2001, 34, 7241-7248.

32. Pei, J.; Liu, B.; Ni, J.; Zhou, X.-H. Synthesis and Characterization of Oligothiophene-Modified Spirobifluorene. Acta Chim. Sin. 2001, 59, 1712-1721.

31. Liu, B.; Yu, W.-L.; Pei, J.; Liu, S.-Y.; Lai, Y.-H.; Huang, W. Design and Synthesis of Bipyridyl-Containing Conjugated Polymers: Effects of Polymer Rigidity on Metal Ion Sensing. Macromolecules 2001, 34, 7932-7940.

30. Liu, B.; Yu, W.-L.; Pei, J.; Lai, Y.-H.; Huang, W.; Niu, Y.-H.; Cao, Y. Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Fluorene-Thiophene-Based Conjugated Copolymers. Mater. Sci. Eng. B–Solid 2001, 85, 232-235.

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28. Ding, A.-L.; Pei, J.; Lai, Y.-H.; Huang, W. Phenylene-Functionalized Polythiophene Derivatives for Light-Emitting Diodes: Their Synthesis, Characterization and Properties. J. Mater. Chem. 2001, 11, 3082-3086.

27. Yu, W.-L.; Pei, J.; Huang, W.; Heeger, A. J. A Novel Triarylamine-Based Conjugated Polymer and Its Unusual Light-Emitting Properties. Chem. Comm. 2000, 36, 681-682.

26. Yu, W.-L.; Pei, J.; Huang, W.; Heeger, A. J. Spiro-Functionalized Polyfluorene Derivatives as Blue Light-Emitting Materials. Adv. Mater. 2000, 12, 828-831.

25. Pei, W.; Pei, J.; Li, S.; Ye, X. Stereoselective Synthesis of 2-Aryltetrahydrofuran-3,4-Dicarboxylate Derivatives: Efficient Approach to Tetrahydrofuran Lignans. Synthesis 2000, 14, 2069-2077.

24. Pei, J.; Yu, W.-L.; Huang, W.; Heeger, A. J. The Synthesis and Characterization of an Efficient Green Electroluminescent Conjugated Polymer: Poly 2,7-Bis(4-Hexylthienyl)-9,9-Dihexylfluorene. Chem. Comm. 2000, 36, 1631-1632.

23. Pei, J.; Yu, W.-L.; Huang, W.; Heeger, A. J. A Novel Series of Efficient Thiophene-Based Light-Emitting Conjugated Polymers and Application in Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes. Macromolecules 2000, 33, 2462-2471.

22. Ding, A.-L.; Pei, J.; Chen, Z.-K.; Lai, Y.-H.; Huang, W. Synthesis and Characterization of a New Yellow-Green Light-Emitting Polymer - Poly{1,4-Bis 3-(4'-Butylphenyl)Thienyl -2,5-Di(2'-Ethylhexyloxy)Phenylene}.Thin Solid Films 2000, 363, 114-117.

21. Yu, W.-L.; Pei, J.; Cao, Y.; Huang, W.; Heeger, A. J. New Efficient Blue Light Emitting Polymer for Light Emitting Diodes. Chem. Comm. 1999, 35, 1837-1838.

20. Yu, W.-L.; Cao, Y.; Pei, J.; Huang, W.; Heeger, A. J. Blue Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes from Poly(9,9-Dihexylfluorene-alt-co-2,5-Didecyloxy-para-Phenylene). Appl. Phys. Lett. 1999, 75, 3270-3272.

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18. Pei, J.; Yu, W.-L.; Huang, W.; Heeger, A. J. Poly(1,4-Bis 2-(4-Hexylthiophene) -2,5-Dimethylphenylene): A New Conjugated Electroluminescent Polymer. Synth. Met. 1999, 105, 43-47.

17. Pei, J.; Yu, W.-L.; Huang, W.; Heeger, A. J. Synthesis and Properties of Polybisthienylphenylene Derivatives as Electroluminescent Materials: Improving of the Photoluminescent Quantum Yields. Acta Polymerica 1999, 50, 327-331.

16. Pei, J.; Yu, W.-L.; Huang, W.; Heeger, A. J. Poly 2-(4'-Decyloxylphenyl)-1,4-Phenylenevinylene : A Novel Soluble Phenyl-Substituted Poly(P-Phenylenevinylene) Derivative as Electroluminescent Material. Chem. Lett. 1999, 10, 1123-1124.

15. Meng, H.; Chen, Z.-K.; Yu, W.-L.; Pei, J.; Liu, X.-L.; Lai, Y.-H.; Huang, W. Synthesis and Electrochemical Characterization of a New Polymer Constituted of Alternating Carbazole and Oxadiazole Moieties. Synth. Met. 1999, 100, 297-301.

14. Huang, W.; Meng, H.; Yu, W.-L.; Pei, J.; Chen, Z.-K.; Lai, Y.-H. A Novel Series of P-N Diblock Light-Emitting Copolymers Based on Oligothiophenes and 1,4-Bis(Oxadiazolyl)-2,5-Dialkyloxybenzene. Macromolecules 1999, 32, 118-126.

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