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  1. Mechanism of stimulated Mie scattering: Light-induced redistribution of self-assembled nanospheres of two-photon absorbing chromophore

    Article • The Journal of Chemical Physics, September 2019, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  2. Azobenzene-functionalized polyimides as wireless actuators

    Article • Polymer, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan, Dr Jeong Jae Wie

  3. Synthesis and characterization of high nitrile content polyimides as dielectric films for electrical energy storage

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, October 2014, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  4. Photopiezoelectric Composites of Azobenzene‐Functionalized Polyimides and Polyvinylidene Fluoride

    Article • Macromolecular Rapid Communications, October 2014, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan, Dr Jeong Jae Wie

  5. Synthesis of dual NIR two-photon absorptive [60]fullerenyl multiadducts for nonlinear light-transmittance reduction application

    Article • October 2014, SPIE

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  6. Molecular Engineering of Azobenzene-Functionalized Polyimides To Enhance Both Photomechanical Work and Motion

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, September 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan, Dr Jeong Jae Wie

  7. Symmetry- and Solvent-Dependent Photophysics of Fluorenes Containing Donor and Acceptor Groups

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, July 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  8. Designing light responsive bistable arches for rapid, remotely triggered actuation

    Article • March 2014, SPIE

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  9. Impact of Backbone Rigidity on the Photomechanical Response of Glassy, Azobenzene-Functionalized Polyimides

    Article • Macromolecules, January 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan, Dr Jeong Jae Wie

  10. Enhancing electrical energy storage using polar polyimides with nitrile groups directly attached to the main chain

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  11. Germanium on silicon to enable integrated photonic circuits

    Article • September 2013, SPIE

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  12. Synthesis and characterization of unsymmetrical benzonitrile‐containing polyimides: Viscosity‐lowering effect and dielectric properties

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, September 2013, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  13. Nanodiamond/Polyimide High Temperature Dielectric Films for Energy Storage Applications

    Article • Advanced Materials Research, September 2013, Trans Tech Publications

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  14. Synthesis of Photoresponsive Dual NIR Two-Photon Absorptive [60]Fullerene Triads and Tetrads

    Article • Molecules, August 2013, MDPI AG

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan, Prof Michael R Hamblin

  15. Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Photoresponsive [60]Fullerene Hybrid Triads and Tetrads with Dual NIR Two-Photon Absorption Characteristics

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, August 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan, Dr Venkatram Nalla, Prof Michael R Hamblin

  16. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 11/2013

    Article • Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, June 2013, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  17. Exciplex Formation in Blended Spin-Cast Films of Fluorene-Linked Dyes and Bisphthalimide Quenchers

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, May 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  18. Off-Resonant Two-Photon Absorption Cross-Section Enhancement of an Organic Chromophore on Gold Nanorods

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, February 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  19. Polymer design for high temperature shape memory: Low crosslink density polyimides

    Article • Polymer, January 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  20. Flexural‐Torsional Photomechanical Responses in Azobenzene‐Containing Crosslinked Polyimides

    Article • Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, October 2012, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  21. Exciplex formation in solid state blends of charge-transfer type AFX dyes and bisimide compounds

    Article • October 2012, SPIE

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  22. Photomechanical Response of Pre‐strained Azobenzene‐Functionalized Polyimide Materials

    Article • Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, October 2012, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  23. Tailoring the Photomechanical Response of Glassy, Azobenzene-Functionalized Polyimides by Physical Aging

    Article • Macromolecules, September 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  24. Plasmonic Enhancement of the Two Photon Absorption Cross Section of an Organic Chromophore Using Polyelectrolyte-Coated Gold Nanorods

    Article • Langmuir, April 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  25. Enhancement of Photogenerated Mechanical Force in Azobenzene‐Functionalized Polyimides

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, March 2012, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  26. Enhancement of Photogenerated Mechanical Force in Azobenzene‐Functionalized Polyimides

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, March 2012, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  27. Magnetocurrent of Charge-Polarizable C60-Diphenylaminofluorene Monoadduct-Derived Magnetic Nanocomposites

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, February 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  28. Immobilization of platinum nanoparticles on 3,4-diaminobenzoyl-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotube and its electrocatalytic activity

    Article • Journal of Nanoparticle Research, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  29. Enhancing the fraction of grafted polystyrene on silica hybrid nanoparticles

    Article • Polymer, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  30. Large Femtosecond Two-Photon Absorption Cross Sections of Fullerosome Vesicle Nanostructures Derived from a Highly Photoresponsive Amphiphilic C60-Light-Harvesting Fluorene Dyad

