PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journal Publications:

2016/2017:

  1. Y. Abe, V. Savikhin, J. Yin, A. Grimsdale, C. Soci, M. Toney, Y.M. Lam, Unique Reversible Crystal-to-Crystal Phase Transition – Structural and Functional Properties of Fused Ladder Thienoarenes, Chemistry of Materials, 2017, Accepted.
  2. L. Xi, C.B. Boothroyd, T. Salim, S. Borghardt, Y.M. Lam, B.E. Kardynal, Facile In-situ Synthesis of Stable Luminescent Organic-Inorganic Lead Halide Perovskite Nanoparticles in a Polymer Matrix, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2017, Accepted.
  3. H.D. Pham, H. Hu, K. Feron,S. Manzhos, H. Wang,  Y.M. Lam, P. Sonar, Thienylvinylenethienyl and Naphthalene Core Substituted with Triphenylamines - Highly Efficient Hole Transporting Materials and their Comparative Study for Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells, Solar RRL, 2017, Accepted.
  4. T.T.T. Pham, N. Mathews, Y.M. Lam, S. Mhaisalkar, Influence of size and shape of sub-micrometer light scattering centers in ZnO-assisted TiO 2 photoanode for dye-sensitized solar cells, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2017. (DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2017.03.016).
  5. Y. Li, H. Hu, B. Chen, T. Salim, Y.M. Lam, N. Yuan, J. Ding, Solution-processed perovskite-kesterite reflective tandem solar cells, Solar Energy 155, 35-38, 2017
  6. S. Engberg, K. Agersted, A. Crovetto, O. Hansen, Y.M. Lam, J. Schou, Investigation of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticles for thin-film solar cell applications, Thin Solid Films 628, 163-169, 2017.
  7. T.T.T. Pham, N. Mathews, Y.M. Lam, S. Mhaisalkar, Enhanced Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Mesoporous–Macroporous TiO2 Photoanode Obtained Using ZnO Template, Journal of Electronic Materials 6, 3801-3807, 2017.
  8. C. La-o-vorakiat, L. Cheng, T. Salim, Y.M. Lam, M-E. Michel-Beyerle, E.E.M. Chia, Phonon Features in Terahertz Photoconductivity Spectra Due to Data Analysis Artifact: a Case Study on Organometallic Halide Perovskites, Applied Physics Letters 110, 123901, 2017.
  9. Y. Li (first author), H. Hu(first author), B. Chen, T. Salim, J. Zhang, N. Yuan, J. Ding, Y.M. Lam, Reflective Perovskite Solar Cells for Efficient Tandem Application, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 5, 134-139, 2017.
  10. M. Ahmadi, S.S. Pramana, C. Boothroyd, Y.M. Lam, Elucidating the Relationship between Crystallo-Chemistry and Optical properties of CIGS Nanocrystals, Nanotechnology 28, 045708, 2017.
  11. A. Solanki, A. Bagui, G. Long, B. Wu, T. Salim, Y. Chen, Y.M. Lam, T.C. Sum, Effectiveness of External Electric Field Treatment of Conjugated Polymers in Bulk-heterojunction Solar Cells, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 8, 32282−32291, 2016.
  12. Y. Abe, H. Li, J. Yin, C. Soci, A.C. Grimsdale, Y.M. Lam, Fused Thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-dithiophene Based Donor Molecule for Organic Photovoltaics: Structural Comparative Study with Indacenodithiophene, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 4 (41), 9656-9663, 2016.
  13. H. Hu, T. Salim, B. Chen, Y.M. Lam, Molecularly Engineered Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Perovskite with Multiple Quantum Well Structure for Multicolored Light-Emitting Diodes, Scientific Reports, 6: 33546, 2016.
  14. L. Xi, D-Y Cho, A. Besmehn, M. Duchamp, D. Grützmacher, Y.M. Lam, B. Kardynal, Effect of Zinc Incorporation on the Performance of Red Light Emitting InP Core Nanocrystals, Inorganic Chemistry 55 (17), 8381-8386, 2016.
