Ichiro Imae

Last Updated :2024/05/07

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Associate Professor
Web Site
E-mail
imaehiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
I am working on the development of energy-related materials based on organic compounds. See the following page for more details; http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/imae/index.html

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2020/04/01, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Associate Professor
  • 2019/06/14, Hiroshima Prefectural Saijo Agricultural High School, Super-Science High-School (SSH) Collaborator
  • 2018/12/10, 2018/12/21, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Visiting Professor
  • 2018/09/26, 2018/09/27, Muroran Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Adjunct Lecturer
  • 2007/04/01, 2020/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Engineering, Associate Professor
  • 2006/04/01, 2007/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Engineering, Associate Professor
  • 1997/04/01, 2006/03/31, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Research Associate (Assistant Professor)
  • 1994/04/01, 1997/03/31, Japan Society for the Promotion Science (JSPS), Research Fellow

Educational Backgrounds

  • Osaka University, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Applied Chemistry, Japan, 1994/04, 1997/03
  • Osaka University, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Applied Chemistry, Japan, 1992/04, 1994/03
  • Osaka University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Applied Chemistry, Japan, 1988/04, 1992/03

Academic Degrees

  • Doctor (Engineering), Osaka University
  • Master (Engineering), Osaka University
  • Bachelor (Engineering), Osaka University

Educational Activity

  • [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Engineering : Cluster 3(Applied Chemistry, Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering) : Program of Applied Chemistry
  • [Master's Program] Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering : Division of Advanced Science and Engineering : Applied Chemistry Program
  • [Master's Program] Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering : Division of Advanced Science and Engineering : Smart Innovation Program
  • [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering : Division of Advanced Science and Engineering : Applied Chemistry Program
  • [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering : Division of Advanced Science and Engineering : Smart Innovation Program

Research Fields

  • Chemistry;Applied chemistry;Polymer chemistry
  • Chemistry;Materials chemistry;Polymer / Textile materials

Research Keywords

  • Thermal Battery (Thermoelectric Device)
  • Smart Window
  • Oprganic Photovoltaic (OPV)
  • Graphene
  • Lithium Ion Battery
  • Organic Field-Effect Transistor (OFET)
  • Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC)
  • Well-Defined Structure
  • Photo- and Electroactive Material
  • Optoelectronic Device
  • Organic-Inorganic Hybrid

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • American Chemical Society, 1997
  • Chemical Society of Japan, 1993
  • Society of Polymer Science, Japan, 1993
  • Japan Society of Applied Physics, 1999
  • International Thermoelectric Society, 2017
  • Thermoelectrics Society of Japan, 2017
  • The Ceramic Society of Japan, 2018
  • Japanese Research Association for Organic Electronics Materials, 1997
  • Society of Silicon Chemistry, Japan, 1996

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2024, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 1Term, Introduction to Physics for First-Year Students
  2. 2024, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 1Term, Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
  3. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Basic Experiments in Chemistry
  4. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Introduction to Applied Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
  5. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Introduction to Fundamental Industry
  6. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Quantum Chemistry II
  7. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Engineering and ethics
  8. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Year, Graduation Thesis
  9. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry A
  10. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry A
  11. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry A
  12. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry A
  13. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry A
  14. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry A
  15. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry B
  16. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry B
  17. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry B
  18. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry B
  19. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry B
  20. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry B
  21. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Academic Year, Special Study on Applied Chemistry
  22. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Academic Year, Special Study on Applied Chemistry
  23. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Academic Year, Special Study on Applied Chemistry
  24. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Physical Properties of Organic Compounds
  25. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Academic Year, Special Study on Applied Chemistry
  26. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Sustainability Materials Science

Award of Education

  1. 2015/11/12, Hiroshima University, Education Award, Hiroshima University, Invention in the Lectures of eQuantum Chemistry II' and ePhysical Properties of Organic Compounds

