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Yasuda Lab (Institute for Advanced Study)
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The lab creates, starting from the molecule, new organic materials with optical and electrical functions.
AboutAbout the lab
One molecule can change society.
The Yasuda Lab studies how to create 'π-materials,' new organic materials with optical and electrical functions.
The π electrons in a molecule are responsible for properties such as color, light emission, and how easily electric current flows, and a wide variety of functions can emerge depending on how the molecule is designed.
A distinctive feature of the lab is that its members work across the whole process, from molecular design and synthesis to analysis of physical properties and evaluation of devices.
The lab is part of Kyushu University's Institute for Advanced Study, and for graduate studies it belongs to the Department of Applied Chemistry in the Graduate School of Engineering.
In the School of Engineering's list of labs, it appears as 'Advanced Functional Organic Chemistry Lab (Institute for Advanced Study).'
Key terms
- π electrons
- Electrons in a molecule that can move relatively freely. They are responsible for properties such as color, light emission, and how easily electric current flows.
- Organic semiconductor
- A semiconductor made of an organic compound with a carbon backbone. It can be made thin, light, and bendable.
- Quantum chemical calculation
- A method that uses computers to calculate the properties of molecules based on quantum mechanics, predicting them before synthesis.
- Organic EL (OLED)
- The phenomenon in which an organic compound itself emits light when an electric current passes through it, and the displays and lighting that use it.
NewsLab news
A master's student won a Poster Award at the 36th Symposium on Basic Organic Chemistry
A doctoral student received the Organometallics Award at the international conference IMEBoron-18
A master's student received an Outstanding Presentation Award at the research-topic presentation examination session of the Functional Chemistry group in the Applied Chemistry Division
A paper on selenophene-fused narrowband emitters was published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
A paper on a narrowband emitter that achieves three goals at once ('three birds with one stone') was published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
ResearchResearch themes
Aiming to move from the synthesis of new materials toward materials science, the lab pursues research on functional organic materials and device science from a broad perspective, from fundamentals to applications. Through molecular design by quantum chemical calculation, synthesis of new materials, and analysis of physical properties and evaluation of functions, it aims to develop innovative π-materials.
*Illustrative imageCreating π-materials
By skillfully designing and freely controlling π-electron systems, the lab creates organic materials with a wide range of functions, called 'π-materials.' These materials play a leading role in cutting-edge science such as organic optoelectronics.
*Illustrative imageBringing out the appeal of organic semiconductors
The lab's main research subjects are organic semiconductors made of organic compounds, rather than inorganic semiconductors such as silicon. Solar cells made with organic semiconductors can be thin and light, bendable like paper, and rich in color and design.
*Illustrative imageJoint research with companies
The lab carries out joint development with private companies. In joint research with companies, it has developed flexible energy-harvesting devices that deliver especially excellent power generation performance in indoor environments, and it is also pursuing joint research on organic EL.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Yasuda Lab consist of faculty, postdoctoral researchers, technical staff, secretaries, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, non-degree research students, and exchange students.As of 2026
- ProfessorTakuma Yasuda
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Report an errorAbout the images
The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “OLED SUBPIXELS” TECH EDU / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Creating π-materials: “Pentacene molecule ball from xtal” Jynto (more from this user) / CC0 (cropped)
- Bringing out the appeal of organic semiconductors: “Organic solar cells ( )” Oak Ridge National Laboratory / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Joint research with companies: “OLED spin statistics” Umo73 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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