  15. J. Jin, T. Stoica, S. Trellenkamp, Y. Chen, N. Anttu, V. Migunov, R.M.S. Kawabata, P.J.S. Buenconsejo, Y.M. Lam, F. Haas, H.H. Hardtdegen, D. Grützmacher, B. Kardynal, Dense, regular GaAs nanowire arrays by catalyst-free vapour phase epitaxy for light harvesting, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8 (34), 22484-22492, 2016.
  16. D-Y. Cho, L. Xi, C. Boothroyd, B. Kardynal, Y.M. Lam, The role of ion exchange in the passivation of In(Zn)P nanocrystals with ZnS, Scientific Reports 6, 22818, 2016.
  17. N. Mirbagheri, S. Engberg, A. Crovetto, S. Simonsen, O. Hansen, Y.M. Lam, J. Schou, Synthesis of ligand-free CZTS nanoparticles via a facile hot injection route, Nanotechnology 27, 185603, 2016.
  18. C La-o-vorakiat, H Xia, J Kadro, T Salim, D Zhao, T Ahmed, YM Lam, J. Zhu, R.A. Marcus, M-E. Michel-Beyerle, E.E.M. Chia, Phonon Mode Transformation Across the Orthohombic–Tetragonal Phase Transition in a Lead Iodide Perovskite CH3NH3PbI3: A Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy Approach, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 7 (1), 1-6, 2016.

Before 2016:

  1. T. Salim, H.W. Lee, L.H. Wong, J.H. Oh, Z. Bao, Y.M. Lam, Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes for Improved Efficiency and Thermal Stability of Polymer–Fullerene Solar Cells, Advanced Functional Materials 26 (1), 51-65, 2015.
  2. C. La-o-vorakiat, T. Salim, J. Kadro, M.T. Khuc, R. Haselsberger, L. Cheng, H. Xia, G.G. Gurzadyan, H. Su, Y.M. Lam, R.A. Marcus, M-E. Michel-Beyer, E.E.M. Chia, Elucidating the role of disorder and free-carrier recombination kinetics in CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite film, Nature Communications 6, 7903, 2015.
  3. T. Ahmed, T. Salim, Y.M. Lam, E.E.M. Chia, J.X. Zhu, Optical properties of organometallic perovskite: An ab initio study using relativistic GW correction and Bethe-Salpeter equation, Europhysics Letters, 108 (6), 67015, 2015.
  4. M. Wang, S.K. Batabyal, H.M. Lim, Z. Li, Y.M. Lam, Formation of CuIn (S x Se 1− x) 2 microcrystals, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 618, 522-526, 2015.
  5. S. Engberg, Z. Li, J.Y. Lek, Y.M. Lam, J. Schou, Synthesis of large CZTSe nanoparticles through a two-step hot-injection method, RSC Advances 5 (117), 96593-96600, 2015.
  6. A. Solanki, B. Wu, Y.M. Lam and T.C. Sum, Correlation between blend morphology and recombination dynamics in additives-added P3HT:PCBM solar cells, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics 17 (39), 26111-26120, 2015.
  7. T. Salim, S. Sun, Y. Abe, A. Krishna, A.C. Grimsdale, Y.M. Lam, Perovskite-based solar cells: impact of morphology and device architecture on device performance, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 3 (17), 8943-8969, 2015.
  8. L. Xi, D-Y. Cho, M. Duchamp, C.B. Boothroyd, J.Y. Lek, A. Besmehn, R. Waser, Y.M. Lam, B. Kardynal, Understanding the Role of Single Molecular ZnS Precursors in the Synthesis of In(Zn)P/ZnS Nanocrystals, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 6, 18233−18242, 2014.
  9. Z. Li, A.L.K. Lui, K.H. Lam, Y.M. Lam, Phase-Selective Synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanocrystals using Different Sulfur Precursors, Inorganic Chemistry 53, 10874-10880, 2014.
  10.  T. Salim, J.Y. Lek, B. Bräuer, D. Fichou, Y.M. Lam, Polymer nanofibers: preserving nanomorphology in ternary blend organic photovoltaics, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics 16, 23829-23836, 2014.
  11. D. Yang, Z. Lu, X. Rui, X. Huang, H. Li, J. Zhu, W. Zhang, Y.M. Lam, H.H. Hng, H. Zhang, Q. Yan, Synthesis of Two‐Dimensional Transition‐Metal Phosphates with Highly Ordered Mesoporous Structures for Lithium‐Ion Battery Applications, Angewandte Chemie 53, 9352 –9355, 2014.
