Jinquan Chen

Ph. D. in Physical Chemistry, The Ohio State University, United States,  2012

B.S. in Chemistry,Nanjing University, China, P.R. China, 2007

Professor:

October 2015 – present State Key lab of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University

Postdoctoral:

September, 2013 – September 2015 Department of Chemistry, Emory University

  

September, 2012 – September 2013  Department of Chemistry and biochemistry, Montana State University

Dr.  Jinquan Chen is a professor in the State Key Laboratory of Precision  Spectroscopy in East China Normal University. He received his B.S.from Nanjing University in 2007 and his Ph.D. in physical  chemistry from Ohio State University in 2012, where he studied chemical  dynamics using femtosecond lasers with Prof. Bern Kohler. Dr. Chen  performed postdoctoral research first with Bern Kohler at Montana State  University and then with Tianquan Lian at Emory University. Dr. Chen  uses femtosecond spectroscopy to study excited electronic states in DNA  and in nanomaterials of interest for solar energy conversion and  photocatalysis.

Ultrafast dynamics in biological system and nanomaterials (Ultrafast spectroscopy in DNA photophysics and photochemistry, ultrafast imaging, photo-catalytic nanomaterials, interfacial electron transfer and nonlinear spectroscopy)

70. Wang, X.; Martinez-Fernandez, L.; Zhang, Y.; Wu, P.; Kohler, B.*; Improta, R.*; Chen, J.*;  Ultrafast Formation of a Delocalized Triplet-Excited State In an  Epigenetically Modified DNA Duplex under Direct UV Excitation, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024, 146: 1839-1848.

69. Wu, P.; Wang, X.*; Pan, H.; Chen, J.*; Wavelength dependent excited state dynamics observed in canonical pyrimidine nucleosides, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, 2023, 18, 100211.

68. Wang, D.; Wang, X.*; Jin, P.; Zhou, Y., Jia, M.; Pan, H.; Sun, Z.; Chen, J.*; Distinct doorway states lead to triplet excited state generation in epigenetic RNA nucleosides, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2023, 25: 15153–15161.

67. Jin, X.; Guo, S.; Wang, X.; Cong, M.; Chen, J.*; Zhang, Z.*, Su, J.; Qu, D.; Tian, H.*; Sequential Multistep Excited-State Structural Transformations in N,N’-Diphenyl-dihydrodibenzo[a,c]phenazine Fluorophores, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023, 62,e202305572.

66. Han, Y.; Jia, Y.*; Wang, X.; Chen, Z.; Jin, P.; Jia, M.; Pan, H.; Sun, Z.; Chen, J.*; Ultrafast   excited state dynamics of two non-emissive flavonoids that undergo   excited state intramolecular proton transfer in solution, Chemical Physics Letters, 2023, 811: 140189.

65. Jin, P.; Wang, J.; Wang, X.; Jia, M.; Pan, H.; Mei, Y.*, Chen, J.*; Tracking the Early Stage of Triplet-Induced Photodamage in a DNA Dimer and Oligomer Containing 5‑Methylcytosine, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2023, 127(31): 6878-6886 (Journal front coverarticle).

64. Li, H.; Cao, S.; Zhang, S., Chen, J.*; Xu, J.*; Ultrafast proton coupled electron transfer between tryptophan and tyrosine in peptides Trp-Pron-Tyr, Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics, 2023, 36(4): 384-396 (Journal front coverarticle).

63. An,  Q.; Xing, Y.; Pu, R.; Jia, M.; Chen, Y.; Hu, A.; Zhang, S.; Yu, N.; Du, J.; Zhang, Y.; Chen, J.*; Liu, W.*; Hong, X.*; Zuo, Z.*; Identification of Alkoxy Radicals as Hydrogen Atom Transfer Agents in Ce-Catalyzed C−H Functionalization, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023, 145: 359−376.

62. Han, Y.; Wang, X.*; He, X.; Jia, M.; Pan,  H.; Chen, J.*;  Excited State Kinetics of Benzo[a]pyrene Is Affected by Oxygen and DNA, Molecules, 2023, 28, 5269.

61. Zhou, J.; Jia, Y.*; Wang, X.; Jia, M.; Pan, H.; Sun, Z.; Chen, J.*; Excited-State Dynamics of Proflavine after Intercalation into DNA Duplex, Molecules, 2022, 27, 8157.

60. Wu, P.; Wang, X.; Pan, H.; Chen, J.*; Direct Observation of Excitation Wavelength-Dependent Ultrafast Intersystem Crossing in Cytosine Nucleoside Solution, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2022, 126(40): 7975-7980.

