Peng Zhang
Professor & Graduate Coordinator
Related information
Email: peng.zhang@dal.ca
Mailing Address:
Department of Chemistry
窪蹋勛圖厙
6243 Alumni Crescent
P.O. Box 15000
Halifax NS B3H 4R2
Research Topics:- Synchrotron X-ray spectroscopy
- Nanoparticles
- Catalysis
- Biomedicine
- Nanotechnology
- Materials
Education
- B.Sc., Jilin University, China
- M.Sc., Jilin University, China
- PhD University of Western Ontario
- PDF, McGill University
Research interests
Our research focuses on understanding the structure and properties of nanomaterials using synchrotron X-ray spectroscopy (e.g. XAFS, XPS). Of particular interest are metal nanoparticles (e.g. Au, Pt, Pd, Ag) prepared by wet-chemical method with applications in catalysis and biomedicine.
Selected awards and honours
- Editorial Board Member, J. Phys. Chem. A/B/C/Letters (ACS) (2018.01-2020.12)
- Distinguished Lectureship Award, Japan Society for Molecular Science (2017)
- Faculty of Science Killam Research Award (2015)
- Harry Shirreff Prize for Excellence in Research in Chemistry (2012)
- Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Leader Opportunity Fund award (2006)
Selected publications
- The Surface Structure of Silver-coated Gold Nanocrystals and Its Influence on Shape Control, J. Daniel Padmos, Michelle Personick, Qing Tang, Paul Duchesne, De-en Jiang, Chad Mirkin, Peng Zhang*, (Nature Communications, 2015, 6, 7664 )
- The Impact of Protecting Ligands on the Surface Structure and Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles. J. Daniel Padmos, Robert T.M. Boudreau, Donald F. Weaver, and Peng Zhang* ( Langmuir 2015, 31, 3745 )
- Role of Au4 Units on the Electronic and Bonding Properties of Au28(SR)20 Nanoclusters from X-ray Spectroscopy. Daniel M. Chevrier, Chenjie Zeng, Rongchao Jin, Amares Chatt and Peng Zhang* (J. Phys. Chem. C.2015, 119, 1217)
- Surface Reconstruction and Reactivity of Platinum-Iron Oxide Nanoparticles. Paul N. Duchesne, Guangxu Chen, Xiaojing Zhao, Nanfeng Zheng and Peng Zhang* (J. Phys. Chem.C. 2014,泭118, 28861)
- X-ray spectroscopy of gold-thiolate nanoclusters. P. Zhang* (J. Phys. Chem. C., 2014, 118, 25291)