  12. H. Li, S. Sun, S. Mhaisalkar, M.T. Zin, Y.M. Lam, A.C. Grimsdale, A high voltage solar cell using a donor–acceptor conjugated polymer based on pyrrolo[3,4-f]-2,1,3- benzothiadiazole-5,7-dione, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2, 17925-17933, 2014.
  13. Z. Li, J.C.W. Ho,  K.K. Lee, X. Zeng, T. Zhang, L.H. Wong, Y.M. Lam, Environmentally friendly solution route to kesterite Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 thin films for solar cell applications, RSC Advances 4, 26888-26894, 2014.
  14. W. Chen, T. Salim, H. Fan, L. James, Y.M. Lam, Q. Zhang, Quinoxaline-functionlized C60 derivatives as electron acceptors in organic solar cells, RSC Advances 4, 25291-25301, 2014.
  15. A. Solanki, B. Wu, T. Salim, E.K. L. Yeow, Y.M. Lam, T.C. Sum, Performance Improvements in Polymer Nanofiber/Fullerene Solar Cells with External Electric Field Treatment, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 118, 11285–11291, 2014.
  16. T.T.T. Pham, T.M. Koh, K. Nonomura, Y.M. Lam, N. Mathews, S. Mhaisalkar, Reducing Mass-Transport Limitations in Cobalt-ElectrolyteBased Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Photoanode Modification, ChemPhysChem 15, 1216-1221, 2014.
  17. K.H. Lam, T.R.B. Foong, J. Zhang, A.C. Grimsdale, Y.M. Lam, Carboxylic Acid Mediated Self-Assembly of Small Molecules for Organic Thin Film Transistors, Organic Electronics 15, 1592–1597, 2014.
  18. D. Rajwar, X. Liu, Z.B. Lim, S.J. Cho, C. Shi, Y.M. Lam, T.C. Sum, A.C. Grimsdale, Novel self-assembled 2D networks based on zinc metal ion co-ordination: Synthesis and comparative study with 3D networks, RSC Advances 4, 17680-17693, 2014.
  19. G. Hu, R.R. Prabhakar, Y.M. Lam, T. Sritharan, Evolution of Nanoparticles morphology, structure and chemistry during synthesis of Pyrite by a Hot Injection Method, RSC Advances 4, 16489-16496, 2014.
  20. W. Chen, Q. Zhang, T. Salim, S.A. Ekahana, X. Wan, T.C. Sum, Y.M. Lam, A.H.H. Cheng, Y. Chen, Q. Zhang, Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of novel C60 bisadducts based on benzo[2,1,3]-thiadiazole, Tetrahedron 70, 6217–6221, 2014.
  21. J.Y. Lek, G. Xing, T.C. Sum, Y.M. Lam, Electron Transport Limitation in P3HT:CdSe Nanorods Hybrid Solar Cells, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces  6, 894−902, 2014.
  22. L. Lai, J. Zhu, Z. Li, D.Y.W. Yu, S. Jiang, X. Cai, Q. Yan, Y.M. Lam, Z. Shen, J. Lin, Co3O4/nitrogen modified graphene electrode as Li-ion anode with high reversible capacity and improved initial cycle performance, NanoEnergy 3, 134-143, 2014.
  23. S. Sun, T. Salim, N. Mathews, M. Duchamp, C. Boothroyd,  G. Xing, T.C. Sum, Y.M. Lam, The Origin of High Efficiency in Low-Temperature Solution-Processable Bilayer Organometal Halide Hybrid Solar Cells, Energy & Environmental Science 7, 399-407, 2014.
  24. K.H. Lam, T.R.B. Foong, Z.E. Ooi, J. Zhang, A.C. Grimsdale, Y.M. Lam, Enhancing the Performance of Solution-Processed Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells Using Hydrogen-Bonding-Induced Self-Organization of Small Molecules, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 5, 13265-13274, 2013.
  25. G. Xing, N. Matthews, S. Sun, S.S. Lim, Y.M. Lam, M. Graetzel, S. Mhaisalkar, T.C. Sum, Long-Range Balanced Electron and Hole Transport Lengths in Organic-Inorganic CH3NH3PbI3, Science 342, 344-347, 2013.
