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Yasuhiro Funahashi, Professor
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The Bioinorganic Chemistry Lab (Funahashi Lab) aims to investigate the structures and properties of the active sites of metalloenzymes and to elucidate chemically the reactions that take place in living organisms. The research proceeds along two approaches, model synthesis using coordination chemistry and X-ray structure analysis and spectroscopic measurements of proteins, with the findings from each fed back to the other. Another goal is to create new complex molecules and reaction systems inspired by the structures and reactions of metalloenzymes. Lab visits are accepted at any time, whether you are from inside or outside the university.
Nobuto Yoshinari, Professor
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The Coordination Chemistry Lab's main research themes are the synthesis of novel metal complexes, the determination of their structures, and the elucidation of their various physical properties. Using the "complex ligand method," which allows elaborate metal complexes to be assembled at will, the lab develops metal complex materials with beautiful structures and unique functions. The lab's research takes all elements of the periodic table into view. Coordination chemistry has a wide range of applications, including catalysts, liquid crystals, and pharmaceuticals, and the lab continues its research in the hope that its results will be put to use as an unsung hero behind them.
Yasuhiro Nakazawa, Professor
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The Physical Chemistry of Condensed Matter Lab studies a wide range of properties of materials made up of assemblies of molecules (molecular materials) and searches for new properties. Researchers place materials at extremely low temperatures or apply strong magnetic fields, and examine how their properties change. Using calorimetry equipment that the lab built in-house for tiny single crystals, it works from a thermodynamic perspective to understand changes in properties such as superconductivity and ferromagnetism and to search for new phenomena. The lab's website introduces it under the name "Nakazawa Lab."
Megumi Akai, Professor
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The Surface Chemistry Lab studies chemical reactions of molecules on solid surfaces and in devices with nanoscale metal electrodes. Combining analytical methods such as scanning probe microscopy and surface spectroscopy with device fabrication through microfabrication, the lab aims to discover new functions of molecules. Alongside investigating the fundamental reaction mechanisms and properties through which molecules perform their functions, the lab also works on applications to information processing, such as neural networks. The lab's website introduces it under the name "Akai Lab."
Mitsutaka Okumura, Professor
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The Quantum Chemistry Lab is the only group among the chemistry labs that conducts research using theory and computation. Building on quantum theory, condensed matter physics, chemical reaction theory, and information theory, the lab theoretically elucidates chemical phenomena from the standpoint of electrons and molecules and interprets them by computer. Currently, through work such as nanocluster catalysts and the elucidation of life phenomena, it aims to propose new properties and materials in the mesoscopic regime. The lab's website introduces it under the name "Okumura Lab."
Cai Deqi, Associate Professor
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The Reaction Physical Chemistry Lab aims to build systems that work like the brain, using chemical reactions of single molecules or small numbers of molecules. The lab uses molecular self-assembly to build networks of molecules that process information like neurons, and studies their electrical properties. Electrical conduction and charge movement in molecules are examined at the nanoscale with instruments such as scanning probe microscopes and electrostatic force microscopes. The lab's website introduces it under the name "Matsumoto Lab."
Takahiro Ueda, Professor
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The Adsorption Chemistry Lab aims to clarify, at the molecular level, how molecules behave when they are confined in tiny spaces. As a space becomes smaller, even familiar substances such as water can show structures and properties different from those we normally know. The lab studies molecular motion mainly through experiments using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The lab also aims to create materials with new functions, such as proton conduction, electron conduction, and one-dimensional spin chains, by controlling how molecules are arranged in the space.
Yasuhisa Mizutani, Professor
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The Biophysical Chemistry Lab observes changes in molecular structure as proteins function, in order to clarify how their functions arise. Using time-resolved spectroscopy, the lab investigates the diverse motions of proteins, spanning picoseconds to milliseconds. The lab is also developing new spectroscopic methods and instruments. The lab's website introduces it under the name "Mizutani Lab."
Takashi Kubo, Professor
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The Structural Organic Chemistry Lab (the Kubo Lab) works on synthesizing new molecules and evaluating their properties. The news section features papers on the synthesis and luminescence properties of the tribromophenalenyl radical, and on controlling diradical character. Papers on the synthesis of carbon nanorings and on the synthesis of molecules on metal substrates are also listed. Some of the papers include results of collaborations with other researchers.
Shohei Saito, Professor
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The Functional Molecular Materials Lab designs and synthesizes functional molecules and turns them into materials, controlling how molecules move and assemble within a substance to tune its optical, electronic, and mechanical properties. Centered on the development of organic molecules, the lab aims to create molecular systems that deepen the understanding of natural science and organic materials that advance science and technology. Daily work includes organic synthesis, structural analysis, quantum chemical calculations, and spectroscopic analysis of light absorption and emission. Depending on the theme, the lab also synthesizes polymers and liquid crystals and carries out hardness measurements and tensile tests. The lab's website refers to it as the "Saito Lab."
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