Organic materials support our daily life as fibers, plastics, rubbers, wood, papers, and foods. They include informative materials used in liquid crystals and organic electroluminescence displays, electronic materials such as conducting and semiconducting molecules, medical materials such as artificial organs, and energy materials used in organic solar cells and fuel cells. Cutting-edge technology is based on all these materials. In this course, students will learn the synthesis and fundamental properties of organic materials.
By the end of this course, students will:
1) Gain the fundamental knowledge about organic materials.
2) Understand the functions of organic materials.
3) Learn industrial applications of organic materials.
Organic and polymeric materials, materials engineering, organic synthesis, analysis methods, property measurements
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
This lecture is an omnibus format by 12 faculty members, introducing basics and state-of-the-art research topics in organic materials science.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Guidance | Explanation of course content |
Class 2 | Structure and properties in polymer alloys, blends and composites | |
Class 3 | Organic materials for display and energy-harvesting devices | |
Class 4 | Synthesis of organic semiconducting polymers | |
Class 5 | Nano-structure and novel properties of ionic liquids | |
Class 6 | Self-organized functional materials and polymer thin films | |
Class 7 | Nanoscale properties of organic materials via luminescence of single molecules | |
Class 8 | External Stimuli-responsive luminescent materials | |
Class 9 | Biosensors with Engineered bio-nano interfaces | |
Class 10 | Thermophysical properties of organic materials | |
Class 11 | Structure and property of polymers and polymer composites | |
Class 12 | Functional design of polymeric nanofibers | |
Class 13 | Molecular materials for organic superconductors and field-effect transistors | |
Class 14 | Exercise |
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Specified by an instructor as necessary.
Specified by an instructor as necessary.
Student’s course scores are based on a report.
None.