2021 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Introduction to Organic Materials
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Takehiko Mori / Ken Ishikawa / Teruaki Hayakawa / Yukio Ouchi / Toshiaki Ougizawa / Martin Vacha / Hidetoshi Matsumoto / Masatoshi Shioya / Yoshimitsu Sagara / Junko Morikawa / Shigeo Asai / Yuhei Hayamizu / Tsuyoshi Michinobu
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Tue (S621) / 7-8 Fri (S621)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- MAT.P206
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
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.
Course description and aims
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.
Keywords
Organic and polymeric materials, materials engineering, organic synthesis, analysis methods, property measurements
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
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/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Structure and property of polymers and polymer composites | |
| 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 | Molecular materials for organic superconductors and field-effect transistors | |
| Class 9 | External Stimuli-responsive luminescent materials | |
| Class 10 | Thermophysical properties of organic materials | |
| Class 11 | Synthesis of organic semiconducting polymers | |
| Class 12 | Functional design of polymeric nanofibers | |
| Class 13 | Engineering bio-nano interfaces | |
| Class 14 | Exercise |
Study advice (preparation and review)
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.
Textbook(s)
Specified by an instructor as necessary.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Specified by an instructor as necessary.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Student’s course scores are based on a report.
Related courses
- MAT.P350 ： Organic Materials Laboratory I
- MAT.P351 ： Organic Materials Laboratory II
- MAT.P352 ： Organic Materials Laboratory III
Prerequisites
None.