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Academic Publications 

After Joining ZJU (only corresponding and first author)

 

2024

  1. Q Xu, J Zhang, JZ Sun, H Zhang,* BZ Tang,* Ultra-strong through-space conjugation enabled by robust molecular skeleton and flexible aggregate, Nat. Photon., 2024, 10.1038/s41566-024-01527-7.

  2. Z Xiong, J Zhang, L Wang, X Liu, JZ Sun, H Zhang,* BZ Tang,* Virtual screening for ultra-small NIR emitter with only two isolated hexatomic rings, Chem. 2024, 10.1016/j.chempr.2024.08.022.

  3. ​Y Wang, J Zhang, Q Xu, W Tu, L Wang, Y Xie, JZ Sun, F Huang, H Zhang,* BZ Tang,* Narrowband clusteroluminescence with 100% quantum yield enabled by through-space conjugation of asymmetric conformation, Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 6426.

  4. B Chu, X Liu, Z Xiong, Z Zhang, B Liu, C Zhang, JZ Sun, Q Yang, H Zhang*, BZ Tang*, X Zhang*, Enabling nonconjugated polyesters emit full-spectrum fluorescence from blue to near-infrared, Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 366.

  5. B Chu, X Liu, X Li, Z Zhang, JZ Sun, Q Yang, B Liu, H Zhang,* C Zhang,* XH Zhang,* Phosphine-Capped Effect Enables Full-Color Clusteroluminescence in Nonconjugated Polyesters, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 10889.

  6. J Zhang, H Shen, Z Xiong, L Du, M Li, X Ou, X Zhu, JWY Lam, TM Liu, C Xu*, H Zhang*, BZ Tang*, Two-photon Clusteroluminescence Enabled by Through-Space Conjugation for In Vivo Bioimaging, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e 202413751.

  7. Z Zhang, Z Xiong, J Zhang, B Chu, X Liu, W Tu, L Wang, JZ Sun, C Zhang, H Zhang,* X Zhang,* BZ Tang*, Near-Infrared Emission Beyond 900 nm from Stable Radicals in Nonconjugated Poly(diphenylmethane), Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202403827.

  8. L Wang, Z Xiong, JZ Sun, F Huang, H Zhang*, BZ Tang*, How the Length of Through-Space Conjugation Influences the Clusteroluminescence of Oligo(Phenylene Methylene)s, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202318245.

  9. Y Han, Y Xie, J Zhang, S Tan, H Zhang*, BZ Tang*, JL Sessler*, F Huang*, Fjord-type AIEgens based on inherent through-space conjugation, CCS Chem., 2024, 6, 1739-1747. 

  10. X Liu, B Chu, Z Xiong, B Liu, W Tu, Z Zhang, H Zhang*, JZ Sun*, X Zhang*, BZ Tang*, Heteroatoms-facilitated blue to near-infrared emission of nonconjugated polyesters, Mater. Horiz. 2024, 11, 1579-1587.

  11. Z Xiong, J Zhang, Z Zhang, L Wang, S Wei, X Liu, JZ Sun, H Zhang,* BZ Tang,* Activating Electronic Delocalization: Through-Space Lone-Pair Interactions versus Hydrogen Bonding, ACS Materials Lett. 2024, 6, 3941−3950.

  12. W Tu, Z Xiong, L Wang, J Zhang, JZ Sun, H Zhang,* BZ Tang,* The Superiority of Nonconjugated Structures in Fluorescence: Through-Space vs. Through-Bond Charge Transfer, Sci. China Chem. 2024, 67, 9, 3121-3130.

  13. Y Shen, K Luo, Q Xu, J Zhang, JZ Sun, H Zhang,* BZ Tang,* Weak Interaction-based Organic Luminescent Materials, Chin. J. Org. Chem., 2024, 44, 8, 2453-2468.

  14. G Yu, C Xu, H Ju, J Ren*, G Wu*, C Zhang*, X Zhang*, Z Xu*, W Zhu*, H Yang*, H Zhang*, J Liu*, Z Mao*, Y Zhu*, Q Jin*, K Ren*, Z Wu*, H Li*, Key progresses of MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization in 2023, Chin. Chem. Lett., 2024, 36, 109893.

 

2023

  1. Z Xiong, J Zhang, JZ Sun, H Zhang*, BZ Tang*, Excited-State Odd-Even Effect in Through-Space Interactions, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 21104–21113.

  2. J Zhang, Y Tu, H Shen, JWY Lam, J Sun, H Zhang*, BZ Tang*, Regulating the proximity effect of heterocycle-containing AIEgens, Nat. Commun., 2023, 14, 3772.

  3. Z Zhang, J Zhang, Z Xiong, B Chu, C Zhang, JZ Sun, H Zhang*, XH Zhang*, BZ Tang*, NIR Clusteroluminescence of Non-conjugated Phenolic Resins Enabled by Through-Space Interactions,  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202306762.

