Green Nanotechnology Research Center, Research Institute for Electronic Science,
/Course in Molecular Photonics and Electronics Science, Division of Environmental Materials Science, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University

Nakamura Laboratory

Welcome to Nakamura Laboratory

Nakamura Laboratory aims to develop new materials that will lead the next generation by consistently performing the synthesis of organic molecules, coordination complexes, organic-inorganic hybrid materials, etc., and the evaluation of functionality.

Recruitment of graduate students

Professor Takayoshi Nakamura will retire at the end of March 2025. Acceptance of doctoral and master course graduate students has ended.

Photo of March, 2024.

Group photo (Sorry Huang san!)

News

〇2024.04.03
Congratulations. The work by Y. Kyoya has been accepted on Dalton Transactions by RSC. This is the collaboration work with Prof. Miyasaka and Prof. Kosaka (IMR, Tohoku Univ) . Thank you.

Y. Kyoya, K. Takahashi*, W. Kosaka, R. Huang, C. Xue, J. Wu, H. Miyasaka, T. Nakamura*
"Unlocking single molecule magnetism: a supramolecular strategy for isolating neutral MnIII salen-type dimer in crystalline environments"
Dalton Transactions, 2024, accepted.

26, January, 2024
Congratulations. The collaboration work has been accepted on Chemistry - A European Journal  by Wiley-VCH. This is the collaboration work with Prof. Tamaoki.

Hashim P. K.*, Saugata Sahu, Kiyonori Takahashi, Shakkeeb Thazhathethil, Takayoshi Nakamura, Nobuyuki Tamaoki*,
”Geometry-induced Oligomerization of Fluorine-substituted Phenylazothiazole Photoswitches"
Chemistry - A European Journal, 2024, accepted.

〇 18, August, 2023
Congratulations. The collaboration work has been accepted on Inorganic Chemistry by  American Chemical Society. This is the collaboration work with Prof. Takeda (Shunshu Univ.), Prof. Noro (Hokkaido Univ.), and Prof. Akutagawa (Tohoku Univ.).

K. Takahashi*, T. Takeda, X. Zheng, S. Noro, T. Akutagawa, T. Nakamura*,
"Selective Gas Sensing under Mixed Gas Flow by One-dimensional Copper Coordination Polymer"
Inorganic Chemistry 2023, in press (DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01641).

16, August, 2023
Congratulations. The collaboration work has been accepted on  European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry published by Wiley-VCH. This is the collaboration work with Prof. Sadafumi Nishihara's group (Hiroshima Univ.) and  Prof. Tomoyuki Akutagawa's group (Tohoku Univ.)

J. Manabe, N. Sako, M. Ito, M. Fujibayashi, C. Kato, G. Cosquer, K. Inoue, K. Takahashi, T. Nakamura, T. Akutagawa, S. Shimono; H. Ishibashi, Y. Kubota, S. Nishihara*
"Irreversible Structural Phase Transition in [(9-triptycylammonium) ([18]crown-6)][Ni(dmit)2]: Origin and Effects on Electrical and Magnetic Properties"
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2023, accepted.

〇 01, August, 2023
Congratulations. The collaboration work has been accepted on CrystEngComm Published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This is the collaboration work with Prof. Tshunashima's group (Yamaguchi Univ.), Prof. Sadafumi Nishihara's group (Hiroshima Univ.) and  Prof. Tomoyuki Akutagawa's group (Tohoku Univ.).

D. Matsumoto, C. Tanaka, M. Fujibayashi, S. Nishihara, K. Takahashi,  T. Nakamura, T. Akutagawa, A. Masuya-Suzuki R. Tsunashima*
Crystallographic and dielectric studies of tetrahedral {NH4@Fe4} crystallized with halomethane molecules"
CrystEngComm, 2023, accepted.

16, May, 2023
Congratulations. The collaboration work has been accepted on Chemistry of Materials published by American Chemical Society.  This is the collaboration work with Prof. Chi-Sing Lee (The Hong Kong Baptist University).

S. Y. Ge, R. Huang*, J. Wu, K. Takahashi, C. Lee*, T. Nakamura*,
”Planar positive–zero–negative thermal expansion transition in crystalline supramolecular rotor"
Chemistry of Materials, 2023, accepted.

〇 3, April, 2023.
Congratulations. The collaboration work has been accepted on Journal of American Chemical Society  by American Chemical Society. This is the collaboration work with Prof. Tamaoki.

