科研方向
近年來，主要研究方向為碳量子點的可控制備、性能及應用。主要通過電化學、水熱反應、化學氧化、微波以及激光輻照等方法制備不同尺寸、結構和表面態(tài)的碳量子點；設計并控制合成碳量子點與其它納米結構的復合結構；開發(fā)并提升碳量子點的光電性能，研究其在熒光標記、傳感檢測、光催化、太陽能電池、非線性光學等領域的應用。
著述成果
部分代表性SCI收錄論文如下：
[1]S.-L. Hu, R. Tian, Y. Dong, J. Yang, J. Liu, Q. Chang, Modulation and effects of surface groups on photoluminescence and photocatalytic activity of carbon dots.Nanoscale2013,5, 11665-11671.（影響因子6.233）
[2]S.-L. Hu, Q. Zhao, Y. Dong, J. Yang, J. Liu, Q. Chang, Carbon-dot-loaded alginate gels as recoverable probes : fabrication and mechanism of fluorescent detection.Langmuir,2013, 29, 12615-12621（影響因子4.187）
[3]S.-L. Hu, R. X. Tian, L. L. Wu, Q. Zhao, J. L. Yang, J. Liu, S. R. Cao, Chemical regulation of carbon quantum dots from synthesis to photocatalytic activity.Chemistry-an Asian Journal2013, 8: 1035-1041（影響因子4.572）
[4]S.-L. Hu, Y. Guo, Y. G. Dong, J. L. Yang, J. Liu, S. R. Cao, Understanding the effects of the structures on the energy gaps in carbon nanoparticles from laser synthesis.Journal of Materials Chemistry2012, 22: 12053-12057（影響因子6.101）
[5]S.-L. Hu, Y. Dong, J. Yang, J. Liu, S. Cao. Simultaneous synthesis of luminescent carbon nanoparticles and carbon nanocages by laser ablation of carbon black suspension and their optical limiting properties.Journal of Materials Chemistry2012, 22: 1957-1961（影響因子6.101）
[6]S.-L. Hu, Y. G. Dong, J. L. Yang, J. Liu, F. Tian, S. R. Cao, One-step synthesis of graphitic nanoplatelets that are decorated with luminescent carbon nanoparticles as new optical-limiting materials.Chemistry-an Asian Journal2012, 7: 2711-2717（影響因子4.572）
[7]S.-L. Hu, J. Yang, W. Liu, Y. Dong, S. Cao. Carbon nanocage bubbles produced by pulsed-laser ablation of carbon in water,Carbon2011, 49: 1505-1507（影響因子5.378）。
