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Address: Daxue Rd. 75, Tel: +86-371-6776 6823
Contact Prof. Afang Zhang |
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CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS The researches in our group focuses on the rational design, synthesis, structure characterizations and physical property studies of novel organic and polymeric materials and inorganic/organic hybrids for electronic and catalysis applications. Some of the on-going research projects are: Dendronized Polymers: Synthesis,
Characterization and Applications The objective of this research direction is to
develop a new polymer-based nano-objects for functional material, such as
nano-catalysis, optic-electro materials. This research involves the synthesis
of dendritic macromonomers, Transition metal catalysis, controlled (or
living) polymerizations, and polymer structure characterizations Unsymmetrical Conjugated Dendrimers as
Novel Materials The objective of this research is
to gain a fundamental understanding of energy transfer in nanometer-size
light-harvesting dendritic macromolecules and to harness the energy funneling
properties of such dendrimers for applications to solar energy conversion and
multifunctional sensors. Electrically Active or Catalysis
Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Molecular Materials This research involves the development of novel
chemistry for the functionalization of polyoxometalates (POMs), the studies
of organic chemistry involving functionalized POM clusters, the synthesis and
physical property exploration of molecular and polymeric hybrids containing
covalently bonded POM clusters and organic units. Synthesis and Properties of Polymer
Bottlebrushes This research involves the design and synthesis of
rigid polymers with well-defined chemical structure. The ultimate goal is to
control the self-assembly process to form well-ordered 2D or 3D networks.
Unique physical properties associated with the self-assembled polymeric
networks are possible and may find important applications. Other Research Interests |
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