中国科学院 理化技术研究所 博士

曾先后在多伦多大学、麻省理工学院、亚利桑那州立大学和亚利桑那大学从事科研工作。

研究领域：无机发光材料可控制备及自组装、光电器件、高能射线探测及防护、生物医学影像设备

主要科研成果及在研项目：

1. 钙钛矿量子点材料在高能射线探测防护及医学影像设备中的应用

2. 无机发光材料在新型照明和显示器件、能源器件中的应用

3. 掺杂量子点、磷化铟量子点、铅卤钙钛矿量子点、无铅钙钛矿量子点

4. 核酸-量子点偶联及DNA折纸诱导自组装，合成生物学工程化多肽/蛋白偶联及生物被膜诱导自组装

5. 硒化镉量子点无膦合成工艺、锌镉硒硫四元合金量子点、超厚壳层核/壳量子点

22075129     新型钙钛矿荧光材料在发电窗户中的应用及相关原理研究     面上项目/新型能源中的关键科学问题

入选: 国家海外高层次人才引进计划（青年项目）

江苏省双创人才计划

MIT RLE Translational Fellow

共发表论文100余篇，被引用超过10000次。

代表性论文

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47.     Liu, X.;  Fang, Q.;  Yang, Z.;  Zhou, J.;  Yan, Z.;  Nie, S.;  Ju, M.-G.;  Wang, J.; Deng, Z.*, High-Entropy Lead-Free Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Perovskites Exhibiting Broad Absorption and Bright Golden Emission for LEDs. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition2025. doi:10.1002/anie.202516911

46.     Zhu, R.;  Ge, X.;  Feng, G.;  Wang, A.;  Hang, X.-C.;  Ruan, L.;Deng, Z.*; Huang, W., Recent advances in stable halide perovskite  nanocrystals for optoelectronic devices, biological imaging, and X-ray  detection. Chemical Society Reviews2025.  doi:10.1039/d5cs00230c

45.     Wang, C.;  Zhou, J.;  Luo, G.; Deng, Z.*,  Near-unity quantum yield in lead-free hybrid metal halides with  year-long ambient stability, self-recovering luminescence, and  multifunctionality. Chemical Engineering Journal 2025,524. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2025.169723

44.     Wang, C.;  Li, Y.; Deng, Z.*, Emission-tunable manganese(ii) halides: structure-property relationships and functional applications. Chemical Science 2025,16 (35), 15796-15814. doi:10.1039/d5sc02236c

42. Wang, C.; Meng, W.; Luo, G.; Xu, G.; Peng, M.; Xu, B.; Nie, S.; Deng, Z.* RGB tri-luminescence in organic-inorganic zirconium halide perovskites, Chemical Science 2024, 15(8), 2954-2962. DOI:10.1039/D3SC06178G                  

41. Chen, C. ; Wang, Z.; Wu, J.; Deng, Z.; Zhang, T.; Zhu, Z.; Jin, Y.; Lew, B.; Srivastava, I.; Liang, Z.; Nie, S.*; Gruev, V.*  Bioinspired, vertically stacked, and perovskite nanocrystal–enhanced CMOS imaging sensors for resolving UV spectral signatures. Science Advances 2023, 9 (44), adk3860. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk3860

40. Xu, G.; Wang, C.; Li, Y.; Meng, W.; Luo, G.; Peng, M.; Xu, B.; Deng Z.* Solid-state synthesis of cesium manganese halide nanocrystals in glass with bright and broad red emission for white LEDs. Chemical Science 2023,14 (20), 5309-5315. DOI: 10.1039/D3SC01084H

Featured as Inside Back Cover. (Chem. Sci. Volume 14, Issue 20, 28 May 2023)

Featured as a Chem Sci Pick of the Week.

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39. Peng, M.; Sun, S.; Xu, B.; Deng, Z* Polymer-Encapsulated Halide Perovskite Color Converters to Overcome Blue Overshoot and Cyan Gap of White Light-Emitting Diodes. Advanced Functional Materials 2023, 33, 2300583. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202300583

Featured as news in NJU Web, Sohu et. al.

