Tomoya Fukui grew up in Akita, Japan. He received his BSc and MSc from the University of Tsukuba in 2012 and 2014, respectively. He then received his Ph.D with President's award and Dean's award from the University of Tsukuba in 2017. In his Ph.D period, he investigated self-assembly of porphyrin derivatives under kinetic control and living supramolecular polymerization in one and two dimensions under the supervision of Prof. Masayuki Takeuchi. He then worked at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) as a JSPS postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Masayuki Takeuchi and Dr. Kazunori Sugiyasu. In 2018, he moved to the University of Bristol, UK, to join the Manners group for expanding his research from small molecules to polymers. In 2019, he moved to the University of Victoria, Canada, as a JSPS overseas research fellow at the University of Victoria, where he investigates the living crystallization-driven self-assembly of block copolymers with Prof. Ian Manners. In 2020, he becomes an assistant professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, and currently, works with Prof. Fukushima and Prof. Shoji.
Research Interests
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Supramolecular polymer
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Coordination chemistry
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Polymer chemistry
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self-assembly
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Supramolecular chemistry
Research Areas
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Nanotechnology/Materials / Polymer chemistry / Supramolecular polymers
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Nanotechnology/Materials / Functional solid state chemistry / Supramolecular chemistry
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Nanotechnology/Materials / Inorganic/coordination chemistry / Coordination chemistry
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Nanotechnology/Materials / Polymer chemistry / Precision synthesis of crystalline micelles
Education
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University of Tsukuba
2014.4 - 2017.3
Country： Japan
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University of Tsukuba
2012.4 - 2014.3
Country： Japan
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University of Tsukuba
2008.4 - 2012.3
Country： Japan
Research History
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Institute of Science Tokyo Assistant Professor
2024.10
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Tokyo Institute of Technology Assistant Professor
2020.4 - 2024.9
Country：Japan
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University of Victoria
2019.1 - 2020.3
Country：Canada
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日本学術振興会 海外特別研究員
2018.4 - 2020.3
Notes：Ian Manners groupへ派遣
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University of Bristol
2018.4 - 2019.1
Country：United Kingdom
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日本学術振興会 特別研究員(PD)
2017.4 - 2018.3
Country：Japan
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日本学術振興会 特別研究員(DC2)
2016.4 - 2017.3
Country：Japan
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物質・材料研究機構 有機材料グループ NIMSジュニア研究員
2014.4 - 2016.3
Committee Memberships
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ISMSC 2025 Local Organization Committee
2023.8 - 2025.5
Committee type：Academic society
Papers
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Facet-Selective Growth of Heterostructured Molecular Crystals Enabled by a Solid-Solution-Mediated Strategy
Tomoya Fukui, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Naoya Mita, Takanori Fukushima
JACS Au 2026.4
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Correction to “Dimensionality Reduction of Formamidinium-Rich Lead Iodide Perovskite-Derived Structures”
Takuya Ohmi, Wataru Taniguchi, Bhawna, Tomoya Fukui, Yuki Haruta, Takayuki Nakanishi, Takanori Fukushima, Makhsud I. Saidaminov, Masaki Azuma, Takafumi Yamamoto
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2026.4
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Dimensional Reduction of Perovskite-Derived Structures in Formamidinium-Rich Lead Iodide Compositions
Takuya Ohmi, Wataru Taniguchi, Bhawna Bhawna, Tomoya Fukui, Yuki Haruta, Takayuki Nakanishi, Takanori Fukushima, Makhsud. I. Saidaminov, Masaki Azuma, Takafumi Yamamoto
2026.2
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Dimensional Reduction of Perovskite-Derived Structures in Formamidinium-Rich Lead Iodide Compositions
Takuya Ohmi, Wataru Taniguchi, Bhawna Bhawna, Tomoya Fukui, Yuki Haruta, Takayuki Nakanishi, Takanori Fukushima, Makhsud. I. Saidaminov, Masaki Azuma, Takafumi Yamamoto
2025.10
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BODIPY-Based Photothermal Agent Incorporating Azulene for Enhanced NIR Absorption and Tumor Ablation
Kai Nishimura, Mikiya Kato, Tomoya Fukui, Kazuki Miura, Masato Tsuda, Satoshi Okada, Takanori Fukushima, Hiroyuki Nakamura
Molecular Pharmaceutics 2025.5
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Kusumoto, S., Masuda, S., Suzuki, R., Tachibana, M., Shimabukuro, M., Kobayashi, M., Ogiwara, N., Uchida, S., Fukui, T., Tsuji, Y., Okamura, M., Hikichi, S., Kim, Y., Koide, Y.
