Research Areas
By focusing on the phenomena of materials creation beyond the hierarchy peculiar to the organism, material science is interlocked with life science as a common concept for information science. The aim of this research group is to quantitatively elucidate and apply the mechanism of molecular recognition, communication of information and energy transfer, which are the origin of life function. For these reason, a base network for study and personnel training is being built collectively and efficiently through cooperation of the four domestic research bases of RIKEN, Kyushu University, Hokkaido University and Osaka University, to conduct the advanced research coupled with personnel training such as schooling.
Research Subject
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Elucidation and quantification of fuzzy action mechanisms of living organisms |
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Design and construction of novel information sharing systems and appearance of collective motion |
List of Selected Publications
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Furukawa, M., Yamada, T., Katano, S., Kawai, M., Ogasawara, H., and Nilsson, A.:
"Geometrical characterization of adenine and guanine on Cu(110) by NEXAFS, XPS, and DFT calculation."
Surf. Sci.601 (2007) 5433-5440. |
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Horie, M., Sassa, T., Hashizume, D., Suzaki, Y., Osakada, K., and Wada, T.:
"A crystalline supramolecular switch: Controlling the optical anisotropy through the collective dynamic motion of molecules."
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 46, 4983-4986(2007). |
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Kawamoto, M., Aoki, T., and Wada, T.:
"Photoinduced twisting behavior of chiral cyclic compounds."
Proc. SPIE, 6653, 66530K-1-8(2007). |
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Ino, D., Yamada, T., and Kawai, M.:
"Luminescence from 3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride on Ag(111) surface excited by tunneling electrons in scanning tunneling microscopy."
J. Chem. Phys.,129 (2008) 014701 (5 pages). |
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Kawamoto, M., Aoki, T., Siga, N., and Wada, T.:
"Thermo and photoresponsive behavior of liquid-crystalline helical structures with the aid of dual molecular motions."
Chemistry of Materials, 21, 564-572(2009). |
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Rzeźnicka, I. I., Wurpel, G. W. H., Bonn, M., van der Horst, M. A., Hellingwerf, K., Matsunaga, S., Yamada, T., and Kawai, M.:
"Observation of photoactive yellow protein anchored to modified Au(111) surfaces by scanning tunneling microscopy."
Chem. Phys. Lett., (in press). |
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Matsunaga, S., Yokomori, R., Ino, D., Yamada, T., Kawai, M., and Kobayashi, T.:
"EC-STM observation on electrochemical response of fluidic phospholipid monolayer on Au(111) modified with 1-octanethiol."
Electrochem. Commn. 9, 645-648(2007). |
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Group Head
Maki KAWAI (D.Sci.)
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