SINCE 24/04/2008
DR. QUN ZHANG'S ACADEMIC WEBPAGE
ACADEMIC BIOSKETCH
Qun
Zhang earned a PhD in chemical physics from the University of Science and
Technology of China (USTC) in 1999. After a seven-year stint as a postdoctoral
fellow & research associate with Prof. Moshe Shapiro at the Weizmann Institute
of Science (2000–2003) and the University of British Columbia (2003–2007), he
joined USTC working initially on gas-phase molecular spectroscopy & reaction
dynamics [with 30 papers (as a PI) published in peer-reviewed journals]. Since
2011, he has been devoted to establishing a USTC Ultrafast Laser Laboratory
(UULL) from scratch and then focusing his research on condensed-phase ultrafast
spectroscopy & dynamics. In this topical field, he has authored 90 papers (as a
PI) in peer-reviewed journals [including 51 in the Nature-Index Journals: Adv.
Mater. (9), Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (9), Appl. Phys. Lett. (1), Chem. Commun. (2),
Chem. Sci. (1), Inorg. Chem. (1), J. Am. Chem. Soc. (10), J. Phys. Chem. Lett.
(14), Nano Lett. (1), Nat. Commun. (1), Phys. Rev. Lett. (1), Sci. Adv. (1)]. As
of August 2024, the total citation of his journal publications is 12700+ with
an H-Index of 46 (Web of Science). Currently, he holds a position of chair professor at USTC and
is an adjunct PI in Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the
Microscale & Hefei National Laboratory (HFNL).
RESEARCH
INTERESTS
[light–matter
interactions] [ultrafast spectroscopy] [excited-state dynamics]
[photophysics & photochemistry]
[energy-related chemical physics] [quantum coherent control]
Current Focus:
Ultilizing and developing the state-of-the-art
multi-domain ultrafast spectroscopic techniques to interrogate and decipher the
microscopic mechanisms underlying the photoinduced physical & chemical
processes/behaviors/effects in a variety of complex molecular & nanomaterial
systems in the condensed phases
RESEARCH
FUNDING
As a PI:
2022.01–2025.12
NSFC – General Program (Grant No. 22173090)
2016.07–2021.06 MOST – National Key R&D
Program for Nano S&T, Project #2 (Grant No. 2016YFA0200602)
2016.01–2019.12 NSFC – General Program
(Grant No. 21573211)
2012.01–2015.12 NSFC – General Program (Grant
No. 21173205)
2009.01–2011.12 NSFC – General Program
(Grant No. 20873133)
As a Participant:
2021.11–2026.10
MOST & HFNL – Innovation Program for Quantum S&T, Project #3 (Grant No.
2021ZD0303303)
2018.05–2023.04 MOST – National Key R&D Program for Nano S&T,
Project #2 (Grant No. 2018YFA0208702)
2018.01–2022.12 Anhui Initiative in QIT, Project #2 (Grant No. AHY090200)
2017.01–2021.12 NSFC – Key Program (Grant No. 21633007)
2015.01–2018.12 MOE – Fundamental Research
Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. WK2340000063)
2012.09–2017.08 CAS – Strategic Priority
Research Program B, Program #2, Project #2 (Grant No. XDB01020200)
2012.06–2017.09 MOST – National Key R&D
Program for Sci. Instrum., Task #4 (Grant No. 2012YQ120047-04)
2012.01–2015.12 NSFC – Key Program (Grant No. 91127042)
2010.01–2014.08 MOST – National 973 Program, Project #2 (Grant
No. 2010CB923302)
SELECTED PI PUBLICATIONS
in
Nature-Index Journals (Click
here to
view a
full list of publications)
[51]
Adv. Mater. 2024.36.2408778 "Hole Polaron-Mediated Suppression of Electron–Hole
Recombination Triggers Efficient Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation"
[50]
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2024.15.226 "Mechanistic Insights into the
Photoluminescence Enhancement in Surface Ligand Modified CsPbBr3 Perovskite
Nanocrystals"
[49]
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023.62.e202308140 "Promoting Photocatalytic H2 Evolution
through Retarded Charge Trapping and Recombination by Continuously Distributed
Defects in Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite"
[48]
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2023.14.4142 "Tracking the Explosive Boiling Dynamics
at the Alcohol/MXene Interface"
[47]
Nano Lett. 2023.23.3385 "Pseudohalogen
Resurfaced CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals for Bright, Efficient, and Stable
Green-Light-Emitting Diodes"
[46]
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2023.14.1504 "Efficient
Exciton Dissociation through Edge Interfacial State in Metal Halide
Perovskite-Based Photocatalysts"
[45] Chem. Commun.