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, September 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan, Dr Venkatram Nalla

  31. Aromatic Polyimides Containing Main-Chain Diphenylaminofluorene–Benzothiazole Motif: Fluorescence Quenching, Two-Photon Properties, and Exciplex Formation in a Solid State

    Article • Macromolecules, August 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  32. Unique Ultralow 18π-Trannulenyl HOMO–LUMO Energy Gap of Photostable Emerald-Green D3d-2-Methylmalonato[60]fullerenes

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, August 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan, Dr Alexey A Popov

  33. Photomechanical Response of Glassy Azobenzene Polyimide Networks

    Article • Macromolecules, April 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  34. Nanocomposite prepared from in situ grafting of polypyrrole to aminobenzoyl-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube and its electrochemical properties

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, April 2011, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  35. Preparation and Electrocatalytic Activity of Gold Nanoparticles Immobilized on the Surface of 4-Mercaptobenzoyl-Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, December 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  36. Electrothermal Polymer Nanocomposite Actuators

    Article • Advanced Materials, August 2010, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  37. Nanocomposites based on vapor-grown carbon nanofibers and an epoxy: Functionalization, preparation and characterization

    Article • European Polymer Journal, July 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  38. Grafting of polyaniline onto the surface of 4‐aminobenzoyl‐functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube and its electrochemical properties

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, June 2010, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  39. Dielectric characteristics of polyimide CP2

    Article • Polymer, June 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  40. Synthesis and electrical properties of polyaniline/polyaniline grafted multiwalled carbon nanotube mixture via in situ static interfacial polymerization

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, March 2010, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  41. Multifunctional poly(2,5‐benzimidazole)/carbon nanotube composite films

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, January 2010, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  42. Synthesis and characterization of highly photoresponsive fullerenyl dyads with a close chromophore antenna–C60 contact and effective photodynamic potential

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan, Prof Michael R Hamblin

  43. Synthesis of Highly Luminescent Tris-Fluorenyl Chromophores as Intermediates of Potential Nonlinear Photonic Materials

    Article • Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A, October 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  44. In-situ synthesis and thermal-electrical properties of CP2- polyimide/pristine and amine-functionalized carbon nanofiber composites

    Article • July 2009, SPIE

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  45. Self‐controlled synthesis of hyperbranched poly(ether‐ketone)s from A2 + B3 approach in poly(phosphoric acid)

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, May 2009, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  46. Grafting of 4-(2,4,6-Trimethylphenoxy)benzoyl onto Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Poly(phosphoric acid) via Amide Function

    Article • Nanoscale Research Letters, May 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  47. Direct Three-Dimensional Microfabrication of Hydrogels via Two-Photon Lithography in Aqueous Solution

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, April 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  48. Carboxylic Acid-Terminated Hyperbranched Polybenzoxazole and Its Polyarm-Star Block Copolymers

    Article • Macromolecules, February 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  49. Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(2,5-benzimidazole) (ABPBI) Grafted Carbon Nanotubes

    Article • MRS Proceedings, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  50. Macromolecular dumbbells: synthesis and photophysical properties of hyperbranched poly(etherketone)-b-polybenzobisthiazole-b-hyperbranched poly(etherketone) ABA triblock copolymers

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  51. In-Situ Nanocomposite Synthesis: Arylcarbonylation and Grafting of Primary Diamond Nanoparticles with a Poly(ether−ketone) in Polyphosphoric Acid

    Article • Macromolecules, December 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  52. One-pot purification and functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes in less-corrosive poly(phosphoric acid)

    Article • Carbon, November 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  53. Functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with various 4-substituted benzoic acids in mild polyphosphoric acid/phosphorous pentoxide

    Article • Carbon, November 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  54. Thermal−Electrical Character of in Situ Synthesized Polyimide-Grafted Carbon Nanofiber Composites

    Article • Macromolecules, October 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  55. Epoxy/amine‐functionalized short‐length vapor‐grown carbon nanofiber composites

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, October 2008, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  56. Semimetallic Transport in Nanocomposites Derived from Grafting of Linear and Hyperbranched Poly(phenylene sulfide)s onto the Surface of Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

    Article • Macromolecules, October 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  57. Synthesis and Characterization of C60Dyads with Highly Photoactive Dicyanoethylenylated Diphenylaminofluorene Chromophore Antenna

    Article • Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A, September 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  58. Synthesis, Characterization, Two‐Photon Absorption, and Optical Limiting Properties of Ladder‐Type Oligo‐p‐phenylene‐Cored Chromophores

    Article • Advanced Functional Materials, September 2008, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  59. Nylon 610/functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube composite prepared from in‐situ interfacial polymerization

