1.利用富勒烯/金属富勒烯优异的物理化学特性，致力于富勒烯激发态功能材料的应用基础研究，主要以富勒烯及衍生物分子的设计、激发态特性调控及功能材料应用为研究方向。
具有长寿命激发态的富勒烯体系在人工光合作用、光催化等领域中有重要研究价值和广阔应用前景。近年来，实现了富勒烯的高产率高选择性制备；揭示了激发态特性调控机制，获得了具有长寿命激发态的富勒烯材料；实现了长寿命激发态富勒烯材料在光催化去除甲醛产品及分解水产氢应用中的新突破。以第一/通讯作者在Nat. Commun., JACS等高影响力的期刊上发表文章，授权发明专利15项，6项实现成果转化。
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(4) Yongqiang Chai, Xiaolong Liu, Bo Wu*, Liping Liu, Zhuan Wang, Yuxiang Weng*, Chunru Wang*. In Situ Switching of Photoinduced Electron Transfer Direction by Regulating the Redox State in Fullerene-Based Dyads. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142 (9), 4411-4418.
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