General

Jia TIAN, PhD, Professor

Email： tianjia@sioc.ac.cn
Address： 345 Lingling Rd, Shanghai, China
Postcode： 200032

Dr. Jia Tian currently serves as a professor at the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He obtained His Ph.D. degree in organic chemistry from Fudan University in 2016 and conducted postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Bristol, and the University of Victoria from 2016-2021. In 2018, He was awarded the Marie Curie Fellowship by the European Union. He has published more than 38 journal articles in high-impact journals such as Nature, Nature Catalysis, Nature Materials, Nature Chemistry, Nature Communications, JACS, Chemical Society Reviews, and National Science Review etc. He is also a member of the Fourth Youth Editorial Board of the Chinese Chemical Letters.

 


Research Areas

His research background includes the construction of novel supramolecular functional assemblies and their applications in light energy conversion. And, he has made contributions to the field by developing efficient methods for constructing homogeneous ordered supramolecular functional materials through solution-phase self-assembly. This includes the creation of a new type of three-dimensional homogeneous ordered porous structure, known as "supramolecular organic frameworks (SOFs)," which has been applied in the development of the novels drug delivery systems. Currently, Dr. Tian's research interests focus on the use of supramolecular photocatalytic assemblies, including homogeneous supramolecular metal-organic frameworks, linear nanomicelle structures, and artificial spherical chromatophore nanomicelles for efficient photocatalytic water splitting and CO2 reduction. His work has revealed the impact of assembly confinement effects on catalytic activity. Currently, He is engaged in simulating natural photosynthetic systems and developing artificial photosynthetic systems for water splitting and the conversion of CO2 into C1 and multi-carbon products.



Experience

2011-2016 Fudan University, PhD

2016-2018 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, Postdoc

2018-2020 University of Bristol, UK, Marie Curie Fellow (Collaborator: FRS Prof. Ian Manners）

2020-2021 University of Victoria, Canada, Postdoc, (Collaborator: FRS Prof. Ian Manners）

2021-   Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS, Professor.



Publications

   
Papers

 

1.       Yu, J.; Huang, L.; Tang, Q.; Yu, S.-B.; Qi, Q.-Y.; Zhang, J.; Ma, D.; Lei, Y.; Su, J.; Song Y.; Eloi J.-C.; Harniman, R.; Borucu, U.; Zhang, L.; Zhu, M.; Tian, F.; Du, L.*; Phillips, L. D.*; Manners, I.; Ye, R.*; Tian. J.*, Artificial spherical chromatophore nanomicelles for selective CO2 reduction in water. Nat. Catal. 2023, 6, 464–475.

2.       Tian, J.; Xie, S.; Borucu, U.; Lei, S.; Zhang, Y.; Manners, I.*, High Resolution Cryo-TEM Structure of Fiber-like Micelles with a Crystalline Core. Nat. Mater. 2023, 22, 786–792.

3.       Zhang, L.; Qiu, Y.; Liu, W.-G.; Chen, H.; Shen, D.; Song, B.; Cai, K.; Wu, H.; Jiao, Y.; Feng, Y.; Seale, J. S. W.; Pezzato, C.; Tian, J.; Tan, Y.; Chen, X.-Y.; Guo, Q.-H.; Stern, C. L.; Philp, D.; Astumian, R. D.; Goddard, An electric molecular motor. Nature 2023, 613, 280-286.

4.       Yu, S. B.; Lin, F.; Tian, J.; Liu, Y.; Zhang, D. W.; Li, Z. T., Two‐Dimensional Covalent and Supramolecular Polymers: From Monolayer to Bilayer and the Thicker. Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28, e202200914.

5.       Yu, S.-B.; Lin, F.; Tian, J.; Yu, J.; Zhang, D.-W.; Li, Z.-T., Water-soluble and dispersible porous organic polymers: preparation, functions and applications. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2022, 51, 434-449.

6.       Tian, J.; Yu, J.; Tang, Q.; Zhang, J.; Ma, D.; Lei, Y.; Li, Z.-T., Self-assembled supramolecular materials for photocatalytic H2 production and CO2 reduction. Mater. Futures 2022, 1, 042104.

7.       Tian, J.; Lin, F.; Yu, S. B.; Yu, J.; Tang, Q.; Li, Z. T., Water‐dispersible and soluble porous organic polymers for biomedical applications. Aggregate 2022, 3, e187.

8.       Lin, F.; Yu, S. B.; Liu, Y. Y.; Liu, C. Z.; Lu, S.; Cao, J.; Qi, Q. Y.; Zhou, W.; Li, X.; Liu, Y.; Tian, J.; Li, Z.-T., Porous Polymers as Universal Reversal Agents for Heparin Anticoagulants through an Inclusion–Sequestration Mechanism. Adv. Mater. 2022, 34, 2200549.

