Prof. Zhao

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Dahui Zhao

Dahui Zhao
Ph.D. / Professor

College of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering
Peking University
Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
Tel: 86-10-62753973
Fax: 86-10-62753973
Email: dhzhao@pku.edu.cn

  • Professional Experience

2016- , Associate Editors, Chemistry of Materials (ACS)
2014- , Professor, College of Chemistry, PKU, Beijing, P. R. China
2006-2014, Associate Professor, College of Chemistry, PKU, Beijing, P. R. China
2003-2006, Postdoctoral Associate, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
                    Advisor: Prof. Timothy M. Swager
1999-2003, Ph.D. in Chemistry, UIUC, Urbana, Illinois, USA
                    Advisor: Prof. Jeffrey S. Moore
1992-1997, B.Sc. in Chemistry, PKU, Beijing, P. R. China
                    Advisor: Prof. Qi-Feng Zhou

  • Awards

National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (NSFC, 2019)
Outstanding Teaching Award of Peking University (2018)
Excellent Young Scientists Fund (NSFC, 2012)
Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (MOE of PRC, 2012)
Distinguished Lectureship Award (the Chemical Society of Japan, 2011)
Beijing Nova Program (Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission, 2007)
Vanderveer Voorhees Original Research Proposal Award (Dept. of Chemistry, UIUC, 2003)
R. C. Fuson Memorial Travel Award (Dept. of Chemistry, UIUC, 2003)

  • Research Interests

Design, syntheses and characterizations of organic and polymeric materials with electronic/photonic/spintronic functions
Photophysics and related properties of functional pi-conjugated systems with complex supramolecular architectures

  • Representative Publications
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Guan, J.;‡ Wei, R.;‡ Prlj, A.;‡ Peng, J.; Lin, K.-H.; Liu, J.; Han, H.; Corminboeuf, C.;* Zhao, D.;* Yu, Z.; Zheng, J.* “Direct Observation of Aggregation-induced Emission Mechanism” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 14903-14909.
  4. Liu, J.; Chen, Q.; Cai, K.; Li, J.; Li, Y.; Yang, X.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, Y.;* Tang, H.; Zhao, D.;* Wu, K.* “Stepwise On-Surface Dissymmetric Reaction to Construct Binodal Organometallic Network” Nat. Commun. 2019, 10, 2545.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Guo, Y.;‡ Li, Y.;‡ Awartani, O.; Zhao, J.; Han, H.; Ade, H.;* Zhao, D.;* Yan, H.* “A Vinylene-bridged Perylene Diimide-Based Polymeric Acceptor Enabling Efficient All-Polymer Solar Cells Processed under Ambient Conditions” Adv. Mater. 2016, 28, 8483-8489.
  8. Cai, K.; Xie, J.; Zhao, D.* “NIR J-aggregates of Hydroazaheptacene Tetraimides” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 28-31.