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, August 2008, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  60. Branched poly(arylene ether ketone)s with tailored thermal properties: Effects of AB/AB2 ratio, core (B3) percentage, and reaction temperature

    Article • Polymer, August 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  61. Nonlinear Optical Transmission Properties of C60 Dyads Consisting of a Light-Harvesting Diphenylaminofluorene Antenna

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, July 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan, Associate professor Hendry Izaac Elim, Professor Hendry Izaac Elim

  62. Regioselective Chemical Modification of Fullerene by Destructive Electrophilic Reaction in Polyphosphoric Acid/Phosphorus Pentoxide

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, July 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  63. Poly(2,5-benzoxazole)/carbon nanotube composites via in situ polymerization of 3-amino-4-hydroxybenzoic acid hydrochloride in a mild poly(phosphoric acid)

    Article • European Polymer Journal, June 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  64. ChemInform Abstract: Multiphoton Absorbing Materials: Molecular Designs, Characterizations, and Applications

    Article • ChemInform, May 2008, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  65. Nanocomposites derived from in situ grafting of linear and hyperbranched poly(ether‐ketone)s containing flexible oxyethylene spacers onto the surface of multiwalled carbon nanotubes

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, April 2008, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  66. Multiphoton Absorbing Materials:  Molecular Designs, Characterizations, and Applications

    Article • Chemical Reviews, March 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  67. Synthesis and Properties of Polyetherketone-block-Polybenzobisthiazole-block-Polyetherketone ABA Triblock Copolymers

    Article • Macromolecules, February 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  68. Solubilization of Carbon Nanofibers with a Covalently Attached Hyperbranched Poly(ether ketone)

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, January 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  69. Large-scale self-assembly of dispersed nanodiamonds

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2008, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  70. Alternative Approach to an AB2 Monomer for Hyperbranched Poly(Arylene Ether Ketone Imide)s

    Article • Synthetic Communications, January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  71. Synthesis of linear and hyperbranched poly(etherketone)s containing flexible oxyethylene spacers

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, October 2007, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  72. Starburst Encapsulation of C60by Multiple Hindered Two‐Photon Absorptive Diphenylaminodialkylfluorene Arms

    Article • Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A, October 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  73. Nanocomposites Derived from a Low-Color Aromatic Polyimide (CP2) and Amine-Functionalized Vapor-Grown Carbon Nanofibers:  In Situ Polymerization and Characterization

    Article • Macromolecules, July 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  74. In situ grafting of carboxylic acid-terminated hyperbranched poly(ether-ketone) to the surface of carbon nanotubes

    Article • Polymer, June 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  75. In-Situ Grafting of Hyperbranched Poly(ether ketone)s onto Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes via the A3 + B2 Approach

    Article • Macromolecules, May 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  76. Insight into the Nonlinear Absorbance of Two Related Series of Two-Photon Absorbing Chromophores

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, February 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  77. Simplified tube form factor for analysis of small-angle scattering data from carbon nanotube filled systems

    Article • Journal of Applied Crystallography, February 2007, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  78. Large concentration-dependent nonlinear optical responses of starburst diphenylaminofluorenocarbonyl methano[60]fullerene pentads

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2007, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan, Associate professor Hendry Izaac Elim, Professor Hendry Izaac Elim

  79. Single- and Two-Photon Properties of a Dye-Derivatized Roussin's Red Salt Ester (Fe2(μ-RS)2(NO)4) with a Large TPA Cross Section

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, December 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  80. Self-Controlled Synthesis of Hyperbranched Poly(ether ketone)s from A3 + B2 Approach via Different Solubilities of Monomers in the Reaction Medium

    Article • Macromolecules, December 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  81. Effects of Conjugation in Length and Dimension on Spectroscopic Properties of Fluorene-Based Chromophores from Experiment and Theory

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, November 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  82. Synthesis and Chain-End Modification of a Novel Hyperbranched Polymer Containing Alternating Quinoxaline and Benzoxazole Repeat Units

    Article • Macromolecules, October 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  83. Development of novel two-photon absorbing chromophores

    Article • August 2006, SPIE

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  84. Large Cross-Section Enhancement and Intramolecular Energy Transfer upon Multiphoton Absorption of Hindered Diphenylaminofluorene-C60 Dyads and Triads

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, July 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  85. Light-Harvesting Chromophores with Metalated Porphyrin Cores for Tuned Photosensitization of Singlet Oxygen via Two-Photon Excited FRET

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, July 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  86. Grafting of vapor-grown carbon nanofibers (VGCNF) with a hyperbranched poly(ether-ketone)

