1.合成在生物医学领域有重要应用前景的1,8-萘啶系列衍生物，研究它们的光化学与光物理性质；开拓具有双光子吸收和发射、水溶性、溶液和固态均有强发射的1,8-萘啶-BF2分子材料研究领域。
2.金属配合物分子光催化剂制备、结构、性能与应用研究，研究这些配合物的光电化学性质，以及激发态的发射与吸收光谱，揭示这些化合物光诱导电子转移和能量传递的特征与规律。使之在太阳能的化学储存、光催化水的氧化还原、光催化还原二氧化碳以及清洁能量转换方面获得应用。
相关研究领域近来发表：
[1] L. Quan, Y. Chen, X. J. Lv, W. F. Fu, Aggregation-induced photoluminescent changes of naphthyridine-BF2 complexes, Chem. Eur. J. 2012. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201201592.
[2] X. J. Lv, W. F. Fu, H. X. Chang, H. Zhang, J. S.Cheng, G. J. Zhang, Y. Song, C. Y. Hu, J. H. Li, Hydrogen evolution from water using semiconductor nanoparticle/grapheme composite photocatalysts without noble metals, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 1539–1546.
[3] H. F. J. Li, W. F. Fu, L. Li, X. Gan, W. H. Mu, W. Q. Chen, X. M. Duan, Intense one- and two-photon excited fluorescent bis(BF2) core complex containing 1,8-naphthyridine derivative, Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 2924-2927.
[4] W. F. Fu, L. F. Jia, W. H. Mu, X. Gan, J. B. Zhang, P. H. Liu, Q. Y. Cao, G. J. Zhang, L. Quan, X. J. Lv, Q. Q. Xu, Synthesis, characterization, photoinduced isomerization and spectroscopic properties of vinyl-1,8-naphthyridine derivatives and their copper(I) complexes, Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 4524-4533.
[5] Z. Y. Bian, S. M. Chi, L. Li, W. F. Fu, Conjugation effect of the bridging ligand on the CO2 reduction properties in difunctional photocatalysts, Dalton Trans. 2010, 7884-7887.
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