Nanoprobe Group @ NIMS

Group Photo (04/16/2024)

Email address: FAMILYNAME.firstname@nims.go.jp

 Researcher

Shigeki KAWAI (Group leader, Chief Researcher) , ,
 Associate professor, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba 

Oscar CUSTANCE (Managing Researcher) ,

Hironobu HAYASHI(Principal Researcher) ,

Publication list
1. D. Li, O. J. Silveira, T. Matsuda, H. Hayashi, H. Maeda, A. S. Foster, S. Kawai
   "On-surface Synthesis of Triaza[5]triangulene through Cyclodehydrogenation and its Magnetism"
   Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, , e202411893 (Accepted).

Keisuke SAGISAKA (Principal Researcher) ,

Nobuyuki ISHIDA (Principal Researcher) ,

Syunsuke YOSHIZAWA(Senior Researcher) ,

Kewei Sun (NIMS-ICYS Resercher） ,

CV
2013.06: B.S. (Physics), College of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy, Soochow University, China
2018.06： PhD (Physics), Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, China (Prof. Lifeng Chi)
2018.07： NIMS Postdoc
2021.04: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Foreign Researchers
2022.10： NIMS-ICYS Researcher
Publication list
1. Z. Yuan, T. Kariyado, T. Murata, K. Sun, D. Lin, O. Custance, Y. Morita, S. Kawai
   "TBA" Submitted.
2. K. Sun, S. Kawai
   "TBA" Submitted.
3. K. Sun, N. Cao, O. J. Silveira, A. O. Fumega, F. Hanindita, S. Ito, J. L. Lado, P. Liljeroth, A. S. Foster, S. Kawai
   "On-Surface Synthesis of Heisenberg Spin-1/2 Antiferromagnetic Molecular Chains"
   Science Advances 2025, 11, eads1641.
4. K. Sun, A. Ishikawa, R. Itaya, Y. Toichi, T. Yamakado, A. Osuka, T. Tanaka, K. Sakamoto, S. Kawai
   "On-Surface Synthesis of Polyene Linked Porphyrin Cooligomer"
   ACS Nano 2024, 18 13551–13559.
5. K. Sun, L. Kurki, O. J. Silveira, T. Nishiuchi, T. Kubo, A. S. Foster, S. Kawai
   "On-Surface Synthesis of Silole and Disila-Cyclooctene Derivatives"
   Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202401027.
6. K. Sun, K. Sugawara, A. Lyalin, Y. Ishigaki, K. Uosaki, O. Custance, T. Taketsugu, T. Suzuki, S. Kawai
   "On-Surface Synthesis of Multiple Cu Atom-Bridged Organometallic Oligomers"
   ACS Nano 2023, 17, 24355–24362.
7. S. Kawai, O. J. Silveira, L. Kurki, Z. Yuan, T. Nishiuchi, T. Kodama, K. Sun, O. Custance, J. L. Lado, T. Kubo, A. S. Foster
   "Local Probe-Induced Structural Isomerization in a One-Dimensional Molecular Array"
   Nature Communications 2023, 14, 7741.
8. K. Sun, D. Li, T. Kaihara, S. Minakata, Y. Takeda, S. Kawai
   "On-Surface Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Nanographene with an [18]Annulene Pore on Ag(111)"
   Commun. Chem. 2023, 6, 228.
9. X. Xu, K. Sun, A. Ishikawa, A. Narita, S. Kawai
   "Magnetism in Nonplanar Zigzag Edge Termini of Graphene Nanoribbons"
   Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202302534.
10. Y. Ma, K. Sugawara, Y. Ishigaki, K. Sun, T. Suzuki, S. Kawai
    "Strain-sensitive On-Surface Ladderization via Non-Dehydrogenative Heterocyclization"
    Chemistry - A European Journal 2023, 29, e202203622.
11. K. Sun, O. J. Silveira, Y. Ma, Y. Hasegawa, M. Matsumoto, S. Kera, O. Krejčí, A. S. Foster, S. Kawai
    "On-Surface Synthesis of Disilabenzene-Bridged Covalent Organic Frameworks"
    Nature Chemistry 2023, 15, 136–142.
12. S. Kawai, K. Sugawara, Y. Ma, K. Sun, O. Custance, Y. Ishigaki, T. Suzuki
    "Multiple Molecular Interactions between Alkyl Groups and Dissociated Bromine Atoms on Ag(111)"
    Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2022, 24, 22191–22197.
13. K. Sun, O. J. Silveira, S. Saito, K. Sagisaka, S. Yamaguchi, A. S. Foster, S. Kawai
    "Manipulation of Spin Polarization in Boron-Substituted Graphene Nanoribbons"
    ACS Nano 2022, 16, 11244–11250.
14. S. Kawai, A. Ishikawa, S. Ishida, T. Yamakado, Y. Ma, K. Sun, Y. Tateyama, R. Pawlak, E. Meyer, S. Saito, A. Osuka
    "On-Surface Synthesis of Porphyrin-Complex Multi-Block Co-Oligomers by Defluorinative Coupling"
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202114697.
15. K. Sun, K. Sagisaka, L. Peng, H. Watanabe, F. Xu, R. Pawlak, E. Meyer, Y. Okuda, A. Orita, S. Kawai
    "Head-to-Tail Oligomerization by Silylene-tethered Sonogashira Coupling on Ag(111)"
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 19598-19603.
16. K. Sun, K. Sugawara, A. Lyalin, Y. Ishigaki, K. Uosaki, T. Taketsugu, T. Suzuki, S. Kawai
    "Heterocyclic Ring Opening of Nanographene on Au(111)"
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 9427-9432.
17. K. Sun, S. Kawai
    "Strength of Electronic Decoupling of Fullerene on an AuSi_X Layer Formed on Au(111)"
    Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2021, 23, 5455-5459.
18. K. Sun, T. Nishiuchi, K. Sahara, T. Kubo, A. S. Foster, S. Kawai
    "Low-Temperature Removal of Dissociated Bromine by Silicon Atoms for an On-Surface Ullmann Reaction"
    J. Phys. Chem. C 2020, 124, 19675–19680.
19. K. Nakamura, Q.-Q. Li, O. Krejci, A. S. Foster, K. Sun, S. Kawai, S. Ito
    "On-Surface Synthesis of a π-Extended Diaza[8]circulene"
    J. Am Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 11363-11369.
20. K. Sun, O. Krejči, A. S. Foster, Y. Okuda, A. Orita, S. Kawai
    "Synthesis of Regioisomeric Graphene Nanoribbon Junctions via Heteroprecursors"
    J. Phys. Chem. C 2019, 123, 17632-17638.
21. "On-Surface Translational Activity of Porphyrin Chromophore Molecules"
    J. P. Hill, D. T. Payne, K. Sun, Y. Matsushita, A. Nakata, P. Mishra, T. Uchihashi, W. Nakanishi, K. Ariga, T. Nakayama, S. Kawai
    Single Molecule Mechanics on a Surface: F. Moresco, C. Joachim (Eds.), 2023, 83-103.

