Publications, Patents and Book Chapters

Pang, K.; Long, C*.;Yuan, J*.., Operando X-ray spectroscopies for tracking electrocatalytic dynamic interfaces across multiple scales. Chem 2026, 103032. 10.1016/j.chempr.2026.103032

Prietzel, D.; Fricke, J.; Stiernet, P.; Rüggeberg, M.; Schütz, C.; Simon, N.;Yuan, J*.; Hedin, N*., Temperature-dependent co-adsorption of H2O and CO2 by aminated porous solid adsorbers for direct air capture. Sustainable Chemistry for Climate Action 2026, 100204,2772-8269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scca.2026.100204

Fricke, J.; Bacsik, Z.; Schütz, C.; Rüggeberg, M.; Pal, A.; Hedin, N*.;Yuan, J*.., Amine-Functionalized Activated Carbon Monoliths by 3D Printing for Direct Air Capture. Global Challenges10 2026, no. 4 (2026): e70105. https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.70105

Ayllon, Y.; Lu, L.; Xie, D.; Pan, X.; Jianu, T.; Qu, F.; Cao, S.; Zhang, Y.; Félix, R.; Bär, M.; Tarakina, N.;Schmidt, J.; Wu, Q*.;Yuan, J.; Lu, Y*., Self-Nitriding Nanostructured Transition Metal Nitrides in Architected-Carbon Matrices: Unveiling Mechanisms and Advancing Performance in Lithium-Sulfur Pouch Cells. Adv. science 2026, e21940. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202521940.

Wang, W*.; Sheng, J.; Liu, J.; Zhao, K.; Ai, J.; Neli, Ö.; Hedin, N.; Zhang, M*.;Yuan, J*.., 3D printing-enabled synthesis of N/B-co-doped porous carbon electrodes from poly (ionic liquid) for electroconversion of CO2. Renewable Energy 2026, 266, 5, 0960-1481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2026.125661.

Steinbrecher, R.; Reifarth, M.; Yuan, J.; Papadakis, C.; Müller-Buschbaum, P.; Taubert, A.;Laschewsky, A*., Photoresponsive Polycations Bearing an Arylazopyrazolium Dye ACS Omega 2026 11 (12), 19758-19768. 10.1021/acsomega.6c00099

Qi, M.; Pang, B.; Mathew, A.; Bacsik, Z.; Hedin, N.; Yuan, J*.., Upcycling Wood Waste into Solar-Driven Regenerative Sorbent for Direct Air Capture. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2026 14 (11), 5503-5512.

Huang, J.;Yuan, J*.; Zarzar, L*., Where Do We Go from Here? A Personal Reflection on Accounts of Materials Research in the Age of AI. Accounts of Materials Research 7 (2), 117-118 10.1021/accountsmr.6c00031

Chen, Z.; Chen, F.; Wang, J.; Li, K.; Garakani, S.; Ju, J*.;Yuan, J*.; Zhang, W*.; Wang, Y*., Designing Poly(ionic liquid)s as High-Performance LiFePO4 Binders via Mechanistic Study and ML-Assisted Structure–Property Analysis. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2026, 18, 5, 8816–8830. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5c22123

Sikdar, A.; Pang, K.; Man, Q.; Neli, Ö.; Zhang, M*.;Yuan, J*., Rapid Synthesis of Hierarchically Porous Hydrogel Frameworks Derived From Holey-Crumpled MXene Dispersion for High-Voltage Aqueous Supercapacitors. Small. e14895 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202514895

Wang, Z.; Xu, D.; Shi, C.; Xin, H.; Yuan, J*.; Pang, B*., Wood-based monolithic materials: recent progress in sustainable water treatment technologies. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater. 9, 17 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-025-01556-y.

Gu, Y.; Wang, Y.; Ai, J.; Liu, G.; Garakani, S.; Wei, L.; Wu, Z.; Yuan, J*.; Li, Q*., Grow p-type MoS2 on FeNC for CO2 Sensing in Complex Environments with Intelligent Recognition. Advanced Science. 2025, 13 (1), e12595 https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202512595.

Lindenbeck, L.; Nawadkar, A.; Lützenkirchen-Hecht, D.; Drichel, A.; Prietzel, D.; Frauscher, M.; Beele, B.; Kuśtrowski, P.; Patil, P.; Pichler, C.; Chen, Y.; Yu, Y.; Lehmann, C.; Yuan, J*.; Rodrigues, B*.; Slabon, A*., Electrocatalytic lignin depolymerization enabled by a biomass-supported atomically dispersed iron catalyst. Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1080/17518253.2025.2580835.

Guo, Z.; Liu, Z.; Zhang, Y*.; Li, H.; Qi, M.; Zhao, C.; Zhang, X.; Wu, Z.; Yuan, J*.; Zhang, N*., Ultrastrong bioinspired “brick-and-mortar” artificial SEI for dendrite-free Zn anode. Matter. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2025.102269.

Li, M.; Sun,C.; Zhang, R.; Qi, M.; Wu, Z.; Zhang, X.; Zhang, Y*.; Yuan, J*.; Zhang, N*., Unveiling the Electrolyte and Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Sodium Ion Batteries: Mechanisms, Progress, and Perspectives. Adv. Mater. 2025,37, 37, e10882 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202510882.

Fan, Z.; Liao, Z.; Zhang, F.; Huang, Y.; Pan, C.; Gu,S.; Tang,J.; Wei,B.; Yuan, J*.; Yu, G*., Establishing Covalent Organic Framework “A&B” Gel via Hydrogen Bond Exchange‐Induced Microphase Separation. Adv, Sci. 2025,12,42. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202508484.

Tahavori, E.; Garakani, S.; Qi, M.; Pal, A.; Pierre, S*.; Yuan, J*., Solvothermal Synthesis of Porous Aminated Poly(1,2,4‐Triazolium) Networks and Their Use in CO2 Capture and Conversion. Journal of Polymer Science. 2025, 63, 21. https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20240791.

Stiernet, P*.; Verdin, A.; Johnsson, N.; Jaworski, A.; Prietzel, D.; Hedin, N.; Yuan, J*., Tailored Design of Mesoporous Aminated Imidazolium Poly(ionic liquid)s: Practical Chemisorption Metric and Detailed Insights into CO2 Sorption Behavior. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5c10971.

Wang, J.; Zhang, B.; Pang, K.; Song, K; Wang, Z.; Zhao, Y.;Yuan, J*.; Liu, H*.; Yu, X*., Enhanced glycerol valorization via descriptor-guided dual-site engineering in Ni-doped MnO2. Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy. 2026, 126127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2025.126127.

Gao, Z.; Li, S.; Tang, J.; Yuan, J*.; Yu, G*., Regulating Light Absorption, Charge Orientation, and Oxygen Activation of Conjugated Porous Polymers for Photocatalytic Organic Synthesis. Acc. Mater. Res. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/accountsmr.5c00230.

Shao, Y.; Pang, K.; Wang, H*.; Yuan, J*., Engineering Carbons by Elemental Doping and Processing Procedures for Design of Functional Materials. Small. 2025, 21, 36, 2503508. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202503508.

Zhou, X.; Herboth, R.; Liu, J.; Shen, B.; Zhai, J*.; Cortés, E.; Yuan, J.; Lyubartsev, A*.; Hedin, N*., In situ molecular weaving of ionic polymers into metal-organic frameworks for radioactive anion capture. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2025, 13, 36, 14677–14682. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c04558.

Fan, Z.; Liao, Z.; Zhang, F.; Huang, Y.; Pan, C.; Shuai, G.; Tang, J.; Wei, B.;Yuan, J.; Yu, G*., Establishing Covalent Organic Framework “A&B” Gel via Hydrogen Bond Exchange-Induced Microphase Separation. Adv. Sci. 2025, e08484. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202508484.

Li, X.; Lin, X.; Feng, Z.; Chen, F.; Huang, Q.; Zheng, L.; Wu, H.; Yuan, J.; Liao, Y*.; Zhang, W*., In situ molecular weaving of ionic polymers into metal-organic frameworks for radioactive anion capture. Nat Commun. 2025, 16, 7393. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62246-3.

Zhao, C.; Liu, Z.; Zhang, Y*.; Wang, P.; Man, Q.; Guo, Z.; Wu, Z.; Zhang, X.; Lu, X.; Yuan, J*.; Zhang, N*., Tolerant Molecular Engineering for High-Rate and Ultra-Long Cycle Life Zinc Anode. Adv. Sci. 2025, e08628. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202508628.

Li, Y.; Zhang, H.; Chang, J.; Zhang, M.; Man, Q.; Neli, Ö.; Pang, H.; Yuan, J*.; Yin, J*., Solvent-Free MXene/Poly(ionic liquid) Composite Elastomers with Simultaneously Improved Mechanical and Electrical Properties for Sensing and Photothermal Applications. Nano Lett. 2025, 25, 25, 9976–9984. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c01601.

Li, Z.; Chen, F.; He, X.; Li, X.; Liu, X.; Feng, Z.; Chen, T.; Yuan, J.; Zhang, W*.; Liao, Y*., Nanoconfined Polycarbene@Covalent Organic Frameworks for Efficient Gold Trapping from Electronic Waste. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, 2507398. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202507398.

Fan, Z.; Tang, J.; Zhang, W.; Yuan, J.; Gu, S.; Huang, R.; Guo, Q.; Xie, Q.; Hu, F.; Zhang, F.; Wang, Z.; Pan, C.; Yu, G*., Processable and Recyclable Covalent Organic Framework Gel Electrolytes. Adv. Mater. 2025, 2501223. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202501223.

Sun, X.; Li, M.; Shi, Y.; Pang, K.; Zhang, M.; Yuan, J*.; Liu, H*;. Yu, X*., Hydrogenation of “Readily Activated Molecule” for Glycine Electrosynthesis. Angewandte Chemie. e202505675. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202505675.

Li, X.; Drockenmuller, E.; Stiernet, P.*; Zhang, W.*; Yuan, J*., Poly(1,2,4-triazolium)s as the rising generation of functional poly(ionic liquid)s. Progress in Polymer Science. 2025, 165, 101969, 0079-6700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2025.101969.

Pang, K.; Long, C.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, M.; Chang, J.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, H.;Liu, R.; Garakani, S.; Neli, Ö.; Yuan, J*., In Situ Time-Resolved X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Unveils Partial Re-Oxidation of Tellurium Cluster for Prolonged Lifespan in Hydrogen Evolution. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 17, 14359–14368. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c00167.

Yao, J.; Zuo, H.; Bi, J.; Liu, Y.; Wu, H.; Yuan, J.; Chen, Y,; Liao, Y*.; Zhang, W*, Tillandsia-Inspired Asymmetric Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for Unidirectional Low-Friction Water Collection. Angewandte Chemie. 137(7), e202418896(2025).https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202418896.

