Education:

Selected Recent Publications:

1. 1. Zhang, Y. P.; Chen, L. C.; Zhang, Z. Q.; Cao, J. J.; Tang, C.; Liu, J. Y.; Duan, L. L .; Huo, Y.; Shao, X. F.; Hong, W.*. ; Zhang, H. L.,*"Distinguishing Diketopyrrolopyrrole Isomers in Single-Molecule Junctions via Reversible Stimuli-Responsive Quantum Interference",Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018, ASAP. Link

2. 2. Huang C., Jevric M., Borges A., Olsen S. T., Hamill J., Zheng J.-T., Yang Y., Rudnev A., Baghernejad M., Broekmann P., Petersen A. U., Wandlowski T., Mikkelsen K. V.,* Solomon G. C.,* Nielsen M. B.,* Hong W.*"Single-molecule detection of dihydroazulene photo-thermal reaction using break junction technique", Nature Communications, 2017, 8, 15436.

3. 3. Li, R. H.; Lu, Z. Y.; Cai, Y. T.; Jiang, F.; Tang, C.; Chen, Z. X.; Zheng, J. T.; Pi, J. C.; Zhang, R.; Liu, J. Y.; Chen, Z. B.; Yang, Y.; Shi, J.; Hong, W.*. ; Xia, H. P.,*"Switching of Charge Transport Pathways via Delocalization Changes in Single-molecule Metallacycles Junctions",Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017, 139, 14344-14347. Link

4. 4. Liu, J.^#; Zhao X.^#; Al-Galiby Q.^#; Huang X.; Zheng J.; Li R.; Huang C.; Yang Y.;Shi J.; Zsolt Manrique D.; Lambert C.*; Bryce M. R.*; Hong W.* "Radical Enhanced Charge Transport in Single-Molecule Phenothiazine Electrical Junctions". Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 13061-13065. Link

5. 5. Liu, X.#; Sangtarash, S.#; Reber, D.#; Zhang, D.#; Sadeghi, H.; Shi, J.; Xiao, Z.-Y.; Hong, W.;* Lambert, C. J.*; Liu, S.-X.* "Gating of Quantum Interference in Molecular Junctions by Heteroatom Substitution", Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 173-176. (ESI highly cited paper) Link

6. 6. Wang, L.; Gong, Z-L.; Li, S-Y.; Hong, W.;* Zhong, Y-W.*; Wang, D.*; Wan, L-J. "Molecular Conductance through a Quadruple-Hydrogen-Bond-Bridged Supramolecular Junction", Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed., 2016, 55 (40), 12393-12397.

7. 7. Huang, C., A.V. Rudnev, W. Hong,* and T. Wandlowski, Break junction under electrochemical gating: testbed for single-molecule electronics. Chemical Society Reviews, 2015. 44(4): 889-901.

8. 8. Manrique, D.Z., C. Huang, M. Baghernejad, X. Zhao, O.A. Al-Owaedi, H. Sadeghi, V. Kaliginedi, W. Hong,* M. Gulcur, T. Wandlowski, M.R. Bryce,* and C.J. Lambert,* A quantum circuit rule for interference effects in single-molecule electrical junctions. Nature Communications, 2015. 6: 6389.

9. 9. Fu, Y., S. Chen, A. Kuzume, A. Rudnev, C. Huang, V. Kaliginedi, M. Baghernejad, W. Hong,* T. Wandlowski, S. Decurtins, and S.-X. Liu,* Exploitation of desilylation chemistry in tailor-made functionalization on diverse surfaces. Nature Communications, 2015. 6: 6403.

10. 10. Huang, C., S. Chen, K. Baru?l ?rns?, D. Reber, M. Baghernejad, Y. Fu, T. Wandlowski, S. Decurtins, W. Hong,* K.S. Thygesen,* and S.-X. Liu,* Controlling Electrical Conductance through a π-Conjugated Cruciform Molecule by Selective Anchoring to Gold Electrodes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2015. 54(48): 14304-14307.

11. 11. Li, Y., M. Baghernejad, A.-G. Qusiy, D. Zsolt?Manrique, G. Zhang, J. Hamill, Y. Fu, P. Broekmann, W. Hong,* T. Wandlowski, D. Zhang,* and C. Lambert,* Three-State Single-Molecule Naphthalenediimide Switch: Integration of a Pendant Redox Unit for Conductance Tuning. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2015. 54(48): 13586-13589.

12. 12. Sangtarash, S.,* C. Huang, H. Sadeghi, G. Sorohhov, J. Hauser, T. Wandlowski, W. Hong,* S. Decurtins, S.-X. Liu,* and C.J. Lambert,* Searching the Hearts of Graphene-like Molecules for Simplicity, Sensitivity, and Logic. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2015. 137(35): 11425-11431.

13. 13. Geng, Y., S. Sangtarash, C. Huang, H. Sadeghi, Y. Fu, W. Hong,* T. Wandlowski, S. Decurtins, C.J. Lambert,* and S.-X. Liu,* Magic Ratios for Connectivity-Driven Electrical Conductance of Graphene-like Molecules. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2015. 137(13): 4469-4476.

14. 14. Baghernejad, M., X. Zhao, K.B. Ornso, M. Fueeg, P. Moreno-Garcia, A.V. Rudnev, V. Kaliginedi, S. Vesztergom, C. Huang, W. Hong,* P. Broekmann, T. Wandlowski, K.S. Thygesen,* and M.R. Bryce,* Electrochemical Control of Single-Molecule Conductance by FermiLevel Tuning and Conjugation Switching. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2014. 136(52): 17922-17925.

15. 15. Hong, W.; Li, H.; Liu, S.-X.;* Fu, Y.; Li, J.; Kaliginedi, V.; Decurtins, S.; Wandlowski, T.* “Trimethylsilyl terminated oligo(phenylene ethynylene)s: an approach to single-molecule junctions with covalent Au–C bonds.” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2012, 134(47), 19425–19431.

16. 16. Hong, W.; Manrique, D. Z.; Moreno-Garcia, P.; Gulcur, M.; Mishchenko, A.; Lambert, C. J. *; Bryce, M. R.*; Wandlowski, T.* “Single Molecular Conductance of Tolanes: Experimental and Theoretical Study on the Junction Evolution Dependent on the Anchoring Group.” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2012, 134(4), 2292–2304.