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2025

  1. Yang, H.; Zhang, H. Y.; Ji, Z. X.; Shi, D. C.; Ji, C. Q.; Yu, K. X.; Kang, C. J.; Zhao, D.* Isomeric separation of C6 alkanes via organic solvent reverse osmosis with covalent organic framework membranes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c04063.
  2. Dilipkumar, A.; Shukla, A.; Zhao, D.*; Farooq, S.* Mixture equilibrium and kinetics of flue gas components in CALF-20. Chem. Eng. Sci. 2025, 121663.
  3. Wu, K.; Zhao, W.; Huang, L.; Zeng, W.-T.; Zhu, Q.; Wang, H.-B.; Wang, Q.-H.; Shi, X. S.; Li, H.; Lu, W. G.*; Ning, G.-H.*; Zhao, D.*; Li, D.* Aqueous-phase synthesis of cyclic trinuclear cluster-based metal–organic frameworks. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c01434.
  4. Zheng, H. R.; Ji, J.; Yusran, Y.; Chang, J. H.; Chen, F. Q.; Wang, Z. T.; Suo, J. Q.; Zhang, J.; Li, H.; Zhao, D.; Valtchev, V.; Qiu, S. L.; Fang, Q. R.* Three-dimensional covalent organic frameworks with jcg topology based on a trinodal strategy. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c00961.
  5. Mohamed, S. A.; Zheng, R.; Zhu, N. X.; Zhao, D.; Jiang, J. W.* A systematic approach for incorporating structural flexibility in high-throughput computational screening of metal–organic frameworks for xylene separation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c01749.
  6. Duan, Y. D.; Li, H.; Shi, X. S.; Yu, X.; Zhu, N. X.; Imbrogno, J.; Zhao, D.* Influence of crystal growth on organic liquid phase separation efficiency in polycrystalline PCN-250 membranes. J. Membr. Sci. 2025, 123943.
  7. Liu, Q. X.; Ren, J. Y.; Zhang, Z. Q.; Li, H.; Zhu, N. X.; Zhao, D.* Mobile constituent-boosted dynamic separation of C2H2/C2H4/CO2 ternary mixtures in metal–organic frameworks. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c15141.
  8. Duan, Y. D.; Li, H.; Shi, X. S.; Ji, C. Q.; Imbrogno, J.; Zhao, D.* Stability of metal–organic frameworks in organic media with acids and bases. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2025, DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.4c04326.
  9. Das, R.; Li, H.; Evans, H. A.; Deng, Z. Y.; Zhao, D.*; Cheetham, A. K.* Hydrophobic metal–formate composites for efficient CO2 capture. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c16131.
  10. Zhang, J.; Zheng, H. R.; Chen, F. Q.; Wang, Z. T.; Li, H.*; Sun, F. X.*; Zhao, D.; Valtchev, V.; Qiu, S. L.; Fang, Q. R.* High-connectivity 3D covalent organic frameworks with pdp net for efficient C2H2/CO2 separation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202500161.
  11. Yang, Z. Q.; Peh, S. B.; Xi, S. B.; Lu, Y. Q.; Liu, Q. X.; Zhao, D.* Packing engineering of zirconium metal-organic cages in mixed matrix membranes for CO2/CH4 separation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202418098.
  12. Song, B.; Song, W. T.; Liang, Y. H.; Liu, Y.; Li, B. W.; Li, H.; Zhang, L.; Ma, Y. H.; Ye, R. Q.; Tang, B. Z.; Zhao, D.; Zhou, Y.*; Liu, B.* Direct synthesis of topology-controlled BODIPY and CO2-based zirconium metal-organic frameworks for efficient photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202421248.
  13. Zhu, N. X.; Wu, J. Y.; Zhao, D.* Nanospace engineering for C8 aromatic isomer separation. ACS Nano 2025, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c15755.

2024

  1. Yang, H.; Zhang, H. Y.; Kang, C. J.; Ji, C. Q.; Shi, D. C.; Zhao, D.* Solvent-responsive covalent organic framework membranes for precise and tunable molecular sieving. Sci. Adv. 2024, 10, eads0260.
  2. Shi, X. S.; Li, H.; Chen, T.; Ren, J. Y.; Zhao, W.; Patra, B. C.; Kang, C. J.; Zhang, Z. Q.; Zhao, D.* Precise separation of complex ultrafine molecules through solvating two-dimensional covalent organic framework membranes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202421661. (Very Important Paper)
  3. Li, H.; Zhao, D.* Heat up to catch carbon. Science 2024, 386, 727-728.
  4. Feng, Y.; Kang, Z. X.*; Wang, Z. K.; Liu, Z. N.; Niu, Q. J.; Fan, W. D.; Qiao, L.; Pang, J.; Chang, H.; Cui, X. L.; Fan, L. L.; Guo, H. L.; Wang, R. M.; Zhao, D.*; Sun, D. F.* Preprocessed monomer interfacial polymerization for scalable fabrication of high-valent cluster-based metal–organic framework membranes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c10241.
  5. Ren, J. Y.; Ji, C. Q.; Du, B. W.; Liu, Q. X.; Yu, K. X.; Ahn, D.; Zhang, Z. Y.; Ye, Y. X.; Göb, C. R.; Zhao, D.* A fully saturated covalent organic framework. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c13256. (Editors’ Choice)
  6. Zhao, W.; Obeso, J. L.; López-Cervantes, V. B.; Bahri, M.; Sánchez-González, E.; Amador-Sánchez, Y. A.; Ren, J. Y.; Browning, N. D.; Peralta, R. A.; Barcaro, G.; Monti, S.*; Solis-Ibarra, D.*; Ibarra, I. A.*; Zhao, D.* Achieving sub-ppm sensitivity in SO2 detection with a chemically stable covalent organic framework. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202415088.
  7. Peh, S. B.; Zhao, D. H.; Jiang, J. W.; Farooq, S.*; Zhao, D.* Direct contact TSA cycle based on a hydrophobic MOF sorbent for post-combustion CO2 capture from wet flue gas. Chem. Eng. Sci. 2024, 120744.
  8. Qiao, J. Y.; Zhao, D.* Ethane-gated MOFs meet industrial ethylene purification: tiny gates open big possibilities. Matter 2024, 7, 2780-2783.
  9. Tran, L. D.; Moore, D. C.; Patra, B. C.; Choi, J.; Hampton, C. M.; Loveday, M. E.; Bhagwandin, D. D.; Renggli, I.; Muratore, C.; Drummy, L. F.; Zhao, D.; Glavin, N. R.*; Baldwin, L. A.* Pore-wall decorated covalent organic frameworks for selective vapor sensing. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, 2402208.
  10. Shi, X. S.; Li, H.; Chen, T.; Duan, Y. D.; Shi, D. C.; Kang, C. J.; Zhang, Z. Q.; Zhao, D.* Selective liquid-phase molecular sieving via thin metal–organic framework membranes with topological defects. Nat. Chem. Eng. 2024, 1, 483-493.
  11. Pu, Y. C.; Zhao, D.* Ultrathin metal-organic framework membranes for molecular separations: a mini-review. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Coord. Chem. 2024, 83, 28-34.
  12. Pu, Y. C.; He, G. W.*; Zhao, M. G.; Yang, Z. Q.; Li, H.; Ren, Y. X.; Long, M. Y.; Wang, X. R.; Zhao, D.*; Jiang, Z. Y.* Polymer-functionalized metal-organic framework nanosheet membranes for efficient CO2 capture. J. Membr. Sci. 2024, 707, 123018.
  13. Zhao, W.; Zhu, Q.; Wu, X. F.; Zhao, D.* The development of catalysts and auxiliaries for the synthesis of covalent organic frameworks. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2024, DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00908D.
  14. Chen, T.; Li, H.; Shi, X. S.; Imbrogno, J.; Zhao, D.* Robust homochiral polycrystalline metal–organic framework membranes for high-performance enantioselective separation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c04164.
  15. Zhang, Z. Q.; Zhao, D.* Deciphering mechanisms of CO2-selective recognition over acetylene within porous materials. Chem Bio Eng. 2024, DOI: 10.1021/cbe.4c00035.
  16. Song, B.; Liang, Y. H.; Zhou, Y.; Zhang, L.; Li, H.; Zhu, N. X.; Tang, B. Z.; Zhao, D.; Liu, B.* CO2-based stable porous metal–organic frameworks for CO2 utilization. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c03476.
  17. Liu, X. M.; Zhao, D.; Wang, J.* Challenges and opportunities in preserving key structural features of 3D-printed metal/covalent organic framework. Nano-Micro Lett. 2024, 16, 157.
  18. Shi, X. S.; Zhao, D.* Mastering the mass production of metal–organic framework membranes. Nat. Water 2024, DOI: 10.1038/s44221-023-00189-z.
  19. Liu, Y. T.; Chen, L. Y.; Yang, L. F.; Lan, T. H.; Wang, H.; Hu, C. H.; Han, X.; Liu, Q. X.; Chen, J. F.; Feng, Z. M.; Cui, X. L.; Fang, Q. R.; Wang, H. L.; Li, L. B.*; Li, Y. W.*; Xing, H. B.*; Yang, S. H.*; Zhao, D.*; Li, J. P.* Porous framework materials for energy & environment relevant applications: a systematic review. Green Energy Environ. 2024, 9, 217-310.
  20. Evans, H. A.*; Yildirim, T.; Peng, P.; Cheng, Y. Q.; Deng, Z. Y.; Zhang, Q.; Mullangi, D.; Zhao, D.; Canepa, P.; Breunig, H. M.; Cheetham, A. K.; Brown, C. M. ALF. Neutron News 2024, 35, 11-12.