Tang,J.; Jiang,Z.; Gao, Z.; Xie,Q.; Gu, S.; Chen, A.; Yuan, J..; Li,W.; Tang, R.*; Yu, G.*, Hydroxyl Radical Mediated Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation over Covalent Triazine/Heptazine-Based Frameworks. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202416879. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202416879.

Zhou, S.; Cao, W.; Shang, L.; Zhao, Y.; Xiong, X.;Sun, J.; Zhang, T.*; Yuan, J.*;. Facilitating alkaline hydrogen evolution kinetics via interfacial modulation of hydrogen-bond networks by porous amine cages. Nat Commun. 2025, 16, 1849.

Zhu, J.; Chen, F.; Zhang, J.; Hou,R.; Sun, J.; Zhou, X.; Yuan, J.*; Wang,X*, Reversible Switching and Recycling of Thermoresponsive 1,2,4-Triazolium-Based Poly(ionic liquid) Catalysts for Porous Organic Cage Synthesis in Organic Media. ACS Macro Letters. 14 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.5c00072.

Wang, L.;Yuan, J.*; Yu,G*, Multi-heteroatom-doped porous carbon electrodes from 3D printing and conformal carbonization of ionic liquids for electrocatalytic CO2 conversion into syngas. Commun Chem. 8,121 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-025-01514-1.

Gao, Z.; Jiang, Z.; Liu, M.; Yang,Y.; Ali, S.; Xie, Q.; Li,Y.; Gu, S.; Liu, Y.; Tang, J.*;Pan,C;Yuan, J.*; Yu,G*, Porous poly(triazine-heptazine)s: low-temperature solvothermal synthesis, *HCO intermediate activation and photocatalytic CO2 reduction to CH4. Sci. China Chem. 68, 1099–1106 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-024-2232-5.

Ai, J.; Bacsik, Z.; Hallstensson, K.; Yuan, J.;Sugunan, A.* ; Hedin, N.*. Polyethyleneimine-functionalized graphene oxide aerogels for direct air capture. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2025, 506,1385-8947 .

Héraly, F.; Sikdar, A.; Chang, J.; Pang, B.; Yuan, J.*. Humidity-responsive fiber actuators assembled from cellulose nanofibrils. Carbohydrate Polymers. 2025, 348,0144-8617 .

Stiernet, P.; Verdin, A.; Frisinger, M.; Grignard, B.; Monbaliu, J.; Malherbe, C.; Yuan, J., ; Detrembleur,C.*. Rapid CO2 Coupling to Propargylic Alcohols: Unlocking the Production of α-Alkylidene Cyclic Carbonates via Continuous Flow . Green Chem. 2025, 2025,27, 722-730, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4GC05716C.

Di, A.; Wang, C.; Wang, Y.; He, H.; Deng, W.; Stiernet, P.; Bergstroem, L.*; Yuan, J.*, ; Zhang, M.*. MXene-based Solvent-responsive Actuators with a Polymer-intercalated Gradient Structure. Chem. Sci. 2025, 2025,16, 2191-2201, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SC04935G.

Zuo,H.; Lyu,B.; Yao, J.; Long,W.; Shi, Y.; Li, X.; Hu, H.; Thomas, A.; Yuan,J.; Hou,B.; Zhang, W.*; Liao, Y.*, Bioinspired Gradient Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for Ultrafast and Asymmetric Solvent Transport. Adv. Mater. 2024, 2024, 36, 2305755., https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202305755.

Sikdar, A.; Heraly, F.; Zhang, H.; Hall, S.; Pang, K.; Zhang, M.;*;Yuan, J.*, Hierarchically Porous 3D Freestanding Holey-MXene Framework via Mild Oxidation of Self-Assembled MXene Hydrogel for Ultrafast Pseudocapacitive Energy Storage. ACS Nano 2024, 18, 4, 3707-3719.

Liu,R.; Zhang, R.; Dong, X.; Chen, S.; Zhang, L.; Shi, T.; Yuan, J.; Hedin,N.; Chen, G.,* Chirality Transfer of Glycopeptide across Scales Defined by the Continuity of Hydrogen Bonds. ACS Nano 2024, 18, 4, 3707-3719.

Deng, L.; Zhu, S.; Zou, Q.; Xie, Q.; Song, G.; Pan, C.; Wei, B.; Huang, Z.; Liu, T.; Tang, J.*; Yuan, J.*; Yu, G.*, Ionic Liquid-accelerated Growth of Covalent Organic Frameworks with Tunable Layer-stacking. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202408453, https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202408453.

Yang, C.; Wang, K.; Lyu, W.;* Liu, H.; Li, J.; Wang, Y.; Jiang, R.; Yuan, J.*; Liao, Y.,* Nanofibrous Porous Organic Polymers and Their Derivatives: from Synthesis to Applications. Adv. Sci. 2024, 2024, 11, 2400626. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202400626.

Zhou, X.; Liu, J.; Ali, S.; Shen, B.; Zhai, J.;* Hedin, N.; Yuan, J.*, Efficient Catalytic Production of Reactive Oxygen Species through Piezoelectricity in Bismuth Sulfide Rich in Sulfur Vacancies. Nano Lett. 2024 24 (42), 13153-13161, 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c02795.

Pang, K.; Tang, Y.; Qiu, C.; Zhang, M.; Taya, A.; Feng, S.; Long, C.; Wang, Y.; Chang, J.; Pang, B.; Sikdar, A.;M Saeedi Garakani1, S.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, H.; Zhang, W.; Luo, G.;*, Wang, Y.*;Yuan, J.*, Redirecting Configuration of Atomically Dispersed Selenium Catalytic Sites for Efficient Hydrazine Oxidation. Matter 2024, 7, 1-13.

Chang, J.; Pang, B.; Zhang, H.: Pang, K.; Zhang, M.;* Yuan, J.,* MXene/cellulose composite cloth for integrated functions (if-Cloth) in personal heating and steam generation. Adv. Fiber Mater. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42765-023-00345-w).

Zhang, H.; Pang, B.; Di, A.; Chang, J.; Heraly, F.; Sikdar, A.; Pang, K.; Guo, X.; Li, J.;* Yuan, J.;* Zhang, M.,* Harnessing Holey MXene/Graphene Oxide Heterostructure to Maximize Ion Channels in Lamellar Film for High-Performance Capacitive Deionization. Small 2024, DOI: 10.1002/smll.202403518.

Zhou,X.; Shen, B.; Zhai, J.;* Yuan, J.; Hedin, N.,* Enhanced Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species via Piezoelectrics based on p-n Heterojunctions with Built-in Electric Field. ACS Appl. Mater. Interf. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c01283.

Saeedi Garakani, S.; Sikdar, A.; Pang, K.; Yuan, J.,* Poly(ionic liquid)-derived metal-free heteroatom co-doped porous carbons with peroxidase-like activity. Appl. Mater. Today 2024, 37, 102081.

Gao, Y.; Miao, H.; Qian, J.; Yao, Y.;* Yuan, J.;* Lin, S.* Tailoring Self-Assembly of Alternating Copolymers for Ordered and Crystalline 2D Nanostructures via Diverse Strategies. Macromolecules 2024 57 (12), 5656-5665 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.4c00634.

Yang, S.; Gao, Z.; Hu, Z.; Pan, C.; Yuan, J.;* Chiu Tam, K.; Liu, Y.; Yu, G.;* Tang. J.,* Regulating the Tautomerization in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Efficient Sacrificial Agent-free Photocatalytic H2O2 Production. Macromolecules 2024, 57, 5, 2039-2047.

Chen, F.; Zhu, J.; Hou, R.; Zhou, X.;Yuan, J.; * Wang, X., Thermal responsiveness of 1,2,4-triazolium-based poly(ionic liquid)s and their applications in dye extraction and smart switch. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2024 6 (21), 13202-13209 DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.4c02446.

Qi, M.; Pang, B.;* Zhang, Y.; Frisinger, M.S.S.; Chang, J.; Kulangara,A. V.; Hedin, N.;Yuan, J.; Aminated Microcrystalline Cellulose Aerogel for Efficient CO2 Capture. Macromol. Macromol. Mater. Eng 2024, 202400288.

Lin, X.; Guo,Z.; Wu, Y.; Yuan, J.;* Liao*, L.; Zhang, W.*, Ionic Conjugated Microporous Polymers for Cycloaddition of Carbon Dioxide to Epoxides. Macromol. Mater. Engineer. 2024, 309 (2), 2300218.

Saeedi Garakani, S.; Pang, K.; Tahavori, E.; Pradip Nawadkar, A-; Uguz Neli, O.; Yuan, J.,* Poly(ionic liquid)/wood composite-derived B/N-codoped porous carbons possessing peroxidase-like catalytic activity. ACS Omega. 2024 9 (37), 39170-39179 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c06102.

Heraly, F.; Sikdar, A.; Jian, C.; Yuan, J.,* Capacitive CO2 sensor made of aminated cellulose nanofibrils: Development and optimization. New J. Chem. 2024, 48, 6064 - 6070.

Hao, X.; Yao, H.; Zhang, P.; Liao, Q.; Zhu, K.; Cheng, H.;* Yuan, J.;* Qu, L.,* Multifunctional solar water harvester with high transport selectivity and fouling rejection capacity. Nature Water 2023, 1, 982-991.

Chang, J.; Shi, L.; Zhang, M.;* Li, R.; Shi, Y.; Yu, X.; Pang, K.; Qu, L.;* Wang, P.;* Yuan, J.,* Tailor-Made White Photothermal Fabrics: a Bridge between Pragmatism and Aesthetic. Adv. Mater. 2023, 35 (41), 2209215.

Li, X.; Wang, Y.L.; Wen, J.; Zheng, L.; Qian, C.; Cheng, Z.; Zuo, H.; Yu, M.; Yuan, J.; Li, R.; Zhang, W.;* Liao; Y.,* Porous Organic Polycarbene Nanotrap for Efficient and Selective Gold Stripping from Electronic Waste. Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 263.

Gao, Z.; Jian Y.; Yang, S.; Xie, Q.; Ross Mcfadzean, C. J. ; Wei, B.; Tang, J.*; Yuan, J.*; Pan, C.; Yu, G.,Interfacial Ti-S Bond Modulated S-scheme MOF/CTF Nanosheet Heterojunctions for Photocatalytic C-H Functionalization. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62 (27), e202304173.

Wang, B.; Qiao, C. Wang, Y.-L.; Dong, X.; Zhang, W.; Lu, Y.; Yuan, J.; Wang, H.,* Multifunctional Underwater Adhesive Film Enabled by a Single-Component Poly(ionic liquid). ACS Nano 2023, 17, 6, 5871-5879.