    Article • Materials Science and Engineering B, July 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  87. Modification of bisphenol-A based bismaleimide resin (BPA-BMI) with an allyl-terminated hyperbranched polyimide (AT-PAEKI)

    Article • Polymer, April 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  88. Hyperbranched Poly(phenylquinoxaline−ether−ketone) Synthesis in Poly(phosphoric acid)/P2O5 Medium:  Optimization and Some Interesting Observations

    Article • Macromolecules, March 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  89. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes and nanofibers grafted with polyetherketones in mild and viscous polymeric acid

    Article • Polymer, February 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  90. Thermally reactive phenylethynyl-terminated bis(benzylester) and bis(amide) monomers based on semi-enzymatically produced 6-phenylethynyl picolinic acid

    Article • Polymer, February 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  91. Synthesis and characterization of photoresponsive diphenylaminofluorene chromophore adducts of [60]fullerene

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2006, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  92. Conversion of 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-6-nitrobenzothiazole to 4-(6-amino-5-hydroxybenzothiazol-2-yl)benzoic acid by a recombinant E. coli strain

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2006, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  93. Geometrical influence of ABn monomer structure on the thermal properties of linear-hyperbranched ether–ketone copolymers prepared via an AB+ABn route

    Article • Polymer, November 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  94. Background host effects on the nonlinear photophysical properties of a two-photon absorbing dye

    Article • October 2005, SPIE

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  95. In Situ Synthesis of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) in Ethylene Glycol Containing Terephthalic Acid and Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes (MWNTs) as an Approach to MWNT/PET Nanocomposites

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, September 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  96. Synthesis of C60-diphenylaminofluorene dyads with two-photon absorbing characteristics

    Article • Synthetic Metals, September 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  97. Unusual thermal relaxation of viscosity-and-shear-induced strain in poly(ether-ketones) synthesized in highly viscous polyphosphoric acid/P2O5 medium

    Article • Polymer, February 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  98. Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of C60‐Diphenylaminofluorene Dyad and Multiads

    Article • Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A, December 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  99. Grafting of Vapor-Grown Carbon Nanofibers via in-Situ Polycondensation of 3-Phenoxybenzoic Acid in Poly(phosphoric acid)

    Article • Macromolecules, September 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  100. Understanding the One-Photon Photophysical Properties of a Two-Photon Absorbing Chromophore

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, June 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  101. Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer in Novel Multiphoton Absorbing Dendritic Structures

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, April 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  102. Singlet Oxygen Generation via Two-Photon Excited FRET

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, April 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  103. Degenerate two-photon-absorption spectral studies of highly two-photon active organic chromophores

    Article • The Journal of Chemical Physics, March 2004, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  104. Covalent modification of vapour-grown carbon nanofibers via direct Friedel–Crafts acylation in polyphosphoric acid

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2004, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  105. Degenerate nonlinear absorption and optical power limiting properties of asymmetrically substituted stilbenoid chromophoresElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental details. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/jm/b3/b313185h/

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2004, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  106. Toward Highly Active Two-Photon Absorbing Liquids. Synthesis and Characterization of 1,3,5-Triazine-Based Octupolar Molecules

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, November 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  107. Improved syntheses of poly(oxy-1,3-phenylenecarbonyl-1,4-phenylene) and related poly(ether–ketones) using polyphosphoric acid/P2O5 as polymerization medium

    Article • Polymer, July 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  108. Linear-hyperbranched copolymerization as a tool to modulate thermal properties and crystallinity of a para-poly(ether-ketone)

    Article • Polymer, June 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  109. Room-Temperature Free-Radical-Induced Polymerization of 1,1‘-(Methylenedi-1,4-phenylene)bismaleimide via a Novel Diphenylquinoxaline-Containing Hyperbranched Aromatic Polyamide

    Article • Macromolecules, May 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  110. Functionalization of heterocyclic diphenylamino-based two-photon absorbing materials for microfabrication, data storage, and upconverted imaging

    Article • February 2003, SPIE

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  111. Thermal Stability of Quaternary Phosphonium Modified Montmorillonites

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, October 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  112. Study of Two-Photon Absorption Spectral Property of a Novel Nonlinear Optical Chromophore Using Femtosecond Continuum

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, October 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  113. Synthesis of C60-diphenylaminofluorene dyad with large 2PA cross-sections and efficient intramolecular two-photon energy transfer

    Article • Chemical Communications, July 2002, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  114. New technique for degenerate two-photon absorption spectral measurements using femtosecond continuum generation

