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Sam Chong

Dr Sam Chong
MSci, PhD

Contact

S.Chong@liverpool.ac.uk

+44 (0)151 795 2357

Publications

Selected publications

  1. Separation of rare gases and chiral molecules by selective binding in porous organic cages (Journal article - 2014)
  2. Three-dimensional Protonic Conductivity in Porous Organic Cage Solids (Journal article - 2016)
  3. Porous organic cages (Journal article - 2009)
  4. Porous Organic Cages (Chapter - 2017)
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2024

2023

Modular, Multi-Robot Integration of Laboratories: An Autonomous Solid-State Workflow for Powder X-Ray Diffraction

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.2309.00544
Preprint

2022

2021

Magnetic sulfur-doped carbons for mercury adsorption

Zhang, B., Petcher, S., Gao, H., Yan, P., Cai, D., Fleming, G., . . . Hasell, T. (2021). Magnetic sulfur-doped carbons for mercury adsorption. JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE, 603, 728-737. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2021.06.129

DOI
10.1016/j.jcis.2021.06.129
Journal article

Advanced characterisation techniques: multi-scale, <i>in situ</i>, and time-resolved: general discussion

Brammer, L., Burrows, A. D., Chong, S. Y. -L., Craig, G., Evans, J., Farha, O., . . . West, N. G. (2021). Advanced characterisation techniques: multi-scale, <i>in situ</i>, and time-resolved: general discussion. FARADAY DISCUSSIONS, 225(0), 152-167. doi:10.1039/D0FD90032J

DOI
10.1039/D0FD90032J
Journal article

2020

Synthesis of Stable Thiazole-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks via a Multicomponent Reaction.

Wang, K., Jia, Z., Bai, Y., Wang, X., Hodgkiss, S. E., Chen, L., . . . Cooper, A. I. (2020). Synthesis of Stable Thiazole-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks via a Multicomponent Reaction.. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(25), 11131-11138. doi:10.1021/jacs.0c03418

DOI
10.1021/jacs.0c03418
Journal article

Hydrophilic microporous membranes for selective ion separation and flow-battery energy storage (December, 10.1038/S41563-019-0536-8, 2019)

Tan, R., Wang, A., Malpass-Evans, R., Williams, R., Zhao, E. W., Liu, T., . . . Song, Q. (2020). Hydrophilic microporous membranes for selective ion separation and flow-battery energy storage (December, 10.1038/S41563-019-0536-8, 2019). NATURE MATERIALS, 19(2), 251. doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0593-z

DOI
10.1038/s41563-019-0593-z
Journal article

2019

2018

Core–Shell Crystals of Porous Organic Cages

Jiang, S., Du, Y., Marcello, M., Corcoran, E. W., Calabro, D. C., Chong, S. Y., . . . Cooper, A. I. (2018). Core–Shell Crystals of Porous Organic Cages. Angewandte Chemie, 130(35), 11398-11402. doi:10.1002/ange.201803244

DOI
10.1002/ange.201803244
Journal article

Innentitelbild: Core–Shell Crystals of Porous Organic Cages (Angew. Chem. 35/2018)

Jiang, S., Du, Y., Marcello, M., Corcoran, E. W., Calabro, D. C., Chong, S. Y., . . . Cooper, A. I. (2018). Innentitelbild: Core–Shell Crystals of Porous Organic Cages (Angew. Chem. 35/2018). Angewandte Chemie, 130(35), 11250. doi:10.1002/ange.201806818

DOI
10.1002/ange.201806818
Journal article

Inside Cover: Core–Shell Crystals of Porous Organic Cages (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 35/2018)

Jiang, S., Du, Y., Marcello, M., Corcoran, E. W., Calabro, D. C., Chong, S. Y., . . . Cooper, A. I. (2018). Inside Cover: Core–Shell Crystals of Porous Organic Cages (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 35/2018). Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 57(35), 11082. doi:10.1002/anie.201806818

DOI
10.1002/anie.201806818
Journal article

Core-Shell Crystals of Porous Organic Cages

Jiang, S., Du, Y., Marcello, M., Corcoran Jr, E. W., Calabro, D. C., Chong, S. Y., . . . Cooper, A. I. (2018). Core-Shell Crystals of Porous Organic Cages. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 57(35), 11228-11232. doi:10.1002/anie.201803244

