Research Areas

1) Development of instruments and devices for sampling, on-site or on-line detection of environmental pollutants, chemicals, drugs, and explosives;

2) Development of new methods and technologies on identification of complex samples. Applied to environmental monitoring, food safety, public security and environment.


Education

1996-2000   Wuhan University   Bachelor

2000-2005   Wuhan University   PhD


Experience

   
Work Experience

2005-2009   University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Post-doc;

2009-2011   Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Associate professor;

2011-now    Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Full-professor;

2013-now    Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Full-professor and Group Leader (Chemical Sensors group);

2019-now   Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Full-professor and Director of Laboratory of Instrumentation and Analytical Chemistry.


Honors & Distinctions

Hundred Talents Program of CAS;

Dayu Zhang Outstanding Young scholar;

Distinguished Young Scholars of Dalian;

Talents of Liaoning province;

Ten oversea outstanding youth of Liaoning province;

Outstanding young scientific and technological personnel of Shenyang branch of CAS.


Publications


Papers

[1] Shi, Y. S.; Liu, A. L.; Shang, Y. L.; Yang, Y. Y.; Li, C. S.; Ni, L. X.; Yu, H. Y.; Du, T. L.; Si, J. C.; Xu, M. Y.*; Fu, B. N.*; Feng, L.* "Atomically Bridged Ti─O─Sn Heterointerfaces and Built-in Electric Field Enable a TENG-Powered NH3 Sensor with ppb-Level Detection for Marine Environments", Adv. Funct. Mater., 2026, e30879.

[2] Shi, Y. S.; Shang, Y. L.; Yang, Y. Y.; Wang, Y.; Ni, L. X.; Fu, B. N.; Wu, Z. S.; Feng, L.* "Atomic-Level Built-in Electric Field Drives Sub-ppb NO2 Detection in Fe-Doped BiOCl at Room Temperature", Adv. Funct. Mater., 2025, e20096.

[3] Li, Y. J.; Li, Y. G.; Shi, Y. S.; Gao, J. M.; Lu, J. M.; Wang, C.; Chang, J. Y.; Wang, Z. M.; Yang, Y. Y.; Yang, B.; Feng, L.*; Fu. Q.; Bao, X. H.; Wu, Z. S.* "Single cobalt atoms with unconventional dynamic coordination mechanism for selective ammonia sensor", Natl. Sci. Rev., 2025, nwaf031.

[4] Shi, Y. S.; Ni, L. X.; Wang, Z.; Chen, M.; Feng, L.* "Ultrathin two-dimensional materials: New opportunities and challenges in ultra-sensitive gas sensing", Coord. Chem. Rev., 2024, 505, 215691.

[5] Wang, Y.; Qin, Y. X.; Wang, F. Y.; Zhang, H. Y.; Huangfu, C. X.; Shi, Y. S.; Chen, X. Z.; Wang, Z. M.; Tian, W. M.; Feng, L.* "The synthesis of functionalized carbonized polymer dots via reversible assembly of oligomers for anti‐counterfeiting, catalysis, and gas storage", Adv. Sci., 2024, 11, 2405043.

[6] Wang, Y.*; Qin, Y. X.; Tian, W. M.; Zhang, H. Y.; Wang, F. Y.; Yan, X. C.; Rong, S. Q.; Huangfu, C. X.; Shi, Y. S.; Wang, Z. M.; Yang, L. H.; Zhi, H.; Qin, A. M.; Feng, L.* "Dye‐incorporated carbonized polymer dots with tunable solid‐state emission based on intraparticle förster resonance energy transfer", Adv. Funct. Mater., 2024, 34, 2402825.

[7] Chi, J.; Song, Y.; Feng, L.* "A ratiometric fluorescent paper sensor based on dye-embedded MOF for high-sensitive detection of arginine", Bios. Bioelectron., 2023, 241, 115666.

[8] Wang, F. Y.; Zhang, X. B.; Huangfu, C. X.; Zhi, H.; Wang, Y.; Feng, L.* "Novel Paraquat Detection Strategy Enabled by Carboxylatopillar[5]arene Confined in Nanochannels on a Paper-Based Sensor", Anal. Chem., 2022, 94, 18059.

