Biography

Fields of research:

1) The synthesis of d-f based coordination magnetic complexes with novel structures;

2) Study of the magneto-structural correlation of low dimentional magnets.

Granted Projects:

1.(01/2013-12/2015)National Natural Science Foundation of China 1601310042 Role: Principle Investigator (PI)

Title: Building Single Chain Magnets Based on High-spin Clusters

2.(01/2013-12/2014)Post-doctoral Foundation of China 2013M531276Role: Principle Investigator(PI)

Title: the Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Properties of Trivalent Manganese Schiff Base Clusters

Location:Room 411,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Building, Jiangsu University

Email: zhouhb@ujs.edu.cn

Main Publications:

(1) Hongbo Zhou,* Rongyao Dong, Zhuowei Wang, Lei Wu, Yashu Liu, Xiaoping Shen, The Influence of d-f Coupling on Slow Magnetic Relaxation inNiIILnIIIMIII (Ln = Gd, Tb, Dy; M = Cr, Fe, Co) Clusters, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2019, 2361-2367.

(2) Hongbo Zhou, Kang Wu, Chao Chen, Rongyao Dong, Yashu Liu, XiaopingShen*,Structures for the 3d–5d–4f Heterotrimetallic Complexes:Synthesis, Structures, and Magnetic Properties, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2017, 3946-3952.

(3) Hongbo Zhou, Chao Chen, Kang Wu, Yashu Liu, Xiaoping Shen*, HeterotrimetallicCu^II(L)-Ln^III-M^III (M = Cr, Fe; Ln = Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd) Complexes Ranging from 0D Clusters to 1D Chains and 2D Networks: Syntheses, Structures, and Magnetism, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2016, 4921-4927.

(4) Hongbo Zhou, Chao Chen, Jinwen Lu, Yashu Liu, Xiaoping Shen*, New examples of hetero-tri-metallic complexes Cu^II-Ln^III-M^III (M = Cr, Fe; Ln = Gd, Dy, Er): Synthesis, structures and magnetic properties, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2016, 453: 482-487.

(5) Hongbo Zhou, Yingying Wang, FangyouMou, Xiaoping Shen*, Yashu Liu, Low dimensional magnetic assemblies based on Mn^III(Schiff base) and/or Mer-tricyanidoferrate building blocks: Syntheses, crystal structures and magnetic properties, Polyhedron, 2015, 85: 457-466.

(6) Hongbo Zhou, Chao Chen, Yashu Liu, Xiaoping Shen*, Construction of copper(II)-dysprosium(III)-iron(III) trinuclear cluster based on Schiff base ligand: Synthesis, structure and magnetism, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2015, 437: 188-194.