  26. M.H. Kumar, N. Mathews, P.P. Boix, K. Nonomura, S. Powar, Y.M. Lam, M. Graetzel, S.G. Mhaisalkar, Decoupling light absorption and charge transport properties in near IR-sensitized Fe2O3 regenerative cells, Energy & Environmental Science 6, 3280-3285, 2013.
  27. D.G. Cooke, P. U. Jepsen, J.Y. Lek, Y.M. Lam, F. Sy and M.M. Dignam, Picosecond dynamics of internal exciton transitions in CdSe nanorods, Physical Review B 88, 241307(R), 2013.
  28. M. Ahmadi, S.S. Pramana, S.K. Batabyal, C. Boothroyd, S.G. Mhaisalkar and Y.M. Lam, Synthesis of Cu2SnSe3 Nanocrystals for Solution Processable Photovoltaic Cells, Inorganic Chemistry 52, 1722-1728, 2013.
  29. M. Wang, S.K. Batabyal, Z. Li, D. Li, S.G. Mhaisalkar, Y.M. Lam, Nanocrystalline copper indium selenide (CuInSe2) particles for solar energy harvesting, RSC Advances 3, 9829–9834, 2013.
  30. P. Sonar, H-S. Tan, S. Sun, Y.M. Lam and A. Dodabalapur, Isoindigo dye incorporated copolymers with naphthalene and anthracene: promising materials for stable organic field effect transistors, Polymer Chemistry 4, 1983-1994, 2013.
  31. H. Li,  F. Zhou,  T.L.D. Tam,  Y.M. Lam,  S.G. Mhaisalkar,  H. Su and A.C. Grimsdale, Comparative studies on the electrochemical and optical properties of representative benzo[1,2-c;4,5-c′]bis[1,2,5]thiadiazole, [1,2,5]-thiadiazolo[3,4-g]quinoxaline and pyrazino[2,3-g]quinoxaline derivatives, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 1, 1745-1752, 2013.
  32. M. Kurniawan, T. Salim, K.F. Tai, S. Sun, E.J. Sie, X. Wu, E.K.L. Yeow, C.H. A. Huan, Y.M. Lam and T.C. Sum, Carrier Dynamics in Polymer Nanofiber:Fullerene Solar Cells, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 116, 18015−18022, 2012.
  33. J.Y. Lek, Y.M. Lam, J. Niziol and M. Marzec, Understanding polycarbazole-based polymer:CdSe hybrid solar cells, Nanotechnology 23, 315401(9pp), 2012.
  34. M. Ahmadi, S. Pramana, L. Xi, C. Boothroyd, Y.M. Lam, S. Mhaisalkar, Evolution Pathway of CIGSe Nanocrystals for Solar Cell Applications, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 116, 8202-8209, 2012.
  35. H. Li, S. Sun, T. Salim, S. Bomma, A.C. Grimsdale, Y.M. Lam, Conjugated Polymers Based on Dicarboxylic Imide-Substituted Isothianaphthene and Their Applications in Solar Cells, Journal of Polymer Science Part A – Polymer Chemistry 50, 250-260, 2012.
  36. T.L.D. Tam, T. Salim, H. Li, F. Zhou, S.G. Mhaisalkar, H. Su, Y.M. Lam and A.C. Grimsdale, From benzobisthiadiazole, thiadiazoloquinoxaline to pyrazinoquinoxaline based polymers: effects of aromatic substituents on the performance of organic photovoltaics, Journal of Materials Chemistry 22, 18528-18534, 2012.
  37. T.T.T. Pham, T. Bessho, N. Mathews, S.M. Zakeeruddin, Y.M. Lam, S. Mhaisalkar and M. Grätzel, Light scattering enhancement from sub-micrometer cavities in the photoanode for dye-sensitized solar cells, Journal of Materials Chemistry 22, 16201-16204, 2012.
  38.   X. Dou, R.R. Prabhakar, N. Matthews, Y.M. Lam, S. Mhaisalkar, Zn-Doped SnO2 Nanocrystals as Efficient DSSC Photoanode Material and Remarkable Photocurrent Enhancement by Interface Modification, Journal of Electrochemical Society 159, H735-H739, 2012.
