2023

127) Wang C.; Chen Y.; Su D.; Man W. L.; Lau K. C.; Han L.; Zhao L.; Zhan D.; Zhu X. J.* In-situ Electropolymerized Three‐Dimensional Microporous Cobalt‐Porphyrin Nanofilm for Highly Effective Molecular Electrocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide. Adv. Mater. 2023, 2303179.

126) Piradi V.; Feng G.; Imran M.; Zhao J.; Yan F.; Zhu X. J.* Indacenodithiophene Bridged Dimeric Porphyrin Donor and Absorption Complementary Indacenodithiophene Acceptor for Nonfullerene Organic Photovoltaics. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2023, 6 (5), 3032-3041.

125) Xu J.; Chen J.; Chen S.; Gao H.; Li Y.; Jiang Z.; Zhang Y.; Wang X.; Zhu X. J.* Xu B. Organic spacer engineering of ruddlesden-popper perovskite materials toward efficient and stable solar cells. Chem. Eng. J. 2023, 453, 139790.

124) Bodedla G. B.; Zhu X. J.; Wong W.-Y. An overview on AIEgen-decorated porphyrins: Current status and applications. Aggregate 2023, e330.

 123) Bodedla G. B.; Imran M.; Zhao J.; Zhu X, J.*; Wong W.-Y. Design of AIEgen-based porphyrin for efficient heterogeneous photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Aggregate 2023, e364.

122) Bodedla G. B.; Piradi V.; Imran M.; Zhao J.; Zhu X. J.*; Wong W.-Y. Visible-to-near-infrared light-harvesting A-π-D-π-A porphyrins for boosted photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. J. Mater. Chem. A 2023, 11 (3), 1473-1481.

2022

122)     Chun-Ki Liu, Venkatesh Piradi, Jiajun Song, Ziru Wang, Lok-Wing Wong, Eng-Hao-Louis Tan, Jiong Zhao, Xunjin Zhu*, Feng Yan*, 2D Metal-Organic Framework Cu3(HHTT)2 Films for Broadband Photodetectors from Ultraviolet to Mid-Infrared. Adv. Mater., Accepted Articles on 28 June 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202204140

122)L. Liu, S. Du, X. Guo, Y. Xiao, Z. Yin, N. Yang, Y. Bao, X. J. Zhu, S. Jin, Z. Feng, F. Zhang,* Water-stable Nickel Metal-Organic Framework Nanobelts for Cocatalyst-free Photocatalytic Water Splitting to Produce Hydrogen. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 6, 2747–2754. 

121)     Zheng, K. L.; Bodedla, G. B.; Hou, Y. Q.; Zhang, J.; Liang, R. H.; Zhao, J. Z.; Phillips, D. L.; Zhu, X. J.* Enhanced cocatalyst-free photocatalytic H-2 evolution by the synergistic AIE and FRET for an Ir-complex conjugated porphyrin. J Mater Chem A 2022, 10, 4440-4445.

120)     Yue, L. L.; Li, H. L.; Sun, Q.; Luo, X. G.; Wu, F. S.; Zhu, X. J.* Organic Nanoparticles Based on D-A-D Small Molecule: Self-Assembly, Photophysical Properties, and Synergistic Photodynamic/Photothermal Effects. Materials 2022, 15.

119)     Tritton, D. N.; Tang, F. K.; Bodedla, G. B.; Lee, F. W.; Kwan, C. S.; Leung, K. C. F.; Zhu, X. J.*; Wong, W. Y. Development and advancement of iridium(III)-based complexes for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2022, 459.

118)     Tang, Y. Q.; Mak, C. H.; Jia, G. H.; Cheng, K. C.; Kai, J. J.; Hsieh, C. W.; Meng, F. X.; Niu, W. X.; Li, F. F.; Shen, H. H.; Zhu, X. J.*; Chen, H. M.; Hsu, H. Y. Lead-free hybrid perovskite photocatalysts: surface engineering, charge-carrier behaviors, and solar-driven applications. J. Mater. Chem. A 2022, 10, 12296-12316.

117)     Tang, W.; Xie, L. P.; Liu, Z. X.; Zeng, J.; Zhou, X.; Bi, P. Q.; Tang, W. C.; Yan, L.; Wong, W. K.; Zhu, X. J.; Hao, X. T.; Zhu, W. G.; Wang, X. Z. Panchromatic terthiophenyl-benzodithiophene conjugated porphyrin donor for efficient organic solar cells. J. Mater. Chem. C 2022, 10, 1077-1083.

116)     Piradi, V.; Xu, X. P.; Yin, H.; Ho, J. K. W.; Yan, F.; Peng, Q.; So, S. K.; Zhu, X. J.* Highly Semitransparent Indoor Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells Based on Benzodithiophene-Bridged Porphyrin Dimers. Energy Tech. 2022, 10.

115)     Liu, L. F.; Du, S. W.; Guo, X. Y.; Xiao, Y. J.; Yin, Z. X.; Yang, N. C.; Bao, Y. F.; Zhu, X. J.; Jin, S. Y.; Feng, Z. C.; Zhang, F. X. Water-Stable Nickel Metal-Organic Framework Nanobelts for Cocatalyst-Free Photocatalytic Water Splitting to Produce Hydrogen. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 2747-2754.

114)     Li, Y.; Li, L. L.; She, S. Y.; Chen, S.; Liu, Y. L.; Xu, B. M.; Lee, F. W.; Zhu, X. J.* Multidimensional Perovskite for Visible Light Driven Hydrogen Production in Aqueous HI Solution. ACS Appl. Energ. Mater. 2022, 5, 207-213.

113) Gao, Y. X.; Piradi, V.; Zhu, X. J.*; So, S. K. Palladium(II) and Platinum(II) Porphyrin Donors for Organic Photovoltaics. ACS Appl. Energ. Mater. 2022, 5, 4916-4925.

