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Nobuhiro Yanai

Nobuhiro Yanai

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Chemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
10310
World Ranking
14283
National Ranking
1108

Overview

Nobuhiro Yanai is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and conducts research primarily in the fields of materials science and engineering. Their work spans various subfields including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, spectroscopy, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and biophysics.

The research topics covered by Yanai focus heavily on luminescence and fluorescent materials, advanced NMR techniques and applications, organic light-emitting diodes research, perovskite materials and applications, electron spin resonance studies, solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography, and nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics.

Their recent publications illustrate a strong emphasis on photon upconversion mechanisms, molecular orientation, and novel materials for photophysical applications. Selected recent papers include:

  • Spin Statistics for Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Upconversion: Exchange Coupling, Intermolecular Orientation, and Reverse Intersystem Crossing (2021, JACS Au)
  • Discovery of Key TIPS-Naphthalene for Efficient Visible-to-UV Photon Upconversion under Sunlight and Room Light (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Visible-to-UV Photon Upconversion: Recent Progress in New Materials and Applications (2023, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Blue-to-UVB Upconversion, Solvent Sensitization and Challenging Bond Activation Enabled by a Benzene-Based Annihilator (2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Leaping across the visible range: near-infrared-to-violet photon upconversion employing a silyl-substituted anthracene (2020, Chemical Communications)

Yanai frequently collaborates with other researchers including Nobuo Kimizuka, Yōichi Sasaki, Koki Nishimura, Kenichiro Tateishi, and Masanori Uji.

Their publication record shows a presence in well-regarded scientific journals, with multiple articles published in venues such as the Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, Journal of the American Chemical Society, and Chemical Communications.

  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Chemical Communications

Yanai's contributions lie at the intersection of materials chemistry and optical engineering, involving detailed study and development of new luminescent materials, with a particular focus on photon upconversion and fluorescence processes. Their multidisciplinary approach incorporates spectroscopy techniques, material synthesis, and applications relevant to optoelectronics and biophysics.

Best Publications

  • One-dimensional imidazole aggregate in aluminium porous coordination polymers with high proton conductivity.

    Sareeya Bureekaew;Satoshi Horike;Masakazu Higuchi;Motohiro Mizuno

  • Polymerization reactions in porous coordination polymers

    Takashi Uemura;Takashi Uemura;Nobuhiro Yanai;Susumu Kitagawa

  • Gas detection by structural variations of fluorescent guest molecules in a flexible porous coordination polymer

    Nobuhiro Yanai;Koji Kitayama;Yuh Hijikata;Hiroshi Sato

  • Guest-to-Host Transmission of Structural Changes for Stimuli-Responsive Adsorption Property

    Nobuhiro Yanai;Takashi Uemura;Masafumi Inoue;Ryotaro Matsuda

  • Colloidal-sized metal-organic frameworks: synthesis and applications.

    Melinda Sindoro;Nobuhiro Yanai;Ah Young Jee;Steve Granick

  • New Triplet Sensitization Routes for Photon Upconversion: Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Molecules, Inorganic Nanocrystals, and Singlet-to-Triplet Absorption

    Nobuhiro Yanai;Nobuo Kimizuka

  • Photon upconversion in supramolecular gel matrixes: spontaneous accumulation of light-harvesting donor-acceptor arrays in nanofibers and acquired air stability.

    Pengfei Duan;Nobuhiro Yanai;Nobuhiro Yanai;Hisanori Nagatomi;Nobuo Kimizuka

  • Photon upconverting liquids: matrix-free molecular upconversion systems functioning in air.

    Pengfei Duan;Nobuhiro Yanai;Nobuo Kimizuka

  • Unveiling thermal transitions of polymers in subnanometre pores

    Takashi Uemura;Takashi Uemura;Nobuhiro Yanai;Satoshi Watanabe;Hideki Tanaka

  • Near-Infrared-to-Visible Photon Upconversion Sensitized by a Metal Complex with Spin-Forbidden yet Strong S0–T1 Absorption

    Shogo Amemori;Yoichi Sasaki;Nobuhiro Yanai;Nobuhiro Yanai;Nobuo Kimizuka

  • Reversible Water-Induced Magnetic and Structural Conversion of a Flexible Microporous Ni(II)Fe(III) Ferromagnet

    Nobuhiro Yanai;Wakako Kaneko;Ko Yoneda;Masaaki Ohba

  • Highly Efficient Photon Upconversion in Self-Assembled Light-Harvesting Molecular Systems.

    Taku Ogawa;Nobuhiro Yanai;Angelo Monguzzi;Nobuo Kimizuka

  • Triplet sensitization by perovskite nanocrystals for photon upconversion

    Kazuma Mase;Keisuke Okumura;Nobuhiro Yanai;Nobuhiro Yanai;Nobuo Kimizuka

  • Electric field-induced assembly of monodisperse polyhedral metal-organic framework crystals

    Nobuhiro Yanai;Melinda Sindoro;Jing Yan;Steve Granick

  • Recent emergence of photon upconversion based on triplet energy migration in molecular assemblies

    Nobuhiro Yanai;Nobuhiro Yanai;Nobuo Kimizuka

  • Synthesis and Electric Properties of a Two‐Dimensional Metal‐Organic Framework Based on Phthalocyanine

    Hisanori Nagatomi;Nobuhiro Yanai;Nobuhiro Yanai;Teppei Yamada;Teppei Yamada;Kanji Shiraishi

  • Near‐Infrared Optogenetic Genome Engineering Based on Photon‐Upconversion Hydrogels

    Yoichi Sasaki;Mio Oshikawa;Pankaj Bharmoria;Hironori Kouno

  • Directional Self‐Assembly of a Colloidal Metal–Organic Framework

    Nobuhiro Yanai;Steve Granick

  • Fabrication of Two‐Dimensional Polymer Arrays: Template Synthesis of Polypyrrole between Redox‐Active Coordination Nanoslits

    Nobuhiro Yanai;Takashi Uemura;Takashi Uemura;Masaaki Ohba;Yu Kadowaki

  • Fast and long-range triplet exciton diffusion in metal-organic frameworks for photon upconversion at ultralow excitation power

    Prasenjit Mahato;Angelo Monguzzi;Nobuhiro Yanai;Nobuhiro Yanai;Teppei Yamada;Teppei Yamada

Frequent Co-Authors

Nobuo Kimizuka
Nobuo Kimizuka Kyushu University
Susumu Kitagawa
Susumu Kitagawa Kyoto University
Takashi Uemura
Takashi Uemura University of Tokyo
Steve Granick
Steve Granick University of Massachusetts Amherst
Pengfei Duan
Pengfei Duan Center for Excellence in Education
Teppei Yamada
Teppei Yamada University of Tokyo
Ryotaro Matsuda
Ryotaro Matsuda Nagoya University
Satoshi Horike
Satoshi Horike Kyoto University
Masaaki Ohba
Masaaki Ohba Kyushu University
Christoph Weder
Christoph Weder University of Fribourg

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