About me

Dr. Guozhen Zhang
Associate Research Fellow
Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale
University of Science and Technology of China
Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
My Academic Genealogy
Email: guozhen@ustc.edu.cn
Office: RM B1308, New Phys Sci BLDG, HFNL, USTC East Campus

Education Background

2007.08--2012.07 PhD Department of Chemistry University of Pittsburgh
2004.09--2007.06 MSc Department of Chemistry Fudan University
2000.09--2004.06 BSc College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Wuhan University

Research Background

Research Experience
2021.05--present Associate Research Fellow HFNL USTC
2019.01--2021.04 Research Assistant Professor HFNL USTC
2016.01--2018.12 Research Assistant Professor Dept. Chem Phys USTC
2012.08--2015.09 Postdoc Dept. Chem & Bio Eng Northwestern University

Current Researches

Selected Publications

  1. Li, F.; Cheng, X.; Lu, L.-L.; Yin, Y.-C.; Luo, J.-D.; Lu, G.; Meng, Y.-F.; Mo, H.; Tian, T.; Yang, J.-T.; Wen, W.; Liu, Z.-P.; Zhang, G*.; Shang, C.*; Yao, H.-B.* Nano. Lett. 2022, 22, 2461-2469.
  2. He, F.; Ren, X.*; Jiang, J.*; Zhang, G*.; He, L.* Real-Time, Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory Study on Photoinduced Isomerizations of Azobenzene Under a Light Field. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2022, 13, 427-432.
  3. Ye, S.†; Zhang, G.†; Jiang, J.* AI-based Spectroscopic Monitoring of Real-Time Interactions Between SARS-CoV-2 and Human ACE2. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2021, 118, e2025879118.
  4. Ye, K.; Hu, M.; Li, Q-K.; Luo, Y.; Jiang, J.; Zhang, G*. Cooperative Single-Atom Active Centers for Attenuating the Linear Scaling Effect in the Nitrogen Reduction Reaction. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2021, 12, 5233-5240.
  5. Zhou, H.; He, F.; Chong, Y.; He, L.*; Jiang, J.; Luo, Y.; Zhang, G*. Bridged Azobenzene Enables Dynamic Control of Through-Space Charge Transfer for Photochemical Conversion. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2021, 12, 3868-3974.
  6. Ye, K.; Hu, M.; Li, Q-K.; Han, Y.; Luo, Y.; Jiang, J.; Zhang, G*. Cooperative Nitrogen Activation and Ammonia Synthesis on Densely Monodispersed Mo-N-C Sites. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2020, 11, 3962-3968.
  7. Yin, Y.-C.; Wang, Q.; Yang, J.-T.; Li, F.; Zhang, G.*; Jiang, C.-H.; Mo, H.-S.; Yao, J.-S.; Wang, K.-H.; Zhou, F.; Ju, H.-X.*; Yao, H.-B*. Metal Chloride Perovskite Thin Film Based Interfacial Layer for Shielding Lithium Metal from Liquid Electrolyte. Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 1761.
  8. Han, Y.; Li, Q-K.; Ye, K.; Luo, Y.; Jiang, J.; Zhang, G*. Impact of Active Site Density on Oxygen Reduction Reactions Using Monodispersed Fe-N-C Single-Atom Catalysts. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2020, 12, 15271-15278.
  9. Xie, L.†; Zhu, Q.†; Zhang, G.†; Ye, K.; Zou, C.; Prezhdo, O. V.; Wang, Z.; Luo, Y.; Jiang, J*. Tunable Hydrogen Doping of Metal Oxide Semiconductors with Acid-Metal Treatment at Ambient Conditions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 4136-4140.
  10. Zhong, W.†; Zhang, G.†; Zhang, Y.; Jia, C.; Yang, T.; Ji, S.; Prezhdo, O.; Yuan, J.; Luo, Y.; Jiang, J*. Enhanced Activity of C2N-Supported Single Co Atom Catalyst by Single Atom Promoter. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10, 7009-7014.
  11. Wu, Z.; Li, X.; Jiang, X.; Xie, T.; Li, H.; Zhang, G.*; Jiang, J. Photoswitchable De/Adsorption of Azobenzene-Derived Surfactant on Silica Surface. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2019, 21, 21030-21037.
  12. Liu, R.; Yang, L.; Yang, T.; Huang, Y.; Barbatti, M.*; Jiang, J.; Zhang, G.* Modulating Electron Transfer in an Organic Reaction via Chemical Group Modification of the Photocatalyst. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10, 5634-5639.