112) Bodedla, G. B.; Dong, Y.; Tang, G. L.; Zhao, J. Z.; Zhang, F. X.; Zhu, X. J.*; Wong, W. Y. Long-lived excited states of platinum(ii)-porphyrins for highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. J. Mater. Chem. A 2022, 10, 13402-13409.

111) Tritton D. N.; Tang F.-K.; Bodedla G. B.; Lee F.-W.; Kwan C.-S.; Leung K. C. F.; Zhu X.; Wong W.-Y. Development and advancement of iridium(III)-based complexes for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2022, 459, 214390.

110) Tang, W.; Xie, L. P.; Liu, Z. X.; Zeng, J.; Zhou, X.; Bi, P. Q.; Tang, W. C.; Yan, L.; Wong, W. K.; Zhu, X. J.; Hao, X. T.; Zhu, W. G.; Wang, X. Z. Panchromatic terthiophenyl-benzodithiophene conjugated porphyrin donor for efficient organic solar cells. J Mater Chem C 2022, 10, 1077-1083.

2021

109)     Bodedla, G. B.; Tritton, D. N.; Chen, X.; Zhao, J. Z.; Guo, Z. L.; Leung, K. C. F.; Wong, W. Y.; Zhu, X. J.* Cocatalyst-free Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution with Simple Heteroleptic Iridium(III) Complexes. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2021, 4, 3945-3951.

108)     Bodedla, G. B.; Wong, W. Y.; Zhu, X. J. Coupling of a new porphyrin photosensitizer and cobaloxime cocatalyst for highly efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution. J. Mater. Chem. A 2021, 9, 20645-20652.

107)     Piradi, V.; Yan, F.; Zhu, X. J.; Wong, W. Y. A recent overview of porphyrin-based pi-extended small molecules as donors and acceptors for high-performance organic solar cells. Mater. Chem. Front. 2021, Advance Article.

106)     Jiang, H. E.; Tang, D. N.; Li, N. H.; Li, J. W.; Li, Z. J.; Han, Q. X.; Liu, X. H.; Zhu, X. J. A novel chemosensor for the distinguishable detections of Cu2+ and Hg2+ by off-on fluorescence and ratiometric UV-visible absorption. Spectrochim. Acta A 2021, 250 (5), 119365.

105)     Xu, K.; Chen, B. L.; Yang, F.; Liu, L.; Zhong, X. X.; Wang, L.; Zhu, X. J.*; Li, F. B.; Wong, W. Y.; Qin, H. M. Largely Color-Tuning Prompt and Delayed Fluorescence: Dinuclear Cu(I) Halide Complexes with tert-Amines and Phosphines. Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 4841-4851.

104)     Wang, N. X.; Xie, L. P.; Ling, H. F.; Piradi, V.; Li, L.; Wang, X. Z.; Zhu, X. J.*; Yan, F. Ethylenedioxythiophene incorporated diketopyrrolopyrrole conjugated polymers for high-performance organic electrochemical transistors. J. Mater. Chem. C 2021, 9, 4260-4266.

103)     Zhou, R. T.; Tang, F. K.; Sun, R. W. Y.; Tse, M. K.; Chen, Y. J.; Chan, A. S. C.; Chen, S. Z.; Zhu, X. J.; Leung, K. C. F. [24]Crown-8-modified carbon nanotubes for templating metal deposition and active materials for pseudocapacitors. Mater. Adv. 2021, 2, 236-240.

2020

102)     Xu, N. F.; Diao, Y. X.; Qin, X. H.; Xu, Z. T.; Ke, H. Z.; Zhu, X. J.* Donor-acceptor covalent organic frameworks of nickel(II) porphyrin for selective and efficient CO2 reduction into CO. Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 15587-15591.

101)     Piradi, V.; Xu, X. P.; Peng, Q.; Zhu, X. J.* Diketopyrrolopyrrole linked porphyrin dimers for visible-near-infrared photoresponsive nonfullerene organic solar cells. Mater. Adv. 2020, 1, 2520-2525.

100) Wu, F. S.; Chen, J. W.; Li, H. L.; Li, C.; Wang, H.; Liu, G. Y.; Luo, X. G.; Zhu, X. J. Gd (III) DOTA-Functionalized Phthalocyanine Nanodots for Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Photothermal/Photodynamic Therapy. Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 7.

99) Bodedla, G. B.; Huang, J.; Wong, W. Y.; Zhu, X. J. Self-Assembled Naphthalimide-Substituted Porphyrin Nanowires for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2020, 3, 7040-7046.

98) Wu, F. S.; Chen, J. W.; Yue, L. L.; Li, H. L.; Wang, H.; Zhu, X. J.* A Simple Strategy to Fabricate Phthalocyanine-Encapsulated Nanodots for Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Antitumor Phototherapy. ACS Appl. Bio. Mater. 2020, 3, 3681-3689.

97) Piradi, V.; Zhang, G. J.; Li, T. F.; Zhang, M.; Peng, Q.; Zhan, X. W.; Zhu, X. J.* Side-Chain Engineering of Benzodithiophene-Bridged Dimeric Porphyrin Donors for All-Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 41506-41514.

96) Diao, Y. X.; Xu, N. F.; Li, M. Q.; Zhu, X. J.*; Xu, Z. T. Porphyrin Grafting on a Mercapto-Equipped Zr(IV)-Carboxylate Framework Enhances Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production. Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 12643-12649.

95) Bodedla, G. B.; Tang, G. L.; Zhao, J. Z.; Zhu, X. J.* A thiophene bridged naphthalimide-porphyrin complex with enhanced activity and stability in photocatalytic H2 evolution. Sustain. Energy Fuels 2020, 4, 2675-2679. 

94) Wu, F. S.; Chen, J. W.; Li, H. L.; Li, C.; Wang, H.; Liu, G. Y.; Luo, X. G.; Zhu, X. J.* Gd (III) DOTA-Functionalized Phthalocyanine Nanodots for Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Photothermal/Photodynamic Therapy. Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2020.