Lu, Y.; Zhou, R.; Wang, N.;* Yang, Y.; Zheng, Z.; Zhang, M.; An, Q.-F.;* Yuan, J.*, Engineer nanoscale defects into selective channels: MOF-enhanced Li⁺ separation by porous layered double hydroxide membrane. Nano-Micro Letters 2023, 15, 147.

Khorsand Kheirabad, A.; Friedrich, H.; Chang, J.; Zhang, M.; Groeschel, A.;* Yuan, J.,* Ice-Assisted Porous Poly(ionic liquid)/MXene Composite Membranes for Solar Steam Generation. ACS Appl, Mater. Interfac., 2023,15 (48), 56347-56355.

Xu, W.; Zhu, Z.; Wang, Y.;' Cui, P.; Tong, L.; Zhao, K.; Yuan, J.; Zhou, Z.-Y.; Liang, H.-W.;* Tian, N.;* Sun, S.-G..* Nitrogen doping to accelerate the phase transition to ordered intermetallic Pt3Co catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023,11, 4078-4087.

Pan, X.; Kochovski, Z.; Wang,Y.-L.; Sarhan, R. M.; Haerk, E.; Gupta, S.; Stojkovikj, S.; El-Nagar,. G.A.;* Mayer, M.T.; Schuermann, R.; Deumer, J.; Gollwitzer, C.; Yuan, J.,* Lu, Y.,* Poly(ionic liquid) nanovesicles via polymerization induced self-assembly and their stabilization of Cu nanoparticles for tailored CO2 electroreduction. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2023, 637, 408-420.

Lu,Y.; Zhang, M.;* Chang, J.; Sikdar, A.; Wang, N.; An, Q.F.;* Yuan, J.,* Heterostructure membranes of high permeability and stability assembled from MXene and modified layered double hydroxide nanosheets. J. Membr. Sci. 2023, 688, 122100.

Liu, X.; Peng, H.; Lu, J.; Ji, Y.; Li, S.; Yuan, J.; Zhao, Q.; Gao, C., Bio-inspired polydopamine nanofiltration membranes modulated by spiro-piperazine. Adv. Membr. 2023, 100059.

Meng Lan, Xiaohua Jia, Rui Tian, Jin Yang, Dan Shao, Sizhe Wang, Yong Li, Lei Feng, Yuan, J., Miao Zhang,* Haojie Song*, Highly Redispersible CNT Dough for Better Processiblity. J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 2023, 5432.

Heraly, H.; Pang, B.; Yuan, J.;* Cationic cellulose Nanofibrils-based electro-actuators: The effects of counteranion and electrolyte. Sens. Actuators. Rep. 2023, 5, 100142.

Khorsand Kheirabad, A.; Chang, J.; Zhang, M.; Yuan, J.*, MXene/poly (ionic liquid) porous composite membranes for systematized solar-driven interfacial steam generation. 2D Materials 2023, 10 (2), 024008.

Fan, Z.; Tao, K.; Peng, S.; Yang, Y.; Stiernet, P.; Tang, J.; Wang, Y.; Pan, C.; Gu, S.; Yuan, J.;* Han, K.;* Yu, G.,* Porous Ionic Network/CNT Composite Separator as a Polysulfide Snaring Shield for High Performance Lithium-Sulfur Battery. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2023, 44 (24), 2300451.

Saeedi Garakani,S.; Zhang, M.; Xie,D.; Sikdar, A.; Pang, P.; Yuan, J.;* Facile fabrication of wood-derived porous Fe3C/nitrogen-doped carbon membrane for colorimetric sensing of ascorbic acid. Nanomaterials 2023, 13(20), 2786.

Wei, S.; Xiao*, Y.; Jiang, H.; Heraly, F.; Zhang, L.; Huang,W.; Yuan, J.;* Lang, M.,* Polypeptide-based Vapor-responsive Porous Poly(ionic liquid) Actuators: from Reversible to Unexpectedly Irreversible Actuation. Mater. Today Commun. 2023, 105878.

Shu,C.;* Zhao, M.; Cheng, H.; Deng, Y.; Stiernet, P.; Hedin, N.; Yuan, J.,* Desulfurization of diesel via joint adsorption and extraction using a porous liquid derived from ZIF-8 and a phosphonium-type ionic liquid. React. Chem. Eng. 2023, 8, 3124-3132.

Stiernet, P.; Pang, B.; Taton, D.*; Yuan, J.,* The promise of N-heterocyclic carbenes to capture and valorize carbon dioxide. Sustainable Chemistry for Climate Action 2023, 100018.

Tang, Q.;* Ren, H.; Kochovski, Z.; Cheng, L.; Zhang, K.; Yuan, J.,* Zhang. W.,* Topological effects on cyclic co-poly(ionic liquid)s self-assembly. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2023, 224 (3), 2200134.

Zhou, S.; Zhao, Y.; Shi, R.; Wang, Y.; Ashok, A.; Heraly, F.; Zhang, T.;* Yuan, J.,* Vacancy-rich MXene-immobilized Ni single atom as high-performance electrocatalyst for hydrazine oxidation reaction. Adv. Mater. 2022, 36, 2204388.

Liu, S.; Wang, H.;* Sun, J.-K.;* Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* Smart Hydrogen Atoms in Heterocyclic Cations of 1,2,4-Triazolium-Type Poly(ionic liquid)s. Acc. Chem. Res. 2022, 55, 24, 3675-3687.

Zhang, M.; Dong, K.; Saeedi Garakani, S.; Khorsand Kheirabad, A.; Manke, I.; Wu, M.; Wang, H.;*, Qu, L.;* Yuan, J.,* Bridged Carbon Fabric Membrane with Boosted Performance in AC Line-Filtering Capacitors. Adv. Sci. 2022, 9 (7), 2105072.

Yi, M.; Wang,M.; Wang, Y.;* Wang, Y.;* Chang, J.; Khorsand Kheirabad, A.; He, H.; Yuan, J.;* Zhang, M.,* Poly(ionic liquid)-armored MXene Membrane: Interlayer Engineering for Facilitated Water Transport. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61 (27), e202202515.

Tan, L.; Zhou, J.-H.; Sun, J.-K.;* Yuan, J.,* Electrostatically cooperative "host-in-host" of metal cluster @ ionic organic cages in nanopores for enhanced catalysis Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 1471.

Wang, Y.; Lian, T.; Tarakina, N.; Yuan, J.; Antonietti, M.,* Lamellar carbon nitride membrane for enhanced ion sieving and water desalination Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 7339.

Zhu, X.; Wei, C.; Chen, H.; Zhang, C.; Peng, H.; Wang, D.; Yuan, J.; Waite, H.; Zhao, Q.,* A Cation-Methylene-Phenyl Sequence Encodes Programmable Poly(Ionic Liquid) Coacervation and Robust Underwater Adhesion. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2022, 2105464.

Xie, D.; Xu, Y.; Wang, Y.; Pan, X.; Haerk, E.; Kochovski, Z.; Eljarrat, A.; Mueller, J.; Koch, C.T.; Yuan, J.,* Lu, Y.* Poly(ionic liquid) Nanovesicle-Templated Carbon Nanocapsules Functionalized with Uniform Iron Nitride Nanoparticles as Catalytic Sulfur Host for Li2S Batteries. ACS Nano 2022, 16, 7, 10554-10565.

Wan, L.; Zhao, K.; Wang, Y.-C.; Wei, N.; Zhang, P.; Yuan, J.; Zhou, Z.; Sun, S.-G., Molecular Degradation of Iron Phthalocyanine during the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Acidic Media. ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 18, 11097-11107.

Lu,C.; Chen, J.; Pitak, K.; Rokicinska, A.; Kustrowski, P.; Dronskowski, R.; Yuan, J.; Budnyk, S.; Zlotnik, S.; Coridan, R.H.; Slabon, A,* Semi-Transparent Three-Dimensional Macroporous Quaternary Oxynitride Photoanodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation. Chem. Mater. 2022, 34, 15, 6902-6911.

Heraly, F.; Zhang, M.; Ahl, A.; Cao, W.; Bergstrom, L.; Yuan, J.,* Nanodancing with moisture: humidity-sensitive bilayer actuator derived from cellulose nanofibrils and reduced graphene oxide. Adv. Intell. Syst. 2022, 4 (1), 2100084.

Zhang, M.;* Yuan, J.,* Graphene meta-aerogels: When sculpture aesthetic meets 1D/2D composite materials. Nano Research Energy 2022, 1: e9120035.

Qiu, C.; Wan,L.; Wang, Y.*; Rauf, M.; Hong, Y.; Yuan, J.; Zhou, Z.; Sun, S., Revealing the concentration of hydrogen peroxide in fuel cell catalyst layers by an in-operando approach. Chinese J. Catal., 2022, 43(7), 1918-1926.

Liu, J.; Moreno, A.; Chang, J.; Morsali, M.; Yuan, J.; Sipponen, M.H.,* Fully Biobased Photothermal Films and Coatings for Indoor Ultraviolet Radiation and Heat Management. ACS Appl. Mater. Inter. 2022, 14 (10), 12693-12702.

Xu, H.; Lv, XH.; Wang, HY.; Ye, JY.;* Yuan, J.; Wang, YC.;* Zhou, ZY.; Sun, SG., Impact of Pore Structure on Two-Electron Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Materials: Rotating Ring-Disk Electrode vs. Flow Cell. ChemSusChem 2022, 15 (5), e202102587.

Wang, W.;* Chen, K.; Sun, Y.; Zhou, S.; Zhang, M.; Yuan, J.,* Mesoporous Ni-N-C as an efficient electrocatalyst for reduction of CO2 into CO in a flow cell. Appl. Mater. Today 2022, 101619.

Wang, W.;* Han, J.; Sun, Y.; Zhang, M.; Zhou, S.; Zhao, .i; Yuan, J.,* Metal-free SeBN ternary-doped porous carbon as efficient electrocatalyst for CO2 reduction reaction. ACS Appl. Ener. Mater. 2022, 5, 9, 10518-10525.

Khorsand Kheirabad, A.; Pan, P.; Long, S.; Kochovsk, Z.; Zhou, S.; Lu, Y.; McInerney, G.; Yuan, J.,* Colloidal dispersion of poly(ionic liquid)/Cu composite particles for protective surface coating against SARS-CoV-2. Nano Select 2022, 3, (1), 227-232.

Ai, C.; Tang, J.;* Zhang, Q.; Tang, X.; Wu, S.; Pan, C.; Yu, G.; Yuan, J., A knitting copolymerization strategy to build porous polytriazolium salts for removal of anionic dyes and MnO4-. Macromol. Rapid. Commun. 2022, 2200170.