38. Li, Y.; Wang, C.; Xu, G.; Luo, G.; Deng, Z.* Luminescence Enhancement of CsMnBr3 Nanocrystals through Heterometallic Doping. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2023, 14(7), 2006-2011. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c03921

 Featured as Inside Front Cover. (J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 7/2023)

37. Deng, Z.*; Chen, A. Y.; Zakeri, B.; Zhong, C.; Lu, T. K.* Full-colour Jabuticaba-like nanostructures via multiplex and orthogonal self-assembly of protein conjugated quantum dots with engineered biofilms. Materials Horizons 2023, 10(4), 1440-1445. DOI: 10.1039/D2MH01231F

36. Meng,  W.; Wang, C.; Li, Y.; Hu, G.; Sui, S.; Xu, G.; Peng, M.; Deng, Z.*  Synthesis of Efficient and Stable Tetrabutylammonium Copper Halides with  Dual Emissions for Warm White Light-Emitting Diodes. Chemistry – A European Journal 2023, 29 (10), e202202675. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202675

  Featured as Inside Front Cover. (Chem. Eur. J. 10/2023) DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300284
  Featured as Hot Paper.

35. Xiao, P.; Zhang, Z.; Ge, J.; Deng, Y.; Chen, X.; Zhang, J.-R.; Deng, Z.; Kambe, Y.; Talapin, D. V.; Wang, Y. Surface passivation of intensely luminescent all-inorganic nanocrystals and their direct optical patterning. Nature Communications 2023, 14 (1), 49. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35702-7

34. Wang, C.;Meng, W.; Li, Y.; Xu, G.; Peng, M.; Nie, S.; Deng, Z.*, Ultra-Small α-CsPbI3 Perovskite Quantum Dots with Stable, Bright and Pure Red Emission for Rec. 2020 Display Backlight. Nanoscale  2023,15(4), 1661-1668. DOI: 10.1039/D2NR05456F

    From the themed collection: Quantum Dots: A Nanoscience Nobel Prize

33. Wang C.; Wang, Y.; Li, Z.; Luo, J.; Sabatini, R.; Zhang, T.; Sargent, E. H.; Deng, Z.*, Single-Layer  Sheets of Alkylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskites with  Tunable and  Stable Green Emission for White Light-Emitting Devices. Advanced Optical Materials 2022, 10 (16) 2200217. DOI: 10.1002/ adom.202200217

  Featured in sohu, Tencent et.al.

32. Sui, S.; Wang, C.; Hu, G.; Li, Y.; Meng, W.; Luo, J.; Xu, G.; Deng, Z.*, Bright and Stable Quaternary Ammonium Antinomy Halides for Solid-State Lighting. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2022, 10, 8938-8946. DOI:10.1039/D2TC00903J

 Featured as Inside Front Cover Volume 21, Number 7, 21 June 2022.

 From themed collection: Journal of Materials Chemistry C HOT Papers

31. Li, Z.; Deng, Z.*, Johnston, A.; Luo, J.; Chen, H.; Dong, Y.; Sabatini, R.; Sargent, E. H.*, Precursor Tailoring Enables Alkylammonium Tin Halide Perovskite Phosphors for Solid-State Lighting. Advanced Functional Materials 2022, 32(18), 2111346. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202111346

30. Li, Y.; Wang, C.; Hu, G.; Meng, W.; Sui, S.; Deng, Z.*, Promote doping efficiency and photoluminescence quantum yield of Mn-doped perovskite nanocrystals via two-step hot-injection. Chemical Communications 2022, 58 (7), 941-944. DOI: 10.1039/D1CC06219K

 Featured as Front Cover Volume 58, Number 7, 21 January 2022.