93) Lin, X.; Song, X. F.; Zhang, Y. W.; Cao, Y. B.; Xue, Y. N.; Wu, F. S.; Yu, F. Q.; Wu, M.; Zhu, X. J.* Multifunctional theranostic nanosystems enabling photothermal-chemo combination therapy of triple-stimuli-responsive drug release with magnetic resonance imaging. Biomater. Sci. 2020, 8, 1875-1884.

92) Wu, F. S.; Yue, L. L.; Cheng, K.; Chen, J.; Wong, K. L.; Wong, W. K.; Zhu, X. J.* Facile Preparation of Phthalocyanine-Based Nanodots for Photoacoustic Imaging and Photothermal Cancer Therapy In Vivo. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 2020, 6, 5230-5239.

91) Yin, H.; Ho, J. K. W.; Piradi, V.; Chen, S.; Zhu, X. J.*; So, S. K. Highly-Transparent and True-Colored Semitransparent Indoor Photovoltaic Cells. Small Methods 2020, 4, 2000136 (1-8). https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202000136.

90) Lin, X.; Song, X. F.; Zhang, Y. W.; Cao, Y. B.; Xue, Y. N.; Wu, F. S.; Yu, F. Q.; Wu, M.; Zhu, X. J.* Multifunctional theranostic nanosystems enabling photothermal-chemo combination therapy of triple-stimuli-responsive drug release with magnetic resonance imaging. Biomater. Sci. 2020, 8, 1875-1884.

89) Lin, X.; Cao, Y. B.; Xue, Y. A.; Wu, F. S.; Yu, F. Q.; Wu, M.; Zhu, X. J.* Multifunctional theranostic agents based on prussian blue nanoparticles for tumor targeted and MRI-guided photodynamic/photothermal combined treatment. Nanotechnology 2020, 31, 135101.

88) Tritton, D. N.; Bodedla, G. B.; Tang, G. L.; Zhao, J. Z.; Kwan, C. S.; Leung, K. C. F.; Wong, W. Y.; Zhu, X. J.* Iridium motif linked porphyrins for efficient light-driven hydrogen evolution via triplet state stabilization of porphyrin. J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8, 3005-3010.

87) Zhang, Z.; Chen, Y. X.; Chang, H.; Wang, Y. Y.; Li, X. P.; Zhu, X. J.* Aggregation-induced white emission of lanthanide metallopolymer and its coating on cellulose nanopaper for white-light softening. J. Mater. Chem. C 2020, 8, 2205-2210.

86) Li, L. L.; Bodedla, G. B.; Liu, Z. T.; Zhu, X. J.* Naphthalimide-porphyrin hybridized graphitic carbon nitride for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2020, 499, 143755.

85) Li, Q. J.; Zhao, C. L.; Ku, C. F.; Zhu, Y.; Zhu, X. J.; Zhang, J. J.; Deyrup, S. T.; Pan, L. T.; Zhang, H. J. Two new bioactive diterpenes identified from Isodon interruptus. Bioorg. Chem. 2020, 95,103512.

84) Yue, L. L.; Li, H. L.; Sun, Q.; Zhang, J.; Luo, X. G.; Wu, F. S.; Zhu, X. J.* Red-Emissive Ruthenium-Containing Carbon Dots for Bioimaging and Photodynamic Cancer Therapy. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2020, 3, 869-876.

83) Bodedla, G. B.; Huang, J.; Wong, W. Y.; Zhu, X. J. Self-Assembled Naphthalimide-Substituted Porphyrin Nanowires for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Acs Appl Nano Mater 2020, 3, 7040-7046.

2019

82) Chen, S.; Tang, W.; Yin, H.; Wang, Z. Y.; Zheng, K. L.; Xie, L. P.; Wang, X. Z.; So, S. K.; Liu, F.; Zhu, X. J.* Tuning electronic properties of molecular acceptor-pi-porphyrin-pi-acceptor donors via pi-linkage structural engineering. Org. Electron. 2019, 73, 146-151.

81) Lin, X.; Cao, Y. B.; Li, J.; Zheng, D. Y.; Lan, S. Y.; Xue, Y. A.; Yu, F. Q.; Wu, M.; Zhu, X. J.* Folic acid-modified Prussian blue/polydopamine nanoparticles as an MRI agent for use in targeted chemo/photothermal therapy. Biomater. Sci. 2019, 7, 2996-3006.

80) Hua, Y.; Chen, S.; Zhang, D. Y.; Xu, P.; Sun, A. X.; Ou, Y. M.; Wu, T.; Sun, H. W.; Cui, B.; Zhu, X. J.* Bis[di(4-methoxyphenyl)amino]carbazole-capped indacenodithiophenes as hole transport materials for highly efficient perovskite solar cells: the pronounced positioning effect of a donor group on the cell performance. J. Mater. Chem. A 2019, 7, 10200-10205.

79) Wu, F. S.; Yue, L. L.; Yang, L. X.; Wang, K.; Liu, G. Y.; Luo, X. G.; Zhu, X. J.* Ln(III) chelates-functionalized carbon quantum dots: Synthesis, optical studies and multimodal bioimaging applications. Colloid Surface B 2019, 175, 272-280.

78) Zhang, Z.; Chang, H.; Kang, Y. F.; Li, X. P.; Jiang, H.; Xue, B. L.; Wang, Y. Y.; Lu, X. Q.; Zhu, X. J.* Water soluble Ln(III)-based metallopolymer with AIE-active and ACQ-effect lanthanide behaviors for detection of nanomolar pyrophosphate. Sensor Actuators B: Chem. 2019, 282, 999-1007.

77) Zhang, Z.; Song, F. F.; Zhang, M.; Chang, H.; Zhang, X. Y.; Li, X. P.; Zhu, X. J.; Lu, X. Q.; Wang, Y. Y.; Li, K. C. Cellulose nanopaper with controllable optical haze and high efficiency ultraviolet blocking for flexible optoelectronics. Cellulose 2019, 26, 2201-2208.

