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Tsukada Lab
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The lab makes molecules with its own hands and creates metal-like luster.
AboutAbout the lab
Putting the unknown properties of matter to use in engineering.
The Tsukada Lab is a lab where students make molecules with their own hands, with an eye on everything from the design and synthesis of a single molecule to its applications.
Its research covers organic chemistry, coordination chemistry, polymer chemistry, and organic-inorganic hybrid materials.
The lab builds functional materials that lead to unprecedented information imaging technologies, as well as devices that store energy.
Through this, it aims to strengthen students' desire to know and their motivation.
Key terms
- Conductive polymer
- A plastic that conducts electricity. It is made of organic molecules, and some types show luster when made into a film
- Latent heat storage material
- A material that stores and releases heat by using the heat involved when it switches between solid and liquid
- Metal complex
- A compound formed when molecules or ions bind to a metal ion. It is used in pharmaceuticals and catalysts
NewsLab news
A paper on polythiophene/Fe3O4 nanocomposites with magnetic properties was selected as the cover art of Polymer Chemistry
An overview of latent heat storage materials was published as part of a book on heat and waste heat utilization
A paper on metallic-luster materials using polyselenophene was published in RSC Applied Polymers
A student received the Encouragement Poster Award at the 42nd Young Researchers' Seminar of the Chiba Regional Activities of the Society of Polymer Science, Japan
A paper on latent heat storage materials was published in ACS Omega
ResearchResearch themes
The lab's research covers organic chemistry, coordination chemistry, polymer chemistry, and organic-inorganic hybrid materials. With an eye on everything from the design and synthesis of a single molecule to its applications, the lab values making molecules with its own hands.
*Illustrative imageMetallic-Look Paint Without Metal
Today's metallic-look paints get their luster from metal flakes, which causes problems: they need to be stirred, they discolor easily, and they corrode easily. The lab found that some conductive polymers, which are plastics that conduct electricity, show a strong gold luster when made into a film, and is investigating the mechanism behind it.
*Illustrative imageDeveloping New Latent Heat Storage Materials
Latent heat storage materials store heat by using the transition heat released or absorbed when a substance changes phase, and they are in practical use in the low-to-medium temperature range of 100°C to 250°C. The lab controls interactions between molecules to eliminate supercooling, making materials that can be used over a wide range of temperatures.
Synthesis of Functional Organic Compounds and Metal Complexes
The lab works on the synthesis of functional organic compounds and metal complexes, benzenoid and non-benzenoid aromatic compounds, and structural isomers. With applications to pharmaceuticals, catalysts, and polymer materials in view, it aims to obtain knowledge that is essential for developing new materials and drugs.
MembersFaculty
The Tsukada Lab consists of faculty and master's and undergraduate students.As of 2025
- Associate ProfessorSatoru Tsukada
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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: “Kinpaku” Yoshikazu0323 / CC BY-SA 2.1 jp (cropped)
- Metallic-Look Paint Without Metal: “Metallic car paint texture 05” Capitanblackone1@AutoTextureUse / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Developing New Latent Heat Storage Materials: “Vuosaari power plant - thermal energy storage 2” Josutus / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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