2023 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)
- Ken Ishikawa / Teruaki Hayakawa / Yukio Ouchi / Toshiaki Ougizawa / Martin Vacha / Hidetoshi Matsumoto / Yoshimitsu Sagara / Junko Morikawa / Shigeo Asai / Yuhei Hayamizu / Tsuyoshi Michinobu / Yuta Nabae
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
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- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Tue (WL2-101(W611)) / 7-8 Fri (WL2-101(W611))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- MAT.P206
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 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 | |
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| Class 1 | Guidance |
Learn about cutting-edge organic materials over the course of 14 lessons |
| Class 2 | Organic materials working as catalysts |
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| Class 3 | Functional design of polymeric nanofibers |
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| Class 4 | Mechanical stimuli-responsive luminescent materials |
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| Class 5 | Thermophysical properties of organic materials |
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| Class 6 | Biosensors with Engineered bio-nano interfaces |
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| Class 7 | Structure and property of polymers and polymer composites |
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| Class 8 | Nanoscale properties of organic materials via luminescence of single molecules |
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| Class 9 | Self-organized functional materials and polymer thin films |
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| Class 10 | Nano-structure and novel properties of ionic liquids |
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| Class 11 | Organic materials for display and energy-harvesting devices |
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| Class 12 | Synthesis of organic semiconducting polymers |
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| Class 13 | Structure and properties in polymer alloys, blends and composites |
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| Class 14 | to be announced |
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.