2023

  1. Ji, C. Q.; Kang, C. J.; Patra, B. C.; Zhao, D.* Flexible covalent organic frameworks: design, synthesis, and applications. CCS Chem. 2023, DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.023.202303415.
  2. Bui, T. D.; Chen, W. D.; Islam, M. R.; Zhao, D.; Chua, K. J.* Studying the performance of a pilot scale vacuum-based membrane dehumidifier. Appl. Energy 2023, 351, 121907.
  3. Zhao, Y.; Zhang, H. Y.; Ye, H. L.; Zhao, D.*; Lee, J. Y.*; Huang, L. M.* Phosphorous-based heterostructure for the effective catalysis of polysulfide reactions with phase changes in high-sulfur-loading lithium–sulfur batteries. Small Methods 2023, 2300610.
  4. Hu, P.; Hu, J. L.; Zhu, M.; Xiong, C.; Krishna, R.; Zhao, D.*; Ji, H. B.* Induced-fit-identification in a rigid metal-organic framework for ppm-level CO2 removal and ultra-pure CO enrichment. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202305944.
  5. Evans, H. A.*; Yildirim, T.*; Peng, P.; Cheng, Y. Q.; Deng, Z. Y.; Zhang, Q.; Mullangi, D.; Zhao, D.; Canepa, P.; Breunig, H. M.; Cheetham, A. K.; Brown, C. M.* Hydrogen storage with aluminum formate, ALF: experimental, computational, and technoeconomic studies. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 22150-22157. (News in Science)
  6. Yang, Z. Q.; Zhao, D.* Ultrathin membranes to sieve gases. Science 2023, 381, 1288-1289.
  7. Chen, T.; Zhao, D.* Post-synthetic modification of metal-organic framework-based membranes for enhanced molecular separations. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2023, 491, 215259.
  8. Choi, J.; Kim, T.; Li, H.; Jung, H.-T.; Zhao, D.* Gas sensors with two-dimensional rGO@COF composite materials for fast NO2 detection under room temperature. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023, 15, 44119-44126.
  9. Zhao, Y.; Huang, L. M.*; Zhao, D.*; Lee, J. Y.* Fast polysulfide conversion catalysis and reversible anode operation by a single cathode modifier in Li-metal anode-free lithium-sulfur batteries. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202308976.
  10. Shi, D. C.; Li, H.; Yu, X.; Zhang, Z. Q.; Yuan, Y. D.; Fan, W. D.; Yuan, H. Y.; Ying, Y. P.; Yang, H.; Shang, C. N.; Imbrogno, J.; Zhao, D.* Intercrystalline channels at subnanometer scale for precise molecular nanofiltration. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 15848-15858.
  11. Zhang, Z. Q.; Chen, Y. L.; Chai, K. G.; Kang, C. J.; Peh, S. B.; Li, H.; Ren, J. Y.; Shi, X. S.; Han, X.; Dejoie, C.; Day, S. J.; Yang, S. H.*; Zhao, D.* Temperature-dependent rearrangement of gas molecules in ultramicroporous materials for tunable adsorption of CO2 and C2H2. Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 3789.
  12. Ying, Y. P.*; Wang, D. C.; Zhao, D.* Two-dimensional material-based membranes for gas separation: current status and future direction. Curr. Opin. Chem. Eng. 2023, 40, 100918.
  13. Zhang, Z. Q.; Deng, Z. Y.; Evans, H. A.; Mullangi, D.; Kang, C. J.; Peh, S. B.; Wang, Y. X.; Brown, C. M.; Wang, J.; Canepa, P.*; Cheetham, A. K.*; Zhao, D.* Exclusive recognition of CO2 from hydrocarbons by aluminum formate with hydrogen-confined pore cavities. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 11643-11649.
  14. Pu, Y. C.; Zhao, M. G.; Liang, X.; Wang, S. Y.; Wang, H. J.; Zhu, Z. T.; Ren, Y. X.; Zhang, Z. M.; He, G. W.*; Zhao, D.*; Jiang, Z. Y.* Growing ZIF-8 seeds on charged COF substrates toward efficient propylene-propane separation membranes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202302355.
  15. Yang, H.; Xu, J. H.; Cao, H.; Wu, J.*; Zhao, D.* Recovery of homogeneous photocatalysts by covalent organic framework membranes. Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 2726.
  16. Yuan, H. Y.*; Li, K. R.; Shi, D. C.; Yang, H.; Yu, X.; Fan, W. D.; Buenconsejo, P. J. S.; Zhao, D.* Large-area fabrication of ultrathin metal-organic framework membranes. Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2211859.
  17. Yang, F. X.; Cui, F. Y.; Yuan, Y. D.; Yu, X.; Zhao, D.* Mechanistic insights into the role of nanoparticles towards the enhanced performance of thin-film nanocomposite membranes. J. Membr. Sci. Lett. 2023, 3, 100046.
  18. Mullangi, D.; Evans, H. A.*; Yildirim, T.; Wang, Y. X.; Deng, Z. Y.; Zhang, Z. Q.; Mai, T. T.; Wei, F. X.; Wang, J.; Hight Walker, A. R.; Brown, C. M.; Zhao, D.*; Canepa, P.*; Cheetham, A. K.* Noncryogenic air separation using aluminum formate Al(HCOO)3 (ALF). J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 9850-9856.
  19. Kang, C. J.; Zhang, Z. Q.; Kusaka, S.; Negita, K.; Usadi, A. K.; Calabro, D. C.; Baugh, L. S.; Wang, Y. X.; Zou, X. D.; Huang, Z. H.*; Matsuda, R.*; Zhao, D.* Covalent organic framework atropisomers with multiple gas-triggered structural flexibilities. Nat. Mater. 2023, 22, 636-643.
  20. Yang, Z. Q.; Wu, Z. J.; Peh, S. B.; Ying, Y. P.; Yang, H.; Zhao, D.* Mixed-matrix membranes containing porous materials for gas separation: from metal–organic frameworks to discrete molecular cages. Engineering 2023, 23, 40-55.
  21. Peh, S. B.; Farooq, S.*; Zhao, D.* Techno-economic analysis of MOF-based adsorption cycles for postcombustion CO2 capture from wet flue gas. Chem. Eng. Sci. 2023, 268, 118390.
  22. Kang, C. J.; Zhang, Z. Q.; Xi, S. B.; Li, H.; Usadi, A. K.; Calabro, D. C.; Baugh, L. S.; Wang, Y. X.; Zhao, D.* Insertion of CO2 in metal ion-doped two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 2023, 120, e2217081120.
  23. Liu, G. L.*; Cai, Y. H.; Yuan, H. Y.; Zhang, J. L.; Zhang, Z. M.*; Zhao, D.* Mesh membranes coated with zirconium metal-organic framework nanosheets of optimized morphology for oil-water separation. J. Membr. Sci. 2023, 668, 121077.
  24. Chen, F. Q.; Huang, X. L.; Yang, L.; Zhang, Z. G.; Yang, Q. W.; Yang, Y. W.; Zhao, D.*; Ren, Q. L.; Bao, Z. B.* Boosting xenon adsorption with record capacity in microporous carbon molecular sieves. Sci. China Chem. 2023, 66, 601-610.
  25. Li, H.; Dilipkumar, A.; Abubakar, S.; Zhao, D.* Covalent organic frameworks for CO2 capture: from laboratory curiosity to industry implementation. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2023, 52, 6294-6329.
  26. Ren, J. Y.; Zhao, D.* Recent advances in reticular chemistry for clean energy, global warming, and water shortage solutions. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 2307778.
  27. Yang, H.; Zhang, H. Y.; Zhao, D.* Functional covalent organic framework films based on surface and interfacial chemistry for molecular separations. Langmuir 2023, 39, 20-27. (Invited Perspective)