76) Piradi, V.; Xu, X. P.; Wang, Z. Y.; Ali, J.; Peng, Q.; Liu, F.; Zhu, X. J.* Panchromatic Ternary Organic Solar Cells with Porphyrin Dimers and Absorption-Complementary Benzodithiophene-based Small Molecules. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 6283-6291.

75) Yin, H.; Chen, S.; Bi, P. Q.; Xu, X. P.; Cheung, S. H.; Hao, X. T.; Peng, Q.; Zhu, X. J.*; So, S. K. Rationalizing device performance of perylenediimide derivatives as acceptors for bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells. Org Electron. 2019, 65, 156-161.

74) Cooper, C. B.; Beard, E. J.; Vazquez-Mayagoitia, A.; Stan, L.; Stenning, G. B. G.; Nye, D. W.; Vigil, J. A.; Tomar, T.; Jia, J. W.; Bodedla, G. B.; Chen, S.; Gallego, L.; Franco, S.; Carella, A.; Thomas, K. R. J.; Xue, S.; Zhu, X. J.; Cole, J. M. Design-to-Device Approach Affords Panchromatic Co-Sensitized Solar Cells. Adv. Energy Mater. 2019, 9, 1802820.

73) Zhou, X.; Tang, W.; Bi, P. Q.; Liu, Z. X.; Lu, W. H.; Wang, X. Z.; Hao, X. T.; Wong, W. K.; Zhu, X. J.* Enhanced light-harvesting of benzodithiophene conjugated porphyrin electron donors in organic solar cells. J. Mater. Chem. C 2019, 7, 380-386.

72) Wu, F. S.; Yue, L. L.; Su, H. F.; Wang, K.; Yang, L. X.; Zhu, X. J.* Carbon Dots @ Platinum Porphyrin Composite as Theranostic Nanoagent for Efficient Photodynamic Cancer Therapy. Nanoscale Res. Lett. 2019, 14, 16.

2018

71) Zhang, Q. Q.; Xu, X. P.; Chen, S.; Bodedla, G. B.; Sun, M. Z.; Hu, Q.; Peng, Q.; Huang, B. L.; Ke, H. Z.; Liu, F.; Russell, T. P.; Zhu, X. J.* Phenylene-bridged perylenediimide-porphyrin acceptors for non-fullerene organic solar cells. Sustain. Energy Fuels 2018, 2, 2616-2624.

70) Bodedla, G. B.; Li, L. L.; Che, Y. Y.; Jiang, Y. J.; Huang, J.; Zhao, J. Z.; Zhu, X. J.* Enhancing photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by intramolecular energy transfer in naphthalimide conjugated porphyrins. Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 11614-11617.

69) Zhang, J. H.; Hou, Y. J.; Wang, S. J.; Zhu, X. J.; Zhu, C. Y.; Wang, Z.; Li, C. J.; Jiang, J. J.; Wang, H. P.; Pan, M.; Su, C. Y. A facile method for scalable synthesis of ultrathin g-C3N4 nanosheets for efficient hydrogen production. J Mater. Chem. A 2018, 6, 18252-18257.

68) Su, H. F.; Liao, Y.; Wu, F. S.; Sun, X. Z.; Liu, H. J.; Wang, K.; Zhu, X. J.8 Cetuximab-conjugated iodine doped carbon dots as a dual fluorescent/CT probe for targeted imaging of lung cancer cells. Colloid Surface B 2018, 170, 194-200.

67) Wang, Z.; Zhang, J. H.; Jiang, J. J.; Wang, H. P.; Wei, Z. W.; Zhu, X. J.; Pan, M.; Su, C. Y. A stable metal cluster-metalloporphyrin MOF with high capacity for cationic dye removal. J. Mater. Chem. A 2018, 6, 17698-17705.

66) Yin, H.; Chen, S.; Cheung, S. H.; Li, H. W.; Xie, Y. M.; Tsang, S. W.; Zhu, X. J.*; So, S. K. Porphyrin-based thick-film bulk-heterojunction solar cells for indoor light harvesting. J. Mater. Chem. C 2018, 6, 9111-9118.

65) Li, L. L.; Zhu, X. J.* Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution of Carbon Quantum Dot Modified 1D Protonated Nanorods of Graphitic Carbon Nitride. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2018, 1, 5337-5344.

64) Zhang, Z.; Zhang, M.; Li, X. P.; Li, K. C.; Lu, X. Q.; Wang, Y. Y.; Zhu, X. J.* Irreversible Solvatochromic Zn-Nanopaper Based on Zn(II) Terpyridine Assembly and Oxidized Nanofibrillated Cellulose. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2018, 6, 11614-11623.

63) Wu, F. S.; Chen, J. W.; Li, Z. C.; Su, H. F.; Leung, K. C. F.; Wang, H.; Zhu, X. J. Red/Near-Infrared Emissive Metalloporphyrin-Based Nanodots for Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Photodynamic Therapy In Vivo. Part. Part. Syst. Char. 2018, 35, 1800208.

62) Zhou, X.; Tang, W.; Bi, P. Q.; Yan, L.; Wang, X. Z.; Wong, W. K.; Hao, X. T.; Ong, B. S.; Zhu, X. J.* Chemically driven supramolecular self-assembly of porphyrin donors for high-performance organic solar cells. J. Mater. Chem. A 2018, 6, 14675-14680.

61) Lei, Y. L.; Deng, P.; Zhang, Q. M.; Xiong, Z. H.; Li, Q. H.; Mai, J. Q.; Lu, X. H.; Zhu, X. J.; Ong, B. S. Hydrocarbons-Driven Crystallization of Polymer Semiconductors for Low-Temperature Fabrication of High-Performance Organic Field-Effect Transistors. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2018, 28, 1706372.

60) Xiao, L. G.; Chen, S.; Chen, X. B.; Peng, X. B.; Cao, Y.; Zhu, X. J.* High-detectivity panchromatic photodetectors for the near infrared region based on a dimeric porphyrin small molecule. J. Mater. Chem. C 2018, 6, 3341-3345.

