Name:
Qun ZHANG
Address:
Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) &


Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale (HFNL)


96 Jin-Zhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
Tel:
+86-
E-mail:
qunzh@ustc.edu.cn
URL:
http://staff.ustc.edu.cn/~qunzh

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　EDUCATION AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2014 - present
Professor, USTC
2007 - 2014
Associate Professor, USTC
2003 - 2007
Postdoc & Research Associate, University of British Columbia, Canada
2000 - 2003
Postdoc, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
1999
Ph.D. in Chemical Physics, USTC


　RESEARCH INTERESTS
1.
Ultrafast Spectroscopy & Dynamics in the Condensed Phases
2.
Energy-Related Chemical Physics
3.
Photophysics & Photochemistry
4.
Quantum Coherent Control


　CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
1.
MOST–National Key R&D Program on Nano Sci. & Tech. (2016YFA**) (2016.07–2021.06), Principal Investigator.
2.
NSFC–General Program (**) (2016.01–2019.12), Principal Investigator.
3.
MOST–National Key R&D Program on Nano Sci. &Tech. (2018YFA**) (2018.05–2023.04), Key Participant.
4.
Anhui Initiative in Quantum Information Technologies (AHY090200) (2018.01–2022.12), Key Participant.
5.
NSFC–Key Program (**) (2017.01–2021.12), Key Participant.


　REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
1.
J.-S. Yao (eq), J. Ge (eq), K.-H. Wang, G.-Z. Zhang*, B.-S. Zhu, C. Chen, Q. Zhang*, Y. Luo, S.-H. Yu, and H.-B. Yao*, Few-Nanometer-Sized α-CsPbI₃ Quantum Dots Enabled by Strontium Substitutionand Iodide Passivation for Efficient Red-Light Emitting Diodes, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019, 141(5), 2069–2079.
2.
Z.-W. Chen, Q. Zhang*, and Y. Luo*, Experimental Identification of Ultrafast Reverse Hole Transfer at the Interface of the Photoexcited Methanol/Graphitic Carbon Nitride System, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2018, 57(19), 5320–5324.
3.
J.-S. Yao (eq), J. Ge (eq), B.-N. Han (eq), K.-H. Wang, H.-B. Yao*, H.-L. Yu, J.-H. Li, B.-S. Zhu, J.-Z. Song, C. Chen, Q. Zhang*, H.-B. Zeng*, Y. Luo, and S.-H. Yu, Ce³⁺-Doping to Modulate Photoluminescence Kinetics for Efficient CsPbBr₃ Nanocrystals Based Light-Emitting Diodes, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018, 140(10), 3626–3634.
4.
H. Wang (eq), S.-L. Jiang (eq), W. Shao, X.-D. Zhang*, S.-C. Chen, X.-S. Sun, Q. Zhang*, Y. Luo, and Y. Xie*, Optically Switchable Photocatalysis in Ultrathin Black Phosphorus Nanosheets, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018, 140(9), 3474–3480.
5.
H. Wang (eq), D.-Y. Yong (eq), S.-C. Chen, S.-L. Jiang, X.-D. Zhang*, W. Shao, Q. Zhang*, W.-S. Yan, B.-C. Pan, and Y. Xie*, Oxygen-Vacancy-Mediated Exciton Dissociation in BiOBr for Boosting Charge-Carrier-Involved Molecular Oxygen Activation, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018, 140(5), 1760–1766.
6.
L. Zhang, Q. Zhang*, and Y. Luo*, Impact of Element Doping on Photoexcited Electron Dynamics in CdS Nanocrystals, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2017, 8(22), 5680–5686.
7.
X.-C. Jiao (eq), Z.-W. Chen (eq), X.-D. Li (eq), Y.-F. Sun*, S. Gao, W.-S. Yan, C.-M. Wang, Q. Zhang*, Y. Lin, Y. Luo, and Y. Xie*, Defect-Mediated Electron–Hole Separation in One-Unit-Cell ZnIn₂S₄ Layers for Boosted Solar-Driven CO₂ Reduction, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2017, 139(22), 7586–7594.
8.
H. Wang (eq), S.-L. Jiang (eq), S.-C. Chen, X.-D. Zhang*, W. Shao, X.-S. Sun, Z. Zhao, Q. Zhang*, Y. Luo, and Y. Xie*, Insights into the Excitonic Processes in Polymeric Photocatalysts, Chemical Science 2017, 8(5), 4087–4092.
9.
J.-H. Hu, Q. Zhang*, and Y. Luo*, Retrieving the Rate of Reverse Intersystem Crossing from Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2016, 7(19), 3908–3912.
10.
H. Wang (eq), S.-L. Jiang (eq), S.-C. Chen, D.-D. Li, X.-D. Zhang*, W. Shao, X.-S. Sun, J.-F. Xie, Z. Zhao, Q. Zhang*, Y.-P. Tian, and Y. Xie*, Enhanced Singlet Oxygen Generation in Oxidized Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Organic Synthesis, Advanced Materials 2016, 28(32), 6940–6945.
11.
J.-D. Xiao (eq), Q.-C. Shang (eq), Y.-J. Xiong, Q. Zhang*, Y. Luo, S.-H. Yu, and H.-L. Jiang*, Boosting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production of a Metal–Organic Framework Decorated with Platinum Nanoparticles: The Platinum Location Matters, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2016, 55(32), 9389–9393. [VIP Paper] [Highly Cited Paper]
12.
Q. Zhang* and Y. Luo*, Probing the Ultrafast Dynamics in Nanomaterial Complex Systems by Femtosecond Transient Absorption Spectroscopy, High Power Laser Science & Engineering 2016, 4, e22.
13.
H. Huang (eq), L. Zhang (eq), Z.-H. Lv, R. Long, C. Zhang, Y. Lin, K.-C. Wei, C.-M. Wang, L. Chen, Z.-Y. Li, Q. Zhang*, Y. Luo, and Y.-J. Xiong*, Unraveling Surface Plasmon Decay in Core–Shell Nanostructures toward Broadband Light-Driven Catalytic Organic Synthesis, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2016, 138(21), 6822–6828.
14.
X.-G. Li (eq), W.-T. Bi (eq), L. Zhang (eq), S. Tao, W.-S. Chu*, Q. Zhang*, Y. Luo, C.-Z. Wu*, and Y. Xie, Single-Atom Pt as Co-Catalyst for Enhanced Photocatalytic H₂ Evolution, Advanced Materials 2016, 28(12), 2427–2431. [Highly Cited Paper]
15.
H.-Q. Xu (eq), J.-H. Hu (eq), D.-K. Wang, Z.-H. Li, Q. Zhang*, Y. Luo, S.-H. Yu, and H.-L. Jiang*, Visible-Light Photoreduction of CO₂ in a Metal–Organic Framework: Boosting Electron–Hole Separation via Electron Trap States, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2015, 137(42), 13440–13443. [Highly Cited Paper]
16.
W.-T. Bi (eq), X.-G. Li (eq), L. Zhang (eq), T. Jin, L.-D. Zhang, Q. Zhang*, Y. Luo, C.-Z. Wu*, and Y. Xie, Molecular Co-Catalyst Accelerating Hole Transfer for Enhanced Photocatalytic H₂ Evolution, Nature Communications 2015, 6, 8647.
17.
F.-C. Lei (eq), L. Zhang (eq), Y.-F. Sun*, L. Liang, K.-T. Liu, J.-Q. Xu, Q. Zhang*, B.-C. Pan, Y. Luo, and Y. Xie*, Atomic-Layer-Confined Doping for Atomic-Level Insights into Visible-Light Water Splitting, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2015, 54(32), 9266–9270.
18.
B. Wu (eq), J.-H. Hu (eq), P. Cui (eq), L. Jiang, Z.-W. Chen, Q. Zhang*, C.-R. Wang*, and Y. Luo*, Visible-Light Photoexcited Electron Dynamics of Scandium Endohedral Metallofullerenes: The Cage Symmetry and Substituent Effects, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2015, 137(27), 8769–8774.
19.
S. Bai, J. Jiang, Q. Zhang, and Y.-J. Xiong*, Steering Charge Kinetics in Photocatalysis: Intersection of Materials Syntheses, Characterization Techniques and Theoretical Simulations, Chemical Society Reviews 2015, 44(10), 2893–2939. [Back Cover] [Highly Cited Paper]
20.
S. Bai (eq), J. Ge (eq), L.-L. Wang, M. Gong, M.-S. Deng, Q. Kong, L. Song, J. Jiang*, Q. Zhang*, Y. Luo, Y. Xie, and Y.-J. Xiong*, A Unique Semiconductor–Metal–Graphene Stack Design to Harness Charge Flow for Photocatalysis, Advanced Materials 2014, 26(32), 5689–5695. [Inside Front Cover]
21.
R. Li (eq), J.-H. Hu (eq), M.-S. Deng, H.-L. Wang, X.-J. Wang, Y.-L. Hu, H.-L. Jiang, J. Jiang*, Q. Zhang*, Y. Xie, and Y.-J. Xiong*, Integration of an Inorganic Semiconductor with a Metal–Organic Framework: A Platform for Enhanced Gaseous Photocatalytic Reactions, Advanced Materials 2014, 26(28), 4783–4788. [Inside Back Cover] [Highly Cited Paper]
22.
L.-L. Wang (eq), J. Ge (eq), A.-L. Wang, M.-S. Deng, X.-J. Wang, S. Bai, R. Li, J. Jiang*, Q. Zhang*, Y. Luo, and Y.-J. Xiong*, Designing p-Type Semiconductor–Metal Hybrid Structures for Improved Photocatalysis, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2014, 53(20), 5107–5111.
23.
R. Long (eq), K.-K. Mao (eq), M. Gong, S. Zhou, J.-H. Hu, M. Zhi, Y. You, S. Bai, J. Jiang*, Q. Zhang*, X.-J. Wu, and Y.-J. Xiong*, Tunable Oxygen Activation for Catalytic Organic Oxidation: Schottky Junction versus Plasmonic Effects, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2014, 53(12), 3205–3209.
24.
Q. Zhang*, H.-J. Zheng, Z.-G. Geng, S.-L. Jiang, J. Ge, K.-L. Fan, S. Duan, Y. Chen, X.-P. Wang, and Y. Luo*, The Realistic Domain Structure of As-Synthesized Graphene Oxide from Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2013, 135(33), 12468–12474.
25.
Z.-J. Hu, Q. Zhang*, B. Miao, Q. Fu, G. Zou, Y. Chen, Y. Luo, D.-G. Zhang, P. Wang, H. Ming, and Q.-J. Zhang*, Coherent Random Fiber Laser Based on Nanoparticles Scattering in the Extremely Weakly Scattering Regime, Physical Review Letters 2012, 109(25), 253901.