Journal of Materials Chemistry C 13 ( 17 ) 2025
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Sotaro Kusumoto, Takuma Mio, Kenta Rakumitsu, Masaya Shimabukuro, Mamiko Kobayashi, Tomoya Fukui, Nobutsugu Hamamoto, Toshiharu Ishizaki, Yang Kim, Yoshihiro Koide
Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2025
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Self-assembly behaviour of telechelic polyethylene glycol with triptycene termini capable of two-dimensional ordering
Fumitaka Ishiwari, Yugen Chen, Tomoya Fukui, Takashi Kajitani, Takanori Fukushima
Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2025
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Wrapping a single crystal spin-crossover complex with a single crystal non-spin-crossover complex to modulate the spin-transition temperature
Tomoya Fukui, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Naoya Mita, Takanori Fukushima
Chemical Science 2025
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Matsushima, K., Ohmi, T., Taniguchi, W., Nagano, S., Fukui, T., Fukushima, T., Awais, M., Saidaminov, M., Azuma, M., Yamamoto, T.
Dalton Transactions 54 ( 45 ) 2025
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Covalent Bonds versus van der Waals Forces: A Picture in Thermal Conduction of Organic Materials
Ryosuke Takehara, Tomoya Fukui, Taketo Tano, Meguya Ryu, Suguru Kitani, Hitoshi Kawaji, Junko Morikawa, Takanori Fukushima
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024.10
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Supramolecular scaffold–directed two-dimensional assembly of pentacene into a configuration to facilitate singlet fission
Masato Fukumitsu, Tomoya Fukui, Yoshiaki Shoji, Takashi Kajitani, Ramsha Khan, Nikolai V. Tkachenko, Hayato Sakai, Taku Hasobe, Takanori Fukushima
Science Advances 2024.9
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FA4Pb2I7.5(SCN)0.5: n = 3 Member of Perovskite Homologous Series FAn+1Pbn−1I3n−1.5(SCN)0.5 with Columnar Defects
Takuya Ohmi, James R. Neilson, Wataru Taniguchi, Tomoya Fukui, Teppei Nagase, Yuki Haruta, Makhsud I. Saidaminov, Takanori Fukushima, Masaki Azuma, Takafumi Yamamoto
ACS Materials Letters 2024.5
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Direct formation of single crystalline molecular clusters with disulfide bonding from thiol-containing triptycene derivatives
Tomoya Fukui, Riku Saitou, Fumiaki Tomi, Shoichi Kubo, Atsushi Shishido, Takanori Fukushima
Chemistry Letters 2024.3
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Triammonium Molecular Tripods as Organic Building Blocks for Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells
Tomoya Fukui, Kensuke Hofuku, Atsuko Kosaka, Nanaki Minoi, Ryosuke Nishikubo, Fumitaka Ishiwari, Hiroyasu Sato, Akinori Saeki, Takanori Fukushima
Small Structures 2024.3
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Ferroelectricity of alkylamide-substituted triptycene derivatives
Mizoue, R., Takeda, T., Dekura, S., Kato, M., Fukui, T., Shoji, Y., Fukushima, T., Yamane, S., Suzuki, Y., Kawamata, J., Akutagawa, T.
Journal of Materials Chemistry C 12 ( 15 ) 2024
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Martin, C.J., Fukui, T., Takehara, R., Fujii, S., Fukushima, T.
Precision Chemistry 1 ( 6 ) 2023.8
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Effective Design for Long-Range Polymer Ordering Using Triptycene-Containing Side Chains
Yu, J., Itagaki, A., Chen, Y., Fukui, T., Ishiwari, F., Kajitani, T., Fukushima, T.
Macromolecules 56 ( 12 ) 2023.6
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Overcoming the entropy of polymer chains by making a plane with terminal groups: a thermoplastic PDMS with a long-range 1D structural order. International journal
Yugen Chen, Fumitaka Ishiwari, Tomoya Fukui, Takashi Kajitani, Haonan Liu, Xiaobin Liang, Ken Nakajima, Masatoshi Tokita, Takanori Fukushima
Chemical science 14 ( 9 ) 2431 - 2440 2023.3
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Selective electrochemical CO2 conversion with a hybrid polyoxometalate
Kuramochi, S., Cameron, J.M., Fukui, T., Jones, K.D., Argent, S.P., Kusaka, S., Shiraishi, R., Tamaki, Y., Yatsu, T., Shiga, T., Ishitani, O., Oshio, H., Newton, G.N.
