Formation of interstellar molecules

Chemical evolution on planetary surfaces

2012.8 - 2016.4,  University of Helsinki,   PhD

2009.9 - 2012.3,  Zhejiang University,   MSc

2005.9 - 2009.6,  China University of Petroleum, Beijing,  BSc

   

2022.12 - 2021.8, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor

2022.3 - 2022.11, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Visiting scholar

2021.10 - 2022.2, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Visiting scholar

2016.9 - 2021.8, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Postdoc

39. Zhibiao Li; Jianchao Yang; Xinyue Gong; Weijun Zheng; Chongqin Zhu; Cheng Zhu, An Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Photoionization Properties of Polysulfanes (H₂S_n, n= 2–4). Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 27 (12), 5961-5964 (2025).

38. Jianchao Yang; Xiaofeng Yang; Cheng Zhu, A Deep Search for C₂H in the Oxygen-Rich Post-AGB Star OH 231.8+ 4.2. Front. Astron. Space Sci., 11, 1431250 (2024).

37. Joshua H Marks; Xilin Bai; Anatoliy A Nikolayev; Qi'ang Gong; Cheng Zhu; N Fabian Kleimeier; Andrew M Turner; Santosh K Singh; Jia Wang; Jiuzhong Yang, Methanetriol─ Formation of an Impossible Molecule. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146 (17), 12174-12184 (2024).

36. Chaojiang Zhang, Cheng Zhu, Andrew M. Turner, Ivan O. Antonov, Adrien D. Garcia, Cornelia Meinert, Leslie A. Young, David C. Jewitt, and Ralf I. Kaiser, Processing of methane and acetylene ices by galactic cosmic rays and implications to the color diversity of Kuiper Belt object, Sci. Adv., 9 (22), eadg6936 (2023).

35. Cheng Zhu, Hailing Wang, Iakov Medvedkov, Joshua Marks, Minggao Xu, Jiuzhong Yang, Tao Yang, Yang Pan, and Ralf I. Kaiser. Exploitation of Synchrotron Radiation Photoionization Mass Spectrometry in the Analysis of Complex Organics in Interstellar Model Ices. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 13, 6875-6882, (2022).

34. Cheng Zhu, N. Fabian Kleimeier, Andrew M. Turner, Santosh K. Singh, Ryan C. Fortenberry, and Ralf I. Kaiser, Synthesis of Methanediol (CH₂(OH)₂)-The Simplest Geminal Diol, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 119, e2111938119 (2022).

33. Chaojiang Zhang, Cheng Zhu, André K Eckhardt, and Ralf I Kaiser. Formation of the elusive tetrahedral P₃N molecule. Sci. Adv. 8, eabo5792, (2022).

32. Santosh K. Singh, Cheng Zhu, Jesse La Jeunesse, Ryan C. Fortenberry, and Ralf I. Kaiser. Experimental identification of aminomethanol (NH₂CH₂OH)-the key intermediate in the Strecker Synthesis. Nat. Commun. 13, 375-375, (2022).

31. Chaojiang Zhang, Cheng Zhu, André K Eckhardt, and Ralf I. Kaiser. Detection of 1H-Triphosphirene (c-HP₃) and 2-Triphosphenylidene (HP₃): The Isovalent Counterparts of 1H-Triazirine (c-HN₃) and Hydrazoic Acid (HN₃). J. Phys. Chem. Lett 13, 2725-2730, (2022).

30. Sándor Góbi, Zhou Lin, Cheng Zhu, Martin Head-Gordon, and Ralf I. Kaiser.Oxygen Isotope Exchange between Carbon Dioxide and Iron Oxides on Mars’ Surface. J. Phys. Chem. Lett 13, 2600-2606, (2022).

29. Cheng Zhu, André K. Eckhardt, Sankhabrata Chandra, Andrew M. Turner, Peter R. Schreiner, and Ralf I. Kaiser, Identification of A Prismatic P₃N₃ Molecule Formed from Electron Irradiated Phosphine-nitrogen Ices, Nat. Commun. 12, 5467 (2021).

28. Cheng Zhu, Alexandre Bergantini, Santosh K. Singh, Matthew J. Abplanalp, and Ralf I. Kaiser, Rapid Radical–Radical Induced Explosive Desorption of Ice-coated Interstellar Nanoparticles, Astrophys. J. 920, 73 (2021).

27. Cheng Zhu, Alexandre Bergantini, Santosh K. Singh, Ralf I. Kaiser, André K. Eckhardt, Peter R. Schreiner, Ya-Syuan Huang, Bing-Jian Sun, and A. H. H. Chang, Formation of Phosphine Imide (HN=PH₃) and its Phosphinous Amide (H₂N-PH₂) Isomer, Chem. Commun. 57, 4958-4961 (2021).

