1、π-共轭有机大分子（聚合物和超分子）的合成及其光电行为研究，重点在：研究成本较低、易于实施的聚合方法；同时，研究新型OLED材料、染料敏化太阳能电池材料的合成和器件性能评价；荧光型化学传感器材料研究及对应器件。

2、新型有机硅单体及聚合物的结构性能关系。包括高纯有机硅单体的制备方法研究、笼状有机硅大分子的功能化，硅-碳树脂和硅-硅树脂的合成及性能。

3、含三氟甲基和二氟甲基大分子的合成及其性能；

4、新体系热固性树脂（环氧、双马来酰亚胺、苯并噁嗪等）的结构和性能研究，及其在纤维复合材料、封装工艺中的应用。

(1) Y. Liu, H. Lai, B. Rong, T. Zhou, J. Hong, C. Yuan, S. Zhao, X. Zhao, B. Jiang, and Q. Fang,*

“Titanium-Mediated Direct Carbon-Carbon Double Bond Formation to a-Trifluoromethyl Acids: A New Contribution to the Knoevenagel Reaction and a High-Yielding and Stereoselective Synthesis of a-Trifluoromethylacrylic Acids” Adv. Synth. Catal. 2011, 353, 3161.

(2) C.Yuan, J. Hong, Y. Liu, H. Lai, Q. Fang “Pd(II)-Catalyzed Base-free Oxidative Homocoupling of Fluorene Diboronic Acid Ester: A New Approach for the Synthesis of -Conjugated Polymers”. J Polym Sci Polym Chem 2011, 49, 4098.

(3) J. Sun, H. Lai, H. Zhong, Q. Fang* “Synthesis and properties of solution-processible oligomers for the use of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)” Thin Solid Films 2011, 519, 7772.

(4) H. Lai, J. Hong, P. Liu, C. Yuan, Y. Li,* and Q. Fang* “Multi-Carbazole Derivatives: New dyes for Highly Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells” RSC Advances, in revision.

(5) H. Zhong, H. Lai, and Q. Fang*, “New Conjugated Triazine Based Molecular Materials for the Application in Optoelectronic Devices: Design, Synthesis and Properties” J. Phys. Chem. C 2011, 115, 2423.

(6) S. Ren, D. Zeng, H. Zhong, Y. Wang, S. Qian, and Q. Fang*, “Star-Shaped Donor-π-Acceptor Conjugated Oligomers with 1,3,5-Triazine Cores: Convergent Synthesis and Multifunctional Properties” J. Phys. Chem. B , 2010, 114, 10374.

(7) Y. Liu, H. Lai, H. Zhong, E. Xu, J. Du, Y. Li *, Q. Fang *, “New Low Bandgap Molecules Based on Ethylene-Separated Benzothiadiazoles: Synthesis and Bandgap Comparison”, Tetrahedron Letters 2010, 51, 4462.

(8) J. Sun, H. Zhong, E. Xu, D. Zeng, J. Zhang, H. Xu, W. Zhu, Q. Fang* “An X-shaped Solution-Processible Oligomer Having an Anthracene Unit as a Core: A New Organic Light-Emitting Material with High Thermostability and Efficiency” Organic Electronics, 2010,11.74.

(9) E. Xu, H. Zhong, H. Lai, D. Zeng, J. Zhang, W. Zhu, Q. Fang* “A New Polymeric Light-Emitting Material with Pure Green Emission: Poly(fluorene-altquinoxaline) with Benzothiadiazole Groups in the Side Chain” Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2010, 211, 651

(10) E. Xu, H. Zhong, J. Du, D. Zeng, S. Ren, J. Sun, Q. Fang*, “The Synthesis and Properties of Novel pi-Conjugated 2,1,3-Benzothiadiazole Oligomers” Dyes and Pigments 2009, 80, 194.

(11) S. Ren, J. Cheng, D. Zeng, W. Zhu, J. Sun, J. Du, E. Xu, H. Zhong, Y. Liu, Q. Fang*, “A New Pi-Conjugated Star-Shaped Polymer Comprising of Full Fluorene Units: An Efficient Blue Emitter Without Reduction of Color Purity Undergoing an Annealing” Synthetic Metals 2009, 159, 29.

(12) H. Zhong, E. Xu, D. Zeng, J. Du, J. Sun, S. Ren, B. Jiang, Q. Fang* "New Optoelectronic Materials Based on Bitriazines: Synthesis and Properties", Org. Lett., 2008, 10, 709-712.

(13) J. Du, E. Xu, H. Zhong, F. Yu, C. Liu, H. Huang, D. Zeng, S. Ren, S. Ren, Y. Liu, A. Cao, Q. Fang,* "Alkyl Side Chain Driven Tunable Red–Yellow–Green Emission: Investigation on the New p-Conjugated Polymers Comprising of 2,7-Carbazole Unit and 2,1,3-Benzo-thiadiazole Units with Different Side Chains" J Polym Sci Polym Chem, 2008, 46, 1376.