R. Lin, P. K. Hashim, K. Padinhare, S. Sahu, A. Amrutha, N. Cheruthu, S. Thazhathethil, K. Takahashi, T. Nakamura, T. Kikukawa, N. Tamaoki*,
”Phenylazothiazoles as Visible-Light Photoswitches"
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023, accepted.

15. February, 2023
Congratulations. The collaboration work has been accepted on European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry published by Wiley-VCH. This is the collaboration work with Prof. Kubo (Univ. of Hyogo), Prof. Kim (Utsunomiya Univ.)Prof. Hoshino (Niigata Univ.),  Prof. Kadoya (Konan Univ.) and Prof. Akutagawa (IMRAM, Tohoku Univ.)

S. Arata, Y. Kim, N. Hoshino, K. Tahara, K. Takahashi, T. Kadoya, T. Inoue, T. Nakamura, T. Akutagawa, J. Yamada, K. Kubo,
”Unique Thermal Structural Phase Transitions Exhibited by Unsymmetrical Organometallic Gold(III)-Dithiolene complexes with pentylthio and hexylthio Groups"
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2023, accepted.
(DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202300017)

〇02. February, 2023
Congratulations. Our work has been accepted in Chemistry of Materials publised by American Chemical Society. This is the collaboration work with Prof. Kokado (Toyota Tech. Inst.), Prof. Hoshino (Niigata Univ.), Prof. Akutagawa (IMRAM, Tohoku Univ.), and Prof. Nishihara (Hiroshima Univ.). Thank you.

S. Li, K. Takahashi,* R. Huang, C. Xue, K. Kokado, N. Hoshino, T. Akutagawa, S. Nishihara, T. Nakamura*
”Multifunctional Triggering by Solid-Phase Molecular Motion: Relaxor Ferroelectricity, Modulation of Magnetic Exchange Interactions, and Enhancement of Negative Thermal Expansion "
Chemistry of Materials, 2023, accepted.

〇 05, January, 2023
Congratulations. The collaboration work with Prof. Noro, Dr. Zheng (Faculty of Env. Earth. Sci. Hokkaido Univ.) and Prof. Yagi, Prof. Kato  (Faculty of Env. Earth. Sci. Hokkaido Univ.) has been accepted in Inorganic Chemistry published by American Chemical Society

X. Zheng, M. Kato, Y. Uemura, D. Matsumura, I. Yagi, K. Takahashi, S. Noro*, T. Nakamura,
"Composite with a Glassy Nonporous Coordination Polymer Has Enhanced Gas Adsorption Selectivity "
Inorganic Chemistry, 2023, accepted.

28, December, 2022

Congratulations. The collaboration work has been accepted in Journal of Materials Chemistry C published by Royal Society of Chemistry. Prof. Hisaki (Osaka Univ.), Prof. Noro (Hokkaido Univ.), Prof. Akutagawa (Tohoku Univ.), and Prof. Nakano (Osaka Univ.) are the collaborators of this work.

K. Takahashi,* Y. Shirakawa, H. Sakai, I. Hisaki, S. Noro, T. Akutagawa, M. Nakano, T Nakamura*
"Uniaxial Negative Thermal Expansion Induced by Molecular Rotation in One-Dimensional Supramolecular Assembly with Associated Peculiar Magnetic Behavior "
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2023, accepted.

19, October, 2022
Congratulations. The collaboration work with Dr. Ochi (Kochi Univ.) has been accepted in ChemistrySelect published by Wiley-VCH.  Prof. Izumi, Dr. Niko (Kochi Univ.), Prof. Ito (Kochi Univ. of Tech.), Prof. Ikeda (Gifu Univ.), and Prof. Yoneyama (Ehime Univ.) are the collaborators of this work.

N. Tsutsumi, A. Ito, Y. Niko, Y. Bando, K. Takahashi, M. Ikeda, K. Yoneyama,
T. Nakamura, M. Izumi, R. Ochi*
"Glycolipid-type amphiphiles with a small anilinochloromaleimide-based luminogen exhibiting aggregation-induced emission"
ChemistrySelect, 2022, accepted.

〇 02, October, 2022
Congratulations. The review article with Prof. Akutagawa (Tohoku Univ.) has been accepted in Coordination Chemistry Reviews  by Elsevier.

K. Takahashi, T. Nakamura, T. Akutagawa,
"Dynamic Supramolecular Cations in Conductive and Magnetic [Ni(dmit)2] Crystals"
Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022, in press.  (DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214881)

〇 12, September, 2022
Congratulations. The collaboration work with Prof. Hisaki (Osaka University) has been accepted in Angewandte Chemie International Edition published by Wiley-VCH.

