Lee-Yih Wang
Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering
Associate Research Fellow of Condensed Matter Sciences

■Educational Background

Ph.D. (1993), Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

■Selected Publications

1. B. H. Chen, J. P. Huang, L. Y. Wang, J. Shiea, T. L. Chen, and L. Y. Chiang, "Facile sulfation of C60 using P2O5 as an oxidation promoter," J. Chem. Soc.Perkin.Trans., 1, 1171 (1998).
2. B. H. Chen, J. P. Huang, L. Y. Wang, J. Shiea, T. L. Chen and L. Y. Chiang, "Synthesis of octadecahydroxylated C70," Synthetic Commun., 28(19), 3515 (1998).
3. L. Y. Wang, V. Anantheraj, K. Ashok and L. Y. Chiang, "Fullerene-derived star-burst conjugated polymers," Synthetic Met., 103, 2350 (1999).
4. V. Anantharaj, L. Y. Wang, and L. Y. Chiang, "Phenylamine analogous adducts of C60," Fullerene Sci. Technol., 7, 493 (1999).
5. U. S. Jeng, T. L. Lin, C. S. Tsao, C. H. Lee, T. Canteenwala, L. Y. Wang, L. Y. Chiang, and C. C. Han "Study of aggregates of fullerene-based ionomers in aqueous solutions using small angle neutron and X-ray scattering," J. Phys. Chem. B, 103, 1059 (1999).
6. J. P. Huang, L. Y. Wang, L. Y. Chiang, and J. Shiea, "Polyfunctional fullerene derivatives as UV-MALDI matrices to detect peptides and proteins," Fullerene Sci. Technol., 7, 541 (1999).
7. V. Anantharaj, E. Ho, L. Y. Wang and L. Y. Chiang, "Optical properties of C60-derived star-burst oligoanilines" Synthetic Met., 101, 791 (1999).
8. U. S. Jeng, W. J. Liu, T. L. Lin, L. Y. Wang, and L. Y. Chiang, "Fractal structure of polyhydroxylated fullerenes in water solutions," Fullerene Sci. Technol., 7(4), 599 (1999).
9. U. S. Jeng, T. L. Lin, C. S. Tsao, C. H. Lee, L. Y. Wang, L. Y. Chiang, L. P. Sung, and C. C. Han, "SANS study on a fullerenol-based poly(urethane-ether) elastomer," J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 60, 1347 (1999).
10. Y. S. Huang, Y. N. Cheng, J. D. Li, W. L. Lu, H. C. Wang, C. H. Chao, S. L. Chang, L. Y. Wang, and L. Y. Chiang, "X-ray diffraction studies of the recrystallization of C60-based polymers," Fullerene Sci. Technol., 7(4), 573 (1999).
11. L. Y. Wang, V. Anantharaj, C. C. Chu and L. Y. Chiang, "Thermal stability of fullerene-linked oligoaniline star macromolecules," Synthetic Met., 101, 850 (1999).
12. V. Anantharaj, L. Y. Wang, and L. Y. Chiang, "Synthesis of starburst hexa(oligoanilinated)C60 using hexanitro[60]fullerene as a precursor," J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans., 1, 3357 (1999).
13. W. J. Liu, U. Jeng, T. L. Lin, S. H. Lai, M. C. Shih, C. S. Tsao, L. Y. Wang, L. Y. Chiang, and L. P. Sung, "Adsorption of dodecahydroxylated-fullerene monolayers at the air-water interface," Physica B, 283, 49 (2000).
14. L. Y. Chiang and L. Y. Wang, "Polymer derivatives of fullerenes," in Fullerenes: Chemistry, Physics, and Technology, K. M. Kadish and R. S. Ruoff Eds, Wiley, New York, 331 (2000).
15. V. Anantharaj, S. V. Patil, T. Canteenwala, L. Y. Wang, and L. Y. Chiang, "Oxidation of C60-bound oligoaniline leucoemeraldine upon photoactivation," Synth. Met., 121, 1123 (2001).
16. C. M. Ma, S-C Sung, F-Y Wang, L. Y. Chiang, L. Y. Wang, and C-L Chiang, "Thermal, mechanical, and morphological properties of novolac-type phenolic resin blended with fullerenol polyurethane and linear polyurethane," J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Phys., 39, 2436 (2001).
17. L. Y. Wang, C-C Chu, and J. Shiea, "Synthesis and characterization of star-branched oligoanilines," Synth. Met., 119, 97 (2001).
18. L. Y. Wang, Y-J Lin, and W-Y Chiu, "Synthesis and properties of monodisperse conductive core-shell latexes," Synth. Met., 119, 155 (2001).
19. K-C. Cheng and L. Y. Wang, "Kinetic model of hyperbranched polymers formed in copolymerization AB2 monomers and multifunctional core molecules with various reactivities," Macromolecules, 35(14), 5657 (2002).
20. U-S Jeng, T-L Lin, L. Y. Wang, L. Y. Chiang, D. L. Ho, and H. C. Han, "SANS structural characterization of fullerenol-derived star polymers in solutions," Appl. Phys. A, 74, s487 (2002).