CHEN Ning
  

Ning Chen

Title: Professor


Email: chenning@suda.edu.cn

CONTACT INFORMATION

Address: No.199, Ren’ai Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, 215123,

Work Phone: (86512)65883117

Mobile Phone: (86)18100685115

E-mail: chenning@suda.edu.cn

 

 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

 

2004-2007        Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Ph. D.                Chemistry

Thesis:Synthesis, Isolation, Characterizations and Chemical Reactivity Studies of Endohedral Metallofullerenes M3N@C80

 

2001-2004         Shantou University 

M. En.               Industrial Catalysis

Thesis:Effects of Introducing Rare Earth La on the Structure and Properties of SO42--modified Pillared Clay Solid Acid Catalysts

 

1997-2001        Shantou University 

B. Sc.               Chemistry

 

 

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

 

06, 2012-present   Soochow University

Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China

Associate Professor

 

08, 2010-04, 2012.04  University of Texas at El Paso

Texas, United States

Postdoctoral Research Associate. Supervisor: Prof. Luis Echegoyen     

 

09, 2009-07,2010    Clemson University.

South Carolina, United States

Postdoctoral Research Associate. Supervisor: Prof. Luis Echegoyen

 

10, 2007-04,2009      Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research

Dresden, Germany

Guest Scientist.  Supervisor: Prof. Lothar Dunsch

 

 

PRINCIPAL AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST

 

Fullerene nano carbon materials: Synthesis, characterization and application of novel endohedral fullerenes based on lanthanide or actinide metal.

 

Biomedical application of endohedral fullerenes: The application of fullerenes and endohedral fullerenes on the treatments of tumor and the Alzheimer’s disease.

 

Application of nano carbon materials on electrocatalysis.

 

 

 

Recent Publications:

1. Xingxing Zhang, Wanlu Li, Lai Feng, Xin Chen, Andreas Hansen, Stefan Grimme, Skye Fortier, Dumitru-Claudiu Sergentu, Thomas J. Duignan, Jochen Autschbach, Shuao Wang, Yaofeng Wang, Giorgios Velkos, Alexey A. Popov, Nabi Aghdassi, Steffen Duhm, Xiaohong Li, Jun Li,* Luis Echegoyen,* W. H. Eugen Schwarz, and Ning Chen.* A Diuranium Carbide Cluster Stabilized Inside a C80 Fullerene Cage. Nat. Commun., 2018, 9, 2753.

 

2. Wenting Cai, Roser Morales-Martínez, Jiaxin Zhuang, Xingxing Zhang, Yaofeng Wang, Antonio Rodríguez-Fortea, Josep M. Poblet,* Luis Echegoyen,* Lai Feng and Ning Chen.* Synthesis and Characterization of Non-Isolated-Pentagon-Rule Actinide Endohedral Metallofullerenes U@C1(17418)C76, U@C1(28324)C80, and Th@C1(28324)C80: Low-Symmetry Cage Selection Directed by a Tetravalent Ion.J. Am. Chem. Soc.,2018, 140, 1803918050.

 

3. Xingxing Zhang, Yaofeng Wang, Roser Morales-Martínez, Jun Zhong, Coen de Graaf, Antonio Rodríguez-Fortea, Josep M. Poblet,* Luis Echegoyen,* Lai Feng, and Ning Chen,* U2@Ih(7)‑C80: Crystallographic Characterization of a Long-Sought Dimetallic Actinide Endohedral Fullerene. J. Am. Chem. Soc.,2018, 140, 39073915.

 

4. Yaofeng Wang, Roser Morales-Martínez, Xingxing Zhang, Wei Yang, Yaxing Wang, Antonio Rodríguez-Fortea, Josep M. Poblet,* Lai Feng,* Shuao Wang,* and Ning Chen.* Unique Four-Electron Metal-to-Cage Charge Transfer of Th to a C82 Fullerene Cage: Complete Structural Characterization of Th@C3v(8)‑C82. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 5110-5116.

 

5. Wenting Cai, Roser Morales-Mart´ınez, Xingxing Zhang, Daniel Najera, Elkin L. Romero, Alejandro Metta-Magana, Antonio Rodr´ıguez-Fortea, Skye Fortier, Ning Chen,* Josep M. Poblet* and Luis Echegoyen,* Single crystal structures and theoretical calculations of uranium endohedral metallofullerenes (U@C2n, 2n=74, 82) show cage isomer dependent oxidation states for U. Chem. Sci.,2017, 8, 5282–5290.

 

6. Tiantian Cao, Peng Huang, Kaicheng Zhang, Ziqi Sun, Kai Zhu, Ligang Yuan, Kang Chen, Ning Chen* and Yongfang Li, Interfacial engineering via inserting functionalized water-soluble fullerene derivative interlayers for enhancing the performance of perovskite solar cells. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018, 6, 3435–3443.

