Biography
Professor, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University (2014-now)
Associate Professor, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University (2006-2014)
Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA(2003-2006)
Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA (2003)
B.S. in Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering,Peking University (1997)
Research Interests
Interdisciplinary areas of organic materials and supramolecular chemistry, with focuses on the syntheses, photophysics, opto-electronic and magnetic functional properties of conjugated molecules and polymers; supramolecular structures of conjugated aggregates and their influences over the opto-electronic properties.
Teaching
Organic Chemistry
Selected Publications
Zhang, D.;† Zhu,Z.;† Xiao, X.; Fang,Y.-H.; Xiao,T.; Wang, X.;Jiang, S.-D.;Zhao, D.* “An Air-Stable Carbon-Centered Triradical with a Well-Addressable Quartet Ground State” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 21752-21761.
Zhu, Z.;† Zhang, D.;† Xiao, T.; Fang, Y.-H.; Xiao, X.; Wang, X.-G.; Jiang, S.-D.; Zhao, D.*“Rational Design of an Air-Stable, High-Spin Diradical with Diazapyrene” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202314900.
Shi, W.; Wei, R.; Zhang, D.; Meng, L.; Xie, J. Cai, K.; Zhao D.* “Dual Cooperatively Grown J-aggregates with Different Nucleus Size” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202208635.
Han, H.;† Zhang, D.;† Zhu, Z.; Wei, R.; Xiao, X.; Wang, X.; Liu, Y.; Ma, Y.;* Zhao, D.* "Aromatic Stacking Mediated Spin-spin Coupling in Cyclophane-assembled Diradicals" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 17690-17700.
Luo, Z.;† Yang, X.;† Cai, K.; Fu, X.; Zhang, D.; Ma, Y.;* Zhao, D.* “Toward Möbius and Tubular Cyclopolyarene Nanorings via Arylbutadiyne Macrocycles” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 14854–14860.
Cai, K;† Xie, J.;† Zhang, D.; Shi, W.; Yan, Q.;* Zhao, D.* “Concurrent Cooperative J- and Anti-cooperative H-aggregates” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 5764-5773.
Guo,Y.;† Li, Y.;† Awartani, O.; Han, H.; Zhao, J.; Ade, H.;* Yan, H.;* Zhao, D.* “Improved Performance of All-polymer Solar Cells Enabled by Naphthodiperylenetetraimide-based Polymer Acceptor” Adv. Mater. 2017, 29, 1700309.
Cai, K.; Xie, J.; Zhao, D.* “NIR J-aggregates of Hydroazaheptacene Tetraimides” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 28-31.