自组装是指构筑基元（如有机小分子、大分子、生物分子和纳米颗粒等）自发形成有序结构的现象和过程，是创造新物质和产生新功能的重要手段。配位驱动自组装（Coordination-driven self-assembly）和逐级自组装（Hierarchical self-assembly）为配位超分子的基础与应用研究提供了无限可能性，因为它兼具超分子自组装构筑结构的可设计性和可控性，以及金属配合物丰富的光、电、磁等性质。基于配位驱动自组装和逐级自组装，我们的研究方向如下：

（1）通过稳定配位超分子配位驱动自组装和逐级自组装，精准构筑二维多孔聚合物及应用。

（2）基于配位键和动态共价键化学，以稳定配位超分子为新型金属有机配体，精准构筑三维超分子笼和超分子簇及应用。

（3）逐级自组装精准构筑超分子多级结构及应用。

Self-assembly is an important avenue to create new substances and new functions via the process in which building blocks (such as small organic molecules, macromolecules, biomolecules, and nanoparticles) spontaneously form ordered structures. Coordination-driven self-assembly and hierarchical self-assembly provide infinite possibilities for the construction and applications of coordination supramolecules, since the structure of supramolecules can be rationally designed and controlled and the metal-organic complexes possess rich optical, electrical and magnetic properties. Based on coordination-driven self-assembly and hierarchical self-assembly, our research mainly focuses:

(1) Precise construction and applications of porous two-dimensional polymers from ultra-stable coordination supramolecules based on coordination-driven self-assembly and hierarchical self-assembly.

(2) Precise construction and applications of three-dimensional supramolecular cages and clusters from ultra-stable coordination supramolecules based on coordination chemistry and dynamic covalent chemistry.

(3) Hierarchical self-assembly and applications of coordination supramolecules.

1. Fu, H.; Zhang, X.; Liu, P.; Li, B.; Wu, B.; Tao, Y.; Lu, Q.; Li, Y.; Huang, J.; Zhang, F.; He, T.; Chen, Z.; Wang, H.; Su, C.; Zang, H.-Y.; Yu, X.*; Li, X. A chiral sodium lanthanum sulfate for second-order nonlinear optics and proton conduction. Inorg. Chem. Front. 2024, DOI: 10.1039/d4qi01708k.

2. Ma, G.; Li, W.; Wang, F.; Zhang, L.; Chen, B.*; Yu, X.*; Hu, W.; Ding, T.; Zhou, B.; Zhang, Z.* Biomimetic (Co, Ni, W)O_xN_y/WO₃ photoelectrocatalyst for robust seawater oxidation. J. Alloys Compd. 2024, 1007, 176490.

3. Yang, Z.; Wang, X.; Penocchio, E.*; Ragazzon, G.*; Chen, X.; Lu, S.; Zhou, Y.; Fu, K.; Liu, Z.; Cai, Y.; Yu, X.*; Li, X.; Li, X.*; Feng, W.; Yuan, L.* Beyond single-cycle autonomous molecular machines: Light-powered shuttling in a multi-cycle reaction network. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202414072.

4. Lu, S.;^# Zhang, Z.;^# Zhu, Y.; Tao, Y.; Lin, Q.; Zhang, Q.; Lv, X.; Hua, L.; Chen, Z.; Wang, H.; Zhuang, G.-L.; Zhang, Q.-C.*; Guo, C.*; Li, X.; Yu, X.* Enhancing effect of fullerene guest and counterion on the structural stability and electrical conductivity of octahedral metallo-supramolecular cages. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202410710 (^#: equal contribution to the work).

5.  李志凯, 罗思琪, 陈敏, 於秀君*, 李霄鹏*, 双三联吡啶钌配合物的研究进展（Research Progress of Bis(terpyridine)-Ruthenium(II) Complexes）. 化学学报（Acta Chim. Sinica）2023, 81, 1447–1461.

6. Chen, Z.;^# Xie, Y.;^# Wang, H.; Yu, X.*; Li, X. Effects of metal cations and counter anions on the structural stability of isoquinoline-based metallo-supramolecular cages. Chin. J. Chem. 2023, 41, 2793–2800 (^#: equal contribution to the work).

7. Guo, C.; Su, F.; Su, P.; Yu, X.*; Li, X.* Luminescent terpyridine-based metallo-supramolecular systems: from design to applications. Sci. China Chem. 2023, 66, 1940–1962.

