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Professor Tetsubei Yamada Receives the 18th JSPS Prize
Tetsuya Hasegawa, Professor, Department of Chemistry
Professor Tetsubei Yamada
Professor Tetsubei Yamada of the Department of Chemistry has received the 18th (FY2021) Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) PRIZE Award for his work on "Development of Thermochemical Battery Using Thermoresponsive Molecular Science. This prize is awarded to young and mid-career researchers under the age of 45 who are recognized as having achieved particularly outstanding academic results.
Professor Yamada introduced the thermoresponsive molecular science approach to thermoelectric conversion devices called thermochemical batteries. Starting with the discovery that the Seebeck coefficient of thermochemical batteries can be improved by using the host-guest reaction of cyclodextrins and triiodides (in collaboration with Haruka Zhou, currently Project Assistant Professor), Professor Yamada has introduced a wide range of molecular science techniques, including the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) phase transition, proton-conjugated electron transfer reaction, and interaction between metal complexes and micelles. By introducing a wide range of molecular science techniques, such as LCST phase transitions, proton-conjugated electron transfer reactions, and interactions between metal complexes and micelles, we have demonstrated that the Seebeck coefficient (voltage per unit temperature difference) of thermochemical batteries can be improved. As a result, high Seebeck coefficients were achieved for both p-type and n-type batteries. In addition to the significant contribution to the improvement of thermochemical battery performance, these studies have contributed to the advancement of complex chemistry and molecular assembly science.
We congratulate Professor Yamada on his award and wish him continued success in his future endeavors.
Faculty of Science News, March 2022