师资
2015年8月入职南方科技大学化学系,任准聘副教授(研究员、博士生导师),2021年7月晋升为长聘。2000年和2005年分获北京大学化学与分子工程学院学士、博士学位,师从高松院士。随后在日本九州大学、美国纽约州立大学、肯塔基大学及德州农工大学等以博士后或高级研究学者身份继续从事科学研究。长期从事分子磁学研究,尤其是新型磁双稳态分子材料、分子光磁材料及多稳态复合功能材料的设计、开发。目前发表SCI论文近百篇,引用4800+,H-index为34。
研究领域
1. 分子纳米磁体的设计与开发;
2. 热/光致磁双稳态分子材料的探索;
3. 新方法、新机制、新材料的开发
学习、工作经历
1996-2000,北京大学理学学士(材料化学)
2000-2005,北京大学理学博士(无机化学)
2005-2006, 特别研究助理,日本九州大学先导物质化学研究所
2006-2007, 博士后,美国纽约州立布法罗分校
2007-2013,博士后,美国肯塔基大学、密苏里州立大学
2013-2015,高级研究学者,美国德州农工大学化学系
承担科研项目:
1. 国自然面上项目,“氰根桥连的分子纳米磁体及电子转移光磁材料的合成和调控”,2017-2020,完成(主持);
2. 深圳市科创委稳定支持面上项目,“高密度信息存储分子磁性材料的探索与研究”,2021-2022,完成(主持);
3. 国自然面上项目,“基于四嗪自由基的功能分子磁性材料的设计和构筑”,2022-2025,在研(主持);
4. 深圳市科创委稳定支持重点项目,“新型结构稀土材料制备研究”,2023-2025,在研(主持)。
所获荣誉:
中组部国家特聘“青年”专家(2017)、深圳市“孔雀计划”B类人才(2017)、深圳市南山区“领航”人才(2018);南方科技大学招生先进个人(2016,2018);全国百篇优秀博士论文提名奖(2007)、北京大学优秀博士论文(2007)
代表作:
1. Z.-Y. Chen,# K.-P. Xie,# Y. Cheng, Y.-F. Deng, Y.-Z. Zhang,* “Hierarchically Assembled Gigantic Fe/Co Cyanometallate Clusters Exhibiting Electron Transfer Behavior Above Room Temperature”, Adv. Sci. 2024, 2402884.
2. X.-H. Zhao, Y.-F. Deng, J.-T. Chen, J. Yang, and Y.-Z. Zhang,* “An Electron-Transfer [Fe2Co2] Square Complex Exhibiting Unprecedented Wide Room-Temperature Hysteresis”, Sci. China Chem., 2024, 67, 1198-1207.
3. Z.-Y. Chen, Q. Liu, Y. Cheng, Y.-F. Deng, S.-H. Liu, X.-Y. Wang,* and Y.-Z. Zhang,* “Manipulating electron-transfer events in [Fe4Co4] cubes via a mixed-ligand approach: the impact of elastic frustration”, Angew. Chem. Ed. Int., 2023, e202301124.
4. Y.-F. Deng, Y.-N. Wang, X.-H. Zhao, Y.-Z. Zhang,* “Desolvation-solvation induced reversible on-off switching of two memory channels in a cobalt(II) coordination polymer: overlay of spin-crossover and structural phase-transition”, CCS Chem. 2022, 4, 3064-3075.
5. M.-L. You,# D.-X. Gan,# Y.-F. Deng,* D. Shao, Y.-S. Meng, X.-Y. Chang, and Y.-Z. Zhang,* “Realizing reversible metal-to-metal charge transfer rather than spin crossover in mixed-valence {FeIII4FeII4} cubes”, CCS Chem. 2021, 3, 2593-2600.
6. L. Meng,# Y.-F. Deng,# S. Liu, Z.-P. Zheng, and Y.-Z. Zhang,* “A smart post-synthetic route towards [Fe2Co2] molecular capsules with electron transfer and bidirectional switching behaviors”, Sci. China Chem. 2021, 64,1340–1348, Featured on the Front Cover.
7. S. Liu,# Y.-F. Deng,# Z.-Y. Chen, L. Meng, X.-Y. Chang, Z.-P. Zheng, and Y.-Z. Zhang,* “Secondary metal coordination using a tetranuclear complex as ligand leading to hexanuclear complexes with enhanced thermal barriers for electron transfer”, CCS Chem. 2020, 2, 2530–2538.
8. Y.-Z. Zhang, B. S. Dolinar, S. Liu, A. J. Brown, X. Zhang, Z.-X. Wang, and K. R. Dunbar,* “Enforcing ising-like magnetic anisotropy via trigonal distortion in the design of a W(V)–Co(II) cyanide single-chain magnet”, Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 119-124.
9. D.-Q. Wu, D. Shao, X.-Q. Wei, F.-X. Shen, L. Shi, D. Kempe, Y.-Z. Zhang,* K. R. Dunbar,* and X.-Y. Wang,* “Reversible on−off switching of a single-molecule magnet via a crystal-to-crystal chemical transformation”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 11714−11717.
10. Y.-Z. Zhang,# S. Gómez-Coca,# A. J. Brown, M. R. Saber, and K. R. Dunbar,* “Trigonal antiprismatic Co(II) single molecule magnets with large uniaxial anisotropies: importance of Raman and tunneling mechanisms”, Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 6519-6527.
11. Y.-Z. Zhang, E. Funck, H.-H. Zhao,* and K. R. Dunbar,* “A single chain magnet tape based on hexacyanomanganate(III)”, Angew. Chem. Ed. Int. 2015, 54, 5583-5587;
12. Y.-Z. Zhang, P. Ferko, D. Siretanu, R. Ababei, N. Rath, M. Shaw, R. Clérac,* C. Mathoniere,* and S. M. Holmes,* “Thermochromic and photoresponsive cyanometalate Fe/Co squares: towards control of the electron transfer temperature”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 16854-16864, Highlighted in CNRS News.
13. Y.-Z. Zhang, D.-F. Li, R. Clérac,* M. Kalisz, C. Mathonière,* and S. M. Holmes,* “Reversible thermally and photoinduced electron transfer in a cyano-bridged {Fe2Co2} square complex”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 3752-3756, Highlighted in CNRS News.