Biography

Fields of research: Organic-Inorganic Conjugated Materials, Transition Metal Clusters/Supermolecules, Nano Particles/Heterojunctios and the Optoelectronic Functions

(1) Correlations between molecular structures and nonlinear optical functions of heterothiometallic clusters, porphyrins-functionalized graphenes or multi-/ single-walled carbon nanotubes;

(2) Third-order nonlinear optical functions of heterothiometallic clusters or porphyrins-functionalized graphemes/carbon nanotubes as the molecular precursors for functional materials;

(3) Facile fabrication of nanoparticles and nano-heterojunctions for photoelectrolysis and optical functions.

Granted Projects:

1. China Postdoctoral Foundation (2016M601733, 2018T110446)

2. National Natural Science Foundation of China (21171076)

3. Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20150488)

4. Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu High School (15KJB430007)

5. Research Foundation of Jiangsu University (13JDG066)

Location: Jiangsu University

Email: wajujs@ujs.edu.cn

Main Publications:

1. Ajian Wang, Cheng Li, Jing Zhang, Xiaodong Chen, Laixiang Cheng, Weihua Zhu, Graphene-oxide-supported covalent organic polymers based on zinc phthalocyanine for efficient optical limiting and hydrogen evolution, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 556,159-171, 2019.

2. Aijian Wang, Jun Ye, Mark G. Humphrey, Chi Zhang, Graphene and Carbon Nanotube Nanohybrids Covalently Functionalized by Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines for Optoelectronic Properties, Advanced Materials, 2018, 1705704.

3. Aijian Wang, Jingbao Song, Zhipeng Huang, Yinglin Song, Wang Yu, Huanli Dong, Wenping Hu, Marie P. Cifuentes, Mark G. Humphrey, Long Zhang, Jianda Shao, Chi Zhang, Multi-walled carbon nanotubes covalently functionalized by axially coordinated metal-porphyrins: Facile syntheses and temporally dependent optical performance, Nano Research, 9, 458-472, 2016.

4. Aijian Wang, Wang Yu, Zhengguo Xiao, Yinglin Song, Lingliang Long, Marie P. Cifuentes, Mark G. Humphrey, Chi Zhang, A 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition protocol to porphyrin-functionalized reduced graphene oxide with a push-pull motif, Nano Research, 8, 870-886, 2015.

5. Aijian Wang, Lingliang Long, Wei Zhao, Yinglin Song, Mark G. Humphrey, Marie P. Cifuentes, Xingzhi Wu, Yongsheng Fu, Dongdong Zhang, Xiufen Li, Chi Zhang, Increased optical nonlinearities of graphene nanohybrids covalently functionalized by axially-coordinated porphyrin, Carbon, 53, 327-338, 2013.

6. Jing Zhang, Aijian Wang*, Wei Zhao*, Cheng Li, Xiaodong Chen, Yun Wang,Weihua Zhu*, Qin Zhong, Influence of metal-porphyrins on the photocatalysis of graphitic carbon nitride, Dyes and Pigments 153 (2018) 241-247.

7. Aijian Wang *, Laixiang Cheng, Fenggang Zhao, Wei Zhao, Weihua Zhu **, Danhong Shang, Effect of covalent linkage between hexagonal boron nitride and porphyrins on the optical nonlinearities, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 775 (2019) 1007-1015.

4. Aijian Wang*, Wei Zhao, Xiaodong Chen, Yu Yang, Weihua Zhu,*, Danhong Shang, Coordination-induced broadband optical nonlinearity through axial bonding of pyridine anchored methine-bridged polypyrrole to metal-porphyrins, Dyes and Pigments 157 (2018) 20–26.

8. Aijian Wang*, Laixiang Cheng, Xiaodong Chen, Wei Zhao, Cheng Li, Weihua Zhu*, Danhong Shang, Reduced graphene oxide covalently functionalized with polyaniline for efficient optical nonlinearities at 532 and 1064 nm, Dyes and Pigments 160 (2019) 344–352.

9. Aijian Wang*, Laixiang Cheng, Wei Zhao, Weihua Zhu*, Danhong Shang, Improved solubility and efficient optical limiting for methacrylate-coporphyrins covalently functionalized single walled carbon nanotube nanohybrids, Dyes and Pigments 161 (2019) 155–161.

10. Aijian Wang*, Jing Zhang, Wei Zhao*, Weihua Zhu*, Qin Zhong, Porphyrin decorated Bi2O2CO3 nanocomposites with efficient difunctional properties of photocatalysis and optical nonlinearity, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 748 (2018) 929-937.

11. Xiaodong Chen, Aijian Wang*, Mengnan Yin, Laixiang Cheng, Jing Zhang, Cheng Li, Weihua Zhu*, Danhong Shang, Effect of hydrothermal reduction temperature on the optical nonlinearities of porphyrin covalently functionalized graphene oxide, Dyes and Pigments 167 (2019) 189–194.

12. Aijian Wang*,  Laixiang Cheng,  Xiaodong Chen,  Cheng Li,  Jing Zhang  and  Weihua Zhu*, Efficient optical limiting of polypyrrole ternary nanohybrids co-functionalized with peripherally substituted porphyrins and axially-coordinated metal-porphyrins, Dalton Trans., 48 (2019) 14467-14477.

Information of postgraduate supervision:

Aijian Wang

Associate Professor, School of Chemistry and Engineering, jiangsu University