2023.59.1229 "High-Temperature Negative Thermal Quenching Phosphors from
Molecular-Based Materials"
[44] Inorg. Chem. 2022.61.18779 "A
Copper Iodide Cluster-Based Coordination Polymer as an Unconventional
Zero-Thermal-Quenching Phosphor"
[43] Sci. Adv. 2022.8.eabq2321 "Planar Defect-Free Pure Red Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes via Metastable Phase Crystallization"
[42] J. Phys. Chem.
Lett. 2022.13.10388 "Unveiling a Counterintuitive Intermode Interplay in a
Prototype Plasmonic Nanosystem"
[41] J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2022.13.8397 "Unpaired Electron Engineering
Enables Efficient and Selective Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction to CH4"
[40]
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2022.13.8091 "Intermediate Complex-Mediated Interfacial
Electron Transfer in a Radical Dianion/TiO2 Dye-Sensitized Photocatalytic
System"
[39] Appl. Phys. Lett. 2022.121.034101 "Spatial Mapping of a
Low-Frequency Raman Combination Mode in Twisted Bilayer Graphene"
[38] J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2022.13.5480 "Phononic Fine-Tuning in a Prototype
Two-Dimensional Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Perovskite System"
[37] Adv. Mater. 2022.34.2200563 "Designing a Redox Heterojunction for
Photocatalytic “Overall Nitrogen Fixation” under Mild Conditions"
[36] Adv. Mater. 2022.34.2200612 "A
Unique Fe–N4 Coordination System Enabling Transformation of Oxygen into
Superoxide for Photocatalytic C–H Activation with High Efficiency and
Selectivity"
[35] J.
Phys. Chem. Lett. 2022.13.2943 "Unraveling
the Effect of Surface Ligands on the Auger Process in an Inorganic Perovskite
Quantum-Dot System"
[34] J.
Phys. Chem. Lett. 2021.12.11295 "Ce-Doped W18O49 Nanowires for Tuning N2
Activation toward Direct Nitrate Photosynthesis"
[33]
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021.60.6160 "Site Sensitivity of Interfacial Charge
Transfer and Photocatalytic Efficiency in Photocatalysis: Methanol Oxidation on
Anatase TiO2 Nanocrystals"
[32] J.
Phys. Chem. Lett. 2020.11.9579 "Photoexcited Electron Dynamics of Nitrogen
Fixation Catalyzed by Ruthenium Single-Atom Catalysts"
[31] J.