 

7. Wei Yang, Laura Abella, Yaofeng Wang, Xiaohong Li, Jiali Gu, Josep M. Poblet, Antonio Rodríguez-Fortea*, and Ning Chen.* Mixed Dimetallic Cluster Fullerenes: ScGdO@C3v(8)-C82 and ScGdC2@C2v(9)-C82. Inorg. Chem., 2018, 57(18).11597-11605.

 

8. Kang Chen, Tiantian Cao, Ziqi Sun, Dan Wang, Ning Chen* and Yongfang Li. Performance enhancement of perovskite solar cells through interfacial engineering: Water-soluble fullerenol C60(OH)16 as interfacial modification layer. Org. Electron., 2018, 62, 327-334.

 

9. Ziqi Sun, Yujiao Xiahou, Tiantian Cao, Kaicheng Zhang, Zhaowei Wang, Peng Huang, Kai Zhu, Ligang Yuan, Yi Zhou, Bo Song, Haibing Xi,* and Ning Chen.* Enhanced p-i-n type perovskite solar cells by doping AuAg@AuAg core-shell alloy nanocrystals into PEDOT: PSS layer. Org. Electron., 2018, 52, 309–316.

 

10. Wei Yang, Xiaomeng Li, and Ning Chen.* Recent Progress on Endohedral Metallic Fullerenes. Gen. Chem., 2018, 4, 180004.

 

11. Tiantian Cao, Ning Chen,* Guangxin Liu, Yingbo Wan, José Darío Perea, Yijun Xia, Zhaowei Wang, Bo Song, Ning Li,* Xiaohong Li,* Yi Zhou,* Christoph J. Brabec and Yongfang Li. Towards a full understanding of regioisomer effects of indene-C60 bisadduct acceptors in bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5, 10206–10219.

 

12. Yaofeng Wang, Qiangqiang Tang, Lai Feng,* and Ning Chen.* Sc2C2@D3h(14246)‑C74: A Missing Piece of the Clusterfullerene Puzzle. Inorg. Chem., 2017, 56, 1974-1980.

 

13. Jiaxin Zhuang, Yaofeng Wang, Jinqian Yao, Ting Yang, and Ning Chen.* Synthesis and Characterization of Lu3N@C80O. Chin. J. Chem., 2017, 35, 1459-1462.

 

14. Laura Abella, Yaofeng Wang, Antonio Rodriguez-Fortea,* Ning Chen* and Josep M. Poblet.* Current status of oxide clusterfullerenes.Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2017, 468, 91-104.

 

15. Tiantian Cao, Zhaowei Wang, Yijun Xia, Bo Song, Yi Zhou,* Ning Chen,* and Yongfang Li. Facilitating Electron Transportation in Perovskite Solar Cells via Water-Soluble Fullerenol Interlayers. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2016, 8, 18284-18291.

 

16. Qingqing Dong, Zhaowei Wang, Kaicheng Zhang, Hao Yu, Peng Huang, Xiaodong Liu, Yi Zhou,* Ning Chen*and Bo Song.* Easily accessible polymer additives for tuning the crystal-growth of perovskite thin-films for highly efficient solar cells. Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 5552–5558.

 

17. Laura Abella, Qiangqiang Tang, Xingxing Zhang, Yaofeng Wang, Ning Chen,* Josep M. Poblet,* and Antonio Rodríguez-Fortea*. Sc3O@Ih(7)‑C80: A Trimetallic Oxide Clusterfullerene Abundant in the Raw Soot. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2016, 120, 26159-26167.

 

18. Guangxin Liu, Tiantian Cao, Yijun Xia, Bo Song, Yi Zhou,* Ning Chen,*and Yongfang Li. Dihydrobenzofuran-C60 bisadducts as electron acceptors in polymer solar cells: Effect of alkyl substituents. Synthetic Met., 2016, 215, 176–183.

 

19. Lai Feng*, Meirong Zhang, Yajuan Hao, Qiangqiang Tang, Ning Chen,* Zdeněk Slanina,* and Filip Uhlík. Endohedrally stabilized C70 isomer with fused pentagons characterized by crystallography. Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 8142–8148.

 

20. Yajuan Hao, Qiangqiang Tang, Xiaohong Li, Meirong Zhang, Yingbo Wan, Lai Feng,* Ning Chen,* Zdenek Slanina,* Ludwik Adamowicz, and Filip Uhlík. Isomeric Sc2O@C78 Related by a Single-Step Stone-Wales Transformation: Key Links in an Unprecedented Fullerene Formation Pathway. Inorg. Chem., 2016, 55, 11354-11361.