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29.     Wang, Y.-K.;  Yuan, F.;  Dong, Y.;  Li, J.-Y.;  Johnston, A.;  Chen, B.;  Saidaminov, M. I.;  Zhou, C.;  Zheng, X.;  Hou, Y.;  Bertens, K.;  Ebe, H.;  Ma, D.;Deng, Z.;  Yuan, S.;  Chen, R.;  Sagar, L. K.;  Liu, J.;  Fan, J.;  Li, P.;  Li, X.;  Gao, Y.;  Fung, M.-K.;  Lu, Z.-H.;  Bakr, O. M.;  Liao, L.-S.; Sargent, E. H.*, All-Inorganic Quantum-Dot LEDs Based on a Phase-Stabilized α-CsPbI3 Perovskite. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2021, 60 (29),16164-16170. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202104812

28. Hu, G.; Xu, B.; Wang, A.; Guo, Y.; Wu, J.; Muhammad, F.; Meng, W.; Wang, C.; Sui, S.; Liu, Y.; Li, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Zhou, Y.; Deng, Z.*, Stable and Bright Pyridine Manganese Halides for Efficient White Light-Emitting Diodes. Advanced Functional Materials 2021, 31(19), 2011191. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202011191

27. Sui, S.;  Zhou, J.;  Wang, A.;  Hu, G.;  Meng, W.;  Wang, C.;  Liu, Y.;  Wu, J.; Deng, Z.*, Synthesis of two-dimensional phenylethylamine tin–lead halide perovskites with bandgap bending behavior. Nanoscale Advances 2021, 3(13), 3875-3850. DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00939C

        This article is part of the themed collection: Popular Advances

26. Gao, F.;  Wu, J.;  Zhao, Y.;  Song, T.;Deng, Z.;  Wang, P.;  Wang, Y.; Li, H.*, A general approach to realizing perovskite nanocrystals with insulating metal sulfate shells. Nanoscale 2021,13 (23), 10329-10334. DOI: 10.1039/D1NR01671G

         This article is part of the themed collection: 2021 Nanoscale HOT Article Collection

25. Wang, A.;  Muhammad, F.;  Liu, Y.; Deng, Z.*, Lead-free Mn-doped antimony halide perovskite quantum dots with bright deep-red emission. Chemical Communications 2021,57 (21), 2677-2680. DOI: 10.1039/D0CC08253H

24. Shen, W.;  Sui, S.;  Yuan, W.;  Wang, A.;  Tao, Y.;  Chen, S.; Deng, Z.*, Precise, sensitive, and reversible thermochromic luminescent sensing facilitated via bright high-temperature luminescent PEAMnBrxI3−x (x = 0/1/2/3). Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2021, 9 (8), 2729-2737. DOI: 10.1039/D0TC05685E

          This article is part of the themed collection: Journal of Materials Chemistry C HOT Papers

23. Liu, Y.;  Wang, A.;  Wu, J.;  Wang, C.;  Li, Z.;  Hu, G.;  Sui, S.;  She, J.-X.;  Meng, W.;  Li, W.; Deng, Z.*, Alkylamine screening and zinc doping of highly luminescent 2D tin-halide perovskites for LED lighting. Materials Advances 2021, 2 (4), 1320-1327. DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00845A

         This article is part of the themed collections: Fluorescent and Luminescent Materials and Perovskites

22. Wu, Y.;  Liu, L.;  Wang, W.;  Zhang, W.;  Yu, H.;  Qian, J.;  Chen, Y.;  Shen, W.;  Sui, S.;Deng, Z.;    Chen, S.; Huang, W.*, Enhanced stability and performance of   light-emitting diodes based on in situ fabricated FAPbBr3 nanocrystals via ligand compensation with n-octylphosphonic acid. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2020,8 (29), 9936-9944. DOI: 10.1039/D0TC01694B

21. Wu, J.; Tong, J.; Gao, Y.; Wang, A.; Zhang, T.; Tan, H.; Nie, S.; Deng, Z.*, Efficient and stable thin-film luminescent solar concentrators enable by near-infrared emission perovskite nanocrystals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2020, 59 (20), 7738-7742. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201911638

