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Ogiwara Lab (Inorganic Nanostructure Analysis)
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A lab that studies metal–organic frameworks and metal oxide clusters using instrumental analysis to bring out new functions.
AboutAbout the lab
Uncovering structure to bring out material functions.
The Ogiwara Lab uses methods from inorganic and coordination chemistry and analytical chemistry to study the development and applications of new functional materials.
The lab examines the structures and electronic states of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), metal oxide clusters, and metal nanoparticles using instrumental analysis, in order to understand the relationship between structure and function.
On that basis, the lab tries applications to the adsorption, conduction, and conversion of molecules and ions.
It is a new lab established in April 2025, located in the Center of Advanced Instrumental Analysis, and accepts students from the Materials Science and Engineering major of the Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences.
Key terms
- Metal–organic framework (MOF)
- A porous material made of metal ions and the ligands that link them, with nanospaces inside. Also called MOFs or PCPs (porous coordination polymers)
- Metal oxide cluster
- A small, molecule-sized aggregate formed by metals linked through oxygen
- Ion conduction
- A phenomenon in which ions move through a solid and carry electric current. It is key to battery electrolytes and similar applications
NewsLab news
A result of joint research with the Faculty of Science has been accepted by J. Am. Chem. Soc.
A result of joint research with Kanagawa University has been accepted by Chem. Eur. J.
Associate Professor Ogiwara received the 75th Progress Award of the Chemical Society of Japan.
A specialist book on MOF synthesis and application technologies, to which Associate Professor Ogiwara contributed as a co-author, has been published.
A result from Associate Professor Ogiwara's previous position has been accepted by Nanoscale.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to bring out new functions and properties of inorganic and coordination materials by studying them in detail with instrumental analysis. Its research rests on three pillars: the nanospaces of MOFs, ion conductors, and substance conversion using nanomaterials.
Adsorption using nanospaces
The lab uses the nanospaces in MOFs as sites for adsorbing carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and other substances. It has also reported a function for adsorbing positively charged ions by incorporating negatively charged metal oxide clusters into the structure.
Ion conductors and molecular motion
The lab is trying to develop new ion conductors using metal complexes and metal oxide clusters, and is also working to understand molecular motion, which is thought to be strongly related to ion conduction.
Substance conversion with nanomaterials
The lab studies catalyst materials that convert raw materials into high-value compounds, such as nanocomposites with metal nanoparticles embedded in MOFs for use as hydrogen-generation catalysts, and acid catalysts using metal oxide clusters.
MembersFaculty
The Ogiwara Lab's members consist of faculty members and master's students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorNaoki Ogiwara
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