Jin Zhang (张锦)

Cheung Kong Professor
Nanomaterials and Spectroscopy
1992 B.Sc., Lanzhou University
1995 M.Sc., Lanzhou University
1998 Ph.D., Lanzhou University
1998-2000 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Leeds University, United Kingdom
2000-2006 Associate Professor, Peking University
2006- Professor, Peking University
Tel: +86-10-62752555; Fax: +86-10-62757157
Email: jinzhang@pku.edu.cn
Webpage: /zhangj

Research Interests:

Prof. Jin Zhang’s research focuses on the controlled growth and enhanced spectroscopy of carbon nanomaterials, including:
1. structure-controlled growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs);
2. separation of metallic and semiconducting SWNTs;
3. preparation of new carbon materials;
4. 2D atomic crystal materials based surface-enhanced spectroscopy;
5. surface-enhanced Raman scattering on flat substrates and its practical applications.

Selected Publications:

1. SC Zhang†, LX Kang†, X Wang, LM Tong, LW Yang, ZQ Wang, K Qi, SB Deng, QW Li, XD Bai, F Ding, J Zhang*, Chirality Controlled Growth of Horizontal Carbon Nanotubes Array with Designed Catalysts, Nature, 543 (2017), 234-238.
2. YG Yao, QW Li, J Zhang*, R Liu, LY Jiao, YT Zhu, ZF Liu*, Temperature-Mediated Growth of Single-Walled Carbon-Nanotube Intramolecular Junctions, Nat. Mater., 6(4)(2007), 283-286.
3. Y Hu†, LX Kang†, QC Zhao†, H Zhong, SC Zhang, LW Yang, ZQ Wang, JJ Lin, QW Li, ZY Zhang, LM Peng, ZF Liu, J Zhang*, Growth of High-Density Horizontally Aligned SWNT Arrays using Trojan Catalysts, Nat. Commun. 6(2015), 6099.
4. YB Chen, ZY Shen, ZW Xu, Y Hu, HT Xu, S Wang, XL Guo, YF Zhang, LM Peng, F Ding, ZF Liu, J Zhang*, Helicity-Dependent Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Alignment on Graphite for Helical Angle and Handedness Recognition, Nat. Commun., 4(2013), 2205.
5. QC Zhao, ZW Xu, Y Hu, F Ding*, J Zhang*, Chemical Vapor Deposition Synthesis of Near-Zigzag Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Stable Tube-Catalyst Interface, Sci. Adv., 2(5)(2016), e1501729.
6. WG Xu, X Ling, JQ Xiao, MS Dresselhaus, J Kong, HX Xu, ZF Liu, J Zhang*, Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy on a Flat Graphene Surface, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 109(24)(2012), 9281-9286.
7. X Ling, SX Huang, SB Deng, NN Mao, J Kong, MS Dresselhaus, J Zhang*, Lighting Up the Raman Signal of Molecules in the Vicinity of Graphene Related Materials, Acc. Chem. Res. 48(7)(2015), 1862-1870. (Review Article)
8. YB Chen, J Zhang*, Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Controlled Structures for Nanodevice Applications, Acc. Chem. Res., 47(8)(2014), 2273-2281. (Review Article)
9. NN Mao, JY Tang, LM Xie, JX Wu, BW Han, JJ Lin, SB Deng, W Ji, H Xu, KH Liu, LM Tong*, J Zhang*, Optical Anisotropy of Black Phosphorus in the Visible Regime, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 138(1)(2016), 300-305.
10. LX Kang, SC Zhang, QW Li, J Zhang*, Growth of Horizontal Semiconducting SWNT Arrays with Density Higher than 100 tubes/μm using Ethanol/Methane Chemical Vapor Deposition, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 138(21)(2016), 6727-6730.
11. LX Kang, SB Deng, SC Zhang, QW Li, J Zhang*, Selective Growth of Subnanometer Diameter Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Arrays in Hydrogen-Free CVD, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 138(39)(2016), 12723-12726.
12. JJ Lin, LB Liang, X Ling, SQ Zhang, NN Mao, N Zhang, BG Sumpter, V Meunier, LM Tong*, J Zhang*, Enhanced Raman Scattering on In-Plane Anisotropic Layered Materials, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 137(49)(2015), 15511-15517.
13. SC Zhang, LM Tong, Y Hu, LX Kang, J Zhang*, Diameter-Specific Growth of Semiconducting SWNT Arrays using Uniform Mo2C Solid Catalyst, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 137(28)(2015), 8904-8907.
14. SC Zhang, Y Hu, JX Wu, D Liu, LX Kang, QC Zhao, J Zhang*, Selective Scission of C–O and C–C Bonds in Ethanol using Bimetal Catalysts for the Preferential Growth of Semiconducting SWNT Arrays, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 137(3)(2015), 1012-1015.
