The Key Laboratory for Supramolecular Structure and Materials of Ministry of Education, originally named as Key Laboratory for Molecular Structure and Molecular Spectroscopy. Supramolecular chemistry is the chemistry related to intermolecular interaction and molecular assemblies. In crossing and inosculating with materials science, biology and other scientific subjects, supramolecular chemistry has been developed to supramolecular science and is thought to be the sources of the new concepts and high technology in twenty-first century. The features of the unborn supramolecular system should be the unifications of communication and programmed controlling, fluidity and reversibility, assembling and structure multifariousness. Our research goal is mainly anchored on the newly developed and crossed discipline with the keystones on the following: (1). Supramolecular structure and its spectroscopy, including weak intermolecular interaction and molecular recognition, static and dynamic structure, theoretical calculation and simulation, assembly methodology and self-assembling, spectroscopy of supramolecular systems; (2). The fundamental research of supramolecular materials and device, mainly including layered and three dimension structured devices, layered materials and their functionalization, surface patterning and functionalization, photo/electro communication materials and devices; (3). Supramolecular system and chemical biology, including molecular recognition and artificial enzymes, the function of enzymes, assembling and function of short peptides and ring nucleic acid as well as other related systems.

We established close relationship with Prof. H.Ringsdorf’s group from MainzUniversity, Prof. H. Fuchs’ and Dr. Lifeng Chi group from MuensterUniversity, Porf. H.E. Gaub’s group from Muenchen University and Prof. H. Moewald from MAX-Plank-Institute of Colloid and Interface in Germany; Prof. Y. Ozaki’s group from Kwansei-Gakuin University and Prof. T. Kunitake’s group from RIKEN in Japan, Prof. W. Dehaen’s group from KU Leuven in Belgium, Prof. G. Vancoso’s group from Twente University in Netherland. We exchange graduate students, visit each other’s laboratory, and co-apply international cooperation projects. By now, we have already made a lot of important furits.