Self-assembly is an important and useful method for creating functional materials. This course deals with the fundamentals and recent developments in functional materials formed through self-assembly of molecules and/or ions. Topics in this course includes design, structures and properties of the functional materials, and their applications in organic electronics, catalysis, and artificial photosynthesis.
Overview
Taught by
Shigeyuki Masaoka, Mio Kondo, Mitsuharu Suzuki, Norimitsu Tohnai and Yumi Yakiyama