    Article • Optics Express, July 2002, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  115. Phase‐separated, conducting composites from polyaniline and benzobisthiazole rigid‐rod polymer

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics, September 2001, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  116. Synthesis, emission and spectro-electrochemical studies of bithienylnaphthalene systems

    Article • Synthetic Metals, September 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  117. Diphenylaminofluorene-Based Two-Photon-Absorbing Chromophores with Various π-Electron Acceptors

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, April 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  118. Poly(2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-phenylene benzobisthiazole)/poly(1,4-phenylene benzobisthiazole) copolymers: Chain packing and properties

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics, January 2001, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  119. Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Behavior of Dihydroxyphenylene Benzobisthiazole Derivatives

    Article • Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, February 1999, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  120. New Wholly-Aromatic Thermotropic Polyesters with Controlled Flexibility

    Article • MRS Proceedings, January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  121. Enhanced electrical properties of rigid-rod polymer incorporated with electroactive triarylamino moieties

    Article • Journal of Applied Physics, January 1999, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  122. New aromatic benzazole polymers, 3. Synthesis of rigid-rod benzobisazole polymers with main-chain 2,2'-bipyridine-5,5'-diyl units

    Article • Macromolecular Rapid Communications, January 1999, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  123. New aromatic benzazole polymers, 3. Synthesis of rigid-rod benzobisazole polymers with main-chain 2,2'-bipyridine-5,5'-diyl units

    Article • Macromolecular Rapid Communications, January 1999, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  124. Synthesis and thermal properties of thermosetting bis‐benzocyclobutene–terminated arylene ether monomers

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, October 1998, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  125. Synthesis and thermal properties of thermosetting bis-benzocyclobutene-terminated arylene ether monomers

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, October 1998, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  126. New aromatic benzazole polymers II: Synthesis and conductivity of benzobisthiazole-co-polymers incorporated with 4-N,N-dimethylaminotriphenylamine groups

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, April 1998, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  127. New aromatic benzazole polymers. I. Benzobisthiazole and benzobisoxazole polymers with main-chain triarylamino units

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, July 1997, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  128. Aromatic polyamides containing keto-benzocyclobutene pendants

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, December 1996, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  129. Aromatic polyamides containing keto‐benzocyclobutene pendants

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, December 1996, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  130. Pseudo-ladder rigid-rod polymers: dihydroxy pendent benzothiazole aromatic heterocyclic polymer and copolymers

    Article • Polymer, July 1994, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  131. Aromatic-Heterocyclic Polymers Research at United States Air Force Wright Laboratory: Recent Developments

    Article • January 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  132. Rigid-rod molecular composites via ionic interactions

    Article • Polymer, January 1991, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  133. Synthesis and characterization of aromatic polyisoimides derived from PMDA and para-diamines. An approach to in situ generated rigid-rod molecular composites

    Article • Polymer, December 1990, Elsevier

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  134. Bisbenzocyclobutene: A thermoset matrix host for rigid‐rod molecular composites

    Article • Polymer Engineering & Science, January 1989, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  135. Benzocyclobutene in polymer synthesis. III. Heat‐resistant thermosets based on Diels–Alder polymerization of a bisbenzocyclobutene and a bismaleimide

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, October 1988, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  136. Benzocyclobutene in polymer synthesis. I. Homopolymerization of bisbenzocyclobutene aromatic imides to form high‐temperature resistant thermosetting resins

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, July 1988, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  137. Benzocyclobutene in Polymer Synthesis

    Article • April 1988, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  138. Solid-State Nmr Studies of Molecular Composites and Thermally Cured Copolymers

    Article • MRS Proceedings, January 1988, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  139. Benzocyclobutene in polymer synthesis. II. Solid state diels–alder polymerization utilizing an in situ generated diene and an alkyne

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, November 1987, Wiley

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  140. New nitrene complexes of niobium and tantalum of the type M(NR)(S2CNR'2)3

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, June 1983, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  141. Crystal and molecular structures of tert-butyltetrakis(dimethylamido)tantalum(V), bromo(p-tolyl)tris(dimethylamido)tantalum(V), and [(trimethylsilyl)methyl]tetrakis(N,N-dimethylcarbamato)tantalum(V). Evidence for stabilization of .sigma.-alkyl ligands ...

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, September 1982, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan

  142. Chloro(dimethylamido) compounds of tantalum(V): Preparations, properties, and structures of [Ta(NMe2)3Cl2]2, TaCl3(NMe2)2(HNMe2), Ta(NMe2)3Cl2(HNMe2), and [TaCl2(NMe2)2(HNMe2)]2O

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, June 1981, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Loon-Seng Tan