59) Bodedla, G. B.; Wang, H. D.; Chang, S.; Chen, S.; Chen, T.; Zhao, J. Z.; Wong, W. K.; Zhu, X. J.* beta-Functionalized Imidazole-Fused Porphyrin-Donor-Based Dyes: Effect of pi-Linker and Acceptor on Optoelectronic and Photovoltaic Properties. Chemistryselect 2018, 3, 2558-2564.

58) Wu, F. S.; Yang, M. Q.; Zhang, H.; Zhu, S. Z.; Zhu, X. J.*; Wang, K. Facile synthesis of sulfur-doped carbon quantum dots from vitamin B1 for highly selective detection of Fe3+ ion. Opt. Mater. 2018, 77, 258-263.

57) Zhang, Z.; Chang, H.; Xue, B. L.; Zhang, S. F.; Li, X. P.; Wong, W. K.; Li, K. C.; Zhu, X. J. Near-infrared and visible dual emissive transparent nanopaper based on Yb(III)-carbon quantum dots grafted oxidized nanofibrillated cellulose for anti-counterfeiting applications. Cellulose 2018, 25, 377-389.

2017

56) Chen, S.; Yan, L.; Xiao, L. G.; Gao, K.; Tang, W.; Wang, C.; Zhu, C. H.; Wang, X. Z.; Liu, F.; Peng, X. B.; Wong, W. K.; Zhu, X. J. A visible-near-infrared absorbing A-pi(2)-D-pi(1)-D-pi(2)-A type dimeric-porphyrin donor for high-performance organic solar cells. J. Mater. Chem. A 2017, 5, 25460-25468.

55) Zhang, Z.; Chang, H.; Xue, B. L.; Han, Q.; Lu, X. Q.; Zhang, S. F.; Li, X. P.; Zhu, X. J.*; Wong, W. K.; Li, K. C. New transparent flexible nanopaper as ultraviolet filter based on red emissive Eu(III) nanofibrillated cellulose. Opt. Mater. 2017, 73, 747-753.

54) Chen, S.; Liu, P.; Hua, Y.; Li, Y. Y.; Kloo, L.; Wang, X. Z.; Ong, B.; Wong, W. K.; Zhu, X. J.* Study of Arylamine-Substituted Porphyrins as Hole-Transporting Materials in High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9, 13231-13239.

53) Zhang, J.; Zhu, X. J.; Zhong, A. G.; Jia, W. P.; Wu, F. S.; Li, D. A.; Tong, H. B.; Wu, C. L.; Tang, W. Y.; Zhang, P.; Wang, L.; Han, D. M. New platinum(II) one-armed Schiff base complexes for blue and orange PHOLEDs applications. Org. Electron. 2017, 42, 153-162.

52) Wu, F. S.; Su, H. F.; Wang, K.; Wong, W. K.; Zhu, X. J.* Facile synthesis of N-rich carbon quantum dots from porphyrins as efficient probes for bioimaging and biosensing in living cells. Int. J. Nanomed. 2017, 12, 7375-7391.

2016

51) Xiao, L. G.; Chen, S.; Gao, K.; Peng, X. B.; Liu, F.; Cao, Y.; Wong, W. Y.; Wong, W. K.; Zhu, X. J.* New Terthiophene-Conjugated Porphyrin Donors for Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8, 30176-30183.

50) Wu, F. S.; Tong, H. B.; Wang, K.; Zhang, X. L.; Zhang, J.; Zhu, X. J.; Wong, W. K. Mononuclear copper(I) bromide complexes chelated with bis (pyrazol-1-ylmethyl)-pyridine ligands: Structures, electronic properties and solid state photoluminescence. J Lumin. 2016, 177, 82-87.

49) Wu, F. S.; Tong, H. B.; Wang, K.; Wang, Z.; Li, Z. Y.; Zhu, X. J.*; Wong, W. Y.; Wong, W. K. Synthesis, structural characterization and photophysical studies of luminescent Cu(I) heteroleptic complexes based on dipyridylamine. J Photochem. Photobio. A 2016, 318, 97-103.

48) Zhang, J.; Dai, G. L.; Wu, F. S.; Li, D.; Gao, D. C.; Jin, H. W.; Chen, S.; Zhu, X. J.; Huang, C. X.; Han, D. M. Efficient and tunable phosphorescence of new platinum(II) complexes based on the donor-pi-acceptor Schiff bases. J. Photochem. Photobio. A 2016, 316, 12-18.

47) Zhou, X.; Jin, J.; Zhu, X. J.; Huang, J.; Yu, J. G.; Wong, W. Y.; Wong, W. K. New Co(OH)(2)/CdS nanowires for efficient visible light photocatalytic hydrogen production. J. Mater. Chem. A 2016, 4, 5282-5287.

46) Wu, F. S.; Tong, H. B.; Wang, K.; Zhang, X. L.; Zhang, J.; Wong, W. K.; Zhu, X. J.* Synthesis, crystal structure and photophysical study of luminescent three-coordinate cuprous bromide complexes based on pyrazole derivatives. J. Coord. Chem. 2016, 69, 926-933.

45) Wu, F. S.; Su, H. F.; Zhu, X. J.; Wang, K.; Zhang, Z. F.; Wong, W. K. Near-infrared emissive lanthanide hybridized carbon quantum dots for bioimaging applications. J. Mater. Chem. B 2016, 4, 6366-6372.

44) Wang, H. D.; Xiao, L. G.; Yan, L.; Chen, S.; Zhu, X. J.*; Peng, X. B.; Wang, X. Z.; Wong, W. K.; Wong, W. Y. Structural engineering of porphyrin-based small molecules as donors for efficient organic solar cells. Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 4301-4307.

43) Zhang, Z.; He, Y. N.; Liu, L.; Lu, X. Q.; Zhu, X. J.; Wong, W. K.; Pan, M.; Su, C. Y. Pure white-light and colour-tuning of Eu3+-Gd3+-containing metallopolymer. Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 3713-3716.

