个人简介

Professor Dr. Chi Zhang is a Senior Fellow (Level D) at the Research School of Chemistry, and the Co-Director of the Australia-China Joint Research Center for Functional Molecular Materials. He received PhD degree in chemistry from Nanjing University (China, 2000), and has been awarded Research Fellowships by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany, 2001), Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (Japan, 2004), and Distinguished Young Scientist Award by National Natural Science Foundation (China, 2009). His research interests are concentrated on the designed synthesis, structure elucidation and third-order nonlinear optical properties of transition metal clusters, supermolecules, and nano-semiconductors.

研究领域

Organometallic chemistry & molecular materials

Cluster Chemistry, Functional Materials and Supermolecular Chemistry 1) Correlations between molecular structures and nonlinear optical functions of heterothiometallic clusters; 2) Third-order nonlinear optical functions of heterothiometallic clusters as the molecular precursors for functional materials; 3) Rational design and molecular architecture of functionalized chalcogenide clusters and supermolecules; 4) Synthesis and property exploration of transition metal chalcogenide upermolecules; 5) Photoluminescence properties of organic-inorganic functional molecules and clusters; 6) Theoretical study on the functional molecular materials and supermolecular assembly.

近期论文

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J.F. Zhang, S.C. Meng, Y.L. Song, Y.M. Zhou, Y. Cao, J.H. Li, H.J. Zhao, J.C. Hu, J.H. Wu, M.G. Humphrey, C. Zhang*, “Syntheses, Structural, Theoretical, and Nonlinear Optical Studies of Non-Interpenetrating Three-Dimensional Nest-Shaped-Cluster [MoOS3Cu3]-Based Coordination Polymers”, Crystal Growth & Design, 2011, 11(1), 100-109. C. Zhang*, T. Matsumoto, M. Samoc, S. Petrie, S.C. Meng, T. Christopher Corkery, R. Stranger, J.F. Zhang, M.G. Humphrey, K. Tatsumi, “Dodecanuclear- Ellipse and Decanuclear-Wheel Nickel(II) Thiolato Clusters with Efficient Femtosecond Nonlinear Absorption”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2010, 49(25), 4209-4212. J.F. Zhang, S.C. Meng, Y.L. Song, H.J. Zhao, J.H. Li, G.J. Qu, L. Sun, M.G. Humphrey, C. Zhang*, “Facile Syntheses and Tunable Non-Linear Optical Properties of Heterothiometallic Clusters with [MS4Ag2] Units (M = Mo, W)”, Chemistry - A European Journal, 2010, 16(47), 13946-13950. C. Zhang*, Y. Cao, J.F. Zhang, S.C. Meng, T. Matsumoto, Y.L. Song, J. Ma, Z.X. Chen, K. Tatsumi, M.G. Humphrey, ”Modulation of Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Properties by Backbone Modification of Polymeric Pillared-Layer Heterometallic Clusters”, Advanced Materials, 2008, 20(10), 1870-1875. C. Zhang*, Y.L. Song, X. Wang, “Correlations between Molecular Structures and Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Functions of Heterothiometallic Clusters: A Comparative Study”, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2007, 251(1-2), 111-141. C. Zhang, S. Takada, M. K?lzer, T. Matsumoto, K. Tatsumi, “Nickel(ii) Thiolate Complexes with A Flexible cyclo-{Ni10S20} Framework“, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2006, 45(23), 3768-3772. C. Zhang*, Y.L. Song, X. Wang, F.E. Kühn, Y.X. Wang, Y. Xu, X.Q. Xin, ”Large Third-Order Optical Nonlinearity of Two Cubane-Like Clusters Containing Oxotrithiometalate Anions and Silver: Synthesis, Characterization, Reactivity, and NLO Properties–Structure Correlation”, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2003, 13(3), 571-579. C. Zhang*, Y.L. Song, F.E. Kühn, Y.X. Wang, X.Q. Xin, W.A. Herrmann, “Ultrafast Response and Superior Optical Limiting Effects of the Planar 'Open' Heterothiometallic Clusters”, Advanced Materials, 2002, 14(11), 818-822. C. Zhang*, Y.L. Song, F.E. Kühn, Y.X. Wang, H.K. Fun, X.Q. Xin, “Study on A Series of Pentanuclear Planar ‘Open’ Clusters: Synthesis, Characterization, Strong Third-Order Optical Nonlinearities and Superior Optical Limiting Properties”, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2002, 12(2), 239-248. C. Zhang*, Y.L. Song, B.M. Fung, Z.L. Xue, X.Q. Xin, “A New Approach to Superior Optical Limiting Materials - Planar 'Open' Heterothiometallic Clusters”, Chemical Communications, 2001, (9), 843-844.