Reiter, M.; Khorsand Kheirabad, A.; Unterlass, M.;* Yuan, J.,* Siloxane-based main-chain poly(ionic liquid)s via Debus-Radziszewski reaction. ACS Polymer Au 2022, 2 (2), 80-87.

Ai, C.; Ke, X.; Tang, J.; Tang, X.; Abu-Reziq, R.; Chang, J.; Yuan, J.,* Yu, G.;* Pan, C.,* One-pot Construction of Nitrogen-rich Polymeric Ionic Porous Networks for Effective CO2 capture and fixation. Polym. Chem. 2022, 13, 121-129.

Alvarez-Gomez, A.; Yuan, J.; Fernandez-Blazquez, J.P.; San-Miguel, V.; Serrano, M.B., Polyacrylonitrile-b-polystyrene block copolymer-derived hierarchical porous carbon materials for supercapacitor. Polymers 2022, 14, 5109.

Yao,H.; Zhang, P.; Yang, C.; Liao, Q.; Hao, X.; Huang, Y.; Zhang, M.; Wang, X.; Lin, W.; Cheng, H.;* Yuan, J.;* Qu, L.,* Janus-interface engineering boosting solar steam towards highefficiency water collection. Energy Environ. Sci. 2021, 35, 327-333.

Zhang, M.; Wang, W.; Tan, L.; Eriksson, M.; Wu, M.; Ma, H.; Wang, H.; Qu, L.;* Yuan, J.,* From Wood to Thin Porous Carbon Membrane: Ancient Materials for Modern Ultrafast Electrochemical Capacitors in Alternating Current Line Filtering Energy Storage Mater. 2021, 35, 327-333.

Li, X.; Wang, Y.; Chang, J.; Sun, H.; He, H.; Qian, C.; Kheirabad, A.K.; An, Q.-F.; Wang, N.*; Zhang, M.*; Yuan, J.,* "Mix-Then-on-Demand-Complex": In-Situ Cascade Anionization and Complexation of Graphene Oxide for High-Performance Nanofiltration Membranes. ACS Nano 2021, 15, 3, 4440-4449.

Chen, Z.; Wang, R.; Ma, T.; Wang, J.-L.; Duan, Y.; Dai, Z.-Z.; Xu, J.; Wang, H.-J.; Yuan, J., Jiang, H.-L.; Yin, Y.-W.; Li, X.-G.; Gao, M.-R.;* Yu, S.-H.,* Large-area crystalline zeolitic imidazolate framework thin films. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 25, 14124-14130.

Zhang, M.; Zhang, P.; Wan, L.; Zheng, Y.; Qu, X.; Zhang, H.; Wang, Y.; Zaghib, K.; Yuan, J.; Sun, S.; Wang, Y.;* Zhou, Z.,* Sun, S.; A general carboxylate-assisted approach to boost the ORR performance of ZIF-derived Fe/N/C catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, 31, 15, 2009645.

Zhang, M.; Heraly, F.; Yi, M.; Yuan, J.;* Multitasking Tartaric Acid-Enabled Highly Conductive, Stable MXene/Conducting Polymer Composite for Ultrafast Supercapacitor. Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 2021, 2, 6, 100449.

Cao, W.; Zhou, J.; Kochovski, Z.; Miao, H.; Gao, Z.; Sun, J-K.,* Yuan, J.;* Ionic Organic Cage-encapsulated Metal Clusters for Switchable Catalysis. Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 2021, 2,100546.

Chang, J.< Zhang,* M.; Zhao, Q.; Qu, L.;* Yuan, J.*, Ultratough and ultrastrong graphene oxide hybrid films via a polycationitrile approach. Nanoscale Horizons , 2021, 6, 341-347.

Wan, L.; Chen, W.; Xu, H.; Wang, Y.;* Yuan, J.; Zhou, Z.; Sun, S., A Mild CO2 Etching Method To Tailor the Pore Structure of Platinum-Free Oxygen Reduction Catalysts in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, ACS Appl. Mater. Interf. 2021, 13, 38, 45661-45669.

Cao, W.; Tan, L.; Wang, H.; Yuan, J.*, Dual-cationic poly(ionic liquid)s carrying 1,2,4-triazolium and imidazolium moieties: synthesis and formation of single-component porous membrane. ACS. Macro. Letters 2021, 10, 1, 161-166.

Yi, M.; Heraly, F.; Chang, J.; Khorsand Kheirabad, A.; Yuan, J.; Wang, Y.*; Zhang, M-^, Transport Channel-Regulated MXene Membrane via Organic Phosphonic Acids for Efficient Water Permeation and Molecular Sieving. Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 6245-6248.

Zhang, P.; Wang,Y.;* You, Y.; Yuan, J.; Zhou, Z.;* Sun, S., Generation Pathway of Hydroxyl Radical in Fe/N/C-Based Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts under Acidic Media. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2021, 12, 32, 7797-7803.

Khorsand Kheirabad, A.; Saeedi Tarakani, S.; Tan, L.; Yuan, J.,*, Ferrocene-Containing Porous Poly(Ionic Liquid) Membranes: Synthesis and Application as Sacrificial Template for Porous Iron Oxide Films. Macromol. Rapid. Commun. 2021, 2100077.

Saeedi Garakani, S.; Xie, D.; Khorsand Kheirabad, A.; Lu, Y.;* Yuan, J.,*,Template-synthesis of poly(ionic liquid)-derived Fe1-xS/nitrogen-doped porous carbon membrane and its electrode application in lithium-sulfur batteries. Mater. Adv. 2021, 2, 5203 - 5212.

Reiter, M.; Anton, A.M.; Chang, J.; Kremer,F.; Unterlass, M.M.;* and Yuan, J.,* Tuning the glass transition of siloxane-based poly(ionic liquid)s towards high ion conductivity. J. Polym. Sci. 2021, e59, 14, 1518-1527.

Khorsand Kheirabad, A.; Zhou, X.; Xie, D.; Wang, W.; Yuan, J.,* Hydrazine-enabled one-step synthesis of metal nanoparticle-functionalized gradient porous poly(ionic liquid) membranes. Macromol. Rapid. Commun. 2021, 42 (8), 2000143.

Chang, J.; Zhou, X.; Zhao, Q.; Cao, W.; Zhang, M^*; Yuan, J.*, Reduced Graphene Oxide-Poly (Ionic Liquid) Composite Films of High Mechanical Performance. Front. Mater., 2021, 8, 635987.

Chang, J.; Ong, C.; Shi, Y.; Yuan, J.*; Ahmed, Z.*; Wang, P.*, Smart sand by surface engineering: toward controllable oil/water separation. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 26, 9475-9481.

Shumyantseva, V. V.;* Agafonova, L.E.; Bulko,T.V.; Kuzikov, A.V.; Masamrekh, R.A.;Yuan, J.; Schacher, F.H.; Pergushov, D.V.; Sigolaeva, L.V., Electroanalysis of Biomolecules: EvidenceBased Selection of Sensor Construction. Uspekhi Biologicheskoi Khimii (Biochemistry)2021, 61,295316.

Wang, H.;* Shao, Y.; Shilin, M.;* Lu, Y.; Lu, Z.; Zhang, M.; Jian-Ke, S.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.*; Polymer-derived Heteroatom-doped Porous Carbon Materials. Chem. Rev. 2020, 120(17), 9363-9419.

Shao, Y.; Wang, Y.; Li, X.; Khorsand Kheirabad, A.; Zhao, Q.;* Yuan, J., Wang, H.*, Crosslinking of a Single Poly(ionic liquid) by Water into Porous Supramolecular Membranes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59(39), 17187-17191.

Zhang,S.Y.; Miao, H.; Zhang, H.M.; Zhou,J.H., Zhuang, Q.; Zeng, Y.J.; Gao, Z.; Yuan, J.,* Sun, J.K.*, Accelerating Crystallization of Open Organic Materials by Poly(ionic liquid)s. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59(49), 22109-22116.

Wang,Y.; Shao, Y.; Wang, H.;* Yuan, J.,* Advanced Heteroatom-doped Porous Carbon Membranes Assisted by Poly(ionic liquid) Design and Engineering. Acc. Mater. Res. 2020, 1, 1, 16-29.

Dong, Z.; Zhang, C.; Peng, H.; Gong, J.; Wang, H.; Zhang, Q.;* Yuan, J.; A Cationitrile Sequence Encodes Mild Poly(ionic liquid) Crosslinking for Advanced Composite Membranes. Mater. Horizon. 2020, 7, 2683-2689.

Wang, Y.-L.; Li, B.; Sarman, S.; Mocci, F.; Lu, Z.; Yuan, J.; Laaksonen, A.; Fayer, M.D., Microstructural and Dynamical Heterogeneities in Ionic Liquids. Chem. Rev. 2020, 120(13), 5798-5877.

Zhang, S.-Y., Zhuang, Q.; Zhang, M.; Wang, H.; Sun, J.-K.;* Yuan, J.,*Poly(ionci liquid) composites. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2020, 49, 1726-1755.

Li, X.; Wang, N.;* Bao, X.; Li, Q.; Li, J. ; Xie, Y.; Ji, S.; Yuan, J., An, Q.,* Nano-confinement-inspired metal organic framework/polymer composite separation membranes. J. Mater. Chem. A , 2020, 8, 17212-17218.

He, J.; Wang, Y.; Yuan, J.;* Liu, C.; Pan, C.; Weng, Z.; Tang, X.; Liu, Y.; Yu, G.,*, Ferrocene-integrated conjugated microporous polymer nanosheets: Active and regenerative catalysts for photomediated controlled radical polymerization. Appl. Mater. Today, 2020, 18, 100507.

Wang, Y.-C.; Wan, L.-Y.; Cui, P.-X.; Tong, L.; Ke, Y.-Q.; Sheng, T.; * Zhang, M.; Sun, S.-H.; * Liang, H.-W.; Wang, Y.-S.; Zaghib, K.; Wang, H.; Zhou, Z.-Y.; Yuan, J.* Porous carbon membrane-supported atomically dispersed pyrrole-type Fe-N4 as active sites for electrochemical hydrazine oxidation reaction. Small 2020, 16(31), 2002203.

Xu, C.; Yu, G.; Yuan, J.; Stromme,M.; Hedin, N.; * Microporous organic polymers as CO2 adsorbents - advances and challenges. Mater. Today Adv., 2020, 6, 100052.

Geng, H.; Lv, C.; Wu, M.; Ma, H.; Cheng, H.; Li, C.* Yuan, J.;* Qu, L.,* Biomimetic anti-gravity water transport and remote harvesting powered by sunlight. Global Challenges , 2020, 4(11), 2000043.