15. JY Zhou, X Gao, R Liu, ZQ Xie, J Yang, SQ Zhang, GM Zhang, HB Liu, YL Li, J Zhang*, Z F Liu*, Synthesis of Graphdiyne Nanowalls using Acetylenic Coupling Reaction, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 137(24)(2015), 7596-7599.
16. LM Xie, X Ling, Y Fang, J Zhang*, ZF Liu*, Graphene as a Substrate to Suppress Fluorescence in Resonance Raman Spectroscopy, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131(29)(2009), 9890-9891.
17. G Hong, B Zhang, BH Peng, J Zhang*, WM Choi, JY Choi, JM Kim, ZF Liu*, Direct Growth of Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Array, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131(41)(2009), 14642-14643.
18. JX Wu†, NN Mao†, LM Xie, H Xu*, J Zhang*, Identifying the Crystalline Orientation of Black Phosphorus using Angle-Resolved Polarized Raman Spectroscopy, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 54(8)(2015), 2366-2369.
19. G Hong, M Zhou, RX Zhang, SM Hou, WM Choi, YS Woo, JY Choi, ZF Liu, J Zhang*, Separation of Metallic and Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Arrays by “Scotch Tape”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 50(30)(2011), 6819-6823.
20. JQ Li†, ZQ Xie†, Y Xiong, ZZ Li, QX Huang, SQ Zhang, JY Zhou, R Liu, X Gao, CG Chen, LM Tong*, J Zhang*, ZF Liu*, Architecture of β-Graphdiyne Contained Thin Film Using Modified Glaser-Hay Coupling Reaction for Enhanced Photocatalytic Property of TiO2, Adv. Mater., 29(19)(2017),1700421.
21. X Gao, J Li, R Du, JY Zhou, MY Huang, R Rong, J Li, ZQ Xie, LZ Wu*, ZF Liu*, J Zhang*, Direct Synthesis of Graphdiyne Nanowalls on Arbitrary Substrates and Its Application for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Cell, Adv. Mater., 29(9)(2017), 1605308.
22. D Liu, P Li, XQ Yu, JT Gu, J Han, SC Zhang, HB Li, HH Jin, S Qiu, QW Li*, J Zhang*, A Mixed-Extractor Strategy for Efficient Sorting of Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Adv. Mater., 29(8)(2017), 1603565.
23. R Liu, X Gao, JY Zhou, H Xu, ZZ Li, SQ Zhang, ZQ Xie, J Zhang*, ZF Liu*, Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth of Linked Carbon Monolayers with Acetylenic Scaffoldings on Silver Foil, Adv. Mater., 29(18)(2017),1604665.
24. QC Zhao, FR Yao, ZQ Wang, SB Deng, LM Tong, KH Liu*and J Zhang*, Real-Time Observation of Carbon Nanotube Etching Process Using Polarized Optical Microscope, Adv. Mater., 29(30)(2017), 1701959.
25. SB Deng, JY Tang, LX Kang, Y Hu, FR Yao, QC Zhao, SC Zhang, KH Liu*, J Zhang*, High-Throughput Determination of Statistical Structure Information for Horizontal Carbon Nanotube Arrays by Optical Imaging, Adv. Mater., 28(10)(2016), 2018-2023.
26. X Gao, JY Zhou, R Du, ZQ Xie, SB Deng, R Liu, ZF Liu*, J Zhang*, Robust Superhydrophobic Foam: A Graphdiyne-Based Hierarchical Architecture for Oil/Water Separation, Adv. Mater., 28(1)(2016), 168-173.
27. R Du, X Gao, QL Feng, QC Zhao, P Li, SB Deng, LR Shi, J Zhang*, Microscopic Dimensions Engineering: Stepwise Manipulation of the Surface Wettability on 3D Substrates for Oil/Water Separation, Adv. Mater., 28(5)(2016), 936-942.
28. R Du, N Zhang, H Xu, NN Mao, WJ Duan, JY Wang, QC Zhao, ZF Liu, J Zhang*, CMP Aerogels: Ultrahigh-Surface-Area Carbon-Based Monolithic Materials with Superb Sorption Performance, Adv. Mater., 26(47)(2014), 8053-8058.
29. WG Xu, JQ Xiao, YF Chen, YB Chen, X Ling, J Zhang*, Graphene-Veiled Gold Substrate for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Adv. Mater., 25(6)(2013), 928-933.
30. YG Yao, XC Dai, CQ Feng, J Zhang*, XL Liang, L Ding, WM Choi, JY Choi*, JM Kim, ZF Liu*, Crinkling Ultralong Carbon Nanotubes into Serpentines by a Controlled Landing Process, Adv. Mater., 21(41)(2009), 4158-4162.

Honors and Awards:

• 2017 Second Prize of National Natural Science
• 2015 Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
• 2013 Cheung Kong Professorship
• 2011 Supervisor of National Excellent Doctorial Dissertation
• 2008 Second Prize of National Natural Science (second contributor)
• 2007 National Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholar
• 2007 First Prize in Natural Science of Sci-Tech Achievements in Universities (second contributor)
• 2005 New Century Excellent Talents in Universities of Ministry of Education
• 2001 Outstanding Young Chemist Award of Chinese Chemistry Society