20. Wang, A.; Guo, Y.; Zhou, Z.; Niu, X.; Wang, Y.; Muhammad, F.; Li, H.; Zhang, T.; Wang, J.*; Nie, S.*; Deng, Z.*, Aqueous acid-based synthesis of lead-free tin halide perovskites with near-unity photoluminescence quantum efficiency. Chemical Science 2019, 10 (17), 4573-4579. DOI: 10.1039/C9SC00453J

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19. Tong, J.; Wu, J.; Shen, W.; Zhang, Y.; Liu, Y.; Zhang, T.; Nie, S.; Deng, Z.*, Direct  Hot-Injection Synthesis of Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocubes in Acrylic  Monomers for Ultrastable and Bright Nanocrystal–Polymer Composite Films.  ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2019, 11 (9), 9317−9325. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b20681

18. Zhang, J.*; Wang, A.; Kong, L.; Zhang, L.; Deng, Z.*, Controlled synthesis of zero-dimensional phase-pure Cs₄PbBr₆ perovskites crystals with high photoluminescence quantum yield.Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2019, 797, 1151-1156. DOI:10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.05.194

17. Xiong, X.; Wei, C.; Xie, L.; Chen, M.; Tang, P.; Shen, W.; Deng, Z.;  Li, X.; Duan, Y.; Su, W.*; Zeng, H.*; Cui, Z., Realizing 17.0% external  quantum efficiency in red quantum dot light-emitting diodes by pursuing  the ideal inkjet-printed film and interface. Organic Electronics 2019, 73, 247-254. DOI:10.1016/j.orgel.2019.06.016

16. Tong, J.; Luo, J.; Shi, L.; Wu, J.; Xu, L.; Song, J.; Wang, P.; Li, H.*; Deng, Z.*, Fabrication of highly emissive and highly stable perovskite nanocrystal-polymer slabs for luminescent solar concentrators. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2019, 7(9), 4872–4880. DOI: 10.1039/C8TA12149D

14. Xin, Y.; Shen, W.; Deng, Z.; Zhang, J., Highly Emissive and Color-Tunable Perovskite Cross-linkers for Luminescent Polymer Networks. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2018, 10 (34), 28971-28978. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b08054

13. Wu, Y.; Wei, C.; Li, X.; Li, Y.; Qiu, S.; Shen, W.; Cai, B.; Sun, Z.; Yang, D.; Deng, Z.;  Zeng, H., In Situ Passivation of PbBr64– Octahedra toward Blue  Luminescent CsPbBr3 Nanoplatelets with Near 100% Absolute Quantum Yield.  ACS Energy Letters 2018, 3 (9), 2030-2037. DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.8b01025

12. Ruan, L.; Lin, J.; Shen, W.; Deng Z.*, Ligand-mediated synthesis of compositionally related cesium lead halide CsPb₂X₅ nanowires with improved stability, Nanoscale 2018, 10 (16), 7658-7665.DOI: 10.1039/C8NR00883C

11. Zhang, Y.; Wang, C.; Deng Z.*, Colloidal synthesis of monolayer-thick formamidinium lead bromide perovskite nanosheets with a lateral size of micrometers, Chemical Communications 2018, 54 (32), 4021-4024. DOI: 10.1039/c8cc01466c

10. Shen, W.; Ruan, L.; Shen, Z.; Deng Z. *, Reversible light-mediated compositional and structural transitions between CsPbBr₃ and CsPb₂Br₅ nanosheets, Chemical Communications 2018, 54 (22), 2804-2807.DOI: 10.1039/C8CC00139A