2015

42) Ling, H. J.; Kim, K.; Liu, Z. W.; Shi, J.; Zhu, X. J.; Huang, J. Photocatalytic degradation of phenol in water on as-prepared and surface modified TiO2 nanoparticles. Catal. Today 2015, 258, 96-102.

41) Luo, Y. E.; Ma, Y.; Su, P. Y.; Lu, X. Q.; Zhu, X. J.; Wong, W. K.; Jones, R. A. NO3--induced Salen-based Zn2Yb2 complex with good NIR luminescent property. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2015, 61, 181-183.

40) Zhang, X. Y.; Zhang, Z.; Liu, L.; Yu, C.; Lu, X. Q.; Zhu, X. J.; Wong, W. K.; Jones, R. A. Dual-nodal PMMA-supported Eu3+-containing metallopolymer with high color-purity red luminescence. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2015, 60, 51-53.

39) He, H.; Li, D. W.; Yang, L. Y.; Fu, L.; Zhu, X. J.; Wong, W. K.; Jiang, F. L.; Liu, Y. A novel bifunctional mitochondria-targeted anticancer agent with high selectivity for cancer cells. Sci. Rep. 2015, 5, 13543.

38) Wu, F. S.; Wang, K.; Li, Z. Y.; Zhu, X. J.* Design and synthesis of binuclear Co-salen catalysts for the hydrolytic kinetic resolution of epoxides. Catal. Commun. 2015, 68, 101-104.

37) Wu, F. S.; Tong, H. B.; Wang, K.; Zhang, J.; Xu, Z. B.; Zhu, X. J.* Luminescent monomeric and polymeric cuprous halide complexes with 1,2-bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-ylmethyl)-benzene as ligand. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2015, 58, 113-116.

36) Xiao, L. G.; Wang, H. D.; Gao, K.; Li, L. S.; Liu, C.; Peng, X. B.; Wong, W. Y.; Wong, W. K.; Zhu, X. J. A-D-A Type Small Molecules Based on Boron Dipyrromethene for Solution-Processed Organic Solar Cells. Chem. Asian J. 2015, 10, 1513-1518.

35) Mu, G. Y.; Zhuang, S. Q.; Zhang, W. Z.; Wang, Y. X.; Wang, B.; Wang, L.; Zhu, X. J. Efficient blue organic light-emitting diodes based on triphenylimidazole substituted anthracene derivatives. Org. Electron. 2015, 21, 9-18.

34) Wang, G. X.; Zhu, X. J.*; Yu, J. G. Bilayer hollow/spindle-like anatase TiO2 photoanode for high efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells. J. Power Sources 2015, 278, 344-351.

33) Chen, S.; Xiao, L. G.; Zhu, X. J.*; Peng, X. B.; Wong, W. K.; Wong, W. Y. Solution-processed new porphyrin-based small molecules as electron donors for highly efficient organic photovoltaics. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 14439-14442.

32) Hua, Y.; He, J.; Zhang, C. S.; Qin, C. J.; Han, L. Y.; Zhao, J. Z.; Chen, T.; Wong, W. Y.; Wong, W. K.; Zhu, X. J.* Effects of various pi-conjugated spacers in thiadiazole[3,4-c]pyridine-cored panchromatic organic dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells. J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, 3, 3103-3112.

31) Hua, Y.; Lee, L. T. L.; Zhang, C. S.; Zhao, J. Z.; Chen, T.; Wong, W. Y.; Wong, W. K.; Zhu, X. J.* Co-sensitization of 3D bulky phenothiazine-cored photosensitizers with planar squaraine dyes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells. J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, 3, 13848-13855.

30) Wu, F. S.; Li, J.; Tong, H. B.; Li, Z. Y.; Adachi, C.; Langlois, A.; Harvey, P. D.; Liu, L.; Wong, W. Y.; Wong, W. K.; Zhu, X. J.* Phosphorescent Cu(I) complexes based on bis(pyrazol-1-yl-methyl)-pyridine derivatives for organic light-emitting diodes. J. Mater. Chem. C 2015, 3, 138-146.

29) Zhang, Q. Q.; Cheng, G. E.; Ke, H. Z.; Zhu, X. J.; Zhu, N. Y.; Wong, W. Y.; Wong, W. K. Effects of peripheral substitutions on the singlet oxygen quantum yields of monophthalocyaninato ytterbium(III) complexes. RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 22294-22299.

28) Liu, L.; Hu, L.; Liu, Q.; Du, Z. L.; Li, F. B.; Li, G. H.; Zhu, X. J.; Wong, W. Y.; Wang, L.; Li, H. Synthesis and photoelectric properties of new Dawson-type polyoxometalate-based dimeric and oligomeric Pt(II)-acetylide inorganic-organic hybrids. Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 306-315.

27) Zhang, Z.; Feng, H. N.; Liu, L.; Yu, C.; Lu, X. Q.; Zhu, X. J.; Wong, W. K.; Jones, R. A.; Pan, M.; Su, C. Y. The first example of Tb-3-containing metallopolymer-type hybrid materials with efficient and high color-purity green luminescence. Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 6229-6241.

2014

26) Wu, F. S.; Tong, H. B.; Li, Z. Y.; Lei, W.; Liu, L.; Wong, W. Y.; Wong, W. K.; Zhu, X. J.* A white phosphorescent coordination polymer with Cu2I2 alternating units linked by benzo-18-crown-6. Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 12463-12466.

25) Hua, Y.; Chang, S.; He, J.; Zhang, C. S.; Zhao, J. Z.; Chen, T.; Wong, W. Y.; Wong, W. K.; Zhu, X. J.* Molecular Engineering of Simple Phenothiazine-Based Dyes To Modulate Dye Aggregation, Charge Recombination, and Dye Regeneration in Highly Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 6300-6308.