9.       Li, Z.-T.; Yu, S.-B.; Liu, Y.; Tian, J.; Zhang, D.-W., Supramolecular Organic Frameworks: Exploring Water-Soluble, Regular Nanopores for Biomedical Applications. Acc. Chem. Res. 2022, 55 (16), 2316-2325.

10.     Lei, S.; Tian, J.; Kang, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Manners, I., AIE-Active, Stimuli-Responsive Fluorescent 2D Block Copolymer Nanoplatelets Based on Corona Chain Compression. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144 (38), 17630-17641.

11.     Deng, R.; Mao, X.; Pearce, S.; Tian, J.; Zhang, Y.; Manners, I., Role of Competitive Crystallization Kinetics in the Formation of 2D Platelets with Distinct Coronal Surface Patterns via Seeded Growth. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144 (41), 19051-19059.

12.     Zhang, Y.; Shaikh, H.; Sneyd, A. J.; Tian, J.; Xiao, J.; Blackburn, A.; Rao, A.; Friend, R. H.; Manners, I., Efficient Energy Funneling in Spatially Tailored Segmented Conjugated Block Copolymer Nanofiber–Quantum Dot or Rod Conjugates. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143 (18), 7032-7041.

13.     Zhang, Y.; Pearce, S.; Eloi, J.-C.; Harniman, R. L.; Tian, J.; Cordoba, C.; Kang, Y.; Fukui, T.; Qiu, H.; Blackburn, A., Robert M. Richardson, and Ian Manners Dendritic micelles with controlled branching and sensor applications. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143 (15), 5805-5814.

14.     Lei, S.; Tian, J.; Fukui, T.; Winnik, M. A.; Manners, I., Probing the Analogy between Living Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly and Living Covalent Polymerizations: Length-Independent Growth Behavior for 1D Block Copolymer Nanofibers. Macromolecules 2021, 55 (1), 359-369.

15.     Chen, L.; Wang, W.; Tian, J.; Bu, F.; Zhao, T.; Liu, M.; Lin, R.; Zhang, F.; Lee, M.; Zhao, D., Li, X. Imparting multi-functionality to covalent organic framework nanoparticles by the dual-ligand assistant encapsulation strategy. Nat. Commun. 2021, 12 (1), 4556.

16.     Tian, J.; Zhang, Y.; Du, L.; He, Y.; Jin, X.-H.; Pearce, S.; Eloi, J.-C.; Harniman, R. L.; Alibhai, D.; Ye, R., Phillips, L. D.; Manners, I. Tailored self-assembled photocatalytic nanofibres for visible-light-driven hydrogen production. Nat. Chem. 2020, 12 (12), 1150-1156.

17.     Yang, B.; Zhang, X.-D.; Li, J.; Tian, J.; Wu, Y.-P.; Yu, F.-X.; Wang, R.; Wang, H.; Zhang, D.-W.; Liu, Y., Zhou, L.; Li, Z.-T. In situ loading and delivery of short single-and double-stranded dna by supramolecular organic frameworks. CCS Chem. 2019, 156-165.

18.     Gao, Z.-Z.; Wang, Z.-K.; Wei, L.; Yin, G.; Tian, J.; Liu, C.-Z.; Wang, H.; Zhang, D.-W.; Zhang, Y.-B.; Li, X., Liu, Y.; Li, Z.-T. Water-soluble 3D covalent organic framework that displays an enhanced enrichment effect of photosensitizers and catalysts for the reduction of protons to H2. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 12 (1), 1404-1411.

19.     Xiong-Fei, L.; Shang-Bo, Y.; Bo, Y.; Jia, T.; Hui, W.; Dan-Wei, Z.; Liu, Y.; Li, Z.-T. A stable metal-covalent-supramolecular organic framework hy-brid: enrichment of catalysts for visible light-induced hydrogen production. Sci. China Chem. 2018, 61, 830–835.

20.     Yao, C.; Tian, J.; Wang, H.; Zhang, D.-W.; Liu, Y.; Zhang, F.; Li, Z.-T., Loading-free supramolecular organic framework drug delivery systems (sof-DDSs) for doxorubicin: normal plasm and multidrug resistant cancer cell-adaptive delivery and release. Chin. Chem. Lett. 2017, 28 (4), 893-899.

21.     Wu, Y.-P.; Yang, B.; Tian, J.; Yu, S.-B.; Wang, H.; Zhang, D.-W.; Liu, Y.; Li, Z.-T., Postmodification of a supramolecular organic framework: visible-light-induced recyclable heterogeneous photocatalysis for the reduction of azides to amines. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53 (100), 13367-13370.

22.     Tian, J.; Yao, C.; Yang, W.-L.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, D.-W.; Wang, H.; Zhang, F.; Liu, Y.; Li, Z.-T., In situ-prepared homogeneous supramolecular organic framework drug delivery systems (sof-DDSs): Overcoming cancer multidrug resistance and controlled release. Chin. Chem. Lett. 2017, 28 (4), 798-806.