 

21. Qiangqiang Tang, Laura Abella, Yajuan Hao, Xiaohong Li, Yingbo Wan, Antonio Rodríguez-Fortea, Josep M. Poblet,* Lai Feng,* and Ning Chen.* Sc2O@C3v(8)-C82: A Missing Isomer of Sc2O@C82.Inorg. Chem., 2016, 55, 1926–1933.

 

22. Qiangqiang Tang, Laura Abella, Yajuan Hao, Xiaohong Li, Yingbo Wan, Antonio Rodríguez-Fortea, Josep M. Poblet,* Lai Feng,* and Ning Chen.* Sc2O@C2v(5)-C80: Dimetallic Oxide Cluster Inside a C80 Fullerene Cage. Inorg. Chem.,2015, 54, 9845–9852.

 

23. Ting Yang, Yajuan Hao, Laura Abella, Qiangqiang Tang, Xiaohong Li, Yingbo Wan, Antonio Rodríguez-Fortea,* Josep M. Poblet,* Lai Feng* and Ning Chen.* Sc2O@Td(19151)-C76: Hindered Cluster Motion inside a Tetrahedral Carbon Cage Probed by Crystallographic and Computational Studies.Chem. -Eur. J., 2015, 21, 11110-11117.

 

24. Meirong Zhang, Yajuan Hao, Xiaohong Li, Lai Feng,* Ting Yang, Yingbo Wan, Ning Chen,* Zdeněk Slanina,* Filip Uhlík and Hailin Cong.* Facile Synthesis of an Extensive Family of Sc2O@C2n (n= 35–47) and Chemical Insight into the Smallest Member of Sc2O@C2(7892)–C70. J. Phys. Chem. C,2014, 118, 28883-28889.

 

25. Ning Chen, Marc Mulet-Gas, Yuyang Li, Riane E. Stene, Curtis W. Atherton, Antonio Rodríguez-Fortea, Josep M. Poblet* and Luis Echegoyen.*Sc2S@C2(7892)–C70: a metallic sulfide cluster inside a non-IPR C70 cage. Chem. Sci., 2013, 4, 180–186.

 

26. Ning Chen, Christine M. Beavers, Marc Mulet-Gas, Antonio Rodríguez-Fortea, Elias J. Munoz,Yuyang Li, Marilyn M. Olmstead,* Alan L. Balch,* Josep M. Poblet,* and Luis Echegoyen.*Sc2S@Cs(10528)-C72: A Dimetallic Sulfide Endohedral Fullerene with a Non Isolated Pentagon Rule Cage. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, .134, 7851-7860.

 

27. Ning Chen, A.L. Otiz and Luis, Echegoyen. Endohedral fullerenesin Fullerenes: Principles and Applications, RSC Publishing. (Book Chapter) 201212-57.

 

28. Ning Chen, Julio R. Pinzon and Luis, Echeogyen.* Influence of the Encapsulated Cluster on the Electrochemical Behaviour of Endohedral fullerene Derivatives: Comparative Study of N-Tritylpyrrolidino Derivatives of Sc3N@Ih-C80 and Lu3N@Ih-C80. ChemPhysChem, 2011, 12, 1422-1425.

 

29. Ning Chen, Manuel N. Chaur, Cheryl Moore, Julio R. Pinzón, Ramon Valencia, Antonio Rodríguez-Fortea, Josep M. Poblet* and Luis Echegoyen.* Synthesis of a new endohedral fullerene family, Sc2S@C2n (n = 40-50) by the introduction of SO2.Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 4818-4820.

 

30. Ning Chen, Sabrina Klod, Peter Rapta, Alexey A. Popov and Lothar Dunsch.* Direct Arc-Discharge Assisted Synthesis of C60H2(C3H5N): A cis-1-Pyrrolino C60 Fullerene Hydride with Unusual Redox Properties. Chem. Mater., 2010, 22, 2608-2615.

 

31. Ning Chen, Eryun Zhang, Kai Tan, Chunru Wang,* and Xin Lu.* Size Effect of Encaged Clusters on the Change of Reactivity of Endehedral Fullerenes: Study on the Pyrrolidino Reaction of Sc3-xGdxN@C80 (x=0-3).Org. Lett.,2007, 9. 2011-2013.

 

32. Ning Chen, Louzhen Fan, Kai Tan, Yueqin Wu, Chunying Shu, Xing Lu,* Chunru Wang.* Comparative Spectroscopic and Reactivity Studies of Sc3-xYxN@C80 (x = 0-3). J. Phys. Chem. C,2007, 111, 11823.

 

33. Ning Chen, Chunru Wang.*C80 Encaging Four Different Atoms: The Synthesis, Isolation, and Characterizations of ScYErN@C80. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2006, 110. 13322.

 

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Ning Chen, A.L. Otiz and Luis, Echegoyen. Endohedral fullerenes in  Fullerenes: Principles and Applications, RSC Publishing. (Book Chapter) 201212-57.