Cai Jiarong
Cai Jiarong
Ph.D., Associate Professor

Cai Jiarong, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Graduated from Jiangnan University

Special Talent:China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) Future Women Scientists Program, Postdoctoral Innovation Talent Support Program, Nankai University Hundred Young Talents Program
AddressRoom 403, South Building, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, No. 94 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin
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Email: jrcai@nankai.edu.cnn
Research Group Websitehttps://panglab.nankai.edu.cn
Research Interest: Chiral Sensing at Inorganic Nanointerfaces

History

2016.9-2022.1, Jiangnan University, Ph.D.

2022.1-2024.5, Nankai University, Postdoc/Assistant Researcher

2024.5-Present, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Associate Professor / Doctor Advisor

Honors and Awards

The 8th Future Women Scientists Program, China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), 2023

Postdoctoral Innovation Talent Support Program, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, 2022

Outstanding Scientific Research Achievement Award for Women Scientists, Chinese Society of Biophysics, 2022

Jingbo Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Nomination Award, Chinese Chemical Society, 2022

First Prize of RSC Poster Competition, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2021

Scientific Achievements & Selected Publications

She focuses on the research of chiral sensing at inorganic nanointerfaces. As the first author or corresponding author, she has published more than 10 SCI Tier-1 papers in journals including Nature Nanotechnology, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, Chem, ACS Nano, and Analytical Chemistry. She has applied for 9 Chinese invention patents, with 5 authorized. She has presided over projects such as the General Program and Youth Science Fund Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the Postdoctoral Innovation Talent Support Program of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the General Program of the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, and the Jiangsu Provincial Graduate Innovation Project, and has participated in the Major Project of NSFC.

1. Jiarong Cai; Wei Zhang; Liguang Xu; Changlong Hao; Wei Ma; Maozhong Sun; Xiaoling Wu; Xian Qin; Felippe Mariano Colombari; André Farias de Moura; Jiahui Xu; Mariana Cristina Silva; Evaldo Batista Carneiro-Neto; Weverson Rodrigues Gomes; Renaud A. L. Vallée; Ernesto Chaves Pereira; Xiaogang Liu; Chuanlai Xu; Rafal Klajn; Nicholas A. Kotov; Hua Kuang; Polarization Sensitive Optoionic Membranes from Chiral Plasmonic Nanoparticles, Nat. Nanotechnol., 2022, 17, 408-416.

2. Jiarong Cai; An-An Liu; Xue-Hui Shi; Haohao Fu; Wei Zhao; Liguang Xu; Hua Kuang; Chuanlai Xu; Dai-Wen Pang; Enhancing Circularly Polarized Luminescence in Quantum Dots through Chiral Coordination-Mediated Growth at the Liquid/Liquid Interface, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 24375-24385.

3. Jiarong Cai; Jing Zhao; Xiaoqing Gao; Wei Ma; Dan Meng; Hongyu Zhang; Changlong Hao; Maozhong Sun; Hua Kuang; Chuanlai Xu; Liguang Xu; Magnetic Field Tuning Ionic Current Generated by Chiromagnetic Nanolms, ACS Nano, 2022, 16, 11066-11075.

4. Jiarong Cai; Wei Ma; Changlong Hao; Maozhong Sun; Jun Guo; Liguang Xu; Chuanlai Xu; Hua Kuang; Artificial Light-Triggered Smart Nanochannels Relying on Optoionic Effects, Chem, 2021, 7, 1802-1826.

5. Jiarong Cai; Wei Ma; Liguang Xu; Changlong Hao; Maozhong Sun; Xiaoling Wu; Felippe Mariano Colombari; André Farias Moura; Mariana Cristina Silva; Evaldo Batista CarneiroNeto; Ernesto Chaves Pereira; Hua Kuang; Chuanlai Xu; Self-Assembled Gold Arrays that Allow Rectification by Nanoscale Selectivity, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 17418- 17424.

6. Xinyu Wang; Wenhui Yan; Dai-Wen Pang; Jiarong Cai*; From Synthesis to Chiroptical Activities: Advancements in Circularly Polarized Luminescent Inorganic Quantum Dots, Nanoscale, 2025, 17, 158-186.

7. Wenhui Yan; Xinyu Wang; Dai-Wen Pang; Jiarong Cai*; Interface-Driven Self-Assembly: A Robust Strategy for Chiral Generation and Amplification in Inorganic Nanomaterials, Nano Res., 2025, 18, 94907158.

8. Jiarong Cai*; Wei Zhao; Wenhui Yan; Xinyu Wang; Yuning Zhang; Dai-Wen Pang*; Circularly polarized luminescence inorganic quantum dots: synthesis strategies and luminescence mechanism. Sci. Sin. Chim., 2024, 54, 1165-1177.

9. Jiarong Cai; Changlong Hao; Maozhong Sun; Wei Ma; Chuanlai Xu; Hua Kuang; Chiral Shell Core-Satellite Nanostructures for Ultrasensitive Detection of Mycotoxin, Small, 2018, 14 (13), e1703931.

10. Mengying Pan#Jiarong Cai#; Si Li; Liguang Xu; Wei Ma; Chuanlai Xu; and Hua Kuang; Aptamer-Gated Ion Channel for Ultrasensitive Mucin 1 Detection, Anal. Chem., 2021, 93, 4825-4831.

Professional Cultivation
Our research group focuses on the field of chiral nanomaterials, covering their synthesis, characterization, exploration of circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) mechanisms, and applications in chiral sensing. We welcome students with backgrounds in chemistry, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry, semiconductor materials, or optics to join us and jointly advance the development of this cutting-edge field.