Ke, Y.; Zhang, W.; Suo, X.; Ren, Q.; Xing, H.;* Yuan, J.,* Beta-Cyclodextrin-derived room temperature macromolecular ionic liquids by PEGylated anions. Macromol. Rapid. Commun. 2020, 41(8), 1900576.

Pan, X.; Mei, S.;* Lu, Y.;* Yuan, J., Synthetic advances of internally nanostructured polymer particles: From and beyond block copolymer. Nano Select, 2020, 1 (6), 639-658.

Yuan, J. and other international advisory board members of the Wiley Macrmoleculear Journal Series, "The Next 100 Years of Polymer Science", Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2020, 221(16), 2000216.

Anton, A. M.; Frenzel, F.; Yuan, J.; Tress,M.; Kremer, F., Hydrogen Bonding and Charge Transport in a Protic Polymerized Ionic Liquid. Soft Matter , 2020, 16, 6091-6101.

Lin,H.; Zhang, S.; Sun, J.-K.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,Poly(ionic liquid)s with engineered nanopores for energy and environmental applications. Polymer, 2020, 202, 122640.

Wang, Y.-L.;* Li, B.; Laaksonen, A.; Yuan, J.*, The Effect of Phenyl Substitutions on Microstructures and Dynamics of Tetraalkylphosphonium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide Ionic Liquids. ChemPhysChem. 2020, 21 (11), 1202-1214.

Patinha, D. J. S.; Wang, H.; Yuan, J.;* Rocha, S.M.; Silvestre, A. J. D.; Marrucho, I.M.,* Thin Porous Poly(ionic liquid) Coatings for Enhanced Headspace Solid Phase Microextraction. Polymers 2020, 12(9), 1909.

Kochovski, Z.; Chen, G.; Yuan, J.; Lu, Y.;* Cryo-Electron Microscopy: an essential tool for the study of protein and polymer self-assembly. Coll. Polym. Sci., 2020, 298, 707-717.

Zhang, W.; Wei, S.; Wu, Y.; Wang, Y.-L.; Zhang, M.; Roy, D.; Wang, H.; Yuan, J.; Zhao, Q.,* Poly(Ionic Liquid)-Derived Graphitic Nanoporous Carbon Membrane Enables Superior Supercapacitive Energy Storage. ACS Nano 2019, 13, 9, 10261-10271.

Wang, T.; Wnag, Q.; Wang, Y.; Da, Y.; Zhou, W.;* Shao, Y.; Li, D.; Zhan, S.; Yuan, J. ; Wang, H.* Atomically Dispersed Semi-Metallic Selenium on Porous Carbon Membrane as Excellent Electrode for Hydrazine Fuel Cell. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58 (38), 13466-13471.

Ewins, E.; Lira, R. B.; Zhang, W.; Yuan, J.; Antonietti, M.; Robinson, T.; Dimova, R.,* Poly(Ionic Liquid) Nanoparticles Selectively Disrupt Biomembranes. Adv. Sci., 2019, 4(20), 1801602.

Zhang, S.-Y.; Kochovski, Z.; Lee, H.-C.; Lu, Y.; Zhang, H.; Zhang, J.; Sun, J.-K.;* Yuan, J.,* Ionic organic cage-encapsulating phase-transferable metal clusters. Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 1450-1456.

Lin, H.; Zhang, S.; Xiao, Y.; C.; Zhu, J.; Dunlop, J. W. C.;* Yuan, J.,* Organic Molecule-Driven Polymeric Actuators. . Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2019, 40 (7), 1800896.

Yahia, M.; Mei, S.; Mathew, A. P.; Yuan, J.,* Linear Main-Chain 1,2,4-Triazolium Poly(ionic liquid)s: Single-Step Synthesis and Stabilization of Cellulose Nanocrystals. ACS macro Lett. 2019, 8, 10, 1372-1377

Alkarmo,W.; Ouhib,F.; Aqil,A. ; Thomassin,J.-M.; Yuan,J.;* Gong, J.; Vertruyen, B.; Detrembleur,C.; Jerome,C.,* Poly(ionic liquid)-derived N-doped carbons with hierarchical porosity for lithium and sodium ion batteries. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2019, 40(1), 1800545.

Zhou, X.; Weber, J.; Yuan, J.,* Poly(ionic liquid)s: platform for CO2 capture and catalysis. . Curr. Opin. Green Sustain. Chem. 2019, 16, 39-46.

L. V. Sigolaeva,* T. V. Bulko, M. S. Kozin, W. Zhang, M. Koehler, I. Romanenko, J. Yuan, F. H. Schacher, D. V. Pergushov, V. V. Shumyantseva, Long-Term Stable Poly(Ionic Liquid)/MWCNT Inks Enable Enhanced Surface Modification for Electrooxidative Detection and Quantification of dsDNA, Polymer 2019, 168, 95-103.

Q. Tang, W. Zhang, J. Yuan, Q. Zhao,* Templated synthesis of cyclic poly(ionic liquid)s. Macromolecular engineering. React. Funct. Polym. 2019, 138, 1-8.

Zhou,X.; Lu, H.; Kong,L.; Zhang,D.; Zhang,W.; Nie,J.; Yuan,J.;, Du,B.; Wang, X.,* Thermo-Sensitive Microgels Supported Gold Nanoparticles as Temperature-Mediated Catalyst. Chin. J. Polym. Sci. 2019, 37(3), 235-242.

Jiang, Z.; Liu, Y.; Shao, Y.; Zhao, P.; Yuan,J.;; Wang, H.,* Fine Tuning Hydrophobicity of Counter-Anions to Tailor Pore Size in Porous All-Poly(ionic liquid) Membranes. Poly. Int. 2019,68 (9), 1566-1569.

Sun, J.-K.; Zhang, W.; Guterman, R.; Lin, H.; Yuan, J.,*. Porous polycarbene-bearing membrane actuator for ultrasensitive weak-acid detection and real-time chemical reaction monitoring. Nat. Commun. 2018, 9, 1717.

Wang, H.;* , L.Wang; Wang, Q.; Ye, Y.; Sun, W.; Shao, Y.; Jiang, Z.; Qiao, Q.; Zhu, Y.; Song, P; Li, D.; He, L.; Zhang, X.; Yuan, J.;* Wu, T.; Ozin, G.A.,* Ambient Electro-Synthesis of Ammonia - Electrode Porosity and Composition Engineering. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 12360-12364.

Zhang, W.; Zhao, Q.;* Yuan, J.,* Porous Polyelectrolytes: charge pores for more functionalities. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57(23), 6754-6773.

Yin, M.-J.; Zhao, Q.;* Wu, J.; Seefeldt, K.; Yuan, J.,* Precise Micropatterning of a Porous Poly(ionic liquid) via Maskless Photolithography for High-Performance Nonenzymatic H2O2 Sensing. ACS Nano 2018, 12 (12), 12551-12557.

Shao, Y.; Jiang, Z.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, T.; Zhao, P.; Zhang, Z.; Yuan, J.; Wang, H.,* All-Poly(ionic liquid) Membrane-Derived Porous Carbon Membranes: Scalable Synthesis and Application for Photothermal Conversion in Seawater Desalination. ACS Nano 2018, 12 (11), 11704-11710.

Gong, J.; Zhang, J.; Lin, H.; Yuan, J.,* Cooking carbon in a solid salt": Synthesis of porous heteroatom-doped carbon foams for enhanced organic pollutant degradation under visible light. Appl. Mater. Today 2018, 12, 168-176.

Spanos, I.; Neugebauer, S.; Guterman, R.; Yuan, J.; Schloegl, R.; Antonietti, M.,* Poly(ionic liquid) binders as ionic conductors and polymer electrolyte interfaces for enhanced electrochemical performance of water splitting electrodes. Sustainable Energy Fuels 2018,2, 1446-1451.

Sun, J.-K.; Zhang, Y.; Yu, G.; Zhang, J.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* Three Birds, One Stone - Photo-/Piezo-/Chemochromism in One Conjugated Nanoporous Ionic Organic Network. J. Mater. Chem. C 2018, 6, 9065-9070.

J. Wu, M. Yin, K. Seefeldt, A. Dani, R. Guterman, J. Yuan, A. P. Zhang,*, H.Y. Tama. In situ -printed optical fiber-tip CO2 sensor using a photocrosslinkable poly(ionic liquid). Sens. Actuat. B: Chemical. 2018, 259, 833-839.

Yu, X.; Sun, J.; Yuan, J.*; Zhang, W.; Pan, C.; Liu, Y.; Yu, G., * One-pot synthesis of an ionic porous organic framework for metal-free catalytic CO2 fixation under ambient conditions, Chem. Eng. J., 2018, 350, 867-871.

Wu,Y.; Regan,M.; Zhang,W.; Yuan, J.*, Reprocessable Porous Poly(ionic liquid) Membranes derived from Main-chain Polyimidazolium. Eur. Polym. J. 2018, 103, 214-219.

Wang, H.; Yuan, J.,* et al., Synthesis of Single-crystal-like Nanoporous Carbon Membranes and Their Applications in Overall Water Splitting. Nat. Commun. 2017, 8, 13592.
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Gong, J.; Lin, H.; Dunlop, J. W. C.;* Yuan, J.,* Hierarchically Arranged Helical Fiber Actuators Derived from Commercial Cloth. Adv. Mater. 2017, 29, 1605103.

Sun, J.; Kochovski, Z.; Zhang, W.; Kirmse, H.; Lu, Y.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* General Synthetic Route Towards Highly Dispersed Metal Clusters Enabled by Poly(ionic liquid)s. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139 (26), 8971 - 8976.

Sun, J.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* A tale of two membranes: from poly(ionic liquid) to metal-organic framework membranes via pseudomorphic replication. Mater. Horiz. 2017, 4, 681 - 687.
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Wang, H.; Jia, J.; Wang, Q.; Li, D.; Qian, C.; Wang, Lu.; Min, S.; Ma, C.; Wu, T.; Yuan, J.;* Antoniettie, M.; Ozin, G. A.,* Efficient Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 by Nitrogen-Doped Nanoporous Carbon/Carbon Nanotube Membranes - A Step Towards the Electrochemical CO2 Refinery. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56 (27),7847-7852.
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Gong, J.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* Poly(ionic liquid)-Derived Carbon with Site-Specific N-Doping and Biphasic Heterojunction for Enhanced CO 2 Capture and Sensing. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56(26), 7557-7563.

Wang, H.; Min, S.; Wang, Q.; Li, D.; Casillas, G.; Ma, C.; Li, Y.; Liu, Z.; Li, L.; Yuan, J.,* Antonietti, M.; Wu, T.,* Nitrogen-Doped Nanoporous Carbon Membranes with Co/CoP Janus-Type Nanocrystals as Hydrogen Evolution Electrode in Both Acid and Alkaline Environment. ACS Nano 2017, 11 (4), 4358 - 4364.