59. Wang, D.; Wang, X.*; Jiang, Y.; Cao, S.; Jin, P.; Pan, H.; Sun, H.; Sun, Z.; Chen, J.*; Excited State Dynamics of Methylated Guanosine Derivatives Revealed by Femtosecond Time-resolved Spectroscopy, Photochemistry and Photobiology, 2022, 98: 1008–1016.

58.  Chen, L.; Jiang, X.; Lv, M.; Wang, X.; Zhao, P.; Zhang, M.; Lv, G.; Wu,  J.; Liu, Y.; Yang, Y.*; Chen, J.*; Bu, W.* Reductive-damage-induced  intracellular maladaptation for cancer electronic interference therapy, Chem 2022, 8 (3), 866-879.

57. Jin,  P.; Wang, X.*; Pan, H.; Chen, J.* One order of magnitude increase of  triplet state lifetime observed in deprotonated form selenium  substituted uracil, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2022, 24, 875-882.

56. Wang,  Y.; Zhou, Q.; He, X.; Zhang, Y.; Tan, H.; Xu, J.; Wang, C.*; Wang, W.;  Luo, X.; Chen, J.*, Xu, L.* Dithienylethene metallodendrimers with high  photochromic efficiency, Chin. Chem. Lett. 2022, 33 (3), 1613-1618.

  

55. 王雪力，潘海峰，陈缙泉* 表观遗传修饰核酸碱基的超快激发态动力学研究，物理学进展 2021，41，199-208.

54. Wang,  X.; Martinez-Fernandez, L.; Zhang, Y.; Improta, R.*; Kohler, B.*; Xu,  J.; Chen, J.* Solvent-dependent Stabilization of a Charge Transfer State  is the Key to Ultrafast Triplet State Formation in an Epigenetic DNA  Nucleoside, Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 10932-10940.

53.  Liu,  Y.; Pan, H.*; Xu, J.; Chen, J.* Long Chain Fatty Acid Affects Excited  State Branching in Bilirubin-Human Serum Protein Complex, Chin. J. Chem. Phys. 2021, 34, 621-627.

52.  Lv, M.; Lu, X.; Jiang, Y.; Sandoval-Salinas, M.; Casanova, D.*; Sun,  H.; Sun, Z.; Xu, J.; Yang, Y.; Chen, J.* Near-Unity Triplet Generation  Promoted via Spiro-Conjugation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2021, 61 (4), e202113190

51.  Lv, M.; Wang,X.; Wang,D.; Li, X.; Liu, Y.; Pan, H.; Zhang, S.; Xu, J.;  Chen, J.* Unravel the Role of Charge Transfer State during Ultrafast  Intersystem Crossing in Compact Organic Chromophores. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2021, 23, 25455-25466 (Front inside cover).

50. Lv,  M.; Wang, X.; Pan, H.; Chen, J.* Direct Observation of Ultrafast Access  to a Solvent-Independent Singlet–Triplet Equilibrium State in Acridone  Solutions. J. Phys. Chem. B 2021, 125, 13291–13297.

49.  Zhang, K.; Wang, F.; Jiang, Y.; Wang, X.; Pan, H.; Sun, Z.; Sun, H.;  Xu, J.; Chen, J.* New Insights about the Photostability of DNA/RNA  Bases: Triplet nπ* State Leads to Effective Intersystem Crossing in  Pyrimidinones. J. Phys. Chem. B 2021, 125, 2042-2049.

48. Xu, T.; Hu, Z.; Lv, M.; Zhou, Z.*; Xu, J.; Sun, Z.; Sun, H.; Chen, J.* Hydrogen Atom and Water Complex Determine the Excited State Dynamics of 8-Azaguanine. Chemical Physics 2021, 544, 111118

47. Lv, M.; Yu, Y.; Sandoval-Salinas, ME.; Xu, J.; Lei, Z.*; Casanova, D.*; Yang, Y.*; Chen, J.* Engineering   Charge Transfer State to Facilitate Spin‐orbit Charge Transfer   Intersystem Crossing in Spirobis [anthracene] diones Solution. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2020, 59 (49), 22179-22184.

46. Sun, L.; He, X.; Yuan, Y.; Chen, J.*; Zhan, W.; Wang, X.; Zhao, Y.*; Han, X.* Tuning   Interfacial Sequence between Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Layer and Au   Nanoparticles on Metal-Organic Framework-Derived TiO2 to Enhance   Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production. Chemical Engineering Journal 2020, 397, 125468.