DOI
10.1002/anie.201803244
Journal article

2017

Porous Organic Cages

Chong, S. Y., & Cooper, A. I. (2017). Porous Organic Cages. In Comprehensive Supramolecular Chemistry II (pp. 139-197). Elsevier. doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-409547-2.12586-7

DOI
10.1016/B978-0-12-409547-2.12586-7
Chapter

Functional materials discovery using energy–structure–function maps

Pulido, A., Chen, L., Kaczorowski, T., Holden, D., Little, M. A., Chong, S. Y., . . . Day, G. M. (2017). Functional materials discovery using energy–structure–function maps. Nature, 543(7647), 657-664. doi:10.1038/nature21419

DOI
10.1038/nature21419
Journal article

2016

Understanding Static, Dynamic and Cooperative Porosity in Molecular Materials

Holden, D., Chong, S. Y., Chen, L., Jelfs, K. E., Hasell, T., & Cooper, A. I. (2016). Understanding Static, Dynamic and Cooperative Porosity in Molecular Materials. Chemical Science, 7(08), 4875-4879. doi:10.1039/C6SC00713A

DOI
10.1039/C6SC00713A
Journal article

2015

2014

Separation of rare gases and chiral molecules by selective binding in porous organic cages

Chen, L., Reiss, P., Chong, S., Holden, D., Jelfs, K., Hasell, T., . . . Cooper, A. (2014). Separation of rare gases and chiral molecules by selective binding in porous organic cages. Nature Materials, 13(10), 954-960. doi:10.1038/nmat4035

DOI
10.1038/nmat4035
Journal article

Guest control of structure in porous organic cages

Little, M. A., Chong, S. Y., Schmidtmann, M., Hasell, T., & Cooper, A. I. (2014). Guest control of structure in porous organic cages. CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 50(67), 9465-9468. doi:10.1039/c4cc04158e

DOI
10.1039/c4cc04158e
Journal article

Triazine-Based Graphitic Carbon Nitride: a Two-Dimensional Semiconductor

Algara-Siller, G., Severin, N., Chong, S. Y., Bjorkman, T., Palgrave, R. G., Laybourn, A., . . . Bojdys, M. J. (2014). Triazine-Based Graphitic Carbon Nitride: a Two-Dimensional Semiconductor. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 53(29), 7450-7455. doi:10.1002/anie.201402191

DOI
10.1002/anie.201402191
Journal article

Swellable, Water- and Acid-Tolerant Polymer Sponges for Chemoselective Carbon Dioxide Capture

Woodward, R. T., Stevens, L. A., Dawson, R., Vijayaraghavan, M., Hasell, T., Silverwood, I. P., . . . Cooper, A. I. (2014). Swellable, Water- and Acid-Tolerant Polymer Sponges for Chemoselective Carbon Dioxide Capture. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136(25), 9028-9035. doi:10.1021/ja5031968

DOI
10.1021/ja5031968
Journal article

Acid- and Base-Stable Porous Organic Cages: Shape Persistence and pH Stability via Post-synthetic "Tying" of a Flexible Amine Cage

Liu, M., Little, M. A., Jelfs, K. E., Jones, J. T. A., Schmidtmann, M., Chong, S. Y., . . . Cooper, A. I. (2014). Acid- and Base-Stable Porous Organic Cages: Shape Persistence and pH Stability via Post-synthetic "Tying" of a Flexible Amine Cage. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 136(21), 7583-7586. doi:10.1021/ja503223j

DOI
10.1021/ja503223j
Journal article

Local Crystal Structure of Antiferroelectric Bi<sub>2</sub>Mn<sub>4/3</sub>Ni<sub>2/3</sub>O<sub>6</sub> in Commensurate and Incommensurate Phases Described by Pair Distribution Function (PDF) and Reverse Monte Carlo (RMC) Modeling

