EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC CAREER:
2021/03-Present College of Chemistry, Sichuan University; Professor
2017/10-2020/12 Center for Emergent Matter Science, RIKEN, Japan; Special Postdoctoral Researcher; advised by Prof. Takuzo Aida and Dr. Daigo Miyajima.
2012/09-2017/07 Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; Ph.D.; advised by Prof. Xiaozhang Zhu.
2008/09-2012/06 Wuhan University, China. Bachelor of Science.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2021 The Youth Talent Support Program in Sichuan University
2019 The Special Postdoctoral Researcher Program in RIKEN
2017 Dean Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2016 Excellent Youth Science Award, ICCAS
2016 Best Poster Award, International Conference on the Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals
2015 National scholarship, Ministry of Education
SELECTITED PUBLICATIONS:
1. H. Gong, C. Zhang,* T. Ogaki, H. Inuzuka, D. Hashizume, D. Miyajima,* Azacalix[3]triazines: A Substructure of Triazine-Based Graphitic Carbon Nitride Featuring Anion-π Interaction. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202104467.
2. C. Zhang, Y. Guo, D. He, J. Komiya, G. Watanabe, T. Ogaki, C. Wang, A. Nihonyanagi, H. Inuzuka, H. Gong, Y. Yi,* K. Takimiya, D. Hashizume, D. Miyajima,* A Design Principle for Polar Assemblies with C3-Sym Bowl-Shaped π-Conjugated Molecules. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 3261-3267. （VIP文章）
3. C. Zhang, K. Nakano, M. Nakamura, F. Araoka,* K. Tajima, D. Miyajima,* Noncentrosymmetric Columnar Liquid Crystals with the Bulk Photovoltaic Effect for Organic Photodetectors. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 3326-3330.
4. C. Zhang, X. Zhu,* n-Type Quinoidal Oligothiophene-Based Semiconductors for Thin-Film Transistors and Thermoelectrics. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2020, 30, 2000765.
5. C. Zhang,# S. M. Rivero,# W. Liu, D. Casanova, X. Zhu,* J. Casado,* Stable Cross‐Conjugated Tetrathiophene Diradical. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 11291-11295.
6. C. Zhang, X. Zhu,* Thieno[3,4-b]thiophene-Based Novel Small-Molecule Optoelectronic Materials. Acc. Chem. Res. 2017, 50, 1342-1350. (封面文章)
7. C. Zhang, D. Yuan, H. Wu, E. Gann, L. Thomsen, C. R. McNeill,* C.-a. Di,* X. Zhu,* D. Zhu, Insight into Thin-Film Stacking Modes of π-Expanded Quinoidal Molecules on Charge Transport Property via Side-Chain Engineering. J. Mater. Chem. C 2017, 5, 1935-1943.
8. C. Zhang, Z. Zhou, H. Wu, F. Liu, X. Zhu,* Steric-Hindrance Modulation toward High- Performance 1,3-Bis(thieno[3,4-b]thiophen-6-yl)-4H-thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6(5H)-dione-Based Polymer Solar Cells with Enhanced Open-Circuit Voltage. Adv. Electron. Mater. 2017, 3, 201700213.
9. C. Zhang,# Y. Zang,# F. Zhang, Y. Diao, C. R. McNeill, C.-a. Di,* X. Zhu,* D. Zhu, Pursuing High-Mobility n-Type Organic Semiconductors by Combination of “Molecule-Framework” and “Side-Chain” Engineering. Adv. Mater. 2016, 28, 8456-8462.
10. F. Liu,# Z. Zhou,# C. Zhang,# T. Vergote, H. Fan, F. Liu,* X. Zhu,* A Thieno[3,4-b]thiophene-Based Non-Fullerene Electron Acceptor for High-Performance Bulk-Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 15523-15526. （ESI高被引）
11. C. Zhang, X. Zhu,* The impact of regiochemistry of conjugated molecules on the performance of organic electronic devices. Chin. Chem. Lett. 2016, 27, 1357-1366.
12. C. Zhang,# H. Li,# J. Wang, Y. Zhang, Y. Qiao, D. Huang, C. -a. Di, X. Zhan, X. Zhu,* D. Zhu, Low-Bandgap Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione-Polymers for High-performance Solar Cells with Significantly Enhanced Photocurrents. J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, 3, 11194-11198.
13. C. Zhang, Y. Zang, E. Gann, C. R. McNeill, X. Zhu,* C.-a. Di,* D. Zhu, Two-Dimensional π-Expanded Quinoidal Terthiophenes Terminated with Dicyanomethylenes as n-Type Semiconductors for High-Performance Organic Thin-Film Transistors. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 16176-16184.
14. D. Yuan, D. Huang, S. M. Rivero, A. Carreras, C. Zhang, Y. Zou, X. Jiao, C. R. McNeill, X. Zhu,* C.-a. Di,* D. Zhu, D. Casanova,* J. Casado,* Cholesteric Aggregation at the Quinoidal-to-Diradical Border Enabled Stable n-Doped Conductor. Chem 2019, 5, 964-976.
15. P. Wang,# H. Fan,# C. Zhang, X. Zhu,* A large-bandgap small-molecule electron acceptor utilizing a new indacenodibenzothiophene core for organic solar cells. Mater. Chem. Front. 2018, 2, 136-142.
16. F. Liu,# Z. Zhou,# C. Zhang, J. Zhang, Q. Hu, T. Vergote, F. Liu,* T. P. Russell, X. Zhu,* Efficient Semitransparent Solar Cells with High NIR Responsiveness Enabled by a Small-Bandgap Electron Acceptor. Adv. Mater. 2017, 29, 1606574.
17. Z. Zhou,# S. Xu,# W. Liu, C. Zhang, Q. Hu, F. Liu,* T. P. Russell, X. Zhu,* Applying the Heteroatom Effect of Chalcogen for High-Performance Small-Molecule Solar Cells. J. Mater. Chem. A 2017, 5, 3425-3433.
18. D. Yuan,# D. Huang,# C. Zhang, Y. Zou, C.-a. Di,* X. Zhu,* D. Zhu, Efficient Solution-Processed n‐Type Small-Molecule Thermoelectric Materials Achieved by Precisely Regulating Energy Level of Organic Dopants. ACS Appl. Mater. Interface 2017, 9, 28795-28801.
19. D. Chen, D. Yuan, C. Zhang, H. Wu, J. Zhang, B. Li,* X. Zhu,* Highly Efficient Ullmann-Type Intramolecular C-O Coupling Toward Thieno[3,2-b]furan Derivatives with up to Six Fused Rings. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 10920-10927.
20. H. Wu,# H. Fan,# S. Xu, C. Zhang, S. Chen, C. Yang, D. Chen, F. Liu, X. Zhu,* A Designed Ladder-Type Heteroarene Benzodi(Thienopyran) for High-Performance Fullerene-Free Organic Solar Cells. Sol. RRL 2017, 1, 1700165.
21. L. Ren, F. Liu, X. Shen, C. Zhang, Y. Yi,* X. Zhu,* Developing Quinoidal Fluorophores with Unusually Strong Red/Near-Infrared Emission. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 11294-11302.
