Engineer Institute
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PERSONAL DETAILS:
*.* Address: Department of Organic Chemistry
(& Department of Materials and Interfaces)
Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot 76100, Israel
E-mail: ********.***@********.**.**
or *********@*****.***.**
1.3 Telephone: 972-*-*******; (O)
1.4 Date of birth: Oct. 18, 1971
1.5 Gender: Male
1.6 Nationality: Chinese
1.7 research interests:
(1) (Bio-)molecular electronics and Biophysics;
(2) Surface and (Electro-)analytical chemistry
Surface plasmon resonance (SPR);
Electroanalysis.
(3) Nanoparticles and nanomaterials;
electroless Au plating;
self assembly-based or bio-inspired routes to fabrication of novel
structures with nm-sized dimensions, and their (bio-)applications.
1.8 Main Skills:
AFM;
Solid state and wet electrochemical current transport measurements;
electrochemistry;
SPR;
preparation of nanoparticles and nanomaterials;
preparation of thin films of hard and soft matter by self-assembly and
their characterization.
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EDUCATION:
Year Institute Major/Degree
2000 2003 Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS Anal. Chem., PhD
1998 2000 Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS Anal. Chem.,M.Sc.
1989 1993 Zhejiang University of Technology Chem. Engn, B..Engn
POST-DOCTORAL EXPERIENCE:
2004 present
with Mordehay Sheves, Organic Chemistry Department of the Weizmann
Institute of Science, Israel (jointly with David Cahen, Department of Materials
and Interfaces, WIS)
Main research topic: Bacteriorhodopsin (BR) monolayer-based opto-electronic
junctions; (bio)-molecular electronics.
SCHOLARSHIPS/ AWARDS:
2000 Changchun Inst. of Appl. Chem. Inst. Scholarship excel.
2002 Chinese Academy of Sciences Liu Yongling Scholarship (PhD, elite)
2003 Chinese Academy of Sciences President Scholarship excel.
2004/2005 Weizmann Inst. of Science Norman Sosnow PD. Fellowship
2005 Chinese Academy of Sciences (one of) top 50 excellent doctoral
theses in all areas of science in 2005
2005/2006 Weizmann Inst. of Science Feinberg Grad. School PD Fellowship
WORK EXPERIENCE:
1993 1998 SongYang Gaolin Clay Company, Ltd., Zhejiang, China
Asst. Chemical Engineer, directed the Anal. Chem. Lab.
LANGUAGES: Chinese (Mandarin, mother language);
English (reading / writing: excellent;
speaking / understanding: very good)
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REFERENCES:
Mordehay Sheves : Prof., Organic Chemistry Department;
Dean, Faculty of Chemistry,
Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
+972-*-*******(Tel.)
e-mail: ****.******@********.**.**
David Cahen : Prof., Materials and Interfaces Department,
Shaefer chair of Energy Research
Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
+972-*-*******(Tel.)
e-mail: *****.*****@********.**.**
Shaojun Dong: Prof. of Chemistry,
Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS
+86-431-******* (Tel.) e-mail: ******@****.**.**
Erkang Wang: Prof. of Chemistry,
Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS
+86-431-******* (Tel.) e-mail: ******@****.**.**
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PUBLICATIONS:
(in Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
1. Controlled Nucleation and Growth of Surface-Confined Gold Nanoparticles on a
(3-aminopropyl)trimethoxysilane-Modified Glass Slide: A Strategy for SPR
Substrates.
Yongdong Jin, Xiaofeng Kang, Yonghai Song, Bailin Zhang, Guangjin Cheng, Shaojun
Dong. Anal. Chem. 2001, 73, 2843-2849.
2. Diffusion-Limited, Aggregation-Based, Mesoscopic Assembly of Roughened
Core-Shell Bimetallic Nanoparticles into Fractal Networks at the Air-Water
Interface.
Y.D. Jin, S.J. Dong. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 2002, 41, 1040-1044.
3. Fabrication of Au(111) Single-Crystal Nanoisland-Arraied Electrode ensembles by
Template-Directed Seeding Growth.
Yongdong Jin, Shaojun Dong, Chem. Commun. 2002, 1780-1781.
4. Robust Core-Shell Supramolecular Assemblies Based on Cationic Vesicles and
Ring-Shaped Polyoxomolybdate Nanoclusters: Template-Directed Synthesis and
Characterizations.
Y.D.Jin, L.H. Bi, Y. Shao, and S.J.Dong. Chemistry - A European Journal
2004. 10, 3225-3231.
5. Direct Electrochemistry and Surface Plasmon Resonance Characterization of
Alternate Layer-by-Layer Self-assembled DNA-Myoglobin Thin Films on
Chemically Modified Gold Surfaces.
Y. D. Jin, Y. Shao, and S. J. Dong. Langmuir 2003, 19, 4771-4777.
6. One-pot synthesis and characterization of novel bimetallic nanostructures with
hollow interiors and bearing nano-spike.
