Monograph：

He Tian, Junji Zhang,《Photochromic Materials: Preparation, Properties and Applications》, Wiley-VCH

Publications (First/Corresponding Author *)：

1)       Zhiwei Zhang, Wenhui Wang, Peipei Jin, Jiadan Xue, Lu Sun, Jinhai Huang, Junji Zhang,* He Tian, A building-block design for enhanced visible-light switching of diarylethenes. Nature Communications, 2019, 10, 4232.

2)       Junji Zhang, Youxin Fu, Hai-Hao Han, Yi Zang, Jia Li, Xiao-Peng He*, Ben L. Feringa & He Tian*, Remote light-controlled intracellular target recognition by photochromic fluorescent glycoprobes. Nature Communications, 2017, 8, 987.

3)       Xianzhi Chai, Hai-Hao Han, Adam C. Sedgwick, Na Li, Yi Zang, Tony D. James, Junji Zhang,* Xi-Le Hu, Yang Yu, Yao Li, Yan Wang, Jia Li,* Xiao-Peng He,* He Tian, Photochromic Fluorescent Probe Strategy for the Super-resolution Imaging of Biologically Important Biomarkers. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020, 142, 18005.

4)       Ziyuan Li, Gilad Davidson-Rozenfeld, Margarita Vázquez-González, Michael Fadeev, Junji Zhang,* He Tian, and Itamar Willner*, Multi-triggered Supramolecular DNA/Bipyridinium Dithienylethene Hydrogels Driven by Light, Redox, and Chemical Stimuli for Shape-Memory and Self-Healing Applications. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018, 140, 17691.

5)       Youxin Fu, Hai-Hao Han, Junji Zhang,* Xiao-Peng He,* Ben L. Feringa, and He Tian*, Photocontrolled Fluorescence “Double-Check” Bioimaging Enabled by a Glycoprobe−Protein Hybrid. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018, 140, 8671.

6)       Zhiwei Zhang, Wenhui Wang, Michael O’Hagan, Jinghong Dai, Junji Zhang,* and He Tian*, Stepping Out of the Blue: From Visible to Near-IR Triggered Photoswitches. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202205758.

7)       Zi-Yuan Li, Ying-Ya Liu, Yuan-Jie Li, Wenhui Wang, Yanyan Song, Junji Zhang,* He Tian, High-preservation Single-cell Operation through a Photo-responsive Hydrogel-Nanopipette System. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021, 60, 5157–5161.

8)       Yi-Lun Ying, Zi-Yuan Li, Zheng-Li Hu, Junji Zhang,* Fu-Na Meng, Chan Cao, Yi-Tao Long,* and He Tian, A Time-Resolved Single Molecular Train Based on Aerolysin Nanopore. Chem (Cell press), 2018, 4, 1893.

9)       Junji Zhang, Xianzhi Chai, Xiao-Peng He*, Hae-Jo Kim*, Juyoung Yoon* and He Tian, Fluorogenic probes for disease-relevant enzymes. Chemical Society Reviews, 2019, 48, 683.

10)    Ziyuan Li, Chen Wang, Jiang Li, Junji Zhang,* Chunhai Fan, Itamar Willner* and He Tian, Functional DNA Structures and Their Biomedical Applications. CCS Chemistry, 2020, 2, 707-728.

11)    Junji Zhang, Qi Zou, and He Tian*, Photochromic Materials: More Than Meets The Eye. Advanced Materials, 2013, 25, 378.

12)    Yanzi Zhou, Peng Qiu, Defan Yao*, Yanyan Song, Yuedong Zhu, Haiting Pan, Junchen Wu*, Junji Zhang*, A crosslinked colloidal network of peptide/nucleic base amphiphiles for targeted cancer cell encapsulation. Chemical Science, 2021, 12, 10063.

13)    Xing Zhang, Junji Zhang,* Yi-Lun Ying, He Tian and Yi-Tao Long*, Single molecule analysis of light-regulated RNA:spiropyran interactions. Chemical Science, 2014, 5, 2642.

14)    Xia Liu,¹Junji Zhang,¹ Michael Fadeev, Ziyuan Li, Verena Wulf, He Tian, Itamar Willner*, Chemical and photochemical DNA “gears” reversibly control stiffness, shape-memory, self-healing and controlled release properties of polyacrylamide hydrogels. Chemical Science, 2019, 10, 1008.

15)    Youxin Fu, Xing Zhang, Feng Cao, Wenhui Wang, Guangren Qian, Junji Zhang,* Target-activated and ratiometric photochromic probe for double-check detection of toxic thiols in live cells. Science China Chemistry, 2019, 62, 1204.

16)    Fang Zhang, Zhiwei Zhang,* Long Deng, Huichao Guo, Tong Xia, Wenxuan Mao, Junji Zhang,* Green-Light Responsive Perylene Bisimides for Atom-Economic Thiol Generation and Click-Ligation. Organic Letters, 2023, 25, 872.

