围绕微生物能量转化与利用，采用合成生物学技术，研究光合电子的胞外定向传递，开发高效生物光伏系统；研究光能、电能的生物利用途径，驱动生物固碳和重要生物化学品合成。

1.Huawei Zhu*, Franco M. Cabrerizo, Jing Li, Tao He*, Yin Li*. Rewiring photosynthesis by water-soluble fullerene derivatives for solar-powered electricity generation. Advanced Science, 2024, 11: 2310245.

2. Haowei Wang, Huawei Zhu*, Yanping Zhang, Yin Li*. Boosting electricity generation in biophotovoltaics through nanomaterials targeting specific cellular locations. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024, 202: 114718.

3. Huawei Zhu*, Haowei Wang, Yanping Zhang, Yin Li*. Biophotovoltaics: recent advances and perspectives. Biotechnology Advances, 2023, 64: 108101.

4. Huawei Zhu*, Yin Li*. Turning light into electricity, biologically. Green Carbon. 2023, 1: 14-19.

5. Huawei Zhu, Liru Xu, Guodong Luan, Tao Zhan, Zepeng Kang, Chunli Li, Xuefeng Lu*, Xueli Zhang*, Zhiguang Zhu*, Yanping Zhang*, Yin Li*. A miniaturized bionic ocean-battery mimicking the structure of marine microbial ecosystems. Nature Communications, 2022, 13: 5608.

6. Huawei Zhu, Hengkai Meng, Wei Zhang, Haichun Gao, Jie Zhou, Yanping Zhang*, Yin Li*. Development of a longevous two-species biophotovoltaics with constrained electron flow. Nature Communications, 2019, 10: 4282.