Donglin Li (NIMS Postdoc Researcher) ,

CV
2012.09~2016.06： Bachelor, Physics, Henan Normal Univeristy, China
2016.09~2018.06： Master, Physics, Henan Normal Univeristy, China
2018.09~2022.06： PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, China
2022.11~2024.10： NIMS Postdoc
2024.11~NOW: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Foreign Researchers

Publication list
1. Z. Yuan, T. Kariyado, T. Murata, K. Sun, D. Lin, O. Custance, Y. Morita, S. Kawai
   "TBA" Submitted.
2. D. Li, N. Cao, M. Metzelaars, O. Silveira, J. Jestilä, A. Fumega, T. Nishiuchi, J. Lado, A. S. Foster, T. Kubo, S. Kawai
   "TBA" Submitted.
3. D. Li, O. J. Silveira, T. Matsuda, H. Hayashi, H. Maeda, A. S. Foster, S. Kawai
   "On-surface Synthesis of Triaza[5]triangulene through Cyclodehydrogenation and its Magnetism"
   Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202411893.
4. X. Zhang, D. Li, C. C. H. Tan, F. Hanindita, Y. Hamamoto, A. S. Foster, S. Kawai, S. Ito
   "Synthesis of Azahexabenzocoronenium Salts through a Formal [3 + 3] Cycloaddition Strategy"
   Nature Synthesis 2024, 3, 1283–129.
5. D. Li, S. Seki, A. Ishikawa, K. Omoto, K. Yasuhara, G. Rapenne, S. Kawai
   "Procrystalline Self-Assembly of Desymmetrized Pentaphenylcyclopentadiene"
   J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2024, 15, 7628−7634.
6. K. Sun, D. Li, T. Kaihara, S. Minakata, Y. Takeda, S. Kawai
   "On-Surface Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Nanographene with an [18]Annulene Pore on Ag(111)"
   Commun. Chem. 2023, 6, 228.

Yuya HATTORI （JSPS-Postdoc researcher） ,

Tsuguru GOTO （Tsukuba Univeristy, Master's Course)

 Research Assistant

Mikiko TSUJIMURA

Chie NEGORO

 Administrative Assistant

Shizuka TAKAHASHI