Qi Zou, Professor at East China University of Science and Technology, Ph.D. Supervisor. In June 2004, he graduated from the School of Chemical Engineering at Nanjing University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering and Technology. In July 2006, he earned a Master's degree in Applied Chemistry from the same college, under the guidance of Prof. Chunxu Lü. From July 2006 to August 2009, he served as the R&D Manager at Shanghai Kangpeng Technology Co., Ltd. In June 2012, he obtained a Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry from the School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering at East China University of Science and Technology, supervised by Prof. He Tian. From June 2013 to February 2021, he worked at the School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power. From November 2017 to November 2019, he conducted a two-year visiting research program at Columbia University in the United States, collaborating with Prof. Colin Nuckolls. In March 2021, he joined the School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering at East China University of Science and Technology, as a member of Prof. He Tian's research team.
He has been dedicated to the study of structural evolution of organic conjugated molecules under photo/electrical stimuli. By systematically designing conjugated molecular models with controllable structures and integrating scanning tunneling microscopy break-junction techniques with classical photoelectric spectroscopy characterization methods, he has achieved precise acquisition of intrinsic molecular information and stimulus-responsive properties at both single-molecule and macroscopic levels. The multi-dimensional exploration of the structure-property relationship between molecular structures and material performance has established a distinctive research framework spanning from molecular units to material devices, which has been applied in optoelectronic fields such as information storage. To date, he has published 50 SCI-indexed papers with over 2,700 citations, including 38 papers as the first or corresponding author in high-impact international journals such as J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2 papers), Nat. Commun. (2 papers), Sci. Adv., Chem. Sci., Nano Lett., eScience, and Small. He has applied for 12 Chinese invention patents, with 7 already authorized. He has led numerous research projects, including 3 fundings from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 1 funding from the Shanghai Natural Science Foundation, the Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program, and the Shanghai Young Science and Technology Talent Sailing Program.
邹祺，华东理工大学教授，博士生导师。2004年6月毕业于南京理工大学化工学院，获得化学工程与工艺学士学位。2006年7月毕业于南京理工大学化工学院，获得应用化学硕士学位，导师为吕春绪教授。2006年7月至2009年8月，在上海康鹏科技股份有限公司担任研发部经理。2012年6月毕业于华东理工大学化学与分子工程学院，获得应用化学博士学位，导师为田禾院士。2013年6月至2021年2月，入职上海电力大学环境与化学工程学院，并于2017年11月至2019年11月赴美国哥伦比亚大学开展为期2年的访学工作（合作导师为Colin Nuckolls院士）。2021年3月，入职华东理工大学化学与分子工程学院，加入田禾院士团队从事教学科研工作。
长期致力于有机共轭分子在光/电刺激作用下的结构演化研究，通过系统创制具有结构可控特性的共轭分子模型，结合扫描隧道显微镜裂结技术和经典光电谱表征方法，实现了在单分子尺度和宏观水平精准获取分子的本征信息和刺激响应性质，多维度探究了分子结构与材料性能的构效关系，形成了特色鲜明的从分子基元到材料器件的整体研究思路，并应用于信息存储等光电领域。迄今发表SCI论文50篇，引用2700余次，其中，以第一或通讯作者身份在J. Am. Chem. Soc.（2篇）、Nat. Commun.（2篇）、Sci. Adv.、Chem. Sci.、Nano Lett.、eScience、Small等国际高水平期刊发表论文38篇。申请中国发明专利12件，其中7件已获授权。主持包括国家自然科学基金面上项目（2项）和青年项目、上海市浦江人才计划、上海市自然科学基金面上项目、上海市青年科技英才扬帆计划等多项纵向和横向科研项目。
Selected Publications:
1. Qi Zou, Xuanying Chen, Yu Zhou, Xin Jin, Zhiyun Zhang*, Jin Qiu, Rui Wang, Wenjing Hong*, Jianhua Su, Da-Hui Qu, He Tian. Photoconductance from the bent-to-planar photocycle between ground and excited states in single-molecule junctions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 10042−10052. (JACS Spotlights)
2. Weilin Hu#, Mingyao Li#, Wan Xiong#, Shuyao Zhou, Qi Zou*, Jing-Tao Lü*, He Tian, Xuefeng Guo*. Real-time direct monitoring of chirality fixation and recognition at the single-molecule level. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 17765−17772.
3. Weilin Hu#,Zhiyun Zhang#, Wan Xiong#, Mingyao Li#, Yong Yan, Caiyao Yang, Qi Zou*, Jing-Tao Lü*, He Tian, Xuefeng Guo*. Direct flipping dynamics and quantized enrichment of chirality at single-molecule resolution. Sci. Adv. 2024, 10, eado1125.
4. Xuanying Chen, Wandong Zhao, Gleb Baryshnikov, Michael L. Steigerwald, Jian Gu, Yunyun Zhou, Hans Ågren, Qi Zou*, Wenbo Chen*, Liangliang Zhu*. Engineering stable radicals using photochromic triggers. Nat. Commun. 2020, 11,945.
5. Yaping Zang, Qi Zou*, Tianren Fu, Fay Ng, Brandon Fowler, Jingjing Yang, Hexing Li, Michael L. Steigerwald*, Colin Nuckolls*, Latha Venkataraman*. Directing isomerization reactions of cumulenes with electric fields. Nat. Commun.2019, 10, 4482.
6. Mouwei Liu, Bin Wu, Glib V. Baryshnikov, Shen Shen, Hao Sun, Xinyan Gu, Hans Ågren, Yifei Xu, Qi Zou*, Da-Hui Qu, Liangliang Zhu*. Photo-controlled order-to-order host–guest self-assembly transfer for an afterglow effect with water resistance. Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 12569−12579.
7. Yaping Zang, Tianren Fu, Qi Zou*, Fay Ng, Hexing Li, Michael L. Steigerwald, Colin Nuckolls*, Latha Venkataranman*. Cumulene wires display increasing conductance with increasing length. Nano Lett.2020, 20, 8415−8419.
8. Taoyu Weng, Gleb Baryshnikov, Chao Deng, Xuping Li, Bin Wu, Hongwei Wu, Hans Ågren, Qi Zou*, Tao Zeng*, Liangliang Zhu*. A fluorescence–phosphorescence–phosphorescence triple-channel emission strategy for full-color luminescence. Small2020, 16, 1906475.
9. Qi Zou*, Jin Qiu, Yaping Zang*, He Tian, Latha Venkataraman*. Modulating single-molecule charge transport through external stimulus. eScience2023, 3, 100115.