Division of Materials Chemistry

    Creation of new functional materials for next generation by hybridization, conjugation, and integration of different materials and by nano-miniaturization.

    Chemistry of Polymer Materials
    Prof TSUJII, Yoshinobu (D Eng)
    Fundamental and applied studies on living radical polymerization: current projects include development of living radical graft polymerization initiated from various organic, inorganic, and metallic surfaces and studies on the structure, properties, and functions of thereby created new surfaces "concentrated polymer brushes".

    Polymer Controlled Synthesis

    Prof YAMAGO, Shigeru (D Sc)

    Our research program focuses on the development of precision polymer synthesis based on the control of reactive intermediates as exemplified in carbon centered radicals, and design and synthesis of hoop-shaped π-conjugated molecules through the precision synthesis of metastable organometallic complexes. We also study various polymer condensed states to understand the relation of physical properties and structures.
    Structures of a control agent of radical polymerization and a hoop-shaped π-conjugated molecule developed by our group

    Inorganic Photonics Materials

    Prof YOKO, Toshinobu (D Eng)

    We are studying on the preparation and characterization of new functional, especially photonics-related inorganic materials such as glasses and ceramics. Our major research subjects are as follows:
    1. Synthesis of novel organic-inorganic hybrid low-melting glasses for new type photonics applications,
    2. Glass structure as studied by MQ/MAS NMR spectroscopy and so on,
    3. Development of optical micro devices utilizing photo-induced phenomena.
     

    Nanospintronics

    Prof ONO, Teruo (D Sc)

    Spintronics, which aims at the complete control of the spins in solids, is one of the most active fields for its impact on information technology. By combining the atomic-layer deposition with nanofabrication, we focus on the developments of spin properties of various materials and the control of quantum effects in mesoscopic systems for novel spintronics devices.
    Numerical simulation result of the reversal of the magnetic vortex core.