26. Santosh K. Singh, Alexandre Bergantini, Cheng Zhu, Marco Ferrari, Maria De Sanctis, Simone De Angelis, and Ralf I. Kaiser, Origin of Ammoniated Phyllosilicates on Dwarf Planet Ceres and Asteroid, Nat. Commun. 12, 2690 (2021). 

25. Andrew M. Turner, Alexandre Bergantini, Andreas S. Koutsogiannis, N. Fabian Kleimeier, Santosh K. Singh, Cheng Zhu, André K. Eckhardt, and Ralf I. Kaiser, A Photoionization Mass Spectrometry Investigation into Complex Organic Molecules Formed in Interstellar Analog Ices of Carbon Monoxide and Water Exposed to Ionizing Radiation, Astrophys. J. 916, 24 (2021).

24. Cheng Zhu, Sándor Góbi, Matthew J. Abplanalp, Robert Frigge, Jeffrey J. Gillis-Davis, Gerardo Dominguez, Katarina Miljković, and Ralf I. Kaiser, Regenerative Water Sources on Surfaces of Airless Bodies,Nat. Astron. 4, 45–52 (2020).

23. Cheng Zhu, André K Eckhardt, Alexandre Bergantini, Santosh K Singh, Peter R Schreiner, and Ralf I. Kaiser, The Elusive Cyclotriphosphazene Molecule and its Dewar Benzene–Type Valence Isomer (P₃N₃),Sci. Adv. 6, eaba6934 (2020).

22. Cheng Zhu, Andrew M Turner, Matthew J Abplanalp, Ralf I Kaiser, Bill Webb, Gary Siuzdak, and R. C. Fortenberry, An Interstellar Synthesis of Glycerol Phosphates,Astrophys. J. Lett. 899, L3 (2020).

21. Cheng Zhu, Andrew M Turner, Cornelia Meinert, and Ralf I. Kaiser, On the Production of Polyols and Hydroxycarboxylic Acids in Interstellar Analogous Ices of Methanol,Astrophys. J. 889, 134 (2020).

20. Santosh K. Singh, Jesse La Jeunesse, Cheng Zhu, N. Fabian Kleimeier, Kuo-Hsin Chen, Bing-Jian Sun, A. H. H. Chang, and Ralf I. Kaiser, Gas Phase Identification of the Elusive Oxaziridine (c-H₂CONH) – An Optically Active Molecule,Chem. Comm. 56, 15643-15646 (2020).

19. Andrew M Turner, Andreas S Koutsogiannis, N Fabian Kleimeier, Alexandre Bergantini, Cheng Zhu, Ryan C Fortenberry, and Ralf I. Kaiser, An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation into the Formation of Ketene (H₂CCO) and Ethynol (HCCOH) in Interstellar Analog Ices,Astrophys. J. 896, 88 (2020).

18. Cheng Zhu, Parker B. Crandall, Jeffrey J. Gillis-Davis, Hope A. Ishii, John P. Bradley, Laura M. Corley, and Ralf I. Kaiser, Untangling the Formation and Liberation of Water in the Lunar Regolith,Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 116, 11165-11170 (2019).

17. Cheng Zhu, Robert Frigge, Alexandre Bergantini, Ryan C. Fortenberry, and Ralf I. Kaiser, Untangling the Formation of Methoxymethanol (CH₃OCH₂OH) and Dimethyl Peroxide (CH₃OOCH₃) in Star-Forming Regions,Astrophys. J. 881, 156 (2019).

16. Cheng Zhu, Robert Frigge, Andrew M. Turner, Matthew J. Abplanalp, Bing-Jian Sun, Yue-Lin Chen, Agnes H. H. Chang, and Ralf I. Kaiser, A Vacuum Ultraviolet Photoionization Study on the Formation of Methanimine (CH₂NH) and Ethylenediamine (NH₂CH₂CH₂NH₂) in Low Temperature Interstellar Model Ices Exposed to Ionizing Radiation,Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 21, 1952-1962 (2019).

15. Cheng Zhu, Sándor Góbi, Matthew J. Abplanalp, Robert Frigge, Jeffrey J. Gillis-Davis, and Ralf I. Kaiser, Space Weathering Induced Formation of Hydrogen Sulfide (H₂S) and Hydrogen Disulfide (H₂S₂) in the Murchison Meteorite,J. Geophys. Res.-Planet. 124, 2772-2779 (2019).

