Biography
Research Professor, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University (2022-now)
Associate Professor, Peking University (2012-2022)
Assistant Professor, Peking University (2010-2012)
Research Associate, Lehigh University (2006-2009)
Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry & Physics, Peking University (2006)
B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology (2001)
Research Interests
Chiral self-assembly of helical polymers
Circularly polarized luminescent materials
Supramolecular chirality of inorganic-organic hybrid materials
Awards
2024 Excellent Teaching group of Organic Chemistry (Peking University)
2021 Excellent Moral Education Award (Peking University)
2019 Excellent Teaching Award (Peking University)
2017 Boya Young Scholar(Peking University)
2016 Lvye Biomedical Outstanding Young Scholar (Peking University)
2014 Chinese National Natural Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars (China)
Selected Publications
S. Y. Xie, W. J. Sun, J. L. Sun, X. H. Wan, J. Zhang* “Apparent symmetry rising induced by crystallization inhibition in ternary co-crystallization-driven self-assembly” Nat. Commun.2023, 14, 6496.
S. L. Cai, Y. H. Huang, S. Y.Xie, S. Wang, Y. Guan, X. H. Wan* and J. Zhang*. “2D Hexagonal Assemblies of Amphiphilic Double Helical Poly(phenylacetylene) Homopolymers with Enhanced Circularly Polarized Luminescence and Chiral Self-Sorting”Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2022, 61,e202214293;
S. Wang, X. Y. Guan, S. L. Cai, G. Shi, J. Zhang*, X. H. Wan*. “Self-Reporting Activated Ester-Amine Reaction for Enantioselective Multi-Channel Visual Detection of Chiral Amines”Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202202268.
S. L. Cai, J. X. Chen, S. Wang, J. Zhang*, X. H. Wan*. “Allostery‐Mimicking Self‐assembly of Helical Poly(phenyacetylene) Block Copolymers and the Chirality Transfer” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 9772-9778.
S. Wang, D. P. Hu, X. Y. Guan, S. L. Cai, G. Shi, Z. G. Shuai, J. Zhang*, Q. Peng*, X. H. Wan*. “Brightening up Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Monosubstituted Polyacetylene by Conformation Control: Mechanism, Switching, and Sensing” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 21918-21926.
X. Y. Guan, S. Wang, G. Shi, J. Zhang*, X. H. Wan*. “Thermoswitching of Helical Inversion of Dynamic Polyphenylacetylenes through cis-trans Isomerization of Amide Pendants” Macromolecules, 2021,54, 4592-4600.
J. X. Chen, S. L. Cai, R. Wang, S. Wang,J. Zhang*, X. H. Wan*. “Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly of Conjugated Block Copoly(phenylacetylene)s” Macromolecules,2020,53, 1638-1644.
M. Y. Zeng,J. Y. Tan,K. Chen, D. J. Zang, Y. Yang, J. Zhang*, Y. G. Wei* “Guest Controlled Pillar[5]arene and Polyoxometalate Based Two-Dimensional Nanostructures toward Reversible Iodine Capture”ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces,2019, 11, 8537-8544.
Y. Zhou, J. Y. Tan, D. D. Chong, X. H. Wan*,J. Zhang*. “Rapid Near‐Infrared Light Responsive Shape Memory Polymer Hybrids and Novel Chiral Actuators Based on Photothermal W18O49 Nanowires” Adv. Funct. Mater., 2019, 9, 1901202.
R. Wang, X. H. Wan*, J. Zhang*. “Multi-stimuli-responsive induced chirality of polyoxometalates in natural polysaccharide hydrogels” Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 4711-4714.