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. ★, Thermoelectric Properties of Conductive Freestanding Films Prepared from PEDOT:PSS Aqueous Dispersion and Ionic Liquids, ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 14(51), 57064-57069, 20221228
  2. ★, Facile silicon/graphene composite synthesis method for application in lithium-ion batteries, CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL, 48(17), 25439-25444, 20220901
  3. ★, Self-doped conducting polymers in biomedical engineering: Synthesis, characterization, current applications and perspectives, BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY, 146, 202208
  4. ★, Material design for the development of color-tunable smart windows, Function & Materials, 42(2), 25-35, 202202
  5. ★, Thermoelectric properties of PEDOT:PSS/SWCNT composite films with controlled carrier density, Composites Communications, 27, 100897, 20210812
  6. ★, Tuning of electronic properties of novel donor-acceptor polymers containing oligothiophenes with electron-withdrawing ester groups, Polymer Bulletin, 78(5), 2341-2355, 20210501
  7. ★, Reduction of graphene oxide using an environmentally friendly method and its application to energy-related materials, Coatings, 11(3), 20210304
  8. ★, Investigation of organic thermoelectric materials using potential-step chronocoulometry: Effect of polymerization methods on thermoelectric properties of poly(3-hexylthiophene), Journal of Polymer Science, 58(21), 3004-3008, 20200909
  9. ★, Thermoelectric properties of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) with fluorine-containing polyanion as dopant, Polymer, 199, 20200611
  10. ★, Synthesis and properties of alkoxy-substituted oligothiophene derivatives, Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology, 33(4), 373-380, 202004
  11. NIR-shielding films based on PEDOT-PSS/polysiloxane and polysilsesquioxane hybrid, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 137(7), 20200215
  12. ★, Molecular properties of thiophene-based donor-acceptor-donor small molecules with well-defined structures, Science of Advanced Materials, 11(6), 792-799, 201906
  13. ★, Molecular Properties of Thiophene-Based Donor-Acceptor-Donor Small Molecules with Well-Defined Structures, Science of Advanced Materials, 11(6), 792-799, 201906
  14. ★, Flexible thermoelectric materials based on conducting polymers doped with silicone polymer electrolyte, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 685(1), 100-106, 20190524
  15. ★, Synthesis and Properties of Donor-acceptor-type Polymers Comprising Alkoxy-substituted Bithiophene Units, Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology, 32(4), 585-592, 2019
  16. ★, Seebeck Coefficients of Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):Poly(styrene sulfonate) Correlated with Oxidation Levels, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 123(7), 4002-4006, 20190221
  17. ★, Thermoelectric properties of polythiophenes partially substituted by ethylenedioxy groups, Polymer, 144, 43-50, 20180523
  18. ★, Fine-tuning of electronic properties in donor-acceptor conjugated polymers based on oligothiophenes, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 57(3), 201803
  19. ★, Seebeck coefficients of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) correlated with doping levels, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics, 20(2), 738-741, 20180114
  20. ★, Highly improved thermoelectric performances of PEDOT:PSS/SWCNT composites by solvent treatment, Organic Electronics, 51, 304-307, 201712
  21. ★, Electrosynthesis of a multilayer film stacked alternately by poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) and reduced graphene oxide from aqueous solution, Electrochemistry Communications, 81, 65-69, 201708
  22. ★, Orientation control of anchored molecules on metal-oxide substrates, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 82, 44-47, 201708
  23. ★, Thermoelectric Properties of PEDOT Films Prepared by Electrochemical Polymerization, Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics, 55(6), 524-531, 20170315
  24. ★, Facile fabrication of transparent conductive graphene/silica composite films with high mechanical strength, Synthetic Metals, 224, 33-35, 201702
  25. Electrical Characteristics of Pentacene Films on Cross-Linked Polymeric Insulators of Varying Thicknesses, ACS Omega, 1(5), 784-788, 201611
  26. ★, Panchromatic dyes having diketopyrrolopyrrole and ethylenedioxythiophene applied to dye-sensitized solar cells, Organic Electronics, 37, 465-473, 201610
  27. ★, Panchromatic dyes having diketopyrrolopyrrole and ethylenedioxythiophene applied to dye-sensitized solar cells, Organic Electronics, 37, 465-473, 20160728
  28. ★, Enhanced photovoltaic performances of panchromatic EDOT-containing dye by introducing bulky dialkylfluorene units in donor moiety, Dyes and Pigments, 132, 262-269, 20160510
  29. ★, Thermoelectric performances of graphene/polyaniline composites prepared by one-step electrosynthesis, RSC Advances, 5(106), 86855-86860, 20151008
  30. ★, Synthesis of EDOT-containing polythiophenes and their properties in relation to the composition ratio of EDOT, RSC Advances, 5(103), 84694-84702, 20151006
  31. ★, Synthesis of EDOT-containing polythiophenes and their properties in relation to the composition ratio of EDOT, RSC Advances, 5(103), 84694-84702, 20150924
  32. ★, Photoinduced electron injection from an organic dye having a pyridyl anchor to Lewis acid site of TiO2 surface, RSC Advances, 5(87), 71387-71392, 20150810
  33. ★, Synthesis of novel dyes having EDOT-containing oligothiophenes as pi-linker for panchromatic dye-sensitized solar cells, Synthetic Metals, 207, 65-71, 20150623
  34. ★, In situ conductivity measurements of polythiophene partially containing 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene and 3-hexylthiophene, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 19(1), 71-76, 20140802
  35. ★, Synthesis of soluble polythiophene partially containing 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene and 3-hexylthiophene by polycondensation, Open Journal of Polymer Chemistry, 4(3), 83-93, 20140801
  36. ★, Effects of pi-conjugated side chains on properties and performances of photovoltaic copolymers, Synthetic Metals, 187, 30-36, 20131113
  37. ★, Synthesis and electrical properties of novel oligothiophenes partially containing 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophenes, RSC Advances, 4(5), 2501-2508, 20131029
  38. An easy one-step electrosynthesis of graphene/polyaniline composites and electrochemical capacitor., Carbon, 67, 662-672, 201402
  39. Lewis-Acid Sites of TiO2 Surface for Adsorption of Organic Dye Having Pyridyl Group as Anchoring Unit, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 117(32), 16364-16370, 2013
  40. ★, Low bandgap polymers with benzodithiophene and bisthienylacrylonitrile units for photovoltaic applications, European Polymer Journal, 49(6), 1634-1641, 2013
  41. Dye-sensitized solar cells based on D-π-A fluorescent dyes with two pyridyl groups as an electron-withdrawing-injecting anchoring group, Chemical Communications, 49(25), 2548-2550, 2013
  42. Synthesis of a Novel Family of Polysilsesquioxanes Having Oligothiophenes with Well-Defined Structures, International Journal of Polymer Science, 2012, 484523, 2012
  43. ★, Oligothiophenes incorporated in a polysilsesquioxane network: application to tunable transparent conductive films, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22(32), 16407-16415, 2012
  44. ★, Development of a simple method for fabrication of transparent conductive films with high mechanical strength, Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 13(4), 45005, 2012
  45. ★, Electrosynthesis and charge-transport properties of poly(3 ',4 '-ethylenedioxy-2,2 ':5 ',2 ''-terthiophene), Materials Chemistry and Physics, 131(3), 752-756, 2012
  46. Mechanofluorochromism of carbazole-type D-π-A fluorescent dyes, Tetrahedron, 68(2), 529-533, 2012
  47. Dye-sensitized solar cells based on donor-acceptor π-Conjugated fluorescent dyes with a pyridine ring as an electron-withdrawing anchoring group, Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 50(32), 7429-7433, 2011
  48. Electrochemical reduction of graphene oxide in organic solvents, Electrochimica Acta, 56(15), 5363-5368, 2011
  49. ★, Charge transport properties of polymer films comprising oligothiophene in silsesquioxane network, Polymer Chemistry, 2(4), 868-872, 2011
  50. New molecular design of donor-π-acceptor dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells: control of molecular orientation and arrangement on TiO2 surface, New Journal of Chemistry, 35(1), 111-118, 2011
  51. Dye-sensitized solar cells based on D-π-A fluorescent dyes with pyridine ring forming strong interaction with nanocrystalline TiO2, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 83(9), 1113-1121, 2010
  52. Synthesis and fluorescence and electrochemical properties of D-π-A structural isomers of benzofuro[2,3-c]oxazolo[4,5-a] carbazole-type and benzofuro[2,3-c]oxazolo[5,4-a]carbazole-type fluorescent dyes, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 8(12), 2756-2770, 2010
  53. ★, Conjugated polymer poly(2-methoxy-5-(3',7'- dimethyloctyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene) modification on carbon nanotubes with assistance of supercritical carbon dioxide: Chemical interaction, solubility, and light emission, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 114(22), 10119-10125, 2010
