2004年毕业于安徽师范大学化学与材料科学学院，2009年于中国科学院福建物质结构研究所获得理学博士学位，师从毛江高研究员。攻读博士期间荣获卢嘉锡优秀研究生奖，宝钢优秀学生奖，福建物构所毕业生一等奖。2009年7月加入物构所职工队伍，2018年1月晋升为研究员，期间受国家留学基金委支持到国外交流访问。
主持国家自然科学基金面上项目、重大研究计划培育项目、青年科学基金等。2013年入选中国科学院青年创新促进会，2017年入选中国科学院海西研究院“春苗”青年人才专项，2024年获福建省自然科学基金杰出青年项目支持。以第一或通讯作者身份在J Am Chem Soc、Angew Chem、Chem Sci等国内外知名期刊发表研究论文50余篇，授权中国发明专利6项，荣获福建省自然科学二等奖一项（3/5）。

1. P. F. Li, C. L. Hu, Y. F. Li, J. G. Mao and F. Kong*, Hg4(Te2O5)(SO4): A Giant Birefringent Sulfate Crystal Triggered by a Highly Selective Cation, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024, 146, 7868-7874.

2. P. F. Li, C. L. Hu, J. G. Mao and F. Kong*, Old tree blossoms anew: Research progress on the structures and optical properties of ultraviolet selenites, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024, 517, 216000.

3. J. H. Wu, C. L. Hu, Y. F. Li, J. G Mao, and F. Kong*, [(C5H6N2)2H](Sb4F13): a polyfluoroantimonite with a strong second harmonic generation effect, Chemical Science, 2024, 15, 8071-8079.

4. B. Zhang, C. L. Hu, J. G. Mao and F. Kong*, Fully tricoordinated assembly unveils a pioneering nonlinear optical crystal (SbTeO3)(NO3), Chemical Science, 2024, 15, 18549

5. P. F. Li, C. L. Hu, F. Kong*, and J. G. Mao, The First UV Nonlinear Optical Selenite Material: Fluorination Control in CaYF(SeO3)2 and Y3F(SeO3)4, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023, 62, e202301420.

6. J. H. Wu, C. L. Hu, T. K. Jiang, J. G. Mao, and F. Kong*, Highly Birefringent d0 Transition Metal Fluoroantimonite in the Mid Infrared Band: Order-Disorder Regulation by Cationic Size, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023, 145, 24416-24424

7. Y. X. Ma, P. F. Li, C. L. Hu, J. G. Mao, and F. Kong*, Ln2F2(OH2)(MoO3)2(SeO3)2: Promising Multifunctional Nonlinear Optical Materials Created by Partial Fluorination Strategy under Corrosion Resistant Supercritical Reactions, Advanced Science, 2023, 10, 2304463.

8. M. L. Liang, Y. X. Ma, C. L. Hu, F. Kong* and J. G. Mao, Ba(MoO2F)2(QO3)2 (Q = Se, Te): Partial Fluorination of MoO6 Octahedra Enabling Two Polar Solids with Strong and Phase Matchable SHG Response, Chemistry of Materials, 2020, 32, 9688-9695.

9. M. L. Liang, C. L. Hu, F. Kong* and J. G. Mao*, BiFSeO3: An Excellent SHG Material Designed by Aliovalent Substitution, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2016, 138, 9433-9436.

10. F. Kong, S. P. Huang, Z. M. Sun, J. G. Mao*, W. D. Cheng*, Se2(B2O7): A new type of second-order NLO material, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2006, 128, 7750-7751.