研究领域
1. 碳纳米管的表面功能改性及其有机无机纳米复合材料的制备
以碳纳米管为研究模板，采用化学接枝方法对纳米管表面进行修饰，制备以改性纳米管为核，功能性聚合物或无机纳米粒子为表面修饰层的复合材料。
2. 固相二氧化碳吸附材料的设计与制备
以浓乳液聚合方法制备的有机多孔材料或以无机微球为模版，通过表面化学改性制备高比表面积的固相多孔材料，实现对二氧化碳的高效吸附。
3. 聚合物性能的理论计算与预测
采用理论计算方法，构建聚合物分子链的相互作用及参数体系，研究聚合物性能的变化规律，并对新结构聚合物材料的性能进行预测。
近期论文
[1] Zhou Hongfu; Zhang Chen; Li Hangquan; Du Zhongjie, Fabrication of silica nanoparticles on the surface of functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes, Carbon, 49(1), 126-132, 2011.
[2] Zhou Hongfu; Zhang Chen; Li Hangquan; Du Zhongjie, Decoration of Fe3O4 nanoparticles on the surface of poly(acrylic acid) functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes by covalent bonding, Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 48(21), 4697-4703, 2010.
[3] Liu Yanxin; Zhang Chen; Du Zhongjie, The preparation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes encapsulated by poly(3-acrylaminopropylsiloxane) with silica nanospheres on the polymer surface, Carbon, 46(13), 1670-1677, 2008.
[4] Xu Mengjin; Zhang Chen; Du Zhongjie; Mi Jianguo, Structures and surface tensions of fluids near solid surfaces: An integral equation theory study, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 116(22), 6514-6521, 2012.
[5] Wang Xiao; Du Zhongjie; Zhang Chen, Multi-walled carbon nanotubes encapsulated with polyurethane and its nanocomposites, Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 46(14), 4857-4865, 2008.