  4. J Zhang, H Zhang*, BZ Tang*, Noncovalent interactions colorize aggregate photophysics, Matter, 2023, 6, 3702-3704.

  5. Z Xiong, J Zhang, L Wang, Y Xie, Y Wang, Z Zhao, H Zhang*, JZ Sun*, F Huang*, BZ Tang*, Controllable Secondary through-Space Interaction and Clusteroluminescence, CCS Chem., 2023, 5, 12, 2832-2844.

  6.  Xie, W Tu, Z Xiong, D Liu, J Zhang, JZ Sun, Z Zhao*, D Wang*, F Huang*, H Zhang*, BZ Tang*, Enolate Enables Unexpected Red Luminescence from Through-Bond/ Through-Space Complexation between Imide and Organic Base, Macromolecules, 2023, 56, 14, 5415–5423.

  7. J Xin, BB Guo, C Liu, CY Zhu, H Zhang*, BZ Tang*, ZK Xu*, AIE Enabled in Situ and Real-Time Visualization of Polymer Growth during Interfacial Polymerization,  Macromolecules, 2023, 56, 14, 5415–5423.

  8. J Bao, C Tong, M He, H Zhang*, Luminescent polypeptides, Luminescence, 2023, 38, DOI: 10.1002/bio.4594.

  9. H Lu, Y Xie, Z Zhang, Z Zhang, JZ Sun, H Zhang*, BZ Tang*, Emerging Clusteroluminescence from Complexes between Carbonyl-Based Polymers and Organic Base, Chin. J. Chem. 2023, 41, 3012-3018. 

  10. Z Zhang, L Zhu, J Feng, H Zhang*, X Zhang*, JZ Sun*, BZ Tang*, In situ monitoring the protein aggregation via clusteroluminescence, Mater. Chem. Front., 2023, 7, 713-719.

  11. B Liu, B Chu, L Zhu, H Zhang*, WZ Yuan*,  Z Zhao*, WM Wan*, XH Zhang*, Clusteroluminescence: A gauge of molecular interaction, Chin. Chem. Lett., 2023, 34, 107909.

  12. W Tu, Z Xiong, Z Zhang, J Zhang, L Wang, Y Xie,  Y Wang, H Zhang*, JZ Sun*, BZ Tang*, Manipulation of the through-space interactions in diphenylmethane, Smart Molecules, 2023, e20220006.

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2022

  1. J Zhang, P Alam, S Zhang, H Shen, L Hu, H Sung, I Williams, J Sun, JWY Lam*, H Zhang*, BZ Tang*. Secondary through-space interactions facilitated single-molecule white-light emission from clusteroluminogens. Nat. Commun., 2022, 13, 3492. 

  2. Junkai Liu, Haoke Zhang*, Lianrui Hu, Jun Wang, Jacky Lam, Lluís Blancafort*, Ben Zhong Tang*. Through-Space Interaction of Tetraphenylethylene: What, Where and How. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022,144, 17, 7901–7910. 

  3. Qi Li, Yitao Wu, Jiajun Cao, Yang Liu, Zeju Wang, Huangtianzhi Zhu*, Haoke Zhang* and Feihe Huang*. Pillararene-Induced Intramolecular Through-Space Charge Transfer and Single-Molecule White-Light Emission. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202202381

  4. J Zhang, H Shen, X Liu, X Yang, SL Broman, H Wang, Q Li, JWY  Lam, H Zhang*, M Cacciarini*, MB Nielsen*, BZ Tang*. A Dihydroazulene-based Photofluorochromic AIE System for Rewritable 4D Information Encryption. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202208460.

  5. Jianyu Zhang#, Xueqian Zhao#, Hanchen Shen, Jacky W. Y. Lam, Haoke Zhang*, and  Ben Zhong Tang*. White-light Emission from Organic Aggregates: a Review, Adv. Photon., 2022, 4, 1, 014001. 

  6. Y Sun, Z Wang, C Ren, J Zhang, H Zhang*, C Zhang*, BZ Tang*, A Highly Emissive Organic Cage in SingleMolecule and Aggregate States by Anchoring Multiple ACQ Dyes. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2022, 14, 53567–53574.

  7. Z Zhang, Z Xiong, B Chu, Z Zhang, Y Xie, L Wang, J Sun, H Zhang*, X Zhang*, BZ Tang*, Manipulation of clusteroluminescence in carbonyl-based aliphatic polymers. Aggregate, 2022, 00, e278.

  8. Q Wen, Q Cai, P Fu, D Chang, X Xu, T Wen, G Wu*, W Zhu*, L Wan*, C Zhang*, X Zhang*, Q Jin*, Z Wu*, C Gao*, H Zhang*, N Huang*, C Li*, H Li*, Key progresses of MOE key laboratory of macromolecular synthesis and functionalization in 2021, Chin. Chem. Lett., 2022, 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.06.015.

