TSUBASA MIKIE
Last Updated :2024/10/02
- Affiliations, Positions
- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor
- E-mail
- mikiehiroshima-u.ac.jp
- Self-introduction
- My research interest focuses on the rational design and synthesis of semiconducting polymers for organic electronics, such as organic photovoltaics, field-effect transistors, and photocatalyst for water splitting.
Basic Information
Major Professional Backgrounds
- 2014/01, 2014/03, University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Visiting researcher
- 2014/04, 2016/03, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Research Fellow DC2
- 2015/04, 2016/03, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Chemistry, Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2016/04, 2016/09, Riken, Center for Emergent Matter Science, Emergent Molecular Function Research Team, Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2016/10, 2018/03, Hiroshima University, Graduate school of Engineering, Postdoctral Researcher
- 2018/04, 2020/03, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Research Fellow PD
- 2020/04, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor
Educational Backgrounds
- Niihama National College of Technology, 2003/04, 2008/03
- Hiroshima University, School of Engineering , 2008/04, 2010/03
- Osaka University, 2010/04, 2012/03
- Osaka University, Japan, 2012/04, 2015/03
Academic Degrees
- Master of Engineering, Osaka University
- Ph.D. in 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;Basic chemistry;Organic chemistry
- Chemistry;Applied chemistry;Functional solid state chemistry
- Chemistry;Materials chemistry;Polymer / Textile materials
- Chemistry;Materials chemistry;Organic and hybrid materials
- Chemistry;Materials chemistry;Device related chemistry
- Chemistry;Applied chemistry;Energy-related chemistry
Research Keywords
- Organic electronics, Organic semiconductors, Conjugated polymers, Organicn solar cells, Organic field-effect transistors, photocatalysis for water splitting
Affiliated Academic Societies
- The Japan Photovoltaic Society
- Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology
- The Japan Society of Applied Physics
- The Society of Polymer Science
- The Chemical Society of Japan
Educational Activity
Course in Charge
- 2024, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 3Term, Experimental Methods and Laboratory Work in Chemistry I
- 2024, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 4Term, Experimental Methods and Laboratory Work in Chemistry II
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Technical English
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Basic Experiments in Chemistry
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Chemical Experiments I
- 2024, Undergraduate Education, Year, Graduation Thesis
- 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry A
- 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry A
- 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry B
- 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry B
- 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Academic Year, Special Study on Applied Chemistry
Research Activities
Academic Papers
- ★, Ester-functionalized quinoxaline-based polymers for application in organic photovoltaics, MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, 287, 20220801
- Naphthobisthiadiazole-Based pi-Conjugated Polymers for Nonfullerene Solar Cells: Suppressing Intermolecular Interaction Improves Photovoltaic Performance, ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 14(12), 14400-14409, 20220322
- ★, Naphthobispyrazine Bisimide: A Strong Acceptor Unit for Conjugated Polymers Enabling Highly Coplanar Backbone, Short pi - pi Stacking, and High Electron Transport, CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 34(6), 2717-2729, 20220301
- Pronounced Backbone Coplanarization by p-Extension in a Sterically Hindered Conjugated Polymer System Leads to Higher Photovoltaic Performance in Non-Fullerene Solar Cells, ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 13(47), 56420-56429, 20211116
- ★, Extended pi-Electron Delocalization in Quinoid-Based Conjugated Polymers Boosts Intrachain Charge Carrier Transport, CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 33(21), 8183-8193, 20211021
- Effect of Ester Side Chains on Photovoltaic Performance in Thiophene-Thiazolothiazole Copolymers, BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 94(8), 2019-2027, 20210619
- Bithiazole Dicarboxylate Ester: An Easily Accessible Electron-Deficient Building Unit for pi-Conjugated Polymers Enabling Electron Transport, MACROMOLECULES, 54(7), 3489-3497, 20210324
- ★, N-type Semiconducting Polymers Based on Dicyano Naphthobisthiadiazole: High Electron Mobility with Unfavorable Backbone Twist, CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 33(6), 2218-2228, 20210309
- Controlled steric selectivity in molecular doping towards closest-packed supramolecular conductors, COMMUNICATIONS MATERIALS, 1(1), 20201104
- ★, Small-bandgap quinoid-based p-conjugated polymers, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C, 8(41), 14262-14288, 20200710
- Effect of Spacer Length in Naphthobispyrazine-Based pi-Conjugated Polymers on Properties, Thin Film Structures, and Photovoltaic Performances, BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 93(8), 949-957, 20200501
- Dithiazolylthienothiophene Bisimide-Based pi-Conjugated Polymers: Improved Synthesis and Application to Organic Photovoltaics as P-Type Semiconductor, BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 93(4), 561-567, 20200215
- Dithiazolylthienothiophene Bisimide: A Novel Electron-Deficient Building Unit for N-Type Semiconducting Polymers, ACS Applied Material Interfaces, 11(26), 23410-23416, 20190604