8. He, H.; Zhang, S.; Chen, Z.; Wang, H.; Yu, X.*; Li, X.* Molecular complexes, supramolecular architectures and metallo-polymers based on chiral terpene-fused 2,2’:6’,2’’-terpyridines. Chem. Lett. 2023, 52, 370–380.

9. Li, Z.; Chen, M.; Chen, Z.; Zhu, Y.; Guo, C.; Wang, H.; Qin, Y.; Fang, F.; Wang, D.; Su, C.; He, C.; Yu, X.*; Lu, Z.*; Li, X.* Non-equilibrium nanoassemblies constructed by confined coordination on a polymer chain. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 22651–22661.

10. Yu, X.; Chen, Z.; Li, X.* Reticular chemistry in action: 3D porphyrinic COFs with scu topology. Chem 2022, 8, 2899–2901.

11. Dhamija, A.;^# Gunnam, A.;^# Yu, X.;^# Lee, H.; Hwang, I.-C.; Ko, Y. H.; Kim, K.* Dramatically enhanced reactivity of fullerenes and tetrazine towards the inverse-electron-demand Diels-Alder reaction inside a porous porphyrinic cage. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202209326 (^#: equal contribution to the work).

12. Shao, L.; Li, S.; Feng, L.; Pei, X.; Yu, X.*; Song, J.*; Zhuang, J.* Layer-by-layer growth of ferrocene decorated metal-organic framework thin films and studies of their electrochemical properties. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2022, 596, 153525.

13. Yu, X.; Guo, C.; Lu, S.; Chen, Z.; Wang, H.; Li, X.* Terpyridine-based 3D discrete metallo-supramolecular architectures. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2022, 43, 2200004.

14. Yu, X.; Hu, Y.; Guo, C.; Chen, Z.; Wang, H.; Li, X.* Discrete terpyridine-lanthanide molecular and supramolecular complexes. Supramol. Mater. 2022, 1, 100017.

15. Yu, X.;^# Wang, B.;^# Kim, Y.;^# Park, J.; Ghosh, S.; Dhara, B.; Mukhopadhyay, R. D.; Koo, J.; Kim, I.; Kim, S.; Hwang, I.-C.*; Seki, S.*; Guldi, D. M.*; Baik, M.-H.*; Kim, K.* Supramolecular fullerene tetramers concocted with porphyrin boxes enable efficient charge separation and delocalization. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 12596–12601 (^#: equal contribution to the work).

16. Yu, X.*; Zhong, H.; Xian, Y.; Wang, Z.; Schneider, S.; Scherr, J.; Abu-Husein, T.; Zhang, Z.*; Terfort; A.* Highly oriented and polyoxo- metalate-incorporating surface-attached metal-organic frameworks for efficient dye adsorption and water oxidation. Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 16627–16632.

17. Zhuang, J.*; Shen, Y.; Xue, Y.; Yan, M.; Cheng, H.; Chen, Z.; Yu, X.*; Lian, X.; Zhu, S. Electrochemical deposition of perylene-based thin films from aqueous solution and studies of visible-light-driven oxidation of alcohols. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2020, 3, 9098–9106.

18. Yu, X.;^# Xian, Y.;^# Wang, C.; Mao, H.; Kind, M.; Abu-Husein, T.; Chen, Z.; Zhu, S.; Ren, B.; Terfort, A.*; Zhuang, J.* Liquid-phase epitaxial growth of highly oriented and multivariate surface-attached metal-organic frameworks. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 18984–18993 (^#: equal contribution to the work).

19. Yu, X.; Zhuang, J.; Scherr, J.; Abu-Husein, T.; Terfort, A.* Minimization of surface energies and ripening out-compete template-effects in the surface-growth of metal-organic frameworks. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 8348–8352.

2021  深圳市海外高层次人才("孔雀计划")

2020  CSC Research Award，韩国基础科学研究院

2019  Young Coordination Chemist Poster Award, 第七届亚洲配位化学年会

2015  法兰克福大学奖学金

2012  河南省三好学生，河南省优秀应届毕业生

2021  Peacock Talent, Shenzhen Municipal Government

2020  CSC Research Award, Institute for Basic Science (Korea)

2019  Young Coordiantion Chemist Poster Award, ACCC7

2015  The 1st rank of Annual Scholarship, University of Frankfurt

2012  Graduate of Merit/Triple A Student, Excellent Graduate Student, Henan Province