化学・材料学科Photocatalytic Reaction SystemsSupported on Fibers and BeadsLB膜の製造過程29Department of Chemistry and MaterialsOutlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationOurresearchtopicsarephotocatalystsandphotochemicalreactorsforcontrolledphotocatalyticoxidationofaromaticcompoundsandphotodecompositionofimpurityinwater.Photocatalystnano‐hybridsforthereactionsaredesignedandfabricatedbytheLangmuir‐Blodgett(LB)processandobservedbywaveguidespectroscopy.Wedevelopedanovelphotochemicalreactorwithanetworkoflightguidetodeliverexcitationlightandmicrochanneltotransfersubstratetoeachphotocatalyst.Partialoxidationofbenzene,waterpurificationandself‐cleaningtextileshavebeenstudiedassomeapplicationsofthephotocatalyticreactionsystems.Ourphotocatalyticreactionsystemhasbeenappliedtoefficientorganicphoto‐redoxreactions,andwillhopefullybeappliedtophotocatalyticreactionstoproducechemicalresourcesfromH2OandCO2asanartificialphotosynthesisinthecomingfuture.Researchworkinourlaboratoryhasraisedproblem‐solvingabilityofstudents,whoworkforcompaniesinthefieldsofchemistry,chemicalplant,electronicsandmachineryaftergraduating.ProfessorHisanaoUsamiResearchAssociateinShinshuUniversityin1992.Fullprofessorin2012.Hisresearchtopicsarephoto‐catalyst,photo‐catalyticmicrochannelreactorsandfunctionaltextiles.Langmuir‐Blodgett processNano‐complexfilmofsoapsandionsaretransferredontotheglassplatetofabricateNano‐filmofphotocatalyst.Photocatalyst particles onTextile Photocatalystparticlesaredepositedonprotectioncoatingofeachfiber.A photocatalyst reactor applied to an incubation plantof lettucePhotocatalytic reactor with anetwork of light guide coatedwith photocatalystDepartment of Chemistry and MaterialsOutlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationTapping organic EL to bring us future productssuch as televisions that can be rolled up andcarried and ceilings with built‐in lightingIamcarryingoutresearchintoorganicEL(organicLED),anareathatisthefocusofincreasingexpectationsconcerningpotentialapplicationsinnext‐generationdisplaysandlighting.MultinationalcorporationsfromoutsideJapanarealsoshowinginterest,andmylabiscooperatingwiththem.Ifsuccessful,itwillbecomepossibletomakeentireceilingsandwallsintolightingandtomaketelevisionsandcomputermonitorsthatcanberolledupandcarriedaround.Currently,ourmajorchallengeistoreducepowerconsumption.InadditiontoresearchintoorganicEL,researchisalsobeingactivelyconductedintoorganicsemiconductorsandorganicsolarcells,andtheseproductsareexpectedtocontributetotherealizationofanabundantandsustainablesociety.Graduatesareemployedbymaterial,chemical,andelectricalequipmentmanufacturers,whilesomestudentsareemployedbymajorprintingcompaniesthatareinvolvedinorganicELdevelopment.AnorganicEL.UnlikeLEDs,theprincipalcharacteristicofanorganicEL,aconductivepolymeristhatitemitslightfromaformlikeathinmembrane.Anorganicsemiconductormaterialdevelopedintheresearchlabismeltedandappliedtoacircuitboardtocreateatransistor.Wearecarryingoutresearchtocreateexampleusesthatleverageitsproperties.ProfessorMusubuIchikawaProfessorIchikawatookhiscurrentpositionin2013afterworkingattheUbeIndustriesPolymerResearchCenterandasanassistantprofessorandassociateprofessorintheFacultyofTextileScienceandTechnologyatShinshuUniversity.Hisareasofresearcharefunctionalmaterialsanddevicesandphysicalchemistry,includingorganicsemiconductordevicesandorganicphotoelectricmaterials.
元のページ ../index.html#30