Chemical Communications 59 ( 72 ) 2023
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Diego Garcia-Hernandez, J., Kang, Y., Fukui, T., Finnegan, J.R., Manners, I.
Macromolecules 55 ( 10 ) 2022.5
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Kato, M., Fukui, T., Sato, H., Shoji, Y., Fukushima, T.
Inorganic Chemistry 61 ( 8 ) 2022.2
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Lei, S., Tian, J., Fukui, T., Winnik, M.A., Manners, I.
Macromolecules 55 ( 1 ) 2022.1
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Efficient energy transport in an organic semiconductor mediated by transient exciton delocalization
Sneyd, A.J., Fukui, T., Pale?ek, D., Prodhan, S., Wagner, I., Zhang, Y., Sung, J., Collins, S.M., Slater, T.J.A., Andaji-Garmaroudi, Z., MacFarlane, L.R., Garcia-Hernandez, J.D., Wang, L., Whittell, G.R., Hodgkiss, J.M., Chen, K., Beljonne, D., Manners, I., Friend, R.H., Rao, A.
Science Advances 7 ( 32 ) 2021.8
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Dendritic Micelles with Controlled Branching and Sensor Applications
Zhang, Y., Pearce, S., Eloi, J.-C., Harniman, R.L., Tian, J., Cordoba, C., Kang, Y., Fukui, T., Qiu, H., Blackburn, A., Richardson, R.M., Manners, I.
Journal of the American Chemical Society 143 ( 15 ) 5805 - 5814 2021.4
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Ellis, C.E., Fukui, T., Cordoba, C., Blackburn, A., Manners, I.
Polymer Chemistry 12 ( 25 ) 3650 - 3660 2021
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Functional nanoparticles through π-conjugated polymer self-assembly
MacFarlane, L.R., Shaikh, H., Garcia-Hernandez, J.D., Vespa, M., Fukui, T., Manners, I.
Nature Reviews Materials 6 ( 1 ) 2021
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Supramolecular double-stranded Archimedean spirals and concentric toroids Reviewed
Norihiko Sasaki, Mathijs F. J. Mabesoone, Jun Kikkawa, Tomoya Fukui, Nobutaka Shioya, Takafumi Shimoaka, Takeshi Hasegawa, Hideaki Takagi, Rie Haruki, Nobutaka Shimizu, Shin-ichi Adachi, E. W. Meijer, Masayuki Takeuchi, Kazunori Sugiyasu
Nature Communications 11 ( 1 ) 2020.12
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Fukui, T., Garcia-Hernandez, J.D., MacFarlane, L.R., Lei, S., Whittell, G.R., Manners, I.