  39. L. Zhang, H.K. Mulmudi, S.K. Batabyal, Y.M. Lam, S.G. Mhaisalkar, Metal/metal sulfide functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes: FTO-free counter electrodes for dye sensitized solar cells, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics 14, 9906-9911, 2012. (With front Cover page)
  40. L. Xi, K.H. Chua, Y. Zhao, J. Zhang, Q. Xiong, Y.M. Lam, Controlled Synthesis of CdE (E=S, Se and Te) Nanowires, RSC Advances 2, 5243-5253, 2012.
  41. Z.B. Lim,  H. Li,  S. Sun,  J.Y. Lek,  A. Trewin,  Y.M. Lam and A.C. Grimsdale, New 3D supramolecular Zn(II)-coordinated self-assembled organic networks, Journal of Materials Chemistry 22, 6218-6231, 2012.
  42. Z.B. Lim, B. Xue, S. Bomma, H. Li, S. Sun, Y.M. Lam, W. Belcher, P. Dastoor, A.C. Grimsdale, New Moderate Bandgap Polymers Containing Alkoxysubstituted-Benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole and Thiophene-Based Units, Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 49, 4387-4397, 2011.
  43. H.P. Yang, J. Jiang, W.W. Zhou, L.F. Lai, L. Xi, Y.M. Lam, Z.X. Shen, B. Khezri, T. Yu, Influences of graphene oxide support on the electrochemical performances of graphene oxide-MnO(2) nanocomposites, Nanoscale Research Letters 6, DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-6-531, 2011.
  44. X. Dou, D. Sabba, N. Mathews, L. Wong, Y.M. Lam, S, Mhaisalkar, Hydrothermal Synthesis of High Electron Mobility Zn-doped SnO2 Nanoflowers as Photoanode Material for Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Chemistry of Materials 23, 3938-3945, 2011.
  45. T.L. Tam, A. Grimsdale, H. Li, Y. M. Lam, S. Mhaisalkar, Synthesis And Characterization Of [1,2,5]Chalcogenazolo[3,4-f] Benzo[1,2,3]Triazole And [1,2,3]Triazolo[3,4-g]Quinoxaline Derivatives, Organic Letters 17, 4612-4615, 2011.
  46. H.K. Mulmudi, N. Mathews, X.C. Dou, L. Xi, S.S. Pramana, Y.M. Lam, S.G. Mhaisalkar, Controlled growth of hematite (α-Fe2O3) nanorod array on fluorine doped tin oxide: Synthesis and photoelectrochemical properties, Electrochemistry Communications 13, 951-954, 2011.
  47. L. Xi, J.Y. Lek, Y.N. Liang, C. Boothroyd, W. Zhou, Q. Yan, X. Hu, F.Y.C. Boey, Y.M. Lam, Stability Studies of CdSe Nanocrystals in an Aqueous Environment, Nanotechnology 22, 275706, 2011.
  48. S.Y. Yew, G. Shekhawat, N. Wangoo, S. Mhaisalkar, C.R. Suri, V.P. Dravid, Y.M. Lam, Design of single peptides for self-assembled conduction channels, Nanotechnology 22, 215606, 2011.
  49. T. Salim, Z. Yin, S. Sun, X. Huang, H. Zhang, Y.M. Lam, Solution-Processed Nanocrystalline TiO2 Buffer Layer Used for Improving the Performance of Organic Photovoltaics, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 3, 1063–1067, 2011.
  50. G. Wee, T.Salim, Y.M. Lam, S. Mhaisalkar, M. Srinivasan, Printable photo-supercapacitor using single-walled carbon nanotubes, Energy and Environmental Science 4, 413-416, 2011.
  51. J.Y. Lek, L. Xi, B.E. Kardynal, L.H. Wong, Y.M. Lam, Understanding of the Effect of Surface Chemistry on Charge Generation and Transport in Poly (3-hexylthiophene)/CdSe Hybrid Solar Cells, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 3, 287–292, 2011.
  52. H. Li, T.L. Tam, Y.M. Lam, S. Mhaisalkar, A. Grimsdale, Synthesis of Low Band Gap [1,2,5]-Thiadiazolo[3,4-g]quinoxaline and Pyrazino[2,3-g]quinoxaline Derivatives by Selective Reduction of Benzo[1,2-c;4,5-c’]bis[1,2,5]thiadiazole, Organic Letters 13, 46-49, 2011.