  54. Dye-sensitized solar cells based on a novel fluorescent dye with a pyridine ring and a pyridinium dye with the pyridinium ring forming strong interactions with nanocrystalline TiO2 films, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2010(1), 92-100, 2010
  55. ★, Development of anchored oligothiophenes on substrates for the application to the tunable transparent conductive films, Polymer, 50(26), 6198-6201, 2009
  56. ★, Drastic Enhancement of Cycle Lifetime of Electrochromic Devices Using Polysilsesquioxane as an Anchoring Agent, Chemistry Letters, 37(9), 964-965, 2008
  57. Synthesis of new-type donor-acceptor π-conjugated benzofuro[2,3-c]oxazolo[4,5-a]carbazole fluorescent dyes and their photovoltaic performances of dye-sensitized solar cells, Tetrahedron Letters, 48(52), 9167-9170, 2007
  58. Dye-sensitized solar cells based on novel donor-acceptor π-conjugated benzofuro[2,3-c]oxazolo[4,5-a]carbazole-type fluorescent dyes exhibiting solid-state fluorescence, New Journal of Chemistry, 31(12), 2076-2082, 2007
  59. Photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells based on donor acceptor pi-conjugated benzofuro[2,3-c]oxazolo[4,5-a] carbazole-type fluorescent dyes with a carboxyl group at different positions of the chromophore skeleton, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 5(13), 2046-2054, 2007
  60. ★, Solid state photoluminescence property of a novel POSS-based material having carbazole, Macromolecular Symposia, 249(1), 50-55, 2007
  61. Functionalized periodic mesoporous organosilica fibers with longitudinal pore architectures under basic conditions, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 92(1-3), 201-211, 2006
  62. ★, Unique photoluminescence property of a novel perfectly carbazole-substituted POSS, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 15(43), 4581-4583, 2005
  63. Development of a novel POSS-based material having carbazole moiety, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 5937, 59371N/1-59371N/8, 2005
  64. Even-odd effect of chain length on glass-forming property of oligosilylenes, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 443, 219-228, 2005
  65. Modification of thermal property and LUMO level of disilane by phenyl-substitution, Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 6(5), 443-446, 2005
  66. Anionic ring-opening polymerization of optically pure 1-methyl-1-(1-naphthyl)-2,3-benzo- silacyclobut-2-ene, Macromolecules, 38(15), 6321-6326, 2005
  67. Periodic mesoporous organosilica materials incorporating various organic functional groups: synthesis, structural characterization, and morphology, Chemistry of Materials, 17(8), 2165-2174, 2005
  68. ★, Novel family of molecular glasses based on silicon-containing compounds, Chemistry Letters, 34(3), 290-291, 2005
  69. Novel thermally resistant polysilphenylenesiloxanes with a high content of vinyl substituents, Polymer International, 53(9), 1259-1265, 2004
  70. Electrochemical properties and estimation of HOMO and LUMO levels of permethylated oligosilanes with well-defined structures, Designed Monomers and Polymers, 7(1-2), 127-134, 2004
  71. High Performance Siloxane-Containing Polymers, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 415, 75-92, 2004
  72. Control of molecular weight, stereochemistry and higher order structure of siloxane-containing polymers and their functional design, Macromolecular Research, 12(2), 156-171, 2004
  73. Synthesis, stereochemistry and chiroptical properties of naphthylphenyl-substituted optically active oligosilanes with alpha,omega-chiral silicon centers, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 685(1-2), 35-43, 2003
  74. Synthesis and electrochromic properties of a new family of methacrylate polymers containing pendant oligothiophenes, Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics, 41(21), 2471-2484, 2003
  75. Controlled synthesis of silicon-containing polymers by metal catalysts, Polymer International, 52(10), 1619-1624, 2003
  76. Synthesis and characterization of poly(silphenylenesiloxane)s containing functional side groups, a study to high-temperature elastomer, Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 4(1), 27-34, 2003
  77. Evaluation of absolute configuration of naphthylphenyl-substituted by CD exciton chirality method, Chirality, 15(3), 231-237, 2003
  78. ★, Catalytic cross-dehydrocoupling polymerization of phenylsilane with water. A new approach to poly(phenylsilsesquioxane), Polymer Journal, 35(2), 197-202, 2003
  79. Synthesis and thermal properties of disiloxane-arylene polymers by dehydrocoupling polymerization of bis(dimethylsilyl)arylene with water, Silicon Chemistry, 1(2), 139-143, 2002
  80. Synthesis and characterization of optically active hyperbranched poly(carbosiloxane)s, Macromolecules, 35(13), 4938-4945, 2002
  81. Synthesis of stereoregular and optically active poly[{methyl(1-naphthyl)silylene}(o-phenylene)methylene] by platinum-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization, Macromolecules, 35(7), 2455-2460, 2002
  82. Formation of poly(silsesquioxane) gel containing optically active 1,3-dimethyl-1,3-diphenyldisiloxane as a connecting unit, Polymer Journal, 34(1), 43-47, 2002
  83. Regioselective ring opening of 1-methyl-1-(1-naphthyl)-2,3-benzosilacyclobut-2-ene by carbanion and silyl anion, Chemistry Letters, 30(10), 986-987, 2001
  84. Synthesis, characterization and thermal properties of phenylene-disiloxane polymers obtained from catalytic cross-dehydrocoupling polymerization of bis(dimethylsilyl)benzene isomers and water, Polymer International, 50(12), 1346-1351, 2001
  85. Silacyclobutane as "carbanion pump" in anionic polymerization. 2. Effective trapping of the initially formed carbanion by diphenylethylene, Macromolecules, 34(13), 4384-4389, 2001
  86. Analysis of terminal group and stereochemistry of silicon-containing compounds and polymers by NMR, International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization, 5(4-6), 437-455, 2000
  87. Stereospecific formation of optically active trialkylsilyllithiums and their configurational stability, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 611(1-2), 20-25, 2000
  88. Silacyclobutanes as "carbanion pump" in anionic polymerization I. Anionic polymerization of styrene by potassium t-butoxide in the presence of silacyclobutanes, Polymer Journal, 32(6), 527-530, 2000
  89. Electrochromic properties of new methacrylate copolymers containing pendant oligothiophene and oligo(ethyleneoxide) moieties in the presence of a polymer-gel electrolyte, Electrochimica Acta, 45(8-9), 1543-1547, 2000
  90. Optically active oligo- and polyamides from optically active spiro[3.3]heptane-2,6-dicarboxylic acid, Polymer Journal, 31(11-2), 1041-1044, 1999
  91. Functionality and stereochemical design of silicon-containing polymers, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 200(6), 1245-1256, 1999
  92. Synthesis and polyaddition reaction of optically active methylphenylpropargylsilane, Macromolecules, 32(20), 6874-6876, 1999
  93. Synthesis and electrochromic properties of methacrylate copolymers containing pendant terthiophene and oligo(ethyleneoxide) moieties, Synthetic Metals, 102(1-3), 969-970, 1999
  94. Structure and electrical conductivity of a solid salt obtained by electrochemical oxidation of a thiophene dodecamer, Synthetic Metals, 101(1-3), 600-601, 1999
  95. Synthesis and optical activity of polyamides derived from optically active spiro[3.3]heptane-2,6-dicarboxylic acid, Polymer Journal, 31(3), 313-315, 1999
  96. Elucidation of the stereochemical pathway to isotactic poly[(methylphenylsilylene)trimethylene] from allylmethylphenylsilane, Polymer Journal, 30(12), 1001-1003, 1998
  97. ★, Electrochromic properties of a vinyl polymer containing pendant 1,4-di(2-thienyl)benzene, Synthetic Metals, 85(1-3), 1385-1386, 1997
  98. ★, 5,5’’-Bis{4-[bis(4-methylphenyl)amino]phenyl}-2,2’:5’,2’’-terthiophene and 5,5’’’-bis{4-[bis(4-methylphenyl)amino]phenyl}-2,2’:5’,2’’:5’’,2’’’-quaterthiophene as a novel family of amorphous molecular materials, Advanced Materials, 9(3), 239-241, 1997
  99. Preparation and electrical conductivities of oligothiophene radical-cation salts, Synthetic Metals, 84(1-3), 597-598, 1997
  100. ★, Synthesis of a novel family of electrochemically-doped vinyl polymers containing pendant oligothiophenes and their electrical and electrochromic properties, Macromolecules, 30(3), 380-386, 1997
  101. Synthesis and electrochromic properties of a methacrylate polymer containing pendant terthiophene, Synthetic Metals, 81(2-3), 157-162, 1996
  102. Electrochemical doping of a-ethyl-disubstituted oligothiophenes and electrical conductivities of the resulting radical-cation salts, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 6(1), 117-118, 1996
  103. Synthesis and electrical properties of novel electrochemically-doped vinyl polymers containing ’end-capped’ quaterthiophene and quinquethiophene as pendant groups, Synthetic Metals, 69(1-3), 285-286, 1995
  104. Synthesis of a novel type of electrochemically doped vinyl polymer containing pendant terthiophene and its electrical and electrochromic properties, Macromolecules, 28(3), 723-729, 1995
  105. Electrochromic and photoelectrical properties of electrochemically doped vinyl polymers containing pendant pi-electron systems, Transactions of the Materials Research Society of Japan, 15A, 309-314, 1994
  106. A novel type of semiconducting polymers: synthesis and properties of electrochemically doped polymers containing pendant oligothiophenes, Synthetic Metals, 55(2-3), 1176-1181, 1993
  107. Polymers containing pendant oligothiophenes as a novel class of electrochromic materials, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 3(1), 113-114, 1993