2022

  1. Dong, J. Q.*; Wee, V.; Zhao, D.* Stimuli-responsive metal–organic frameworks enabled by intrinsic molecular motion. Nat. Mater. 2022, 21, 1334-1340.
  2. Zhao, Y.; Ye, H. L.; Zhang, H. Y.; Zhao, D.; Huang, L. M.*; Lee, J. Y.* The beneficial effects of black phosphorous modification of the anode current collector in Li-metal free Li2S-based batteries. Mater. Today Energy 2022, 30, 101179.
  3. Zhang, B.; Chen, H. W.; Jiang, L. M.; Shen, Y. Q.; Zhao, D.; Zhou, Z. X.* A breathing A4 paper by in situ growth of green metal–organic frameworks for air freshening and cleaning. Chin. J. Chem. Eng. 2022, 52, 95-102.
  4. Zhang, Z. Q.; Peh, S. B.; Kang, C. J.; Yu, K. X.; Zhao, D.* Efficient splitting of alkane isomers by a bismuth-based metal-organic framework with auxetic reentrant pore structures. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202211808. (Inside Back Cover, Hot Paper)
  5. Evans, H. A.; Mullangi, D.; Deng, Z. Y.; Wang, Y. X.; Peh, S. B.; Wei, F. X.; Wang, J.; Brown, C. M.; Zhao, D.*; Canepa, P.*; Cheetham, A. K.* Aluminum formate, Al(HCOO)3: an earth-abundant, scalable, and highly selective material for CO2 capture. Sci. Adv. 2022, 8, eade1473.
  6. Kang, C. J.; Zhang, Z. Q.; Usadi, A. K.; Calabro, D. C.; Baugh, L. S.; Chai, K. G.; Wang, Y. X.; Zhao, D.* Tunable interlayer shifting in two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks triggered by CO2 sorption. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 20363-20371.
  7. Hu, Z. G.*; Wang, Y. X.; Zhao, D.* Modulated hydrothermal chemistry of metal–organic frameworks. Acc. Mater. Res. 2022, 3, 1106-1114. (Supplementary Cover)
  8. Zhang, Z. Q.; Kang, C. J.; Peh, S. B.; Shi, D. C.; Yang, F. X.; Liu, Q. X.; Zhao, D.* Efficient adsorption of acetylene over CO2 in bioinspired covalent organic frameworks. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 14992-14996.
  9. Dong, J. Q.*; Zhao, D.* Porous and permutable peptide frameworks. Nat. Chem. 2022, 14, 852-854.
  10. Chen, F. Q.; Huang, X. L.; Guo, K. Q.; Yang, L.; Sun, H. R.; Xia, W.; Zhang, Z. G.; Yang, Q. W.; Yang, Y. W.; Zhao, D.; Ren, Q. L.; Bao, Z. B.* Molecular sieving of propylene from propane in metal–organic framework-derived ultramicroporous carbon adsorbents. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 30443-30453.
  11. Zhao, J.; Ying, Y. P.; Wang, G. L.*; Hu, K. D.; Yuan, Y. D.; Ye, H. L.; Liu, Z. L.; Lee, J. Y.*; Zhao, D.* Covalent organic framework film protected zinc anode for highly stable rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Energy Storage Mater. 2022, 48, 82-89.
  12. Ying, Y. P.; Peh, S. B.; Yang, H.; Yang, Z. Q.; Zhao, D.* Ultrathin covalent organic framework membranes via a multi-interfacial engineering strategy for gas separation. Adv. Mater. 2022, 34, 2104946. (Back Cover, Editor’s Choice, Invited Contribution in the Special Issue “Materials Science in Singapore”)
  13. El-Sayed, E.-S. M.; Yuan, Y. D.; Zhao, D.*; Yuan, D. Q.* Zirconium metal–organic cages: synthesis and applications. Acc. Chem. Res. 2022, 55, 1546-1560. (Supplementary Cover)
  14. Wang, D. C.; Ying, Y. P.; Zheng, Y. P.; Pu, Y. C.; Yang, Z. Q.; Zhao, D.* Induced polymer crystallinity in mixed matrix membranes by metal-organic framework nanosheets for gas separation. J. Membr. Sci. Lett. 2022, 2, 100017.
  15. Kang, C. J.; Yang, K. W.; Zhang, Z. Q.; Usadi, A. K.; Calabro, D. C.; Baugh, L. S.; Wang, Y. X.; Jiang, J. W.; Zou, X. D.; Huang, Z. H.*; Zhao, D.* Growing single crystals of two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks enabled by intermediate tracing study. Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 1370.
  16. Peh, S. B.; Farooq, S.*; Zhao, D.* A metal-organic framework (MOF)-based temperature swing adsorption cycle for postcombustion CO2 capture from wet flue gas. Chem. Eng. Sci. 2022, 250, 117399.
  17. Yang, Z. Q.; Ying, Y. P.; Pu, Y. C.; Wang, D. C.; Yang, H.; Zhao, D.* Poly(ionic liquid)-functionalized UiO-66-(OH)2: improved interfacial compatibility and separation ability in mixed matrix membranes for CO2 separation. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2022, 61, 7626-7633. (Special Issue: Jim Yang Lee Festschrift)
  18. Martín-Illán, J. Á.; Suárez, J. A.; Gómez-Herrero, J.; Ares, P.; Gallego-Fuente, D.; Cheng, Y. D.; Zhao, D.; Maspoch, D.; Zamora, F.* Ultralarge free-standing imine-based covalent organic framework membranes fabricated via compression. Adv. Sci. 2022, 9, 2104643.
  19. Yu, X.; Fan, W. D.; Wee, V.; Shi, D. C.; Yuan, H. Y.; Ying, Y. P.; Yuan, Y. D.; Yang, Z. Q.; Feng, Y.; Sun, D. F.; Zhao, D.* Polycrystalline Iron(III) metal-organic framework membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration with high permeance. J. Membr. Sci. 2022, 644, 120130.
  20. Kang, C. J.; Zhang, Z. Q.; Usadi, A. K.; Calabro, D. C.; Baugh, L. S.; Yu, K. X.; Wang, Y. X.; Zhao, D.* Aggregated structures of two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 3192-3199.
  21. Yuan, H. Y.*; Li, N. X.; Fan, W. D.; Cai, H.; Zhao, D.* Metal-organic framework based gas sensors. Adv. Sci. 2022, 9, 2104374.
  22. Dong, J. Q.*; Pan, Y. T.; Yang, K. W.; Yuan, Y. D.; Wee, V.; Xu, S. D.; Wang, Y. X.; Jiang, J. W.*; Liu, B.*; Zhao, D.* Enhanced biological imaging via aggregation-induced emission active porous organic cages. ACS Nano 2022, 16, 2355-2368.
  23. Yuan, Y. D.; Zhang, X. M.; Yang, Z. Q.; Zhao, D.* Metal–organic cage incorporating thin-film nanocomposite membranes with antifouling properties. Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 6865-6868. (Invited Contribution in the Themed Collection “2022 Pioneering Investigators”)
  24. Rouhani, H.; Ying, Y. P.; Zhao, D.* Smart two-dimensional membranes for molecular separations. ChemNanoMat 2022, 8, e202100377.
  25. Pu, Y. C.; Yang, Z. Q.; Wee, V.; Wu, Z. J.; Jiang, Z. Y.*; Zhao, D.* Amino-functionalized NUS-8 nanosheets as fillers in PIM-1 mixed matrix membranes for CO2 separations. J. Membr. Sci. 2022, 641, 119912.
  26. Wang, Y. X.; Kang, C. J.; Zhang, Z. Q.; Usadi, A. K.; Calabro, D. C.; Baugh, L. S.; Yuan, Y. D.; Zhao, D.* Evaluation of Schiff-base covalent organic frameworks for CO2 capture: structure–performance relationships, stability, and performance under wet conditions. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2022, 10, 332-341. (ACS Publications Recommended Reading)

2021

  1. Zhao, D.*; Feng, X. L.* A special collection on 2D materials and their applications. Chem.-Asian J. 2021, 16, 4009-4009.
  2. Yang, Z. Q.; Liu, G. L.; Yuan, Y. D.; Peh, S. B.; Ying, Y. P.; Fan, W. D.; Yu, X.; Yang, H.; Wu, Z. J.; Zhao, D.* Homoporous hybrid membranes containing metal-organic cages for gas separation. J. Membr. Sci. 2021, 636, 119564.
  3. Fan, W. D.; Ying, Y. P.; Peh, S. B.; Yuan, H. Y.; Yang, Z. Q.; Yuan, Y. D.; Shi, D. C.; Yu, X.; Kang, C. J.; Zhao, D.* Multivariate polycrystalline metal–organic framework membranes for CO2/CH4 separation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 17716-17723. (Front Cover)
  4. Zhang, B.; Chen, H. W.; Hu, Q. H.; Jiang, L. M.; Shen, Y. Q.; Zhao, D.; Zhou, Z. X.* CelluMOFs: green, facile, and flexible metal-organic frameworks for versatile applications. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, 31, 2105395.
  5. Zhao, Y. J.; Liu, P.; Ying, Y. P.*; Wei, K. P.; Zhao, D.; Liu, D. H.* Heating-driven assembly of covalent organic framework nanosheets for gas separation. J. Membr. Sci. 2021, 632, 119326.
  6. Ying, Y. P.; Yang, Z. Q.; Shi, D. C.; Peh, S. B.; Wang, Y. X.; Yu, X.; Yang, H.; Chai, K. G.; Zhao, D.* Ultrathin covalent organic framework film as membrane gutter layer for high-permeance CO2 capture. J. Membr. Sci. 2021, 632, 119384.
  7. Fan, W. D.; Peh, S. B.; Zhang, Z. Q.; Yuan, H. Y.; Yang, Z. Q.; Wang, Y. X.; Chai, K. G.; Sun, D. F.; Zhao, D.* Tetrazole-functionalized zirconium metal-organic cages for efficient C2H2/C2H4 and C2H2/CO2 separations. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 17338-17343. (Frontispiece)
  8. Zhang, Z. Q.; Peh, S. B.; Krishna, R.; Kang, C. J.; Chai, K. G.; Wang, Y. X.; Shi, D. C.; Zhao, D.* Optimal pore chemistry in an ultramicroporous metal–organic framework for benchmark inverse CO2/C2H2 separation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 17198-17204.
  9. Dong, J. Q.; Wee, V.; Peh, S. B.; Zhao, D.* Molecular-rotor-driven advanced porous materials. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 16279-16292.
  10. Zhang, Z. Q.; Peh, S. B.; Kang, C. J.; Chai, K. G.; Zhao, D.* Metal-organic frameworks for C6–C8 hydrocarbon separations. EnergyChem 2021, 3, 100057.
  11. Yuan, H. Y.; Liu, G. L.; Qiao, Z. W.; Li, N. X.; Buenconsejo, P. J. S.; Xi, S. B.; Karmakar, A.; Li, M. S.; Cai, H.; Pennycook, S. J.; Zhao, D.* Solution-processable metal–organic framework nanosheets with variable functionalities. Adv. Mater. 2021, 33, 2101257. (Frontispiece)
  12. Shi, D. C.; Yu, X.; Fan, W. D.; Wee, V.; Zhao, D.* Polycrystalline zeolite and metal-organic framework membranes for molecular separations. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2021, 437, 213794.
  13. Li, N. X.; Yuan, H. Y.; Xu, L. F.; Zeng, Y. Q.; Qiang, B.; Wang, Q. J.; Zheng, S. N.; Cai, H.*; Lee, L. Y. T.; Singh, N.; Zhao, D.* Tailorable infrared emission of microelectromechanical system-based thermal emitters with NiO films for gas sensing. Opt. Express 2021, 29, 19084-19093.
  14. Chen, H. W.; Chen, H. Q.; Zhang, B.; Jiang, L. M.; Shen, Y. Q.; Fu, E. G.; Zhao, D.; Zhou, Z. X.* Tuning the release rate of volatile molecules by pore surface engineering in metal-organic frameworks. Chin. Chem. Lett. 2021, 32, 1988-1992.
  15. Ying, Y. P.; Zhang, Z. Q.; Peh, S. B.; Karmakar, A.; Cheng, Y. D.; Zhang, J.; Xi, L. F.; Boothroyd, C.; Lam, Y. M.; Zhong, C. L.*; Zhao, D.* Pressure-responsive two-dimensional metal–organic framework composite membranes for CO2 separation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 11318-11325. (Inside Back Cover)
  16. Wu, Z. J.; Wee, V.; Ma, X. B.*; Zhao, D.* Adsorbed natural gas storage for onboard applications. Adv. Sustainable Syst. 2021, 5, 2000200.
  17. Fan, D.; Ozcan, A.; Ramsahye, N. A.; Zhao, D.; Maurin, G.; Semino, R.* Is porosity at the MOF/polymer interface necessarily an obstacle to optimal gas-separation performances in mixed matrix membranes? ACS Materials Lett. 2021, 3, 344-350.
  18. Liu, G. L.; Zhang, X. M.; Yuan, Y. D.; Yuan, H. Y.; Li, N. X.; Ying, Y. P.; Peh, S. B.; Wang, Y. X.; Cheng, Y. D.; Cai, Y. H.; Gu, Z. H.; Cai, H.; Zhao, D.* Thin-film nanocomposite membranes containing water-stable zirconium metal–organic cages for desalination. ACS Materials Lett. 2021, 3, 268-274.
  19. Zhao, J.; Yuan, H. Y.; Wang, G. L.*; Lim, X. F.; Ye, H. L.; Wee, V.; Fang, Y. Z.; Lee, J. Y.*; Zhao, D.* Stabilization of lithium metal anodes by conductive metal–organic framework architectures. J. Mater. Chem. A 2021, 9, 12099-12108.
  20. Liu, G. L.; Yang, Z. Q.; Zhou, M.; Wang, Y. X.; Yuan, D. Q.*; Zhao, D.* Heterogeneous postassembly modification of zirconium metal–organic cages in supramolecular frameworks. Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 6276-6279.
  21. Hu, Z. G.*; Wang, Y. X.; Zhao, D.* The chemistry and applications of hafnium and cerium(IV) metal–organic frameworks. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2021, 50, 4629-4683.
  22. Liu, X. M.; Lim, G. J. H.; Wang, Y. X.; Zhang, L.; Mullangi, D.; Wu, Y.; Zhao, D.; Ding, J.; Cheetham, A. K.; Wang, J.* Binder-free 3D printing of covalent organic framework (COF) monoliths for CO2 adsorption. Chem. Eng. J. 2021, 403, 126333.

