Weiwei Zheng
Weiwei Zheng
Associate Professor
CONTACT
Chemistry
3-050 Center for Science and Technology
Email: wzhen104@syr.edu
Office: 315.443.3062
Degrees
- Ph.D., 2011, Florida State University
- Postdoctoral fellow, 2012–2015, Emory University
Social/Academic Links
Courses Taught
- CHE 106: General Chemistry I
- CHE 400/600: Materials & Bioinorganic Chemistry
- CHE 422: Inorganic Laboratory Technique
- CHE 600: Inorganic Nanomaterials
- CHE 600: Physical Methods for Characterizing Materials
- CHE 616: Solid State Chemistry
- CHE 799: Seminar in Genearal Chemistry
Nanomaterials, solid state chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, biophysics, photocatalysis.
Our group focuses on designing, synthesizing, and characterizing novel functional inorganic nanomaterials for emerging applications in renewable energy and biological systems. We are particularly interested in the optical and magnetic properties of transition metal ion doped semiconductor nanomaterials, selective surface functionalization of nanoparticles, and hybrid nanocomposites. We aim to answer the fundamental questions pertaining to the role of composition, band gap engineering, and assembly of semiconductor nanomaterials on their physical properties.
NSF CAREER Award (2020)
ACS-PRF New Investigator Award (2018)
FSU Dorothy and Russell Johnsen Graduate Dissertation Award (2012)
Li, Z.-J.; Hofman, E.; Li, J.; Davis, A.; Tung, C.-H.; Wu, L.-Z. and Zheng, W.* Photoelectrochemically Active and Environmentally Stable CsPbBr3/TiO2 Core/Shell Nanocrystals. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2018, 28, 1704288.
Li, Z.-J.; Hofman, E.; Blaker, A.; Davis, A.; Dzikovski, B.; Ma, D.-K.; and Zheng, W.* Interface Engineering of Mn Doped ZnSe-Based Core/Shell Nanowires for Tunable Host-Dopant Coupling. ACS Nano 2017. 11, 12591-12600.
Hofman, E.; Robinson, R.; Li, Z.-J.; Dzikovski, B.; and Zheng, W.* Controlled Dopant Migration in CdS/ZnS Core/Shell Quantum Dots. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 8878-8885.
Zheng, W.; Yang, L. West, A.; Schuler, E.; Yehl, K.; Kindt, J. T.; Salaita, K. Quantum Dots Encapsulated within Phospholipid Membranes: Phase-dependent Structure, Photostability, and Site-selective Functionalization. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 1992-1999.
Zheng, W.; Wang, Z.; van Tol, J.; Dalal, N. S.; Strouse, G. F. Alloy Formation at the Tetrapod Core/Arm Interface. Nano Lett. 2012, 12, 3132–3137.
Zheng, W.; Kumar, P.; Washington, A,; Wang, Z.; Dalal, N. S.; Strouse, G. F.; Singh, K. Quantum Phase Transition from Superparamagnetic to Quantum Superparamagnetic State in Ultrasmall Cd1-xCr(II)xSe Quantum Dots? J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 2172–2179.
Zheng, W.; Singh, K.; Wang, Z.; Wright, J. T.; van Tol, J.; Dalal, N. S.; Meulenberg, R. W.; Strouse, G. F. Evidence of a ZnCr2Se4 Spinel Inclusion at the Core of a Cr Doped ZnSe Quantum Dot. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 5577–5585.
Zheng, W.; Strouse, G. F. Involvement of Carriers in the Size-dependent Magnetic Exchange for Mn:CdSe Quantum Dots. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 7482–7489.