Investigation of Research Trend in Molecular Science

1990 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

• Project/Area Number: 02044156
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Overseas Scientific Survey.
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Institution: Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki National Institutes
• Principal Investigator: INOKUCHI Hiroo Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki National Institutes, 分子科学研究所, 所長 (00100826)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NAOE Shunichi Division of General Education, Kanazawa University, 教養部, 助教授 (80019851) ; TANAKA Keiichi Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo, 理学部, 助教授 (50037280) ; SHIROTA Yasuhiko Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, 工学部, 教授 (90029091) ; NAKAHARA Hiroo Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo, 理学部, 助教授 (10008849) ; MITANI Tadaoki Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki National Institutes, 分子科学研究所, 助教授 (50010939) ; MARUYAMA Yusei Institute for Molecular Science Okazaki National Institutes, 分子科学研究所, 教授 (40013479) ; TAKATSUKA Kazuo Division of General Education, Nagoya University, 教養部, 助教授 (70154797) ; KATO Shigeki Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, 理学部, 教授 (20113425) ; OHMINE Iwao Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki National Institutes, 分子科学研究所, 助教授 (60146719) ; NAKAMURA Hiroki Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki National Institutes, 分子科学研究所, 教授 (10010935) ; MOROKUMA Keiji Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki National Institutes, 分子科学研究所, 教授 (40111083)
• Project Period (FY): 1990
• Keywords: Molecular science / Molecular computational chemistry / Material chemistry / High resolution spectroscopy / Soft x-ray spectroscopy / Japan-UK cooperation / Theoretical chemistry / Molecular solids

Research Abstract

1. Japan-UK joint symposium on molecular computational chemistry and discussion on cooperative research (Morokuma, Nakamura, Ohmine, Kato, Takatsuka)
Five investigators attended the 23th UK quantum theory symposium at Oxford for September 19-21, and on September 24-25 held the Japan-UK joint symposium on molecular computational chemistry at Oxford with 12 UK participants, to exchange information about recent development in this field in Japan and UK and to discuss methods of cooperative research between the two countries.
2. Japan-UK joint symposium on material chemistry and discussion on cooperative research (Maruyama, Mitani, Nakahara, Shirota)
A Japan-UK joint symposium on material chemistry was held on March 17-20, 1990 at Bath for the main theme of "organic molecular solids and metal coordination compounds having unique solid state properties " with 5 Japanese, 10 UK invited speakers and several other UK participants. Five sessions were for polymers, LB membranes, molecular solids, phthalocyanine and thin film, and mixed-valence complexes.
3. High resolution spectroscopy of unstable molecules (Tanaka)
Tanaka visited Cambridge University for 2months and carried out the following experiments.
(1) Infrared diode laser spectroscopy of molecular ions using the velocity modulation.
(2) Infrared absorption spectroscopy of metal carboyls in supersonic molecular jet.
4. Research on soft x-ray spectroscopy (Naoe)
Naoe visited SERC Daresbury Laboratory for 3months and carried out studies on the status of beams for 800-4000 eV soft xーray region at Daresbury, and carried out messturements on some semiconductor samples.