2020

  1. Cai, Y. H.; Shi, D. C.; Liu, G. L.; Ying, Y. P.; Cheng, Y. D.; Wang, Y. X.; Chen, D. Y.; Lu, J. M.*; Zhao, D.* Polycrystalline zirconium metal-organic framework membranes supported on flexible carbon cloth for organic solvent nanofiltration. J. Membr. Sci. 2020, 615, 118551.
  2. Hu, Z. G.*; Kundu, T.; Wang, Y. X.; Sun, Y.; Zeng, K. Y.; Zhao, D.* Modulated hydrothermal synthesis of highly stable MOF-808(Hf) for methane storage. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2020, 8, 17042-17053.
  3. Zhang, Z. Q.; Peh, S. B.; Wang, Y. X.; Kang, C. J.; Fan, W. D.; Zhao, D.* Efficient trapping of trace acetylene from ethylene in an ultramicroporous metal–organic framework: synergistic effect of high-density open metal and electronegative sites. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 18927-18932. (Front Cover, Hot Paper)
  4. Yuan, Y. D.; Dong, J. Q.; Liu, J.; Zhao, D. H.; Wu, H.; Zhou, W.; Gan, H. X.; Tong, Y. W.; Jiang, J. W.*; Zhao, D.* Porous organic cages as synthetic water channels. Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 4927. (Behind the Paper)
  5. Cheng, Y. D.; Shi, D. C.; Yuan, Y. D.; Zhao, D.* Facile synthesis of a metal–organic framework for removal of methyl blue from water: first-year undergraduate teaching lab. J. Chem. Educ. 2020, 97, 4145-4151.
  6. Zhai, L. Z.; Yu, X.; Wang, Y. X.; Zhang, J.; Ying, Y. P.; Cheng, Y. D.; Peh, S. B.; Liu, G. L.; Wang, X. R.; Cai, Y. H.; Zhao, D.* Polycrystalline rare-earth metal-organic framework membranes with in-situ healing ability for efficient alcohol dehydration. J. Membr. Sci. 2020, 610, 118239.
  7. Cheng, Y. D.; Pu, Y. C.; Zhao, D.* Two-dimensional membranes: new paradigms for high-performance separation membranes. Chem.-Asian J. 2020, 15, 2241-2270. (Front Cover, Invited Review in the Special Issue “The Chemistry of 2D Materials Membranes”)
  8. Peh, S. B.; Zhao, D.* Tying amines down for stable CO2 capture. Science 2020, 369, 372-373.
  9. Yuan, H. Y.; Cui, J. Q.; Li, N. X.; Li, M. S.; Yu, X.; Fan, W. D.; Karmakar, A.; Dong, J. Q.; Pennycook, S. J.; Cai, H.*; Zhao, D.* On-chip template-directed conversion of metal hydroxides to metal–organic framework films with enhanced adhesion. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 36715-36722.
  10. Dong, J. Q.; Shen, P. C.; Ying, S. M.; Li, Z. J.; Yuan, Y. D.; Wang, Y. X.; Zheng, X. Y.; Peh, S. B.; Yuan, H. Y.; Liu, G. L.; Cheng, Y. D.; Pan, Y. T.; Shi, L. L.; Zhang, J.; Yuan, D. Q.; Liu, B.; Zhao, Z. J.*; Tang, B. Z.*; Zhao, D.* Aggregation-induced emission-responsive metal–organic frameworks. Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 6706-6720.
  11. Kang, C. J.; Zhang, Z. Q.; Wee, V.; Usadi, A. K.; Calabro, D. C.; Baugh, L. S.; Wang, S.; Wang, Y. X.; Zhao, D.* Interlayer shifting in two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 12995-13002. (Supplementary Cover)
  12. Karmakar, A.; Prabakaran, V.; Zhao, D.; Chua, K. J.* A review of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as energy-efficient desiccants for adsorption driven heat-transformation applications. Appl. Energy 2020, 269, 115070.
  13. Karmakar, A.; Mileo, P. G. M.; Bok, I.; Peh, S. B.; Zhang, J.; Yuan, H. Y.; Maurin, G.*; Zhao, D.* Thermo-responsive MOF/polymer composites for temperature-mediated water capture and release. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 11003-11009. (Back Cover)
  14. Peh, S. B.; Xi, S. B.; Karmakar, A.; Yeo, J. Y.; Wang, Y. X.; Zhao, D.* Accelerated formation kinetics of a multicomponent metal–organic framework derived from preferential site occupancy. Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 9350-9355.
  15. Dong, J. Q.; Pan, Y. T.; Wang, H.; Yang, K. W.; Liu, L. M.; Qiao, Z. W.; Yuan, Y. D.; Peh, S. B.; Zhang, J.; Shi, L. L.; Liang, H.; Han, Y.; Li, X. P.; Jiang, J. W.; Liu, B.*; Zhao, D.* Self-assembly of highly stable zirconium(IV) coordination cages with aggregation induced emission molecular rotors for live-cell imaging. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 10151-10159. (Dedicated to the 20 Anniversary of Aggregation Induced Emission)
  16. Yuan, H. Y.; Li, N. X.; Linghu, J. J.; Dong, J. Q.; Wang, Y. X.; Karmakar, A.; Yuan, J. R.; Li, M. S.; Buenconsejo, P. J. S.; Liu, G. L.; Cai, H.; Pennycook, S. J.; Singh, N.; Zhao, D.* Chip-level integration of covalent organic frameworks for trace benzene sensing. ACS Sens. 2020, 5, 1474-1481.
  17. Gu, Q. L.*; Ng, H. Y.; Zhao, D.; Wang, J.* Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)-boosted filtration membrane technology for water sustainability. APL Mater. 2020, 8, 040902.
  18. Zhao, D.*; Cheetham, A.; Furukawa, S.; Kitagawa, S.; Xu, Q.; Zhang, W.; Zou, R. Q. Open framework materials for energy applications. APL Mater. 2020, 8, 040401. (Editorial in the Special Topic on Open Framework Materials for Energy Applications)
  19. Peh, S. B.; Karmakar, A.; Zhao, D.* Multiscale design of flexible metal–organic frameworks. Trends Chem. 2020, 2, 199-213. (Front Cover)
  20. Ying, Y. P.; Tong, M. M.; Ning, S. C.; Ravi, S. K.; Peh, S. B.; Tan, S. C.; Pennycook, S. J.; Zhao, D.* Ultrathin two-dimensional membranes assembled by ionic covalent organic nanosheets with reduced apertures for gas separation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 4472-4480. (Front Cover)
  21. Wang, J.; Zhang, J.; Peh, S. B.; Liu, G. L.; Kundu, T.; Dong, J. Q.; Ying, Y. P.; Qian, Y. H.; Zhao, D.* Cobalt-containing covalent organic frameworks for visible light-driven hydrogen evolution. Sci. China Chem. 2020, 63, 192-197.
  22. Zhang, Z. Q.; Ding, Q.; Peh, S. B.; Zhao, D.; Cui, J. Y.; Cui, X. L.*; Xing, H. B. Mechano-assisted synthesis of an ultramicroporous metal–organic framework for trace CO2 capture. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 7726-7729.

