Our purpose is to contribute to humanity and society by creating new environmental and energy technologies and implementing them in society (Philosophy and purpose of our group). Specifically, we are developing innovative CO2 separation materials and systems, new-generation all-solid-state battery materials with long life and high performance, new materials for highly efficient PFAS separation, and liquid-based power generation from waste heat (thermoelectrochemical conversion) as well as its integration into forced-convection cooling (See Research themes).
For CO2 separation, all-solid-state battery materials, and PFAS separation, we are developing new materials and systems using Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs), a new generation of nanoporous materials that evolved from Nobel Prize-winning Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs). Our mission is to provide society with solutions to environmental and energy issues, including climate change, by exploring uncharted territory of science and technology. If you are interested, please contact Prof. Murakami, the PI of our group. News & Topics of our group
CO2 and PFAS separation materials & systems / New materials for all-solid-state batteries / Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) / Nanoporous materials / Transport phenomena in molecular scale / Thermoelectrochemical power generation (Thermocells) / Electrochemistry / Materials chemistry
Experiments — Development, measurements, and characterizations of materials and systems
Computations — Quantum-chemical simulations, thermo-fluid simulations, and crystal structure analyses
Communications — We value conversations among people in the lab to grow a creative atmosphere and ideas.