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Biography
Zexin received his bachelor's degree at Peking University in Materials Chemistry. In 2019, he obtained his Ph. D. degree at Stanford University under the supervision of Prof. Yan Xia. Afterward, he moved to the East Coast and worked with Prof. Colin Nuckolls at Columbia University as a postdoctoral researcher. He joined the School of Engineering at Westlake University as an Assistant Professor in August 2023 and established the Organic Functional Materials Lab.
History
2023
Assistant Professor, Westlake University
2019
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Stanford University
2014
B.S. in Materials Chemistry, Peking University
Research
The Jin lab engages with the fields of organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, and materials science to innovate and create novel materials characterized by imaginative designs. Our overarching mission is to pioneer the development of sustainable materials that find applications in organic electronics, organic spintronics, and energy storage.
Representative Publications
1. Bao, S. T.; Jiang, H.; Schaack, C.; Louie, S.; Steigerwald, M. L.; Nuckolls, C.*; Jin, Z.* “Remote Control of Dynamic Twistacene Chirality” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 18772.
2. Jin, Z.†*; Cheng, Q.†; Bao, S. T.; Zhang, R.; Evans, A. M.; Ng, F.; Xu, Y.; Steigerwald, M. L.; Mcdermott, A. E.; Yang, Y.*; Nuckolls, C.* “Iterative Synthesis of Contorted Macromolecular Ladders for Fast-Charging and Long-Life Lithium Batteries” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 13973.
3. Jin, Z.†*; Cheng, Q.†; Evans, A.; Gray, J.; Zhang, R.; Bao, S. T.; Wei, F.; Venkataraman, L.; Yang, Y.*; Nuckolls, C.* “p-Conjugated Redox-active Two-dimensional Polymers as Organic Cathode Materials” Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 3533.
4. Jacobse, P. H.†; Jin, Z.†; Jiang, J.; Peurifoy, S.; Yue, Z.; Wang, Z.; Rizzo, D. J.; Louie, S. G.*; Nuckolls, C.*; Crommie, M. F.* “Pseudo-atomic Orbital Behavior in Graphene Nanoribbons with Four-Membered Rings” Sci. Adv. 2021, 7, eabl5892.
5. Jin, Z.; Yao, Z.-F.; Barker, P. K.; Pei, J.; Xia,Y.* “Dinaphthobenzo[1,2:4,5]dicyclobutadiene: Anti-aromatic and Orthogonally Tunable Electronics and Packing” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 2034.
6. Jin, Z.; Teo, Y. C.; Teat, S. J.; Xia, Y. “Iterative Synthesis of Edge-Bent [3]Naphthylene” Synlett, 2018, 29, 2547.
7. Jin, Z.; Teo, Y. C.; Teat, S. J.; Xia, Y.* “Regioselective Synthesis of [3]Naphthylenes and Tuning of Their Antiaromaticity” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 15933.
8. Jin, Z.†; Teo, Y. C.†; Zulaybar, N. G.; Smith, M. D.; Xia Y.* “Streamlined Synthesis of Polycyclic Conjugated Hydrocarbons Containing Cyclobutadienoids via C–H Activated Annulation and Aromatization” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 1806.
9. Su, J. K.; Jin, Z.; Zhang, R.; Lu, G.; Liu, P.*; Xia, Y.* “Tuning the Reactivity of Cyclopropenes from Living ROMP to Single Addition and AROMP via Simple Substituents” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58,17771.
10. Teo, Y. C.; Jin, Z.; Xia Y.* “Synthesis of Cyclobutadienoid-Fused Phenazines with Strongly Modulated Degrees of Antiaromaticity” Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 3300.
11. Liu, S.; Jin, Z.; Teo, Y. C.; Xia, Y.* “Efficient Synthesis of Rigid Ladder Polymers via Palladium Catalyzed Annulation” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 17434.
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