Current Works
概要
The research interests in this laboratory are the solid structures and properties in crystalline state and thin film of linear-chain molecules, such as n-alkane, polyethylene, polypropylene etc. They are investigated by several experimental techniques (X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis, optical microscopy, and IR spectroscopy) and computer simulations (Molecular Dynamics and Monte-Carlo Simulations).
Recently, structural formation of more complex systems are studying by computer simulation. For example, they are the cohesion of the tabacco mosaic virus, formation of lipid bilayer, and molacular inclusing phenomenon of several inclusion compounds.
[Experimental studies]
1. Crystallization of polypropylene:
2. Structures of the rotator phases of n-alkane crystals
3. Structures of vapor-deposited films of long-chained molecules
4. Electronic status of organic molecules in aqueous solution using soft X-ray absorption and emission spectroscopy
[Computer simulations]
5. Computer simulations of the structural formation of polymers
6. Computer simulation of lipid bilayers
7. Computer simulation for molecular dynamics of droplets in aqueous solution
[Past studies]