Journal of the American Chemical Society 142 ( 35 ) 15038 - 15048 2020.9
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Control over the Aspect Ratio of Supramolecular Nanosheets by Molecular Design
Norihiko Sasaki, Jennifer Yuan, Tomoya Fukui, Masayuki Takeuchi, Kazunori Sugiyasu
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL 26 ( 35 ) 7840 - 7846 2020.6
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Living supramolecular polymerization based on reversible deactivation of a monomer by using a 'dummy' monomer Reviewed
Fukui Tomoya, Sasaki Norihiko, Takeuchi Masayuki, Sugiyasu Kazunori
CHEMICAL SCIENCE 10 ( 28 ) 6770 - 6776 2019.7
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Direct Observation and Manipulation of Supramolecular Polymerization by High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy Reviewed
Fukui Tomoya, Uchihashi Takayuki, Sasaki Norihiko, Watanabe Hiroki, Takeuchi Masayuki, Sugiyasu Kazunori
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION 57 ( 47 ) 15465 - 15470 2018.11
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Impact of a subtle structural difference on the kinetic behavior of metastable supramolecular assemblies Reviewed
Tomoya Fukui, Masayuki Takeuchi, Kazunori Sugiyasu
POLYMER 128 311 - 316 2017.10
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Control over differentiation of a metastable supramolecular assembly in one and two dimensions Reviewed
Tomoya Fukui, Shinnosuke Kawai, Satoko Fujinuma, Yoshitaka Matsushita, Takeshi Yasuda, Tsuneaki Sakurai, Shu Seki, Masayuki Takeuchi, Kazunori Sugiyasu
Nature Chemistry 9 ( 5 ) 493 - 499 2017.5
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Autocatalytic Time-Dependent Evolution of Metastable Two-Component Supramolecular Assemblies to Self-Sorted or Coassembled State Reviewed
Tomoya Fukui, Masayuki Takeuchi, Kazunori Sugiyasu
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 7 2017.5
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Photoregulated Living Supramolecular Polymerization Established by Combining Energy Landscapes of Photoisomerization and Nucleation-Elongation Processes Reviewed
Mizuki Endo, Tomoya Fukui, Sung Ho Jung, Shiki Yagai, Masayuki Takeuchi, Kazunori Sugiyasu
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 138 ( 43 ) 14347 - 14353 2016.11
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FUKUI Tomoya, OGI Soichiro, TAKEUCHI Masayuki, SUGIYASU Kazunori
Seibutsu Butsuri 55 ( 3 ) 154 - 156 2015
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Kinetic Control over Pathway Complexity in Supramolecular Polymerization through Modulating the Energy Landscape by Rational Molecular Design Reviewed
Soichiro Ogi, Tomoya Fukui, Melinda L. Jue, Masayuki Takeuchi, Kazunori Sugiyasu
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION 53 ( 52 ) 14363 - 14367 2014.12
Presentations
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ナノ構造体の精密合成：エネルギーランドスケープに基づく構造と機能の制御 Invited
福井 智也
東京工業大学 科学技術創成研究院 化学生命科学研究所 福島・庄子研究室セミナー 2020.2
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エネルギーランドスケープに基づくナノ構造体の精密合成 Invited
福井智也
千葉大学矢貝研究室 2020.9
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ナノ〜マクロスケールの分子集合体の精密合成 Invited
福井智也
第7回 東工大応用化学系 次世代を担う若手シンポジウム 2024.3
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集合体形成の “pathway” に着目した機能物質創製 Invited
錯体化学若手の会・関東支部 2024年度 前期勉強会 2024.6
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超精密自己集合を利用したナノ〜マクロスケール構造体の構築 Invited
第6回植村研ワークショップ 2025.4
Awards
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Dean's Award
2017.3 University of Tsukuba
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President Award
2017.3 University of Tsukuba
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最優秀ポスター賞
2017 第32回高分子学会茨城高分子若手の会
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Student Presentation Award
2017
Tomoya Fukui
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Poster Presentation Award
2017 新学術研究領域「動的秩序と機能」第 5 回国際シンポジウム
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奨励賞
2017 第 26 回日本 MRS 年次大会
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Best Poster Award
2016 Tsukuba Global Science Week 2016
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Student Presentation Award
2016
Tomoya Fukui
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Best Presentation Award
2015
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Best Poster Award
2015 第 16 回リングチューブ超分子研究会シンポジウム
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Best Poster Award
