Areas of Focus
- Development of semiconductor oxide materials based on boron compounds for energy conversion and photocatalysis
- Single-molecule electrical detection platforms for studying catalytic reaction mechanisms
- Application of AI and robotics to enhance scientific knowledge production and accelerate the development of organic chemistry
Work Experience
- 2015-present - Peking University, School of Engineering, Distinguished Research Fellow
- 2011-2015 - University of Texas at Austin, Postdoctoral Researcher in Organic Chemistry (Supervisor: Prof. Guangbin Dong)
- 2010-2011 - Scripps Research Institute, Research Assistant in Chemical Biology (Supervisor: Prof. Qinghai Zhang)
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2004-2010 Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering, and Doctor of Science: Beijing Institute of Technology, Peking University
- Published over 60 papers in journals like Science, Nat. Nano., and JACS with over 3300 citations
- Selected for the 'Hundred Talents Program' at Peking University in April 2015
Publications
- Unveiling the full reaction path of the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling in a single molecule junction, 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, 2021
- Single-Molecule Electrical Spectroscopy of Organocatalysis, C. Yang, L. Zhang, H. Li, Y. Guo, C. Jia, W. Zhu, F. Mo, X. Guo, 2021
- Recent Development of Aryl Diazonium Chemistry for the Derivatization of Aromatic Compounds, F. Mo, D. Qiu, L. Zhang, J. Wang, 2021
- Anodic Oxidation Triggered Divergent 1,2- and 1,4-Group Transfer Reactions of β-Hydroxycarboxylic Acids Enabled by Electrochemical Regulation, Z. Zhang, L. Zhang, X. Zhang, J. Yang, Y. Yin, Y. Jiang, C.-C. Zeng, G. Lu, Y. Yang, F. Mo, 2020
- Modification of TiO2 Nanoparticles with Organodiboron Molecules Inducing Stable Surface Ti3+ Complex, 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, 2019
