目前从事的主要研究工作包括半导体纳米材料的化学制备、结构及其性能表征研究；功能材料新制备技术开发；电极材料的合成及其改性等方面的研究。
在研主持项目有国家自然科学基金、教育部高校博士点基金、江苏省自然科学基金、自主科研专项重大研究计划、“卓越计划”紫金之星项目、企业横向课题及校基金项目等。
主持中国博士后科学基金、中国科学院王宽诚博士后工作奖励基金、国家自然科学基金、教育部博士学科点基金、江苏省自然科学基金，以及自主科研专项重大研究计划、“卓越计划”紫金之星项目、企业横向课题等项目。参与国家973计划、科技部重大科技项目各一项。 已发表SCI学术论文80余篇，H-index 37，引用超过4200余次。
Recent publications：
1. Construction of all-solid-state Z-scheme 2D BiVO4/Ag/CdS composites with robust photoactivity and stability. Applied Surface Science, 2019, 498, 143900.
2. Holey g-C3N4 nanosheet wrapped Ag3PO4 photocatalyst and its visible-light photocatalytic performance. Solar Energy, 2019, 191, 70-77.
3. Magnetically separable CdS/ZnFe2O4 composites with highly efficient photocatalytic activity and photostability under visible light. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2018, 1 (2), 831-838.
4. In situ formation of CsPbBr3/ZnO bulk heterojunctions towards photodetectors with ultrahigh responsivity. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2018, 6 (45), 12164-12169.
5. Multifunctional Ag nanoparticles in heterostructured Ag2MoO4/Ag/AgBr cubes with boosted photocatalytic performances. Solar Energy, 2018, 170, 124-131.
6. Two-dimensional CsPbBr3/PCBM heterojunctions for sensitive, fast and flexible photodetectors boosted by charge transfer. Nanotechnology, 2018, 29 (8), 085201.
7. High Efficient Photodegradation and Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production of CdS/BiVO4 Heterostructure through Z-Scheme Process. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2017, 5 (1), 303-309.