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Manaka-Taguchi Lab
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The lab studies organic electronics, building on the physics of dielectrics.
AboutAbout the lab
Organic materials opening up next-generation electronics.
The Manaka-Taguchi Lab studies organic electronics, one of the next-generation electronics technologies, building on the physical properties of dielectrics.
Using original approaches such as dielectric engineering and optical measurement, the lab investigates organic materials and organic devices.
Organic electronics is a relatively new field, with many places for people who prefer experiments and people who prefer theory to make their mark.
The lab is run under the motto "use our wits to do highly original research."
Key terms
- Organic electronics
- A field that builds electronic components such as transistors from organic materials with a carbon backbone
- Dielectric
- A material that conducts electricity poorly but whose internal charges shift slightly (polarize) when a voltage is applied
- Optical measurement
- A measurement method that shines light on an object and examines its state from the reflected light or from newly generated light
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies organic electronics, building on the physical properties of dielectrics. Using original approaches such as dielectric engineering and optical measurement, it investigates the properties of organic materials and organic devices.
*Illustrative imageGenerating electricity from changes in molecular orientation
As a new mechanism for triboelectric power generation, which produces electricity by rubbing materials together, the lab focuses on the energy released when dipoles (electrical imbalances of molecules inside a material) change orientation. It examines power generation performance and the effect of temperature using thin polymer films.
*Illustrative imageSeeing inside organic devices with light
While devices such as organic solar cells are operating, the lab uses optical second-harmonic generation and Raman spectroscopy to observe how charges move inside them and where degradation begins. The findings provide clues for building high-performance, long-lasting devices.
*Illustrative imageChiral perovskites
The lab fabricates thin films of organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites with a chiral structure, one that cannot be superimposed on its mirror image. It investigates the factors that govern their properties, their light-to-electricity conversion characteristics, and the temperature dependence of their crystal structure.
MembersFaculty
The Manaka-Taguchi Lab consists of faculty, a secretary, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and research students.
- ProfessorTakaaki ManakaPublications ↗
- Associate ProfessorDai TaguchiPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorTaishi NomaPublications ↗
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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: “Organic crystal 1” RemiJos / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Generating electricity from changes in molecular orientation: “Static slide” Ken Bosma from Green Valley, Arizona, USA / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Seeing inside organic devices with light: “Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy samples” Cedric Noordam / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Chiral perovskites: “Perovskite solar cell” Dennis Schroeder / National Renewable Energy Laboratory / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (宮本智之研究室): “Fluorescence in calcite” Jan Pavelka / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (西山研究室): “Laser diode chip” NASA
（PD NASA。 作者欄なし） / Public domain (cropped) - Related lab (竹本・
清田研究室): “Stator Winding of a BLDC Motor” Medvedev / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped) - Related lab (藤田・佐野研究室): “J-POWER SAKUMA frequency converter station” Jihara19 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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