a SODSODceffet effectX2YZ Energy Energy HeHBCNOFNeLiBeNaMgAlSiPSClArKCaScTiVCrMnFeCoNiCuZnGaGeAsSeBrKrRbSrYZrNbMoTcRuRhPdAgCdInSnSbTeIXeCsBaLaHfTaWReOsIrPtAuHgTlPbBiPoAtRnEnsemble GeometricLigand ct effeeffectZ X Y 40Z X Y Substitution eF catalystadsorptionsurfacereactiondesorptionSolid-statecatalystsincludingmetalsprovidereactionfieldsontheirsurfaces.Chemicalreactionsproceedviaa“deal”ofelectrons.Thus,acatalyticperformancedependsonbothsurfacestatesandelectronicstatesofcatalysts.Catalysisischangedbymixingdifferentmetalsviachangesinsurfaceandelectronicstates.Inparticular,novelcatalysisappearsin“intermetalliccompounds”,novelalloyshavingatomicorderedarrangementsofdifferentmetalsmixedbyanintegerratio.Weareconductingpreciseinvestigationsforvariousalloycatalyststorevealgeneralrulesthatcanbeusedfordesigninganycatalysts.Wedesignanddevelopfunctionalsoftmaterialsandbiomimeticsystems(Fig.1)byutilizingthestrategiesinthefieldsofcolloidal,supramolecular,andpolymerchemistryandtechnologiesoverthenano-,meso-,andmacro-scales.Weareinterestedinthesophisticatedhierarchicalstructuresandcomplexdynamicsoflivingorganisms.Ourgoalistoartificiallyrealizeinnovativefunctionsthatsurpassevenbiologicalfunctionsbyassemblingnano-buildingblocks(Fig.2)intoelaborateorderedstructures.Bydivingintotheinterdisciplinaryfields,wehopetocontributetosolvingimportantissuesinthefieldsofenvironment,energy,andmaterialsscience.AssistantProfessorKOJIMATakayukiAfterreceivinghisdoctoraldegreeatTohokuUniversity,heworkedasanassistantprofessoratthesameuniversity,andthenstartedhisinNovembercurrentcareer2020.Hisresearchfieldismaterialsincludingsciencemagnetsandcatalysts.AssistantProfessorSANOKokiDr.KokiSanoreceivedhisdoctoratefromtheUniversityofTokyoin2019.Hetookhiscurrentpositionin2021afterworkingasaJSPSResearchFellow(DC1),RIKENSpecialResearcherPostdoctoral(SPDR)andPRESTOResearcher.inengineeringresearcherandJSTNovelcatalysisbynovelalloyshavescarcelybeenrevealedduetothelackofmetallurgicalknowledge.Inparticular,ternary(ormore)systemsarecomplex;however,discoveryofoutstandingcatalystsistobeexpectedfromnumerouselementalsets.Innovativecatalystsenablesynthesizingnovelchemicalmaterials,reducingenergycostsforvariousprocesses,andsuppressingenvironmentalpollutions.Infuture,itwouldbemoredifficulttogetahappylifebydoingonlyonething.Thinkoutsidethebox.Haveawideperspective.Forlivinginthepost-pandemicworld,beflexibleandbeactive.I’mhappyifIcanhelpstudentstoobtainsuchabilities.Inourresearchactivities,asingleideacaninfluenceresearchersaroundtheworldandchangetheworldindecadestocome.Weaimtodevelop"next-generationfunctionalmaterialsthatcontributetothedevelopmentoffuturesociety"and"environmentallyfriendlymaterialsfortherealizationofasustainablesociety”.Throughresearchactivities,studentscanacquireabilities,suchas"logicalthinking,""problemfindingandsolving,""informationgatheringandtransmission,"and"globalperspective".Wehopethatbyusingtheseskills,studentswillbeabletoplayanactiveroleinglobalsociety.Schematic illustration of catalysis (left) and Heusler alloy catalyst (right)(Sci. Adv. 4eaat6063, 2018 licensed under CC BY-NC: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)For melting metals (left), for preparing single crystal thin films (upper right), and for manipulating catalysts under non-oxidizing atmosphere (lower right). All processes are carefully conducted for precise fundamental studies.Department ofDepartment ofOutlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationOutlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationmoleculesFig. 1. Functional soft materials and biomimetic systems.Fig. 2. 0D, 1D, or 2D inorganic nano-building blocks.ElectronicChemistry and MaterialsChemistry and MaterialsNovel Catalysis by Novel AlloysMaterials science for the future society
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