45. Shen,J.; Chen, Z.; Han, S.; Zhang, H.; Xu, H.*; Xu, C.; Ding,Z.; Yuan, R.; Chen, J.*; Long, J.* Plasmonic Electrons‐Driven Solar‐to‐Hydrocarbon Conversion over Au NR@ ZnO Core‐Shell Nanostructures. ChemCatChem 2020, 12 (11), 2989-2994

44. Zhao, L.; Chen, Y.; Yu, X.; Xing, X.; Chen, J.*; Song, J.*; Qu, J. Low-threshold   stimulated emission in perovskite quantum dots: single-exciton optical   gain induced by surface plasmon polaritons at room temperature. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2020, 8, 5847-5855.

43. Liu, Y.; Chen, Z.; Wang, X.; Cao, S.; Xu, J.; Jimenez, R.*; Chen. J.* Ultrafast spectroscopy of biliverdin dimethyl ester in solution: pathways of excited-state depopulation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics2020, 22, 19903-19912.

42. Fu, L.; Wang, Z.; Liu,Y.; Wang, X.; Xu, R.; Liu, W.*; Chen, J.*; Xu, J. Observation of Triplet nπ* State in Ultrafast Intersystem Crossing of 6-Azathymine. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 2020, 396, 112491.

41. Xu, R.; Hu, Z.; Wang, X.; Liu, Y.; Zhou, Z.; Xu, J.; Sun, Z.; Sun, H.; Chen, J.* Intramolecular Charge Transfer in 5-Halogen Cytidines Revealed by Femtosecond Time-resolved Spectroscopy. J. Phys. Chem. B 2020, 124, 2560-2567.

40. Chen, Z.; Liu, Y.; He, X.*; Chen, J.* Ultrafast excited state dynamics of biliverdin dimethyl Ester coordinate with zinc ions. Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics 2020,33 (1), 69-74.

39.  Cao, X.; Zhang, C.;   Gao, Z.; Liu, Y.; Zhao, Y.; Yang, Y.; Chen, J.*;  Jimenez, R.*; Xu, J. Ultrafast internal conversion dynamics of bilirubin  bound to unag and its n57a mutant. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2019, 21, 2365-2371.

38.  Zhou, Z.; Wang, X.; Chen, J.*; Xu, J. Direct observation of  intramolecular   charge transfer state in epigenetic nucleobase  n6-methyladenine. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.2019, 21, 6878-6885.

37.  Zhou, Z.; Hu, Z.; Zhang, X.; Jia, M.; Wang, X.; Su, H.; Sun, H.; Chen,  J.*; Xu, J. pH controlled intersystem crossing and singlet oxygen  generation of 8-azaadenine in aqueous solution. ChemPhysChem 2019, 20, 757-765.

36.  He, X.; Zhao, L.; Zhou, Z.; Zhang, S.; Pan, H.; Chen, J.*; Xu, J.* Near  unity charge separation efficiency leads to pure ultraviolet emission  in few layer graphene nanosheets. Nanotechnology 2019, 30, 295201.

35.  He, X.; Zhang, S.; Pan, H.; Chen, J.*; Xu, J.* Horizontally aggregation  of monolayer reduced graphene oxide under deep uv irradiation in   solution. Nanoscale Research Letters 2019, 14, 117.

34.  Wang, X.; Yu, Y.; Zhou, Z.; Liu, Y.; Yang, Y.; Xu, J.; Chen, J.*  Ultrafast intersystem crossing in epigenetic DNA nucleoside  2′-deoxy-5-formylcytidine. J. Phys. Chem. B 2019, 123, 5782-5790.

33.  Wang, F.; He, X.; Sun, L.; Chen, J.*; Wang, X.; Xu, J.; Han, X.*  Engineering an n-doped tio2@n-doped c butterfly-like nanostructure with  long-lived   photo-generated carriers for efficient photocatalytic  selective amine   oxidation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2018, 6, 2091-2099.

32. Han, X.*; He, X.; Sun, L.; Han, X.; Zhan, W.; Xu, J.; Wang, X.; Chen, J.* Increasing  effectiveness of photogenerated carriers by in situ  anchoring of cu2o   nanoparticles on a nitrogen-doped porous carbon  yolk–shell   cuboctahedral framework. ACS Catalysis 2018, 3348-3356.

31.  He, H.; Xia, Y.; Qi, Y.; Wang, H.-Y.; Wang, Z.; Bao, J.; Zhang, Z.; Wu,  F.-G.; Wang, H.; Chen, D., et al. A water-soluble, green-light  triggered, and photo-calibrated nitric oxide donor for biological  applications. Bioconjugate Chem. 2018, 29, 1194-1198.