09. Wu, W.; Pu, J.; Wang, J.; Shen, Z.; Tang, H.; Deng, Z.;  Tao, X.; Pan, F.; Zhang, H., Biomimetic Bipolar Microcapsules Derived  from Staphylococcus aureus for Enhanced Properties of Lithium–Sulfur  Battery Cathodes. Advanced Energy Materials 2018, 8 (12), 1702373, DOI: doi:10.1002/aenm.201702373

08. Ruan, L.; Shen, W.; Wang, A.; Xiang, A.; Deng, Z.*, Alkyl-Thiol  Ligand-Induced Shape- and Crystalline Phase-Controlled Synthesis of  Stable Perovskite-Related CsPb2Br5 Nanocrystals at Room Temperature, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2017, 8 (16), 3853-3860. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b01657

07. Shen, W.; Tang, H.; Yang, X.; Cao, Z.; Cheng, T.; Wang, X.; Tan, Z.; You, J.*; Deng, Z.*, Synthesis of Highly Fluorescent InP/ZnS Small-Core/Thick-Shell Tetrahedral-Shaped Quantum Dots for Blue Light-Emitting Diodes, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2017, 5, 8243 – 8249. DOI: 10.1039/C7TC02927F

06. Wang, A.; Guo, Y.; Muhammad, F.; Deng, Z.*, Controlled Synthesis of Lead-Free Cesium Tin Halide Perovskite Cubic Nanocages with High Stability, Chemistry of Materials 2017, 29 (15), 6493-6501. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b02089

   Highlighted as Most Read Articles (rank 8^th) in Chemistry of Materials.

05. Ruan, L.; Shen, W.; Wang, A.; Zhou, Q.; Zhang, H.; Deng, Z.*, Stable and conductive lead halide perovskites facilitated by X-type ligands, Nanoscale 2017, 9 (21), 7252-7259. DOI: 10.1039/C7NR02125A

04. Wang, C.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, A.; Wang, Q.; Tang, H.; Shen, W.; Li, Z.; Deng, Z.*, Controlled  Synthesis of Composition Tunable Formamidinium Cesium Double Cation  Lead Halide Perovskite Nanowires and Nanosheets with Improved Stability,  Chemistry of Materials 2017, 29 (5), 2157-2166. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b04848

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03. Wang, A.; Yan, X.; Zhang, M.; Sun, S.; Yang, M.; Shen, W.; Pan, X.; Wang, P.*; Deng, Z.*, Controlled Synthesis of Lead-Free and Stable Perovskite Derivative Cs₂SnI₆ Nanocrystals via a Facile Hot-Injection Process, Chemistry of Materials 2016, 28 (22), 8132-8140. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b01329

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02. Sun, S.; Yuan, D.; Xu, Y.; Wang, A., Deng, Z.*, Ligand-Mediated  Synthesis of Shape-Controlled Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite  Nanocrystals via Reprecipitation Process at Room Temperature, ACS Nano 2016, 10 (3), 3648-3657. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b08193  (cited 900+)

   Highlighted as Most Read Articles (rank 8^th) in ACS Nano.

   Featured as Hot Paper and Highly Cited Paper by Essential Science Indicators (ESI).

01. Jung, S.M.*; Preston, D.J.; Jung, H.Y.; Deng, Z.; Wang, E.N.; Kong, J.*, Porous Cu Nanowire Aerosponges from One-Step Assembly and their Applications in Heat Dissipation, Advanced Materials 2016, 28, 1413–1419. DOI: 10.1002/adma.201504774

Prior to NJU.

36. Zhong, C.; Gurry T.; Cheng, A.; Downey, J.; Deng, Z.;  Stultz, C. M.; Lu, T. K.*, Biologically Inspired Engineering of Strong,  Self-Assembling, and Multi-Functional Underwater Adhesives with  Synthetic Biology, Nature Nanotechnology 2014, 9, 858-866. DOI:10.1038/nnano.2014.199

35. Chen, A. Y.; Deng, Z.; Billings, A. N.; Seker,  U. O. S.; Lu,M. Y.; Citorik,R. J.; Lu, T. K.*, Synthesis and Patterning  Tunable Multiscale Materials with Engineered Cells, Nature Materials 2014, 13, 515-523. DOI:10.1038/nmat3912

Highlighted with Research News in Science 2014, 343, 1421. “Synthetic Biologists Design 'Living Materials' That Build Themselves”.

