Postdoctoral Fellow (Humboldt Scholar), Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research

Ph.D., The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

B.Sc. (Shanghai Graduate with Honor), Fudan University

Prof. Zijie Qiu is currently an assistant professor, Presidential Young Fellow, Programme Director of the New Energy Science and Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. He is concurrently a guest scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPIP). In 2014, he received his B.Sc in Chemistry from Fudan University (Shanghai Graduate with Honor). He received funding from the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) from 2014 to 2018, and obtained a PhD degree in Chemistry from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2018. He then joined MPIP for postdoctoral research as Alexander von Humboldt Fellow in Germany, and was promoted to Scientific Group Leader in April 2020.

Prof. Qiu has published more than 60 papers in journals such as J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Adv. Mater., Matter, Chem. Sci., etc. as well as 2 Chapters in Springer and John Wiley & Sons, with more than 2,700 citations (H-index 26). He has been granted 3 Chinese patents and 3 US patents, and is the PI for 5 research fundings. As an active scientist, Prof. Qiu won the Early Career Award at the 2023 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting and an Emerging Investigator selected by Mater. Chem. Front. His current research interests include the precise synthesis of Aggregation-Induced Emission and chiral organic functional materials, as well as their applications in optoelectronic devices, smart sensing, energy and other related fields.

1. Z. Qiu, C.-W. Ju, L. Frédéric, Y. Hu, D. Schollmeyer, G. Pieters,^* K. Müllen,^* A. Narita,^* Amplification of Dissymmetry Factors in π‑Extended [7]- and [9]Helicenes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 4661-4667
2. Z. Qiu, S. Asako,^* Y. Hu, C.-W. Ju, T. Liu, L. Rondin, D. Schollmeyer, J.-S. Lauret, K. Müllen,^* A. Narita,^* Negatively Curved Nanographene with Heptagonal and [5]Helicene Units. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 14814-14819
3. Z. Qiu,^# W. Zhao,^# M. Cao,^# Y. Wang, J. W. Y. Lam, Z. Zhang,^* X. Chen, B. Z. Tang,^* Dynamic Visualization of Stress/Strain Distribution and Fatigue Crack Propagation by an Organic Mechanoresponsive AIE Luminogen. Adv. Mater. 2018, 30, 1803924
4. M. Dillenburger,^# Z. Qiu,^#,* C.-W. Ju, B. Müller, S. Morsbach, D. Schollmeyer, A. Narita,^* K. Müllen,^* From Hexaphenylbenzene to 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexacyclohexylcyclohexane. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 12916-12920
5. T. Dumslaff,^# Y. Gu,^# G. M Paternò,^# Z. Qiu,^* A. Maghsoumi, M. Tommasini, X. Feng, F. Scotognella,^* A. Narita, K. Müllen,^* Hexa-peri-benzocoronene with Two Extra K-Regions in an ortho-Configuration. Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 12816-12821
6. Z. Qiu,^* B. A. G. Hammer,^* K. Müllen,^* Conjugated Polymers – Problems and Promises. Prog. Polym. Sci. 2020, 100, 101179
7. Z. Zhang,^* M. Cao, L. Zhang, Z. Qiu,^* W. Zhao, G. Chen, X. Chen, B. Z. Tang,^* Dynamic Visible Monitoring of Heterogeneous Local Strain Response through an Organic Mechanoresponsive AIE Luminogen. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 22129-22136
8. Z. Qiu, A. Narita, K. Müllen,^* Carbon Nanostructures by Macromolecular Design – From Branched Polyphenylenes to Nanographenes and Graphene Nanoribbons. Faraday Discuss. 2021, 227, 8-45
9. Z. Qiu,^# Q. Gao,^# T. Han, X. Liu, J. W. Y. Lam,^* B. Z. Tang,^* One-Pot Three-Component Polymerization for In Situ Generation of AIE-Active Poly(tetraarylethene)s Using Grignard Reagents As Building Blocks. Polym. Chem. 2020, 11, 5601-5609
10. Z. Qiu, X. Liu, J. W. Y. Lam,^* B. Z. Tang,^* The Marriage of Aggregation-Induced Emission with Polymer Science. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2018, 40, 1800568
11. Z. Qiu,^# B. Hao,^# X. Gu, Z. Wang, N. Xie, J. W. Y. Lam, H. Hao,^* B. Z. Tang,^* A General Powder Dusting Method for Latent Fingerprint Development Based on AIEgens. Sci. China Chem. 2018, 61, 966-970
12. Z. Qiu,^# E. K. K. Chu,^# M. Jiang, C. Gui, N Xie, W. Qin, P. Alam, R. T. K. Kwok, J. W. Y. Lam,^* B. Z. Tang,^* A Simple and Sensitive Method for an Important Physical Parameter: Reliable Measurement of Glass Transition Temperature by AIEgens. Macromolecules 2017, 50, 7620-7627
13. Z. Qiu, T. Han, R. T. K. Kwok, J. W. Y. Lam,^* B. Z. Tang,^* Polyarylcyanation of Diyne: A One-Pot Three-Component Convenient Route for In Situ Generation of Polymers with AIE Characteristics. Macromolecules 2016, 49, 8888-8898
14. H. Huang,^# Z. Qiu,^# T. Han, R. T. K. Kwok, J. W. Y. Lam,^* B. Z. Tang,^* Synthesis of Functional Poly(propargyl imine)s by Multicomponent Polymerizations of Bromoarenes, Isonitriles, and Alkynes. ACS Macro Lett. 2017, 6, 1352-1356
15. Y. Cheng,^# J. Wang,^# Z. Qiu,^# X. Zheng, N. L. C. Leung, J. W. Y. Lam, B. Z. Tang,^* Multiscale Humidity Visualization by Environmentally Sensitive Fluorescent Molecular Rotors. Adv. Mater. 2017, 29, 1703900

Patent：

1. 唐本忠，丘子杰，聚（三苯基丙烯腈）聚合物及其合成，CN 109843970 A
2. 唐本忠，丘子杰，郝红霞，指纹显像组合物及其应用，CN 108315011 A
3. 唐本忠，丘子杰，朱景基，谢你，韩婷，椰西罗士，归晨，聚集诱导发光应用于掺杂型聚合物：玻璃化转变温度的检测和相分离形貌可视化，CN 108291874 A
4. 熊晓辉，丘子杰，化妆品组合物，CN 105816352 A
5. Benzhong Tang, Ting Han, Zijie Qiu, Functional Spirocyclic Polymers and Methods of Preparation Thereof, US 10,844,163 B2
6. Benzhong Tang, Zijie Qiu, Polymer Poly(triphenylacrylonitrite) and Synthesis Thereof, US 10,941,243 B2
7. 张喆，唐本忠，陈旭，丘子杰，赵伟军，一种利用有机力致发光材料检测机械部件的力学响应的方法，CN 108680288 A