23.     Tian, J.; Wang, H.; Zhang, D.-W.; Liu, Y.; Li, Z.-T., Supramolecular organic frameworks (SOFs): homogeneous regular 2D and 3D pores in water. Natl. Sci. Rev. 2017, 4 (3), 426-436.

24.     Yu, S.-B.; Lyu, H.; Tian, J.; Wang, H.; Zhang, D.-W.; Liu, Y.; Li, Z.-T., A polycationic covalent organic framework: a robust adsorbent for anionic dye pollutants. Polym. Chem. 2016, 7 (20), 3392-3397.

25.     Tian, J.; Zhang, L.; Wang, H.; Zhang, D.-W.; Li, Z.-T., Supramolecular polymers and networks driven by cucurbit [8] uril-guest pair encapsulation in water. Supramol. Chem. 2016, 28 (9-10), 769-783.

26.     Tian, J.; Xu, Z.-Y.; Zhang, D.-W.; Wang, H.; Xie, S.-H.; Xu, D.-W.; Ren, Y.-H.; Wang, H.; Liu, Y.; Li, Z.-T., Supramolecular metal-organic frameworks that display high homogeneous and heterogeneous photocatalytic activity for H2 production. Nat. Commun. 2016, 7 (1), 11580.

27.     Tian, J.; Chen, L.; Zhang, D.-W.; Liu, Y.; Li, Z.-T., Supramolecular organic frameworks: engineering periodicity in water through host–guest chemistry. Chem. Commun. 2016, 52 (38), 6351-6362.

28.     Zhang, D. W.; Tian, J.; Chen, L.; Zhang, L.; Li, Z. T., Dimerization of Conjugated Radical Cations: An Emerging Non‐Covalent Interaction for Self‐Assembly. Chem. Asian J. 2015, 10 (1), 56-68.

29.     Faiz-Ur-Rahman, X.; Ali, A.; Guo, R.; Tian, J.; Wang, H.; Li, Z.-T.; Zhang, D.-W., Methionine-derived Schiff base as selective fluorescent “turn-on” chemosensor for Zn2+ in aqueous medium and its application in living cells imaging. Sens. Actuators B Chem. 2015, 211, 544-550.

30.     Chen, L.; Zhang, Y.-C.; Wang, W.-K.; Tian, J.; Zhang, L.; Wang, H.; Zhang, D.-W.; Li, Z.-T., Conjugated radical cation dimerization-driven generation of supramolecular architectures. Chin. Chem. Lett. 2015, 26 (7), 811-816.

31.     Zhou, C.; Tian, J.; Wang, J.-L.; Zhang, D.-W.; Zhao, X.; Liu, Y.; Li, Z.-T., A three-dimensional cross-linking supramolecular polymer stabilized by the cooperative dimerization of the viologen radical cation. Polym. Chem. 2014, 5 (2), 341-345.

32.     Zhang, L.; Zhou, T.-Y.; Tian, J.; Wang, H.; Zhang, D.-W.; Zhao, X.; Liu, Y.; Li, Z.-T., A two-dimensional single-layer supramolecular organic framework that is driven by viologen radical cation dimerization and further promoted by cucurbit [8] uril. Polym. Chem. 2014, 5 (16), 4715-4721.

33.     Tian, J.; Zhou, T.-Y.; Zhang, S.-C.; Aloni, S.; Altoe, M. V.; Xie, S.-H.; Wang, H.; Zhang, D.-W.; Zhao, X.; Liu, Y., Li, Z.-T., Three-dimensional periodic supramolecular organic framework ion sponge in water and microcrystals. Nat. Commun. 2014, 5 (1), 5574.

34.     Tian, J.; Ding, Y. D.; Zhou, T. Y.; Zhang, K. D.; Zhao, X.; Wang, H.; Zhang, D. W.; Liu, Y.; Li, Z. T., Self‐assembly of three‐dimensional supramolecular polymers through cooperative tetrathiafulvalene radical cation dimerization. Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20 (2), 575-584.

35.     Zhang, K.-D.; Tian, J.; Hanifi, D.; Zhang, Y.; Sue, A. C.-H.; Zhou, T.-Y.; Zhang, L.; Zhao, X.; Liu, Y.; Li, Z.-T., Toward a single-layer two-dimensional honeycomb supramolecular organic framework in water. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135 (47), 17913-17918.

 


Research Interests

Three research topics related to the field of natural photosynthesis and organic energy materials:

1. Supramolecular artificial photosynthetic assembly systems and new organic energy materials.

2. Supramolecular assembly catalysis, photocatalytic water splitting for H2 production, and CO2-to-fuels conversion.

3. Research on the structure and function of supramolecular nano-assemblies.


Honors & Distinctions

​2018 Marie Curie Fellowship by the European Union