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Yoshihiro Matano

Yoshihiro Matano

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Overview

Yoshihiro Matano is affiliated with Niigata University in Japan and has conducted extensive research primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their work spans subfields including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's research interests cover a variety of specialized topics, notably:

  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection

Yoshihiro Matano's recent scholarly contributions include several papers published in recognized journals:

  • "Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer Reaction and Ground-State Hole Dynamics of 4'-N,N-Dialkylamino-3-hydroxyflavone in Ionic Liquids Studied by Transient Absorption Spectroscopy," 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • "Doubly Strapped Redox-Switchable 5,10,15,20-Tetraaryl-5,15-diazaporphyrinoids: Promising Platforms for the Evaluation of Paratropic and Diatropic Ring-Current Effects," 2021, The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • "Synthesis, Electrochemical Behavior, and Catalytic Activity of Cobalt Complexes of 5,10,15,20-Tetraaryl-5,15-diazaporphyrinoids," 2022, Organic Letters
  • "Synthesis, Optical Properties, and Electrochemical Behavior of 5,10,15,20-Tetraaryl-5,15-diazaporphyrin-Amine Hybrids," 2021, ChemPlusChem
  • "Recent advances in the synthesis of diazaporphyrins and their chalcogen derivatives," 2023, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

Yoshihiro Matano has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including:

  • Haruyuki Nakano
  • Mao Minoura
  • Yoshifumi Kimura
  • Tadaaki Ikoma
  • Kaori Fujii

Their work has been published recurrently in venues such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Best Publications

  • Nanostructured artificial photosynthesis

    Hiroshi Imahori;Hiroshi Imahori;Yukie Mori;Yoshihiro Matano

  • Design and synthesis of phosphole-based pi systems for novel organic materials.

    Yoshihiro Matano;Hiroshi Imahori

  • Electron-donating perylene tetracarboxylic acids for dye-sensitized solar cells.

    Yuki Shibano;Tomokazu Umeyama;Yoshihiro Matano;Hiroshi Imahori

  • Novel unsymmetrically π-elongated porphyrin for dye-sensitized TiO2 cells

    Masanobu Tanaka;Shinya Hayashi;Seunghun Eu;Tomokazu Umeyama

  • Quinoxaline-fused porphyrins for dye-sensitized solar cells

    Seunghun Eu;Shinya Hayashi;Tornokazu Umeyama;Yoshihiro Matano

  • Supramolecular Donor-Acceptor Heterojunctions by Vectorial Stepwise Assembly of Porphyrins and Coordination-Bonded Fullerene Arrays for Photocurrent Generation

    Aiko Kira;Tomokazu Umeyama;Yoshihiro Matano;Kaname Yoshida

  • Naphthyl-Fused π-Elongated Porphyrins for Dye-Sensitized TiO2 Cells

    Shinya Hayashi;Masanobu Tanaka;Hironobu Hayashi;Seunghun Eu

  • Effects of meso-Diarylamino Group of Porphyrins as Sensitizers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells on Optical, Electrochemical, and Photovoltaic Properties

    Hiroshi Imahori;Yusuke Matsubara;Hiroaki Iijima;Tomokazu Umeyama

  • Effects of Porphyrin Substituents and Adsorption Conditions on Photovoltaic Properties of Porphyrin-Sensitized TiO2 Cells

    Hiroshi Imahori;Shinya Hayashi;Hironobu Hayashi;Akane Oguro

  • Synthesis of sterically hindered phthalocyanines and their applications to dye-sensitized solar cells.

    Seunghun Eu;Takashi Katoh;Tomokazu Umeyama;Yoshihiro Matano

  • Phosphole-containing calixpyrroles, calixphyrins, and porphyrins: synthesis and coordination chemistry.

    Yoshihiro Matano;Hiroshi Imahori

  • Effects of 5-Membered Heteroaromatic Spacers on Structures of Porphyrin Films and Photovoltaic Properties of Porphyrin-Sensitized TiO2 Cells

    Seunghun Eu;Shinya Hayashi;Tomokazu Umeyama;Akane Oguro

  • Segregated Donor–Acceptor Columns in Liquid Crystals That Exhibit Highly Efficient Ambipolar Charge Transport

    Hironobu Hayashi;Wataru Nihashi;Tomokazu Umeyama;Yoshihiro Matano

  • Synthesis of Aza-, Oxa-, and Thiaporphyrins and Related Compounds.

    Yoshihiro Matano

  • Comparison of electrode structures and photovoltaic properties of porphyrin-sensitized solar cells with TiO2 and Nb, Ge, Zr-added TiO2 composite electrodes.

    Hiroshi Imahori;Shinya Hayashi;Tomokazu Umeyama;Seunghun Eu

  • Synthesis and Photophysical and Photovoltaic Properties of Porphyrin−Furan and −Thiophene Alternating Copolymers

    Tomokazu Umeyama;Takeshi Takamatsu;Noriyasu Tezuka;Yoshihiro Matano

  • Fusion of Phosphole and 1,1′‐Biacenaphthene: Phosphorus(V)‐Containing Extended π‐Systems with High Electron Affinity and Electron Mobility

    Yoshihiro Matano;Arihiro Saito;Tatsuya Fukushima;Yasuaki Tokudome

  • Syntheses, structures, and coordination chemistry of phosphole-containing hybrid calixphyrins: promising macrocyclic P,N2,X-mixed donor ligands for designing reactive transition-metal complexes.

    Yoshihiro Matano;Tooru Miyajima;Noriaki Ochi;Takashi Nakabuchi

  • Effects of π-Elongation and the Fused Position of Quinoxaline-Fused Porphyrins as Sensitizers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells on Optical, Electrochemical, and Photovoltaic Properties

    Aiko Kira;Yusuke Matsubara;Hiroaki Iijima;Tomokazu Umeyama

  • Comparative study on the structural, optical, and electrochemical properties of bithiophene-fused benzo[c]phospholes.

    Yoshihiro Matano;Tooru Miyajima;Tatsuya Fukushima;Hironori Kaji

  • Design and Synthesis of Phosphole‐Based π Systems for Novel Organic Materials

    Yoshihiro Matano;Hiroshi Imahori

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroshi Imahori
Hiroshi Imahori Kyoto University
Tomokazu Umeyama
Tomokazu Umeyama Kyoto University
Helge Lemmetyinen
Helge Lemmetyinen Tampere University
Nikolai V. Tkachenko
Nikolai V. Tkachenko Tampere University
Seiji Isoda
Seiji Isoda Kyoto University
Shu Seki
Shu Seki Kyoto University
Shigeyoshi Sakaki
Shigeyoshi Sakaki Kyoto University
Kazuhiro Maruyama
Kazuhiro Maruyama Kyoto University
Tetsuya Shishido
Tetsuya Shishido Tokyo Metropolitan University
Seigo Ito
Seigo Ito University of Hyogo

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