2019

  1. Shah, B. B.; Kundu, T.; Zhao, D.* Mechanical properties of shaped metal–organic frameworks. Top. Curr. Chem. 2019, 377, 25. (Invited Review in the Topical Collection “Metal-Organic Framework: From Design to Applications”)
  2. Yilmaz, G.; Peh, S. B.; Zhao, D.; Ho, G. W.* Atomic- and molecular-level design of functional metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and derivatives for energy and environmental applications. Adv. Sci. 2019, 6, 1901129. (Top Downloaded Paper 2018-2019)
  3. Yuan, H. Y.; Tao, J. F.; Li, N. X.; Karmakar, A.; Tang, C. H.; Cai, H.*; Pennycook, S. J.; Singh, N.; Zhao, D.* On-chip tailorability of capacitive gas sensors integrated with metal-organic framework films. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 14089-14094. (Front Cover, Very Important Paper)
  4. Zhang, B.; Huang, J. X.; Liu, K. X.; Zhou, Z. X.*; Jiang, L. M.; Shen, Y. Q.; Zhao, D. Biocompatible cyclodextrin-based metal-organic frameworks for long-term sustained release of fragrances. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2019, 58, 19767-19777.
  5. Wang, H.; Grabstanowicz, L. R.; Barkholtz, H. M.; Rebollar, D.; Kaiser, Z. B.; Zhao, D.; Chen, B. H.; Liu, D. J.* Impacts of imidazolate ligand on performance of zeolitic-imidazolate framework-derived oxygen reduction catalysts. ACS Energy Lett. 2019, 4, 2500-2507.
  6. Li, N. X.; Yuan, H. Y.; Xu, L. F.; Tao, J. F.; Ng, D. K. T.; Lee, L. Y. T.; Cheam, D. D.; Zeng, Y. Q.; Qiang, B.; Wang, Q. J.; Cai, H.*; Singh, N.; Zhao, D.* Radiation enhancement by graphene oxide on microelectromechanical system emitters for highly selective gas sensing. ACS Sens. 2019, 4, 2746-2753. (Supplementary Cover)
  7. Ying, Y. P.; Cheng, Y. D.; Peh, S. B.; Liu, G. L.; Shah, B. B.; Zhai, L. Z.; Zhao, D.* Plasticization resistance-enhanced CO2 separation at elevated pressures by mixed matrix membranes containing flexible metal-organic framework fillers. J. Membr. Sci. 2019, 582, 103-110.
  8. Dong, J. Q.; Qiao, Z. W.; Pan, Y. T.; Peh, S. B.; Yuan, Y. D.; Wang, Y. X.; Zhai, L. Z.; Yuan, H. Y.; Cheng, Y. D.; Liang, H.; Liu, B.*; Zhao, D.* Encapsulation and protection of ultrathin two-dimensional porous organic nanosheets within biocompatible metal-organic frameworks for live-cell imaging. Chem. Mater. 2019, 31, 4897-4912.
  9. Kundu, T.; Wahiduzzaman, M.; Shah, B. B.; Maurin, G.; Zhao, D.* Solvent induced control over breathing behavior in flexible metal-organic frameworks for natural gas delivery. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 8073-8077. (Very Important Paper)
  10. Wang, Y. X.; Peh, S. B.; Zhao, D.* Alternatives to cryogenic distillation: advanced porous materials in adsorptive light olefin/paraffin separations. Small 2019, 15, 1900058.
  11. Lim, G. J. H.; Wu, Y.*; Shah, B. B.; Koh, J. J.; Liu, C. K.; Zhao, D.; Cheetham, A. K.; Wang, J.*; Ding, J.* 3D-printing of pure metal-organic framework monoliths. ACS Materials Lett. 2019, 1, 147-153.
  12. Zhao, D.*; Thallapally, P. K.*; Petit, C.*; Gascon, J.* Advanced porous materials: design, synthesis, and applications in sustainability. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2019, 7, 7997-7998. (Editorial in the Thematic Issue “Advanced Porous Materials: Design, Synthesis and Application in Sustainability”)
  13. Qian, Y. H.; Liu, Q. T.; Sarnello, E.; Tang, C. H.; Chng, M. L.; Shui, J. L.; Li, T.; Pennycook, S. J.; Han, M.; Zhao, D.* MOF-derived carbon networks with atomically dispersed Fe–Nx sites for oxygen reduction reaction catalysis in acidic media. ACS Materials Lett. 2019, 1, 37-43.
  14. Kundu, T.; Shah, B. B.; Bolinois, L.; Zhao, D.* Functionalization induced breathing control in metal-organic frameworks for methane storage with high deliverable capacity. Chem. Mater. 2019, 31, 2842-2847. (Supplementary Cover)
  15. Yuan, H. Y.; Aljneibi, S. A. A. A.; Yuan, J. R.; Wang, Y. X.; Liu, H.; Fang, J.; Tang, C. H.; Yan, X. H.; Cai, H.; Gu, Y. D.; Pennycook, S. J.; Tao, J. F.*; Zhao, D.* ZnO nanosheets abundant in oxygen vacancies derived from metal-organic frameworks for ppb-level gas sensing. Adv. Mater. 2019, 31, 1807161. (Inside Front Cover)
  16. Wang, Y. X.; Yuan, S.; Hu, Z. G.; Kundu, T.; Zhang, J.; Peh, S. B.; Cheng, Y. D.; Dong, J. Q.; Yuan, D. Q.; Zhou, H. C.; Zhao, D.* Pore size reduction in zirconium metal-organic frameworks for ethylene/ethane separation. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2019, 7, 7118-7126.
  17. Cheng, Y. D.; Ying, Y. P.; Zhai, L. Z.; Liu, G. L.; Dong, J. Q.; Wang, Y. X.; Christopher, M. P.; Long, S. C.; Wang, Y. X.; Zhao, D.* Mixed matrix membranes containing MOF@COF hybrid fillers for efficient CO2/CH4 separation. J. Membr. Sci. 2019, 573, 97-106.
  18. Ibrahim, S.; Majeed, I.; Hussain, E.; Badshah, A.; Qian, Y. H.; Zhao, D.*; Turner, D. R.*; Nadeem, M. A.* Novel photo-functional material based on homo-metallic cyanide bridged nickel coordination polymer and titania for hydrogen generation. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2019, 486, 684-693.
  19. Qian, Y. H.; An, T.; Sarnello, E.; Liu, Z. L.; Li, T.; Zhao, D.* Janus electrocatalysts containing MOF-derived carbon networks and NiFe-LDH nanoplates for rechargeable Zn-air batteries. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2019, 2, 1784-1792.
  20. Liu, Y. H.; Wang, Y. X.; Huang, J. X.; Zhou, Z. X.*; Zhao, D.; Jiang, L. M.; Shen, Y. Q. Encapsulation and controlled release of fragrances from functionalized porous metal-organic frameworks. AIChE J. 2019, 65, 491-499. (Top Downloaded Paper 2018-2019)
  21. Ibrahim, S.; Cheng, Y. D.; Zhao, D.*; Nadeem, M. A.* A new insight for photocatalytic hydrogen production by a Cu/Ni based cyanide bridged polymer as a co-catalyst on titania support in glycerol water mixture. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2019, 44, 2508-2518.
  22. Peh, S. B.; Wang, Y. X.; Zhao, D.* Scalable and sustainable synthesis of advanced porous materials. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2019, 7, 3647-3670. (Invited Review in the Thematic Issue “Advanced Porous Materials: Design, Synthesis and Application in Sustainability”)
  23. Hu, Z. G.*; Wang, Y. X.; Shah, B. B.; Zhao, D.* CO2 capture in metal-organic framework adsorbents: an engineering perspective. Adv. Sustainable Syst. 2019, 3, 1800080. (Inside Back Cover, Top Cited Article 2019-2020, Highlighted on AdvancedScienceNews.com)
  24. Cheng, Y. D.; Zhai, L. Z.; Ying, Y. P.; Wang, Y. X.; Liu, G. L.; Dong, J. Q.; Ng, D. Z. L.; Khan, S. A.; Zhao, D.* Highly efficient CO2 capture by mixed matrix membranes containing three-dimensional covalent organic framework fillers. J. Mater. Chem. A 2019, 7, 4549-4560.
  25. Peh, S. B.; Cheng, Y. D.; Zhang, J.; Wang, Y. X.; Chan, G. H.; Wang, J.; Zhao, D.* Cluster nuclearity control and modulated hydrothermal synthesis of functionalized Zr12 metal-organic frameworks. Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 7069-7073. (Back Cover, Invited Contribution in the Themed Issue “New Talent: Asia-Pacific”)
  26. Li, H.; Wang, K. C.; Hu, Z. G.; Chen, Y. P.; Verdegaal, W.; Zhao, D.*; Zhou, H. C.* Harnessing solvent effects to integrate alkylamine into metal-organic frameworks for exceptionally high CO2 uptake. J. Mater. Chem. A 2019, 7, 7867-7874.
  27. Zhang, J.; Peh, S. B.; Wang, J.; Du, Y. H.; Xi, S. B.; Dong, J. Q.; Karmakar, A.; Ying, Y. P.; Wang, Y. X.; Zhao, D.* Hybrid MOF-808-Tb nanospheres for highly sensitive and selective detection of acetone vapor and Fe3+ in aqueous solution. Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 4727-4730.
  28. Guan, C.*; Sumboja, A.; Zang, W. J.; Qian, Y. H.; Zhang, H.; Liu, X. M.; Liu, Z. L.*; Zhao, D.; Pennycook, S. J.; Wang, J.* Decorating Co/CoNx nanoparticles in nitrogen-doped carbon nanoarrays for flexible and rechargeable zinc-air batteries. Energy Storage Mater. 2019, 16, 243-250.
  29. Cheng, Y. D.; Zhai, L. Z.; Tong, M. M.; Kundu, T.; Liu, G. L.; Ying, Y. P.; Dong, J. Q.; Wang, Y. X.; Zhao, D.* Selective gas permeation in mixed matrix membranes accelerated by hollow ionic covalent organic polymers. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2019, 7, 1564-1573.
  30. Dong, J. Q.; Li, X.; Peh, S. B.; Yuan, Y. D.; Wang, Y. X.; Ji, D. X.; Peng, S. J.; Liu, G. L.; Ying, S. M.; Yuan, D. Q.; Jiang, J. W.; Ramakrishna, S.; Zhao, D.* Restriction of molecular rotors in ultrathin two-dimensional covalent organic framework nanosheets for sensing signal amplification. Chem. Mater. 2019, 31, 146-160. (Top Download in Dec 2018)
  31. Wang, J.; Zhang, J.; Peh, S. B.; Zhai, L. Z.; Ying, Y. P.; Liu, G. L.; Cheng, Y. D.; Zhao, D.* Dimensional impact of metal-organic frameworks in catalyzing photo-induced hydrogen evolution and cyanosilylation reactions. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2019, 2, 298-304.

