张元竹博士，南方科技大学化学系副教授, 中组部“青年千人”入选者，深圳市孔雀B类人才。2000年和2005年分获北京大学化学与分子工程学院学士、博士学位，导师高松院士。2007年获全国百篇优秀博士论文提名奖。2005年至2013年先后在日本九州大学先导物质化学研究所、美国纽约州立布法罗分校、肯塔基大学及密苏里州立-圣路易斯分校从事博士后研究。2013-2015年美国德州农工大学化学系助理研究员。主要从事功能分子磁性材料的开发研究。在国际学术期刊发表论文三十余篇,被引用2100余次。
本课题组长期招收博士后、研究助理和实验员，欢迎有科研热情以及对我们的科研项目感兴趣的同学加入我们的团队。
2005年，北京大学创新奖
2007年，北京大学优秀博士论文二等奖、全国百篇优秀博士论文提名奖
2017年，入选国家第八批“青年千人计划”
2017年，入选深圳市海外高层次人才“孔雀计划”（B类）
2. 单分子、单链磁体的设计、组装及优化
3. 分子基光磁及复合多功能材料
4. 电子转移、自旋翻转组合体系的开发研究
南方科技大学科研启动经费（主持）
深圳市孔雀B类人才科研经费（主持）
国家“千人计划“青年项目（主持）
国家自然科学基金面上项目（主持）
1. Yuan-Zhu Zhang, Brian S. Dolinar, Shihao Liu, Andrew J. Brown, Xuan Zhang, Zhao-Xi Wang and Kim R. Dunbar*, “Enforcing Ising-like magnetic anisotropy via trigonal distortion in the design of a W(V)–Co(II) cyanide single-chain magnet”, Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 119.
2. Dong-Qing Wu, Dong Shao, Xiao-Qin Wei, Fu-Xing Shen, Le Shi, David Kempe, Yuan-Zhu Zhang*, Kim R. Dunbar*, and Xin-Yi Wang*, “Reversible On−Off Switching of a Single-Molecule Magnet via a Crystal-to-Crystal Chemical Transformation”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 11714.
3. Yuan-Zhu Zhang,# Silvia Gómez-Coca,# Andrew J Brown, Mohamed R. Saber, Kim R. Dunbar,* “Trigonal Antiprismatic Co(II) Single Molecule Magnets with Large Unaxial Anisotropies: Importance of Raman and Tunneling Mechanisms”, Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 6519.
4. Yuan-Zhu Zhang, Edward Funck, Han-Hua Zhao, Kim R. Dunbar, “Single chain magnet tape based on hexacyanomaganate(III)”, Angew. Chem. Ed. Int. 2015, 54, 5583. (High-lighted in Wiley-VCH Hot Topics _Magnetic Materials)
5. Yuan-Zhu Zhang, Philip, Ferko, Diana Siretanu, Rodica Ababei, Nigam Rath, Michael Shaw, Rodolphe Clérac, Corine Mathoniere, Stephen Holmes, “Thermochromic and Photoresponsive Cyanometalate Fe/Co Squares: Towards Control of the Electron Transfer Temperature”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 16854. (High-lighted in CNRS news)
6. Yuan-Zhu Zhang, Uma Prasad Mallik, Nigam Rath, Rodolphe Clérac, and Stephen M. Holmes, “Pyrazolylborates and Their Importance in Tuning Single-Molecule Magnet Properties of {FeIII2NiII} Complexes”, Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 10537. (Highlighted in an Editorial’s Choice)
7. Yuan-Zhu Zhang, Uma P. Mallik, Rodolphe Clérac, Nigam Rath, and Stephen M. Holmes, “Irreversible Solvent-Driven Conversion in Cyanometalate {Fe2Ni}n (n = 2, 3) Single-Molecule Magnets”, Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 7194. (Cited 20+)
8. Yuan-Zhu Zhang, Dong-Feng Li, Rodolphe Clérac, Marguerite Kalisz, Corine Mathonière, Stephen M. Holmes, “Reversible Thermally and Photoinduced Electron Transfer in a Cyano-Bridged {Fe2Co2} Square Complex”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 3752. (High-lighted in CNRS news)
9. Yuan-Zhu Zhang, Bing-Wu Wang, Osamu Sato, and Song Gao, “First Fe(II)-Based Cyano-Bridged Single Molecule Magnet [CrIIIFeII2] with a Large Anisotropy”, Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 6959. (Highlighted in CrystEngSelects)
10. Yuan-Zhu Zhang, Uma Prasad Mallik, Nigam Rath, Gordon T. Yee, Rodophe Clérac and Stephen M Holmes, “A Cyano-Based Octanuclear {FeIII4NiII4} Single-Molecule Magnet”, Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 4953. (Cited 25+)
11. Yuan-Zhu Zhang, Osamu sato, “A Cyano-Bridged CrIIICoII Ferromagnet with a Chiral Nanotubular Structure Constituted of Interlocked Single and Double Helices”, Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 1271. (Cover Picture)
12. Yuan-Zhu Zhang, Song Gao, Zhe-Ming Wang, Feng Pan, “An azido-bridged disk-like hepta-nuclear cobalt(II) complex towards single-molecule magnet”, Chem. Commun. 2006, 3302. (Cited 145+)
13. Yuan-Zhu Zhang, Hai-Yan Wei, Feng Pan, Zhe-Ming Wang, Zhi-Da Chen and Song Gao, “Two molecular tapes consisting of serial or parallel cyclic azido-bridged octanuclear copper rings”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2005, 44, 5841. (Cited 90+)
14. Yuan-Zhu Zhang, Song Gao, Hao-Ling Sun, Gang Su, Zhe-Ming Wang and Shi-Wei Zhang, “Linking cyano-bridged ladders by azide to form a layered metamagnet”, Chem. Commun., 2004, 1906. (Cited 80+)
