Our research group centers on the flexibility and structural diversity of organic compounds, with a particular focus on developing functional dyes through original molecular assembly techniques and precise stereochemical control. Guided by the motto “Brilliant Ideas, World-Changing Creations,” our mission is to deliver research that both surprises and inspires on a global scale. Functional dyes are advanced materials capable of interconverting various physical phenomena — including light, heat, electricity, magnetism, temperature, and pressure — and thus hold great promise for groundbreaking applications in energy, display technologies, and biomedical science. We actively promote collaborative research and warmly welcome inquiries from interested partners. We are also open to invitations for seminars and lectures. Please feel free to reach out.
Current Research（Kyushu Univ）
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June 2025
A collaborative study with the Onda Lab (Kyushu University) and Kuramochi Lab (Osaka University) on symmetry breaking in the excited states of aluminum complexes has been published in Journal of the American Chemical Society.May 2025
Our research on “Stereoisomer library prepared via controlled radical polymerization: isolation, structural identification and discovery of stereospecific gelation behaviour of tri(N-phenyl acrylamide)” has been published in Chemical Science. This work was carried out in the Hoshino Lab.May 2025
Our study on "Planar-to-Bent Conformational Changes in Luminescent Tetra-BF2 Complexes: Toward Smart Stimuli-Responsive Materials" has been accepted in ACS Applied Optical Materials.May 2025
Mr. Yamamoto (D1) has been selected for Academic Challenge (AC) 2024.May 2025
Prof. Ono will conduct a visiting research stay in the Heinze Group at the University of Mainz, Germany, from early May to early August.April 2025
Three new fourth-year undergraduate students have joined our group. Welcome!March 2025
A Frontier Article on "Axial and helical chirality in multinuclear group 13 complexes: pathways to functional optical materials" has been accepted in Dalton Transactions. This is a collaborative work with Dr. Oyama (Hiroshima University).February 2025
Ms. Kimura (M1) received the Best Presenter Award at the FY2024 late-term graduate seminar.February 2025
Ms. Tani (M1) received the Best Presenter Award at the FY2024 late-term graduate seminar.January 2025
Mr. Yamamoto (M2) received a Poster Award at the 5th Q-PIT Photofunction Integration Workshop.January 2025
Mr. Furuta (M2) conducted a two-week collaborative research visit in the group of Prof. Katja Heinze at the University of Mainz, Germany.December 2024
Mr. Yamamoto (M2) has been selected as a JSPS Research Fellow (DC1).December 2024
Mr. Furuta (M2) has been selected as a JSPS Research Fellow (DC1).December 2024
Mr. Konishi (D1) has been selected as a JSPS Research Fellow (DC2).December 2024
We held a hands-on lecture at the O-labo Children’s Science Museum, assisted by Mr. Ifuku, Mr. Yamamoto, and Mr. Umeki.September 2024
Ms. Tani (M1) received the Seifukai Award (Excellence Award) in the Applied Chemistry Information Training Program (Comprehensive Exam).July 2024
Mr. Konishi (D1) received the Best Poster Award at the 29th IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry held in Valencia, Spain.July 2024
Mr. Konishi (D1) gave a poster presentation at the 29th IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry in Valencia, Spain.September 2024
Prof. Ono conducted a visiting research stay in the group of Prof. Katja Heinze at the University of Mainz, Germany (May–September 2024).May 2024
Mr. Furuta (M2) has been selected for Academic Challenge (AC) 2024.May 2024
Our study on "Optical Property Control by the Interligand Charge Transfer Excited State in Brominated Homoleptic and Heteroleptic Aluminum Dinuclear Triple-Stranded Helicates" has been accepted in Inorganic Chemistry.May 2024
Our collaborative study with Prof. Harada (Oita University) on "Simultaneous synthesis of chiral and achiral boron complexes: optical properties of helical and flag-hinge type tetracoordinate boron complexes" has been accepted in Dalton Transactions.April 2024
Our review article, “Creation of photofunctional materials through supramolecular complex formation and host–guest chemistry,” has been accepted in Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry as part of the SHGSC Japan Award of Excellence 2023 collection.
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Previous Research
Assit. Prof. at Kyushu Univ.
Related Publications
Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 10878.
ChemElectroChem, 2019, 6, 4199.
Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 7546.
Postdoc at Stanford Univ.
Related Publications
PhD study at Kyushu Univ.
Related Publications
Nature Mater. 2007, 6, 429.
Adv. Func. Mater. 2008, 18, 3936.
Current Members (Hoshino Lab)
Dr. L. Cui
Mr. Y. Konishi
Mr. R. Furuta
Mr. Y. Yamamoto
Ms. T. Kimura
Ms. A. Tani
Mr. T. Umeki
Ms. K. Matsuda
Ms. A. Sato
Ms. M. Matsuda
alumni (Hisaeda Lab and Hoshino Lab)
Ms. A. Goto
Dr. S. Hatanaka
Mr. K. Wakiya
Mr. Y. Fukuda
Dr. D. Koga
Ms. A. Taema
Dr. K. Ishihama
Mr. Y. Tsukiyama
Dr. J, Hossain
Dr. N. Xu
Dr. Y. Yano
Ms. Y. Yamanaka
Mr. H. Shinjo
Mr. K. Kimura
Mr. T. Ichiki
Ms. M. Ihara
Mr. S. Fukutomi
Mr. K. Shigehira
Ms. M. Maeda
Mr. K. Ueno
Mr. K. Deyama
Ms. A. Horioka
Mr. M. Ifuku