Yue, Zhong-Cheng; Shen, Li-Xia; Wu, Huan-Huan; Li, Xing-Hui; Niu, Yun-Yin.* pH-dependent assembly of metal-organic hybrid compounds based on octamolybdates and a new flexible multidentate ligand. CrystEngComm.2013, 15(46), 9938-9948. Yue, Zhong-Cheng; Du, Hai-Juan; Niu, Yun-Yin;* Jin, Guo-Xin. An unprecedented ι-type octamolybdate: [TbI1]2[(β-Mo8O26)0.5(ι-Mo8O26)] directed by a new tricationic template.CrystEngComm. 2013, 15(46), 9844-9848.Li, Li; Zhu, Lu; Yue, Zhong-Cheng; Zhang, Wen-Li; Zhang, Bing; Niu, Yun-Yin;* Hou, Hong-Wei. Three unprecedent polycational templated cuprous thiocyanate networks: synthesis, structure, and properties. CrystEngComm.2013, 15(42), 8395-8399. Li, Li; Yue, Jun-Ming; Qiao, Yong-Zhen; Niu, Yun-Yin;* Hou, Hong-Wei. The side chain template effect in viologen on the formation of polypseudorotaxane architecture. Six novel metal coordination polymers and their properties. CrystEngComm.2013, 15(19), 3835-3842.Song, Li-Sha; Wang, Hong-Mei; Niu, Yun-Yin;* Hou, Hong-Wei; Zhu, Yu. The anion exchange reaction of bis(isoquinoline) ionic liquids: self-assembly, crystal structures and thermal properties of ten novel d10 metal (Cu, Ag) halide/thiocyanate supramolecular polymers. CrystEngComm. 2012, 14(15), 4927-4938.Du, Hai-Juan; Shu, Zun-Zhe; Niu, Yun-Yin;* Song, Li-Sha; Zhu, Yu. Unprecedented 1/∞[β-Mo8O26]4- polymeric chains and four novel organic-inorganic hybrids based on Mo-POMs and azaheterocycles templates. Journal of Solid State Chemistry.2012, 190, 296-302.Qiao, Yong-Zhen; Fu, Wen-Zhen; Yue, Jun-Ming; Liu, Xiu-Cun; Niu, Yun-Yin;* Hou, Hong-Wei.Role of cooperative templates in the self-assembly process of microporous structures: syntheses and characterization of 12 new silver halide/thiocyanate supramolecular polymers. CrystEngComm. 2012, 14(9), 3241-3249.Wang, Hong-Mei; Han, Yi; Niu, Yun-Yin;* Zhang, Zhen-Hua; Hou, Hong-Wei; Zhu, Yu. External template-assisted self-assembly: design and synthesis of the [MoOS3Cu3]+ based supramolecular polymeric clusters. CrystEngComm.2012, 14(9), 3125-3130. Zhao, Fu-Kai; Guo, Xiao-Ling; Zhang, Zhen-Hua; Yue, Jun-Ming; Niu, Yun-Yin.* Series of metal thiocyanates self-assembly induced by 5,8-diazoniadispiro [4.2.4.2] tetradecane dication. Global Journal of Inorganic Chemistry.2011, 2(3), 177-187.Wang, Hong-Mei; Liang, Yu; Zhang, Zhen-Hua; Niu, Yun-Yin;* Wu, Ben-Lai. 1,ω-Bis(pyridinium)alkane Cation as Templates for the Self-Assembly of the Mo(W)/S/Cu Polymeric Clusters. Journal of Cluster Science.2011, 22(4), 633-646. Zhang, Zhen-Hua; Wang, Hong-Mei; Niu, Yun-Yin;* Wu, Ben-Lai; Ng, Seik-Weng; Hou, Hong-Wei. Design and the cation-templated self-assembly on the [MoOS3Cu3]+ based supramolecular polymeric clusters.Inorganic Chemistry Communications.2011, 14(11), 1783-1787. Li, Xia; Wu, Benlai; Wang, Ruiying; Zhang, Hongyun; Niu, Caoyuan; Niu, Yunyin; Hou, Hongwei. Hierarchical Assembly of Extended Coordination Networks Constructed by Novel Metallacalix[4]arenes Building Blocks. Inorganic Chemistry. 