  53. T.L. Tam, F. Zhou, H. Li, J.C.Y. Pang, Y.M. Lam, S.G. Mhaisalkar, H. Su, A.C. Grimsdale, Substituent Effect on the Electronic Properties of Pyrazino[2,3-g] Quinoxaline Molecules, Journal of Materials Chemistry 21, 17798, 2011.
  54. T Salim, L.H. Wong, B. Bräuer, R. Kukreja, Y.L. Foo, Z. Bao, Y.M. Lam, Solvent Additives and Their Effects on Blend Morphologies of Bulk Heterojunctions, Journal of Materials Chemistry 21, 242-250, 2011.
  55. S. Sun, T. Salim, L.H. Wong, Y.L. Foo, F. Boey, Y.M. Lam, A New Insight into Controlling Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Nanofiber Growth through Mixed-Solvent Approach for Organic Photovoltaics Applications, Journal of Materials Chemistry 21, 277-386, 2011.
  56. X. Dou, H. Li, N. Mathews, L.H. Wong, Y.M. Lam and S. Mhaisalkar, Cu-S Nanocabbage Films with Tunable Optical Bandgap and Substantially Improved Stability by Pulse Electrodeposition, Journal of The Electrochemical Society 158, 1-3, 2011.
  57. X. Dou, Q. Wang, S.P. Snellius, N. Mathews, Y.M. Lam, S. Mhaisalkar, Novel Zn-Sn-O Nanocactus with Excellent Transport Properties as Photoanode Material for High Performance Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Nanoscale, 3, 4640-4646, 2011.
  58. H.K. Mulmudi, S.K. Batabyal, M. Rao, R.R. Prabhakar, N. Mathews, Y.M. Lam, S.G. Mhaisalkar, Solution processed transition metal sulfides: application as counter electrodes in dye sensitized solar cells (DSCs), Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics, 13, 19307-19309, 2011.
  59. K.S. Chua, A.P. Koh, Y.M. Lam, The influence of polarity of additive molecules on micelle structures of polystyrene-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) in the fabrication of nano-porous templates, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 351(1), 69-76, 2010.
  60. D. Zhan, L. Sun, L. Liu, X. Fan, Y. Wang, T. Yu, Y.M. Lam, W. Huang, Z. Ni, Z. Shen, FeCl3 based Few-Layer Graphene Intercalation Compounds: Single Linear Dispersion Electronic Band Structure and Strong Charge Transfer Doping, Advanced Functional Materials 20, 3504-3509, 2010.
  61. Z. Yin, S. Sun, T. Salim, S. Wu, X. Huang, Q. He, Y.M. Lam, H. Zhang, Organic photovoltaic devices using highly flexible reduced graphene oxide films as transparent electrodes, ACS Nano 4(9), 5263-5268, 2010.
  62. T.L. Tam, H. Li, F. Wei, K.J. Tan, C. Kloc, Y.M. Lam, S. Mhaisalkar, A. Grimsdale, One-pot synthesis of 4,8-dibromobenzo[1,2-c;4,5-c’]bis[1,2,5]thiadiazole, Organic Letters 12(15), 3340–3343, 2010.
  63. T. Salim, S. Sun, L.H. Wong, L.  Xi, Y.L. Foo, Y.M. Lam, The Role of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Nanofibers in an All-Polymer Blend with a Polyfluorene Copolymer for Solar Cell Applications, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 114, 9459–9468, 2010.
  64. N. Matthews, Y.M. Lam, S.G. Mhaisalkar, A.C. Grimsdale, Printing Materials for Electronics Devices, International Journal of Materials Research 101(2), 236-250, 2010.
  65. P. Keg, A. Dell’Aquila, F. Marinelli, O.L. Kapitanchuk, D. Fichou, P. Mastrorilli, G. Romanazzi, G.P. Suranna, L. Torsi, S.G. Mhaisalkar, Y.M. Lam, Solution processable ter-anthrylene-ethynylenes semiconductors: thin film transistor properties and STM study on HOPG and Au(111), Journal of Materials Chemistry 20, 2448-2456, 2010.