Dani, A.;* Crocella, V. ; Magistris, C.; Santoro, V.; Yuan, J.; Bordiga, S.,* Click-Based Porous Cationic Polymers for Enhanced Carbon Diox-ide Capture. J. Mater.Chem. A 2017, 5, 372 - 383.

Lin, H.; Gong, J.; Miao, H.; Guterman, R.; Song, H; Dunlop, J. W. C.;* Yuan, J.,* Flexible and Actuating Nanoporous Poly(ionic liquids)-paper based Hybrid Membranes. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfac 2017, 9 (17), 15148 - 15155.

Willa, C.; Schmid, A.; Briand, D.; Yuan, J.; Koziej, D.,* Lightweight, Room Temperature CO2 Gas Sensor Based on Rare-Earth Metal Free Composites - An Impedance Study. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfac. 2017, 9 (30), 25553 - 25558.

Gao, M.; Yuan, J.; Antonietti, M.,* Ionic liquid in controlled synthesis of inorganic materials. Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23 (23), 5391 - 5403.

Lin, H.; Gong, J.; Eder, M.; Peng, H.; Dunlop, J.W.C.; Yuan, J.,* Programmable actuation of porous poly(ionic liquid) membranes by aligned carbon nanotubes. Adv. Mater. Interfaces. 2017, 1600768.

Dani, A.; Taeuber, K.; Yuan, J.,* Covalent Crosslinking of Porous Poly(Ionic Liquid) Membrane. ACS Macro Lett. 2017, 6, 1 - 5.

Frenzel, F.; Guterman, R.; Anton, A. M.; Yuan, J.; Kremer, F., Molecular dynamics and charge transport in highly conductive Polymeric Ionic Liquids. Macromolecules 2017, 50 (10), 4022 - 4029.

Dani, A.; Taeuber, K.; Schlaad, H.;* Yuan, J.,* Stable covalently photo-crosslinked poly(ionic liquid) membrane with gradient pore size. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2017, 38(16), 1700167.

Guterman, R.,* Antonietti, M., Yuan, J.,* Plants to Polyelectrolytes: Theophylline Polymers and Their Microsphere Synthesis. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2017, 38 (8), 1600748.

Cao, C.; Chen, J.; Yuan, J.;* Han, B.,* Synthesis of porous polymer/tissue paper hybrid membranes for switchable oil/water separation. Sci. Report 2017, 7, 3101.

Gong, J.; Lin, H.; Grygiel, K.; Yuan, J.*, Main-chain poly(ionic liquid)-derived nitrogen-doped micro/mesoporous carbons for CO2 capture and selective aerobic oxidation of alcohols. Applied Mater. Today 2017, 7,159 - 168.

Zhang, W.; Willa, C.; Sun, J.; Guterman, R.; Taubert, A.; Yuan, J.*, Polytriazolium poly(ionic liquid) bearing triiodide anions: synthesis, basic properties and electrochemical behaviors. Polymer 2017, 124, 246-251.

Grygiel, K., Gong, J., Antonietti, M., Yuan, J.,* Main-chain Polyimidazolium Polymers by One-pot Synthesis and Application as Nitrogen-doped Carbon Precursors. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2017, 218 (18), 1600586..

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Sun, J.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* Nanoporous ionic organic networks: from synthesis to materials applications. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2016, 45, 6627 - 6656.

Zhang, W.; Kochovski, Z.; Lu, Y.; Schmidt, B. V. K. J.;* Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* Internal Morphology-Controllable Self-Assembly in Poly(Ionic Liquid) Nanoparticles. ACS Nano, 2016, 10 (8), 7731-7737.

Gao, M.;* Yu, S.; Yuan, J.: Zhang, W.; Antonietti, M., Poly(ionic liquid)-mediated morphogenesis of bismuth sulfide with tunable band gap and emerged electrocatalytic property. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 12812-12816.

Cecchini, M. M.; Steinkoenig, J.; Reale, S.; Barner, L.; Yuan, J.; Goldmann, A. S.; Angelis, F. D.; Barner-Kowollik, C., Universal mass spectrometric analysis of poly(ionic liquid)s, Chem. Sci., 2016, 7, 4912-4921.

Gong, J.; Lin, H.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.:* Nitrogen-doped porous carbon nanosheets derived from poly(ionic liquid)s: hierarchical pore structures for efficient CO2 capture and dye removal. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 7313-7321.

Yang, J.; Yuan, J.; Huang, F., Construction of a pillar[6]arene based water-soluble supramolecular pseudopolyrotaxane driven by cucurbit[8]uril-enhanced π-π interaction. Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 12510-12512.

Dong, S.; Heyda, J.;* Yuan, J.; Schalley, C. A.,* Lower critical solution temperature (LCST) phase behaviour of an ionic liquid and its control by supramolecular host–guest interactions. Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 7970-7973.

Song, H.; Lin, H.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.:* From Filter Paper to Functional Actuator by Poly(Ionic Liquid)-Modified Graphene Oxide. Adv. Mater. Inter. 2016, 3, 12, 1500743.

Cao, J; Jafta, C.; Gong, J.; Ran, Q.; Lin, X.; Félix, R.; Wilks, R.; Bär, M.; Yuan, J.; Ballauff, M.; Lu, Y.,* Synthesis of Dispersible Mesoporous Nitrogen-doped Hollow Carbon Nanoplates with Uniform Hexagonal Morphologies for Supercapacitors. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8 (43), 29628–29636.

Long, T., Elabd, Y. A.; Yuan, J., Ionic Liquids in Polymer Design. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2016, 37, 1105−1105. (Editorial in a special issue)

Zhang, W.; Yuan, J.:* Poly(1-Vinyl-1,2,4-triazolium) Poly(Ionic Liquid)s: Synthesis and the Unique Behavior in Loading Metal Ions. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2016, 37, 1124−1129

Guterman, R.; Ambrogi, M.; Yuan, J.:* Harnessing Poly(ionic liquid)s for Sensing Applications. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2016, 37, 1106−1115.

Steinkoenig, J.; Bloesser, F.R.; Huber, B.; Welle, A.; Trouillet, V., Weidner, S.M.; Roesky, P.W.; Yuan, J.;* Goldmann, A.S.;* Barner-Kowollik, C.,* Controlled Radical Polymerization and In-Depth Mass-Spectrometric Characterization of Poly(Ionic Liquid)s and their Photopatterning on Surfaces. Polym. Chem. 2016,7, 451-461.

Zhang, W.; Kochovski, Z.; Schmidt, B. V. K. J.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* Crosslinked triazolium Poly(Ionic Liquid) Nanoparticles. Polymer, 2016, 107, 509–516.

Fernandes, A. M.; Paulis, M.; Yuan, J.;* Mecerreyes, D.,* Magnetic poly(ionic liquid) microcapsules for Oil Capture and Recovery. Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, 2016, 33, 734–739.

Men, Y.; Ambrogi, M.; Han, B.; Yuan, J.:* Fast Conversion of Ionic Liquids and Poly(Ionic Liquid)s into Porous Nitrogen-Doped Carbons in Air. Inter. J. Mol. Sci. 2016, 17 (4), 532.

Grygiel, K.; Zhang, W.; Detrembleur, C.; Yuan, J.:* Unexpected LCST-type phase behaviour of a poly(vinyl thiazolium) polymer in acetone, RSC Adv., 2016,6, 57117-57121

Ghasimi, S.; Prescher, S.; Wang, Z. J.; Landfester, K.; Yuan, J.;* Zhang, K. A. I.,* Heterophase photocatalyst from water-soluble conjugated polyelectrolytes: a self-initiation example under visible light. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 14549 –14553.

Zhao, Q.; Heyda, J.; Dzubiella, J.; Dunlop, J.; Yuan, J.,* Sensing solvents with ultra-sensitive porous poly(ionic liquid) actuators. Adv. Mater. 2015, 27, 2913–2917.

Willa, C.; Yuan, J.; Niederberger, M.; Koziej, D., When Nanoparticles meet Poly(Ionic Liquid)s: chemoresistive CO2 sensing at room temperature. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2015, 25, 2537–2542.

Yang, Y.; Ambrogi, M.; Kirmse, H.; Men, Y.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* Poly(ionic liquid) Core Turns Hollow Silica Spheres into Amphiphilic Nanoreactor in Water. Chem. Mater. 2015, 27, 127–132.

Yuan, J.;* Prescher, S.; Sakaushi, K.;* Antonietti, M., Novel Polyvinylimidazolium Nanoparticles as High-performance Binders for Lithium-ion Battery. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 7229-7234.

Ambrogi, H.; Taeuber, K.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* Microstructure Replication of complex biostructures via Poly(ionic liquid)-assisted Carbonization. J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, 3, 5778-5782.

Taeuber, K.; Zhao, Q.; Antonietti, A.; Yuan, J.;* Tuning the pore size in gradient poly(ionic liquid) membranes by small organic acids. ACS Macro Lett. 2015, 4, 39–42.

Grygiel, K.; Lee, J.; Sakaushi, K.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* Thiazolium poly(ionic liquid)s: synthesis and application as binder for lithium-ion batteries. ACS Macro Lett. 2015, 4, 1312–1316.

Täuber, K.; Lepenies, B.; Yuan, J.,* Polyvinylpyridinium-type gradient porous membranes: synthesis, actuation and intrinsic cell growth inhibition. Polym. Chem. 2015,6, 4855-4858.

Kohno, Y.; Saita, S.; Men, Y.; Yuan, J.;* Ohno, H.;* Thermoresponsive polyelectrolytes derived from ionic liquids. Polym. Chem. 2015, 6, 2163 - 2178

Mäkiniemi, R. O.; Das, P.; Hönders, D.; Grygiel, K.; Cordella, D.; Detrembleur, C.; Yuan, J.; Walther, A., Facile Access to Large-Scale, Self-Assembled, Nacre-Inspired, High-Performance Materials with Tunable Nanoscale Periodicities. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 7 (29), 15681–15685.

Mascotto, S.;* Kuzmicz, D.; Wallacher, D.; Siebenbürger, M.; Clemens, D.; Risse, S.; Yuan, J.; Antonietti, M.; Ballauff, M., Poly(ionic liquid)-derived nanoporous carbon analyzed by combination of gas physisorption and small-angle neutron scattering. Carbon 2015, 82, 425–435.

Einert, M.; Wessel, C.; Badaczewski, F.; Leichtweiß, T.; Eufinger, C.; Janek, J.; Yuan, J.; Antonietti, M.; Smarsly, B. M., Nitrogen-doped Carbon Electrodes: Influence of Microstructure and Nitrogen Configuration on the Electrical Conductivity of Carbonized Poly(acrylonitrile) and Poly(Ionic Liquid) Blends. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2015, 216(19), 1930–1944.

