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Materials Science
Japan
2022

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Materials Science

D-Index
90
Citations
30443
World Ranking
1688
National Ranking
66

Chemistry

D-Index
90
Citations
30414
World Ranking
2057
National Ranking
111

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Shu Seki is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has an extensive research portfolio primarily centered on materials science and chemistry. Their academic work spans more than 300 publications, with significant contributions to fields such as materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and various branches of chemistry including organic and inorganic chemistry.

Their research interest focuses on diverse topics including luminescence and fluorescent materials, synthesis and properties of aromatic compounds, organic electronics and photovoltaics, crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, porphyrin and phthalocyanine chemistry, and covalent organic framework applications.

Shu Seki has published numerous papers in reputable scientific journals, including multiple articles in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

Among their recent and influential papers are:

  • "Constitutional isomerism of the linkages in donor-acceptor covalent organic frameworks and its impact on photocatalysis", 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Intermolecular cascaded π-conjugation channels for electron delivery powering CO2 photoreduction", 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Identification of Prime Factors to Maximize the Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution of Covalent Organic Frameworks", 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Ultra-fast single-crystal polymerization of large-sized covalent organic frameworks", 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Hybrid Chiral MoS2 Layers for Spin-Polarized Charge Transport and Spin-Dependent Electrocatalytic Applications", 2022, Advanced Science

Throughout their career, Shu Seki has collaborated frequently with several prominent researchers including Wakana Matsuda, Yusuke Tsutsui, Takayuki Tanaka, Samrat Ghosh, and Masayuki Suda. These collaborations reflect a sustained engagement with colleagues specializing in chemistry and materials science.

Their body of work consistently addresses fundamental and applied aspects of materials chemistry and organic electronics, contributing to advancements in photocatalysis, molecular synthesis, and the design of novel molecular frameworks. The scope of their research intersects with both experimental and theoretical studies, dedicated to the development of functional materials with potential applications in energy and electronic devices.

Best Publications

  • Excited-state intramolecular proton-transfer (ESIPT)-inspired solid state emitters

    Vikas S. Padalkar;Shu Seki

  • Covalent Organic Frameworks with High Charge Carrier Mobility

    Shun Wan;Felipe Gándara;Atsushi Asano;Hiroyasu Furukawa

  • Photoconductive coaxial nanotubes of molecularly connected electron donor and acceptor layers.

    Yohei Yamamoto;Takanori Fukushima;Yuki Suna;Noriyuki Ishii

  • Improved Understanding of the Electronic and Energetic Landscapes of Perovskite Solar Cells: High Local Charge Carrier Mobility, Reduced Recombination, and Extremely Shallow Traps

    Hikaru Oga;Akinori Saeki;Akinori Saeki;Yuhei Ogomi;Shuzi Hayase

  • Conjugated organic framework with three-dimensionally ordered stable structure and delocalized π clouds

    Jia Guo;Yanhong Xu;Shangbin Jin;Long Chen;Long Chen

  • Light-harvesting conjugated microporous polymers: rapid and highly efficient flow of light energy with a porous polyphenylene framework as antenna.

    Long Chen;Yoshihito Honsho;Shu Seki;Donglin Jiang

  • Synthesis of Metallophthalocyanine Covalent Organic Frameworks That Exhibit High Carrier Mobility and Photoconductivity

    Xuesong Ding;Jia Guo;Xiao Feng;Yoshihito Honsho

  • High Charge Mobility in a Tetrathiafulvalene-Based Microporous Metal−Organic Framework

    Tarun Chandru Narayan;Tomoyo Miyakai;Shu Seki;Mircea Dinca

  • Control over differentiation of a metastable supramolecular assembly in one and two dimensions.

    Tomoya Fukui;Shinnosuke Kawai;Satoko Fujinuma;Yoshitaka Matsushita

  • Supramolecular linear heterojunction composed of graphite-like semiconducting nanotubular segments.

    Wei Zhang;Wusong Jin;Takanori Fukushima;Akinori Saeki

  • High‐Rate Charge‐Carrier Transport in Porphyrin Covalent Organic Frameworks: Switching from Hole to Electron to Ambipolar Conduction

    Xiao Feng;Lili Liu;Yoshihito Honsho;Akinori Saeki

  • An n-Channel Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework

    Xuesong Ding;Long Chen;Yoshihito Honsho;Xiao Feng

  • Comprehensive Approach to Intrinsic Charge Carrier Mobility in Conjugated Organic Molecules, Macromolecules, and Supramolecular Architectures

    Akinori Saeki;Yoshiko Koizumi;Takuzo Aida;Shu Seki

  • Rational design of crystalline supermicroporous covalent organic frameworks with triangular topologies

    Sasanka Dalapati;Matthew Addicoat;Shangbin Jin;Tsuneaki Sakurai

  • Mn2(2,5-disulfhydrylbenzene-1,4-dicarboxylate): a microporous metal-organic framework with infinite (-Mn-S-)∞ chains and high intrinsic charge mobility.

    Lei Sun;Tomoyo Miyakai;Shu Seki;Mircea Dincă

  • Synthesis of BN-fused polycyclic aromatics via tandem intramolecular electrophilic arene borylation.

    Takuji Hatakeyama;Sigma Hashimoto;Shu Seki;Masaharu Nakamura

  • Electron delocalization and charge mobility as a function of reduction in a metal–organic framework

    Michael L. Aubrey;Brian M. Wiers;Sean C. Andrews;Sean C. Andrews;Tsuneaki Sakurai

  • An ambipolar conducting covalent organic framework with self-sorted and periodic electron donor-acceptor ordering.

    Xiao Feng;Long Chen;Yoshihito Honsho;Oraphan Saengsawang;Oraphan Saengsawang

  • Constitutional isomerism of the linkages in donor–acceptor covalent organic frameworks and its impact on photocatalysis

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  • Photoinduced Charge‐Carrier Generation in Epitaxial MOF Thin Films: High Efficiency as a Result of an Indirect Electronic Band Gap?

    Jinxuan Liu;Wencai Zhou;Jianxi Liu;Ian Howard

  • Amphiphilic Molecular Design as a Rational Strategy for Tailoring Bicontinuous Electron Donor and Acceptor Arrays : Photoconductive Liquid Crystalline Oligothiophene-C60 Dyads

    Wei Shi Li;Yohei Yamamoto;Takanori Fukushima;Akinori Saeki

  • Nitrogen-embedded buckybowl and its assembly with C 60

    Hiroki Yokoi;Yuya Hiraoka;Satoru Hiroto;Daisuke Sakamaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Akinori Saeki
Akinori Saeki Osaka University
Seiichi Tagawa
Seiichi Tagawa Osaka University
Takuzo Aida
Takuzo Aida University of Tokyo
Takanori Fukushima
Takanori Fukushima Tokyo Institute of Technology
Masaki Takata
Masaki Takata Tohoku University
Hiromitsu Maeda
Hiromitsu Maeda Ritsumeikan University
Hiroshi Imahori
Hiroshi Imahori Kyoto University
Takahiro Kozawa
Takahiro Kozawa Osaka University
Tomokazu Umeyama
Tomokazu Umeyama Kyoto University
Donglin Jiang
Donglin Jiang National University of Singapore

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