1.      碳纳米分子的化学活性及功能分子的结构设计

碳纳米分子制备的新型电池材料电极，相比传统石墨具有显著的性能提升。针对碳纳米分子的氧化还原性质研究，利用单晶X射线衍射表征解析分子结构，分析结构变化规律。

2.      碳纳米簇合物的结构设计及光学性质

设计不同尺度基于碳纳米材料的金属配合材料，尺寸从分子材料到纳米簇材料，分析解析结构，并深入了解分子结构的光学应用。

3.      基于纳米碳金属分子的磁性材料

基于碳纳米材料设计分子磁性材料，通过结合结构和性质，深入研究分子材料的磁学应用。

代表性论文

1.      Z. Zhou, M. A. Petrukhina, Planar, curved and twistedmolecular nanographenes: Reduction-induced alkali metal coordination. Coord.Chem. Rev. 2023, 486, 215144.

2.      Z. Zhou, Z. Wei, X. Yao, X.-Y. Wang, K. Müllen, M.Jo, M. Shatruk, M. A. Petrukhina, Planar, curved and twisted molecularnanographenes: Reduction-induced alkali metal coordination. Cryst. GrowthDes. 2023, 23, 1189-1194.

3.      Z. Zhou, M. Pennachio, Z. Wei, M. L. Heldner, M. A.Petrukhina, T. A. Schaub, Synthesis, structural characterization, and reductivecleavage of an oxygen-containing naphthyl macrocycle. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2023,26, e202300168.

4.      Z. Zhou, D. T. Egger, C. Hu, M. Pennachio, Z. Wei, R.K. Kawade, Ö. Üngör, R. Gershoni-Poranne, M. A. Petrukhina, I. V. Alabugin.Localized antiaromaticity hotspot drives reductive dehydrogenative cyclizationsin bis- and mono-helicenes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144,12321-12338.

5.      Z. Zhou,J. M. Fernández-García, Y. Zhu, P. J. Evans, R. Rodríguez, J. Crassous, Z. Wei,I. Fernández, M. A. Petrukina, N. Martin. Site-specific reduction-induced hydrogenationof a helical bilayer nanographene with K and Rb metals: Electron multiadditionand selective Rb+ complexation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2022, 61, e202115747.

6.      Z. Zhou, J. McNeely, J. Greenough, Z. Wei, H. Han, M.Rouzières, A. Yu. Rogachev, R. Clérac, M. A. Petrukhina. Lanthanide-mediated tuningof electronic and magnetic properties in heterotrimetallic cyclooctatetraenyl multideckerself-assemblies. Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 3864-3874.

7.     Z.Zhou, Y. Zhu,Z. Wei, J. Bergner, C. Neiß, S. Doloczki, A. Görling, M. Kivala, M. A.Petrukhina. Reversible structural rearrangement of π-expanded cyclooctatetraeneupon two-fold reduction with alkali metals. Chem. Commun. 2022,58, 3206-3209.

8.   Z.Zhou, Y. Zhu,J. M. Fernández-García, Z. Wei, I. Fernández, M. A. Petrukhina, N. Martín.Stepwise reduction of a corannulene-based helical molecular nanographene withNa metal. Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 5574-5577.

9.    Z. Zhou, Z. Wei, K.Ikemoto, S. Sato, H. Isobe, M. A. Petrukhina. Chemical reductionof nanosized [6]cyclo‐2,7‐naphthylene macrocycle. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2021, 60, 12201-11205.

10.    Z. Zhou,Y. Zhu, Z. Wei, J. Bergner, C. Neiß, S. Doloczki, A. Görling, M. Kivala, M. A.Petrukhina. Reduction of π-expanded cyclooctatetraene with lithium:Stabilization of the tetraanion through internal Li+ coordination. Angew.Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 3510-3514.

11.    Z.Zhou, Ö. Üngör, Z. Wei, M. Shatruk, A. Tsybizova,R. Gershoni-Poranne, M. A. Petrukhina. Tuning magnetic interactions between triphenyleneradicals by variation of crystal packing in structures with alkali metal counterions.Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 14844-14853.

12.    Z.Zhou, Z. Wei, T. Hirao, T. Amaya, M. A.Petrukhina. Structural consequences of two-fold deprotonation of sumanene:Embedding two Cp-rings into a nonplanar carbon framework. Organometallics 2021, 40, 2023-2026.

13.    Z. Zhou,Z. Wei, T. A. Schaub, R. Jasti, M. A. Petrukhina. Structural deformation andhost-guest properties of doubly-reduced cycloparaphenylenes, [n]CPPs2−(n = 6, 8, 10, and 12). Chem. Sci. 2020, 11,9305-9401.

14.    Z. Zhou, L. Fu, Y. Hu, X.-Y. Wang, Z. Wei, A. Narita, K.Müllen, M. A. Petrukhina. Compressing double [7]helicene by successive chargingwith electrons. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59,15923-15927.

15.    Z. Zhou, R. K. Kawade, Z. Wei, F. Kuriakose, Ö.Üngör, M. Jo, M. Shatruk, R. Gershoni-Poranne, M. A.Petrukhina, I. V. Alabugin. Negative charge as a lens for concentratingantiaromaticity: Using a pentagonal "defect" and helicene strain forcyclizations. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 1256-1262.

16.    Z. Zhou, X.-Y. Wang, Z. Wei, K. Müllen, M. A. Petrukhina.Charging OBO-fused double [5]helicene with electrons. Angew. Chem. Int.Ed. 2019, 58, 14969-14973.

17.    Z. Zhou, Z. Wei, Y. Tokimaru, S. Ito, K. Nozaki, M. A.Petrukhina. Stepwise reduction of azapentabenzocorannulene. Angew. Chem.Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 12107–12111.

18.    Z. Zhou, S. N. Spisak, Q. Xu, A. Yu. Rogachev, Z. Wei, M. Marcaccio, M. A. Petrukhina. Fusing planar group to a bowl: Electronic and molecular structure,aromaticity and solid state packing of naphthocorannulene and its anions. Chem.Eur. J. 2018, 24, 3455–3463.

19.    Z. Zhou, J. Greenough, Z. Wei,M. A. Petrukhina. The dinuclear scandium(III) cyclooctatetraenyl chloridecomplex di-μ-chlorido-bis[(η8-cyclooctatetraene)(tetrahydrofuran-κO)scandium(III)].ActaCrystallogr., Sect. C: Struct. Chem. 2017. 73,420–423.