Chemistry of Binding and Decomposition of Organic and Polymeric Redox Materials for Sustainable Charge Storage

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22K14732
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 35020:Polymer materials-related
• Research Institution: Tohoku University (2023); Osaka University (2022)
• Principal Investigator: Kouki Oka 東北大学, 多元物質科学研究所, 講師 (50907376)
• Project Period (FY): 2022-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 機能性有機材料

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In order to reduce the burden on the global environment, it is desirable to develop sustainable materials that can be decomposed into their raw materials after use, in addition to environmentally friendly synthesis methods for materials. In this study, we added the perspective of "material decomposition" to the material preparation. We clarified the correlation between the formation of strong bonds and structures that enable stable energy storage and gentle decomposition after use, and designed sustainable organic and polymer materials related to redox by achieving both.

Free Research Field

高分子材料

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

従来、有機・高分子材料の研究は、安定な機能の発揮に向けた強固な結合・構造の形成に注力されてきたため、分解に関してはほとんど未開拓であった。他の材料と比較した際の有機・高分子材料の優位性を明示するため、材料機能そのものに加え分解に着目し、電荷貯蔵能と温和な分解の相関解明を達成するという目標に独自性があり、学術的意義がある。電荷貯蔵能と温和な分解を両立した有機・高分子材料の設計に創造性があり、同材料を用いたリサイクル可能な有機デバイスを構築することに社会的意義がある。