General Information 

Name: Kai Wu

Position: Professor

 

Contact

Email: [email protected]

Corresponding Address: Chemistry and Materials Multiple-use Building, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, 132 Waihuan East Road, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, 510006, China

Website：www.kaiwu-group.com

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Education

2013.8–2018.6 Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University with Prof. Cheng-Yong Su

2009.8–2013.6 BSc Chemistry, Lanzhou University with Prof. Wei Wang 

 

Experience

07/2021–01/2024        Postdoctoral Fellow        University of Cambridge / UCAM

Advisor: Prof. Jonathan R. Nitschke

10/2018–06/2021        Postdoctoral Fellow               TU Dortmund University / TU

Advisor: Prof. Guido H. Clever

 

Course Teaching

Inorganic Chemistry and General Chemistry Experiments (undergraduate)

 

Research Interest

Dr. Wu's research is dedicated to uncovering the inherent principles governing controlled self-assembly, structural diversity, and structure-property relationships within coordination supramolecular systems. Dr. Wu has won several honors for his contributions to the biomimetic super-sized cages, "active" heterometallic cages and multifunctional heteroleptic cages.

 

Open positions for postdoctoral fellow are available at Dr. Wu’s group. With solid training in Supramolecular Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry, X-ray crystallography, those who are enthusiastic, ambitious, and determined to develop excellent academic and industrial careers are particularly welcome.

 

Research Publications

Dr. Wu's group has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers, and his work has been well received by the community based on per article citations. 10 first-authored/co-first-authored publications: Nature Chemistry (1), Nature Synthesis (1), J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1), Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (4), Natl. Sci. Rev. (1), Citation:>2,100, H-index: 21. 

2024

19.   K. Wu, E. Benchimol, A. Baksi, G. H. Clever*, Non-statistical assembly of Multicomponent [Pd2ABCD] Cages, . (Highlighted by , , Preprint: )

2023

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17.   K. Wu, T. K. Ronson, L. Goh, W. Xue, A. W. Heard, P. Su, X. Li, M. Vinković, J. R. Nitschke*, A Diverse Array of Large Capsules Transform in Response to Stimuli, .

2022

16.   K. Wu‡, J. Tessarolo‡, A. Baksi, G. H. Clever*, Guest-modulated Circularly Polarized Luminescence by Ligand-to-Ligand Chirality Transfer in Heteroleptic Pd(II) Coordination Cages,  (Hot paper, ) 

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14.   K. Li‡, K. Wu (Article, Highlighed by  (AAAS). Ranking # 4 out of 73 in multidisciplinary sciences) 

2021

13.   K. Wu, B. Zhang, C. Drechsler, J. J. Holstein, G. H. Clever*, Backbone‐Bridging Promotes Diversity in Heteroleptic Cages,  (Hot paper)

Before 2020

12.   K. Wu‡, K. Li‡, S. Chen, Y.-J. Hou, Y.-L. Lu, J.-S. Wang, M.-J. Wei, M. Pan, C.-Y. Su*, The Redox Coupling Effect in a Photocatalytic Ru(II)-Pd(II) Cage with TTF Guest as Electron Relay Mediator for Visible-Light Hydrogen-Evolving Promotion,  (VIP paper, , Highlighted on , )

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10.   K. Wu, Y.-J. Hou, Y.-L. Lu, Y.-Z. Fan, Y.-N. Fan, H.-J. Yu, K. Li, M. Pan*, C.-Y. Su, Redox-Guest-Induced Multimode Photoluminescence Switch for Sequential Logic Gates in a Photoactive Coordination Cage, 

 9.   M. Pan, K. Wu, J.-H. Zhang, C.-Y. Su*, Chiral Metal-organic cages/containers (MOCs): From Structural and Stereochemical Design to Applications,   

 7.   J.-S. Wang, K. Wu, C. Yin, K. Li, Y. Huang, J. Ruan, X. Feng, P. Hu*, C.-Y. Su*, Cage-confined Photocatalysis for Wide-scope Unusually Selective [2+2] Cycloaddition through Visible-light Triplet Sensitization, 

 6.   W. Xue, K. Wu, N. Ouynag, T. Brotin, J. R. Nitschke*, Allosterically Regulated Guest Binding Determines Framework Symmetry for an FeII4L4 Cage, 

5.   Y.-P. Wang, K. Wu, M. Pan*, K. Li, J.-T. Mo, X.-H. Duan, H.-Z. He, J. Shen*, C.-Y. Su

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3.   J. Guo, Y.-W. Xu, K. Li, L.-M. Xiao, S. Chen, K. Wu, X.-D. Chen, Y.-Z. Fan, J.-M. Liu*, C.-Y. Su*, Regio- and Enantioselective Photodimerization within the Confined Space of a Homochiral Ruthenium/Palladium Heterometallic Coordination Cage, .

2.   Q.-Y. Yang, K. Wu, J.-J. Jiang, C.-W. Hsu, M. Pan*, J.-M. Lehn, C.-Y. Su*, Pure White-light and Yellow-to-Blue Emission Tuning in Single Crystals of Dy(III) Metal–organic frameworks, .

1.   S.-R. Zheng, M. Pan*, K. Wu, L. Chen, J.-J. Jiang*, D.-W. Wang, J.-Y. Shi, C.-Y. Su, Assembly of Binuclear, Tetranuclear, and Multinuclear Complexes from Pincer-like Mononuclear Metallotectons: Structural Diversity Dependent on Precursors, .