Dr. Katsuaki Konishi
Professor, Functional Materials Chemistry
Faculty of Environmental Earth Science and Graduate School of Environmental Science
Hokkaido University
North 10 West 5, Sapporo, 060-0810 JAPAN
Curriculum Vitae
- 1987; Bachelor of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, (Supervisor; Prof. Shohei Inoue)
- 1989; Master of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, (Supervisor; Prof. Shohei Inoue)
- 1989-91; PhD candidate, The University of Tokyo, (Supervisors; Prof. Shohei Inoue and Takuzo Aida)
- 1991-2000; Assistant Professor and Lecturer, The University of Tokyo (worked as a member of Prof. Takuzo Aida's Group)
- 2001-2008; Associate Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University
- 2008-; Professor, Faculty of Environmental Earth Science and Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University
- [Award} 2014 The CSJ Award for Creative Work
Selected Publications
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Research Interests
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Precise synthesis of Ligand-protected Subnanometer Metal Clusters
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Interface of Iinorganic Nanoentities and Organic-based Molecules.
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Supramolecular Aassembly of Clusters ("Cluster of Clusters")
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Supramolecular/Macromolecular Chemistry of Multimetallic Compounds
Design of inorganic nanoclusters with defined organic spaces for the creation of unique functions for Environmental Science
- The aim of this research is to merge inorganic cluster chemistry and organic-based chemistry (e.g., coordination, supramolecular, macromolecular, host-guest...) at the molecular level for the development novel functional materials/molecules that may contribute environmental sciences. Our basic approach is to construct tailor-made proximal spaces made of organic-based compounds to create unique functions and pursue unusual phenomena arising from the molecular events at the interface of the two different species.
- Examples include precise synthesis of ultrasmall gold clusters and surface-functionalized semiconductor (CdS, CdSe..) clusters for photoluminescence sensing, gold cluster / porphyrin hybrid systems for catalyses, and porous crystalline materials composed of polyoxometalate and organic compounds for selective accommodation of small molecules.
Compounds of interests
- Gold cluster
- Metal chalcogenide cluster
- Semiconductor cluster
- Polyoxometalate
- Porphyrin
- Calixarene
Aims
- Chemical sensor
- Designer catalyst
- Green chemistry
- Stimuli-responsive molecule/material
Keywords
- Organic / Inorganic syntheses
- Supramolecular/macromolecular chemistry
- host-guest chemistry
- Self assembly
- Coordination interaction
- Hydrophobic interaction
- π-mediated interaction
- Hydrogen-bonding interaction