Publications such as books

  1. 2021/07/15, Surfaces, Interfaces and Coatings Technology, The book Surfaces, Interfaces, and Coatings Technology is a compilation of recent research advances covering fundamental aspects of chemistry and physics occurring at surfaces and interfaces., The book Surfaces, Interfaces, and Coatings Technology is a compilation of recent research advances covering fundamental aspects of chemistry and physics occurring at surfaces and interfaces., Synthesis of Reduced Graphene Oxide Using an Environmentally Friendly Method and its Application to Energy Materials, Vide Leaf, 2021, 202107, Scholarly Book, Contributor, English, Imae, Ichiro, 978-81-953047-3-8, 32
  2. 2007, ACS Symposium Series, Formation and functionalization of aryl-substituted silsesquioxanes, Silsesquioxane, Oxford University Press, 2007, Scholarly Book, Joint work, 英語, Kawakami, Yusuke; Lee, Dong Woo; Pakjamsai, Chitsakon; Seino, Makoto; Takano, Akiko; Miyasato, Akio; Imae, Ichiro, 301-312, vol.964
  3. 2004, ACS Symposium Series, Synthesis, properties, and applications of photochromic amorphous molecular materials and electrochromic polymers, Electrochromism, Oxford University Press, 2004, Scholarly Book, Joint work, 英語, Shirota, Yasuhiko; Nakano, Hideyuki; Imae, Ichiro; Ohsedo, Yutaka; Yasuda, Yoshiaki; Utsumi, Hisayuki; Ujike, Toshiki; Takahashi, Toru, 173-186, vol.888
  4. 2003, ACS Symposium Series, Synthesis and characterization of siloxane-containing polymers obtained by dehydrocoupling polymerization, Siloxane, Oxford University Press, 2003, Scholarly Book, Joint work, 英語, Kawakami, Yusuke; Imae, Ichiro, 61-71, vol.838

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Thermoelectric properties of freestanding PEDOT films with excellent mechanical strength, Imae, Ichiro; Uehara, Hiroki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, Uehara, Hiroki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, 70th JSAP Spring Meeting, 2023/03, Without Invitation, Japanese, the Japan Society of Applied Physics, Tokyo
  2. Color control of smart windows using organic pi-conjugated compounds, Imae, Ichiro, India-International Forum, 2023/03, With Invitation, English, India
  3. Side-chain engineering of pi-conjugated polymers for the application to energy materials, Imae, Ichiro, 6th Global Webinar on Materials Sience and Engineering, 2023/02, With Invitation, English
  4. Application of ion-exchanged PEDOT:PSS with ionic liquids to organic thermoelectric materials, Imae, Ichiro; Uehara, Hiroki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, Uehara, Hiroki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, 7th International Conference on Advances in Functional Materials (AFM2023), 2023/01, Without Invitation, English, Fukuoka
  5. Electrolytic synthesis and properties of polythiophenes containing POSS, Imae, Ichiro; Wakita, Tsuyoshi; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, Wakita, Tsuyoshi; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, 41st Symposium on Inorganic Polymers, 2022/11, Without Invitation, Japanese, the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, Tokyo
  6. Thermoelectric properties of free-standing conductive films prepared from PEDOT:PSS and EMIM:TCB, Imae, Ichiro; Uehara, Hiroki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, Uehara, Hiroki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, International Conference on Organic and Hybrid Thermoelectrics (ICOT2022), 2022/10, Without Invitation, English, Fukuoka
  7. Side-chain engineering to balance processability and thermoelectric properties in alkoxy-substituted polythiophenes, Morimoto, Miki; Takaki, Toru; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke; Imae, Ichiro, Morimoto, Miki; Takaki, Toru; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, International Conference on Organic and Hybrid Thermoelectrics (ICOT2022), 2022/10, Without Invitation, English, Fukuoka
  8. Optimization of thermoelectric properties of PEDOT:PSS by ion exchange with ionic liquids, Imae, Ichiro; Uehara, Hiroki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, Uehara, Hiroki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, 71st Symposium on Macromolecules, 2022/09, Without Invitation, Japanese, the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, Sapporo, Hokkaido
  9. Relationship between the side-chain density and thermoelectric properties of polythiophenes, Morimoto, Miki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke; Imae, Ichiro, Morimoto, Miki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, 71st Symposium on Macromolecules, 2022/09, Without Invitation, Japanese, the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, Sapporo, Hokkaido
  10. Facile synthesis of reduced graphene oxide/silicon composites and their application to lithium-ion batteries, Imae, Ichiro; Yukinaga, Kohei; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, Yukinaga, Kohei; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, 35th Fall Meeting; the Ceramic Society of Japan, 2022/09, Without Invitation, Japanese, the Ceramic Society of Japan, Tokushima
  11. Effects of adding ionic liquids to organic thermoelectric material PEDOT:PSS, Imae, Ichiro; Uehara, Hiroki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, Uehara, Hiroki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, 19th Annual Meeting of the Thermoelectrics Society of Japan, 2022/08, Without Invitation, Japanese, the Thermoelectrics Society of Japan, Niigata
  12. Thermoelectric properties of PEDOT:PSS modified with ionic liquids, Imae, Ichiro; Uehara, Hiroki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, Uehara, Hiroki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, 12th International Symposium on Organic Molecular Electronics (ISOME2022), 2022/05, Without Invitation, English, Tokyo
  13. Thermoelectric properties of PEDOT:PSS with ionic liquids as additives, Imae, Ichiro, 2nd Online International Conference on Functional Materials and Chemical Engineering, 2022/04, With Invitation, Japanese
  14. Thermoelectric Properties of Conducting Polymers and Their Composites with Controlled Carrier Density, Imae, Ichiro, 2nd Global Webinar on Materials Science and Engineering (GWMSE-2021), 2021/11, With Invitation, English
  15. Graphene/Silicon Composite Synthesized by Facile, Inexpensive, and Environmentally-Friendly Method and Its Application to Lithium-ion Battery, Imae, Ichiro, The 3rd International Conference on Graphene and Novel Nanomaterials (GNN 2021), 2021/08, With Invitation, English
  16. Side-chain Engineering in Polythiophenes and Their Application to Smart Windows and Thermoelectric Devices, Imae, Ichiro, 3rd Global Virtual Summit on "Advances in Materials Physics and Chemistry Science", 2021/07, With Invitation, English
  17. Charge Transport Properties of Conducting Polymers with Controlled Molecular Structure and Carrier Density, and Their Application to Thermoelectric Devices, Imae, Ichiro; Takaki, Toru; Morimoto, Miki; Imato, keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, 5th International Symposium on Fuels and Energy (ISFE2021), 2021/07, Without Invitation, English
  18. Effect of ionic liquid addition on thermoelectric properties of PEDOT:PSS, Uehara, Hiroki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke; Imae, Ichiro, 45th Symposium on Organic Electron Transfer Chemistry (EOC-45), 2021/06, Without Invitation, Japanese
  19. Synthesis and thermoelectric properties of long-chain alkoxy-substituted polythiophenes, Morimoto, Miki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke; Imae, Ichiro, 45th Symposium on Organic Electron Transfer Chemistry (EOC-45), 2021/06, Without Invitation, Japanese
  20. Thermoelectric properties of PEDOT:PSS doped with ionic liquid, Uehara, Hiroki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke; Imae, Ichiro, 70th Annual Meeting; the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, 2021/05, Without Invitation, Japanese
  21. Synthesis and properties of a polythiophene with octyloxy group in the side chain, Morimoto, Miki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke; Imae, Ichiro, 70th Annual Meeting; the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, 2021/05, Without Invitation, Japanese
  22. Thermoelectric properties of a mixture of PEDOT:PSS and ionic liquid, Uehara, Hiroki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke; Imae, Ichiro, 101st Spring Meeting; the Chemical Society of Japan, 2021/03, Without Invitation, Japanese
  23. Synthesis and properties of a novel regioregular polythiophene with octyloxy group in the side chain, Morimoto, Miki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke; Imae, Ichiro, 101st Spring Meeting; the Chemical Society of Japan, 2021/03, Without Invitation, Japanese
  24. Donor-acceptor-type Polymers Having Oligothiophenes with Well-defined Structures, Imae, Ichiro, Materials Science Virtual 2020, 2020/09, With Invitation, English
  25. Carbon/Silicon-related Composites Synthesized by Simple and Environmentally Friendly Method, Imae, Ichiro; Yukinaga, Kohei, 31st Fall Meeting; the Ceramic Society of Japan, 2020/09, Without Invitation, Japanese
  26. Synthesis and Properties of Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) Having Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS), Imae, Ichiro; Wakita, Tsuyoshi; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, 69th Annual Meeting; the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, 2020/05, Without Invitation, Japanese
  27. Synthesis and Properties of Polythiophenes with Controlled Number and Position of Alkoxy Groups, Imae, Ichiro; Takaki, Toru; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, 69th Annual Meeting; the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, 2020/05, Without Invitation, Japanese
  28. Thermoelectric Properties of a Conducting Polymer Doped with Ionic Liquid Introduced by Anion Exchange, Uehara, Hiroki; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke; Imae, Ichiro, 69th Annual Meeting; the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, 2020/05, Without Invitation, Japanese, Fukuoka
  29. Synthesis and Properties of Polythiophenes Having Alkoxy Groups in the Side Chain at Various Ratios, Imae, Ichiro; Takaki, Toru; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, The 100th CSJ Annual Meeting, 2020/03, Without Invitation, Japanese, the Chemical Society of Japan, Noda, Chiba
  30. Synthesis and Properties of Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) Containing Octahedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane as a Pendant Group, Imae, Ichiro; Wakita, Tsuyoshi; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke, The 100th CSJ Annual Meeting, 2020/03, Without Invitation, Japanese, the Chemical Society of Japan, Noda, Chiba
  31. Synthesis and Properties of Polythiophene Containing Disiloxane Unit in the Side Chain, Ueki, Nao; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuk; Imae, Ichiro, The 100th CSJ Annual Meeting, 2020/03, Without Invitation, Japanese, the Chemical Society of Japan, Noda, Chiba
  32. Organic Photovoltaic Cells Using Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Hole-transport Layer, Sasaki, Ayane; Imato, Keiichi; Ooyama, Yousuke; Imae, Ichiro, The National Central University-Hiroshima University Joint Symposium 2019, 2019/10, Without Invitation, English, Excellent Poster Award
  33. Correlation between Seebeck Coefficients of Organic Thermoelectric Materials and Their Oxidation Levels, Imae, Ichiro, 20th International Union of Materials Research Societies - International Conference in Asia (IUMRS-ICA), 2019/09, With Invitation, English, IUMRS, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  34. Control of Thermoelectric Properties of Polythiophenes, Imae, Ichiro, International Congress on Advanced Materials Science and Engineering (AMSE-2019), 2019/07, With Invitation, English, Osaka
  35. Tuning of Electronic Properties of Novel Donor-Acceptor Polymers Having Oligothiophenes with Electron-withdrawing Ester Groups, Imae, Ichiro; Tada, Naofumi; Harima, Yutaka, 10th International Conference on Molecular Electronics and Bioelectronics (M&BE10), 2019/06, Without Invitation, English, The Japan Society of Applied Physics, Nara
  36. Synthesis and Properties of Donor-acceptor-type Polymers Having Alkoxy-substituted Bithiophenes, Imae, Ichiro; Tada, Naofumi; Harima, Yutaka, 36th International Conference of Photopolymer Science and Technology (ICPST-36), 2019/06, Without Invitation, English, The Society of Photopolymer Science and Technology, Chiba
  37. Tuning of Thermoelectric Properties of Alkoxy-substituted Polythiophenes, Takaki, Toru; Ooyama, Yousuke; Imae, Ichiro, 68th Annual Meeting; the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, 2019/05, Without Invitation, Japanese, the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, Osaka
  38. Thermoelectric Properties of PEDOT:PSS/SWCNT Composites with Controlled Oxidation Levels, Imae, Ichiro; Yamane, Haruka; Ooyama, Yousuke, 68th Annual Meeting; the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, 2019/05, Without Invitation, Japanese, the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, Osaka
  39. Synthesis and Properties of Novel Polythiophenes Containing Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane as a Side Chain, Wakita, Tsuyoshi; Ooyama, Yousuke; Imae, Ichiro, 68th Annual Meeting; the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, 2019/05, Without Invitation, Japanese, the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, Osaka
  40. Thermoelectric Properties of Conducting Polymers Doped with Silicone-Based Polymer Electrolyte, Imae, Ichiro; Ueki, Nao; Ooyama, Yousuke, 50th Silicon Symposium, 2019/05, Without Invitation, English, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
  41. Thermoelectric Properties of Composite Films of PEDOT:PSS/Carbon Nanotube Controlled by Their Oxidation Levels, Yamane, Haruka; Ooyama, Yousuke; Imae, Ichiro, 99th Spring Meeting; the Chemical Society of Japan, 2019/03, Without Invitation, Japanese
  42. Thermoelectric Properties of Polythiophenes Containing Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane, Wakita, Tsuyoshi; Ooyama, Yousuke; Imae, Ichiro, 99th Spring Meeting; the Chemical Society of Japan, 2019/03, Without Invitation, Japanese
  43. Thermoelectric Properties of Conducting Polymers Doped with a Siloxane-based Polymer Electrolyte, Ueki, Nao; Ooyama, Yousuke; Imae, Ichiro, 99th Spring Meeting; the Chemical Society of Japan, 2019/03, Without Invitation, Japanese
