Key Labs

Key Laboratory of Advanced Light Conversion Materials and Biophotonics，ALCMB

In the realm of science, light serves not only as a fundamental form of energy but also as a highly efficient carrier of information. With a deepening understanding of light and its interactions with matter, new technologies, materials, and devices related to light energy conversion and manipulation have significantly propelled high-tech advancements in fields such as energy, information, environment, health, agriculture, and defense. The establishment and refinement of theoretical frameworks and methodologies in the fields of photophysics, photochemistry, and photobiology have provided scientific foundations for understanding life systems, including natural photosynthesis, efficient solar energy utilization, development of novel optoelectronic materials, and the promotion of ecological conservation. This progress has notably driven advancements in advanced information storage/display, photonics materials/devices, photodynamic medical treatments, photo-functional drugs, and nanofabrication in the high-tech sector.

Bringing together research teams with diverse backgrounds in chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, computer science, and electronics, the laboratory has gradually developed interdisciplinary and uniquely advantageous research directions. In recent years, with a focus on 'Advanced Light Conversion Materials and Technologies' and based on the overall layout of 'Materials-Structure-Properties-Applications' in the field of chemistry, the laboratory has achieved outstanding results in fundamental and applied research on functional molecules and materials. Five unique and interdisciplinary research directions have emerged: (1) antioxidants; (2) photovoltaics; (3) photothermal; (4) photosynthesis; and (5) imaging. The laboratory has established unique research characteristics in areas such as biomimetic materials, biosensors, solar cells, photothermal and photochemical conversion, and has achieved remarkable success.

Institutes

(1) Institute of Resource Recycling and Protection

Environmental pollution and resource scarcity are significant challenges facing contemporary human society. Addressing these challenges is a key driver for promoting a harmonious coexistence between humans and nature, facilitating essential sustainable development of the economy and society. The Institute of Resource Recycling and Protection will focus on organized research around topics such as environmental pollution control mechanisms and technologies, resource regeneration and protection. The main research directions include: mechanisms and technologies for water pollution control, theories and technologies for environmental pollution catalytic control, technologies for monitoring environmental pollutants and assessing health, theories and technologies for efficient utilization and protection of water resources, mechanisms and technologies for biomass resource utilization, and theories and technologies for solid waste resource utilization.

(2) Institute of Materials Science and Engineering

Materials are the material foundation of human production and life, serving as the cornerstone of social progress and human civilization. The Institute of Materials Science and Engineering conducts research focusing on key issues in materials science such as material design, preparation and processing, structure and properties, and material utilization. The institute is dedicated to developing new structural and functional materials for applications in fields such as healthcare, energy, environment, information technology, and biotechnology.

(3) Institute of Material Structure and Analysis

The main research directions of the Institute of Material Structure and Analysis primarily include functional molecular and material structure dynamics, neuroelectrochemical analysis, theoretical chemistry and computational chemistry, environmental catalysis and energy catalysis, and ultrafast reaction kinetics.

(4) Institute of Synthetic Resources

As a crucial foundational field in chemistry, synthetic chemistry focuses on the research and application of synthetic methodologies guided by the synthesis of molecules with specific functionalities. The long-term goal is to develop new reactions, reagents, catalysts, and materials with independent intellectual property rights. The main research directions of this institute include organic synthesis and catalysis, inorganic synthesis and catalysis, organometallic chemistry, organic fluorine chemistry, natural products and medicinal chemistry, and organic functional materials chemistry.