Phys. Chem. Lett. 2020.11.9371 "Suppressing Auger Recombination in Cesium Lead
Bromide Perovskite Nanocrystal Film for Bright Light-Emitting Diodes"
[30] Chem. Commun. 2020.56.12057 "Negative Thermal Quenching of
Photoluminescence in a Copper–Organic Framework Emitter"
[29] Adv. Mater. 2020.32.2004059 "Hydrogen-Doping-Induced Metal-Like
Ultrahigh Free-Carrier Concentration in Metal-Oxide Material for Giant and
Tunable Plasmon Resonance"
[28] Adv. Mater. 2020.32.2003082 "A Promoted Charge Separation/Transfer
System from Cu Single Atoms and C3N4 Layers for Efficient Photocatalysis"
[27] Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020.59.11093 "Ketones as Molecular
Co-Catalysts for Boosting Exciton-Based Photocatalytic Molecular Oxygen
Activation"
[26] Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019.58.12175 "Switching on the Photocatalysis of
Metal–Organic Frameworks by Engineering Structural Defects"
[25] J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019.141.10924 "Metal–Organic Framework Coating
Enhances the Performance of Cu2O in Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction"
[24] J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019.10.2904 "Efficient Exciton Dissociation in
Heterojunction Interfaces Realizing Enhanced Photoresponsive Performance"
[23] J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019.141.2069 "Few-Nanometer-Sized α-CsPbI3 Quantum
Dots Enabled by Strontium Substitution and Iodide Passivation for Efficient
Red-Light Emitting Diodes"
[22] Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018.57.5320 "Experimental Identification of
Ultrafast Reverse Hole Transfer at the Interface of the Photoexcited
Methanol/Graphitic Carbon Nitride System"
[21] J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018.140.3626 "Ce^{3+}-Doping to Modulate
Photoluminescence Kinetics for Efficient CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals Based
Light-Emitting Diodes"
[20] J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018.140.3474 "Optically Switchable Photocatalysis
in Ultrathin Black Phosphorus Nanosheets"
[19] J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018.140.1760 "Oxygen-Vacancy-Mediated Exciton
Dissociation in BiOBr for Boosting Charge-Carrier-Involved Molecular Oxygen
Activation"
[18] J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2017.8.5680 "Impact of
Element Doping on Photoexcited Electron Dynamics in CdS Nanocrystals"
[17] J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017.139.7586 "Defect-Mediated
Electron–Hole Separation in One-Unit-Cell ZnIn2S4 Layers for Boosted
Solar-Driven CO2 Reduction"
[16] Chem. Sci. 2017.8.4087 "Insights into the Excitonic Processes in
Polymeric Photocatalysts"
[15] J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2016.7.3908 "Retrieving the
Rate of Reverse Intersystem Crossing from Ultrafast Spectroscopy"
[14] Adv. Mater. 2016.28.6940 "Enhanced Singlet Oxygen
Generation in Oxidized Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Organic Synthesis"
[13] Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016.55.9389 "Boosting
Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production of a Metal–Organic Framework Decorated with
Platinum Nanoparticles: The Platinum Location Matters"
[12] J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016.138.6822 "Unraveling
Surface Plasmon Decay in Core–Shell Nanostructures toward Broadband Light-Driven
Catalytic Organic Synthesis"
[11] Adv. Mater. 2016.28.2427 "Single-Atom Pt as
Co-Catalyst for Enhanced Photocatalytic H2 Evolution"
[10] J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015.137.13440 "Visible-Light
Photoreduction of CO2 in a Metal–Organic Framework: Boosting Electron–Hole
Separation via Electron Trap States"
[9] Nat. Commun. 2015.6.8647 "Molecular Co-Catalyst
Accelerating Hole Transfer for Enhanced Photocatalytic H2 Evolution"
[8] Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015.54.9266
"Atomic-Layer-Confined Doping for Atomic-Level Insights into Visible-Light Water
Splitting"
[7] J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015.137.8769 "Visible-Light
Photoexcited Electron Dynamics of Scandium Endohedral Metallofullerenes: The
