1.  新型太阳能电池器件

a. 钙钛矿太阳能电池

b. 量子点敏化太阳能电池

2. 纳米氧化物半导体材料

3. 光子晶体制备与器件

近年授权专利

1. 许小亮，杨周，顿志凌，胡隆谦，王会杰，“具有超疏水性的廉价改性油漆自清洁涂层及其制备方法和应用”，专利号：ZL 2012 1 0407484.2。发明专利授权日：2014.6.18。

2. 杨周，许小亮，“一种具有超疏水表面的铝材/锌材及其制备方法和应用”，受理号：WP120746。专利号：CN201210416998.4。发明专利授权日：2014.8.20。

近年发表论文

1. Yang Z, Zhang W-H, Organolead halide perovskite: A rising player in high-efficiency solar cells. Chinese Journal of Catalysis 2014; 35(7):983-988.

2. Yang Z, Wu Y-Z, Ye Y-F, Gong M-G, Xu X-L, A simple way to fabricate an aluminum sheet with   superhydrophobic and self-cleaning properties. Chinese Physics B 2012; 21(12).

3. Yang Z, Zhang Q, Xi J, Park K, Xu X, Liang Z, Cao G, CdS/CdSe Co-Sensitized Solar Cell Prepared by Jointly Using Successive Ion Layer Absorption and Reaction Method and Chemical Bath Deposition Process. Science of Advanced Materials 2012; 4(10):1013-1017.

4. Yang Z, Xu X-L, Gong M-G, Liu L, Liu Y-S, Wettability and formation mechanism of ZnO micro-spheres composed film. Chinese Physics B 2010; 19(12).

5. Cai B, Zhong D, Yang Z, Huang B, Miao S, Zhang W-H, Qiu J, Li C, An acid-free medium growth of rutile TiO₂ nanorods arrays and their application in perovskite solar cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2015; 3(4):729-733.

6. Gong M, Yang Z, Xu X, Jasion D, Mou S, Zhang H, Long Y, Ren S, Superhydrophobicity of hierarchical ZnO nanowire coatings. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2014; 2(17):6180-6184.

7.  Wang H, Yang Z, Yu J, Wu Y, Shao W, Jiang T, Xu X, Preparation of lotus-like hierarchical microstructures on zinc substrate and study of its wettability. Rsc Advances 2014; 4(64):33730-33738.

8. Cai B, Xing Y, Yang Z, Zhang W-H, Qiu J, High performance hybrid solar cells sensitized by organolead halide perovskites. Energy & Environmental Science 2013; 6(5):1480-1485.