科研领域：
有机化学，高分子化学，超分子化学，材料化学
研究方向：
具有光电功能的有机/聚合物材料的合成与表征；超分子化学在有机/聚合物材料及有机合成中的应用研究
获奖及荣誉：
国家自然科学基金委优秀青年科学基金 (2012)
教育部“新世纪优秀人才支持计划” (2012)
Distinguished Lectureship Award (2011)
By the Chemical Society of Japan
霍英东教育基金会高等院校青年教师基金优选资助课题（2008）
北京市科技新星 （北京市科学技术委员会，2007）
代表性论文：
Yan, Q.; Luo, Z.; Cai, K.; Ma, Y.;* Zhao, D.* “Chemical Designs of Functional Photoactive Molecular Assemblies” (invited review) Chem. Soc. Rev. 2014, DOI: 10.1039/C3CS60375J.
Cai, K.; Xie, J.; Zhao, D.* “NIR J-aggregates of Hydroazaheptacene Tetraimides” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 28-31.
Yan, Q.; Zhou, Y.; Zheng, Y.; Pei, J.;* Zhao, D.* “Toward Rational Design of Organic Electron Acceptor for Photovoltaics: a Study Based on Perylenediimide Derivatives” Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 4389-4394.
Zhang, Z.; Lei, T.; Yan, Q.; Pei, J.;* Zhao, D.* "Electron-transporting PAHs with Dual Perylenediimides: Syntheses and Semiconductive Characterizations" Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 2882-2884.
Cai, K.; Yan, Q.; Zhao, D.* "Large Hydroazaacene Diimides: Synthesis, Tautomerism, Halochromism, and Redox-switchable NIR Optics" Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 3175-3182.
Yan, Q.; Fan, Y.; Zhao, D.* "Unusual Temperature-Dependent Photophysics of Oligofluorene-Substituted Triscyclometalated Iridium Complexes" Macromolecules 2012, 45, 133-141.
Hu, W.; Yan, Q.; Zhao, D.* "Oligo(p-phenylene-ethynylene)s of Backbone Conformation Controlled by Competitive Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds" Chem. Eur. J. 2011，17，7087-7094.
