Education:
1998:BS in Xiamen University
2003:PHD in Xiamen University
2003-2009:Associate Professor
2008.10－2010.1:Postdoctoral in Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, USA
2009-:associate professor in Xiamen University

Principal Research Interests:
Synthesis, Separation, Controllable Chemical Modification and Properties of Carbon-based Nanomaterials (Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, etc.)

Selected Recent Publications:

1. Song, X. H.; Feng, L.; Deng, S. L.*; Xie, S. Y.*; Zheng, L. S. Simultaneous Exfoliation and Modification of Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets. Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 1700339: 1-9.

2. He, P. L.; Meany, B.; Wang, C. Y.; Piao, Y.; Kwon, H.; Deng, S. L.; Wang, Y. H. Capillary electrophoresis of covalently functionalized single-chirality carbon nanotubes. Electrophoresis 2017, 38, 1669-1677.

3. Wang, L. R.; Zhu, X. L.; Tang, X. Y.; Wu, C. Q.; Zhou, Z. J.; Sun, C. J.; Deng, S. L.; Ai, H.; Gao, J. H. A multiple gadolinium complex decorated fullerene as a highly sensitive T-1 contrast agent. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 4390-4393.

4. Feng, L.; Tang, X. Y.; Zhong, Y. X.; Liu, Y. W.; Song, X. H.; Deng, S. L.*; Xie, S. Y.; Yan, J. W.; Zheng, L. S. Ultra-bright alkylated graphene quantum dots. Nanoscale 2014, 6, 12635-12643.

5. Feng, L.; Liu, Y.-W.; Tang,  X.-Y.; Piao, Y.; Chen, S.-F.; Deng, S. L.*; Xie, S.-Y.; Wang, Y.*; Zheng, L.-S. Propagative Exfoliation of High Quality  Graphene Chem. Mater. 2013, 25, 4487-4496.

6. Liu, Y.-W.; Guan, M.-X.; Feng, L.; Deng, S. L.*; Bao, J.-F.; Xie, S.-Y.; Chen, Z.; Huang, R.-B.; Zheng, L.-S. Facile and straightforward synthesis of superparamagnetic reduced graphene oxide-Fe3O4 hybrid composite by a solvothermal reaction Nanotechnology 2013, 24 (2), 025604/1-025604/10.

7. Zhou, S.-J.; Ma, C.-Y.; Meng, Y.-Y.; Su, H.-F.; Zhu, Z.; Deng, S. L.*; Xie, S.-Y. Activation of boron nitride nanotubes and their polymer composites for improving mechanical performance Nanotechnology 2012, 23 (5), 055708/1-055708/8.

8. Deng, S. L.; Zhang, Y.; Brozen, A. H.; Banerjee, P.; Mayes, M. L.; Chiou, W.-A.; W., R. G.; Schatz, G. C.; Wang, Y. H. Confined propagation of covalent chemical reactions on single-walled carbon nanotubes Nat. Commun. 2011, 2, 10.1038/ncomms1384

9. Deng, S. L.; Piao, Y. M.; Brozen, A. H.; Wang, Y. H. Outerwall Selective Alkylcarboxylation and Separation of Double-Walled Carbon Nanotubes J. Mater. Chem 2011, 21(46), 18568-18574.

10. Deng, S. L.; Brozen, A. H.; Zhang, Y.; Piao, Y. M.; Wang, Y. H. Diameter-dependent, progressive alkylcarboxylation of single-walled carbon nanotubes Chem. Commun. 2011, 47 (2), 758-760.