17)    Cheng Xu, Yong Sun, Junji Zhang,* Wei Xu,* He Tian, Adaptable and Wearable Thermocell Based on Stretchable Hydrogel for Body Heat Harvesting. Advanced Energy Materials, 2022, 12, 2201542.

18)    Zi-Yuan Li, Xiao-Jie Zhang, Yi-Ming Gao, Yanyan Song, Mia X. Sands, Shuang-Bai Zhou,* Qing-Feng Li,* Junji Zhang,* Photo-responsive Hydrogel for Contactless Dressing Change to Attenuate Secondary Damage and Promote Diabetic Wound Healing. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2023, 12, DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202202770.

19)    Zhiwei Zhang, Junji Zhang,* Bin Wu, Xin Li, Yi Chen, Jinhai Huang, Liangliang Zhu, and He Tian*, Diarylethenes with a Narrow Singlet–Triplet Energy Gap Sensitizer: a Simple Strategy for Efficient Visible-Light Photochromism. Advanced Optical Materials, 2018, 6, 201700847.

20)    Junji Zhang, He Tian*, The Endeavor of Diarylethenes: New Structures, High Performance and Bright Future. Advanced Optical Materials, 2018, 6, 201701278.

21)    Yi-Ming Gao, Zi-Yuan Li, Xiao-Jie Zhang, Junji Zhang,* Qing-Feng Li,* Shuang-Bai Zhou,* One-Pot Synthesis of Bioadhesive Double-Network Hydrogel Patch as Disposable Wound Dressing. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023, 15, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c19931.

22)    Ziyuan Li, Verena Wulf, Chen Wang, Margarita Vazquez-Gonzalez, Michael Fadeev, Junji Zhang,* He Tian, Itamar Willner*, Molecularly Imprinted Sites Translate into Macroscopic Shape-Memory Properties of Hydrogels. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2019, 11, 34282.

23)    Junji Zhang,* Wenjing Ma, Xiao-Peng He,* and He Tian, Taking Orders from Light: Photo-Switchable Working/Inactive Smart Surfaces for Protein and Cell Adhesion. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9, 8498.

24)    Xianzhi Chai, Bohan Li, Chi Chen, Weijian Zhang, Lulu Sun, Hai-Hao Han*, Yafei Zhang, Shasha Sun*, Jianming Yang, Junji Zhang*, Xiao-Peng He*, A Highly Sensitive and Selective Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe for Imaging Peroxynitrite in Living Cells and Drug-Induced Liver Injury Mice. Anal. Chem., 2023, 95, 5747.

25)    Yuedong Zhu, Haiting Pan, Yanyan Song, Chao Jing, Jia-An Gan, Junji Zhang*, Mitochondria-targeted fluorescent probe for rapid detection of thiols and its application in bioimaging. Dyes Pigments, 2021, 191, 109376.

26)    Wenxuan Mao, Lu Sun and Junji Zhang,* Fast visible light-induced synthesis of annulated perylene bisimides. Dyes Pigments, 2020, 178, 108372.

27)    Youxin Fu¹, Junji Zhang¹,* Huan Wang, Jia-Li Chen, Ping Zhao, Guo-Rong Chen, Xiao-Peng He*, Intracellular pH sensing and targeted imaging of lysosome by a galactosyl naphthalimide-piperazine probe. Dyes and Pigments, 2016, 133, 372.

28)    Wenxuan Mao, Junji Zhang,* Xin Li, Chen Li and He Tian, Regioisomerically pure multiaryl coronene derivatives: highly efficient synthesis via bay-extended perylene tetrabutylester. Chemical Communications, 2017, 53, 5052.

29)    Xianzhi Chai,¹ You-Xin Fu,¹ Tony D. James, Junji Zhang,* Xiao-Peng He* and He Tian, Photochromism and molecular logic gate operation of a water-compatible bis-glycosyl diarylethene. Chemical Communications, 2017, 53, 9494.

30)    Ziyuan Li, Yanzi Zhou, Tianyue Li, Junji Zhang*, He Tian, Stimuli-responsive hydrogels: Fabrication and biomedical applications. View, 2022, 3, 20200112.

31)    Cheng Xu, Junji Zhang,* Wei Xu, He Tian, Multifunctional organic field effect transistors constructed with photochromic molecules. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2021, 5, 1060-1075.

32)    Junji Zhang, Jiaxing Wang and He Tian*, Taking orders from light: progress in photochromic bio-materials. Materials Horizons, 2014, 1, 169.

33)    Jiaxing Wang, Xin Li, Junji Zhang,^∗ He Tian, Modulating a D-pi-A type diarylethene for on-demand Cu2+ check via photo-switchable detection range and sensitivity. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2018, 257, 77.