2018

  1. Cheng, Y. D.; Tavares, S. R.; Doherty, C. M.; Ying, Y. P.; Sarnello, E.; Maurin, G.; Hill, M. R.; Li, T.; Zhao, D.* Enhanced polymer crystallinity in mixed matrix membranes induced by metal-organic framework nanosheets for efficient CO2 capture. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018, 10, 43095-43103.
  2. Cheng, Y. D.; Ying, Y. P.; Japip, S.; Jiang, S. D.; Chung, T. S.*; Zhang, S.*; Zhao, D.* Advanced porous materials in mixed matrix membranes. Adv. Mater. 2018, 30, 1802401. (Inside Front Cover, Invited Review in the Special Issue “Multidisciplinary Materials Science at the National University of Singapore”)
  3. Zhang, J.; Wang, J.; Long, S. C.; Peh, S. B.; Dong, J. Q.; Wang, Y. X.; Karmakar, A.; Yuan, Y. D.; Cheng, Y. D.; Zhao, D.* Luminescent metal–organic frameworks for the detection and discrimination of o-xylene from xylene isomers. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 13631-13639.
  4. Zhai, L. Z.; Qian, Y. H.; Wang, Y. X.; Cheng, Y. D.; Dong, J. Q.; Peh, S. B.; Zhao, D.* In situ formation of micropore-rich titanium dioxide from metal–organic framework templates. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018, 10, 36933-36940.
  5. Liu, X. M.; Zang, W. J.; Guan, C.*; Zhang, L.; Qian, Y. H.; Elshahawy, A. M.; Zhao, D.; Pennycook, S. J.; Wang, J.* Ni-doped cobalt–cobalt nitride heterostructure arrays for high-power supercapacitors. ACS Energy Lett. 2018, 3, 2462-2469.
  6. Hu, Z. G.; Wang, Y. X.; Wang, X. R.; Zhai, L. Z.; Zhao, D.* Solution-reprocessable microporous polymeric adsorbents for carbon dioxide capture. AIChE J. 2018, 64, 3376-3389.
  7. Wang, Y. X.; Hu, Z. G.; Kundu, T.; Cheng, Y. D.; Dong, J. Q.; Qian, Y. H.; Zhai, L. Z.; Zhao, D.* Metal–organic frameworks with reduced hydrophilicity for postcombustion CO2 capture from wet flue gas. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2018, 6, 11904-11912.
  8. Cheng, Y. D.; Ravi, S. K.; Wang, Y. X.; Tao, J. F.; Gu, Y. D.; Tan, S. C.; Zhao, D.* Covalent organic nanosheets with large lateral size and high aspect ratio synthesized by Langmuir-Blodgett method. Chin. Chem. Lett. 2018, 29, 869-872. (Invited Contribution in the Special Issue “Functional Open Framework Materials”)
  9. Liu, G. L.; Yuan, Y. D.; Wang, J.; Cheng, Y. D.; Peh, S. B.; Wang, Y. X.; Qian, Y. H.; Dong, J. Q.; Yuan, D. Q.*; Zhao, D.* Process-tracing study on the postassembly modification of highly stable zirconium metal-organic cages. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 6231-6234.
  10. Hu, F.; Mao, D.; Kenry; Wang, Y. X.; Wu, W. B.; Zhao, D.; Kong, D. L.; Liu, B.* Metal–organic framework as a simple and general inert nanocarrier for photosensitizers to implement activatable photodynamic therapy. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2018, 28, 1707519.
  11. Qian, Y. H.; An, T.; Birgersson, K. E.; Liu, Z. L.; Zhao, D.* Web-like interconnected carbon networks from NaCl-assisted pyrolysis of ZIF-8 for highly efficient oxygen reduction catalysis. Small 2018, 14, 1704169. (Inside Front Cover, Top Downloaded Paper 2018-2019)
  12. Cheng, Y. D.; Wang, Z. H.; Zhao, D.* Mixed matrix membranes for natural gas upgrading: current status and opportunities. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2018, 57, 4139-4169. (Supplementary Cover)
  13. Dong, J. Q.; Li, X.; Zhang, K.; Yuan, Y. D.; Wang, Y. X.; Zhai, L. Z.; Liu, G. L.; Yuan, D. Q.; Jiang, J. W.; Zhao, D.* Confinement of aggregation-induced emission molecular rotors in ultrathin two-dimensional porous organic nanosheets for enhanced molecular recognition. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 4035-4046.
  14. Zhang, Y.; Wang, Y. X.; Liu, L.*; Wei, N.; Gao, M. L.; Zhao, D.; Han, Z. B.* Robust bifunctional lanthanide cluster based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) for tandem deacetalization–knoevenagel reaction. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 2193-2198.
  15. Kundu, T.; Wang, J.; Cheng, Y. D.; Du, Y. H.; Qian, Y. H.; Liu, G. L.; Zhao, D.* Hydrazone-based covalent organic frameworks for Lewis acid catalysis. Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 13824-13829.
  16. Ibrahim, S.; Majeed, I.; Qian, Y. H.; Iqbal, A.; Zhao, D.*; Turner, D. R.*; Nadeem, M. A.* Novel hetero-bimetallic coordination polymer as a single source of highly dispersed Cu/Ni nanoparticles for efficient photocatalytic water splitting. Inorg. Chem. Front. 2018, 5, 1816-1827.

2017

  1. Khan, I. A.*; Badshah, A.; Khan, I.; Zhao, D.; Nadeem, M. A.* Soft-template carbonization approach of MOF-5 to mesoporous carbon nanospheres as excellent electrode materials for supercapacitor. Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 2017, 253, 169-176.
  2. Dong, J. Q.; Zhang, K.; Li, X.; Qian, Y. H.; Zhu, H.; Yuan, D. Q.; Xu, Q. H.; Jiang, J. W.; Zhao, D.* Ultrathin two-dimensional porous organic nanosheets with molecular rotors for chemical sensing. Nat. Commun. 2017, 8, 1142.
  3. Hu, Z. G.; Gami, A.; Wang, Y. X.; Zhao, D.* A triphasic modulated hydrothermal approach for the synthesis of multivariate metal-organic frameworks with hydrophobic moieties for highly-efficient moisture-resistant CO2 capture. Adv. Sustainable Syst. 2017, 1, 1700092. (Inside Front Cover)
  4. Wang, X. R.; Zhai, L. Z.; Wang, Y. X.; Li, R. T.; Gu, X. H.; Yuan, Y. D.; Qian, Y. H.; Hu, Z. G.; Zhao, D.* Improving water-treatment performance of zirconium metal-organic framework membranes by post-synthetic defect healing. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9, 37848-37855.
  5. Qian, Y. H.; Khan, I. A.; Zhao, D.* Electrocatalysts derived from metal–organic frameworks for oxygen reduction and evolution reactions in aqueous media. Small 2017, 13, 1701143. (Journal’s Top 20 Most Downloaded Recent Papers)
  6. Cheng, Y. D.; Wang, X. R.; Jia, C. K.; Wang, Y. X.; Zhai, L. Z.; Wang, Q.; Zhao, D.* Ultrathin mixed matrix membranes containing two-dimensional metal-organic framework nanosheets for efficient CO2/CH4 separation. J. Membr. Sci. 2017, 539, 213-223.
  7. Sun, Y.; Hu, Z. G.; Zhao, D.*; Zeng, K. Y.* Mechanical properties of microcrystalline metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) measured by bimodal amplitude modulated-frequency modulated atomic force microscopy. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9, 32202-32210.
  8. Hu, Z. G.; Wang, Y. X.; Farooq, S.; Zhao, D.* A highly stable metal-organic framework with optimum aperture size for CO2 capture. AIChE J. 2017, 63, 4103-4114. (Session’s Best Paper at 2016 AIChE Meeting, Top Downloaded Article 2017-2018)
  9. Wang, C.-H.*; Zhao, D.*; Tsutsumi, A.*; You, S. M.* Sustainable energy technologies for energy saving and carbon emission reduction. Appl. Energy 2017, 194, 223-224. (Editorial in the Special Section on “The 15th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies – SET 2016”)
  10. Wang, Y. X.; Zhao, D.* Beyond equilibrium: metal-organic frameworks for molecular sieving and kinetic gas separation. Cryst. Growth Des. 2017, 17, 2291-2308. (Invited Review in the Virtual Special Issue “Crystal Engineering of Nanoporous Materials for Gas Storage and Separation”)
  11. Wang, Y. X.; Hu, Z. G.; Cheng, Y. D.; Zhao, D.* Silver-decorated hafnium metal-organic framework for ethylene/ethane separation. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2017, 56, 4508-4516.
  12. Pareek, K.; Rohan, R.; Chen, Z. X.; Zhao, D.; Cheng, H. S.* Ambient temperature hydrogen storage in porous materials with exposed metal sites. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2017, 42, 6801-6809.
  13. Wang, X. R.; Chi, C. L.; Zhang, K.; Qian, Y. H.; Gupta, K. M.; Kang, Z. X.; Jiang, J. W.; Zhao, D.* Reversed thermo-switchable molecular sieving membranes composed of two-dimensional metal-organic nanosheets for gas separation. Nat. Commun. 2017, 8, 14460.
  14. Tao, J. F.; Wang, X. R.; Sun, T.; Cai, H.; Wang, Y. X.; Lin, T.; Fu, D. L.; Ting, L. L. Y.; Gu, Y. D.*; Zhao, D.* Hybrid photonic cavity with metal-organic framework coatings for the ultra-sensitive detection of volatile organic compounds with high immunity to humidity. Sci. Rep. 2017, 7, 41640.
  15. Qian, Y. H.; Hu, Z. G.; Ge, X. M.; Yang, S. L.; Peng, Y. W.; Kang, Z. X.; Liu, Z. L.; Lee, J. Y.; Zhao, D.* A metal-free ORR/OER bifunctional electrocatalyst derived from metal-organic frameworks for rechargeable Zn-Air batteries. Carbon 2017, 111, 641-650.
  16. Liu, J.; Chen, C.; Ji, S. L.; Liu, Q.*; Ding, D.*; Zhao, D.; Liu, B.* Long wavelength excitable near-infrared fluorescent nanoparticles with aggregation-induced emission characteristics for image-guided tumor resection. Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 2782-2789.
  17. Liu, W.; Luo, X.; Bao, Y.; Liu, Y. P.; Ning, G. H.; Abdelwahab, I.; Li, L. J.; Nai, C. T.; Hu, Z. G.; Zhao, D.; Liu, B.; Quek, S. Y.*; Loh, K. P.* A two-dimensional conjugated aromatic polymer via C–C coupling reaction. Nat. Chem. 2017, 9, 563-570.
  18. Sun, Y.; Hu, Z. G.; Zhao, D.*; Zeng, K. Y.* Probing nanoscale functionalities of metal-organic framework nanocrystals. Nanoscale 2017, 9, 12163-12169.
  19. Hu, Z. G.; Sun, Y.; Zeng, K. Y.*; Zhao, D.* Structural-failure resistance of metal-organic frameworks toward multiple-cycle CO2 sorption. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 8653-8656. (Inside Back Cover, HOT Article Featured On the Blog of Chemcomm)
  20. Bolinois, L.; Kundu, T.; Wang, X. R.; Wang, Y. X.; Hu, Z. G.; Koh, K.; Zhao, D.* Breathing-induced new phase transition in an MIL-53(Al)-NH2 metal-organic framework under high methane pressures. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 8118-8121. (Inside Back Cover)
  21. Hu, Z. G.; Mahdi, E. M.; Peng, Y. W.; Qian, Y. H.; Zhang, B.; Yan, N.; Yuan, D. Q.; Tan, J. C.; Zhao, D.* Kinetically controlled synthesis of two-dimensional Zr/Hf metal-organic framework nanosheets via a modulated hydrothermal approach. J. Mater. Chem. A 2017, 5, 8954-8963. (Inside Back Cover)
  22. Dong, J. Q.; Wang, Y. X.; Liu, G. L.; Cheng, Y. D.; Zhao, D.* Isoreticular covalent organic frameworks for hydrocarbon uptake and separation: the important role of monomer planarity. Crystengcomm 2017, 19, 4899-4904. (Back Cover, Invited Contribution in the Special Issue “Covalent Organic Frameworks and Organic Cage Structures”)
  23. Hu, Z. G.; Zhao, D.* Metal-organic frameworks with Lewis acidity: synthesis, characterization, and catalytic applications. Crystengcomm 2017, 19, 4066-4081. (Inside Back Cover, Invited Review in the Special Issue “Metal-Organic Framework Catalysis”, Selected in Editor’s Collections: Zirconium Based MOFs for Catalysis and Metal-Organic Frameworks as Catalysts for Water Splitting and CO2 Reduction)