24) Mu, G. Y.; Zhang, W. Z.; Xu, P.; Wang, H. F.; Wang, Y. X.; Wang, L.; Zhuang, S. Q.; Zhu, X. J. Constructing New n-Type, Ambipolar, and p-Type Aggregation-Induced Blue Luminogens by Gradually Tuning the Proportion of Tetrahphenylethene and Diphenylphophine Oxide. J. Phys. Chem. C 2014, 118, 8610-8616.

23) Hua, Y.; Wang, H. D.; Zhu, X. J.; Islam, A.; Han, L. Y.; Qin, C. J.; Wong, W. Y.; Wong, W. K. New simple panchromatic dyes based on thiadiazolo[3,4-c]pyridine unit for dye-sensitized solar cells. Dyes Pigments 2014, 102, 196-203.

22) Zhuang, S. Q.; Shangguan, R. G.; Huang, H.; Tu, G. L.; Wang, L.; Zhu, X. J. Synthesis, characterization, physical properties, and blue electroluminescent device applications of phenanthroimidazole derivatives containing anthracene or pyrene moiety. Dyes Pigments 2014, 101, 93-102.

21) Chang, S.; Wang, H. D.; Lee, L. T. L.; Zheng, S. Z.; Li, Q.; Wong, K. Y.; Wong, W. K.; Zhu, X. J.; Wong, W. Y.; Xiao, X. D.; Chen, T. Panchromatic light harvesting by N719 with a porphyrin molecule for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells. J. Mater. Chem. C 2014, 2, 3521-3526.

2013

20) Hua, Y.; Chang, S.; Wang, H. D.; Huang, D. D.; Zhao, J. Z.; Chen, T.; Wong, W. Y.; Wong, W. K.; Zhu, X. J.* New phenothiazine-based dyes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells: Positioning effect of a donor group on the cell performance. J. Power Sources 2013, 243, 253-259.

19) Hua, Y.; Jin, B.; Wang, H. D.; Zhu, X. J.*; Wu, W. J.; Cheung, M. S.; Lin, Z. Y.; Wong, W. Y.; Wong, W. K. Bulky dendritic triarylamine-based organic dyes for efficient co-adsorbent-free dye-sensitized solar cells. J. Power Sources 2013, 237, 195-203.

18) Hua, Y.; Chang, S.; Huang, D. D.; Zhou, X.; Zhu, X. J.*; Zhao, J. Z.; Chen, T.; Wong, W. Y.; Wong, W. K. Significant Improvement of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Performance Using Simple Phenothiazine-Based Dyes. Chem, Mater. 2013, 25, 2146-2153.

17) Zhang, J.; Zhong, C.; Zhu, X. J.; Tam, H. L.; Li, K. F.; Cheah, K. W.; Wong, W. Y.; Wong, W. K.; Jones, R. A. Synthesis and two-photon absorption properties of unsymmetrical metallosalophen complexes. Polyhedron 2013, 49, 121-128.

16) Zhang, T.; Zhu, X. J.; Wong, W. K.; Tam, H. L.; Wong, W. Y. Light-Harvesting Ytterbium(III)-Porphyrinate-BODIPY Conjugates: Synthesis, Excitation-Energy Transfer, and Two-Photon-Induced Near-Infrared-Emission Studies. Chem. Eur. J 2013, 19, 738-747.

15) Chang, S.; Wang, H. D.; Hua, Y.; Li, Q.; Xiao, X. D.; Wong, W. K.; Wong, W. Y.; Zhu, X. J.*; Chen, T. Conformational engineering of co-sensitizers to retard back charge transfer for high-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells. J. Mater. Chem. A 2013, 1, 11553-11558.

2012

14) Zhuang, S. Q.; Shangguan, R. G.; Jin, J. J.; Tu, G. L.; Wang, L.; Chen, J. S.; Ma, D. G.; Zhu, X. J. Efficient nondoped blue organic light-emitting diodes based on phenanthroimidazole-substituted anthracene derivatives. Org. Electron. 2012, 13, 3050-3059.

13) Ke, H. Z.; Li, W. B.; Zhang, T.; Zhu, X. J.; Tam, H. L.; Hou, A. X.; Kwong, D. W. J.; Wong, W. K. Acetylene bridged porphyrin-monophthalocyaninato ytterbium(III) hybrids with strong two-photon absorption and high singlet oxygen quantum yield. Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 4536-4543.

12) Zhang, J.; Zhao, F. C.; Zhu, X. J.; Wong, W. K.; Ma, D. G.; Wong, W. Y. New phosphorescent platinum(II) Schiff base complexes for PHOLED applications. J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 16448-16457.

2011

11) Zhang, T.; Zhu, X. J.; Cheng, C. C. W.; Kwok, W. M.; Tam, H. L.; Hao, J. H.; Kwong, D. W. J.; Wong, W. K.; Wong, K. L. Water-Soluble Mitochondria-Specific Ytterbium Complex with Impressive NIR Emission. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 20120-20122.

10) Shangguan, R. G.; Mu, G. Y.; Qiao, X. F.; Wang, L.; Cheah, K. W.; Zhu, X. J.; Chen, C. H. Low sublimation temperature cesium pivalate complex as an efficient electron injection material for organic light-emitting diode devices. Org. Electron. 2011, 12, 1957-1962.

9) Zhu, X. J.; Wong, W. K.; Wong, W. Y.; Yang, X. P. Design and Synthesis of Near-Infrared Emissive Lanthanide Complexes Based on Macrocyclic Ligands. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 4651-4674.

8) Zhu, X. J.; Zhang, T.; Zhao, S. S.; Wong, W. K.; Wong, W. Y. Synthesis, Structure, and Photophysical Properties of Some Gadolinium(III) Porphyrinate Complexes. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 3314-3320.

7) Zhu, X. J.; Wang, P.; Leung, H. W. C.; Wong, W. K.; Wong, W. Y.; Kwong, D. W. J. Synthesis, Characterization, and DNA-Binding and -Photocleavage Properties of Water-Soluble Lanthanide Porphyrinate Complexes. Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 7041-7052.