Cage Symmetry and Substituent Effects"
[6] Adv. Mater. 2014.26.5689 "A Unique
Semiconductor–Metal–Graphene Stack Design to Harness Charge Flow for
Photocatalysis"
[5] Adv. Mater. 2014.26.4783 "Integration of an
Inorganic Semiconductor with a Metal–Organic Framework: A Platform for Enhanced
Gaseous Photocatalytic Reactions"
[4] Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014.53.5107 "Designing
p-Type Semiconductor–Metal Hybrid Structures for Improved Photocatalysis"
[3] Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014.53.3205 "Tunable Oxygen
Activation for Catalytic Organic Oxidation: Schottky Junction versus Plasmonic
Effects"
[2] J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013.135.12468 "The Realistic Domain Structure of As-Synthesized Graphene
Oxide from Ultrafast Spectroscopy"
[1] Phys. Rev. Lett. 2012.109.253901 "Coherent Random Fiber Laser Based
on Nanoparticles Scattering in the Extremely Weakly Scattering Regime"
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Chemical Dynamics I (Module #1
of the modulized course "Chemical Dynamics"; CHEM5003P for postgrads; Spring semester)
Questions about the rates of processes and about how
reactions take place are the purview of chemical kinetics and molecular
reaction dynamics. Because this subfield of physical chemistry is the one
most concerned with the "how, why, and when" of chemical reaction, it is a
central intellectual cornerstone to the discipline of chemistry. And yet it
is of enormous practical importance as well. In this 2-credit course, we
begin with examining the motions of gas-phase molecules in Chapter 1
("Kinetic Theory of Gases"), and then examine in Chapter 2 "The Rates
of Chemical Reactions". In Chapter 3 ("Theories of Chemical
Reactions") we look at reaction rates from a more microscopic point of view,
drawing on quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, and thermodynamics to
help with understanding the magnitude of chemical rates and how they vary
with both macroscopic and microscopic parameters. This course is suitable for the third-year
undergraduate level or above, as well as for the first-year
grads. Throughout this course we would like to place emphasis on
fundamental concepts rather than just deliver as much material as
possible; nevertheless, rigorous mathematical treatment cannot be and should
not be avoided if we are to give precision to the basic principles.
Chemical Dynamics IV (Module
#4 of the modulized course "Chemical Dynamics"; CHEM6011P for postgrads; Spring semester)
The integration of ultrafast spectroscopy with chemistry and
materials science has greatly propelled their development, as the key
information gleaned from the mechanistic studies with the assistance of
ultrafast spectroscopy enables a deeper understanding of the
structure–function interplay and various interactions involved in the
complex, condensed-phase, chemical and material systems. Armed with these
critical, mechanistic insights, one can step further to steer the chemical
systems to desired directions (e.g., by means of coherent control) or to
optimize the design of material systems for achieving better performances.
In this 2-credit course, we begin with briefing the history of time-resolved
spectroscopy in Chapter 1, and then introduce in Chapter 2 the
basics and principles of femtosecond laser techniques. In Chapter 3
we deliver the key concepts of ultrafast transient spectroscopy, addressing
several important time-domain features encoded in the spectra as well as
some photophysical/photochemical processes. A variety of techniques and
methods used in ultrafast transient spectroscopy are described in Chapter
4. Armed with the fundamental materials of the first four chapters, we
move forward to the exciting area of ultrafast spectroscopy and dynamics in
condensed phases, with a focus on exploring the underlying mechanisms in the
complex, chemical and material systems (Chapter 5). This course is
suitable for the third-year undergraduate level or above, as well as for the
first-year grads. Throughout this course emphasis is placed on fundamental
concepts/principles as well as realistic practices at the forefront of the
research field.
