Tomohiro Fukushima

Lecturer, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University*Profile is at the time of the award.

2025Inamori Research GrantsScience & Engineering

Research topics
Control of the physicochemical properties of hydrated ions under vibrational strong coupling of water
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Summary
Polaritonic state can be formed from the collective interaction through the cavity and molecules. The formation of the vibrational strong couplig ste can leads to the control of the physicochemical properties of molecules. In this proposal, we will focus on the effect of vibrational strong coupling on the hydrated ions. The physicochemical properties can be studied from the spectroscopy and electrochemistry. This study can be utilized fro the electrochemical reaction in future.

Comment

The interaction between cavity resonators and materials has been studied extensively in the field of physics, such as cavity QED. I am now working on the possibility of connecting polariton chemistry and photoelectrochemistry. I hope that this will lead to the control of electrochemical reactions in the future.

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