Täuber, K.; Zimathies, A.; Yuan, J.* Porous membranes built up from hydrophilic poly(ionic liquid)s. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2015, 36, 2176−2180.

Ambrogi, M.; Sakaushi, K.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.* Poly(ionic liquid)s for enhanced activation of cotton to generate simple and cheap fibrous electrodes for energy applications. Polymer, 2015, 68(26), 315-320.

Mai, T.; Boye, S.; Yuan, J.; Völkel, A.; Gräwert, M.; Günter, C.; Lederer, A.; Taubert, A.,* Poly(ethylene oxide)-based block copolymers with very high molecular weights for biomimetic calcium phosphate mineralization. RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 103494-103505.

Lee, J.; Sakaushi, K.;* Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* Poly(ionic liquid) Binders as Li+ Conducting Mediators for Enhanced Electrochemical Performance. RSC Adv. 2015, 5 (104), 85517-85522.

Zhao, Q.; Dunlop, J. W. C.; Qiu, X.; Huang, F.; Zhang, Z.; Heyda, J.; Dzubiella, J.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* An instant multi-responsive porous polymer actuator operating via solvent molecule sorption. Nat. Commun. 2014, 5, 4293.

Kuzmicz, D.; Prescher, S.; Polzer, F.; Soll, S.; Seitz, C.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* The Colloidal Stabilization of Carbon with Carbon: Carbon Nanobubbles as Dispersant and Conducting Glue for Carbon Nanotubes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 1062–1066

Prescher, S.; Polzer, F.; Yang, Y.; Siebenbürger, M.; Ballauff, M.; Yuan, J.,* Polyelectrolyte as Solvent and Reaction Medium. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136 (1), 12–15.

Dong, S.; Yuan, J.; Huang. F.,* A pillar[5]arene/imidazolium [2]rotaxane: solvent- and thermo-driven molecular motions and supramolecular gel formation. Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 247-252.

Men, Y.; Kuzmicz, D.; Yuan, J.,* Poly(ionic liquid) colloidal particles. Curr. Opin. Coll. Interface Sci. 2014, 19(2), 76–83.

Heyda, J.; Sebastian Soll, Yuan, J., Dzubiella, J.,* Thermodynamic Description of Charge-Induced Changes of the Critical Solution Temperature of Stimuli-Responsive Copolymers. Macromolecules 2014, 47 (6), 2096–2102.

Zhang, Z.; Zhao, Q.; Yuan, J.;* Antonietti, M.; Huang, F.*, Hybrid porous material from a pillar[5]arene and a poly(ionic liquid): selective adsorption of n-alkylene diols. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 2595-2597.

Grygiel, K.; Wicklein, B.; Zhao, Q.; Ederc, M.; Pettersson, T.; Bergström, L.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* Omnidispersible poly(ionic liquid)-functionalized cellulose nanofibrils: surface grafting and polymer membrane reinforcement. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50 (83), 12486 - 12489.

Men, Y.; Schlaad, H.;* Voelkel, A,: Yuan, J.,* Thermoresponsive Polymerized Gemini Dicationic Ionic Liquid. Polym. Chem.2014, 5, 3719-3724.

Prescher, S.; Ghasimi, S.; Höhne, P.; Grygiel, K.; Landfester, K.; Zhang, K.A.I.;* Yuan, J.,* Polyfluorene polyelectrolyte nanoparticles: synthesis of innovative stabilizers for heterophase polymerization. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2014, 35(22), 1925−1930.

Mai, T.; Rakhmatullina, E.; Bleek, K.; Boye, S.; Yuan, J.; Völkel, A.; Gräwert, M.; Cheaib, Z.; Eick, S.; Günter, C.; Lederer, A.; Lussi, A.; Taubert, A.,* Poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(3-sulfopropyl methacrylate) block copolymers for calcium phosphate mineralization and biofilm inhibition. Biomacromolecules. Biomacromolecules, 2014, 15 (11), 3901–3914.

Long, T.; Yuan, J., Polymerized ionic liquids: from structure and properties to emerging technology, Polymer 2014, 55(16), 3287-3288. (Editorial in a special issue)

Soll, S.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* Poly(ionic liquid) nanoparticles as novel colloidal template for silica nanocasting. Polymer, 2014, 55(16), 3415-3422.

Kuzmicz, D.; Coupillaud, P.; Men, Y.; Vignolle, J.; Vendraminetto, G.; Ambrogi, M.; Taton, D.;* Yuan, J.,* Functional mesoporous poly(ionic liquid)-based copolymer monoliths: from synthesis to catalysis and microporous carbon production. Polymer 2014, 55(16), 3423-3430.

Ambrogi, M.; Men, Y.; Polzer, P.; Yuan, J.,* Salt-confinement enables production of nitrogen-doped porous carbons in an air oven. RSC Adv. 2014,4, 37714-37720

Gao, L.; Yao, Y.; Dong, S.;* Yuan, J.,* Host–guest complexation between 1,4-dipropoxypillar[5]arene and imidazolium-based ionic liquids. RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 35489-35492

Grygiel, K.; Chabanne, L.; Men, Y.; Yuan, J.,* Thiazolium-containing Poly(ionic liquid)s and Ionic Polymers. Macromol. Symp. 2014, 342, (1), 67–77.

Zhang, P.; Yuan, J.*; Fellinger, T-P.; Antonietti, M.; Li, H.; Wang, Y.,* Improving Hydrothermal Carbonization by Poly(ionic liquid)s, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, (23), 6028–6032.

Dong, S.; Zheng, B.; Yao, Y.; Han, C.; Yuan, J.;* Antonietti, M.; Huang, F.,* LCST-Type Phase Behavior Induced by Pillar[5]arene/Ionic Liquid Host-Guest Complexation. Adv. Mater. 2013, 25, (47), 6864–6867.

Fellinger, T-P.; Thomas, A.; Yuan, J.; Antonietti, M.,* Cooking Carbon with Salt: Carbon Materials and Carbonaceous Frameworks from Ionic liquids and Poly(ionic liquid)s. Adv. Mater. 2013, 25(41), 5838–5855.

Zhao, Q.; Yin, M.; Zhang, A. P.; Prescher, S.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* Hierarchically Structured Nanoporous Poly(Ionic Liquid) Membranes: Facile Preparation and Application in Fiber-Optic pH Sensing. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135 (15), 5549–5552.

Yuan, J.;* Mecerreyes, D.; Antonietti, M.;* Poly(ionic liquid)s: an Update. Prog. Polym. Sci. 2013, 38(7), 1009–1036.

Soll, S.; Fellinger, T.-P.; Wang, X.; Zhao, Q.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* Water Dispersible, highly Graphitic Nitrogen-doped Carbon Nanobubbles. Small 2013, 9, (24), 4135-4141.

Soll, S.; Zhao, Q.; Weber, J.; Yuan, J.,* Activated CO2 Sorption in Mesoporous Imidazolium-type Poly(Ionic Liquid)-based Polyampholytes. Chem. Mater. 2013, 25, (15), 3003–3010.

Zhao, Q.; Fellinger, T.-P.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* A Novel Polymeric Precursor for Micro/mesoporous Nitrogen-doped Carbons, J. Mater. Chem. A 2013, 1, 5113-5120.

Men, Y.; Siebenbürger, M.; Qiu, X.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* Low fractions of ionic liquid or poly(ionic liquid) can activate polysaccharide biomass into shaped, flexible and fire-retardant porous carbons. J. Mater. Chem. A 2013,1, 11887-11893.

Men, Y.; Schlaad, H.; Yuan, J.,* Cationic Poly(ionic liquid) with Tunable Lower Critical Solution Temperature-Type Phase Transition. ACS Macro Lett. 2013, 2 (5), 456–459.

Men, Y.; Drechsler, M.; Yuan, J.,* Double-stimuli responsive spherical polymer brushes with a poly(ionic liquid) core and a thermoresponsive shell, Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2013, 34, (21), 1721–1727.

Rozik, N.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.*; Tauer, K.,* Polymerized Ionic Liquid as Stabilizer in Aqueous Emulsion Polymerization Enable a Hydrophilic - Hydrophobic Transition during Film Formation, Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2013, 34, (8), 665–671.

Soll, S.; Zhang, P.; Zhao, Q.; Wang, Y.; Yuan, J.,* Mesoporous zwitterionic poly(ionic liquid)s: intrinsic complexation and efficient catalytic fixation of CO2. Polym. Chem. 2013,4, 5048-5051.

Zhao, Q.; Soll, S.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* Organic Acids Can Crosslink Poly(ionic liquid)s into Mesoporous Polyelectrolyte Complex, Polym. Chem., 2013, 4, 2432-2435.

Zhang, P.; Yuan, J.; Li, H.; Liu, X.; Xu, X.; Antonietti , M.; Wang, Y.;* Mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbon for copper-mediated Ullmann-type C-O/-N/-S cross-coupling reactions. RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 1890-1895.

Balach, J.; Wu, H.; Polzer, F.; Kirmse, H.; Zhao, Q.; Wei, Z.;* Yuan, J.,* Poly(ionic liquid)-derived nitrogen-doped hollow carbon spheres: synthesis and loading with Fe2O3 for high-performance lithium ion batteries. RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 7979-7986.

Zhao, Q.; Zhang, P.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* Poly(ionic liquid) Complex with Spontaneous Micro-/Mesoporosity: Template-Free Synthesis and Application as Catalyst Support. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2012, 134, (29), 11852-11855.

Zhang, W.;* Yuan, J.; Weiss, S.; Ye, X.; Li, C.; Mueller, A. H. E.,* Telechelic Hybrid Poly(acrylic acid)s Containing Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) and Their Self-Assembly in Water. Macromolecules2012, 44, (17), 6891-6898.

Wilke, A.; Yuan, J.;* Antonietti, M.; Weber, J.,* Enhanced Carbon Dioxide Adsorption by a Mesoporous Poly(ionic liquid). ACS Macro Lett.2012, 1028-1031.

Soll, S.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* Double Stimuli-Responsive Copolymer Stabilizers for Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes. ACS Macro Lett.2012, 1, (1), 84-87.

Schliehe, C.; Yuan, J.; Glatzel, S.; Siemensmeyer, K.; Kiefer, K.; Giordano, C.,* Iron Nitride and Carbide: from Crystalline Nanoparticles to Stable Aqueous Dispersions. Chem. Mater.2012, 24, (14), 2716-2721.