2014 第 29 回高分子学会関東茨城地区若手の会
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IPC2014 YOUNG SCIENTIST POSTER AWARD
2014 The 10th SPSJ International Polymer Conference
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第３５回山下太郎学術研究奨励賞
2024.6 山下太郎顕彰育英会
福井智也
Research Projects
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シード結晶化を鍵とするブロック超セラミックスの精密構築と機能開拓
Grant number：23H04617 2023.4 - 2025.3
日本学術振興会 科学研究費助成事業 学術変革領域研究(A)
福井 智也
Grant amount：\5720000 （ Direct Cost: \4400000 、 Indirect Cost：\1320000 ）
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面選択的シード結晶化を用いたブロック結晶の空間配列制御に基づく機能物質創製
Grant number：23K13728 2023.4 - 2025.3
日本学術振興会 科学研究費助成事業 若手研究
福井 智也
Grant amount：\4680000 （ Direct Cost: \3600000 、 Indirect Cost：\1080000 ）
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Quantum dark matter detection through the intersection of particle physics, chemistry and solid state physics
Grant number：22K18712 2022.6 - 2024.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory) Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
Grant amount：\6500000 （ Direct Cost: \5000000 、 Indirect Cost：\1500000 ）
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Soft materials science based on structural two-dimensionality
Grant number：21H05024 2021.7 - 2026.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S)
Grant amount：\181740000 （ Direct Cost: \139800000 、 Indirect Cost：\41940000 ）
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Construction of core-shell block cocrystals composed of different metal complexes
Grant number：21K14610 2021.4 - 2023.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Fukui Tomoya
Grant amount：\4680000 （ Direct Cost: \3600000 、 Indirect Cost：\1080000 ）
In this study, the construction of block co-crystals composed of different metal complex and their properties were investigated. Using 4-carboxy-2,6-bispyrazolylpyridine as a ligand, The core-shell type block copolymers were successfully prepared by crystallizing a Co(II) complex from a Fe(II) complex crystal with a 4-carboxy-2,6-bispyrazolylpyridine ligand as a seed. The core-shell type block co-crystals were successfully prepared by crystallizing the Co(II) complex with the Fe(II) complex crystal as the seed. Similarly, block copolymers with an iron complex crystal as the core and a zinc complex crystal as the shell can also be prepared. Interestingly, the core-shell block copolymers exhibit a spin transition at a lower temperature than that of the iron complex alone.javascript:onTransientSave()
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２次元有機構造体の精密設計と機能開拓
Grant number：21H04690 2021.4 - 2022.3
日本学術振興会 科学研究費助成事業 基盤研究(A)
福島 孝典, 梶谷 孝, 庄子 良晃, 福井 智也
Grant amount：\42510000 （ Direct Cost: \32700000 、 Indirect Cost：\9810000 ）
本研究では、申請者らが独自に開発した、2次元入れ子状ハニカム構造への集合化を強力に誘起する「三枚羽プロペラ型分子（三脚型トリプチセン）」を2次元超分子足場として利用するアプローチにより、種々の官能基や機能団を、固体表面上の単分子膜、「2次元ハニカム+1次元積層」構造を特徴とする多層膜、あるいは、バルクな結晶や高分子集合体などの形態へと精密に集積化することで、多様な次元性と機能を有する物質群の開発に取り組んだ。
単・多層有機薄膜の開発：三脚型トリプチセンに対して、一方の面に固体表面への吸着性官能基、その反対側に種々の官能基または機能団を面選択的に導入した新規誘導体の合成法を開発した。これにより、官能基が固体表面上で規則的かつ高密度・高配向で２次元集積化した自己組織化単分子膜（SAM）を構築するための技術基盤を確立した。具体例として、シアノ基とチオール基を面選択的に導入した誘導体により、金(111)表面上でシアノ基が完全垂直配向して規則的に並んだSAMを作製したところ、大きな双極子をもつCN基の２次元集積化により金(111)基板の仕事関数が顕著に増大することを見いだした。また、Huisgen付加環化反応を示す２種類の官能基を面選択的に導入した三脚型トリプチセンの配向多層膜は、加熱により「2次元+1次元」の構造規則性を保持したまま重合反応が進行し、構造規則性と化学安定性が高い薄膜を与えることを見いだした。
自己集合性高分子の開発：三脚型トリプチセンを主鎖骨格に有する高分子が、トリプチセン部位の２次元集合化により長周期のラメラ構造へと自己集合することを見いだした。この特異な構造化により高分子の粘弾性が飛躍的に向上することも明らかにし、汎用高分子の物性改善の新手法を提示した。
上記に加え、２次元集合化を示す新たな分子モチーフの開発や、ナノ薄膜の新しい表面構造解析手法の開発に成功した。 -
Exploration of block co-crystals consisting of functional metal complexes and their properties
Grant number：20K22523 2020.9 - 2022.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Fukui Tomoya
Grant amount：\2860000 （ Direct Cost: \2200000 、 Indirect Cost：\660000 ）
As exemplified by block-co-polymers, block structures composed of different materials are expected to lead to synergic functions, which cannot be achieved by single-component systems. In this work, we focus on the preparation of block co-crystals with two different compartments of spin-crossover metal complexes. For this purpose, we chose spin-crossover Fe(II) and Co(II) complexes with 2,6-dipyrazolylpyridine ligands and successfully obtained block co-crystals by selective growth of a crystalline segment of the Co(II) complex from a seed crystal of the Fe(II) complex. Furthermore, the magnetic properties of the block co-crystals were investigated.