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Mingfei Zhou

Mingfei Zhou

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
12057
World Ranking
9755
National Ranking
1634

Overview

Mingfei Zhou is affiliated with Fudan University in China and specializes in the field of Chemistry, with a focus on Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Spectroscopy, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Their research portfolio includes a substantial number of publications covering advanced chemical physics and the synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic and organometallic compounds.

Their main research topics include:

  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
  • Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
  • Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms

Mingfei Zhou has contributed to multiple recent publications, illustrating the scope of their research interests and collaborations. Notable papers include:

  • "Transition-Metal Chemistry of the Heavier Alkaline Earth Atoms Ca, Sr, and Ba," 2021, published in Accounts of Chemical Research
  • "Metal-CO Bonding in Mononuclear Transition Metal Carbonyl Complexes," 2021, published in JACS Au
  • "Side-On Bonded Beryllium Dinitrogen Complexes," 2020, published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Orbital Electrowetting-on-Dielectric for Droplet Manipulation on Superhydrophobic Surfaces," 2024, published in Advanced Materials
  • "Beryllium Atom Mediated Dinitrogen Activation via Coupling with Carbon Monoxide," 2020, published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition

The researcher has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Guanjun Wang, Xiaoqing Zeng, Gernot Frenking, Lina Wang, and Yangyu Zhou, indicating a network of sustained joint research efforts.

Their work appears predominantly in reputable scientific journals such as:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Best Publications

  • Spectroscopic and theoretical investigations of vibrational frequencies in binary unsaturated transition-metal carbonyl cations, neutrals, and anions.

    Mingfei Zhou;Lester Andrews;Charles W. Bauschlicher

  • Spectroscopic and theoretical studies of transition metal oxides and dioxygen complexes.

    Yu Gong;Mingfei Zhou;Lester Andrews

  • Observation of alkaline earth complexes M(CO)8 (M = Ca, Sr, or Ba) that mimic transition metals

    Xuan Wu;Lili Zhao;Jiaye Jin;Sudip Pan

  • OCBBCO: A neutral molecule with some boron-boron triple bond character

    Mingfei Zhou;Nobuko Tsumori;Zhenhua Li;Kangnian Fan

  • Identification of an iridium-containing compound with a formal oxidation state of IX

    Guanjun Wang;Mingfei Zhou;James T. Goettel;Gary J. Schrobilgen

  • Probing the intermediates in the MO + CH4 ↔ M + CH3OH reactions by matrix isolation infrared spectroscopy

    Guanjun Wang;Mingfei Zhou

  • Reaction of Laser-Ablated Uranium Atoms with CO: Infrared Spectra of the CUO, CUO-, OUCCO, (η2-C2)UO2, and U(CO)x (x = 1−6) Molecules in Solid Neon

    Mingfei Zhou;Lester Andrews;Jun Li;Bruce E. Bursten

  • Octa-coordinated alkaline earth metal–dinitrogen complexes M(N 2 ) 8 (M=Ca, Sr, Ba)

    Qian Wang;Sudip Pan;Shujun Lei;Jiaye Jin

  • Reactions of Laser-Ablated Niobium and Tantalum Atoms with Oxygen Molecules: Infrared Spectra of Niobium and Tantalum Oxide Molecules, Anions, and Cations

    Mingfei Zhou;Lester Andrews

  • Infrared spectra of the CO2− and C2O4− anions isolated in solid argon

    Mingfei Zhou;Lester Andrews

  • Metal-CO Bonding in Mononuclear Transition Metal Carbonyl Complexes.

    Gernot Frenking;Gernot Frenking;Israel Fernández;Nicole Holzmann;Sudip Pan;Sudip Pan

  • Formation and characterization of the boron dicarbonyl complex [B(CO)2](-).

    Qingnan Zhang;Wan-Lu Li;Cong-Qiao Xu;Mohua Chen

  • Infrared spectra and pseudopotential calculations for NUO+, NUO, and NThO in solid neon

    Mingfei Zhou;Lester Andrews

  • Infrared Photodissociation Spectroscopy of Mononuclear Iron Carbonyl Anions

    Guanjun Wang;Chaoxian Chi;Jieming Cui;Xiaopeng Xing

  • Reactions of Laser-Ablated Co, Rh, and Ir with CO: Infrared Spectra and Density Functional Calculations of the Metal Carbonyl Molecules, Cations and Anions in Solid Neon

    Mingfei Zhou;Lester Andrews

  • Carbon Monoxide Bonding With BeO and BeCO3: Surprisingly High CO Stretching Frequency of OCBeCO3

    Mohua Chen;Qingnan Zhang;Mingfei Zhou;Diego M. Andrada

  • Infrared spectra and density functional calculations of Cu(CO)1–4+, Cu(CO)1–3, and Cu(CO)1–3− in solid neon

    Mingfei Zhou;Lester Andrews

  • Reactions of laser-ablated iron atoms with carbon monoxide: Infrared spectra and density functional calculations of FexCO, Fe(CO)x, and Fe(CO)x− (x=1,2,3) in solid argon

    Mingfei Zhou;George V. Chertihin;Lester Andrews

  • Reactions of Group IV Metal Atoms with Water Molecules. Matrix Isolation FTIR and Theoretical Studies

    Mingfei Zhou;Luning Zhang;and Jian Dong;Qizong Qin

  • B4(CO)2: A New, Observable σ−π Diradical

    Mingfei Zhou;Qiang Xu;Zhi-Xiang Wang;Paul von Ragué Schleyer

  • Infrared Spectra and Density Functional Calculations for OScCO, Sc-(η2-OC)O, OSc-(η2-CO), and Three OScCO+ Cation Isomers in Solid Argon

    Mingfei Zhou;Lester Andrews

Frequent Co-Authors

Lester Andrews
Lester Andrews University of Virginia
Gernot Frenking
Gernot Frenking Philipp University of Marburg
Jun Li
Jun Li National University of Singapore
Zhen Hua Li
Zhen Hua Li Fudan University
Qiang Xu
Qiang Xu Kyoto University
Kangnian Fan
Kangnian Fan Fudan University
Charles W. Bauschlicher
Charles W. Bauschlicher Ames Research Center
Xuefeng Wang
Xuefeng Wang Tongji University
Jun Li
Jun Li Tsinghua University
Zheng-Wen Fu
Zheng-Wen Fu Fudan University

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