2010, 49(6), 2600-2613.Yong-Zhen Qiao, Jun-Ming Yue, Xiu-Cun Liu and Yun-Yin Niu.* Three novel cation-templated metal thiocyanates with 1-2D polypseudorotaxane frameworks. CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 6885-6892. Jun-Ming Yue, Yun-Yin Niu,* Bing Zhang, Seik-Weng Ng and Hong-Wei Hou. “Four novel metal coordination polymers directed by 1,1′-dibutyl-4,4′-bipyridinium dibromide (BBP) and their framework dependent luminescent properties.” CrystEngComm. 2011, 13(7), 2571-2577.Niu, Yun-Yin; * Wang, Ling-Fang; Lv, Xiao-Rui; Du, Hai-Juan; Qiao, Yong-Zhen; Wang, Hong-Mei; Song, Li-Sha; Wu, Ben-Lai; Hou, Hong-Wei; Ng, Seik Weng. Construction and isomeric transformation of polyoxometalates directed by 1, ww-bis(pyridinium)alkane templates. CrystEngComm. 2011, 13(16), 5071-5081. Han, Yi; Zhang, Zhenhua; Liu, Yanyan; Niu, Yunyin;* Ding, Degang; Wu, Benlai; Hou, Hongwei;* Fan, Yaoting. External Template-Assisted Self-Assembly:Design and Synthesis of 4,4'-bipy-Based Mo(W)/Cu/S Heterothiometallic Polymeric Clusters Directed by 1,1'-Bis(pyridinium)methylene Cation. Cryst. Growth Des. 2011, 11(8), 3448-3455. Zhen-Hua Zhang, Hong-Mei Wang, Yun-Yin Niu,* Ben-Lai Wu, Seik-Weng Ng, Hong-Wei Hou. Design and the cation-templated self-assembly on the [MoOS3Cu3]+ based supramolecular polymeric clusters. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2011, 14, 1783–1787. Zhenhua Zhang; Yunyin Niu;* Seikweng Ng; Benlai Wu; HongWei Hou. Template construction of a series of supramolecular coordination polymers via 6,7-dihydro-5H-[1,4]diazepino[1,2,3,4-lmn][1,10]phenanthroline-4,8-diium cation. J. Coord. Chem. 2011, 64(10), 1683–1694.
Jun-Ming Yue, Na Xu, Zhen-Hua Zhang, Wen-Long Dong, Yun-Yin Niu,* Hong-Wei Hou. Role of spacers and substituents in the self-assembly process: Syntheses and characterization of two novel thiocyanatocuprates polymers. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2010, 13, 1534–1537. Yun-Yin Niu *, Ben-Lai Wu, Qing-Li Wang, Xiao-Ling Guo, Hong-Yun Zhang, Hong-Wei Hou, Yi Han, Ling-Fang Wang. Construction of 1–2D CuI(or CuII) metal–organic architectures with metal thiocyanates and bipyridyl spacers: Syntheses, structures, and thermal properties. Inorg. Chimica Acta. 2009, 362, 556–562. Yun-Yin Niu*, Ben-Lai Wu, Xiao-Ling Guo, Ying-Lin Song, Xiu-Cun Liu,Hong-Yun Zhang*, Hong-Wei Hou, Cao-Yuan Niu, And Seik-Weng Ng. A Systematic Design And Facile Construct Of Metal Pseudohalide Frameworks Directed By 1,Ω-Bis(Pyridinium)Alkane Cations. Crystal Growth & Design. 2008, 8, 2393–2401. Zhang, Ping, Niu, Yun-Yin, Zhang, Zong-Pei, Zhang, Hong-Yun*, Li, Zhong-Jun, Niu, Cao-Yuan, Wu, Ben-Lai, Hou, Hong-Wei. Synthesis, crystal structure and characterization of a 1D chain coordination polymer of zinc(II) with aroylamide, [Zn(H2)bpb)Cl2]n · CH3OH, (H(2)bpb=1, 2-bis(3-pyridylcarboxamide)benzene). J. Coord. Chem., 2008, 61(2), 285-293.
