Dr Sun Zelin

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Research Assistant Professor

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Research Overview

1. My research interest mainly focuses on organic thermoelectric materials, involving (1) the design, synthesis and application of organometallic polymers and small-molecule materials; (2) the fabrication of thermoelectric generator as well as the study of the performance of their TE conversion efficiency.

Research Interests

Achievements

Situation of Thesis Publication

Z. Sun, K. Kobori, K. Nomura* and M. S. Asano*. “Star-Shaped ROMP Polymers Coated with Oligothiophenes That Exhibit Unique Emission” ACS Omega. 2022, 7, 13270-13279.
M.-T. Lau, Z. Li, Z. Sun and W.-Y. Wong*, “Synthesis, Characterization and Thermoelectric Properties of New Non-Conjugated Nitroxide Radical-Containing Metallopolymers”, Polymer, 2022, 253, 12500.
J. Li, Z. Wang, Z. Sun, L. Xu, and W.-Y. Wong*, “Effect of the Linking Group on the Thermoelectric Properties of Poly(Schiff Base)s and Their Metallopolymers”, Chem Asian J., 2021, 16, 1911–1917. (Front Cover)
Z. Sun, J. Li, and Wai-Yeung Wong*. “Emerging Organic Thermoelectric Applications from Conducting Metallopolymers” Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2020, 221, 2000115.
Z. Sun, O. Palawat, H. Aoki, B. Kitiyanan, K. Nomura*. “Phenoxide-Modifified Half-Titanocenes Supported on Star-Shaped ROMP Polymers as Catalyst Precursors for Ethylene Copolymerization” Organometallics 2020, 39, 2998-3009. (Front Cover)
Z. Sun, K. Nomura*. “One-Pot Synthesis of End-Functionalised Soluble Star-Shaped Polymers by Living Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerisation Using Molybdenum-Alkylidene Catalyst” RSC Adv. 2018, 8, 27703-27708.
Z. Sun, K. Morishita, K. Nomura* “Precise Synthesis of Soluble End-Functionalized Star-Shaped Polymers via Core First Approach by Living Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) of Norbornene” Catalysts 2018, 8, 670.
Z. Sun, E. Yue, M. Qu,* I. V. Oleynik, I. I. Oleynik, K. Li, T. Liang, W. Zhang and W.-H. Sun*. “8-(2-Cycloalkylphenylimino)-5,6,7-trihydro-quinolylnickel halides: polymerizing ethylene to highly branched and lower molecular weight polyethylenes” Inorg. Chem. Front. 2015, 2, 223-227. (Front Cover)
Z. Sun, F. Huang, M. Qu*, E. Yue, I. V. Oleynik, I. I. Oleynik, Y. Zeng, T. Liang, K. Li, W. Zhang and W.-H. Sun*. “Targeting polyethylene waxes: 9-(2-cycloalkylphenylimino)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro- cycloheptapyridylnickel halides and their use as catalysts for ethylene polymerization” RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 77913-77921.
F. Huang, Z. Sun, S. Du, E. Yue, J. Ba, X. Hu, T. Liang, G. Gall and and W.-H. Sun*. “Ring-tension adjusted ethylene polymerization by aryliminocycloheptapyridyl nickel complexes”. Dalton Trans., 2015, 44, 14281–14292.
Q. Yan, Z. Sun, W. Zhang, K. Nomura, W.-H. Sun*. “Vanadyl Di(5-t-butyl-2-(aryliminomethyl)quinolin-8-olate): Synthesis, Characterization, and Ethylene (Co-)Polymerization” Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2014, 215, 1744−1752.
C. Xi*, Z. Sun and Y. Liu. “Cyclotrimerization of terminal alkynes catalyzed by the system of NiCl₂/Zn and (benzimidazolyl)-6-(1-(arylimino)ethyl)pyridines”. Dalton Trans., 2013, 42, 13327–13330.
S. Cai, C. Chen*, Z. Sun and C. Xi*. “CuCl-catalyzed ortho trifluoromethylation of arenes and heteroarenes with a pivalamido directing group”. Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 4552-4554.

Patents

黄维扬，孙泽林；专利申请号：202111638847.9；含有二茂铁的环戊二噻吩型金属有机聚合物及其制备方法与应用、复合热电薄膜；中国，发明专利。
黄维扬，孙泽林；专利申请号：202210901321.3；一类含有卟啉骨架结构的有机共轭聚合物及其制备方法与应用；中国，发明专利。
黄维扬，孙泽林，刘美彤；专利申请号：202210131218.5；含有氮氧自由基与二茂铁基团的非共轭有机聚合物及其制备方法与应用、复合热电薄膜；中国，发明专利。
黄维扬，孙泽林，刘美彤；专利申请号：202210392594.X；含有氮氧自由基与二茂铁基团的共轭有机金属聚合物及制备方法与应用、复合热电薄膜；中国，发明专利。
许林利，黄维扬，孙泽林，孙继斌，张德清；专利申请号：202211174499.9；一种含铂金属有机共轭聚合物热电材料及其热电器件制备方法；中国，发明专利。
孙泽林，岳二林，张文娟，孙文华；授权公告号：CN 105646597 B；N-5,6,7-氢化喹啉-8-芳基亚胺镍配合物催化剂及其制备方法与应用；中国，发明专利。