30.  Pilles, B. M.; Maerz, B.; Chen, J.; Bucher, D. B.; Gilch, P.; Kohler,  B.; Zinth, W.; Fingerhut, B. P.; Schreier, W. J. Decay pathways of  thymine revisited. J. Phys. Chem. A 2018, 122, 4819-4828.

29. Wang, X.; Zhou, Z.; Tang, Y.; Chen, J.*;  Zhong, D.; Jianhua, X. Excited state decay pathways of    2′-deoxy-5-methylcytidine and deoxycytidine revisited in solution: A  comprehensive kinetic study by femtosecond transient absorption. J. Phys. Chem. B 2018, 122, 7027-7037.

28. Zhao, L.; Chen, J.*;  He, X.; Yu, X.; Yan, S.; Zhang, S.; Pan, H.; Xu, J. Solvent induced    fluorescence enhancement of graphene oxide studied by ultrafast  spectroscopy. Chem. Phys. 2018, 508, 1-6.

27.  He, H.; Liu, Y.; Zhou, Z.; Guo, C.; Wang, H.-Y.; Wang, Z.; Wang, X.;   Zhang,  Z.; Wu, F.-G.; Wang, H., et al. A photo-triggered and  photo-calibrated nitric oxide donor: Rational design, spectral   characterizations, and  biological applications. Free Radical Biol. Med. 2018, 123, 1-7.

26.  Luo, X.; Yang, H.; Wang, H.; Ye, Z.; Zhou, Z.; Gu, L.; Chen, J.; Xiao,  Y.;   Liang, X.; Qian, X., et al. Highly sensitive hill-type  small-molecule  ph  probe that recognizes the reversed ph gradient of  cancer cells. Anal. Chem. 2018, 90, 5803-5809.

25. Jia, M.*; Zhou, Z.; Lv, M.; Chen, J.* Dual  excited state deactivation pathways in tpz2: A centrosymmetric dye with  both high fluorescence and triplet state quantum yield. Chin. Chem. Lett. 2018, 29, 1486-1488.

24.  Yang, J.; Liu, X.; Zhang, Y.; Zheng, X.; He, X.; Wang, H.; Yue, F.;  Braun, S.; Chen, J.; Xu, J., et al. Comprehensive understanding of   heat-induced  degradation of triple-cation mixed halide perovskite for a   robust solar  cell. Nano Energy 2018, 54, 218-226.

23.  Feng, E.; Zheng, T.; He, X.; Chen, J.; Tian, Y. A novel ternary  heterostructure with dramatic sers activity for evaluation of pd-l1  expression at the single-cell level. Science Advances 2018, 4, eaau3494.

22.  Gong, T.; Li, P.; Sui, Q.; Chen, J.; Xu, J.; Gao, E.-Q. A stable  electron-deficient metal–organic framework for colorimetric and  luminescence sensing of phenols and anilines. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2018, 6, 9236-9244.

21. Zhou, Z.; Zhou, X.; Wang, X.; Jiang, B.*; Li, Y.*; Chen, J.*; Xu, J. Ultrafast excited-state dynamics of cytosine aza-derivative and analogues. J. Phys. Chem. A 2017, 121, 2780-2789.

20.  Zhao, L.; Yu, X.; Zhang, S.; He, X.; Li, L.; Jia, M.; Chang, M.; Pan,  H.;   Chen, J.; Wang, W., et al. The phosphorescence and   excitation-wavelength  dependent fluorescence kinetics of large-scale   graphene oxide  nanosheets. RSC Advances 2017, 7, 22684-22691.

19. Han, X.; He, X.; Wang, F.; Chen, J.*; Xu, J.; Wang, X.; Han, X.* Engineering an n-doped cu2o@n-c interface with long-lived photo-generated carriers for efficient photoredox catalysts. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2017, 5, 10220-10226.

18.  Xing, X.; Zhao, L.; Zhang, Z.; Fang, L.; Fan, Z.; Liu, X.; Lin, X.; Xu,  J.;   Chen, J.; Zhao, X., et al. Photoinduced terahertz conductivity  and   carrier relaxation in thermal-reduced multilayer graphene oxide  films. J. Phys. Chem. C 2017, 121, 2451-2458.

17.  Pettinger, N. W.; Williams, R. E. A.; Chen, J.; Kohler, B.  Crystallization   kinetics of cerium oxide nanoparticles formed by  spontaneous,   room-temperature hydrolysis of cerium(iv) ammonium  nitrate in light and   heavy water. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2017, 19, 3523-3531.