Ping Zhang, Yun-Yin Niu*, Ben-Lai Wu, Hong-Yun Zhang*, Cao-Yuan Niu, Hong-Wei Hou. 2D frameworks of Cu(II) and Zn(II) organo-metallic polymers self-assembled with N,N'-(1,2-phenylene)diisonicotinamide: Syntheses, structures, photoluminescence, and thermal properties. Inorg. Chimica Acta. 2008, 361, 2609–2615. Xiao Ling Guo, Yun Yin Niu*, Qing Li Wang, Ben Lai Wu, Hong Yun Zhang, Hong Wei Hou, Yi Han, Ling Fang Wang. Formation of a three-dimensional bispyridyl based metal–organic architecture containing unique Ag???Ag (d10–d10) interactions. Chinese Chem. Letters. 2008, 19, 604–606. Yunyin Niu, Zhongjun Li, Yinglin Songb, Mingsheng Tanga, Benlai Wua, Xinquan Xin. “Three-dimensional molecular network, [{Cu(dps)2(SO4)} × 3H2O×DMF]n, and its different third-order NLO performance (dps = 4,4’-dipyridyl sulfide).” J. Solid State Chem.，2006，179，4003-4010.
Yunyin Niu, Ning Zhang, Hongwei Hou, Yu Zhu, Mingsheng Tang and SeikWeng Ng Adaptable metal cluster block: Facile construction of photoluminescent CuI coordination polymeric clusters with metal (I) iodides. J. Molecular Structure. 2007，827，195-200（SCI，IF1.44）
Yunyin Niu,Yinglin Song, Ning Zhang, Hongwei Hou, Deji Che, Yaoting Fan, Yu Zhu, Chunying Duan, “Reactivity of Polyiodides toward 1, 3-Bis(4-Pyridyl)Propane (bpp): a New CuI Cluster Polycatenane Framework and a Novel 2D AgI Cluster Motif”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2006,11，2259-2267.
Yunyin Niu, Yinglin Song, Qingli Wang, Xiaoling Guo, Yu Zhu and Hongwei Hou. “Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Optical Limiting Effect of a Cu(I) Coordination Polymeric Cluster Bridged by Chiral-carbon Skeleton Bipyridyl Ligand”. Chem. Letters. 2006, 35 (6), 650-651.
Yunyin Niu, Yinglin Song, Hongwei Hou, Yu Zhu. “Synthesis, Structure and Large Optical Limiting Effect of the First Coordination Polymeric Cluster Based on {I@[AgI(inh)]6} Hexagram Block.” Inorg.Chem., 2005, 44(7), 2553；
Yunyin Niu, Ning Zhang , Yinglin Song , Hongwei Hou , Yaoting Fan , Yu Zhu “The syntheses, crystal structures and optical limiting effects of transition metal complexes bridged by bipyridyl-based ligands.” Inorg.Chem.Commun. 2005, 8，495；
Yunyin Niu, Yinglin Song, Hegen Zheng, Feng Li, Hoongkun Fun and Xinquan Xin, “The first heterothiometallic complex of [N(SPPh2)2]-: Synthesis, structure and nonlinear optical effect of dodecanuclear cluster {[Et4N]4 Mo4Cu 4S12O4[Cu(NSPPh2)2]4}”, New. J. Chem. 2001, 257, 945-948.
Qianfeng Zhang, Yunyin Niu, W. H. Leung, Yinglin Song, Ian D. Williams Xinquan Xin. “Synthesis of a 2D polymeric cluster {[NEt4][Mo2O2S6Cu6 I3 (4,4-bipy)5]·MeOH·H2O}n with a significant improvement of optical limiting effect.” Chem. Commun., 2001, 1126-1127.
Yunyin Niu, Tian Niu Chen, Shixiong Liu, Yinglin Song, Yu Xiao Wang, Ziling Xue, Xinquan Xin. “Reactivity of the [MoS4Cu6Br8]4- anion toward polyarylphosphorus ligands: synthesis, characterization and nonlinear optical properties of [MoS4(Cudppf)2]·2DMF·CH3CN and [MoS4Cu2(Ph2PPy)4] [dppf = 1, 1-bis (diphenylphosphino)ferrocene; Ph2PPy = 2-(diphenylphosphino) pyridine]” ，J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2002, 1980–1984.