  44. Organic Photovoltaic Cells Using Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Hole-transport Layer, Sasaki, Ayane; Ooyama, Yousuke; Imae, Ichiro, 99th Spring Meeting; the Chemical Society of Japan, 2019/03, Without Invitation, Japanese
  45. Charge/Discharge Characteristics of Lithium-Ion Secondary Batteries Using Reduced Graphene Oxide/Silicon Composites, Yukinaga, Kohei; Imae, Ichiro, The 66th JSAP Spring Meeting, 2019; the Japan Society of Applied Physics, 2019/03, Without Invitation, Japanese
  46. Thermoelectric Properties of Conducting Polymers and Their Composites with Carbon Nanotube, Imae, Ichiro, International Workshop for Organic-Hybrid Semiconductor Materials and Devices, 2018/12, With Invitation, English
  47. Thermoelectric Properties of Conducting Polymers with Controlled Doping Levels, Imae, Ichiro; Akazawa, Ryosuke; Shi, Mengyan; Harima, Yutaka, 12th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC2018), 2018/12, Without Invitation, English
  48. Thermoelectric Properties of Polythiophenes Having Polyhedral Oligosilsesquioxanes (POSS), Wakita, Tsuyoshi; Ooyama, Yousuke; Imae, Ichiro, 12th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC2018), 2018/12, Without Invitation, English
  49. Tuning of Thermoelectric Properties of Alkoxy-Substituted Polythiophenes, Takaki, Toru; Ooyama, Yousuke; Imae, Ichiro, 12th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC2018), 2018/12, Without Invitation, English
  50. Facile Fabrication of Graphene/Silicon Composites and Their Application to Lithium-Ion Battery, Yukinaga, Kohei; Imae, Ichiro, 12th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC2018), 2018/12, Without Invitation, English
  51. Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties of Polythiophenes Having Polyhedral Oligosilsesquioxanes (POSS), Wakita, Tsuyoshi; Ooyama, Yousuke; Imae, Ichiro, CSJ Chugoku-Shikoku Branch Meeting 2018; the Chemical Society of Japan, 2018/11, Without Invitation, Japanese
  52. Synthesis and Properties of Polythiophene Having Alkoxy Side Chains, Takaki, Toru; Ooyama, Yousuke; Imae, Ichiro, CSJ Chugoku-Shikoku Branch Meeting 2018; the Chemical Society of Japan, 2018/11, Without Invitation, Japanese
  53. Structure and Charge/Discharge Characteristics of Graphene/Silicon Composites Prepared by Simple Fabrication Method, Yukinaga, Kohei; Imae, Ichiro, CSJ Chugoku-Shikoku Branch Meeting 2018; the Chemical Society of Japan, 2018/11, Without Invitation, Japanese
  54. Graphene/Silicon Composites Prepared by Simple Fabrication Method, Yukinaga, Kohei; Imae, Ichiro, 37th Symposium on Inorganic Polymers; the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, 2018/11, Without Invitation, Japanese
  55. Thermoelectric Properties of Conducting Polymers Correlated with Their Oxidation Levels, Imae, Ichiro, 14th IUPAC International Conference on Novel Materials and their Synthesis (NMS-XIV), 2018/10, With Invitation, English
  56. Charge/Discharge Characteristics of Lithium-Ion Secondary Battery Using Graphene/Silicon Composites Synthesized by Simple Fabrication for Anode Materials, Yukinaga, Kohei; Imae, Ichiro, 79th JSAP Autumn Meeting; the Japan Society of Applied Physics, 2018/09, Without Invitation, Japanese
  57. Thermoelectric Properties of PEDOT:PSS with Controlled Oxidation Levels, Imae, Ichiro; Shi, Mengyan; Ooyama, Yousuke; Harima, Yutaka, 79th JSAP Autumn Meeting; the Japan Society of Applied Physics, 2018/09, Without Invitation, Japanese
  58. Environmentally Friendly Method to Prepare Graphene Oxide/Silica Composites, Imae, Ichiro; Yukinaga, Kohei; Sasaki, Ayane, 31st Fall Meeting; the Ceramic Society of Japan, 2018/09, Without Invitation, Japanese
  59. Flexible Thermoelectric Materials Based on Conducting Polymers Doped with Silicone Polymer Electrolyte, Imae, Ichiro; Kataoka, Hiroki; Harima, Yutaka, 2018 KJF International Conference on Organic Materials for Electronics and Photonics (KJF-ICOMEP 2018), 2018/09, Without Invitation, English
  60. Seebeck Coefficients of Conducting Polymers Correlated with Doping Levels, Imae, Ichiro; Akazawa, Ryosuke; Shi, Mengyan; Harima, Yutaka, 2018 International Conference on Thermoelectrics (2018ICT), 2018/07, Without Invitation, English
  61. Effect of Doping Levels on Thermoelectric Properties of Alkyl-substituted Polythiophene, Imae, Ichiro; Akazawa, Ryosuke; Harima, Yutaka, 67th Annual Meeting; the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, 2018/05, Without Invitation, Japanese
  62. Thermoelectric Properties of Regioregular Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Correlated with Doping Level, Imae, Ichiro, 2018 5th Global Conference on Polymer and Composite Materials (PCM 2018), 2018/04, With Invitation, English
  63. Thermoelectric Properties of PEDOT:PSS Controlled by Doping Level, Imae, Ichiro; Shi, Mengyan; Ooyama, Yousuke; Harima, Yutaka, 98th Spring Meeting; the Chemical Society of Japan, 2018/03, Without Invitation, Japanese
  64. Facile Method to Prepare PEDOT/SWCNT Composite Films and Their Thermoelectric Properties, Imae, Ichiro; Zhang, Lu; Harima, Yutaka, 98th Spring Meeting; the Chemical Society of Japan, 2018/03, Without Invitation, Japanese
  65. Facile Fabrication of PEDOT:PSS/SWCNT Composite Film with High Thermoelectric Properties, Imae, Ichiro; Zhang, Lu; Harima, Yutaka, International Conference on Organic and Hybrid Thermoelectrics (ICOT2018), 2018/02, Without Invitation, English
  66. Thermoelectric Properties of Conducting Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Composite Films Prepared by Facile Method, Imae, Ichiro; Zhang, Lu; Harima, Yutaka, 36th Symposium on Inorganic Polymers; the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, 2017/11, Without Invitation, Japanese
  67. Thermoelectric Composites Based on Conducting Polymers and Carbon Materials, Imae, Ichiro, 7th Annual World Congress of Nano Science and Technology-2017 (Nano S&T-2017), 2017/10, With Invitation, English
  68. Electrochemical Estimation of Doping Level of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) and Its Thermoelectric Properties, Imae, Ichiro; Akazawa, Ryosuke; Harima, Yutaka, 66nd Symposium on Macromolecules; the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, 2017/09, Without Invitation, Japanese
  69. Facile Synthesis of Composite Films of PEDOT and Carbon Nanotube and Their Thermoelectric Properties, Imae, Ichiro; Zhang, Lu; Harima, Yutaka, 66nd Symposium on Macromolecules; the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, 2017/09, Without Invitation, Japanese
  70. Facile Method to Prepare Multilayered Film of PEDOT and Graphene, Imae, Ichiro; Fujimoto, Daiki; Harima, Yutaka, 66nd Symposium on Macromolecules; the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, 2017/09, Without Invitation, Japanese
  71. Thermoelectric Properties of Polyhexylthiophene with Electrochemically Controlled Doping Levels, Imae, Ichiro; Akazawa, Ryosuke; Harima, Yutaka, 14th Annual Meeting of the Thermoelectrics Society of Japan; the Thermoelectrics Society of Japan, 2017/09, Without Invitation, Japanese
  72. Development of Facile Method to Prepare Composite Films of PEDOT/SWCNT with High Thermoelectric Performance, Imae, Ichiro; Zhang, Lu; Harima, Yutaka, 14th Annual Meeting of the Thermoelectrics Society of Japan; the Thermoelectrics Society of Japan, 2017/09, Without Invitation, Japanese
  73. Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties of Polythiophenes Having Alkoxy and Alkyl Substituents, Imae, Ichiro; Koumoto, Takashi; Akazawa, Ryosuke; Harima, Yutaka, The 15th International Conference on Advanced Materials (IUMRS-ICAM2017), 2017/08, Without Invitation, English
  74. Tuning of Thermoelectric Properties of Polythiophenes by Their Chemical Structures and Doping Levels, Imae, Ichiro; Koumoto, Takashi; Akazawa, Ryosuke; Harima, Yutaka, 2017 International Conference on Thermoelectrics (2017ICT), 2017/07, Without Invitation, English
  75. Synthesis and Photovoltaic Performances of Novel D-A Copolymers Having Oligothiophenes Partially Containing 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene, Imae, Ichiro; Sagawa, Hitoshi; Harima, Yutaka, 9th International Conference on Molecular Electronics and Bioelectronics (M&BE9), 2017/06, Without Invitation, English
  76. Development of Novel D-A Copolymers and Their Electronic Properties Tuned by Polymer Structures, Imae, Ichiro; Sagawa, Hitoshi; Tada, Naofumi; Harima, Yutaka, 66th Annual Meeting; the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, 2017/05, Without Invitation, Japanese
  77. Facile Method to Prepare Graphene-Silica Composite Films, Imae, Ichiro, New Technology Presentation Meetings 2016, 2016/11, With Invitation, Japanese, Chugoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, Hiroshima
  78. Development of Graphene-based Composite Films, Imae, Ichiro; ISAAK, Izzah Syazwani; Komaguchi, Kenji; Harima, Yutaka, 96th Spring Meeting; the Chemical Society of Japan, 2016/03, Without Invitation, Japanese, the Chemical Society of Japan, Kyoto, Kyotanabe
  79. Synthesis and Properties of Soluble EDOT-containing Polythiophenes, Imae, Ichiro; Ogino, Ryo; Komaguchi, Kenji; Harima, Yutaka, 96th Spring Meeting; the Chemical Society of Japan, 2016/03, Without Invitation, Japanese, the Chemical Society of Japan, Kyoto, Kyotanabe
  80. Development of Transparent Conductive Films Using Network-type Siloxane Materials, Imae, Ichiro, New Developments of Silicon-based Materials; Center for Research on Environmentally Friendly Smart Materials, 2016/02, With Invitation, Japanese, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Higashi-Hiroshima
  81. Synthesis and Properties of Polythiophenes Composed of 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene and 3-Hexylthiophene, Imae, Ichiro; Goto, Tatsunari; Ogino, Ryo; Harima, Yutaka, International Conference on Organic and Hybrid Thermoelectrics (ICOT2016), 2016/01, Without Invitation, English, Kyoto, Kyoto
  82. Synthesis of Composite Films of Graphene/Silica and Their Mechanical and Electrical Properties, Imae, Ichiro; Onishi, Tomoya; Komaguchi, Kenji; Harima, Yutaka, 64th Annual Meeting; the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, 2015/05, Without Invitation, Japanese, the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, Hokkaido
  83. Dye-sensitized Solar Cells Utilizing Coadsorption at Different Acid Sites of Titania, Fujita, Takuya; Imae, Ichiro; Ooyama, Yousuke; Komaguchi, Kenji; Harima, Yutaka, 95th Spring Meeting; the Chemical Society of Japan, 2015/03, Without Invitation, Japanese, the Chemical Society of Japan, Chiba, Funabashi
  84. Poly/Oligothiophene-based Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials, Imae, Ichiro, South-Central University of Nationalities Seminar, 2012/09, With Invitation, English
  85. Synthesis of Lengthy Oligothiophenes Comprised in Polysilsesquioxane Network, Ichiro Imae, 2011/11, With Invitation, English
  86. Synthesis and Properties of Polysilsesquioxanes Having Oligothiophenes, Imae, Ichiro, The 7th International Symposium on Advanced Materials in Asia-Pacific Rim (ISAMAP-7), 2010/09, With Invitation, English
  87. Anchoring of Photo- and Electroactive Chromophores Using Polysilsesquioxane, Ichiro Imae, Shotaro Takayama, Daisuke Tokita, Yousuke Ooyama, Kenji Komaguchi, Yutaka Harima, Joji Ohshita, The 13th International Symposium on Advanced Display Materials and Devices (ADMD 2009), 2009/07, With Invitation, English
  88. Improved Properties of Electrochromic Materials Using Polysilesquioxanes as an Anchoring Agent, Ichiro Imae, The 5th International Symposium on Advanced Materials in Asia-Pcific Rim (ISAMAP-5), 2008/08, With Invitation, English
  89. Silicon-containing Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Photo- and Electroactive Materials, Ichiro Imae, IFW Seminar, 2008/07, With Invitation, English
  90. Synthesis of A Novel POSS-based Material Having Carbazole, and Its Thermal, Electrochemical and Optical Properties, Ichiro Imae, The 4th International Symposium on Advanced Materials in Asia-Pcific Rim (ISAMAP-4), 2007/07, With Invitation, English
  91. Synthesis and Photoluminescence Properties of A Novel Cubic Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) Having Carbazole, Ichiro Imae, 20th Japan-Korea Joint Symposium on Advanced Soft Materials, 2007/01, With Invitation, English
  92. Optical and Electrochemical Properties of Oligosilanes with Well-defined Structures, Ichiro Imae, Chulalongkorn University Seminar, 2004/02, With Invitation, English
  93. Synthesis and Properties of Triphenylamine-containing Polymer, Ichiro Imae, Yusuke Kawakami, The 3rd POSTECH-JAIST Joint Symposium on Macromolecular Science, 2003/03, With Invitation, English
  94. Oligosilanes with Well-defined Structures, Ichiro Imae, Yusuke Kawakami, 2002 International Symposium on Functional Materials, 2002/11, With Invitation, English
  95. Electrochemical Properties of Oligosilanes with Well-defined Structures, Ichiro Imae, Yusuke Kawakami, The 1st POSTECH-JAIST Joint Symposium on Macromolecular Science, 2001/03, With Invitation, English
  96. See"Related URL" for more details;, 2001/01, Without Invitation

