Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science, Osaka University

Physical Chemistry Division

Laboratory for Reaction Dynamics

Members

  • Takuya MATSUMOTO (Professor)
  • Hiroshi OHYAMA (Associate Professor)
  • Dock-Chil CHE (Associate Professor)
  • Takashi YAMADA (Assistant Professor)

Contact

  • e-mail:
  • web page: https://nanochem.jp/en/

Research Projects

  1. To investigate steric effects and reaction dynamics by controlling the orientations of reagent molecules, free radicals, and clusters.
  2. To clarify reaction mechanisms for collision energy transfer between a molecule and an excited atom that contains an atomic orbital in a controlled orientation.
  3. To characterize the steric effects that influence adsorption at surfaces using oriented molecular beams under ultra-high vacuum conditions.
  4. To construct structured surfaces that can provide novel functions and characteristics.
  5. To investigate the oxidation of metals and semiconductors using hyperthermal molecular beams and synchrotron radiation.
  6. To determine the structures of clusters using a hexapole state selector.

Research Objectives

The field of "stereodynamics of chemical reactions" plays an important role in science because chemical reactions depend not only on energetics (thermodynamics), but also on reagent orientations. We develop methods for reducing environmental damage by elucidating the reaction mechanisms associated with combustion and atmospheric chemistry. Characterizing the role of stereodynamics in surface chemistry will contribute to a wide range of complex problems in chemistry and physics, particularly in studies of cellular function and industrial catalysts. Stereodynamics enables the development of new methodologies for reaction control by means of reagent orientation control.

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