1）高稳定性水系电池及相关电解液体系
2）锌基可充二次电池正极材料及电解液

主持科技部重点研发计划课题任务，安徽省自然科学基金等项目5项。长期从事微纳米材料及电解液相关研究。近年来在ACS Nano, Energy Environ. Mater., Progress in Materials Science 等杂志发表学术论文50余篇，论文引用>1000次，H-index 16。

一、代表性论文列表
1.Li, Z. Q.; Peng, Y.; Liu, C.; Zhang, X.; Li, X.; Huang, Y.; Ren, Y.; Ji, D.; Cao, G. Oxygen-deficient TiO2 Yolk-shell Spheres for Enhanced Lithium Storage Properties. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS 2021, https://doi.org/10.1002/eem2.12156.
2.Ren, Y.; Zhang, N.; Arain, Z.; Mateen, M.; Chen, J.; Sun, Y.; Li, Z. Polymer-induced lattice expansion leads to all-inorganic CsPbBr3 perovskite solar cells with reduced trap density. Journal of Power Sources 2020, 475, 228676. （通讯作者）
3.Li, Z. Q.; Ren, Y.; Mo, L.; Liu, C.; Hsu, K.; Ding, Y.; Zhang, X.; Li, X.; Hu, L.; Ji, D.; Cao, G. Impacts of Oxygen Vacancies on Zinc Ion Intercalation in VO2. ACS Nano 2020, 14, 5581-5589.
4.Ding, Y.; Yang, I. S.; Li, Z. Q.; Xia, X.; Lee, W. I.; Dai, S. Y.; Bahnemann, D. W.; Pan, J. H. Nanoporous TiO2 spheres with tailored textural properties: Controllable synthesis, formation mechanism, and photochemical applications. Progress in Materials Science 2020, 109, 100620. (综述文章，共同一作)
5.Li, Z.-Q.; Mo, L.-E.; Chen, W.-C.; Shi, X.-Q.; Wang, N.; Hu, L.-H.; Hayat, T.; Alsaedi, A.; Dai, S.-Y. Solvothermal Synthesis of Hierarchical TiO2 Microstructures with High Crystallinity and Superior Light Scattering for High-Performance Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2017, 9, 32026-32033.
6.Li, Z.-Q.; Que, Y.-P.; Mo, L.-E.; Chen, W.-C.; Ding, Y.; Ma, Y.-M.; Jiang, L.; Hu, L.-H.; Dai, S.-Y. One-Pot Synthesis of Mesoporous TiO2 Micropheres and Its Application for High-Efficiency Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2015, 7, 10928-10934.
7.Li, Z.-Q.; Ding, Y.; Mo, L.-E.; Hu, L.-H.; Wu, J.-H.; Dai, S.-Y. Fine Tuning of Nanocrystal and Pore Sizes of TiO2 Submicrospheres toward High Performance Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2015, 7, 22277-22283.
二、主持的项目列表
1. 高效稳定大面积钙钛矿太阳电池关键技术及成套技术研发，国家重点研发计划子课题
2. TiO2中空微纳结构演变及带隙同步调控机制研究，安徽省自然科学基金青年基金
3. 酮及有机胺类化合物对TiO2中空分级结构及带隙同步调控研究，院长火花基金
4. 微纳米TiO2中空结构构建及带隙调控研究，中科院光伏与节能材料重点实验室基金
5. 染料敏化太阳电池中TiO2亚微米球介观结构研究，中国博士后科学基金