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Overview

Derong Cao is affiliated with South China University of Technology in China and has an extensive research profile spanning multiple scientific disciplines. Their primary fields of study encompass Materials Science, Chemistry, and Engineering, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to scientific inquiry.

The scientist's work covers specialized subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Spectroscopy, Organic Chemistry, and Molecular Biology. These areas contribute to a broad understanding of both fundamental and applied science in material and chemical research contexts.

Key research topics addressed by Derong Cao include:

  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research

Derong Cao has contributed to a diverse range of scientific publications. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Recent advances in type I organic photosensitizers for efficient photodynamic therapy for overcoming tumor hypoxia," 2023, published in Journal of Materials Chemistry B
  • "Recent advances on reaction-based amine fluorescent probes," 2021, published in Dyes and Pigments
  • "Interfacial Engineering of PTAA/Perovskites for Improved Crystallinity and Hole Extraction in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells," 2022, published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Development of a novel chromophore reaction-based fluorescent probe for biogenic amines detection," 2021, published in Journal of Materials Chemistry B
  • "Pyrrolopyrrole aza-BODIPY dyes for ultrasensitive and highly selective biogenic diamine detection," 2020, published in Sensors and Actuators B Chemical

Their frequent coauthors include Lingyun Wang, Hao Tang, Xueguang Ran, Hanlun Wu, and Chufeng Zhang, highlighting a collaborative network within the scientific community.

Derong Cao's work has appeared in multiple publication venues, with a significant number of articles published in journals such as:

  • Dyes and Pigments
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry B
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Chemical Communications

This body of work positions Derong Cao as a researcher with considerable focus on the development and application of advanced materials, particularly in the domains of fluorescence, sensing technologies, and perovskite-based materials.

Best Publications

  • A facile and efficient preparation of pillararenes and a pillarquinone.

    Derong Cao;Yuhui Kou;Jianquan Liang;Zhizhao Chen

  • Phenothiazine-based dyes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

    Zu-Sheng Huang;Herbert Meier;Herbert Meier;Derong Cao

  • A Conjugated Polymeric Supramolecular Network with Aggregation-Induced Emission Enhancement: An Efficient Light-Harvesting System with an Ultrahigh Antenna Effect

    Linxian Xu;Zaiyu Wang;Rongrong Wang;Lingyun Wang

  • Enhanced performance of the dye-sensitized solar cells with phenothiazine-based dyes containing double D-A branches.

    Derong Cao;Jinan Peng;Yanping Hong;Xiaoming Fang

  • Organic dye bearing asymmetric double donor-π-acceptor chains for dye-sensitized solar cells.

    Yanping Hong;Jin-Yun Liao;Derong Cao;Xufeng Zang

  • Study on the interface modification of bagasse fibre and the mechanical properties of its composite with PVC

    Yu-Tao Zheng;Yu-Tao Zheng;De-Rong Cao;De-Rong Cao;Dong-Shan Wang;Dong-Shan Wang;Jiu-Ji Chen;Jiu-Ji Chen

  • Amino acid modified xanthone derivatives: novel, highly promising membrane-active antimicrobials for multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacterial infections.

    Jun-Jie Koh;Shuimu Lin;Thet Tun Aung;Fanghui Lim

  • Controllable Construction of Biocompatible Supramolecular Micelles and Vesicles by Water-Soluble Phosphate Pillar[5,6]arenes for Selective Anti-Cancer Drug Delivery

    Xiao-Yu Hu;Xin Liu;Wenyi Zhang;Shan Qin

  • A new photoresponsive coumarin-derived Schiff base: Chemosensor selectively for Al3+ and Fe3+ and fluorescence “turn-on” under room light

    Lingyun Wang;Huihui Li;Derong Cao

  • Design and synthesis of amphiphilic xanthone-based, membrane-targeting antimicrobials with improved membrane selectivity.

    Hanxun Zou;Jun-Jie Koh;Jianguo Li;Shengxiang Qiu

  • Interfacial Engineering of PTAA/Perovskites for Improved Crystallinity and Hole Extraction in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells.

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  • Synthesis and Conformational Properties of Nonsymmetric Pillar[5]arenes and Their Acetonitrile Inclusion Compounds

    Yuhui Kou;Hongqi Tao;Derong Cao;Zhiyong Fu

  • Synthesis and characterization of novel red‐emitting alternating copolymers based on fluorene and diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives

    Derong Cao;Derong Cao;Qilin Liu;Wenjing Zeng;Shaohu Han

  • Efficient synthesis of copillar[5]arenes and their host–guest properties with dibromoalkanes

    Luzhi Liu;Derong Cao;Yi Jin;Hongqi Tao

  • Recent advances in type I organic photosensitizers for efficient photodynamic therapy for overcoming tumor hypoxia.

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  • A novel phenol-based BODIPY chemosensor for selective detection Fe3+ with colorimetric and fluorometric dual-mode

    Lingyun Wang;Guipo Fang;Derong Cao

  • Pillar[n]arenes—a Novel, Highly Promising Class of Macrocyclic Host Molecules

    Derong Cao;Herbert Meier;Herbert Meier

  • Dithienopyrrolobenzothiadiazole-based organic dyes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

    Zu-Sheng Huang;Hao-Lin Feng;Xu-Feng Zang;Zafar Iqbal

  • Recent advances on reaction-based amine fluorescent probes

    Lingyun Wang;Xueguang Ran;Hao Tang;Derong Cao

  • Phenothiazine-based dyes with bilateral extension of π-conjugation for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

    Zafar Iqbal;Wu-Qiang Wu;Dai-Bin Kuang;Lingyun Wang

  • Synthesis and host-guest properties of pillar[6]arenes

    HongQi Tao;DeRong Cao;LuZhi Liu;YuHui Kou

  • Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Containing Polyfluorenes: Facile Method To Tune Emission Color and Improve Electron Affinity

    Derong Cao;Qilin Liu;Wenjing Zeng;Shaohu Han

  • Double D–π–A branched dyes – a new class of metal-free organic dyes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

    Herbert Meier;Herbert Meier;Zu-Sheng Huang;Derong Cao

Frequent Co-Authors

Lingyun Wang
Lingyun Wang South China University of Technology
Herbert Meier
Herbert Meier Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Dai-Bin Kuang
Dai-Bin Kuang Sun Yat-sen University
Donald T.H. Tan
Donald T.H. Tan National University of Singapore
Junbiao Peng
Junbiao Peng South China University of Technology
Dieter Schollmeyer
Dieter Schollmeyer Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Xiang Ma
Xiang Ma East China University of Science and Technology
Chandra S. Verma
Chandra S. Verma Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Wu-Qiang Wu
Wu-Qiang Wu University of Queensland
Xiaoming Fang
Xiaoming Fang South China University of Technology

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