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Inorganic Chemistry Lab
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An inorganic chemistry lab that explores the magnetism of metal complexes through electron spin.
AboutAbout the lab
Opening new research areas in f-, d-, and π-electron systems.
The Inorganic Chemistry Lab aims to open up a new research field: molecular magnetic materials with diverse forms of spin.
Compounds containing metal ions, such as metal complexes, can have unpaired electrons within the molecule, and these unpaired electrons carry magnetic moments that give rise to magnetism.
Atomic nuclei also each have their own characteristic magnetic moment, and these interact with one another to create complex quantum states.
By controlling these interactions, the lab aims to create compounds with new functions and properties.
Key terms
- Metal complex
- A compound containing a metal ion. It can have unpaired electrons within the molecule.
- Unpaired electron
- An electron with no partner to pair with. It has a magnetic moment and is the source of magnetism.
- Magnetic moment
- A quantity expressing the strength and direction of a magnet. Unpaired electrons and atomic nuclei have one, and these interact with one another.
ResearchResearch themes
This lab aims to control the interactions between magnetic moments within molecules to create compounds with new functions and properties, and thereby open a new research field of molecular magnetic materials. It investigates from the fundamentals the electronic structure and magnetism of molecular systems with f electrons, d electrons, and π unpaired electrons, and its research topics page presents work such as the discovery of rare-earth single-molecule magnets.
*Illustrative imageMagnetism of molecules with f, d, and π electrons
The lab investigates the fundamental electronic structure and molecular magnetic properties of molecular systems with lanthanide and actinide f electrons, d electrons, and π unpaired electrons.
*Illustrative imageInteraction between cyclic π-electron systems and f-electron systems
The lab conducts fundamental research on the interaction (J-L interaction) between an excited cyclic π-electron system and an f-electron system.
*Illustrative imageSystems with multiple sites of differing magnetic properties
In systems with multiple magnetic sites that differ in magnetic anisotropy and magnetic relaxation time, the lab seeks to clarify how quantum states change over time.
*Illustrative imageMagnetism of complexes with new coordination structures
The lab synthesizes metal complexes with new coordination structures and investigates their magnetism.
MembersFaculty
The Inorganic Chemistry Lab's members consist of faculty members and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2025
- ProfessorNaoto Ishikawa
- Associate ProfessorTakamitsu Fukuda
- Assistant ProfessorAnas Santria
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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: “Raw citrine crystals 2” W.carter / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Magnetism of molecules with f, d, and π electrons: “EPR spectometer” Photo made by Przemyslaw "Tukan" Grudnik / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Interaction between cyclic π-electron systems and f-electron systems: “Phthalocyanine-3D-balls” Jynto (talk) / CC0 (cropped)
- Systems with multiple sites of differing magnetic properties: “NMR transitions” Jasil Pulpadan / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Magnetism of complexes with new coordination structures: “Photoluminescent rhodium coordination complex crystals under UV light” RhAgchem / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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