一、研究方向

人工光合作用中新型光敏剂的构筑与光催化性能研究。

二、科研项目

国家自然科学基金青年项目，主持，2024.01-2026.12

厦门市自然科学基金青年项目，主持，2023.07-2026.06

 华侨大学引进人才启动经费项目，主持，2021.11-2024.10

三、代表性论文

5. Ping Liang⁺, Zhaolong Wang⁺, Siwei Hao, Kai-kai Chen*, Kaifeng Wu*, and Zhanhua Wei*.Management of Triplet States in Modified Mononuclear Ruthenium(II) Complexes for Enhanced Photocatalysis. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202407448.

4. Kai-Kai Chen, Song Guo*, Meng-Jie Ding, Tong-Bu Lu & Zhi-Ming Zhang*. Heavy-Atom-Free Photosensitizers for High-Yield CO₂-to-CO Conversion. CCS Chem. 2023, 5, 2650-2662.

3. Kai-Kai Chen⁺, Chaochao Qin⁺, Mengjie Ding⁺, Song Guo*, Tong-Bu Lu, Zhi-Ming  Zhang*. Broadband and Strong Visible-Light-Absorbing Cuprous Sensitizers for Boosting Photosynthesis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 2022, 119, e2213479119.

2. Kai-Kai Chen, Song Guo*, Heyuan Liu, Xiyou Li, Zhi-Ming Zhang*, Tong-Bu Lu. Strong Visible-Light-Absorbing Cuprous Sensitizers for Dramatically Boosting Photocatalysis. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 12951-12957. (Hot paper)

1. Song Guo⁺, Kai-Kai Chen⁺, Ru Dong, Zhi-Ming Zhang*, Jianzhang Zhao, Tong-Bu Lu*. Robust and Long-Lived Excited State Ru(II) Polyimine Photosensitizers Boost Hydrogen Production. ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 8659-8670. (Co-First author)