Symposium B-4: "Photonic Nano-materials"
Co-organized by The Electrochemical Society of Japan

Scope
The concept of "Photonic Nano-materials" is rather new but one of the most promising research fields in nano-materials science in which various molecules, macromolecules, and nano-sized objects are ingeniously and hierarchically assembled to construct and fabricate a wide variety of nano-objects. The key of this symposium is just an interplay or correlation between photon and nano-materials. This symposium will treat the following wide subjects including bold and fascinating attempts and discuss the photon-correlated molecular systems and materials with their future possibility. Studies of theory, synthesis, processing, and wide applications related to the photonic nano-materials are also welcome.

Topics
* Integrated Molecular Circuitry
* Supramolecular Assembly
* Photonic Nano-materials
* Nano-structured Materials
* Particle-array Materials
* Modified Interfaces and Microelectrode
* Molecular Functional Materials

Invited Speakers
Prof. Takuzo Aida (The University of Tokyo & JST ERATO, Japan),
"Macromolecular and Supramolecular Approaches to Novel Photofunctional Nano Materials"
Prof. Zhong-Ze Gu (Southeast University, China),
"Photo-tunable Photonic Crystal"
Prof. Yoshiaki Kobuke (Nara Institute of Science and Technology & JST CREST, Japan),
"Porphyrin Supramolecules for Photosynthesis and Nonlinear Optics"
Prof. Hideki Masuda (Tokyo Metropolitan University & KAST, Japan),
"Fabrication of Functional Devices Based on Highly Ordered Nanohole Arrays in Anodic Porous Alumina"
Prof. Younan Xia (University of Washington, USA),
"Self-Assembled Photonic Crystals"

Chairpersons
Prof. Tomokazu Iyoda^1,2)
Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology
E-mail: iyoda@res.titech.ac.jp
Prof. Bunsho Ohtani
Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University
E-mail: ohtani@cat.hokudai.ac.jp
Prof. Tomiki Ikeda
Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology
E-mail: tikeda@res.titech.ac.jp
Prof. Shigeru Watanabe
Faculty of Science, Kochi University
E-mail: watanabe@cc.kochi-u.ac.jp