Dr. Xiao Feng is a Professor of Dalian University of Technology (DUT). He received PhD degree in Ghent University in 2019 and subsequently join the same group as assistant researcher. In 2020, He joined in Zhang Dayu School of Chemistry of DUT as an independent PI. His main research interest is in the development of crystalline porous materials, including MOFs and COFs, for energy/environment-related applications. Experience on Publishing top journals in the research fields, including JACS, Green Chem etc.

Selected Publications：

1. Creation of Exclusive Artificial Cluster Defects by Selective Metal Removal in the (Zn, Zr) Mixed-Metal UiO-66. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021. 10.1021/jacs.1c05357.

2. Engineering a Highly Defective Stable UiO-66 with Tunable Lewis- Brønsted Acidity: The Role of the Hemilabile Linker. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142 (6), 3174-3183. 

3. Generating Catalytic Sites in UiO-66 through Defect Engineering. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021. 10.1021/acsami.1c13525.

4.  L-proline modulated zirconium metal organic frameworks: Simple chiral catalysts for the aldol addition reaction. J. Catal. 2018, 365, 36-42.

5.  Efficient vapor-assisted aging synthesis of functional and highly crystalline MOFs from CuO and rare earth sesquioxides/carbonates. Green Chem. 2015, 17 (7), 3740-3745. 

There are open positions for Postdoc, Ph.D, Master, Bachelor and Visiting scholars to join in our group. Please feel free to contact us by email (xiaof@dlut.edu.cn) at any time.

Research Topics

1. Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and defect engineering

2. Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs): design, synthesis and modification

3. MOFs and COFs for energy/environment-related applications