Email: zhl@mail.buct.edu.cn  

Phone: 64197163 

Office Location: Gaojingjian Building 922

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Education:

1999 - 2003: School of Materials Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Bachelor's Degree

2003 - 2006: School of Materials Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Master's Degree

2006 - 2009: Laboratory of Organic Solid Materials, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Doctor's Degree

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Working Experience:

Sep. 2016 - Current: Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Youth Principal Investigator, Professor

Mar. 2015 - Sep. 2016: University of Massachusetts, USA, U.S. National Polymer Research Center, Senior Researcher

Dec. 2009 - Mar. 2015: University of Massachusetts, USA, U.S. National Polymer Research Center, Postdoctor

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Research Interests:

Professor Zhang's present research interests include the research on the synthesis of novel organic conjugated molecules and their applications in organic field-effect transistors (OFETs). He aims to investigate the structure-property relationships of these materials and identify the principles for synthesizing new type and high-performance organic semiconductor materials.

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Funding:

1. Efficient and Sincere Fermentation Regulation, Optimization and Integration of Key Generic Technologies for Nutritional Chemicals, National Key R&D Program, Project Period: Feb 24, 2023 – Jan 1, 2026

2. Synthesis and Application of Dithienothiophene-Fused Naphthalene Diimide Derivatives, National Natural Science Foundation of China Project, Project Period: Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2025

3. Synthesis and Property Study of Structurally Regular Graphene Fragments to Nanoribbons (Entrusted Project after Resignation), National Natural Science Foundation of China Project, Project Period: Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2023

4. Synthesis, Cocrystallization and Optoelectronic Properties of Stereorigid Conjugated Compounds with D3h Symmetry and Controllable Cavity Sizes, National Natural Science Foundation of China Project, Project Period: Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2022

5. Synthesis and Device Performance Study of Laterally Extended Graphene Fragment Molecules, Science and Technology Project of Province, Municipality and Autonomous Region, Project Period: Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 30, 2020

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Awards:

"Outstanding Information Achievements in China's Petroleum and Chemical Industry during the '13th Five-Year Plan' Period" First Prize, August 18, 2021

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Publications:

1. Liu, X.; Chen, B.; Wang, M.; Gu, X.; Zhang, L. AceneIntegrated Buckybowls with Near-Infrared II Absorption and over 90% Photothermal Conversion Efficiency. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202416160

2. Chen, Y.; Zhao, Y.; Zhao, Y.; Chen, X.; Liu, X.; Li, L.; Cao, D.; Wang, S.; Zhang, L. A Novel Homoconjugated Propellane Triimide: Synthesis, Structural Analyses, and Gas Separation. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202401706

3. Chen, M.; Duan, Y.; Liu, X.; Zhan, Q.; Hayashi, H.; Matsuo, K.; Yamada, H.; Gao, G.; Zheng, Y.; Zhang, L. Excellent π-Bowl Semiconductors Based on C70 Subunit. CCS Chem. 2024, 6, 353– 364

4. Liu, B.; Chen, M.; Liu, X.; Fu, R.; Zhao, Y.; Duan, Y.; Zhang, L. Bespoke Tailoring of Graphenoid Sheets: A Rippled Molecular Carbon Comprising Cyclically Fused Nonbenzenoid Rings. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 28137– 28145

5. Duan, Y.; Chen, M.; Hayashi, H.; Yamada, H.; Liu, X.; Zhang, L. Buckybowl and Its Chiral Hybrids Featuring Eight-membered Rings and Helicene Units. Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 10420– 10428

6. Wen, J.; Qiu, F.; Liu, H.; Liu, X.; Hu, H.; Duan, Y.; Wang, Z.; Zhang, L. syn/anti-Oligothienoacene Diimides with up to 10 Fused Rings. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202112482

7. Gao, G.; Chen, M.; Roberts, J.; Feng, M.; Xiao, C.; Zhang, G.; Parkin, S.; Risko, C.; Zhang, L. Rational Functionalization of a C70 Buckybowl To Enable a C70:Buckybowl Cocrystal for Organic Semiconductor Applications. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 2460– 2470

8. Lv, L.; Roberts, J.; Xiao, C.; Jia, Z.; Jiang, W.; Zhang, G.; Risko, C.; Zhang, L. Triperyleno [3, 3, 3] propellane triimides: Achieving a new generation of quasi-D 3h symmetric nanostructures in organic electronics. Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 4951– 4958