X. Chen, R. Huang, K. Takahashi, S. Noro, T. Nakamura*, I. Hisaki*
"A Proton Conductive Porous Framework of an 18-Crown-6-Ether Derivative Networked by Rigid Hydrogen Bonding Modules"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202211686 (DOI:10.1002/anie.202211686)

〇 18, August, 2022
Congratulations. The collaboration work with Prof. Sagara (Tokyo Institute of Technology) has been accepted in Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan published by Chemical Society of Japan.

K. Hiratsuka, F. T. S. Fazil, K. Takahashi*, T. Nakamura, Y. Sagara*
"Crystal Structure of a 4,7-Bis(phenylethynyl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole-based Cyclophane and the Mechanoresponsive Luminescence"
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2022, 95, 1474–1480. (DOI:10.1246/bcsj.20220216).

〇20, July 2022
Congratulations. The research results of Ms. Wu, a Ph.D. candidate have been accepted in RSC Advances. This is the collaboration work with Prof. Nishihara's group.

D. F. Wu, K. Takahashi,* M. Fujibayashi, N. Tsuchiya, G. Cosquer, R.-K. Huang, C. Xue, S. Nishihara, T. Nakamura*
"Fluoride-Bridged Dinuclear Dysprosium Complex Showing Single-Molecule Magnetic Behavior: Supramolecular Approach to Isolate Magnetic Molecules"
RSC Advances 2022, 12, 21280-21286. (DOI: 10.1039/D2RA04119G)

20,  July, 2022.
Congratulations. The research results have been accepted in CrystEngComm. This is the collaboration work with Prof. Tsunashima's group in Yamaguchi university, Prof. Nishihara in Hiroshima University, and Prof. Akutagawa in Tohoku University.

R. Tsunashima,* N. Fujikawa, M. Shiga, S. Miyagawa, S. Ohno, A. Masuya-Suzuki, T. Akutagawa, K. Takahashi, T. Nakamura,  S. Nishihara
"Slider-crank Mechanism in a Molecular Crystal: Conversion of Linear Thermal Expansion of Lattice to Circular Rotation of Coordination Chain"
CrystEngComm, 2022, DOI: 10.1039/D2CE00768A

〇24, June, 2022.
Congratulations. The research results of Mr. Yang, a Ph.D. candidate have been accepted in Crystal Growth & Design. This is the collaboration work with Prof. Hisaki in Osaka University. 

Z. Yang, A. Saeki, A. Inoue, R. Oketani, K. Kamiya, S. Nakanishi, T. Nakamura,* I. Hisaki*
"Slip-Stacking of Benzothiadiazole Can Provide a Robust Structural Motif for Porous Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks"
Cryst. Growth Des. 2022, published on web

〇 22 June, 2022

Congratulations. The research results of Mr. Wu, a Ph.D. candidate have been accepted in Dalton Transactions.

J. Wu, R. Huang,* K. Takahashi, T. Nakamura,*
"Solvent Dependence of Crystal Structure and Dielectric Relaxation in Ferromagnetic [MnCr(oxalate)3]- Salt"
Dalton Transactions 2022, accepted.

〇17, June, 2022
Congratulations. The research results of Mr. Yang, a Ph.D. candidate have been accepted in Chem. Eur. J. This is the collaboration work with Prof. Hisaki in Osaka University. 

Z. Yang, T. Hashimoto, R. Oketani, T. Nakamura,* I. Hisaki*
"Geometrically Mismatched Hydrogen-bonded Framework Composed of Tetratopic Carboxylic Acid"
Chem. Eur. J. 2022, published on web

12, October, 2021

Our paper on structural transformation of hydrogen-bonded Cu complexes published in Dalton Trans. has been featured in Journal Front Cover Picture.

〇 29, September, 2021
Congratulations. The research results of Mr. Yang, a Ph.D. student (a special appointed student in Hisaki Lab., Osaka Univ.), have been accepted in Chemistry Letters. This is the collaboration work with Prof. Hisaki (Grad. School of Eng. Sci., Osaka Univ.). Thank you!

Z. Yang, A. Moriyama, R. Oketani, T. Nakamura,* I. Hisaki*
"Two-dimensional Porous Framework Assembled through Hydrogen-bonds and Dipole-dipole Interactions"
Chemistry Letters 2021, in press. (DOI: 10.1246/cl.210465)

〇 29, September, 2021
Conguratulations. The research results of K. Takahashi have been accepted in Molecular Systems Design & Engineering. This is the collaboration work with Prof. Sagara (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Thank you!

