Materials Chemistry for the Conversion of Energy Laboratory (Organic Functional Chemistry Field)
This laboratory currently focuses on projects that include the design and synthesis of functional π-conjugated organic molecules, metal complexes, and polymers for energy harvesting and/or conversion applications. The development of such materials is of substantial importance on account of their potential utility in flexible devices, e.g. thermoelectric generators or thin-film photovoltaic cells. Furthermore, research pursued in this laboratory is concerned with two- and three-dimensional electron-deficient π-systems, in order to develop n-type semiconducting and low-band-gap materials, as well as intercalation compounds and compounds with solid-state luminescence.
Michihisa MURATA, Associate Professor
EDUCATION
| 1997-2001 | Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan Undergraduate research with Professor Koichi Komatsu |
| 2001-2006 | Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan Graduate research with Professor Koichi Komatsu |
| 2006 | Dr. Eng. (Kyoto University) “Organic Synthesis of Endohedral Fullerenes Encapsulating Molecular Hydrogen” |
PROFESSIONAL
| 2003-2006 | JSPS Research Fellow (DC1) |
| 2006 | Frontier Materials Development Laboratories, Kaneka Corporation, Japan |
| 2006-2017 | Assistant Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Japan |
| 2016- | JST PRESTO Researcher (concurrent) Research Area “Scientific Innovation for Energy Harvesting Technology” |
| 2017- | Associate Professor, Osaka Institute of Technology, Japan |
Research Interests
- Chemistry on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- Chemistry on energy conversion materials
- Chemistry on metal complexes with pi-conjugated ligands
Academic Societies
The Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ)
The Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP)
American Chemical Society (ACS)
The Society of Physical Organic Chemistry, Japan (JPOC)
The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan (SSOCJ)
The Kinki Chemical Society, Japan
AWARDS
| 2005 | The ICR Award for Young Scientists PACIFICHEM 2005 Student Poster Award |
| 2006 | Kyoto University President Award |
| 2008 | Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists |
| 2015 | ICR Award for Young Scientists |
| 2017 | TOSOH Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan |