RESEARCH INTERESTS

Our research group is committed to the development of semiconductor oxide materials modified by diboron compounds in energy conversion, photocatalysis, etc.; at the same time, we also pioneered the application of single-molecule electrical detection platform for the study of catalytic reaction mechanisms; now and in the future , we are dedicated in using artificial intelligence and robotics to improve the production efficiency of scientific knowledge, accelerate the development of organic chemistry, and improve the basic role of synthetic chemistry in material preparation and drug development.

EDUCATION

2006–2010, Ph.D., College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University (Supervisor: Professor Jianbo Wang)

2000–2006, B.S. and M. S., College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, Beijing Institute of Technology (Supervisor: Professor Zhiming Zhou)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2022–present, Associate Professor with Tenure, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University

2021–2022, Assistant Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University

2015–2021, Assistant Professor, College of Engineering, Peking University

2011–2015, Postdoc, Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin (Advisor: Prof. Guangbin Dong)

2010–2011, Research Associate, Department of Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute (Advisor: Prof. Qinghai Zhang)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. H. Xu^#, J. Lin^#, Q. Liu, Y. Chen, J. Zhang, Y. Yang, M. C. Young, Y. Xu, D. Zhang*, F. Mo*, High-throughput discovery of chemical structure-polarity relationships combining automation and machine learning techniques. Chem. 2022, 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.08.008.

2. C. Yang^#, L. Zhang^#, C. Lu^#, S. Zhou, X. Li, Y. Li, Y. Yang, Y. Li, Z. Liu, J. Yang, K. N. Houk*, F. Mo*, X. Guo*, Unveiling the full reaction path of the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling in a single molecule junction. Nat. Nanotechnol. 2022, 16, 1214.

3. F. Mo*, D. Qiu, L. Zhang, J. Wang*, Recent Development of Aryl Diazonium Chemistry for the Derivatization of Aromatic Compounds. Chem. Rev. 2021, 121, 5741.

4. Y. Cao^#, P. Zhou^#, Y. Tu^#, Z. Liu, B.-W. Dong, A. Azad, D. Ma, D. Wang, X. Zhang, Y. Yang, S.-D. Jiang, R. Zhu, S. Guo, F. Mo*, W. Ma, Modification of TiO2 Nanoparticles with Organodiboron Molecules Inducing Stable Surface Ti³⁺ Complex. iScience 2019, 20, 195.

5. Q. Liu, B. Sun, Z. Liu, Y. Kao, B.-W. Dong, S.-D. Jiang, F. Li, G. Liu, Y. Yang, F. Mo*, A General Electrochemical Strategy for Sandmeyer Reaction. Chem. Sci. 2019, 9, 8731.