26ProfessorICHIKAWAMusubuProfessorIchikawatookhiscurrentpositionin2013afterworkingattheUbeIndustriesPolymerResearchCenterandasanassistantprofessorintheandassociateprofessorFacultyofandTechnologyatShinshuUniversity.Hisareasofresearcharefunctionalmaterialsanddevicesandphysicalchemistry,organicsemiconductordevicesandorganicphotoelectricmaterials.ProfessorUSAMIHisanaoResearchAssociateinShinshuUniversityin1992.Fullprofessorin2012.Hisresearchtopicsarephoto-catalyticphoto-catalyst,microchannelreactorsandfunctionaltextiles.TextileScienceincludingA photocatalyst reactor applied to an incubation plantof lettuceLangmuir-Blodgett processNano-complexfilmofsoapsandionsaretransferredontotheglassplatetofabricateNano-filmofphotocatalyst.AnorganicEL.UnlikeLEDs,theprincipalcharacteristicofanorganicEL,aconductivepolymeristhatitemitslightfromaformlikeathinmembrane.Anorganicsemiconductormaterialdevelopedintheresearchlabismeltedandappliedtoacircuitboardtocreateatransistor.Wearecarryingoutresearchtocreateexampleusesthatleverageitsproperties.Photocatalytic reactor with anetwork of light guide coatedwith photocatalystPhotocatalyst particles onTextile Photocatalystparticlesaredepositedonprotectioncoatingofeachfiber.Outlook for researchInadditiontoresearchintoorganicEL,researchisalsobeingactivelyconductedintoorganicsemiconductorsandorganicsolarcells,andtheseproductsareexpectedtocontributetotherealizationofanabundantandsustainablesociety.Outlook for students after graduationGraduatesareemployedbymaterial,chemical,andelectricalequipmentmanufacturers,whilesomestudentsareemployedbymajorprintingcompaniesthatareinvolvedinorganicELdevelopment.Outlook for researchOurphotocatalyticreactionsystemhasbeenappliedtophoto-redoxreactions,andwillhopefullybeappliedtophotocatalyticreactionstoproducechemicalresourcesfromH2OandCO2asanartificialphotosynthesisinthecomingfuture.efficientorganicOutlook for students after graduationResearchworkinourlaboratoryhasraisedproblem-solvingabilityofstudents,whoworkforcompaniesinthefieldsofchemistry,chemicalplant,electronicsandmachineryaftergraduating.IamcarryingoutresearchintoorganicEL(organicLED),anareathatisthefocusofincreasingexpectationsconcerningpotentialapplicationsinnext-generationdisplaysandlighting.MultinationalcorporationsfromoutsideJapanarealsoshowinginterest,andmylabiscooperatingwiththem.Ifsuccessful,itwillbecomepossibletomakeentireceilingsandwallsintolightingandtomaketelevisionsandcomputermonitorsthatcanberolledupandcarriedaround.Currently,ourmajorchallengeistoreducepowerconsumption.Photocatalytic Reaction SystemsSupported on Fibers and BeadsOurresearchtopicsarephotocatalystsandphotochemicalreactorsforcontrolledphotocatalyticoxidationofaromaticcompoundsandphotodecompositionofimpurityinwater.Photocatalystnano-hybridsforthereactionsaredesignedandfabricatedbytheLangmuir-Blodgett(LB)processandobservedbywaveguidespectroscopy.Wedevelopedanovelphotochemicalreactorwithanetworkoflightguidetodeliverexcitationlightandmicrochanneltotransfersubstratetoeachphotocatalyst.Partialoxidationofbenzene,waterpurificationandself-cleaningtextileshavebeenstudiedassomeapplicationsofthephotocatalyticreactionsystems.Chemistry and MaterialsChemistry and MaterialsDepartment ofDepartment ofTapping organic EL to bring us future productssuch as televisions that can be rolled up andcarried and ceilings with built-in lighting
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