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Research Papers

Welcome to Zhang Lab, a physical and Material chemistry lab at Fairfield University. Here you can explore a collection of our latest research papers and scientific publications. Click here to delve into the world of physical chemistry and scientific discovery.

Zhou, Y., Dong, P., Liu, J., Zhang, B., Zhang, B., Xi, X., & Zhang, J. (2025). Functional Groups‐Dependent Tp‐Based COF/MgIn2S4S‐Scheme Heterojunction for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Advanced Functional Materials, 35(30), 2500733.

Paoletta, A. L., Hoffmann, N. M., Cheng, D. W., York, E., Xu, D., Zhang, B., Delor, M., Berkelbach, T. C., & Venkataraman, L. (2024). Plasmon-Exciton Strong Coupling in Single-Molecule Junction Electroluminescence. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146(50), 34394–34400. 

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  1. Dong, P., Wang, C., Zhang, L., Pan, J., Zhang, B., & Zhang, J. (2024). Unraveling the Key Factors on Structure–Property–Activity Correlations for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production of Covalent Organic Frameworks. ACS Catalysis, 14(23), 17794–17805. 

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Aziz, M., Prindle, C. R., Lee, W., Zhang, B., Schaack, C., Steigerwald, M. L., Zandkarimi, F., Nuckolls, C., & Venkataraman, L. (2024). Evaluating the Ability of External Electric Fields to Accelerate Reactions in Solution. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 128(39), 9553–9560.

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Zhang, B., Schaack, C., Prindle, C. R., Vo, E. A., Aziz, M., Steigerwald, M. L., Berkelbach, T. C., Nuckolls, C., & Venkataraman, L. (2023). Electric fields drive bond homolysis. Chemical Science, 14(7), 1769–1774.

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  1. Wang, X., Zhang, B., Fowler, B., Venkataraman, L., & Rovis, T. (2023). Alkane Solvent-Derived Acylation Reaction Driven by Electric Fields. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145(22), 11903–11906. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c02064

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  1. Lee, W., Louie, S., Evans, A. M., Orchanian, N. M., Stone, I. B., Zhang, B., Wei, Y., Roy, X., Nuckolls, C., & Venkataraman, L. (2022). Increased Molecular Conductance in Oligo[n]phenylene Wires by Thermally Enhanced Dihedral Planarization. Nano Letters, 22(12), 4919–4924. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c01549

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  1. Zhang, B., Garner, M. H., Li, L., Campos, L. M., Solomon, G. C., & Venkataraman, L. (2021). Destructive quantum interference in heterocyclic alkanes: the search for ultra-short molecular insulators. Chemical Science, 12(30), 10299–10305. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1sc02287c

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  1. Xu, Q., Zhang, B., Zeng, Y., Zangiabadi, A., Ni, H., Chen, R., Ng, F., Steigerwald, M. L., & Nuckolls, C. (2021). Electrical conductivity in a non-covalent two-dimensional porous organic material with high crystallinity. Chemical Science, 12(8), 2955–2959. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sc05602b

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  1. Barendt, T. A., Ball, M. L., Xu, Q., Zhang, B., Fowler, B., Schattman, A., Ritter, V. C., Steigerwald, M. L., & Nuckolls, C. (2020). Supramolecular Assemblies for Electronic Materials. Chemistry – a European Journal, 26(17), 3744–3748. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202000514

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  1. Ball, M. L., Zhang, B., Fu, T., Schattman, A. M., Paley, D. W., Ng, F., Venkataraman, L., Nuckolls, C., & Steigerwald, M. L. (2019). The importance of intramolecular conductivity in three dimensional molecular solids. Chemical Science, 10(40), 9339–9344. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9sc03144h

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  1. Conrad-Burton, F. S., Liu, T., Geyer, F., Costantini, R., Schlaus, A. P., Spencer, M. S., Wang, J., Sánchez, R. H., Zhang, B., Xu, Q., Steigerwald, M. L., Xiao, S., Li, H., Nuckolls, C. P., & Zhu, X. (2019). Controlling Singlet Fission by Molecular Contortion. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141(33), 13143–13147. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b05357

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  1. Yang, J., Zhang, B., Christodoulides, A. D., Xu, Q., Zangiabadi, A., Peurifoy, S. R., McGinn, C. K., Dai, L., Meirzadeh, E., Roy, X., Steigerwald, M. L., Kymissis, I., Malen, J. A., & Nuckolls, C. (2019). Solution-Processable Superatomic Thin-Films. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141(28), 10967–10971. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b04705

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  1. Ball, M. L., Zhang, B., Xu, Q., Paley, D. W., Ritter, V. C., Ng, F., Steigerwald, M. L., & Nuckolls, C. (2018). Influence of Molecular Conformation on Electron Transport in Giant, Conjugated Macrocycles. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140(32), 10135–10139. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b06565

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  1. Kang, H. S., Sisto, T. J., Peurifoy, S., Arias, D. H., Zhang, B., Nuckolls, C., & Blackburn, J. L. (2018). Long-Lived Charge Separation at Heterojunctions between Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Perylene Diimide Electron Acceptors. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 122(25), 14150–14161. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b01400

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  1. Zhang, B., Hernández Sánchez, R., Zhong, Y., Ball, M., Terban, M. W., Paley, D., Billinge, S. J., Ng, F., Steigerwald, M. L., & Nuckolls, C. (2018). Hollow organic capsules assemble into cellular semiconductors. Nature Communications, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04246-0

  1. Zhong, Y., Sisto, T. J., Zhang, B., Miyata, K., Zhu, X., Steigerwald, M. L., Ng, F., & Nuckolls, C. (2017). Helical Nanoribbons for Ultra-Narrowband Photodetectors. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139(16), 5644–5647. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b13089

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  1. Sisto, T. J., Zhong, Y., Zhang, B., Trinh, M. T., Miyata, K., Zhong, X., Zhu, X., Steigerwald, M. L., Ng, F., & Nuckolls, C. (2017). Long, Atomically Precise Donor–Acceptor Cove-Edge Nanoribbons as Electron Acceptors. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139(16), 5648–5651. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b13093

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  1. Zhang, B., Trinh, M. T., Fowler, B., Ball, M., Xu, Q., Ng, F., Steigerwald, M. L., Zhu, X., Nuckolls, C., & Zhong, Y. (2016). Rigid, Conjugated Macrocycles for High Performance Organic Photodetectors. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138(50), 16426–16431. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b10276

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  1. Ball, M., Zhong, Y., Fowler, B., Zhang, B., Li, P., Etkin, G., Paley, D. W., Decatur, J., Dalsania, A. K., Li, H., Xiao, S., Ng, F., Steigerwald, M. L., & Nuckolls, C. (2016). Macrocyclization in the Design of Organic n-Type Electronic Materials. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138(39), 12861–12867. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b05474

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  1. Zhong, Y., Trinh, M. T., Chen, R., Purdum, G. E., Khlyabich, P. P., Sezen, M., Oh, S., Zhu, H., Fowler, B., Zhang, B., Wang, W., Nam, C., Sfeir, M. Y., Black, C. T., Steigerwald, M. L., Loo, Y., Ng, F., Zhu, X., & Nuckolls, C. (2015). Molecular helices as electron acceptors in high-performance bulk heterojunction solar cells. Nature Communications, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9242

  1. Zhang, B., Zou, W., & Zhang, J. (2015). In situ surface modification of colloidal TiO2 nanoparticles with catechol. Research on Chemical Intermediates, 41(5), 3157–3170. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-013-1422-7

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