6) Venkatasubbaiah, K.; Zhu, X. J.; Kays, E.; Hardcastle, K. I.; Jones, C. W. Co(III)-Porphyrin-Mediated Highly Regioselective Ring-Opening of Terminal Epoxides with Alcohols and Phenols. ACS Catal. 2011, 1, 489-492.

2010

5) Zhu, X. J.; Venkatasubbaiah, K.; Weck, M.; Jones, C. W. Kinetic Evaluation of Cooperative [Co(salen)] Catalysts in the Hydrolytic Kinetic Resolution of rac-Epichlorohydrin. ChemCatChem 2010, 2, 1252-1259.

4) Zhu, X. J.; Venkatasubbaiah, K.; Weck, M.; Jones, C. W. Highly active oligomeric Co(salen) catalysts for the asymmetric synthesis of alpha-aryloxy or alpha-alkoxy alcohols via kinetic resolution of terminal epoxides. J. Mol. Catal. A-Chem. 2010, 329, 1-6.

3) Stanley, J. M.; Zhu, X. J.; Yang, X. P.; Holliday, B. J. Europium Complexes of a Novel Ethylenedioxythiophene-Derivatized Bis(pyrazolyl)pyridine Ligand Exhibiting Efficient Lanthanide Sensitization. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 2035-2037.

2) Zhu, X. J.; Holliday, B. J. Electropolymerization of a Ruthenium(II) Bis(pyrazolyl)pyridine Complex to Form a Novel Ru-Containing Conducting Metallopolymer. Macromol. Rapid Comm. 2010, 31, 904-909.

1) K. Venkatasubbaiah, X. Zhu, C. W. Jones, Supported Co(III)-salen catalysts for the hydrolytic kinetic resolution of epoxides (HKR), Topics in Catalysis 2010,53, 1063–1065.

Before 2010 within PhD study and Post-docotoral Fellowship

1)     Zhu, X. J.; Fu, S. T.; Wong, W. K.; Wong, W. Y. A near-infrared fluorescent chemodosimeter for silver(I) ion based on an expanded porphyrin. Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 1843-1846.

2)     Zhu, X. J.; Jiang, F. L.; Poon, C. T.; Wong, W. K.; Wong, W. Y. Synthesis, structure and spectroscopic properties of lanthanide complexes of N-confused porphyrins. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 3151-3162.

3)     Zhu, X. J.; Wong, W. K.; Guo, J. P.; Wong, W. Y.; Zhang, J. P. Reactivity of cationic lanthanide(III) monoporphyrinates towards anionic cyanometallates - Preparation, crystal structure, and luminescence properties of cyanido-bridged di- and trinuclear d-f complexes. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 3515-3523.

4)     Zhu, X. J.; Wong, W. K.; Jiang, F. L.; Poon, C. T.; Wong, W. Y. An ultrasonic wave-assisted synthesis of meso-amidinophenyl substituted porphyrins. Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 2114-2118.

5)     Fu, S. T.; Zhu, X. J.; Zhou, G. J.; Wong, W. Y.; Ye, C.; Wong, W. K.; Li, Z. Y. Synthesis, structures and optical power limiting of some transition metal and lanthanide monoporphyrinate complexes containing electron-rich diphenylamino substituents. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 2004-2013.

6)     Jiang, F. L.; Wong, W. K.; Zhu, X. J.; Zhou, G. J.; Wong, W. Y.; Wu, P. L.; Tam, H. L.; Cheah, K. W.; Ye, C.; Liu, Y. Synthesis, characterization, and photophysical properties of some heterodimetallic bisporphyrins of ytterbium and transition metals - Enhancement and lifetime extension of Yb3+ emission by transition-metal porphyrin sensitization. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 3365-3374.

7)     Wong, W. K.; Zhu, X. J.; Wong, W. Y. Synthesis, structure, reactivity and photoluminescence of lanthanide(III) monoporphyrinate complexes. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2007, 251, 2386-2399.

8)     Fu, S. T.; Zhou, G. J.; Zhu, X. J.; Ye, C.; Wong, W. K.; Li, Z. Y. Synthesis of new monoporphyrinato lanthanide complexes for potential use in optical limiting. Chem. Lett. 2006, 35, 802-803.

9)     Zhu, X. J.; Fu, S. T.; Wong, W. K.; Guo, H. P.; Wong, W. Y. A near-infrared-fluorescent chemodosimeter for mercuric ion based on an expanded porphyrin. Angew Chem. Int. Edit. 2006, 45, 3150-3154.

10) Zhu, X. J.; Ward, R. M.; Albesa-Jove, D.; Howard, J. A. K.; Porres, L.; Beeby, A.; Low, P. J.; Wong, W. K.; Marder, T. B. Synthesis of new mer,trans-rhodium(III) hydrido-bis(acetylide) complexes: Structure of mer,trans-[(PMe3)(3)Rh(C equivalent to C-C6H4-4-NMe2)(2)H]. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2006, 359, 2859-2863.

11) Wang, L.; Zhu, X. J.; Wong, W. Y.; Guo, J. P.; Wong, W. K.; Li, Z. Y. Dipyrrolylquinoxaline-bridged Schiff bases: a new class of fluorescent sensors for mercury(II). Dalton Trans. 2005, 3235-3240.

12) Zhu, X. J.; Wong, W. K.; Lo, W. K.; Wong, W. Y. Synthesis and crystal structure of the first lanthanide complex of N-confused porphyrin with an eta(2) agostic C-H interaction. Chem. Commun. 2005, 1022-1024.

13) He, H. S.; Zhu, X. J.; Hou, A. X.; Guo, J. P.; Wong, W. K.; Wong, W. Y.; Li, K. F.; Cheah, K. W. Reactivity of aqua coordinated monoporphyrinate lanthanide complexes: synthetic, structural and photoluminescent studies of lanthanide porphyrinate dimers. Dalton Trans. 2004, 4064-4073.