稀土化学/稀土基功能团簇配合物，包括：

1.稀土纳米团簇超低温磁制冷应用探索

2.稀土纳米团簇CO₂催化性能研究

2020.02-至今     西安交通大学， 前沿科学技术研究院， 副教授

2020.01-2022.01  西安交通大学， 前沿科学技术研究院， 助理教授

1. Yuan-Qi Zhai, Wei-Peng Chen,* Marco Evangelisti, Zhendong Fu and Yan-Zhen Zheng*. Gd-based molecular coolants: aggregating for better magnetocaloric effect. Aggregate. 2024. e520.

2. Wei-Peng Chen, Guo-Jun Zhou, Zhuo-Lun Gou, Sen Wang, Yuan-Qi Zhai, Tian Han, Jürgen Schnack*, Yan-Zhen Zheng*. Hendecanuclear [Cu6Gd5] magnetic cooler with high molecular symmetry of D3h. Chin. Chem. Lett. 2021, 32, 838.

3. Wei-Peng Chen, Pei-Qin Liao, Peng-Bo Jin, Lei Zhang, Bo-Kai Ling, Shi-Cheng Wang, Yi-Tsu Chan, Xiao-Ming Chen, Yan-Zhen Zheng*. The gigantic {Ni36Gd102} hexagon: a sulfate-templated “star-of-david” for photocatalytic CO2 reduction and magnetic cooling. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 4663.

4. Wei-Peng Chen, Jared Singleton, Lei Qin, Agustín Camón, Larry Engelhardt, * Fernando Luis, Richard E. P. Winpenny.* Yan-Zhen Zheng*. Quantum Monte Carlo simulations of a giant {Ni21Gd20} cage with a S =91 spin ground state. Nat. Commun. 2018, 9, 2107.

5. Wei-Peng Chen, Pei-Qin Liao, Youzhu Yu, Zhiping. Zheng, Xiao-Ming Chen and Yan-Zhen Zheng*. A mixed-ligand approach for a gigantic and hollow heterometallic cage {Ni64RE96} for gas separation and magnetic cooling applications. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 9375.