Research Interests

• Design and synthesis of functional organic ligands and construction of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)

• Synthesis and structures of zeolite-like metal phosphonate open-frameworks

• Gas adsorption of MOFs: hydrogen, methane storage; carbon dioxide separation and storage; alkanes separation applications

• X-ray single crystal diffraction technique and X-ray crystallography

Biography

• 2011.12-present        Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Research Associate

• 2009.2-2009.8         Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, Post Doctor

• 2009.9-2010.2         Department of Chemistry, University of Texas Pan American, Post Doctor

• 2005.9-2011.12        Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Research Associate

• 2003.7-2005.8         Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Research Assistant

• 2004.9-2007.12         Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry

• 2000.9-2003.7          Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, M. S., Physical Chemistry

• 1996.9-2000.7          Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, B. S., Chemistry

Teaching

• Gerneral Chemistry Experiments, Analytical Chemistry Experiments, Solid State Chemistry

• Advance materials and life, Syntheses and Characterization of novel inorganic materials

Key Publications

1. Zhang,L.N.;Chen,J.X.*;Ling,Y.;andChen,Z.X.*,Syntheses,crystalstructuresandreversiblestructuraltransformationoftwozinccoordination polymers, Chem. Lett., 43(7), 997-998, 2014

2. Zhai, F. P.; Zheng, Q. S.; Chen, Z. X.*, Ling, Y.; Liu, X. F.; Weng, L. H.; Zhou, Y. M.* Crystal transformation synthesis of a highly stable phosphonate MOF for selective adsorption of CO2,CrystEngComm, 15, 2040-2043, 2013. (封面文章)

3. Chen, Z. X.; Yang, H. Y.; Deng, M. L.; Ling, Y.; Weng, L. H.; Zhou, Y. M.* Metal complexes as templates: syntheses, structures, and luminescent properties of two zinc phosphonocarboxylates with ABW-zeolite topology,Dalton Transactions, 41, 4079-4083, 2012.

4. Chen, Z. X.; Xiang, S. C.; Arman, H. D.; Mondal, J. U.; Li, P.; Zhao, D. Y.*; Chen, B. L.*, A 3D Pillar-Layered Copper(II) Metal-Organic Framework with Immobilized Functional OH Groups on Pore Surfaces for Highly Selective CO2/CH4 and C2H2/CH4 Gas Sorption at Room Temperature, Inorganic Chemistry, 50(8), 3442-3446, 2011.

5. Chen, Z. X.; Xiang, S. C.; Arman, H. D.; Li, P.; Zhao, D. Y.*; Chen, B. L.*, Significantly Enhanced CO2/CH4 Separation Selectivity within a 3D Prototype Metal-Organic Framework Immobilized with Functional OH Groups on Pore Surfaces at Room Temperature, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 14, 2227-2231, 2011.

6. Chen, Z. X.; Ling, Y.; Yang, H. Y.; Guo, Y. F.; Weng, L. H.; Zhou, Y. M.*, Two-step synthesis, structure and adsorption property of a dynamic zinc phosphonocarboxylate framework, CrystEngComm, 13(10), 3378-3382, 2011.(封面文章)

7. Si, W.; Hu, X. B.; Liu, X. H.; Fan, R. H.; Chen, Z. X.*; Weng, L. H.; Hou, J. L.*, Self-assembly and proton conductance of organic nanotubes from pillar[5]arenes, Tetrahedron Letters, 52, 2484-2487, 2011.

8. Chen, Z. X.; Xiang, S. C.; Arman, H. D.; Li, P.; Tidrow, S.; Zhao, D. Y.*; Chen, B. L.*, A Microporous Metal–Organic Framework with Immobilized –OH Functional Groups within the Pore Surfaces for Selective Gas Sorption, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 3745-3749, 2010.

9. Chen, Z. X.; Xiang, S. C.; Liao, T. B.; Yang, Y. T.; Chen, Y. S.; Zhou, Y. M.*; Zhao, D. Y.; Chen, B. L.*, A New Multidentate Hexacarboxylic Acid for the Construction of Porous Metal-Organic Frameworks of Diverse Structures and Porosities, Crystal Growth & Design, 10(6), 2775-2779, 2010.