Research Fields
- New Funcational Macromolecules
- Macromolecules such as plastics and rubbers have made our daily lives convenient and comfortable. In addition, recent developments in organic synthesis and nanotechnology have enabled us to prepare a novel type of macromolecules and to characterize the structure precisely. Our group has created novel macromolecules including metallo-supramolecular polymers, topological polymers, and inorganic-organic hybrid polymers, by utilizing weak bonds like coordination bonds and hydrogen bonds.
- Device Fabrication
- The obtained macromolecules exhibit novel electronic / ionic / optical properties unlike the conventional organic macromolecules. We have fabricated electrochemical and photochemical devices with the new macromolecules. Device-friendly properties of macromolecules including easy film formation and processing help the device fabrication.
- From Fundamental to Application
- So called "death valley" prevents the applications of fundamental research. By mutual approach between basic polymer science and device application, our group has challenged to visualize our scientific findings as energy-related, environmental, and display devices. For example, we have recently developed “cuttable display sheets” using metallo-supramolecular polymer bearing electrochromic properties.