Projects
We
have investigated structure and dynamics (translational and rotational motions)
of liquids, solution mixtures, and ionic liquids at various conditions, such as
low temperatures, high pressures, and nano-space, by using following methods.
Techniques
Structure:
Large-Angle X-ray and Neutron Scattering, Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS)
Dynamics:
NMR Relaxation, Quasi-Elastic Neutron Scattering
Simulation:
Molecular Dynamics
X-ray
experiments have been made at SPring-8,
and neutron
scattering experiments have been carried out at J-PARC (Tokai) and ISIS (U.K.)
Recent
Main Projects
1.
Metal Complex Formation in Ionic Liquids.
2.
Soft X-ray Absorption and Emission Spectroscopy on Ionic Liquids.
3.
Evaluation of Hydrophobicity of Various Aqueous Binary Solvents.
4.
Solvation Structure of Amino Acids and Peptides in Alcohol-Water Mixtures.
5.
Structure and Reaction Mechanism of CO2-Absorbed Solutions.
6.
Solvation Structure and Dynamics of Li+ in Green Solvents.
SANS-U Spectrometer (Reactor JRR-3M) Solvation Structure
of Amphiphilic 1,4-Pentanediol
in HFIP-Water
Simulated by MD
400 MHz NMR (Saga Univ.)