Szczecinski, R. J., Chong, S. Y., Chater, P. A., Hughes, H., Tucker, M. G., Claridge, J. B., & Rosseinsky, M. J. (2014). Local Crystal Structure of Antiferroelectric Bi<sub>2</sub>Mn<sub>4/3</sub>Ni<sub>2/3</sub>O<sub>6</sub> in Commensurate and Incommensurate Phases Described by Pair Distribution Function (PDF) and Reverse Monte Carlo (RMC) Modeling. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 26(7), 2218-2232. doi:10.1021/cm4038439

DOI
10.1021/cm4038439
Journal article

Controlling the Crystallization of Porous Organic Cages: Molecular Analogs of Isoreticular Frameworks Using Shape-Specific Directing Solvents

Hasell, T., Culshaw, J. L., Chong, S., Schmidtmann, M., Little, M., Jelfs, K. E., . . . Cooper, A. (2014). Controlling the Crystallization of Porous Organic Cages: Molecular Analogs of Isoreticular Frameworks Using Shape-Specific Directing Solvents. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136(4), 1438-1448. doi:10.1021/ja409594s

DOI
10.1021/ja409594s
Journal article

Predicted crystal energy landscapes of porous organic cages

Pyzer-Knapp, E. O., Thompson, H. P. G., Schiffmann, F., Jelfs, K. E., Chong, S. Y., Little, M. A., . . . Day, G. M. (2014). Predicted crystal energy landscapes of porous organic cages. CHEMICAL SCIENCE, 5(6), 2235-2245. doi:10.1039/c4sc00095a

DOI
10.1039/c4sc00095a
Journal article

2013

Dynamic Nuclear Polarization NMR Spectroscopy Allows High-Throughput Characterization of Microporous Organic Polymers

Blanc, F., Chong, S. Y., McDonald, T. O., Adams, D. J., Pawsey, S., Caporini, M. A., & Cooper, A. I. (2013). Dynamic Nuclear Polarization NMR Spectroscopy Allows High-Throughput Characterization of Microporous Organic Polymers. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 135(41), 15290-15293. doi:10.1021/ja408074v

DOI
10.1021/ja408074v
Journal article

Assembling pore networks in organic cage structures using molecular recognition

Chong, S. Y., Hasell, T., Briggs, M. E., Jelfs, K. E., Little, M. A., Schmidtmann, M., & Cooper, A. I. (2013). Assembling pore networks in organic cage structures using molecular recognition. In ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA A-FOUNDATION AND ADVANCES Vol. 69 (pp. S236). doi:10.1107/S0108767313097973

DOI
10.1107/S0108767313097973
Conference Paper

Molecular shape sorting using molecular organic cages

Mitra, T., Jelfs, K. E., Schmidtmann, M., Ahmed, A., Chong, S. Y., Adams, D. J., & Cooper, A. I. (2013). Molecular shape sorting using molecular organic cages. NATURE CHEMISTRY, 5(4), 276-281. doi:10.1038/NCHEM.1550

DOI
10.1038/NCHEM.1550
Journal article

2012

Dimensionality Transformation through Paddlewheel Reconfiguration in a Flexible and Porous Zn-Based Metal-Organic Framework

Stylianou, K. C., Rabone, J., Chong, S. Y., Heck, R., Armstrong, J., Wiper, P. V., . . . Rosseinsky, M. J. (2012). Dimensionality Transformation through Paddlewheel Reconfiguration in a Flexible and Porous Zn-Based Metal-Organic Framework. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 134(50), 20466-20478. doi:10.1021/ja308995t

DOI
10.1021/ja308995t
Journal article

Porous Organic Alloys

Hasell, T., Chong, S. Y., Schmidtmann, M., Adams, D. J., & Cooper, A. I. (2012). Porous Organic Alloys. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 51(29), 7154-7157. doi:10.1002/anie.201202849

DOI
10.1002/anie.201202849
Journal article

Porous Organic Alloys

Hasell, T., Chong, S. Y., Schmidtmann, M., Adams, D. J., & Cooper, A. I. (2012). Porous Organic Alloys. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 51(29), 7154-7157. doi:10.1002/anie.201202849

DOI
10.1002/anie.201202849
Journal article

Local Structure of a Pure Bi <i>A</i> Site Polar Perovskite Revealed by Pair Distribution Function Analysis and Reverse Monte Carlo Modeling: Correlated Off-Axis Displacements in a Rhombohedral Material