14. Santosh K. Singh, Cheng Zhu, Vasant Vuppuluri, Steven F. Son, and Ralf I. Kaiser, Probing the Reaction Mechanisms Involved in the Decomposition of Solid 1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazinane (RDX) by Energetic Electrons,J. Phys. Chem. A 123, 9479-9497 (2019).

13. Andrew M. Turner, Matthew J. Abplanalp, Alexandre Bergantini, Robert Frigge, Cheng Zhu, Bing-Jian Sun, Chun-Ta Hsiao, Agnes H. H. Chang, Cornelia Meinert, and Ralf I. Kaiser, Origin of Alkylphosphonic Acids in the Interstellar Medium,Sci. Adv. 5, eaaw4307 (2019).

12. Cheng Zhu, Andrew M. Turner, Matthew J. Abplanalp, and Ralf I. Kaiser, Formation and High-Order Carboxylic Acids (RCOOH) in Interstellar Analogous Ices of Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) and Methane (CH₄),Astrophys. J. Suppl. S. 234, 15 (2018).

11. Cheng Zhu, Robert Frigge, Andrew M. Turner, Ralf I. Kaiser, Bing-Jian Sun, Si-Ying Chen, and A. H. H. Chang, First Identification of Unstable Phosphino Formic Acid (H₂PCOOH),Chem. Commun. 54, 5716-5719 (2018).

10. Andrew M. Turner, Alexandre Bergantini, Matthew J. Abplanalp, S. G. Cheng Zhu, Bing-Jian Sun, Kang-Heng Chao, Agnes H. H. Chang, C. Meinert, and Ralf I. Kaiser, An Interstellar Synthesis of Phosphorus Oxoacids,Nat. Commun. 9, 3851, 1-9 (2018).

9. Robert Frigge, Cheng Zhu, Andrew M. Turner, Matthew J. Abplanalp, Bing-Jian Sun, Ya-Syuan Huang, Agnes H. H. Chang, and Ralf I. Kaiser, Synthesis of the Hitherto Elusive Formylphosphine (HCOPH₂) in the Interstellar Medium - A Molecule with An Exotic Phosphorus Peptide Bond,Chem. Commun. 54, 10152-10155 (2018).

8. Robert Frigge, Cheng Zhu, Andrew M. Turner, Matthew J. Abplanalp, Alexandre Bergantini, Bing-Jian Sun, Yue-Lin Chen, Agnes H. H. Chang, and Ralf I. Kaiser, A Vacuum Ultraviolet Photoionization Study on the Formation of N-Methyl Formamide (HCONHCH₃) in Deep Space: A Potential Interstellar Molecule with A Peptide Bond,Astrophys. J. 862, 84 (2018).

7. Alexandre Bergantini, Cheng Zhu, and Ralf I. Kaiser, A Photoionization Reflectron Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometric Study on the Formation of Acetic Acid (CH₃COOH) in Interstellar Analog Ices,Astrophys. J. 862, 140 (2018).

6. Cheng Zhu, Luís Duarte, and L. Khriachtchev, Matrix-Isolation and Computational Study of H₂CCCl and H₂CCBr Radicals, J. Chem. Phys. 145, 074312 (2016).

5. Cheng Zhu, Masashi Tsuge, Markku Räsänen, and L. Khriachtchev, Experimental and Theoretical Study of the HXeI⋯HCl and HXeI⋯HCCH Complexes,J. Chem. Phys. 142, 144306 (2015).

4. Cheng Zhu, Markku Räsänen, and L. Khriachtchev, Matrix-Isolation and Ab Initio Study of HKrCCCl and HXeCCCl,J. Chem. Phys. 143, 244319 (2015).

3. Cheng Zhu, Markku Räsänen, and L. Khriachtchev, Fluorinated Noble-Gas Cyanides FKrCN, FXeCN, and FXeNC,J. Chem. Phys. 143, 074306 (2015).

2. Cheng Zhu, Keisuke Niimi, Tetsuya Taketsugu, Masashi Tsuge, Akira Nakayama, and L. Khriachtchev, HXeI and HXeH in Ar, Kr, and Xe Matrices: Experiment and Simulation,J. Chem. Phys. 142, 054305 (2015).

1. Dang-guo Cheng, Cheng Zhu, Xiaoxu Zhao, Fengqiu Chen, and X. Zhan, Influence of Pd on FeAlPO-5 Zeolite in the Catalytic Reduction of N₂O with Methane,React. Kinet. Mech. Catal. 103, 219-226 (2011).

Molecular reaction dynamics

Photoionization reflectron time-of-flight mass spectrometry

Vacuum ultraviolet synchrotron radiation

Matrix isolation

Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy

                                          

       李智彪 博士                                         杨建超  博士

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