1. 新型光敏劑制備及柔性太陽能電池研究
2. 激光防護與（近紅外與激光）隱身材料研究
3. 納米熱控功能涂層材料
4. 生物影像及組織工程材料研究

社會兼職：
中文核心期刊《功能材料》期刊通訊編委，以及國際Macromolecules(大分子)、J. Mater Chem (材料化學期刊)、J. Polym. Sci. (高分子科學)、Polymer、Synthatical Metal和Dye&Pigments (染料)等國際著名學術期刊的通訊審稿專家。

榮譽獲獎:
1.“國家突出貢獻專家"
2.“首批新世紀百千萬人才工程國家級人選”
3.獲教育部“首批新世紀國家優秀人才"
4.獲中國兵器工業總公司部級科技進步三等獎1項
5.安徽省高校優秀科技成果獎1項

主講課程：
高分子化學、高分子合成化學

已取得的主要研究成果：
”可溶性光電功能共軛高分子材料”、“全波段太陽能吸收材料”、“有機/無機分子雜化納米發光材料控制制備”和“納米低介電功能材料分子構筑研究”。

主要論文：
1. Ning Du , Zhen Yang , Xiang Yang Liu , Yang Li , and Hong Yao Xu，Structural Origin of the Strain-Hardening of Spider Silk，Adv. Funct. Mater. , 2011, 21: 772–778 2. Xiao Dan Zhao, Hai Ming Fan, Xiang Yang Liu, Haihua Pan, and Hong Yao Xu, Pattern-Dependent Tunable Adhesion of Superhydrophobic MnO2 Nanostructured Film, Langmuir, 2011, 27, 3224–3228 3. Bing Yuan, Jing-Liang Li Xiang Yang Liu, Yu-Qiang Ma and Hong-Yao Xu, Critical behavior of confined supramolecular soft materials on a microscopic scalew, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 2793–2795 4. Zhengquan Yan, Shanyi Guang*, Hongyao Xu*, Xiangyang Liu, An effective real-time colorimeteric sensor for sensitive and selective detection of cysteine under physiological condition, Analyst, 2011, 136(9):1916-1921 5. Bing Yuan, Xiang-Yang Liu*, Jing-Liang Li and Hong-Yao Xu, “Volume Confinement Induced Microstructural Transitions and Property Enhancements of Supramolecular Soft Materials”, Soft Matter, 2011, 7: 1708-1713. 6. Xinyan Su, Shanyi Guang, Changwei Li, Hongyao Xu,* Xiangyang Liu, Xin Wang, and Yinglin Song, Molecular Hybrid Optical Limiting Materials from Polyhedral Oligomer Silsequioxane: Preparation and Relationship between Molecular Structure and Properties, Macromolecules, 2010, 43, 2840–2845
7. Ben-hong Yang, Hong-yao Xu,* Zhen-zhong Yang and Chao Zhang, Controllable Preparation of Ultra-low-dielectric Nanoporous Silica via Inorganic-organic Hybrid Templates, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 2469–2473
8. Wang Xin, Guan Shanyi, Xu Hongyao, Su Xinyan, Zhu Xuhui, Li Cun. Preparation and Properties of Oxadiazole- Containing Polyacetylenes as Electron Transport Materials， J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2010, 48, 1406-1414
9. Benhong Yang, Hongyao Xu, Zhenzhong Yang, Xiangyang Liu. Design and Architecture of Low-Dielectric-Constant Organic–Inorganic Hybrids from Octahydridosilsesquioxanes. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2009, 19(47): 9038-9044
10. Xinyan Su, Shanyi Guang, Hongyao Xu, Xiangyang Liu, Sheng Li, Xin Wang, Yan Deng, Pei Wang. Controllable Preparation and Optical Limiting Properties of POSS-Based Functional Hybrid Nanocomposites with Different Molecular Architectures. Macromolecules, 2009, 42(22): 8969-8976
11. Jinghua Shi, Xiangyang Liu, Jingliang Li, Christina S. Strom, Hongyao Xu. Spherulitic Networks: From Structure to Rheological Property. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2009, 113(14): 4549-4554
12. Xin Wang,a,b Shanyi Guang,a Hongyao Xu,*a,b Xinyan Su,b Junyi Yang,c Yinglin Song,c Naibo Lin,a and Xiangyang Liu，Thermally stable oxadiazole-containing polyacetylenes: Relationship between molecular structure and nonlinear optical properties， Journal of Chemistry of Materials, 2008, 18(35): 4204-4209.
13. Xinyan Su, 1,2 Hongyao Xu, 1,2,* Quanzhen Guo 2, Guang Shi 3, Junyi Yang 3, Yinglin Song 3, Xiangyang Liu, Stilbene-containing Polyactylenes: Molecular Design, Synthesis, and Relationship between Molecular Structure and NLO Properties, J. Polymer Science: Part A, polymer Chemistry, 2008, 46(13): 4529-4541.
14. Xin Wang, Jincui Wu, Hongyao Xu, Pei Wang, Ben Zhong Tang, “Preparation and property of two soluble oxadiazole-containing functional polyacetylene”, J. Polymer Science: Part A, polymer Chemistry, 2008, 46(6): 2072-2083
15. Xinyan Su a,b, Hongyao Xu a,b,*, Junyi Yang c, Naibo Lina, Yinglin Song, Soluble functional polyacetylenes for optical limiting: relationship between optical liming properties and molecular structure, Polymer, 2008, 49：3722-3730.

近幾年承擔的科研項目：
目前課題組成員主持和參加的的省部級以上科研項目：
國家自然科學基金項目4項
國家自然科學基金國際合作項目1項
國家973項目1項
企業委托等等4項課題


其他：
研究工作簡介：近年來參加“國家973計劃”1項、“上海市重大項目”1項，連續主持7項國家自然科學基金、1項自然科學基金國際合作項目、1項教育部“新世紀優秀人才支持計劃”基金、1項國家科技部基金、其它省部級科研項目8項和國際國內企業委托項目3項等課題研究工作。已在Advanced Functional Materials、Macromolecules, J. of Materials Chemistry, J. Polymer Science, Polymer等國內外重要學術期刊發表論文170余篇,被SCI和EI收錄120余篇,論文被它引800余次。申請發明專利15項，獲科技進步和成果獎2項。 企業合作：同美國知名化工企業亨斯邁公司以及國內上市企業金發科技等國外內大公司，聯合培養工程碩士和進行新材料產業開發聯合研究。