功能性纳米材料的设计和合成
纳米材料表面修饰及官能化
荧光量子点在生物、医学示踪，成像方面的应用
纳米材料和技术在环境检测和治理方面的应用

代表性论文目录：
1. X. Zhong, M. Han, T. White, W. Knoll, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125, 8589-8594 (2003). “Composition-tunable ZnxCd1-xSe alloy nanocrystals with high luminescence and stability”

2. X. Zhong, Y. Feng, W. Knoll, M. Han, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125, 13559-13563 (2003).“Alloyed ZnxCd1-xS nanocrystals with highly narrow luminescence spectral width”

3. X. Zhong,* Y. Y. Feng, I. Lieberwirth, W. Knoll, Chem. Mater. 18，2468-2471 (2006).“facile synthesis of morphology-controlled platinum nanocrystals”

4. X. Zhong,* R. Xie, Y. Zhang, T. Basche, W. Knoll, Chem. Mater. 17，4038-4042 (2005). “High-quality violet- to red-emitting ZnSe/CdSe core/shell nanocrystals”

5. X. Zhong, Y. Feng, S. Ong, J. Hu, W. Ng, Z. Wang, Chem. Commun. 1882-1883 (2003).“Strong optical limiting capability of a triosmium cluster bonded indium porphyrin complex [(TPP)InOs3(μ-H)2(CO)9(μ-η2-C5H4N)]”

6. X. Zhong,* W. Knoll, Chem. Commun. 1158-1160 (2005) “Morphology-controlled large-scale synthesis of ZnO nanocrystals from bulk ZnO”