  13. Eshete, M.; Li, X.; Xie, T.; Jiang, J.; Zhang, G.* Energy-Dependent Z-Scheme via Metal-Interfacing Two-Dimensional p-Type and n-Type Semiconductor Layers for Efficient Optoelectronic Conversion. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10, 4317-4322.
  14. Yang, L.; Li, X.; Huang, Y.; Feng, S.; Wang, X.; Jiang, X.; Li, X.; Zhao, J.;Zhang, G.*; Jiang, J. Physically Close yet Chemically Separate Reduction and Oxidation Sites in Double-Walled Nanotubes for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10, 3739-3743.
  15. Yao, J-S.; Ge, J.; Wang, K-H.; Zhang, G.*; Zhu, B-S.; Chen, C.; Zhang, Q.*; Luo, Y.; Yu, S-H.; Yao, H-B.* Few-nanometer-sized α-CsPbI3 Quantum Dots Enabled by Strontium Substitution and Iodide Passivation for Efficient Red Light Emitting Diodes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 2069-2079.
  16. Liu, R.; Gao, X.; Barbatti, M.; Jiang, J.; Zhang, G.* Promoting Intersystem Crossing of a Fluorescent Molecule via a Single Functional Group Modification. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10, 1388-1393.
  17. Xie, L.; Li, X.; Wang, X.; Ge, W.; Zhang, J.; Jiang, J.; Zhang, G.* Bimetallic Pd/Co Embedded in Two-Dimensional Carbon-Nitride for Z-Scheme Photocatalytic Water Splitting. J. Phys. Chem. C 2019, 123, 1846-1851.
  18. Chen, K.; Yang, L.; Wu, Z.; Chen, C.; Jiang, J.; Zhang, G.* A computational study on the tunability of woven covalent organic frameworks for photocatalysis. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2019, 21, 546-553.
  19. Wang, X.†; Zhang, G.†; Wang, Z.; Yang, L.; Li, X.; Jiang, J.*; Luo, Y*. Metal-enhanced hydrogenation of graphene with atomic pattern. Carbon. 2019, 143, 700-705.
  20. Li, Q-K.; Li, X-F.; Zhang, G.*; Jiang, J.* Cooperative Spin Transition of Monodispersed FeN3 Sites within Graphene Induced by CO Adsorption. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 15149-15152.
  21. Zhang, J.; Sharman, E.; Yang, L.; Jiang, J.;Zhang, G.* Aggregation-Induced Enhancement of Molecular Phosphorescence Lifetime: A First-Principle Study. J. Phys. Chem. C 2018, 122, 25796-25803.
  22. Zhang, G.; Yang, L.; Wang, X.; Wu, Z.; Jiang, J*.; Luo, Y*. Energy Materials Design for Steering Charge Kinetics. Adv. Mater., 2018, 30, 1801988.
  23. Wang, X.; Zhang, G.; Yang, L.; Sharman, E.; Jiang, Jun*. Material descriptors for photocatalyst/catalyst design. WIREs Comput Mol Sci. 2018, 8, e1369.
  24. Wu, Z.†; Cui, Peng.†; Zhang, G.†; Luo, Y.; Jiang, J*. Self-Adaptive Switch Enabling Complete Charge Separation in Molecular-Based Optoelectronic Conversion. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2018, 9, 837-843.
  25. Yang, L.†; Li, X.†; Zhang, G.†; Cui, P.; Wang, X.; Jiang, X.; Zhao, J.; Luo, Y.; Jiang, J*. Combining Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation and Capsule Storage in Graphene Based Sandwich Structures. Nature. Commun. 2017, 8, 16049.
  26. Zhang, G.†; Li, J.†; Cui, P.; Wang, T.; Jiang, J*.; Prezhdo, O. Two-Dimensional Linear Dichroism Spectroscopy for Identifying Protein Orientation and Secondary Structure Composition. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2017, 8, 1031-1037.
  27. Zhang, G.; Zhang, L.; Gao, H.; Konstantinov, I.; Arturo, S.; Yu, D; Broadbelt, L. J*.; Torkelson, J. A Combined Computational and Experimental Study of Copolymerization Propagation Kinetics for 1-Ethylcyclopentyl Methacrylate and Methyl Methacrylate. Macromol Theory Simul. 2016, 5, 263-273.
  28. Zhang, G.; Konstantinov, I.; Arturo, S.; Yu, D.; Broadbelt, L. J*. Assessment of a Cost-Effective Approach to the Calculation of Kinetic and Thermodynamic Properties of Methyl Methacrylate Homopolymerization: A Comprehensive Theoretical Study. J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2014, 10, 5668-5676.
  29. Zhang, G.; Al-Saidi, W. A.; Myshakin, E. M.; Jordan, K. D*. Dispersion-Corrected DFT and Classical Force Field Calculations of Water Loading on a Clay Surface. J. Phys. Chem. C 2012, 116, 17134-17141.
  30. Zhang, G.; Li, Z.; Wang, W.; Fan, K*. Decomposition of CH2O by Lanthanum: A Theoretical Study. J. Phys. Chem. A 2007, 111, 11894-11903.