Synthesis and atomic-level characterization of well-defined surface nanostructures for development of novel catalytic materials

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project Area: Exploration of nanostructure-property relationships for materials innovation
• Project/Area Number: 25106010
• 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: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: TAKAKUSAGI Satoru 北海道大学, 触媒科学研究所, 准教授 (30359484)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 原 賢二 東京工科大学, 工学部, 教授 (10333593) ; 清水 研一 北海道大学, 触媒科学研究所, 教授 (60324000)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): MATSUMOTO Yuji 東北大学, 大学院工学研究科, 教授 (60302981) ; TAKIGAWA Ichigaku 北海道大学, 情報科学研究科, 准教授 (10374597)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-06-28 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 触媒 / 機械学習 / ナノ構造解析 / 環境浄化 / グリーン有機合成

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have developed oxide-supported metal catalysts and immobilized metal complex catalysts which are highly efficient for purification of environment and green organic synthesis by combining atomic-level surface characterization using single-crystal model catalyst surfaces. We particularly focused on molecular activation at characteristic nanostructures formed at the metal-oxide interfaces in the oxide-supported metal catalysts, while in the immobilized metal complex catalyst we examined the effects of catalytic activity on spatial arrangement and orientation of the surface-attached metal complexes. A novel approach to find efficient catalytic materials with high-speed and high-precision based on the informatics-based techniques was also explored.

Free Research Field

界面物理化学