We manipulate elements to develop electronic materials, batteries, and catalysts!
Keywords: non-localized electronic systems, electronic materials, electrical conductivity, single-molecule electronics, multivalent ionic compounds, transition metal catalysts.
New electronic materials are always based on new structures. These are shaped by new electronic systems. In particular, delocalized electronic systems that allow electrons to change their locations are key to new condensed matter science. From this perspective, focusing on "aromaticity," which has been studied for nearly 200 years since the discovery of benzene, where electrons delocalize under special conditions, we have revealed for the first time in the world that aromaticity can also occur in combinations of carbon with heavy elements like tin or lead. We have also succeeded in generating a different type of aromaticity using heavy atoms. These findings represent foundational research that could rewrite textbooks and serve as seeds for new condensed matter science. Additionally, leveraging the size of heavy atoms, we discovered an unprecedented electrical conduction path that allows for interaction and conduction of electricity even without bonds. This led to high electrical conductivity in molecules with non-planar structures, which is significant as foundational research that brings new principles to single-molecule electronics. We are also developing highly active transition metal catalysts.
- Company：埼玉大学 オープンイノベーションセンター
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