研究方向：有機/高分子光電信息功能材料
方向1：高性能高密度高分子信息存儲與憶阻器功能材料
1)Yu Chen* et al., Graphene and its Derivatives: Switching ON and OFF(Critical Review)，Chem. Soc. Rev. 41: 4688–4707 (2012) 影響因子 54.56
2)Yu Chen* et al.,Polymer Memristor for Information Storage and Neuromor-phic Applications (Invited review), Materials Horizons 1(5):463-550(2014) 影響因子13.27
3)Bin Zhang,...,Yu Chen*, Redox-gated polymer memristive processing-memory unit, Nature Commun.10:736(2019)影響因子14.92
4)Bin Zhang, ...,Yu Chen*, Achieving 90% production yield of polymer memristor for in-memory arithmetic-logic and neuromorphic computing, Nature Commun. 12:1984(2021) 影響因子14.92
5)Sai Sun,..,Yu Chen*, A metal-free conductive polymer film with room-temperature ferromagnetism, Nature Commun., revised (2021) 影響因子14.92
6)Yaming Cao, …, Yu Chen*, Covalent functionalization of black phosphorus with conjugated polymer for information storage, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 57:4543-4548(2018) 影響因子15.34
7)Xiao-Dong Zhuang, Yu Chen* et al.,Conjugated polymer functionalized graphene oxide: synthesis and nonvolatile rewritable memory effect, Adv. Mater. 22(15): 1731–1735(2010) 影響因子30.85
8)Gan Liu, Yu Chen* et al., Recent advances in resistive switching materials and devices: From memories to memristors, Engineered Science 4:4- 43(2018)
9)Junjie Ding, ...,Yu Chen* et al., Viologen-inspired functional materials: synthetic strategies and applications, J. Mater. Chem. A. 7: 23337-23360 (2019) 影響因子12.73
10) Mohamed E. El-Khouly, Yu Chen* et al., Long-lived charge-separated configuration of a push-pull archetype of disperse red 1 end-capped poly[9,9-Bis(4-diphenylamino-phenyl) fluorene], J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131(18):6370-6371(2009) 影響因子15.42
11) Xiao-Dong Zhuang, Yu Chen* et al., Preparation and Memory Performance of a Nanoaggregated Dispersed Red 1-Functionzalized Poly(N-vinylcarbazole) Film via Solution-Phase Self-Assembly, Adv. Funct. Mater. 20(17): 2916-2922(2010) 影響因子 18.81
方向2：有機/高分子非線性光學和激光防護功能材料
1) Yu Chen*, M. Hanack, Y. Araki, O. Ito, Axially modified gallium phthalocyanines and naphthalocyanines for optical limiting （Tutorial review）, Chem. Soc. Rev. 34(6): 517-529(2005) 影響因子54.56
2) Yu Chen* et al., Graphene and its derivatives for laser protection, Prog. Mater. Sci. 84:118-157 (2016) 影響因子39.58
3) Yu Chen* et al., Nanomaterials for optical limiting (Invited chapter), in Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, American Scientific Publishers, Stevenson Ranch, California, USA, Vol.18, pp45-74 (2011)
4)Yu Chen* et al., Phthalocyanines and related compounds: nonlinear optical response and photoinduced electron transfer process (Invited chapter),in Handbook of Organic Electronics and Photonics, American Scientific Publishers, Stevenson Ranch, California, USA, Volume 2: 151-181(2008)
5) Jun Wang, Yu Chen and Werner J. Blau, Nonlinear Optical Properties of Graphene and Carbon Nanotube Composites, Carbon Nanotubes-Synthesis, Characterization, Applications, Siva Yellampalli (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-497-9, InTech, pp.397-424 (2011).
6) Jun Wang, Yu Chen, Werner J. Blau, Carbon Nanotubes and nanotube composites for nonlinear optical devices (Invited
review), J.Mater. Chem. 19:7425-7443 (2009)
方向3：高分子雜化納米太陽能電池材料（2013已停止）
1)Yongxi Li, …, Yu Chen*, Indacenodithiophene: A promising building block for high performance polymer solar cells (Review), J.Mater. Chem. A 5: 10798 –
10814 (2017) 影響因子12.73
2)Yongxi Li, ..., Yu Chen* et al., Eleven-membered fused-ring low band-gap polymer with enhanced charge carrier mobility and photovoltaic performance,Adv. Funct. Mater. 24(23): 3631-3638(2014) 影響因子 18.81
方向4：高分子藍光電致發光材料（2012已停止）
1) 林楹，顧慧麗，陳彧* ，潘喆，陳軍能,基于芴的藍色電致發光材料研究進展（長篇評論文章）,功能高分子學報 2012, 25(1):79-99,108
方向5：有機/高分子熱電功能材料（2016停止）
1) 高杰，苗蕾，張斌，陳彧*, 柔性復合熱電材料及器件的研究進展（長篇評論文章),功能高分子學報 2017,30(2):142-167
2) Jie Gao,..., Yu Chen* et al., A novel
glass-fiber-aided cold-press method for fabrication of n-type Ag2Te nanowires thermoelectric film on flexible copy-paper substrate，J. Mater. Chem. A 5, 24740-24748 (2017) 影響因子12.73