(1) 无机纳米药物及靶向定点光控无机药物释放。
(2) 二氧化碳的光催化转换。
(3) 氧分子的活化还原与燃料电池电极表面催化剂。
(4) 金属蛋白酶活性中心的结构与功能模拟及小分子活化。

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2.“Spectroscopic Characterization of a Hydroperoxo-Heme Intermediate of a Synthetic Model: Conversion of a Side-on Peroxy to an End-on Hydroperoxy Complex”, Liu J.-G., Ohta T., Naruta Y., et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2009, 48, 9262-9267(VIP paper). Highlighted in Nature, 2010, 463, 168-169, and in Angew.Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 2099-2101.
3.“Synthetic Models of the Active Site of Cytochrome c Oxidase: Influence of a Tridentate or Tetradentate Copper Chelate Bearing a His-Tyr Linkage Mimic on Dioxygen Adduct Formation by Heme/Cu Complexes”, Liu J.-G., Naruta Y., Tani F. Chem. Eur. J. 2007, 13, 6365-6378.
4.“Characterization of the Phenoxyl Radical in Model Complexes for the CuB Site of Cytochrome c Oxidase: Steady-State and Transient Absorption Measurements, UV Resonance Raman Spectroscopy, EPR Spectroscopy, and DFT Calculations for MII-BIAIP”, Nagano Y., Liu J.-G., Naruta Y., Ikoma T., Tero-Kubota S., Kitagawa T., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 14560-14570.
5.“A Functional Model of the Cytochrome c Oxidase Active Site: Unique Conversion of a Heme-peroxo-CuII Intermediate into Heme-superoxo/CuI”;Liu J.-G.,Naruta Y., Tani F. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2005, 44, 1836-1840.;