Development of Photo-Responsive Supramolecular Materials with Precise Molecular Design

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project Area: Science on Function of Soft Molecular Systems by Cooperation of Theory and Experiment
• Project/Area Number: 25104011
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Review Section: Science and Engineering
• Research Institution: National Institute for Materials Science
• Principal Investigator: NAKANISHI TAKASHI 国立研究開発法人物質・材料研究機構, 国際ナノアーキテクトニクス研究拠点, グループリーダー (40391221)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 吉沢 道人 東京工業大学, 科学技術創成研究院, 准教授 (70372399)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): ISHIHARA Shinsuke 物質・材料研究機構, 国際ナノアーキテクトニクス研究拠点, 主任研究員 (30644067)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-06-28 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 超分子 / π共役系 / 分子間相互作用 / 光機能 / 分子カプセル / 常温分子液体 / 高速分光 / 理論計算

Outline of Final Research Achievements

For studying the “Function of Soft Molecular Systems” in one of the “Creation” research groups, we have approached from organic and materials chemistry by the concerted use of “theory” and advanced spectroscopic “experiments”. Our target systems are mainly photo responsive supramolecular materials at different length scale from discrete capsule-like self-assemblies at nanometer scale to molecular liquid materials at bulk scale. The optical information/properties were positively utilized for understanding the formation mechanism of assemblies and the unique function.
We have achieved (i) multifunctional molecular capsules and tubes, and (ii) optoelectronically-active molecular liquids. And many collaborations with theory and advanced experiments were successfully conducted in the KAKENHI project.

Free Research Field

機能性分子材料