Y.D.Jin and S.J.Dong. J. Phys. Chem. B.. 2003, 107, 129**-*****.
7. Probing UPD-induced Surface Atomic Rearrangement of Polycrystalline Gold
Nanofilms using Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy and Cyclic
Voltammetry.
Y.D.Jin, S.J.Dong. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2003, 107, 139**-*****.
8. Electrochemical Design of Monolayer-Level Platinum-Coated Gold Core-Shell
Nanoparticle Monolayer Films as Novel Nanostructured Electrocatalysts for
Oxygen Reduction.
Y.D.Jin, Y. Shen, S.J.Dong. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2004, 108, 8142-8147.
9. In Situ Analysis of Electropolymerization of Aniline by Combined
Electrochemistry and Surface Plasmon Resonance.
Xiaofeng Kang, Yongdong Jin, Guangjin Cheng, and Shaojun Dong. Langmuir 2002,
18, 1713-1718
10. Surface Plasmon Resonance Studies on the Electrochemical Doping/Dedoping
Processes of Anions on Polyaniline-Modified Electrode.
Xiaofeng Kang, Yongdong Jin, Guangjin Cheng, and Shaojun Dong. Langmuir 2002,
18, 103**-*****
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11. DNA-templated assembly and electropolymerization of aniline on gold surface.
Yong Shao, Yongdong Jin, Shaojun Dong. Electrochem. Commun. 4 (2002)
773 779.
12. Layer-by-layer assemblies consisting of Vandium-substituted Keggin type
heteropolytungstate anions and their electrocatalytic behavior.
Shengyong Zhai, Jianyun Liu, Yongdong Jin, Shaojun Dong. Chem. J. Chinese
Universities. 2003, 24, 992-995.
13. Biomimetic synthesis of gold-based crystalline nanostructures by amino acids.
Y. Shao, Y. D. Jin, S. J. Dong. Chem. Commun. 2004, 1104-1105.
14. A method for cathodic polymerization of aniline by in situ electrogenerated
intermediate at gold surface.
Y. Shao, Y. D. Jin, X. P. Sun, S. J. Dong. Thin Solid Films 2004, 458, 47-51.
15. Fabrication and characterization of DNA /Qpvp-Os redox-active multilayer
film.
J.Y. Liu, Y. D. Jin, A. G. Wu, Z. Li, S. J. Dong. Electroanalysis 2004, 16,
1931-1937.
16. Effect of colloidal gold size on the conformational changes of adsorbed
Cytochrome c: probing by circular dichroism, UV-visible, and infrared
spectroscopy.
X. Jiang, J. G. Jiang, Y. D. Jin, E. K. Wang, S. J. Dong. Biomacromolecules 2005,
6, 46-53.
17. conducting polymer polypyrrole supported bilayer lipid membranes.
Y. Shao, Y. D. Jin, J. L. Wang, F. Zhao, S. J. Dong. Biosensors & Bioelectronics
2005, 20, 1373-1379.
18. Electrochemical Thinning of Thicker Gold Film with Qualified Thickness for
Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensing.
J. L. Wang, Y. Shao, Y. D. Jin, F. Wang, and S. J. Dong. Anal. Chem. 2005, 77,
5760 5765.
19. Size-dependent aggregates of gold nanoparticles induced by a molecular
fork .
H.F. Bao, Z.Q. Peng, Y.D. Jin, S.J. Dong and E.K. Wang, New J. Chem., 2005,
29, 1004-1006.
20. Designed Nanostructured Pt Film for Electrocatalytic Activities by
Underpotential Deposition Combined Chemical Replacement Techniques.
M. H. Huang, Y. D. Jin, H. Q. Jiang, X. P. Sun, H. J. Chen, B. F. Liu, E. K. Wang,
and S. J. Dong. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005, 109, 152**-*****.
in Weizmann Institute of Science
21. Surface Plasmon Resonance Mediated Colloid Gold Monolayer Junctions.
Y. D. Jin*, and N. Friedman. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 119**-*****.
22. Chemically Induced Enhancement of Opto-electronic Response of
Halobacterium Purple Membrane Monolayer.
Y. D. Jin, N. Friedman, D. Cahen, M. Sheves. Chem. Commun. 2006, 1310-1312.
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23. Bacteriorhodopsin (bR) as an Electronic Conduction Medium: Current
transport through bR-containing monolayers.
Y. Jin, N.Friedman, M. Sheves, T. He, D. Cahen, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA.
(PNAS), provisionally accepted (2006)
24. Bacteriorhodopsin Monolayer Based Planar Metal-Insulator-Metal Junctions
via Biomimic Vesicle fusion: Preparation, Characterization, and
Bio-optoelectronic Characteristics.
Y. Jin, N. Friedman, M. Sheves, D. Cahen, in preparation.
25. Gold Nanoparticle-Enhanced Current Transport through Nanometer Scale
Insulating Layers.
Y. Jin*, D. Cahen, N. Friedman, M. Sheves, in preparation.
(updated April 15, 2006)
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