16.  Chang, M.; Li, L.; Hu, H.; Hu, Q.; Wang, A.; Cao, X.; Yu, X.; Zhang,  S.;  Zhao,  Y.; Chen, J., et al. Using fractional intensities of   time-resolved  fluorescence to sensitively quantify nadh/nad+ with   genetically encoded  fluorescent biosensors. Sci. Rep. 2017, 7, 4209.

15.  Lei, Z.; Yue, P.; Wang, X.; Li, X.; Li, Y.; He, H.; Luo, X.; Meng, X.;  Chen, J.*; Qian, X., et al. Tpz, a bright centrosymmetric two-photon   scaffold  for bioimaging. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 10938-10941.

Before join ECNU:

14.  Chen, J.; Wu, K.; Rudshteyn, B.; Jia, Y.; Ding, W.; Xie, Z.; Batista,  V. S.; Lian, T. Ultrafast photo-induced interfacial proton coupled   electron  transfer from cdse quantum dots to 4, 4'-bipyridine. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 884-892.

13.  Wu, K.; Liang, G.; Kong, D.; Chen, J.; Chen, Z.; Shan, X.; McBride, J.  R.; Lian, T. Quasi-type II cuins 2/cds core/shell quantum dots. Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 1238-1244.

12.  Jia, Y.; Chen, J.; Wu, K.; Kaledin, A. L.; Musaev, D. G.; Xie, Z.;  Lian, T. Enhancing photo-reduction quantum efficiency using quasi-type  II core/shell quantum dots. Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 4125-4133.

11.  Li, Q.; Wu, K.; Chen, J.; Chen, Z.; McBride, J. R.; Lian, T.  Size-independent exciton localization efficiency in colloidal cdse/cds  core/crown nanosheet type-i heterostructures. ACS Nano 2016, 10, 3843-3851.

10.  Wu, K.; Hill, L. J.; Chen, J.; McBride, J. R.; Pavlopoulos, N. G.;  Richey, N. E.; Pyun, J.; Lian, T. Universal length-dependence of  rod-to-seed exciton localization efficiency in type I and quasi type II  cdse@ cds nanorods. ACS nano 2015, 9,4591-4599.

9. Wu, K; Chen, J.; McBride, J. R.; Lian, T. Efficient hot-electron transfer by a plasmon-induced interfacial charge-transfer transition. Science2015, 349 (6248), 632-635

8. Chen, J.; Zhang, Y.; Kohler, B. Excited states in DNA strands investigated by ultrafast laser spectroscopy. Top Curr Chem 2015, 356, 39-87.

7. Chen, J.; Kohler, B. Base stacking in adenosine dimers revealed by femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 6362-6372.

6.  Liu, R.; Dandu, N. K.; Chen, J.; Li, Y.; Li, Z.; Liu, S.; Wang, C.;  Kilina, S.; Kohler, B.; Sun, W. Influence of different diimine (n^ n)  ligands  on  the photophysics and reverse saturable absorption of  heteroleptic cationic iridium (iii) complexes bearing cyclometalating  2-{3-[7-(benzothiazol-2-yl) fluoren-2-yl] phenyl} pyridine (c^ n)   ligands. J. Phys. Chem. C 2014, 118, 23233-23246.

5.  Zhang, Y.; Chen, J.; Kohler, B. Hydrogen bond donors accelerate  vibrational cooling of hot purine derivatives in heavy water. The journal of physical chemistry. A 2013, 117, 6771-80.

4.  Chen, J.; Thazhathveetil, A. K.; Lewis, F. D.; Kohler, B. Ultrafast  excited-state dynamics in hexaethyleneglycol-linked DNA homoduplexes  made of A· T base pairs. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 10290-10293.

3.  Zhang, Y.; Dood, J.; Beckstead, A.; Chen, J.; Li, X.; Burrows, C. J.;  Lu, Z.; Matsika, S.; Kohler, B. Ultrafast excited-state dynamics and   vibrational  cooling of 8-oxo-7, 8-dihydro-2’-deoxyguanosine in d2o. J. Phys. Chem. A 2013, 117, 12851–12857.

2.  Pan, Z. Z.; Chen, J. Q.; Schreier, W. J.; Kohler, B.; Lewis, F. D.  Thymine dimer photoreversal in purine-containing trinucleotides. J. Phys. Chem. B 2012, 116, 698-704.

1.  Chen, J.; Kohler, B. Ultrafast nonradiative decay by hypoxanthine and  several methylxanthines in aqueous and acetonitrile solution. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2012, 14, 10677-10682.

2019 Shanghai Rising star program