Awards

  1. 2021/08/26, Best Presentation Award, the 3rd International Conference on Graphene and Novel Nanomaterials (GNN2021), Graphene/Silicon Composite Synthesized by Facile, Inexpensive, and Environmentally-Friendly Method and Its Application to Lithium-ion Battery
  2. 2019/05, 14th Murakawa/Namba Award for Technology Encouragement, Sanyo Association for Advancement of Science & Technology, Development of Synthetic Method of Graphene/Silicon Composite for the Application to High-Performance Lithium-Ion Secondary Battery
  3. 2019/05, Publicity Award, Society of Polymer Science, Japan, Thernoelectric Properties of PEDOT:PSS/SWCNT Composites with Controlled Oxidation Levels
  4. 2015/11/12, Hiroshima University, Education Award, Hiroshima University, Invention in the Lectures of eQuantum Chemistry II' and ePhysical Properties of Organic Compounds
  5. 2013/03/28, MMS Award, TANAKA Holdings, Development of Effective Synthetic Method with Low Environmental Impact of Novel p-Conjugated Polymers for the Application to Organic Polymer Solar Cells
  6. 2012/03, Academic Research Award, Hiroshima Bank, Development of Effective Synthetic Method of Novel Oligothiophenes for the Application to High-Performance Field-Effect Transistors
  7. 2005/05, Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science, the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, Synthesis of Conjugated Oligomers with Well-defined Structures and Their Application to Photo- and Electroactive Materials
  8. 2005/05, Outstanding Presentation Award, the Chemical Society of Japan, Even-odd Effect of Chain Length on Glass-forming Property of Oligosilylenes

Patented

  1. Patent, 7142278, 2022/09/15, Thermoelectric conversion material manufacturing method, thermoelectric conversion element manufacturing method, and thermoelectric conversion material modification method
  2. Patent, 7061361, 2022/04/20, Manufacturing method for thermoelectric conversion material and thermoelectric conversion material
  3. Patent, 6437825, 2018/11/22, Method for producing graphene/silica composite
  4. Patent, 6329828, 2018/04/27, Thermoelectric materials and manufacture of thermoelectric materials thereof provided for excellent thermoelectric properties with economical carbonaceous reactant materials

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. 2020/12, 2021/11
  2. 2020/10, 2022/09
  3. 2020/04, 2021/03
  4. 2020/04, 2021/03
  5. 2019/04, 2020/03
  6. 2019/04, 2020/03
  7. 2017/10, 2018/09
  8. KAKENHI, 2016/04, 2018/03
  9. Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Reserach (C), Development of Novel Polythiophenes with Well-defined Structures and Their Application to High-Performance Thermoelectric Devices, 2016/04, 2017/03
  10. Research Grant (Basic Research), Development of Novel Oligo-/Polythiophenes Partially Containing Alkoxythiophene and Their Application to the Organic Thermoelectrics, 2016/04, 2017/03
  11. Research Grant, Development of Silicone Polymer Electrolytes for the Application to the Organic Thermoelectrics, 2016/04, 2017/03
  12. Grant for University Research, Preparation of Composite Films of Graphene/Silica and Application to Transparent Conductive Films, 2015/04, 2016/03
  13. Grant of International Exchange Project, Synthesis of Novel Polysilsesquioxanes Having Oligothiophenes and Their Application to High-Performance Charge-Transport Materials, 2014/04, 2015/03
  14. Research Grant Related with Rare Metals, Development of Effective Synthetic Method with Low Environmental Impact of Novel pi-Conjugated Polymers for the Application to Organic Polymer Solar Cells, 2013/04, 2014/03
  15. Research Encouragement Grant, Development of Novel π-Conjugated Polymers for the Application to High-Performance Organic Photovoltaics, 2013, 2014
  16. Mazda Research Grant, Development of Novel Donor-Acceptor Type Polymers Having Light-Hervesting Ability in Wide Wavelength Region, 2012, 2014
  17. Academic Research Grant, Development of Effective Synthetic Method of Novel Oligothiophenes for the Application to High-Performance Field-Effect Transistors, 2012, 2013
  18. Materials Science Research Grant, Development of Novel π-electron Systems with High Charge Mobility, 2012, 2013
  19. A-STEP: Feasible Study (FS) stage (Exploratory Research type), Development of Highly Effective Synthetic Method of Highly Conuductive Organic Materials with Excellent Chemical Stability, 2011, 2012
  20. Research Grant for Technological Advancement, Development of Novel Oligothiophenes for the Application to Various Electronic Devices, 2011, 2012
  21. KAKENHI, Development of Novel Silicon Polymers Containing Oligothiophenes for the Innovative Organic Devices, 2010, 2013
  22. Research Grant, Preparation of Silica-Titania Mixed Film Using Sol-Gel Method and Application to Electrode Materials for High Performance Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, 2008, 2009
  23. Research Grant, Synthesis of Novel Polysilsesquioxanes Having Pendant Oligothiophenes and Their Application to Electrochromic Materials, 2008, 2009
  24. Research Grant, Development of Carbon Materials with A Micro-Void Structure for High-Density Electric Double Layer Capacitors, 2008, 2009
  25. Grant for Basic Scientific Research, Development of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid p-Type Semiconductors Based on Polysilsesquioxanes and Their Application to Solar Cells, 2007, 2008
  26. KAKENHI, Development of Photorefractive Materials Based on Siloxane Compounds and Application to Holography, 2005, 2006
  27. Support for Participation in International Conferences, Even-odd Effect of Chain Length on Morphology of α,ω-Dimethyloligo(diphenylsilylene)s, 2005, 2005
  28. Grant for Basic Science Research Projects, Charge Transport Property of Oligosilanes with Well-defined Structures, 2003, 2004
  29. Grant for FS Sponsored Research, Development of Silicon-containing Polymers with Highly Thermal Stability, 2001, 2002
  30. JAIST Grant for Encouragement of Research Associates, Photo- and Electroactivities of Oligosilanes with Well-defined Structures, 2001, 2002
  31. KAKENHI, Novel Photo- and Electroactive Silicon-containing Polymers, 2000, 2001
  32. KAKENHI, Surveys of functionalities of π-conjugated molecules aiming at the development of innovative molecular-based devices, 2007, 2009
  33. KAKENHI, Establishment of the principle of the design of new opto-electro-fiinctional mataials by the control of the properties of silicon-containing compounds, 2004, 2007