Fundamentals of Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics (CHEM3003 for undergrads; Spring semester)
Advances in Chemical Physics (Lecture for undergrads and/or postgrads; Spring semester)
GROUP MEMBERS
Research Faculty:
2022 JIANG Shenlong (江申龙)
Postdoctoral Fellows:
2021 ZHANG Jiachen (张佳晨)
2023 CHEN Renli (陈仁立)
PhD & MSc Candidates:
2019 YE Chunyin (叶春寅) ZHOU Yujie (周玉杰)
2020 WU Qinglong (吴庆龙)
2021 CHEN Ziang (陈子昂)
2022 DENG Hongjian (邓宏健)
SHUI Quan (水泉)
2023 LIU Yichen (刘伊晨)
2024 WANG Hao (王浩)
Alumni:
2011 GUO Xixuan (郭习轩)
completed his BSc work (moved to USA)
LU Lu (卢路)
completed his BSc work (moved to USA)
2012 ZHENG Hongjun (郑红军)
completed his MSc work (moved to USA)
CAO Wenjin (曹文锦)
completed his BSc work (moved to USA)
WANG Gengqi (王庚祺)
completed his BSc work (moved to USA)
WANG Liang (王亮)
completed his BSc work (moved to USA)
2013 FAN Kaili (樊凯利)
completed her MSc work (moved to Soochow)
GUO Zhenkun (郭镇坤)
completed his BSc work (moved to USA)
2014 CHEN Lu (陈鹿)
completed his BSc work (stayed at USTC)
2015 GE Jing (葛晶)
completed her PhD work (stayed at USTC)
CHEN Renli (陈仁立)
completed his BSc work (moved to Xichang)
2016
HU Jiahua (胡嘉华)
completed her PhD work (moved to Wuhan)
JIANG Shenlong (江申龙)
completed his PhD work (stayed at USTC)
CHEN Jie (陈杰) completed
his BSc work (moved to USA)
ZHOU Ninghao (周凝昊) completed
his BSc work (moved to USA)
2017 CHEN Lu (陈鹿)
completed his MSc work (moved to Beijing)
CHEN Zongwei (陈宗威)
completed his PhD work (moved to Dalian)
2018
LIU Tinglin (刘天霖)
completed her BSc work (moved to USA)
SHANG Qichao (尚启超)
completed his PhD work (moved to Nanjing)
ZHANG Lei (张雷)
completed his PhD work (stayed at USTC)
GE Jing (葛晶)
completed her Postdoc work (moved to Singapore)
2019 JIANG Shenlong (江申龙)
completed his Postdoc work (stayed at USTC)
WEI Kang (韦康)
completed his MSc work (moved to Wuxi)
CHENG
Zhiqiang (程志强)
completed his BSc work (stayed at USTC)
LIANG Sa (梁飒)
completed her BSc work (moved to Beijing)
2020 WANG Li (王俐)
completed her PhD work (moved to Jinan)
LI Xiaoxia (李小霞)
completed her MSc work (moved to Foshan)
LIU Jia (刘佳)
completed her MSc work (stayed in Hefei)
2021 ZHANG Lei (张雷)
completed his Postdoc work (moved to Zhengzhou)
NIU Xiaoyou (牛孝友)
completed his PhD work (moved to Hong Kong)
ZHANG Jiachen
(张佳晨)
completed her PhD work (stayed at USTC)
2022 CHENG Zhiqiang (程志强)
completed his MSc work (moved to Hangzhou)
LIU Yichen (刘伊晨)
completed her BSc work (stayed at USTC)
2023 CHEN Renli (陈仁立)
completed his PhD work (stayed at USTC)
PAN Xiancheng (潘先成)
completed his PhD work (stayed in Hefei)
RUAN
Zhoushilin (阮周石林)
completed his PhD work (moved to Mianyang)
FENG Shuyue (冯姝玥)
completed her BSc work (moved to USA)
SHUI Yunfeng
(税云峰)
completed his BSc work (moved to USA)
2024 LI Hui (李慧)
completed her PhD work (stayed in Hefei)
WANG Hao (王浩)
completed his BSc work (stayed at USTC)
ZHAO Jiawei
(赵嘉炜)
completed his BSc work (stayed at USTC)
Undergrads/Grads/Postdocs: If you are self-motivated and enthusiastic about what we are doing/enjoying, we cordially welcome you to join our Ultrafast Lab!
本科生/研究生/博士后: 如果您对探索化学物理交叉领域诸多未知现象/效应/规律/本质充满好奇和激情,我们诚挚欢迎您加盟我们的超快光谱与动力学实验研究课题组!
Contact E-mail: qunzh@(ustc staff email)