34)    Jiaxing Wang, Ya Gao, Junji Zhang* and He Tian, Invisible photochromism and optical anticounterfeiting based on D–A type inverse diarylethene. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2017, 5, 4571.

35)    Xianzhi Chai, Hai-Hao Han, Yi Zang*, Jia Li, Xiao-Peng He, Junji Zhang,* He Tian, Targeted photoswitchable imaging of intracellular glutathione by a photochromic glycosheet sensor. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2380.

36)    Zhiwei Zhang, Shaoze Zhang, Junji Zhang,* Liangliang Zhu, Dahui Qu*, Solvent-dependent self-assembly and morphological transition of low-molecular-weight azobenzene organogel. Tetrahedron, 2017, 73, 4891.

37)    Haiting Pan, Xianzhi Chai,* Junji Zhang,* A near-infrared fluorescent probe for fast and precise imaging of senescent cells and ovarian cancer cells via tracking β-galactosidase. Chinese Chemical Letters, 2023, 34, in press.

38)    Yan-Kai Li¹, Jun-Ji Zhang¹,* Zi-Jun Bian, You-Xin Fu, Fei Liu, Chen-Hui Wang, Xiang Ma, Jun Hu,* Hong-Lai Liu, The magic of integration: Exploring the construction of dithienylethene-based infinite coordination polymers and their synergistic effect for gaseous ammonia probe applications. Chinese Chemical Letters, 2016, 27, 518.

39)    Yi-Lun Ying¹, Junji Zhang¹, Fu-Na Meng, Chan Cao, Xuyang Yao, Itamar Willner, He Tian* & Yi-Tao Long*, A Stimuli-Responsive Nanopore Based on a Photoresponsive Host-Guest System. Scientific Reports, 2013, 3, 1662.

40)    Junji Zhang, Michael Riskin, Ronit Freeman, Ran Tel-Vered, Dora Balogh, He Tian,* and Itamar Willner,* Electrochemically Triggered Au Nanoparticles “Sponges” for the Controlled Uptake and Release of a Photoisomerizable Dithienylethene Guest Substrate. ACS Nano, 2011, 5, 5936.

41)    Junji Zhang, Michael Riskin, Ran Tel-Vered, He Tian,* and Itamar Willner*, Optically Activated Uptake and Release of Cu²⁺ or Ag⁺ Ions by or from a Photoisomerizable Monolayer-Modified Electrode. Langmuir, 2011, 27, 1380.

42)    Junji Zhang, Michael Riskin, Ran Tel-Vered, He Tian, and Itamar Willner*, Photochemical Switching of the Phase-Transition Temperatures of p-NIPAM–Pt Nanoparticles Thermosensitive Polymer Composites Associated with Electrodes: Functional Electrodes for Switchable Electrocatalysis. Chemistry A European Journal, 2011, 17, 11237.

43)    Junji Zhang, Wenjuan Tan, Xianle Meng and He Tian*, Soft mimic gear-shift with a multi-stimulus modified diarylethene. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2009, 19, 5726.

44)    Yibo Cheng¹, Yanwen Wang, Yunyi Wang, Poh-Ching Tan*, Shiyun Yu, Chi Li, Zi-Yuan Li, Qing-Feng Li, Shuang-Bai Zhou*, Chen Wang*, Junji Zhang* and He Tian, Microenvironment-feedback regulated hydrogels as living wound healing materials.  Nature Communications, 2025,16, 6050.

45)    Wenhui Wang, Jinghong Dai, Zhiwei Zhang, Junji Zhang* and He Tian*, Vintages for New Fashion: Red-Shifted Photoswitching via the Triplet-Photoreaction Channel with Charge-Transfer Complex Sensitizers. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025, 147 (6), 5486–5494.

46)    Huichao Guo, Zhiwei Zhang, Yuhao Chen, Haochen Yang, Long Deng, Jinghong Dai, Muyu Cong, Bangsen Wang, Da-Hui Qu, Wei-Hong Zhu, Junji Zhang*, He Tian, All-in-One Photoacid Generators with Green/Red-light Responsiveness and Cooperative Functionality. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2025, 64, e202425313.

47)    Tianyue Li, Xin-Yi Qian, Zi-Yuan Li*, Hao-Wen Li, Poh-Ching Tan, Chenghuizi Hu, Jiajun Jin, Shuang-Bai Zhou*, Qing-Feng Li, He Tian, Junji Zhang*, Itamar Willner*, Aptamer Functionalized Hydrogel Dressings for Post-Surgery Tumor Recurrence Inhibition and Tissue Reconstruction. Advanced Functional Materials, 2025, 2508677.

48)    Wenhui Wang, Weixin Yang, Zhiwei Zhang, Jinghong Dai, Yisheng Xub and Junji Zhang*, Amplifying dual-visible-light photoswitching in aqueous media via confinement promoted triplet–triplet energy transfer. Chem. Sci., 2024,15, 5539-5547