  9. Zhiming Zhang, Ziteng Zhang, Haoke Zhang*, Jing Zhi Sun*, Ben Zhong Tang*.  The mysterious blue emission around 440 nm in carbonyl-based aliphatic clusteroluminogens. J. Polym. Sci., 2022, 60, 2127.

  10. Zhiming Zhang, Wei Yan, Dongfeng Dang, Haoke Zhang*, Jing Zhi Sun*, and Ben Zhong Tang*. The role of amide (n,π∗) transitions in polypeptide clusteroluminescence, Cell. Rep. Phys. Sci. 2022, 3, 100716. 

  11. B Chu#, H Zhang#, K Chen, B Liu, Q Yu, C Zhang, J Sun, Q Yang, X Zhang*, BZ Tang.  Aliphatic Polyesters with White-light Clusteroluminescence, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 15286–15294.

  12. B Chu#, H Zhang#, L Hu, B Liu, C Zhang, X Zhang*, BZ Tang, Altering Chain Flexibility of Aliphatic Polyesters for Yellow-green Clusteroluminescence in 38% Quantum Yield, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202114117.

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2021

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  1. J Zhang, H Zhang*, BZ Tang* et al. How to Manipulate Through-Space Conjugation and Clusteroluminescence of Simple AIEgens with Isolated Phenyl Rings? J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 25, 9565–9574. 

  2. J Zhang, B He, H Zhang*, BZ Tang* et al. Stimuli-Responsive AIEgens, Adv. Mater. 2021, 2008071. 

  3. B He#, J Zhang#, H Zhang*, BZ Tang* et al. Clusteroluminescence from Cluster Excitons in Small Heterocyclics Free of Aromatic Rings, Adv. Sci. 2021, 2004299.

  4. H Zhang*, BZ Tang*.Through-Space Interactions in Clusteroluminescence. JACS Au, 2021, 1, 1805-1814.

  5. X Jiang, W Tao, C Chen, G Xu, H Zhang* and P Wei*.An Unexpected Non-conjugated AIEgen with Discrete Dimer for Pure Intermolecular Through-Space Charge Transfer Emission. Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 15928-15934.

  6. J Zhang, H Zhang*, JWY Lam, BZ Tang* et al. Restriction of Intramolecular Motion (RIM): Investigating AIE Mechanism by Experimental and Theoretical Studies, Chem. Res. Chinese Universities, 2021, 37, 1-15. 

  7. Z Zhang#, H Zhang#, M Kang, N Li, D Wang, BZ Tang.Oxygen and sulfur-based pure n-electron dendrimeric systems: generation-dependent clusteroluminescence towards multicolor cell imaging and molecular ruler. Sci. China Chem. 2021, 64, 1990-1998.

  8. J Zhang#, H Zhang#, BZ Tang* et al.Visualizing changes of molecular conformation in the solid-state by a common structural determination technique: single crystal X-ray diffraction. Mater. Chem. Front. 2021, 5, 341-346. 

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Before Joining ZJU (only first author)

  1. Y Xu#, H Zhang#, N Zhang#, D Dang, BZ Tang et al. Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 5, 1872-1883. 

  2. H Zhang#, Z Zhao#, AT Turley#, BZ Tang et al. Adv. Mater., 2020, 2001457. 

  3. Y Gao#, H Zhang#, L Luo, BZ Tang et al, Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4, 1623-1633. 

  4. Z Zhao#, H Zhang#, JWY Lam, BZ Tang. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 2020, 59, 9888. 

  5. Z Hu#, H Zhang#, X Feng, BZ Tang et al. Dyes and Pigments, 2020, 175, 108175. 

  6. B Liu#, H Zhang#, X Zhang, BZ Tang et al. Mater. Horiz. 2020, 7, 987-998.

  7. H Zhang#, L Du#, L Wang#, BZ Tang et al. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10, 7077-7085. 

  8. H Zhang#, Z Zhao#, BZ Tang et al. Mater. Today, 2019, 32, 275-292. 

  9. H Zhang, JZ Sun, J Liu, RTK Kwok, JWY Lam, BZ Tang. J. Appl. Phys. 2019, 126, 050901. 

  10. H Zhang#, J Liu#, BZ Tang et al. Mater. Chem. Front., 2019, 3, 1143-1150. 

  11. H Zhang#, X Zheng#, A Qin, BZ Tang et al. Nat. Commun. 2018, 9, 4961. 

  12. S Liu#, H Zhang#, BZ Tang et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 2018, 130, 15409-15413. 

  13. H Zhang, RTZ Kwok, JWY Lam, BZ Tang. Proceedings Volume of SPIE, 2018, 107350H. 

  14. H Zhang, BZ Tang et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 16264–16272. 

  15. H Zhang, H Li, J Wang, J Sun, A Qin, BZ Tang. J. Mater. Chem. C 2015, 3, 5162-5166. 

   (# Contributed equally)​

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