Research
Outline
Our laboratory is dedicated to developing new methodologies for precision inorganic synthesis, grounded in inorganic chemistry and situated at the interdisciplinary boundaries of nanomaterials science and soft matter physics. By exerting advanced control over atomic arrangements and structural units, we aim to create unprecedented structures and properties that cannot be achieved through conventional materials design principles.
To date, we have discovered new classes of materials that redefine conventional views of matter, including superatoms, in which multiple atoms are highly integrated to behave as a single large atom, and inorganic liquid crystals that combine high thermal stability with ordered structures.
Our goal is to reexamine the fundamental principles underlying the constitution of matter through the power of synthetic chemistry and to create functional materials based on new conceptual frameworks. Through precision inorganic synthesis, we strive to deepen the foundations of materials science