Sanping Chen, a full Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science,NorthwestUniversity. He graduated from Yan’an University in 1993. He received M.S in 1998 and Ph. D. in 2006 atNorthwestUniversity. As a visiting scholar, he performed cooperative researches atUniversity of Antwerp,Belgiumin 2010 andBrigham Young University,USAin 2012. He is honored as a “Sanwu Rencai” Scholar of Shaanxi Province, 2010. His research interests focus on synthesis, structure, morphology and thermodynamics of functional coordination compounds.
Selected Publications:
1. San-Ping Chen, Yi-Xia Ren, Wei-Tao Wang, Sheng-Li Gao. Nanoporous Lanthanide-carboxylate frameworks based on 5-nitroisophthalic acid. Dalton Trans., 2010,39,1552-1557.
2. Bing Li, San-Ping Chen, Qi Yang, Sheng-Li Gao.R-phenyldicarboxyl (R = H, NO2 and COOH) modular effect on Ni(II) coordination polymers incorporated with a versatile connector 1H-3-(3-pyridyl)-5-(4-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazole. Polyhedron, 2011, 30, 1213–1218.
3. Yan Huang, Gang Xie, Sanping Chen, Shengli Gao. Preparation and photocatalytic activity of Sb2S3/Bi2S3 doped TiO2 from complex precursor via gel–hydrothermal treatment. J. Solid State Chem., 2011, 184, 502–508.
4. Jiao, B. J., Chen, S. P., Zhao, F. Q., Hu, R. Z., Gao, S. L. A new high-nitrogen compound [Mn(ATZ)(H2O)4]•2H2O: Synthesis and characterization. J. Hazard. Mater., 2007, 142,(1-2), 550-554.
5. Chen, S. P., He, J., Gao, S. L. Thermochemical study of the solid complexes Ln[(CH3)2NCS2)]3(C12H8N2)(Ln=Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy). J Chem. Eng. Data, 2008, 53(8),1762-1766.
6. Chen, S. P., Sun, S., Gao, S. L. Solid chemistry of the Zn-II/1,2,4-triazolate/anion system:Separation of 2D isoreticular layers tuned by the terminal counteranions(X=Cl-,Br-,I-,SCN-). J. Solid State Chem., 2008, 181(12), 3308-3316.
7. Shuai, Q., Chen, S. P., Gao,S.L. Structural and thermal properties of three novel alkaline earth metal coordination polymers based on 5-hydroxylsophthalate ligand. Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2007,360(5),1381-1387.
8. Chen, S. P., Shu, S., Gao, S. L. Synthesis and structural determination of three metal-organic frameworks in aCo-3-amino-1,2,4-triazole system. Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2009,362(9),3043-3048.
9. Xie, X. F., Chen, S. P., Xia, Z. Q., Gao, S. L. Construction of metal-organic frameworks with transitional metals based on the 3,5-bis(4-pyridyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole ligand. Polyhedron, 2009, 28(4),679-688.
10. Weitao Wang, Sanping Chen, Shengli Gao. Syntheses and Characterization of Lead(II)N,N-Bis[1(2)H-tetrazol-5-yl]amine Compounds and Effects on Thermal Decomposition of Ammonium Perchlorate. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2009, (23), 3475-3480.