  66. L. Xi, Y.M. Lam, Controlling Growth of CdSe Nanowires through ligands optimization, Chemistry of Materials 21, 3710-3718, 2009.
  67. L. Xi, C. Boothroyd, Y. M. Lam, Controlled Synthesis of CdSe and CdTe Multi-block Heteronanostructures, Chemistry of Materials 21, 1465-1470, 2009.
  68. L. Xi, W. X. W. Tan, K. S. Chua, C. Boothroyd and Y. M. Lam, “Synthesis of monodisperse CdS nanowires and their photovoltaic applications”, Thin Solid Films 517, 6430-6434, 2009.
  69. M. O. Ahmed, C. Wang, P. Keg, W. Pisula,  Y. M. Lam, B. S. Ong, S. C. Ng, Z-K. Chen and S. G. Mhaisalkar, Thieno[3,2-b]thiophene Oligomers as p-Type Organic Semiconductors and their  Supramolecular Bulk Self-Organization, Journal of Materials Chemistry 19, 3449-3456, 2009.
  70. W.L. Leong, P. S. Lee, S. Mhaisalkar, N. Mathews, Y.M. Lam, Micellar poly(styrene-b-4-vinylpyridine)-nanoparticle hybrid system for non-volatile organic transistor memory, Journal of Materials Chemistry 19, 7354-7361, 2009.
  71. L. Xi, Y.M. Lam, W.X.W. Tan, C. Boothroyd, Understanding and Controlling the Growth of Monodisperse CdS Nanowires in Solution, Chemistry of Materials 20, 5444-5452, 2008.
  72. P. Keg, A. Lohani, Y.M. Lam, S.G. Mhaisalkar; D. Fichou; Y. Wu, B.S. Ong, Direct observation of alkyl chain interdigitation in conjugated polyquarterthiophene self-organized on graphite surfaces, Macromolecular Rapid Communication 29(14), 1197-1202, 2008 (Cover Page).
  73. W. L. Leong, P. S. Lee, A. P.C. Lohani, Y. M. Lam, T.P. Chen, S. Zhang, A. Dodabalapur, and S. Mhaisalkar, Non-volatile Organic Memory Applications enabled by in-situ synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles in a Self-assembled Block Copolymer, Advanced Materials 20, 2325-2331, 2008.
  74. L. Xi, Y.M. Lam, Y.P. Xu, L-J. Li, Synthesis and characterization of one-dimensional CdSe by a novel reverse micelle assisted hydrothermal method, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 320, 491-500, 2008.
  75. A. Sathyapalan, S.C. Ng, A. Lohani, T.T. Ong, H. Chen, S. Zhang, Y.M. Lam, S.G. Mhaisalkar, Novel self-assembled monolayers of allyl phenyl thiophene ether as potential dielectric material for organic thin film transistors, Thin Solid Films 516, 5645-5648, 2008.
  76. Y.M. Lam, L. Song, Y.C. Moy, L. Xi, C. Boothroyd, Controlled Chemical Stabilization of self-assembled PS-P4VP nanostructures, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 317, 255-263, 2008.
  77. A. Dell’Aquila, F. Marinelli, J. Tey, P. Keg, Y.M. Lam, O.L. Kapitanchuk, P. Mastrorilli, C.F. Nobile, P. Cosma, A. Marchenko, D. Fichou, S.G. Mhaisalkar, G.P. Suranna, L. Torsi, 9,10-ter-anthrylene-ethynylene: a new molecular architecture for solution processed anthracene-based thin film transistors, Journal of Materials Chemistry 18, 786-791, 2008.
  78. G. Tresset, W.C.D. Cheong, Y.M. Lam, Role of Multivalent Cations in the Self-Assembly of Phospholipid DNA Complexes, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 111 (51): 14233, 2007.
  79. L. Xi and Y.M. Lam, Synthesis and Characterization of CdSe Nanorods using a Novel Microemulsion Method at Moderate temperature, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 316, 771, 2007.
  80. G. Tresset, W.C.D. Cheong, Y.L. S. Tan, J. Boulaire, Y.M. Lam, Phospholipid-Based Artificial Viruses Assembled by Multivalent Cations, Biophysical Journal 93, 637-644, 2007.
