Our research group covers the wide range of organic materials chemistry, such as optoelectronic materials. Especially, we are focusing on π-conjugated macromolecular complex, which can be applied into various organic electronic devices (OPV, OLED, and so on) (Metallo-organic electronics).



2017/06: Accepted in Thin Solid Films.
2017/05: Accepted in Kobunshi Ronbunshu (In Japanese).
2016/05: Accepted in Mat. Sci. Eng. C.
2016/05: Published in Polymer.
2016/03: Accepted in Trans. Mat. Res. Soc. Japan..
2015/09: Published in Trans. Mat. Res. Soc. Japan..
2015/06: Published in Biomater. Biomed. Eng..
2014/12: Published in Macromol. Symp.
2014/05: Published in Chem. Lett.
2014/02: Published in Trans. Mat. Res. Soc. Japan..
2014/02: Published in ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces
2013/11: Published in Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.





Atsushi KIMOTO, Ph. D.
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry of Functional Molecules, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Konan University

8-9-1 Okamoto, Higashinada, Kobe, Hyogo 658-8501, Japan

Research Areas: Macromolecular complex, organic electronics, and physical organic chemistry

Education:
2000: Bachelor
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Keio University (Prof. Kimihisa Yamamoto)
2002: Master
School of Fundamental Science and Technology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University (Prof. Kimihisa Yamamoto)
2005: Ph. D.
School of Fundamental Science and Technology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University (Prof. Kimihisa Yamamoto)

Work Experience:
2004/04-2005/03
JSPS Research Fellow for Young Scientist
2005/04-2006/04
Researcher, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
2006/04-2007/09
Researcher, Aida Nanospace Project, ERATO-SORST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (Prof. Takuzo Aida)
2007/10-2010/07
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biological Science, College of Science and Engineering, Aoyama Gakuin University (Prof. Jiro Abe)
2010/08-2012/06
Researcher, Center for Intellectual Property Strategies, RIKEN (Dr. Yusuke Tajima)
2012/07-2012/08
Researcher, Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Prof. Kimihisa Yamamoto)
2012/09-2016/03
Lecturer, Department of Chemistry of Functional Molecules, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Konan University
2016/04-present
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry of Functional Molecules, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Konan University

E-mail: kimoto



"Synthesis of Asymmetrically Arranged Dendrimers with a Carbazole Dendron and a Phenylazomethine Dendron"
Kimoto, A.; Cho, J-S.; Higuchi, M.; Yamamoto, K. Macromolecules 2004, 37, 5531-5537.
10.1021/ma0499674



"Synthesis and Electroluminescence Properties of Novel Main Chain Poly (p-phenylenevinylene)s Possessing Pendant Phenylazomethine Dendrons as Metal Ligation Sites"
Kimoto, A.; Masachika, K.; Cho, J-S.; Higuchi, M.; Yamamoto, K. Chem. Mater. 2004, 16, 5706-5712.
10.1021/cm049241m



"Novel Hole-Transport Material for Efficient Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes by Photoreaction"
Kimoto, A.; Cho, J-S.; Ito, K.; Aoki, D.; Miyake, T.; Yamamoto, K. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2005, 26, 597-601.
10.1002/marc.200400657

"Fast Photochromic Polymers Carrying [2.2]Paracyclophane-Bridged Imidazole Dimer"
Kimoto, A.; Tokita, A.; Horino, T.; Oshima, T.; Abe, J. Macromolecules 2010, 43, 3764-3769.
10.1021/ma100197z



"Donor-acceptor-Type Polymers Based on Dithieno[2,3-b;7,6-b]carbazole Unit for Photovoltaic Applications"
Kimoto, A.; Tajima, Y. Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 2282-2285.
10.1021/ol300709u



"Donor-Acceptor-Type Low Bandgap Polymer Carrying Phenylazomethine Moiety as a Metal-Collecting Pendant Unit: Open-Circuit Voltage Modulation of Solution-Processed Organic Photovoltaic Devices Induced by Metal Complexation"
Kimoto, A.; Tajima, Y. ACS Macro Lett. 2012, 1, 667-671.
10.1021/mz3001379