Recent Publications
Publication list
In 2012
* H. Yao, M. Kitaoka: Chemical transformation of chiral monolayer-protected gold clusters: Observation of ligand size effects on optical and chiroptical responses, Nanoscale, 4 (2012) 955–963.
* H. Yao, M. Saeki, A. Sasaki: Boronic-acid-protected gold clusters capable of asymmetric induction: Spectral deconvolution analysis of their electronic absorption and magnetic circular dichroism, Langmuir, 28, (2012) 3995–4002.
* H. Yao: On the electronic structures of Au25(SR)18 clusters studied by magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 3 (2012) 1701–1706.
* H. Yao, K. Ashiba: Efficient excitation energy transfer in ion-based organic nanoparticles with versatile tunability of the fluorescence colour, ChemPhysChem, 13 (2012) 2703–2710. Highlighted in “Spotlights on our sister journals: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 31/2012”
In 2011
* H. Yao,: Mesoscopic morphology, optical anisotropy and spectroscopic properties of cyanine J-aggregates, In J-Aggregates, Volume 2, Chapter 13, ed. by T. Kobayashi; World Scientific, (Singapore) (2011) 403–441 .
* H. Yao: Mesoscopic self-assembly of trimethine cyanine dye in solution: Electrolyte-induced conversion in their supramolecular structures, In Molecular Self-Assembly: Advances in Chemistry, Biology and Nanotechnology; Chapter 7, ed. by James P. Comrie; Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge (New York) (2011) 213–231.
* H. Yao, K. Ashiba: Highly fluorescent organic nanoparticles of thiacyanine dye: A synergetic effect of intermolecular H-aggregation and restricted intramolecular rotation, RSC Advances, 1 (2011) 834–838.
* H. Yao, H. Sasahara, K. Kimura: Organic porphyrin nanoparticles with induced optical activity: Ion-based synthesis from achiral chromophore and chiral counterions, Chem. Mater., 23, (2011) 913–922.
* H. Yao, A. Kuriyama, K. Kimura: Organic mediator-induced structural transformation in superlattices of monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 354 (2011) 55–60.
* S. Sato, A. Matsuda, T. Sugimoto, K. Kimura: Structural and electrical characterization of three-dimensional superlattices of organic monolayer protected gold nanocrystals, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., 50, (2011) 01BH01 [3 pages].
* S. Azuma, S. Sato: Size regulation of Si nanoparticles through photon-enhanced chemical etching, Chem. Lett., 40, (2011) 1294–1296.
In 2010
* H. Yao: Prospects for organic dye nanoparticles, In Advanced Fluorescence Reporters in Chemistry and Biology. II. Molecular Constructions, Polymers and Nanoparticles, ed. by A. P. Demchenko; Springer Series on Fluorescence, Vol. 9; Springer, Heidelberg (Germany) (2010) 285–304.
* M. El-Kemary, H. Yao: Synthesis, characterization and optical properties of organic nanoparticles of piroxicam anti-inflammatory drug, J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 212 (2010) 170–175.
* H. Yao, M. Saeki, K. Kimura: Induced optical activity in boronic-acid-protected silver nanoclusters by complexation with chiral fructose, J. Phys. Chem. C., 114, (2010) 15909–15915.
* H. Yao, M. Kurokami, K. Kimura: Carbon graphite surfaces modified with two-dimensional arrays of N-acetyltripeptide-protected gold nanoparticles, Colloid Surf. A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 361, (2010) 174–179.
* S. Sato, T. Ito, K. Kimura: Refractive index regulation of gold nanocrystal superlattices by varying the nanocrystal size, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., 49 (2010) 06GJ05 [3 pages].
* H. Yao, N. Nishida, K. Kimura: Conformational study of chiral penicillamine ligand on optically active silver nanoclusters with IR and VCD spectroscopy, Chem. Phys., 368 (2010) 28–37.
In 2009
* H. Yao, M. Yamashita, K. Kimura: Organic styryl dye nanoparticles: Synthesis and unique spectroscopic properties, Langmuir, 25 (2009) 1131–1137.
* K. Kimura, N. Sugimoto, S. Sato, H. Yao, Y. Negishi, T. Tsukuda: Size determination of Gold clusters by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in a large cluster region, J. Phys. Chem. C, 113 (2009) 14076–14082.
* H. Yao, M. Kurokami, K. Kimura: Gold Nanoparticle Superlattices Self-Assembled at a Solid/Liquid Interface, Microelectronic Eng., 86, (2009) 809–811.
* S. Sato, T. Ikeda, K. Hamada, K. Kimura: Size regulation by bandgap-controlled etching: Application to germanium nanoparticles, Solid State Commun. 149 (2009) 862–865.