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Sasaki Lab
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The lab uses both experiments and calculations to uncover the chemical reactions that take place on solid surfaces.
AboutAbout the lab
Uncovering chemical reactions on solid surfaces
The Sasaki Lab aims to clarify and control the mechanisms of chemical reactions that take place on solid surfaces.
In its research on catalysts, the lab works both on developing catalysts and on elucidating how reactions proceed on them.
Alongside experiments such as infrared absorption spectroscopy, the lab also uses density functional theory calculations, seeking to understand surface chemistry from both experimental and theoretical perspectives.
The lab is located at Kashiwa Campus, and visits are welcome.
Key terms
- Catalyst
- A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction or promotes only a specific reaction. The catalyst itself remains unchanged before and after the reaction.
- Infrared absorption spectroscopy
- A method in which infrared light is shone on a substance, and the light that is absorbed is used to study how the molecules are bonded and how they vibrate.
- Density functional theory
- A method that uses computers to calculate the properties of molecules and solids based on the distribution of electrons.
ResearchResearch themes
To elucidate chemical reactions on solid surfaces and apply that understanding to catalytic reactions, the lab conducts research on catalysts and surface science. It aims to understand the chemical processes that occur on surfaces through both experiments and calculations.
*Illustrative imageCatalyst development and reaction mechanisms
The lab conducts research on creating new catalysts, as well as research on clarifying how reactions proceed on the surface of a catalyst. For these investigations, it uses methods such as infrared absorption spectroscopy and EXAFS (extended X-ray absorption fine structure, an analysis technique that uses X-ray absorption).
*Illustrative imageUnderstanding surface reactions through calculation
The lab investigates chemical processes on surfaces using computational chemistry methods based on density functional theory. By combining the results with those of experiments, it aims to achieve an understanding from both experimental and theoretical perspectives.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Sasaki Lab consist of faculty members and doctoral and master's students.
- Associate ProfessorTakehiko SasakiPublications ↗
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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: “Platinum crystals” Periodictableru / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Catalyst development and reaction mechanisms: “Katalysator-Innenleben” Thomas Ihle / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Understanding surface reactions through calculation: “C60 isosurface” Itamblyn / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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