Social Activities

History as Committee Members

  1. Committee Member, Elemental Block Research Group, 2022/04, 2023/03, the Ceramic Society of Japan
  2. Committee Member of the Chemical Education Council, 2021/04, 2022/03, the Chemical Society of Japan; Chugoku-Shikoku Branch
  3. Committee Member, Elemental Block Research Group, 2021/04, 2022/03, the Ceramic Society of Japan
  4. Regional Affairs, 2021/04, 2022/03, the Chemical Society of Japan; Chugoku-Shikoku Branch
  5. Regional Affairs, 2020/04, 2021/03, the Chemical Society of Japan; Chugoku-Shikoku Branch
  6. Chief Editor of "International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry", 2015/04, 2016/03, SCIENCEDOMAIN International
  7. Editorial Board of "Open Journal of Polymer Chemistry", 2015/04, 2016/03, Scientific Research Publishing
  8. Editorial Board of "World Journal of Nano Science and Engineering", 2015/04, 2016/03, Scientific Research Publishing
  9. Director of Finance, 2009/03, 2010/02, the Chemical Society of Japan; Chugoku-Shikoku Branch
  10. Director of General Affairs, 2008/03, 2009/02, the Chemical Society of Japan; Chugoku-Shikoku Branch
  11. Regional Editor of "Kobunshi (Polymer)", 2004/06, 2006/05, the Society of Polymer Science, Japan

Organizing Academic Conferences, etc.

  1. ACS meeting 2023, ENVR Division Organizer, 2023/03, 2023/03
  2. The 12th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC2018), 2018/12, 2018/12
  3. The 2nd Int'l Conference on Polymer Physics and Chemistry (ICPPC 2016), Technical Program Committee, 2015/11, 2016/12
  4. 2015 Spring International Conference on Chemical Engineering, Technical Program Committee, 2014/10, 2014/10
  5. 2014 Spring International Conference on Chemical Engineering, Technical Program Committee, 2014/04, 2014/04
  6. The 3rd Global Conference on Materials Science and Engineering, Technical Program Committee, 2013/11, 2013/11
  7. CSJ Chugoku-Shikoku Branch Meeting 2013, Executive Committee, 2013/11, 2013/11
  8. The 2nd Global Conference on Materials Science and Engineering, Technical Program Committee, 2012/, 2013/
  9. Dream Chemistry 21 - Invitation to Chemistry, Organizing Chairman, 2009/08, 2009/08
  10. Dream Chemistry 21 - Invitation to Chemistry, Organizing Chairman, 2008/08, 2008/08
  11. 2006 Young Scientist Meeting, Organizing Chairman, 2006/11, 2006/11
  12. The 9th Japan Sea Polymer Workshop, Organizing Committee, 2005/11, 2005/11
  13. 2005 Annual Meeting in Hokuriku, Organizing Committee, 2005/11, 2005/11
  14. The 1st International Symposium on Advanced Materials in Asia-Pacific Rim, General Secretary, 2004/03, 2004/03
  15. Polymer Scientist Mixer in Kanazawa, Organizing Committee, 2003/12, 2003/12
  16. 2003 Young Scientist Meeting, Organizing Chairman, 2003/10, 2003/10
  17. 2nd International Symposium on Organic-Inorganic Advanced Hybrid Materials and Devices, General Secretary, 2003/02, 2003/02
  18. The 6th Japan Sea Polymer Workshop, Organizing Committee, 2002/12, 2002/12
  19. The 49th Summer College, Organizing Committee, 2001/07, 2001/07
  20. International Minisymposium on Silicon-related Advanced Materials, General Secretary, 2001/01, 2001/01
  21. The 48th Summer College, Discussion Leader, 2000/07, 2000/07
  22. International Workshop on Silicon Chemistry-Polymers [ISPO ‘99], General Secretary, 1999/05, 1999/05
  23. The 1st Japan Sea Polymer Workshop, Organizing Committee, 1997/10, 1997/10

Other Social Contributions

  1. Global Science Campus (GSC) Hiroshima, 2022/10/22, 2022/10/22, Demonstrator, Seminar or workshop, High school students
  2. Global Science Campus (GSC) Hiroshima, 2022/11/03, 2022/11/03, Interviewer, Research advise, High school students
  3. Enhance knowledge -Hiroshima University 100 special lectures-, Fantastic plastics that generate electricity from unused and discarded heat, Hiroshima University, You Tube, 2021/04/06, TV or radio appearance, Internet, General
  4. Hiroshima University, Extension Course, Advanced Chemistry for Daily Life, Hiroshima University, 2016/08/20, 2016/08/20, Hiroshima University, Lecturer, Seminar or workshop, General

History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers

  1. 2022, Chem. Commun., Others, reviewer, 2
  2. 2022, Chem. Eng. J., Others, reviewer, 3
  3. 2022, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Others, reviewer, 1
  4. 2022, Nanomaterials, Others, reviewer, 1
  5. 2022, Nano. Micro. Lett., Others, reviewer, 1
  6. 2022, Polymer, Others, reviewer, 1
  7. 2022, Polymers, Others, reviewer, 1
  8. 2022, Polymer Journal, Others, reviewer, 1
  9. 2022, Soft Science, Others, reviewer, 1
  10. 2022, Synthtic Metals, Others, reviewer, 3
  11. 2021, ACS Appl. Electron. Mater., Others, reviewer, 1
  12. 2021, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, Others, reviewer, 3
  13. 2021, Chem. Commun., Others, reviewer, 1
  14. 2021, Chem. Eng. J., Others, reviewer, 4
  15. 2021, J. Polym. Sci., Others, reviewer, 1
  16. 2021, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., Others, reviewer, 1
  17. 2021, Nanomaterials, Others, reviewer, 1
  18. 2021, Polymer, Others, reviewer, 3
  19. 2021, Synthtic Metals, Others, reviewer, 2
  20. 2020, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 1
  21. 2020, Composites Science and Technology, 1
  22. 2020, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2
  23. 2020, Polymer, 2
  24. 2020, Applied Materials Today, 1
  25. 2020, Synthetic Metals, 1
  26. 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 3
  27. 2020, New Journal of Chemistry, 2