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Peng Zhang

Associate Research Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry
Box 90346, Durham, NC 27705
5313 French Science Center, Durham, NC 27705

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Research Professor of Chemistry · 2018 - Present Chemistry, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Recent Publications


Shell Thickness and Heterogeneity Dependence of Triplet Energy Transfer between Core-Shell Quantum Dots and Adsorbed Molecules.

Journal Article Journal of the American Chemical Society · May 2025 Quantum dot (QD)-sensitized triplet energy transfer (TET) has found promising applications in photon upconversion and photocatalysis. However, the underlying mechanism of TET in the QD-acceptor complex remains unclear despite the well-developed TET theory ... Full text Cite

Coherence in Chemistry: Foundations and Frontiers.

Journal Article Chemical reviews · November 2024 Coherence refers to correlations in waves. Because matter has a wave-particle nature, it is unsurprising that coherence has deep connections with the most contemporary issues in chemistry research (e.g., energy harvesting, femtosecond spectroscopy, molecul ... Full text Cite

Fluence-Dependent Photoinduced Charge Transfer Dynamics in Polymer-Wrapped Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes.

Journal Article Journal of the American Chemical Society · November 2024 Because an individual single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) can absorb multiple photons, the exciton density within a single tube depends upon excitation conditions. In SWNT-based energy conversion systems, interactions between excitons and charges make it ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Mapping of Electron Tunneling Pathways in Proteins

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1993 - 2028

Elucidating Interplays of Chirality and Spin in Chiral Assemblies

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina State University · 2023 - 2028

Electron Bifurcation Theory

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Energy · 2020 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


Emory University · 2005 Ph.D.
Peking University (China) · 1999 M.S.
Zhengzhou University (China) · 1996 B.S.