We manipulate elements to develop electronic materials, batteries, and catalysts!
Monozukuri (Saitama University Research Seed Collection 2025-27 p.42)
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.
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Masaiichi Saito, Professor Graduate School of Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science, Fundamental Materials Area 【Recent Research Themes】 ● Activation of small molecules (such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen molecules) using highly reactive chemical species ● Creation of radical molecules with delocalized electron spins over non-bonding atomic interactions ● Activation of nitrogen molecules using typical elemental chemical species.
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【Appeal Points to the Industry】 ● Possesses the technology to skillfully manipulate all elements in the periodic table and synthesize and isolate compounds that are unstable in air or moisture. ● Can bring breakthroughs in the design and synthesis of new materials in areas that are currently stagnant from the perspective of developing new physical properties. ● Able to provide consultation on the handling of various heavy atom compounds and their NMR spectroscopy, among other topics.
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The Saitama University Open Innovation Center is a center that functions as a liaison office for industry-academia-government collaboration. It consists of three departments: the Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Department, the Intellectual Property Department, and the Startup Support Department, each staffed with coordinators well-versed in various fields. The center's activities include solving technical challenges in companies, supporting the implementation of joint research, and conducting technology transfer aimed at introducing and utilizing Saitama University's intellectual property.