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33Yoshiyuki HattoriAssociate ProfessorMasashi WatanabeAssociate ProfessorApplied ChemistryDeveloping new luminescent materials and energy-storing materials using nanocarbonDivision of Chemistry and MaterialsI am carrying out research to synthesize fluorescent nanocarbon and to use nanocarbon (carbon nanotubes, graphene, carbon nano-horns, etc.) in energy-storage devices (primary and secondary lithium batteries and super capacitors). My research covers a wide range of topics, from fundamentals to applications.Associate Professor Hattori took his current position after working as a researcher involved in collaboration among industry, academia, and government in the Chiba University Faculty of Science and as a senior assistant professor in the Faculty of Textile Science and Technology at Shinshu University. He is currently engaged in basic research in carbon science and inorganic uorine chemistry, including research on the applications of nanocarbon as an electrode material and as an adsorption material.Potential applications for this research are growing in number and include drive power sources for electric vehicles, next-generation bio-imaging materials, and cleaning gases for semiconductors that are environmentally friendly and energy-ecient.Outlook for researchGraduates seek employment at chemical companies, particularly companies involved in carbon materials, electrochemicals, and uorine chemistry, or as teachers or public ocials.Outlook for students after graduationApplied ChemistryPrinting microchemical chipsDivision of Chemistry and MaterialsI am engaged in developing technology to enable printing of microchemical chips. My lab is working to develop technology that will allow end-users to design their own microchemical chips and then print them using an inkjet printer.Associate Professor Watanabe conducted research into organic synthetic chemistry for his graduate research in the department and in a graduate school course. Following some twists and turns in his career, he now specializes in polymer chemistry and chemical engineering.Technology for printing microchemical chips with an inkjet printer is still in the early stages, and we do not yet know whether it will prove to be viable in the future.Outlook for researchIn light of the large number of interesting domains, my hope is that graduates will choose their jobs freely, irrespective of their graduate research.Outlook for students after graduationWe also succeeded in synthesizing porous carbon nano-sheets, whose potential uses include capacitors and electrodes in high-output secondary lithium batteries.My lab succeeded in synthesizing uorescent nanocarbon, whose applications include use in imaging materials.A microchemical chip is used for extraction via the oil/water interface.Two types of liquid are mixed in a microchemical chip.An organic solution.waterwater

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