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Structural Chemistry Lab
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The lab studies the structure and dynamics of disordered systems such as liquids and supercritical fluids.
AboutAbout the lab
Reading the structure and motion of disordered systems
The Structural Chemistry Lab conducts research on the theme of "static and dynamic structural chemistry of disordered systems."
The samples it studies include supercritical fluids, liquids and solutions, and ionic liquids.
The lab examines the arrangement and fluctuations of atoms with X-ray scattering experiments, and time-related information with spectroscopy experiments using light.
By adding the dimension of time to static structures, the lab aims to understand its subjects from more perspectives.
Key terms
- Supercritical fluid
- A fluid held at a temperature and pressure above its critical point, with properties that are neither those of a gas nor those of a liquid
- X-ray scattering
- A method that shines X-rays on a material and examines how they scatter to learn the arrangement and fluctuations of atoms
- Density fluctuation
- The difference between regions where molecules are concentrated and regions where they are sparse. A quantity that expresses the inhomogeneity of molecular distribution
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies the structure and dynamics of "disordered systems" such as liquids and supercritical fluids. By combining scattering and spectroscopy methods, it aims to understand its subjects from more perspectives.
*Illustrative imageStatic and dynamic structure of disordered systems
Using samples such as supercritical fluids, liquids and solutions, and ionic liquids, the lab examines the arrangement and fluctuations of atoms with X-ray scattering, and time-related information with spectroscopy experiments using light of various energies. The lab also combines these with precise measurements of physical properties.
*Illustrative imageDensity fluctuations in supercritical fluids
A supercritical fluid is a state in which the distribution of molecules is highly inhomogeneous. The lab determines density fluctuation, which expresses this inhomogeneity, by small-angle X-ray scattering, and through systematic measurements has shown that it is the most fundamental quantity determining the properties of supercritical fluids.
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- Associate ProfessorTakeshi Morita
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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: “ID20 ESRF RIXS spectrometer” Gps1810 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Static and dynamic structure of disordered systems: “X-ray diffraction pattern 3clpro” Jeff Dahl / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Density fluctuations in supercritical fluids: “Critical carbon dioxide-3” Critical_carbon_dioxide.jpg: Bernhard Kuemel derivative work: Regi51 / CC BY-SA 2.0 at (cropped)
- Related lab (分子分光学研究室): “Confocal Raman imaging microscope Witec alpha300” Sonjajnos / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (分析化学研究室): “BC photo from research 1” BCanalyst / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (分子ナノ物性化学研究室): “MOF-545-Fe Crystal Structure” Alexisfortini / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (量子化学研究室): “8orbitals” Ulrich Mohrhoff / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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