S. Shimizu, S. Thazhathethil, K. Takahashi,* T. Nakamura, Y. Sagara*
"Crystal structure of a 1,6-bis(phenylethynyl)pyrene-based cyclophane that exhibits mechanochromic luminescence "
Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, 2021, in press.

1, September 2021
Conguratulations. Research paper on proton-conductive crystalline frameworks composed of 18-crown-6-ether collaborated with Prof. Hisaki @ Osaka Univ. was  in Materials Advances has been featured in Journal Inside Cover Picture.

18, August, 2021
Congratulations. The research results of K. Takahashi have been accepted in Dalton Transactions. This is the collaboration work with Prof. Akutagawa (Tohoku Univ.), Prof. Nakano, Prof. Miyazaki (Osaka Univ.), and Prof. Noro (Hokkaido Univ.). Thank you!

K. Takahashi,* Y. Miyazaki, S. Noro, M. Nakano, T. Nakamura, T. Akutagawa*
"Dipole Fluctuation and Structural Phase Transition in Hydrogen-Bonding Molecular Assemblies of Mononuclear CuII Complexes with Polar Fluorobenzoate Ligands"
Dalton Transactions, 2021, in press.
DOI:10.1039/D1DT02118D

〇 2, August, 2021
Ph. D. defenses has been finished.
Ji Qin "Construction of hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks based on nitrogen-containing π-conjugated molecular systems"

Chen Xin "Development of ionophore hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks composed of crown ether derivatives"

5, July, 2021
Web page has been slightly updated.

〇 29, June, 2021
Congratulations. The research results of Ms. Chen, a Ph.D. candidate, have been accepted in Materials Advances. This is the collaboration work with Prof. Hisaki (Grad. School of Eng. Sci., Osaka Univ.). Thank you!

X. Chen, K. Takahashi*, K. Kokado, T. Nakamura*, I. Hisaki*
"A Proton Conductive Hydrogen-bonded Framework Incorporating 18-Crown-6-ether and Dicarboxy-o-terphenyl Moieties"
Materials Advances, 2021, 2, 5639-5644
DOI: 10.1039/D1MA00411E

〇 23, June, 2021
Congratulations. The research results of Ms. Ji, a Ph.D. candidate, have been accepted in Crystal Growth & Design. This is the collaboration work with Prof. Hisaki (Grad. School of Eng. Sci., Osaka Univ.), Prof. Noro (Grad. School of Env. Sci., Hokkaido Univ.), and Prof. Ishigaki (Grad. School of Sci., Hokkaido Univ.). Thank you!

Q. Ji, K. Takahashi, S. Noro, Y. Ishigaki, K., Kokado, T. Nakamura*, I. Hisaki*
"A Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework Based on Pyrazinopyrazine"
Crystal Growth & Design, 2021, 21, 4656–4664.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.1c00506

21, June, 2021
The English and Chinese versions of the site have been opened.

〇 18, June, 2021
Web page of the laboratory has been moved to google site.

〇 16, June 2021
Mr. Wang and Mr. Hirose presented their research results at the master's interim presentation.

〇2021.06.12
Assistant Professor Takahashi gave research presentation at International Symposium on Thermal and Entropic Science for Young Thermodynamicists (ISTES-YT-2021)

Kiyonori Takahashi , O-1"Deformation of Supramolecular Cation and Physical Properties of Nickel Dithiolate Magnetic Crystals"

01, April, 2021
Mariko Kato has been appointed as a secretary.
Dr. Li Simin will continue to be in our lab. as a postdoctoral researcher.

〇 25, March, 2021
Completion ceremony. Li Simin has a PhD (Environmental Science) degree.
Mr. Takahashi and Mr. Hasuo have completed successfully. Please do your best even if you go out to the society.

〇 20, February, 2021
Congratulations. The research results of Mr. Hasuo, a second-year master's student, have been accepted.

N. Hasuo, K. Takahashi, I. Hisaki, K. Kokado, T. Nakamura
"Molecular motion of halogenated ethylammonium /[18]crown-6 supramolecular ions in nickel dithiolate magnetic crystals"
CrystEngComm, 2021, 23, 2756-2763.
(DOI: 10.1039/d1ce00253h)

This is the collaboration work with Prof. Hisaki (Grad. School of Eng. Sci., Osaka Univ.).

〇 15, February, 2021
There was a master's research presentation, and Mr. Takahashi and Mr. Hasuo presented the results of the two years.