Chong, S. Y., Szczecinski, R. J., Bridges, C. A., Tucker, M. G., Claridge, J. B., & Rosseinsky, M. J. (2012). Local Structure of a Pure Bi <i>A</i> Site Polar Perovskite Revealed by Pair Distribution Function Analysis and Reverse Monte Carlo Modeling: Correlated Off-Axis Displacements in a Rhombohedral Material. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 134(13), 5836-5849. doi:10.1021/ja210698e

DOI
10.1021/ja210698e
Journal article

Porous Organic Cage Nanocrystals by Solution Mixing

Hasell, T., Chong, S. Y., Jelfs, K. E., Adams, D. J., & Cooper, A. I. (2012). Porous Organic Cage Nanocrystals by Solution Mixing. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 134(1), 588-598. doi:10.1021/ja209156v

DOI
10.1021/ja209156v
Journal article

2011

Supramolecular Engineering of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Porosity in Covalent Organic Cages

Bojdys, M. J., Briggs, M. E., Jones, J. T. A., Adams, D. J., Chong, S. Y., Schmidtmann, M., & Cooper, A. I. (2011). Supramolecular Engineering of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Porosity in Covalent Organic Cages. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 133(41), 16566-16571. doi:10.1021/ja2056374

DOI
10.1021/ja2056374
Journal article

Modular assembly of porous organic materials

Chong, S. Y., Jones, J. T. A., Hasell, T., Schmidtmann, M., Bacsa, J., & Cooper, A. I. (2011). Modular assembly of porous organic materials. In ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA A-FOUNDATION AND ADVANCES Vol. 67 (pp. C392). doi:10.1107/S0108767311090155

DOI
10.1107/S0108767311090155
Conference Paper

Modular and predictable assembly of porous organic molecular crystals

Jones, J. T. A., Hasell, T., Wu, X., Bacsa, J., Jelfs, K. E., Schmidtmann, M., . . . Cooper, A. I. (2011). Modular and predictable assembly of porous organic molecular crystals. NATURE, 474(7351), 367-371. doi:10.1038/nature10125

DOI
10.1038/nature10125
Journal article

CO<sub>2</sub> selectivity of a 1D microporous adenine-based metal-organic framework synthesised in water

Stylianou, K. C., Warren, J. E., Chong, S. Y., Rabone, J., Bacsa, J., Bradshaw, D., & Rosseinsky, M. J. (2011). CO<sub>2</sub> selectivity of a 1D microporous adenine-based metal-organic framework synthesised in water. CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 47(12), 3389-3391. doi:10.1039/c0cc05559j

DOI
10.1039/c0cc05559j
Journal article

Modular and predictable assembly of porous organic molecular crystals

Cooper, A. I., Day, G. M., Jones, J. T. A., Wu, X., Hasell, T., Bacsa, J., . . . Steiner, A. (2011). Modular and predictable assembly of porous organic molecular crystals. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 242. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

Journal article

Porous organic cage nanocrystals by solution mixing

Hasell, T., Chong, S. Y. -L., Jelfs, K. E., Adams, D. J., & Cooper, A. I. (2011). Porous organic cage nanocrystals by solution mixing. J. Am. Chem. Soc.. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja209156v

Journal article

Porous organic cages: From modular molecular crystals to self-assembled polymeric frameworks

Bojdys, M. J., Briggs, M. E., Jones, J. T. A., Schmidtmann, M., Chong, S. Y., & Cooper, A. I. (2011). Porous organic cages: From modular molecular crystals to self-assembled polymeric frameworks. In ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Vol. 242. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

Conference Paper

Supramolecular Engineering of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Porosity in Covalent Organic Cages

Bojdys, M. J., Briggs, M. E., Jones, J. T. A., Adams, D. J., Chong, S. Y., Schmidtmann, M., & Cooper, A. I. (2011). Supramolecular Engineering of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Porosity in Covalent Organic Cages. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 133(41), 16566-16571. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja2056374

