Laboratory of Applied Photochemistry

Contributing to energy and medical areas with new nanocarbon materials

We are combining nanocarbon substances such as fullerene, carbon nanotube and grapheme with metal nanoparticles to produce rubbers and resins that conduct electricity and heat, in addition to molecules that convert light into electricity or produce active oxygen through light. Our laboratory conducts research based on the belief that we can produce supramolecules or clusters of molecules. Such supramolecules will be used in medicine in order to treat different types of cancer through light, as well as solar cells and satellite materials in order to dissipate heat or conduct electricity.

College of Engineering Chemistry and Materials Environment and Materials Engineering / Graduate School of Engineering and Science（Master's Program） Materials Science and Engineering Course / Graduate School of Engineering and Science（Master's Program） Applied Chemistry Course / Graduate School of Engineering and Science（Doctor's Program） Regional Environment Systems Course

Faculty Name

KONISHI, Toshifumi

Keyword

Medicine,Solar cells,Composite materials

Laboratory location

No.3 Building OMIYA Campus 1F 3105-2

This lab is for this SDG activity:

STUDY FIELDS

Chemistry
Life science
Applied chemistry
Materials science and engineering

FOR SOCIETY

Our graduates are engaged in research and development at companies in the fields of medicine and pharmaceuticals, appliances, materials, chemistry, food, environment and education, among others. Moreover, some of them have found jobs in supermarket chains and companies making equipment and facilities for power generation and transmission. Besides, many students opt to study at a post-graduate level.

RESEARCH THEMES

Development of rubber with electricity and heat conductivity
Development of a photodynamic therapy agent to treat cancer with the use of liposomes containing fullerene
Development of dye-sensitized solar cells by applying the absorption of molecules on the surface of nanowires