[9] Zhu, M. Z.; Huangfu, C. X.; Wan, W.; Wang, M. D.; Lv, H. C.; Zhang, X. B.; Wang, F. Y.; Zhi, H.; Huang, Y. N.; Chen, M.; Zhao, J. Z.; Li, C. S.; Dong, X. P.; Gao, Z. M.; Liu, Y.;* Feng, L.* "A Novel Virus Detection Strategy Enabled by TR-512-Peptide-Based Bioorthogonal Capture and Enrichment of Preamplified Nucleic Acid", Anal. Chem., 2022, 94, 5591.

[10] Zhang, X. B.; Zhi, H.; Wang, F. Y.; Zhu, M. Z.; Meng, H.; Wan, P.; Feng, L.* "Target-Responsive Smart Nanomaterials via a Au−S Binding Encapsulation Strategy for Electrochemical/Colorimetric Dual-Mode Paper-Based Analytical Devices", Anal. Chem., 2022, 94, 2569.

[11] Wang, F. Y.; Zhang, X. B.; Huangfu, C. X.; Zhu, M. Z.; Li, C. S., Feng, L.* "The BODIPY-based Chemosensor for the Fluorometric Determination of Organochlorine Pesticide Dicofol", Food Chem., 2022, 370, 131033.

[12] Zhang, X. B.; Zhi, H.; Zhu, M. Z.; Wang, F. Y.; Meng, H.; Feng, L.* "Electrochemical/visual dual-readout aptasensor for Ochratoxin A detection integrated into a miniaturized paper-based analytical device", Biosens. Bioelectron., 2021, 180, 113146.

[13] Qin, J. Q.; Gao, J. M.; Shi, X. Y.; Chang, J. Y.; Dong, Y. F.; Zheng, S. H.; Wang, X.; Feng, L.*, Wu, Z. S.* “Hierarchical Ordered Dual-Mesoporous Polypyrrole/Graphene Nanosheets as Bi-Functional Active Materials for High-Performance Planar Integrated System of Micro-Supercapacitor and Gas Sensor”,Adv. Funct. Mater., 2020, 1909756.

[14] Zhi, H.; Gao, J. M.; Feng, L.* "Hydrogel-based Gas Sensors for NO2 and NH3", ACS Sens., 2020, 5, 772.

[15] Gao, J. M.; Chen, X. X.; Chen, S. Q.; Meng, H.; Wang, Y.; Li, C. S.; Feng, L.*, “The BODIPY-based Chemosensor for Fluorometric/colorimetric Dual Channel Detection of RDX and PA”, Anal. Chem., 2019, 91, 13675-13680.


Patents

Authorized more than 20 patens of invention, including one PCT patent.


Research Interests

Development of novel analytical methods and devices based on chemical sensors.

1. Development and application of colorimetric array sensor

1) Synthesis and screening of colorimetric indicators

2) Doping and surface modification of luminescent materials

3) Development of artificial olfactory/gustatory system based on colorimetric sensor array.

4) Application of colorimetric sensor array in food safety, public security & environments.

 

2. Development and application of novel semiconductor metal oxide sensors

1) Morphological control of semiconductor nanomaterials (i.e., metal oxides, polymers, MOFs, etc.)

2) Highly sensitive sensors based on semiconductor metal oxide at room temperature.

3) Development of self-powered sensors.

4) Application of semiconductor sensors in food safety, public security & environments.

 

3. Instrument development and integration

1) Portable toxic & harmful gas detectors.

2) Pen-like formaldehyde gas detectors.

3) Rapid detectors for pesticide residues.

4) Automatic sampling devices for colorimetric sensor array. 


Students

已指导学生

贾明艳  博士研究生  070302-分析化学  

陈淑琴  博士研究生  070302-分析化学  

高建梅  博士研究生  070302-分析化学  

支慧  博士研究生  070302-分析化学  

皇甫常欣  博士研究生  070302-分析化学  

常俊玉  博士研究生  070302-分析化学  

李延琪  博士研究生  070302-分析化学  

王枫雅  博士研究生  070302-分析化学  

张晓波  博士研究生  070302-分析化学  

朱明珍  博士研究生  070302-分析化学  

现指导学生

王振名  博士研究生  070302-分析化学  

史御书  博士研究生  070302-分析化学