Investigation on the artificial light harvesting systems based on clay minerals as host materials

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24350100
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Organic industrial materials
• Research Institution: Tokyo Metropolitan University
• Principal Investigator: TAKAGI Shinsuke 首都大学東京, 都市環境科学研究科, 教授 (40281240)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 嶋田 哲也 首都大学東京, 都市環境科学研究科, 助教 (50252317)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 人工光合成 / 人工光捕集系 / ポルフィリン / 粘土鉱物 / ナノシート / エネルギー移動 / 発光増強

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, artificial light harvesting systems to absorb sunlight efficiently was investigated. Nanosheet such as clay minerals and functional materials such as porphyrin were used as host materials and guest dye molecules. Saponite was used as typical synthetic clay minerals. By combing more than two dyes, efficient light harvesting systems were successfully constructed. In addition, new methodology to evaluate light harvesting performance was proposed. Like these, the clue to construct artificial photosynthesis was obtained.

Free Research Field

光化学、界面化学、超分子化学