1997-2001  B.S. College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University

2001-2006  Ph.D. College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University (Supervisor: Prof. Song Gao)

2008-2010  Postdoctoral Associate, Chemistry Department, Texas A&M University, TX, USA (with Prof. Kim R Dunbar)

2010-2016  Associate Professor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University

Bistable Molecular Magnetic Materials

Molecular magnetic materials exhibiting bistability have invoked intense interest in the molecular materials because of their great potential in the information processing, sensing, data storage, molecular switches, and displays. In the past few years, we have been focusing on several different bistable molecular magnetic materials, such as the single-ion magnets (SIMs), single-molecule magnets (SMMs), single-chain magnets (SCMs), spin crossover materials (SCOs) and high T_c magnets, emphasizing the ration design and detailed magneto-structural relationship investigation of these materials.The representative research achievements including the following: series of azido-bridged 3d-4f complexes;^[1] the single-ion magnets of the 3d pentagonal bipyramidal metal centers and the higher dimensional assemblies of these materials including the single-chain magnets;^[2] magnetic materials based on the heptacyanomolybdate including the first single-molecule magnet and the first 1D chain compound based on the heptacyanomolybdate;^[3] a series of three-atom ligand bridged magnetic bistable compounds with cation-dependent magnetic ordering at around room-temperature;^[4] and several dynamic molecular crystals whose properties can be tuned through the single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation.^[5]

References

1. (a) Huang, X. C.; Zhou, C.; Wei, H. Y.; Wang, X. Y. Inorg. Chem.2013, 52, 7314; (b)Huang, X. C.; Vieru, V.; Chibotaru, L. F.; Wernsdorfer, W.; Jiang, S. D.; Wang, X. Y. Chem. Commun.2015, 51, 10373; (c) Huang, X. C.; Zhao, X. H.; Shao, D.; Wang, X. Y. Dalton Trans.2017, 46, 7232.

2. (a) Huang, X. C.; Zhou, C.; Shao, D.; Wang, X. Y. Inorg. Chem.2014, 53, 12671; (b) Shao, D.; Zhang, S. L.; Zhao, X. H.; Wang, X. Y. Chem. Commun.2015, 51, 4360; (c) Shao, D.; Zhou, Y.; Pi, Q.; Shen, F. X.; Yang, S. R.; Zhang, S. L.; Wang, X. Y. Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 9088. (d)Shao, D.; Zhang, S. L.; Shi, L.; Zhang, Y. Q.; Wang, X. Y. Inorg. Chem.2016, 55, 10859.

3. (a) Qian, K.; Huang, X. C.; Zhou, C.; You, X. Z.; Wang, X. Y.; Dunbar, K. R. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2013, 135, 13302; (b)Wei, X. Q.; Qian, K.; Wei, H. Y.; Wang, X. Y. Inorg. Chem.2016, 55, 5107; (c) Wu, D. Q.; Kempe, D.; Zhou, Y.; Deng, L. D.; Shao, D.; Wei, X. Q.; Shi, L.; Dunbar, K. R.; Wang, X. Y. Inorg. Chem.2017, 56, 7182.

4. Zhao, X. H.; Huang, X. C.; Zhang, S. L.; Shao, D.; Wei, H. Y; Wang, X. Y. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2013, 135, 16006.

Selected Publications:

1. (a) Huang, X. C.; Zhou, C.; Wei, H. Y.; Wang, X. Y. Inorg. Chem.2013, 52, 7314; (b)Huang, X. C.; Vieru, V.; Chibotaru, L. F.; Wernsdorfer, W.; Jiang, S. D.; Wang, X. Y. Chem. Commun.2015, 51, 10373; (c) Huang, X. C.; Zhao, X. H.; Shao, D.; Wang, X. Y. Dalton Trans.2017, 46, 7232.

2. (a) Huang, X. C.; Zhou, C.; Shao, D.; Wang, X. Y. Inorg. Chem.2014, 53, 12671; (b) Shao, D.; Zhang, S. L.; Zhao, X. H.; Wang, X. Y. Chem. Commun.2015, 51, 4360; (c) Shao, D.; Zhou, Y.; Pi, Q.; Shen, F. X.; Yang, S. R.; Zhang, S. L.; Wang, X. Y. Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 9088. (d)Shao, D.; Zhang, S. L.; Shi, L.; Zhang, Y. Q.; Wang, X. Y. Inorg. Chem.2016, 55, 10859.

3. (a) Qian, K.; Huang, X. C.; Zhou, C.; You, X. Z.; Wang, X. Y.; Dunbar, K. R. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2013, 135, 13302; (b)Wei, X. Q.; Qian, K.; Wei, H. Y.; Wang, X. Y. Inorg. Chem.2016, 55, 5107; (c) Wu, D. Q.; Kempe, D.; Zhou, Y.; Deng, L. D.; Shao, D.; Wei, X. Q.; Shi, L.; Dunbar, K. R.; Wang, X. Y. Inorg. Chem.2017, 56, 7182.

4. Zhao, X. H.; Huang, X. C.; Zhang, S. L.; Shao, D.; Wei, H. Y; Wang, X. Y. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2013, 135, 16006.