2016

  1. Dong, J. Q.; Tummanapelli, A. K.; Li, X.; Ying, S. M.; Hirao, H.*; Zhao, D.* Fluorescent porous organic frameworks containing molecular rotors for size-selective recognition. Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 7889-7897.
  2. Qian, Y. H.; Cavanaugh, J.; Khan, I. A.; Wang, X. R.; Peng, Y. W.; Hu, Z. G.; Wang, Y. X.; Zhao, D.* Fe/Fe3C/N-doped carbon materials from metal-organic framework composites as highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts. ChemPlusChem 2016, 81, 718-723. (Back Cover, Invited Contribution in the Special Issue “Coordination Polymers/MOFs”)
  3. Khan, I. A.; Qian, Y. H.; Badshah, A.; Zhao, D.*; Nadeem, M. A.* Fabrication of highly stable and efficient PtCu alloy nanoparticles on highly porous carbon for direct methanol fuel cells. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8, 20793-20801.
  4. Peng, Y. W.; Wong, W. K.; Hu, Z. G.; Cheng, Y. D.; Yuan, D. Q.; Khan, S. A.*; Zhao, D.* Room temperature batch and continuous flow synthesis of water-stable covalent organic frameworks (COFs). Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 5095-5101. (Top Download in Aug 2016)
  5. Peng, Y. W.; Xu, G. D.; Hu, Z. G.; Cheng, Y. D.; Chi, C. L.; Yuan, D. Q.; Cheng, H. S.*; Zhao, D.* Mechanoassisted synthesis of sulfonated covalent organic frameworks with high intrinsic proton conductivity. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8, 18505-18512.
  6. Zhao, T. T.; Goswami, N.; Li, J. G.; Yao, Q. F.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, J.; Zhao, D.; Xie, J. P.* Probing the microporous structure of silica shell via aggregation-induced emission in Au(I)-thiolate@SiO2 nanoparticle. Small 2016, 12, 6537-6541.
  7. Khan, I. A.; Qian, Y. H.; Badshah, A.; Nadeem, M. A.*; Zhao, D.* Highly porous carbon derived from MOF-5 as a support of ORR electrocatalysts for fuel cells. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8, 17268-17275.
  8. Chi, C. L.; Wang, X. R.; Peng, Y. W.; Qian, Y. H.; Hu, Z. G.; Dong, J. Q.; Zhao, D.* Facile preparation of graphene oxide membranes for gas separation. Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 2921-2927.
  9. Hu, Z. G.; Peng, Y. W.; Gao, Y. J.; Qian, Y. H.; Ying, S. M.; Yuan, D. Q.; Horike, S.; Ogiwara, N.; Babarao, R.; Wang, Y. X.; Yan, N.; Zhao, D.* Direct synthesis of hierarchically porous metal-organic frameworks with high stability and strong Brønsted acidity: the decisive role of hafnium in efficient and selective fructose dehydration. Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 2659-2667.
  10. Hu, Z. G.; Castano, I.; Wang, S. N.; Wang, Y. X.; Peng, Y. W.; Qian, Y. H.; Chi, C. L.; Wang, X. R.; Zhao, D.* Modulator effects on the water-based synthesis of Zr/Hf MOFs: quantitative relationship studies between modulator, synthetic condition, and performance. Cryst. Growth Des. 2016, 16, 2295-2301.
  11. Kang, Z. X.; Peng, Y. W.; Qian, Y. H.; Yuan, D. Q.; Addicoat, M. A.; Heine, T.; Hu, Z. G.; Tee, L.; Guo, Z. G.; Zhao, D.* Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) comprising exfoliated 2D covalent organic frameworks (COFs) for efficient CO2 separation. Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 1277-1285. (Top Download in Feb 2016)
  12. Hu, Z. G.; Kang, Z. X.; Qian, Y. H.; Peng, Y. W.; Wang, X. R.; Chi, C. L.; Zhao, D.* Mixed matrix membranes containing UiO-66(Hf)-(OH)2 metal–organic framework nanoparticles for efficient H2/CO2 separation. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2016, 55, 7933-7940. (Invited Contribution in the Special Issue “International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization 2015”)
  13. Hu, Z. G.; Nalaparaju, A.; Peng, Y. W.; Jiang, J. W.; Zhao, D.* Modulated hydrothermal synthesis of UiO-66(Hf)-type metal-organic frameworks for optimal carbon dioxide separation. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 1134-1141.
  14. Wang, X. R.; Chi, C. L.; Tao, J. F.; Peng, Y. W.; Ying, S. M.; Qian, Y. H.; Dong, J. Q.; Hu, Z. G.; Gu, Y. D.; Zhao, D.* Improving the hydrogen selectivity of graphene oxide membranes by reducing non-selective pores with intergrown ZIF-8 crystals. Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 8087-8090. (Back Cover)
  15. Hu, Z. G.; Lin, J. J.; Ogiwara, N.; Rodriguez, A.; Peng, Y. W.; Wang, Y. X.; Horike, S.*; Zhao, D.* A pH-responsive phase transformation of a sulfonated metal-organic framework from amorphous to crystalline for efficient CO2 capture. Crystengcomm 2016, 18, 2803-2807. (Back Cover)
  16. Xu, Q.; Guo, Z. G.; Zhang, M.; Hu, Z. G.; Qian, Y. H.; Zhao, D.* Highly efficient photocatalysts by pyrolyzing a Zn-Ti heterometallic metal-organic framework. Crystengcomm 2016, 18, 4046-4052.

2015

  1. Hu, Z. G.; Faucher, S.; Zhuo, Y. Y.; Sun, Y.; Wang, S. N.; Zhao, D.* Combination of optimization and metalated-ligand exchange: an effective approach to functionalize UiO-66(Zr) MOFs for CO2 separation. Chem.-Eur. J. 2015, 21, 17246-17255. (Frontispiece)
  2. Peng, Y. W.; Hu, Z. G.; Gao, Y. J.; Yuan, D. Q.; Kang, Z. X.; Qian, Y. H.; Yan, N.; Zhao, D.* Synthesis of a sulfonated two-dimensional covalent organic framework as an efficient solid acid catalyst for biobased chemical conversion. ChemSusChem 2015, 19, 3208-3212. (Back Cover)
  3. Shui, J. L.; Chen, C.; Grabstanowicz, L.; Zhao, D.; Liu, D. J.* Highly efficient nonprecious metal catalyst prepared with metal–organic framework in a continuous carbon nanofibrous network. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 2015, 112, 10629-10634.
  4. Veluswamy, H. P.; Ang, W. J.; Zhao, D.; Linga, P.* Influence of cationic and non-ionic surfactants on the kinetics of mixed hydrogen/tetrahydrofuran hydrates. Chem. Eng. Sci. 2015, 132, 186-199.
  5. Hu, Z. G.; Peng, Y. W.; Kang, Z. X.; Qian, Y. H.; Zhao, D.* A modulated hydrothermal (MHT) approach for the facile synthesis of UiO-66-type MOFs. Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 4862-4868.
  6. Hu, Z. G.; Khurana, M.; Seah, Y. H.; Zhang, M.; Guo, Z. G.; Zhao, D.* Ionized Zr-MOFs for highly efficient post-combustion CO2 capture. Chem. Eng. Sci. 2015, 124, 61-69. (Invited Contribution in the Special Issue “Metal-Organic Frameworks for Emerging Chemical Technologies”)
  7. Rohan, R.; Pareek, K.; Cai, W. W.; Zhang, Y. F.; Xu, G. D.; Chen, Z. X.; Gao, Z. Q.; Zhao, D.; Cheng, H. S.* Melamine-terephthalaldehyde-lithium complex: a porous organic network based single ion electrolyte for lithium ion batteries. J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, 3, 5132-5139.
  8. Yao, Q. F.; Yu, Y.; Yuan, X.; Yu, Y.; Zhao, D.; Xie, J. P.*; Lee, J. Y.* Counterion-assisted shaping of nanocluster supracrystals. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 184-189.
  9. Kang, Z. X.; Peng, Y. W.; Hu, Z. G.; Qian, Y. H.; Chi, C. L.; Yeo, L. Y.; Tee, L.; Zhan, D.* Mixed matrix membranes comprising two-dimensional metal-organic framework nanosheets for pre-combustion CO2 capture: a relationship study of filler morphology versus membrane performance. J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, 3, 20801-20810.
  10. Hu, Z. G.; Zhao, D.* De facto methodologies toward the synthesis and scale-up production of UiO-66-type metal-organic frameworks and membrane materials. Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 19018-19040. (Inside Front Cover, Invited Review)
  11. Mao, L.; Zhang, Y.; Hu, Y. T.; Ho, K. H.; Ke, Q. Q.; Liu, H. J.; Hu, Z. G.; Zhao, D.; Wang, J.* Activation of sucrose-derived carbon spheres for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes. RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 9307-9313.
  12. Xu, G. D.; Peng, Y. W.; Hu, Z. G.; Yuan, D. Q.; Donnadieu, B.; Zhao, D.*; Cheng, H. S.* A 2D metal-organic framework composed of a bi-functional ligand with ultra-micropores for post-combustion CO2 capture. RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 47384-47389.
  13. Hu, Z. G.; Peng, Y. W.; Tan, K. M.; Zhao, D.* Enhanced catalytic activity of a hierarchical porous metal-organic framework CuBTC. Crystengcomm 2015, 17, 7124-7129.