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34. Samanta, A.; Deng, Z.; Yan H.*; Liu Y.*, DNA Conjugation and DNA Origami Directed Self Assembly of IR Emitting Quantum Dots, Nanoscale 2014,6, 4486-4490. DOI: 10.1039/C3NR06578B

33. Deng, Z.; Pal,  S.; Samanta, A.; Yan H.; Liu Y.*, DNA functionalization of colloidal  II-VI semiconductor nanowires for multiplex nanoheterostructures, Chemical Science 2013, 4, 2234-2240. DOI: 10.1039/C3SC00065F

32. Samanta, A.; Deng, Z.; Liu, Y.*; Yan, H.*, A Perspective on Functionalizing Colloidal Quantum Dots with DNA, Nano Research 2013, 6, 853-870. DOI 10.1007/s12274-013-0367-x

31. Deng, Z.;  Samanta, A.; Nangreave, J.; Yan, H.*; Liu, Y.*, Robust DNA  Functionalized Core/Shell Quantum Dots with Fluorescent Emission  Spanning from UV-Vis to Near IR and Compatible with DNA Directed  Self-Assembly, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2012, 134 (42), 17424-17427. DOI: 10.1021/ja3081023

Featured in the JACS SpotlightsTunable Method Yields Stable DNA-Quantum Dot Conjugates J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134 (46), 18881.

30. Deng, Z.*;  Cao, D.; He, J.; Lin, S.; Lindsay, S.; Liu, Y.*, Solution Synthesis of  Ultrathin Single-Crystalline SnS Nanoribbons for Photodetectors via  Phase Transition and Surface Processing, ACS Nano 2012, 6 (7) 6197-6297. DOI: 10.1021/nn302504p

29. Samanta, A.; Deng, Z.; Liu, Y*, Aqueous Synthesis of Glutathione-Capped CdTe/CdS/ZnS and CdTe/CdSe/ZnS Core/Shell/Shell Nanocrystal Heterostructures, Langmuir 2012, 28 (21) 8205-8215. DOI: 10.1021/la300515a

28. Yan, C.; Deng, Z.;  Li, L.; Chen, D.; Tang, F.*, Non-trioctylphosphine and chemical aerosol  flow Growth of high quality thiol-capped CdSe nanocrystals, CrystEngComm 2012, 14, 3257-3263. DOI: 10.1039/C2CE06523A

27. Deng, Z.;  Tong, L.; Flores, M.; Lin, S.; Cheng, J.; Yan, H.; Liu, Y.*, High  Quality Manganese-Doped Zinc Sulfide Quantum Rods with Tunable  Dual-Color and Multiphoton Emissions, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2011, 133 (14), 5389-5396. DOI: 10.1021/ja110996c

Featured as the front picture of J. Am. Chem. Soc. homepage.

26. Pal, S.; Deng, Z.; Wang, H.; Zou, S.; Liu, Y.*; Yan, H.*, DNA Directed Self-assembly of Anisotropic Plasmonic Nanostructures, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2011, 133 (44), 17606-17609. DOI: 10.1021/ja207898r

25. Pal, S.; Varghese, R.; Deng, Z.;Zhao,  Z.; Kumar, A.; Yan, H.*; Liu, Y.*, Site specific synthesis and in-situ  immobilization of fluorescent silver nanoclusters on DNA nanoscaffolds  using Tollens’ reaction, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2011, 50 (18), 4176-4179. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201007529

24. Han, D.*; Pal, S.; Nangreave, J.; Deng, Z.; Liu, Y.*; Yan, H.*, DNA Origami with Complex Curvatures in 3D Space, Science 2011, 332, 342-346. DOI: 10.1126/science.1202998

Featured as cover story of the April 15, 2011 issue of Science.

