Peng Zhang

Journal article J Am Chem Soc · September 9, 2026 Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reactions mediate essential biological energy-conversion processes, yet dynamical experiments that distinguish concerted electron/proton motion from sequential electron-transfer/proton-transfer pathways are unprecede ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Properties of Current Induced Chiral Phonons Recapitulate the Characteristics of the CISS Effect.

Journal article The journal of physical chemistry letters · May 2026 Chiral phonons, with their intrinsic angular momentum, are potential contributors to the chiral induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect, which can induce significant spin polarization in the absence of strong spin-orbit coupling. An open question is how non ... Full text Cite

Sources of non-Arrhenius electron transport in bacterial nanowires.

Journal article Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP · April 2026 Electron transport in biological redox chains typically follows an Arrhenius law, with rates and conductivities that increase with temperature. Surprisingly, bacterial nanowires show anti-Arrhenius transport. We simulated electron transport in a one-dimens ... Full text Cite

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Recent Grants

Bending and Stretching: computation of collisional excitation of triatomic vibrational modes due to H impact for IR spectra modeling

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Georgia · 2026 - 2029

Mapping of Electron Tunneling Pathways in Proteins

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 1993 - 2028

Elucidating Interplays of Chirality and Spin in Chiral Assemblies

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

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Education

Emory University · 2005 Ph.D.

Peking University (China) · 1999 M.S.

Zhengzhou University (China) · 1996 B.S.