Yunyin Niu, Hongwei Hou, Yongli Wei, Yaoting Fan, Yu Zhu, Chenxia Du & Xinquan. Xin. “A Linear Piperazine-Pyridine Ligand and Its Hg Coordination Polymer”, Inorg. Chem. Commu. 2001, 4(7), 358-361.Yunyin Niu, Yuxiao Wang, Yinglin Song, Shixiong Liu, Hegen Zheng, Xinquan Xin. ”synthesis, structure and optical refractive effect of dibutyltin(IV) complex of [Ph2P(S)NP(S)Ph2]- .” Chem. Letts., 2001, 1004-1005.
Yunyin Niu, Yinglin Song , Shixiong Liu, and Xinquan Xin. “ Synthesis, crystal structure and large nonlinear refractive properties of mercury iodide adduct with 1,1-bis(diphenylphosphino) ferrocene.” Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2002, 628, 179-182.
Yunyin Niu, Yinglin Song, Tianniu Chen, Ziling Xue, Xinquan Xin. “A novel HgI2 adduct with bipyridyl ligand: synthesis, structure and optical refractive effect of [HgI2(4,4-azobipyridine)]n”, CrystEngComm, 2001, 36, 1-3.
Yunyin Niu, Yinglin Song, Hongwei Hou, Yu Zhu.”The syntheses, crystal structures and optical limiting effects of HgI2 adduct polymers bridged by bipyridyl-based ligands.”Inorg. Chim. Acta.2003, 355, 151-156.Yinglin Song, Yunyin Niu, Hongwei Hou, Yu Zhu. The synthesis, crystal structure and optical limiting properties of ZnI2-pyrazine adduct polymer linked by iodine···iodine supramolecular soft-soft interaction. J. Molecular Structure. 2004, 689/1-2, 69-74.
Yunyin Niu, Hongwei Hou, and Yu Zhu, Self-Assembly of d10 Metal Adduct Polymers Bridged by Bipyridyl-Based Ligands. J. Cluster Sci., 2003, 4,483.
Yun-Yin Niu, Ying-Lin Song, Jie Wu, Hongwei Hou, and Yu Zhu. Nonlinear polymeric effect: synthesis, crystal structure and nonlinear optical properties of a new mercury iodide adduct polymer [Hg(bpfb)I2]n×2DMF (bpfb = N,N’-bis(4-pyridyl formamide)-1,4-benzene) Inorg. Chem. Commu. 2004, 7, 471-474.Li, Gang; Hou, Hong-Wei; Niu, Yun-Yin; Fan, Yao-Ting; Liu, Zhi-Shan; Ge, Tie-Zhu; Xin, Xin-Quan. “Synthesis, crystal structures and magnetic properties of helical double-stranded three-dimensional network [Co(NO3)2(bpt)2·2CH3OH]n and two-dimensional network [Mn(NCS)2(bpt)3·H2O]n (bpt=N,N′-bis(3-pyridylmethyl)thiourea)”. Inorga. Chim. Acta 2002, 332, 216.H. W. Hou, Y. L. Wei, Y. T. Fan, C. X. Du, Y. Zhu, Y. L. Song, Y. Y. Niu, X. Q. Xin, “Third order nonlinear optical properties of three Mn(II)-4,4-bipy coordination polymers and crystal structure of three dimensional network [Mn(SO4)(4,4-bipy)(H2O)]n”, Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2001, 1-2(319), 212.
Ya Cai, Yinglin Song, Hegen Zheng, Yunyin Niu, Chenxia Du, and Xinquan Xin_“Synthesis, Structure and Nonlinear Optical Properties of a Novel Cluster Compound Containing 1,10-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene(dppf). Chem. Letters，2002，508-509.
He-Gen Zheng, Jian-Liang Zhou, Wei-Lian Tan, Yun-Yin Niu, Wei Ji and Xin-Quan Xin. “Solid-state syntheses of M–Cu–S (M=Mo and W) clusters, crystal structure and non-linear optical properties of {MS4[Cu(p-MeOC6H4)3P]2}·0.5C6H12.” Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2002, 340, 29-34.