23. Deng, Z.; Han, D.; Liu, Y.*, Colloidal Synthesis of Metastable Zinc-Blende IV-VI SnS Nanocrystals with Tunable Sizes, Nanoscale 2011, 3 (10), 4346-4351. DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10815H

22. Deng, Z.*;  Schulz, O.; Lin, S.; Ding, B.; Liu, X.; Wei, X.; Ros, R.; Yan, H.; Liu,  Y.*, Aqueous Synthesis of Zinc Blende CdTe/CdS Magic-Core/Thick-Shell  Tetrahedral-Shaped Nanocrystals Tunable to Near-Infrared, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2010, 132 (16), 5592-5593. DOI: 10.1021/ja101476b

21. Deng, Z.; Yan, H.; Liu, Y.*, Controlled Colloidal Growth of Sub-Two Nanometer Single-Crystal ZnS Nanowires, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2010, 49 (46), 8695-8698. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201003952

20. Pal, S.; Deng, Z.; Ding, B.; Yan, H.; Liu, Y.*, DNA Origami Directed Self-assembly of Discrete Silver Nanoparticle Architectures, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2010, 49 (15), 2700-2704. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201000330

Selected as Very Important Paper (VIP) in Angewandte Chemie.

Highlighted by physorg.com Silver proves its mettle for nanotech applications.

19. Ding, B.*; Deng, Z.; Yan, H.; Cabrini, S.; Zuckermann, R. N.; Bokor, J.*, Gold Nanoparticle Self-Similar Chain Structure Organized by DNA Origami, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2010, 132 (10), 3248-3249. DOI: 10.1021/ja9101198

18. Deng, Z.*;  Yan, H.; Liu, Y.*, Band Gap Engineering of Quaternary-Alloyed ZnCdSSe  Quantum Dots via a Facile Phosphine-Free Colloidal Method, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2009, 131 (49), 17744-17745. DOI: 10.1021/ja908408m

Cited by Accounts of Chemical Research 2010, 43, 621-631. Composition-Tunable Alloyed Semiconductor Nanocrystals.

17. Deng, Z.*; Mansuripur,  M.; Muscat, A. J., Simple Colloidal Synthesis of Single-Crystal Sb-Se-S  Nanotubes with Composition Dependent Band-Gap Energy in the  Near-Infrared, Nano Letters 2009, 9 (5), 2015-2020. DOI: 10.1021/nl9002816

16. Deng, Z.*; Mansuripur,  M.; Muscat, A. J., Synthesis of Two-Directional Single-Crystal  Berzelianite Nanosheets and Nanoplates with Near-Infrared Optical  Absorption, Journal of Materials Chemistry 2009,19 (34),6201-6206.DOI: 10.1039/B907452J

15. Deng, Z.*; Mansuripur,  M.; Muscat, A. J., New Method to Single-Crystal Micrometer-Sized  Ultra-Thin Silver Nanosheets: Synthesis and Characterization, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2009, 113 (3), 867-873. DOI: 10.1021/jp809684y

14. Deng, Z.;Chen,  D.; Tang, F.*, Mansuripur, M., Growth of Single-Crystal  Double-Directional Tellurium Nanoneedles from CdTe Nanocrystals in  Solution, Crystal Growth & Design 2009, 9 (4), 1823-1828. DOI: 10.1021/cg8010019

13.Deng, Z.; Chen,  D.; Tang, F.*, Ren, J.; Muscat, A. J., Synthesis and Purple-Blue  Emission of Antimony Trioxide Single-Crystalline Nanobelts with  Elliptical Cross-Section, Nano Research 2009, 2 (2), 151-160. DOI: 10.1007/s12274-009-9014-y

