1.       有机/高分子/碳纳米光电功能材料设计、合成

2.       高效有机太阳能电池器件构筑

1.  基金委优秀青年基金，“小分子有机太阳能电池”，2015.1-2017.12

2.  基金委面上项目，“可溶液处理小分子给体材料优化设计与光伏性能研”，2015.1-2017.12

3.  基金委面上项目，“基于窄带隙非富勒烯受体的全小分子有机太阳能电池”，2018.1-2021.12

4.  基金委青年基金“基于TTF支链单元的新型聚合物的合成与光伏性质研究”，2010/01-2012/12 

设计合成了一系列寡聚分子光电材料，基于此材料的有机太阳能电池效率已突破12%，在此研究领域一直处于国际领先地位。发表SCI论文40余篇，专著（章节）2部，获授权专利6项。    

1.        Evaluation of Small Molecules as Front Cell Donor Materials for High-Efficiency Tandem Solar Cells, Zhang, Q, Wan, XJ*; Liu, F; Kan, B; Li, MM; Feng, HR; Zhang, HT; Russell,TP*; Chen, YS*,  Adv. Mater. , 2016, 28, 7008–7012.

3.        Solution processed and high performance organic solar cells using small molecules with benzodithiophene unit, Zhou, JY; Zuo, Y; Wan, XJ; Long, GK; Zhang, Q; Ni, W; Liu, YS; Li, Z; He, G; Li, CX; Kan, B; Li, MM; Chen, YS* J. Am. Chem. Soc., 135 (23): 8484–8487, 2013.

5.        Small Molecules Based on Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene Unit for High-Performance Solution-Processed Organic Solar Cells, Zhou, JY; Wan, XJ; Liu, YS; Zuo, Y; Li, Z; He, GR; Long, GK; Ni, W; Li, CX; Su XC; Chen, YS* J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134(39): 16345–16351, 2012.

7.        High Performance Solar Cells using a Solution Processed Small Molecule Containing Benzodithiophene Unit, Liu, YS; Wan, XJ*; Wang, F; Zhou, JY; Long, GK; Tian, JG; Chen, YS * Adv. Mater., 23(45): 5387-5391, 2011.

9.<span " style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal">        Graphene – A Promising Material for Organic Photovoltaic Cells, Wan, XJ; Long, GK; Huang, Lu;  Chen, YS, Adv. Mater., 23(45): 5342-5358, 2011.