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We focus on responsive molecular materials, including:

(1) Structural phase transition systems: The topic include phase transition compounds, dielectric transition compounds and ferroelectrics. We try to construct new systems, to understand the correlations among the structure, phase transition and properties, and to find out rules to guide the syntheses and properties optimization of the materials.

(2) Responsive molecules: Inspired by biosystems, we try to construct model systems, to study the responses of molecules to external stimuli (light, heat, force, chemicals, etc) and their dynamic behaviors during the responses, and to find new phenomena and mechanisms.

Paper published in recent years（*Corresponding author）：

10.C. Shi, X. Zhang, C.-H. Yu, Y.-F. Yao,* W.Zhang,* "Geometric isotope effect of deuteration in a hydrogen-bondedhost–guest crystal", Nat. Commun. 2018, 9, 481.

9.C. Shi, X.-B. Han, W. Zhang,* "Structuralphase transition-associated dielectric transition and ferroelectricity incoordination compounds", Coord. Chem. Rev. 2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2017.09.020.

8.C. Shi, C.-H. Yu, W. Zhang,*"Predicting and Screening Dielectric Transitions in a Series of HybridOrganic–Inorganic Double Perovskites via an Extended Tolerance FactorApproach", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 5798.

7.C. Shi, X. Zhang, Y. Cai, Y.-F. Yao,* W.Zhang,* "A Chemically Triggered and Thermally Switched Dielectric ConstantTransition in a Metal Cyanide Based Crystal", Angew. Chem.Int. Ed.2015, 54, 6206.

6.X.-D. Shao, X. Zhang, C. Shi, Y.-F. Yao,* W.Zhang,* "Switching Dielectric Constant Near Room Temperature in aMolecular Crystal", Adv. Sci.2015, 2, 1500029.

5.W. Zhang,* H.-Y. Ye, R. Graf, H. W. Spiess,Y.-F. Yao,* R.-Q. Zhu, R.-G. Xiong, “Tunable and Switchable Dielectric Constantin an Amphidynamic Crystal”, J. Am. Chem.Soc. 2013, 135, 5230.

4.W. Zhang,* R.-G. Xiong,* “FerroelectricMetal-Organic Frameworks”, Chem.Rev. 2012, 112, 1163.

3.Y. Zhang, W. Zhang,* S.-H. Li,* Q. Ye, H.-L.Cai, F. Deng,* R.-G. Xiong,* Songping D. Huang, “Ferroelectricity Induced byOrdering of Twisting Motion in a Molecular Rotor” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 11044.

2.D.-W. Fu, W. Zhang,* H.-L. Cai, J.-Z. Ge, Y.Zhang, R.-G. Xiong,* “Diisopropylammonium Chloride: A Ferroelectric OrganicSalt with a High Phase Transition Temperature and Practical Utilization Levelof Spontaneous Polarization”, Adv. Mater.2011, 23, 5658.

1.W. Zhang,* Y. Cai, R.-G. Xiong,* H.Yoshikawa, K. Awaga, “Exceptional Dielectric Phase Transitions in aPerovskite-Type Cage Compound”, Angew. Chem. Int.Ed. 2010, 49, 6608.

（Updated: Sep. 2018)