  81. L. Song, C. Boothroyd, P.W. Teo, Y.M. Lam, One-step synthesis of titania nanoparticles from PS-P4VP diblock copolymer solution, Nanotechnology 18(13) 135605, 2007.
  82. L. Song and Y.M. Lam, Nanopattern formation using a chemically modified PS-P4VP diblock copolymer, Nanotechnology 18(7), 075304, 2007.
  83. Y. Zhang, Y.M. Lam, Controlled Synthesis and association behavior of graft Pluronic in aqueous solutions, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 306, 398-404, 2007.
  84. L. Song and Y.M. Lam, Selective betainization of PS-P4VP and solution properties, Langmuir 22(1) 319-324, 2006.
  85. L. Song, Y.M. Lam, Morphology Evolution in Diblock Copolymer Film, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 6, 3904-3909, 2006.
  86. Y. Zhang, Y.M. Lam, Study of mixed micelles and interaction parameters for “polymeric” nonionic and “normal” surfactants, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 6, 3877-3881, 2006.
  87. Y. Zhang, Y.M. Lam and W.S.  Tan, Poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide)-g-poly(vinylpyrrolidone): Association behavior in aqueous solution and interaction with anionic surfactants, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 285(1) 74-79, 2005.
  88. Y. Zhang, Y.M. Lam, Poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(propylene oxide)-b-poly(ethylene oxide)-g-poly(vinyl pyrrolidone): Synthesis and characterization, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 285(1) 80-85, 2005.
  89. I.A. Kinloch, M.S.P. Shaffer, Y.M. Lam and A.H. Windle, High-throughput screening for carbon nanotube production, Carbon 42/1: 97 – 106, 2004.
  90. Y.M. Lam, G. Goldbeck-Wood  and C. Boothroyd, Mesoscale Simulation and cryo-TEM of nanoscale drug delivery systems, Molecular Simulations 30(4) 239-247, 2004.
  91. J. Sandler, G. Broza, M. Nolte, K. Schulte, Y.M. Lam and M.S.P. Shaffer, Crystallization of Carbon Nanotube and Nanofibre Polypropylene composites, Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B—Physics B42, Nos. 3 & 4, pp. 479–488, 2003.
  92. Y.M. Lam and G. Goldbeck-Wood, Mesoscale Simulation of block copolymers in aqueous solution: Parameterisation, micelle growth kinetics and the effect of temperature and concentration morphology, Polymer 44(12): 3593 – 3605, 2003.
  93. Y.M. Lam, N. Grigorieff and G. Goldbeck-Wood, Direct visualisation of micelles of Pluronic block copolymers in aqueous solution by cryo-TEM, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 1(14): 3331-3334, 1999.
  94. H. Li, T. Sritharan, Y.M. Lam, N.Y. Leng, Effects of processing parameters on the performance of Al grain refinement master alloys Al-Ti and Al-B in small ingots, Journal of Materials Processing Technology 66 (1-3): 253-257, 1997.

Book Chapters:

  1. Mesoscale Simulation: Industrial Applications.  McGrother S, Goldbeck-Wood G and Lam YM,  ACS Symposium Series No.861, Chapter 14, 2003.
  2. Integration of Modelling at Various Length and Time Scales.  McGrother S, Goldbeck-Wood G and Lam YM, Springer Lecture Notes Series in Physics Vol. 642, 2004.

Patents:

  1. Facile Formulation to Modify Soil Wettability and Control Release of Water in Soil (US Provisional Patent (SG Provisional Patent 10201702774T, April 2017)
  2. Low Temperature Sinter-able Cu Nanoparticles Ink for Flexible Electrode (US Provisional Patent 62/402,290, Sept 2016)
  3. Copper Nanowires-Nanoparticles Mixture For Transparent Conducting Electrodes (US PCT Patent 62/109,776, Jan 2016)
  4. Synthesis, Design, and Method of Forming Nanostructure-Based Organic Floating Gate Memory Devices (US Patent No: 8,089,115 Granted on 12 Jan 2012).
  5. Solution processed Inorganic films as gate dielectric for organic thin films transistors (OTFT) (US Patent No. 8,080,822 Granted on 20 Dec 2011)