Men, Y.; Li, X.-H.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* Poly(tetrabutylphosphonium 4-styrenesulfonate): a poly(ionic liquid) stabilizer for graphene being multi-responsive. Polym. Chem.2012, 3, (4), 871-873.

Koebe, M.; Drechsler, M.; Weber, J.; Yuan, J.,* Crosslinked Poly(ionic liquid) Nanoparticles: Inner Structure, Size, and Morphology. Macromol. Rapid Commun.2012, 33, (8), 646–651.

Zhao, Q.; Fellinger, T.-P.; Antonietti, M.; Yuan, J.,* Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Capsules via Poly(ionic liquid)-Based Layer-by-Layer Assembly. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2012, 33, (13), 1149-1153.

Yuan, J.; Wunder, S.; Warmuth, F.; Lu, Y.,* Spherical polymer brushes with vinylimidazolium-type poly(ionic liquid) chains as support for metallic nanoparticles. Polymer2012, 53, (1), 43-49.

Yuan, J.;* Soll, S.; Drechsler, M.; Müller, A. H. E.; Antonietti, M., Self-Assembly of Poly(ionic liquid)s: Polymerization, Mesostructure Formation, and Directional Alignment in One Step. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, (44), 17556-17559.

Yuan, J.; Xu, Y.; Müller, A. H. E.,* One-dimensional magnetic inorganic–organic hybrid nanomaterials. Chem. Soc. Rev.2011, 40, 640-655.

Yuan, J.;* ten Brummelhuis, N.; Junginger, M.; Xie, Z.; Lu, Y.; Taubert, A.; Schlaad, H.,* Diversified Applications of Chemically Modified 1,2-Polybutadiene. Macromol. Rapid Commun.2011, 32, (15), 1157-1162.

Yuan, J.;* Marquez, A. G.; Reinacher, J.; Giordano, C.; Janek, J.; Antonietti, M., Nitrogen-doped carbon fibers and membranes by carbonization of electrospun poly(ionic liquid)s. Polym. Chem. 2011, 2, (8), 1654-1657.

Yuan, J.;* Antonietti, M., Poly(ionic liquid) Latexes Prepared by Dispersion Polymerization of Ionic Liquid Monomers. Macromolecules 2011, 44, (4), 744-750.

Yuan, J.;* Antonietti, M., Poly(ionic liquid)s: Polymers expanding classical property profiles. Polymer 2011, 52, (7), 1469-1482.

Zhang, W.;* Wang, S.; Li, X.; Yuan, J.; Wang, S., Organic/inorganic hybrid star-shaped block copolymers of poly(l-lactide) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) with a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane core: Synthesis and self-assembly. Eur. Polym. J.2011, 48, (4), 720-729.

Yuan, J.;* Schlaad, H.; Giordano, C.; Antonietti, M., Double hydrophilic diblock copolymers containing a poly(ionic liquid) segment: Controlled synthesis, solution property, and application as carbon precursor. Eur. Polym. J. 2011, 47, (4), 772-781.

Lu, Y.;* Yuan, J.; Polzer, F.; Drechsler, M.; Preussner, J., In Situ Growth of Catalytic Active Au-Pt Bimetallic Nanorods in Thermoresponsive Core-Shell Microgels. ACS Nano 2010, 4, (12), 7078-7086.

Müllner, M.; Yuan, J.; Weiss, S.; Walther, A.; Förtsch, M.; Drechsler, M.; Müller, A. H. E.,* Water-Soluble Organo-Silica Hybrid Nanotubes Templated by Cylindrical Polymer Brushes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, (46), 16587-16592.

Xu, Y.; Yuan, J.; Fang, B.; Drechsler, M.; Bolisetty, S.; Ballauff, M.; Müller, A. H. E.,* Hybrids of Magnetic Nanoparticles with Double-hydrophilic Core-shell Cylindrical Polymer Brushes and their Alignment in a Magnetic Field. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2010, 20, (23), 4182–4189.

Yuan, J.;* Giordano, C.; Antonietti, M., Ionic Liquid Monomers and Polymers as Precursors of Highly Conductive, Mesoporous, Graphitic Carbon Nanostructures. Chem. Mater. 2010, 22, (17), 5003 - 5012.

Yuan, J.; Schacher, F.; Drechsler, M.; Hanisch, A.; Lu, Y.; Ballauff, M.; Müller, A. H. E.,* Stimuli-Responsive Organosilica Hybrid Nanowires Decorated with Metal Nanoparticles. Chem. Mater. 2010, 22, (8), 2626-2634.

Yuan, J.; Müller, A. H. E.,* One-dimensional organic-inorganic hybrid nanomaterials. Polymer 2010, 51, (18), 4015-4036.

Schacher, F.; Yuan, J.; Schoberth, H. G.; Müller, A. H. E.,* Synthesis, characterization, and bulk crosslinking of polybutadiene-block-poly(2-vinyl pyridine)-block-poly(tert-butyl methacrylate) block terpolymers. Polymer 2010, 51, (9), 2021-2032.

Wagner, C. S.; Shehata, S.; Henzler, K.; Yuan, J.; Wittemann, A.,* Towards nanoscale composite particles of dual complexity. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2010, 355, (1), 115-123.

Yuan, J.; Walther, A.; Müller, A. H. E.,* Template-directed synthesis of hybrid nanowires and nanorods. Physica status solidi (b) 2010, 247, (10), 2436-2450.

Goldmann, A. S.; Schödel, C.; Walther, A.; Yuan, J.; Loos, K.; Müller, A. H. E.,* Biomimetic Mussel Adhesive Inspired Clickable Anchors Applied to the Functionalization of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2010, 31, (18), 1608-1615.

Yuan, J.; Gao, H.; Schacher, F.; Xu, Y.; Richter, R.; Tremel, W.; Müller, A. H. E.,* Alignment of Tellurium Nanorods via a Magnetization-Alignment-Demagnetization ("MAD") Process Assisted by an External Magnetic Field. ACS Nano 2009, 3, (6), 1441-1450.

Walther, A.; Yuan, J.; Abetz, V.; Müller, A. H. E.,* Structure-Tunable Bidirectional Hybrid Nanowires via Multicompartment Cylinders. Nano Lett. 2009, 9, (5), 2026-2030.

Fang, B.; Walther, A.; Wolf, A.; Xu, Y.; Yuan, J.; Müller, A. H. E.,* Undulated Multicompartment Cylinders by the Controlled and Directed Stacking of Polymer Micelles with a Compartmentalized Corona. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 121, (16), 2921-2924.

Yuan, J.; Lu, Y.; Schacher, F.; Lunkenbein, T.; Weiss, S.; Schmalz, H.; Müller, A. H. E.,* Template-Directed Synthesis of Hybrid Titania Nanowires within Core-Shell Bishydrophilic Cylindrical Polymer Brushes. Chem. Mater. 2009, 21, (18), 4146-4154.

Xu, Y.; Bolisetty, S.; Drechsler, M.; Fang, B.; Yuan, J.; Harnau, L.; Ballauff, M.; Müller, A. H. E.,* Manipulating cylindrical polyelectrolyte brushes on the nanoscale by counterions: collapse transition to helical structures. Soft Matt. 2009, 5, (2), 379-384.

Schumacher, M.; Ruppel, M.; Yuan, J.; Schmalz, H.; Colombani, O.; Drechsler, M.; Müller, A. H. E.,* Smart Organic-Inorganic Nanohybrids Based on Amphiphilic Block Copolymer Micelles and Functional Silsesquioxane Nanoparticles. Langmuir 2009, 25, (6), 3407-3417.

Xu, Y.; Yuan, J.; Müller, A. H. E.,* Single-molecular hybrid nano-cylinders: Attaching polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane covalently to poly(glycidyl methacrylate) cylindrical brushes. Polymer 2009, 50, (25), 5933-5939.

Yuan, J.; Xu, Y.; Walther, A.; Bolisetty, S.; Schumacher, M.; Schmalz, H.; Ballauff, M.; Müller, A. H. E.,* Water-soluble organo-silica hybrid nanowires. Nat. Mater. 2008, 7, (9), 718-722.

Yuan, J.; Schmalz, H.; Xu, Y.; Miyajima, N.; Drechsler, M.; Möller, M. W.; Schacher, F.; Müller, A. H. E.,* Room-temperature growth of uniform tellurium nanorods and the assembly of tellurium or Fe3O4 nanoparticles on the nanorods. Adv. Mater. 2008, 20, (5), 947-952.

Yuan, J.; Drechsler, M.; Xu, Y.; Zhang, M.; Müller, A. H. E.,* Cadmium selenide nanowires within core-shell cylindrical polymer brushes: Synthesis, characterization and the double-loading process. Polymer 2008, 49, (6), 1547-1554.

Petrov, P.;* Yuan, J.; Yoncheva, K.; Müller, A. H. E.; Tsvetanov, C. B., Wormlike Morphology Formation and Stabilization of Pluronic P123Micelles by Solubilization of Pentaerythritol Tetraacrylate. J. Phys. Chem. B 2008, 112, (30), 8879-8883.

Schmalz, H.; Schmelz, J.; Drechsler, M.; Yuan, J.; Walther, A.; Schweimer, K.; Mihut, A. M.,* Thermo-Reversible Formation of Wormlike Micelles with a Microphase-Separated Corona from a Semicrystalline Triblock Terpolymer. Macromolecules 2008, 41, (9), 3235-3242.

Xu, Y.; Bolisetty, S.; Drechsler, M.; Fang, B.; Yuan, J.; Ballauff, M.; Müller, A. H. E.,* pH and salt responsive poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) cylindrical brushes and their quaternized derivatives. Polymer 2008, 49, (18), 3957-3964.

Gao, C.; Muthukrishnan, S.; Li, W.; Yuan, J.; Xu, Y.; Müller, A. H. E.,* Linear and Hyperbranched Glycopolymer-Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Kinetics, and Characterization. Macromolecules 2007, 40, (6), 1803-1815.

Xu, Y.; Becker, H.; Yuan, J.; Burkhardt, M.; Zhang, Y.; Walther, A.; Bolisetty, S.; Ballauff, M.; Müller, A. H. E.,* Double-Grafted Cylindrical Brushes: Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(lauryl methacrylate) Brushes. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2007, 208, (15), 1666-1675.

Liu, S. H.; Qian, X. F.;* Yuan, J.; Yin, J.; He, R.; Zhu, Z. K., Synthesis of monodispersed CdSe nanocrystals in poly(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride) at room temperature. Mater. Res. Bull. 2003, 38, (8), 1359-1366.

Liu, S. H.; Qian, X. F.;* Yin, J.; Ma, X. D.; Yuan, J.; Zhu, Z. K., Preparation and characterization of polymer-capped CdS nanocrystals. J. Phys. Chem. Solids 2003, 64, (3), 455-458.