Journal article

2010

An Adaptable Peptide-Based Porous Material

Rabone, J., Yue, Y. -F., Chong, S. Y., Stylianou, K. C., Bacsa, J., Bradshaw, D., . . . Rosseinsky, M. J. (2010). An Adaptable Peptide-Based Porous Material. SCIENCE, 329(5995), 1053-1057. doi:10.1126/science.1190672

DOI
10.1126/science.1190672
Journal article

A Guest-Responsive Fluorescent 3D Microporous Metal-Organic Framework Derived from a Long-Lifetime Pyrene Core

Stylianou, K. C., Heck, R., Chong, S. Y., Bacsa, J., Jones, J. T. A., Khimyak, Y. Z., . . . Rosseinsky, M. J. (2010). A Guest-Responsive Fluorescent 3D Microporous Metal-Organic Framework Derived from a Long-Lifetime Pyrene Core. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 132(12), 4119-4130. doi:10.1021/ja906041f

DOI
10.1021/ja906041f
Journal article

Interstitial oxide ion order and conductivity in la<inf>1.64</inf>Ca <inf>0.36</inf>Ga<inf>3</inf>O<inf>7.32</inf>melilite

Li, M. R., Kuang, X., Chong, S. Y., Xu, Z., Thomas, C. I., Niu, H., . . . Rosseinsky, M. J. (2010). Interstitial oxide ion order and conductivity in la<inf>1.64</inf>Ca <inf>0.36</inf>Ga<inf>3</inf>O<inf>7.32</inf>melilite. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 49(13), 2362-2366. doi:10.1002/anie.200906220

DOI
10.1002/anie.200906220
Journal article

A Guest-Responsive Fluorescent 3D Microporous Metal-Organic Framework Derived from a Long-Lifetime Pyrene Core

Stylianou, K. C., Heck, R., Chong, S. Y., Bacsa, J., Jones, J. T. A., Khimyak, Y. Z., . . . Rosseinsky, M. J. (2010). A Guest-Responsive Fluorescent 3D Microporous Metal-Organic Framework Derived from a Long-Lifetime Pyrene Core. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132, 4119-4130.

Journal article

2009

Optimisation of algorithm control parameters in cultural differential evolution applied to molecular crystallography

Tremayne, M., Chong, S. Y., & Bell, D. (2009). Optimisation of algorithm control parameters in cultural differential evolution applied to molecular crystallography. FRONTIERS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE IN CHINA, 3(1), 101-108. doi:10.1007/s11704-009-0009-3

DOI
10.1007/s11704-009-0009-3
Journal article

Porous organic cages

Tozawa, T., Jones, J. T. A., Swamy, S. I., Jiang, S., Adams, D. J., Shakespeare, S., . . . Cooper, A. I. (2009). Porous organic cages. NATURE MATERIALS, 8(12), 973-978. doi:10.1038/NMAT2545

DOI
10.1038/NMAT2545
Journal article

Porous organic cages

Tozawa, T., Swamy, S., Jiang, S., Adams, D. J., Shakespeare, S., Jones, J. T. A., . . . Cooper, A. I. (2009). Porous organic cages. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 238. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

Journal article

2006

Combined optimization using cultural and differential evolution: application to crystal structure solution from powder diffraction data

Chong, S. Y., & Tremayne, M. (2006). Combined optimization using cultural and differential evolution: application to crystal structure solution from powder diffraction data. CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, (39), 4078-4080. doi:10.1039/b609138e

DOI
10.1039/b609138e
Journal article

Molecular versus crystal symmetry in tri-substituted triazine, benzene and isocyanurate derivatives

Chong, S. Y., Seaton, C. C., Kariuki, B. M., & Tremayne, M. (2006). Molecular versus crystal symmetry in tri-substituted triazine, benzene and isocyanurate derivatives. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION B-STRUCTURAL SCIENCE CRYSTAL ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS, 62, 864-874. doi:10.1107/S0108768106020921

DOI
10.1107/S0108768106020921
Journal article

Development of novel evolutionary algorithms for crystal structure determination from powder diffraction data

Chong, S. Y. (2006). Development of novel evolutionary algorithms for crystal structure determination from powder diffraction data. (PhD Thesis, The University of Birmingham).

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