12. Deng, Z.; Lie,  F. L.; Shen, S.; Ghosh, I.; Mansuripur, M.; Muscat, A. J.*, Water-Based  Route to Ligand-Selective Synthesis of ZnSe and Cd-Doped ZnSe Quantum  Dots with Tunable Ultraviolet A to Blue Photoluminescence, Langmuir 2009, 25 (1), 434-442. DOI: 10.1021/la802294e

11. Peng, B.; Deng, Z.; Tang, F*; Chen, D.; Ren, X.; Ren, J., Self-Healing Self-Assembly of Aspect-Ratio-Tunable Chloroplast-Shaped Architectures, Crystal Growth & Design 2009, 9 (11), 4745-4751. DOI: 10.1021/cg9006026

10. Deng, Z.; Peng,B.;Chen,  D.; Tang, F.*; Muscat, A. J., A New Route to Nearly Monodispersed  Self-Assembled Tin Dioxide Nanospheres: Fabrication and  Characterization, Langmuir 2008, 24 (19), 11089-11095. DOI: 10.1021/la800984g

09. Deng, Z.; Chen,  D.; Peng, B.; Tang, F.*, From Bulk Metal Bi to Two-Dimensional  Well-Crystallized BiOX (X =Cl, Br) Micro- and Nanostructures: Synthesis  and Characterization, Crystal Growth & Design 2008, 8 (8), 2995-3003. DOI: 10.1021/cg800116m

08. Deng, Z.; Tang, F.*; Muscat, A. J., Strong Blue Photoluminescence from Single-Crystalline Bismuth Oxychloride Nanoplates, Nanotechnology 2008, 19 (29), 295705. DOI:10.1088/0957-4484/19/29/295705

07. Deng, Z.; Bao,  Z.; Cao, L.; Chen, D.; Tang, F.*; Wang, F.; Liu, C.; Zou, B.; Muscat,  A. J., Spherical Hexagonal Tellurium Nanocrystals: Fabrication and  Size-Depended Structural Phase Transition at High Pressure, Nanotechnology 2008, 19 (4), 045707. DOI:10.1088/0957-4484/19/04/045707

06. Deng, Z.; Zhang,  Y.; Yue, J.*; Tang, F.*; Wei, Q., Green and Orange CdTe Quantum Dots as  Effective pH-sensitive Fluorescent Probes for Dual Simultaneous and  Independent Detection of Viruses, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2007, 111 (41), 12024-12031. DOI: 10.1021/jp074609z

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05. Deng, Z.; Chen, D.; Tang, F.*; Meng, X.; Ren, J.; Zhang, L., Orientated Attachment Assisted Self-assembly of Sb₂O₃ Nanorods and Nanowires: End-to-End versus Side-by-Side, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2007, 111 (14), 5325-5330. DOI: 10.1021/jp068545o

04. Pradhan, S. K.; Deng, Z.; Tang,  F.; Wang, C.; Ren, Y.; Moeck, P.; Petkov, V.*, Three-dimensional  structure of CdX (X = Se, Te) nanocrystals by total x-ray diffraction, Journal of Applied Physics 2007, 102 (4), 044304. DOI:10.1063/1.2767615

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03. Zhang, Y.; Deng, Z.; Yue, J.*; Tang, F.; Wei, Q., Using CdTe Quantum Dots as a Proton Flux Sensor and Applying to Detect H9 Avian Influenza Virus, Analytical Biochemistry 2007, 364 (2), 122-127. DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2007.02.031

02. Deng, Z.; Tang, F.*; Chen, D.; Meng, X.; Cao, L.; Zou, B., A Simple Solution Route to Single-Crystalline Sb₂O₃ Nanowires with Rectangular Cross Sections, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2006, 110 (37), 18225-18230. DOI: 10.1021/jp063748y

01. Deng, Z.; Cao, L.; Tang, F.*; Zou, B.*, A New Route to Zinc-blende CdSe Nanocrystals: Mechanism and Synthesis, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2005, 109 (35), 16671-16675. DOI: 10.1021/jp052484x (Cited 300+)

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