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Home > Tenured Faculties > Ichikawa Takahiro
Ichikawa Takahiro
Affiliation | Institute of Engineering |
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Division | Division of Biotechnology and Life Science |
Research field | Organic Material Chemistry |
Keyword(S) | bicontinuous cubic liquid crystal, gyroid minimal surface, lyotropic liquid crystal, ionic liquid |
Url | http://web.tuat.ac.jp/~ichikawa/index.html |
Research experience | ・2008: Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1) |
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Educational background | ・Mar.2006: B.S. The University of Tokyo |
Awards | * The latest information is shown at the member's website. |
Selected papers and publications | * The latest information is shown at the member's website. |
Self-organization of liquid crystals provides well-ordered and highly-defined nanostructures, and therefore they have attracted increasing attention in the field of the development of next-generation soft materials.
Among various liquid-crystalline materials, we have focused on bicontinuous cubic liquid crystals with expecting their three-dimensionally continuous nanostructures. Bicontinuous cubic structures are composed of three-dimensionally interwoven nanochannel domains and a surrounding sheath domain. Owing to their continuous structures, their application for nanostructured materials are now strongly expected.
Here we list our recent researches on the application of bicontinuous cubic liquid crystals.
1) Development of Bicontinuous Cubic Liquid Crystals by Using Ionic Liquids as
Building Block
2) Creation of 3D Continuous Proton Conduction Surface
3) Application of Bicontinuous Cubic Liquid Crystals for Function Fields for
Guest Molecules
Owing to start-up fund, I could introduce some important systems, equipment and machines, that are necessary for my research. In addition, various fruitful supports from the university, it will be possible to secure sufficient time for research. Using this great opportunity, I want to accelerate and expand my research.
In the past days, I have focused on the construction of new materials with high originality. Fortunately, I have succeeded in developing nanostructured materials having gyroid structures. A model of gyroid structure is shown in left figure. In the future, I am going to expand my research fields using my materials as "tool" with incorporating various research insights.