- ★, Ester-Functionalized Naphthobispyrazine as an Acceptor Building Unit for Semiconducting Polymers: Synthesis, Properties, and Photovoltaic Performance, Macromolecules, 52(10), 3909-3917, 20190514
- ★, Selective Synthesis and Properties of Electron-Deficient Hybrid Naphthalene-Based pi-Conjugated Systems, Chemistry A European Journal, 24(72), 19228-19235, 20181220
- ★, Naphthobispyrazine as an Electron-deficient Building Unit for pi-Conjugated Polymers: Efficient Synthesis and Polymer Properties, Chemistry Letters, 46(8), 1193-1196, 20170530
- Cyclobuteno[60]fullerenes as Efficient n-Type Organic Semiconductors, Chemistry A European Journal, 22(38), 13627-13631, 20160912
- Hetero Bis-Addition of Spiro-Acetalized or Cyclohexanone Ring to
58pi Fullerene Impacts Solubility and Mobility Balance in Polymer
Solar Cells, ACS Applied Material Interfaces, 7(23), 12894-12902, 20150717
- Stereochemistry of Spiro-Acetalized [60]Fullerenes: How the Exo and
Endo Stereoisomers Influence Organic Solar Cell Performance, ACS Applied Material Interfaces, 7(16), 8915-8922, 20150409
- Highly Ordered n/p‑Co-assembled Materials with Remarkable Charge
Mobilities, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137(2), 893-897, 20141221
- Spiro-1,3-dioxolanofullerenes with Low-lying LUMO Level for Organic Solar Cells, Chemistry Letters, 44(3), 282-284, 20141129
- New efficient (thio)acetalized fullerene monoadducts for organic solar cells: characterization based on solubility, mobility balance, and dark current, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3, 1152-1157, 20141111
- Dramatic Mechanistic Change in Acid-Catalyzed Arylation of Azafulleroids Depending on their Ambident N/C Basicity: Formation of Cyclopentene Centered Pentakisadduct, Chemistry An Asian Journal, 9(11), 3084-3088, 20140909
- Exploring Photovoltaic Feasibility of Pentaaryl [60]Fullerene in Bulk Heterojunction Architecture, Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology, 27(5), 553-556, 20140515
- Synthesis and characterization of new acetalized [60]fullerenes, Tetrahedron Letters, 54(27), 3510-3513, 20130429
- Facile and Exclusive Formation of Aziridinofullerenes by Acid-catalyzed Denitrogenation of Triazolinofullerenes, Organic Letters, 14(23), 6040-6043, 20121024
- First kinetic evidence for the CH/pi and pi/pi solute–solvent interaction of C60 in the Diels–Alder reaction with cyclohexadiene, Organic Biomolecule Chemistry, 10, 1730-1734, 20111130
- Thermal [2 + 2] Cycloaddition of Morpholinoenamines with C60 via a Single Electron Transfer, Organic Letters, 13(16), 4244-4247, 20110721
Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation
- Development of a semiconducting polymer that realizes low voltage loss and high charge generation efficiency in non-fullerene organic photovoltaic cells, Tsubasa Mikie, Shota Suruga, Tomokazu Morioku, Yuuki Sato,
Takumi Ishikawa, Hyung Do Kim, Hideo Ohkita, Itaru Osaka, 2022/06/28, Without Invitation, Japanese
- A new pi-conjugated polymer that realizes low voltage loss and high photocurrent in non-fullerene solar cells, 2022/03/24, Without Invitation, Japanese
- Dithienonaphothobisthiadiazole-Based pi-Conjugated Polymers for High-Efficiency Organic Solar Cells, Tsubasa Mikie, 2021 Materials Research Society-Taiwan International Conference (2021 MRSTIC), 2021/11/13, With Invitation, English
- A novel semiconducting polymer based on dithienonaphthobisthiadiazole that enables a high fill factor of 0.8 with thick organic solar cells, Tsubasa Mikie, and Itaru Osaka, FSE 2nd event, 2021/06/16, Without Invitation, English
- Thick-Film Polymer Solar cells with Excellent Fill Factor, Tsubasa Mikie, and Itaru Osaka, The 38th International Conference of Photopolymer Science and Technology (38th ICPST), 2021/06/15, Without Invitation, English
- Impact of Isomeric Structure on Electronic Structure and Charge Transport Properties in Bithiophenedione-Based pi-Conjugated Polymers, Tsubasa Mikie, Aiko Fukazawa, Shigehiro Yamaguchi, Itaru Osaka, 14th International Symposium on Functional pi-Electron Systems, 2019/06/04, Without Invitation, English
- Impact of isomeric structure on electronic and charge transport properties in bithiophenedione-based semiconducting polymers, Tsubasa Mikie, Aiko Fukazawa, Shigehiro Yamaguchi, Itaru Osaka, The 12th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC 2018), 2018/12/07, Without Invitation, English
- Development of hybrid naphthalene-based nitrogen-containing electron-deficient pi-conjugated systems for organic semiconductors, Tsubasa Mikie, Itaru Osaka, The International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals 2018 (ICSM 2018), 2018/07/03, Without Invitation, English
- Synthesis and properties of naphthobispyrazine-based semiconducting polymers, Tsubasa Mikie, Itaru Osaka, 2018/05/23, Without Invitation, English
- Naphthobispyrazine as A Weak Electron-Accepting Building Unit for Medium-Bandgap Polymers, Tsubasa Mikie, Itaru Osaka, 9th International Conference on Molecular Electronics and Bioelectronics (M&BE9), 2017/06/21, Without Invitation, English
- Selective Synthesis and Properties of Hybrid Naphthalene-based Nitrogen Containing Electron Deficient pi-system, Tsubasa Mikie, Itaru Osaka, 2017/03/17, Without Invitation, English
External Funds
Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds
- 2022
- 2022
- KAKEN, 2022, 2023
- 2021, 2022
- KAKENHI(Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up), 2020, 2021
- 2018, 2019
- 2014, 2015
Social Activities
History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers
- 2022, Materials Chemistry and Physics
- 2021, Materials Chemistry and Physics