2014

  1. Hu, Z. G.; Zhang, K.; Zhang, M.; Guo, Z. G.; Jiang, J. W.; Zhao, D.* A combinatorial approach towards water-stable metal-organic frameworks for highly efficient carbon dioxide separation. ChemSusChem 2014, 7, 2791-2795. (Inside Back Cover)
  2. Ngee, E. L. S.; Gao, Y. J.; Chen, X.; Lee, T. M.; Hu, Z. G.; Zhao, D.; Yan, N.* Sulfated mesoporous niobium oxide catalyzed 5-hydroxymethylfurfural formation from sugars. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2014, 53, 14225-14233.
  3. Zhao, D.; Shui, J. L.; Grabstanowicz, L. R.; Liu, D. J.* A versatile preparation of highly active ZIF-based non-PGM catalysts through solid state synthesis. ECS Trans. 2014, 64, 253-260.
  4. Zhang, M.; Feng, G. X.; Song, Z. G.; Zhou, Y. P.; Chao, H. Y.; Yuan, D. Q.; Tan, T. T. Y.; Guo, Z. G.; Hu, Z. G.; Tang, B. Z.*; Liu, B.*; Zhao, D.* Two-dimensional metal-organic framework with wide channels and responsive turn-on fluorescence for the chemical sensing of volatile organic compounds. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 7241-7244.
  5. Zhao, D.; Shui, J. L.; Grabstanowicz, L. R.; Chen, C.; Commet, S. M.; Xu, T.; Lu, J.; Liu, D. J.* Highly efficient non-precious metal electrocatalysts prepared from one-pot synthesized zeolitic imidazolate frameworks. Adv. Mater. 2014, 26, 1093-1097. (Frontispiece)
  6. Guo, Z. G.; Cheng, J. K.; Hu, Z. G.; Zhang, M.; Xu, Q.; Kang, Z. X.; Zhao, D.* Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as precursors towards TiOx/C composites for photodegradation of organic dye. RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 34221-34225.

2013

  1. Shui, J. L.; Okasinski, J. S.; Kenesei, P.; Dobbs, H. A.; Zhao, D.; Almer, J. D.; Liu, D. J.* Reversibility of anodic lithium in rechargeable lithium–oxygen batteries. Nat. Commun. 2013, 4, 2255.
  2. Hu, Z. G.; Zhao, D.* Polymerization within confined nanochannels of porous metal-organic frameworks. J. Mol. Eng. Mater. 2013, 1, 1330001. (Front Cover, Invited Review)
  3. Shui, J. L.; Okasinski, J.; Zhao, D.; Almer, J.; Liu, D. J.* Understanding of electrolyte stability and its impact to lifespan of Li-O2 battery. ECS Trans. 2013, 50, 37-45.
  4. Zhao, D.; Shui, J. L.; Chen, C.; Comment, S.; Reprogle, B.; Liu, D. J.* Low-cost, high-efficiency non-PGM cathode catalysts using MOFs as precursors. ECS Trans. 2013, 50, 1861-1868.
  5. Tan, S. W.; Yuan, F.; Zhao, D.*; Wang, H. J.; Tu, K. H.; Tsao, W.; Wang, L. Q.* Evaluation of strongly acidic ion-exchange catalysts and the desulfonation study in the isobutylene dimerization reaction. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2013, 127, 926-932.
  6. Lopez, N.; Zhao, H. H.; Zhao, D.; Zhou, H. C.; Riebenspies, J. P.; Dunbar, K. R.* A porous Sm(III) coordination nanotube with hydrophobic and hydrophilic channels. Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 54-57.

2012 & Before

  1. Shui, J. L.; Okasinski, J. S.; Zhao, D.; Almer, J. D.; Liu, D. J.* Microfocused X-ray study on precipitate formation in the separator region of nonaqueous Li-O2 batteries. ChemSusChem 2012, 5, 2421-2426.
  2. Lin, C. K.; Zhao, D.; Gao, W. Y.; Yang, Z. Z.; Ye, J. Y.; Xu, T.; Ge, Q. F.; Ma, S. Q.*; Liu, D. J.* Tunability of band gaps in metal–organic frameworks. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 9039-9044.
  3. Zhao, D.; Shui, J. L.; Chen, C.; Chen, X. Q.; Reprogle, B. M.; Wang, D. P.; Liu, D. J.* Iron imidazolate framework as precursor for electrocatalysts in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 3200-3205.
  4. Lu, W. G.; Yuan, D. Q.; Sculley, J.; Zhao, D.; Krishna, R.; Zhou, H. C.* Sulfonate-grafted porous polymer networks for preferential CO2 adsorption at low pressure. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 18126-18129.
  5. Yuan, D. Q.; Zhao, D.; Zhou, H. C.* Pressure-responsive curvature-change of a “rigid” geodesic ligand in a (3,24)-connected mesoporous metal-organic framework. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 10528-10530.
  6. Tan, S. W.; Zhao, D.*; Yuan, D. Q.; Wang, H. J.; Tu, K. H.; Wang, L. Q.* Influence of indomethacin-loading on the micellization and drug release of thermosensitive dextran-graft-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide). React. Funct. Polym. 2011, 71, 820-827.
  7. Yuan, D. Q.; Lu, W. G.; Zhao, D.; Zhou, H. C.* Highly stable porous polymer networks with exceptionally high gas-uptake capacities. Adv. Mater. 2011, 23, 3723-3725.
  8. Zhao, D.; Timmons, D. J.; Yuan, D. Q.; Zhou, H. C.* Tuning the topology and functionality of metal−organic frameworks by ligand design. Acc. Chem. Res. 2011, 44, 123-133. (Invited Review)
  9. Zhao, D.; Tan, S. W.; Yuan, D. Q.; Lu, W. G.; Rezenom, Y. H.; Jiang, H. L.; Wang, L. Q.*; Zhou, H. C.* Surface functionalization of porous coordination nanocages via click chemistry and their application in drug delivery. Adv. Mater. 2011, 23, 90-93.
  10. Yuan, D. Q.; Zhao, D.; Timmons, D. J.; Zhou, H. C.* A stepwise transition from microporosity to mesoporosity in metal-organic frameworks by thermal treatment. Chem. Sci. 2011, 2, 103-106.
  11. Lu, W. G.; Yuan, D. Q.; Zhao, D.; Schilling, C. I.; Plietzsch, O.; Muller, T.; Bräse, S.; Guenther, J.; Blümel, J.; Krishna, R.; Li, Z.; Zhou, H. C.* Porous polymer networks: synthesis, porosity, and applications in gas storage/separation. Chem. Mater. 2010, 22, 5964-5972.
  12. Yuan, D. Q.;† Zhao, D.;† Sun, D. F.; Zhou, H. C.* An isoreticular series of metal-organic frameworks with dendritic hexacarboxylate ligands and exceptionally high gas-uptake capacity. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 5357-5361. †Equal contribution to this work
  13. Zhuang, W. J.; Ma, S. Q.; Wang, X. S.; Yuan, D. Q.; Li, J. R.; Zhao, D.; Zhou, H. C.* Introduction of cavities up to 4 nm into a hierarchically-assembled metal-organic framework using an angular, tetratopic ligand. Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 5223-5225.
  14. Zhao, D.; Yuan, D. Q.; Krishna, R.; van Baten, J. M.; Zhou, H. C.* Thermosensitive gating effect and selective gas adsorption in a porous coordination nanocage. Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 7352-7354.
  15. Zhao, D.; Yuan, D. Q.; Yakovenko, A.; Zhou, H. C.* A NbO-type metal-organic framework derived from a polyyne-coupled di-isophthalate linker formed in situ. Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 4196-4198.
  16. Kuppler, R. J.; Timmons, D. J.; Fang, Q. R.; Li, J. R.; Makal, T. A.; Young, M. D.; Yuan, D. Q.; Zhao, D.; Zhuang, W. J.; Zhou, H. C.* Potential applications of metal-organic frameworks. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2009, 253, 3042-3066. (Invited Review)
  17. Zhao, D.; Yuan, D. Q.; Sun, D. F.; Zhou, H. C.* Stabilization of metal-organic frameworks with high surface areas by the incorporation of mesocavities with microwindows. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 9186-9188.
  18. Zhao, D.; Yuan, D. Q.; Zhou, H. C.* The current status of hydrogen storage in metal-organic frameworks. Energy Environ. Sci. 2008, 1, 222-235.
  19. Zhao, D.; Wang, L. Q.*; Tu, K. H.; Tan, S. W. Study on thermosensitive micellization of dextran-g-PNIPAAm in aqueous solutions. Chin. Chem. Lett. 2006, 17, 837-840.
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