Basic Information

Faculty

• Faculty of Engineering

Email Address

• Email Address

  watanabe.yuichiro.7dkyoto-u.ac.jp

Professional Memberships

• From 2022, To Present

  高分子学会
• From 2020, To Present

  アメリカ化学会
• From 2015, To Present

  日本化学会
• From 2012, To Present

  応用物理学会

Academic Degree

• 31 Mar. 2018

  山形大学博士（工学）

Academic Resume (Graduate Schools)

• 山形大学, 大学院理工学研究科博士課程有機材料工学専攻５年一貫コース, 修了
• 山形大学, 大学院理工学研究科博士前期課程有機デバイス工学専攻

Academic Resume (Undergraduate School/Majors)

• 山形大学, 工学部機能高分子工学科, 退学

High School

• High School

  Tokyo Tech High School of Science and Technology

Research History

• From Feb. 2022, To Present

  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering Department of Polymer Chemistry, Assistant professor
• From Apr. 2015, To Present

  The Novel Laureate Prof. Noyori forum training session for young researchers, 一期塾生
• From Jun. 2021, To Jan. 2022

  Purdue University, USA, College of Science, Department of Chemistry, Lecturer / Postdoc
• From Jan. 2021, To May 2021

  Purdue University, USA, Purdue University, College of Science, Department of Chemistry, National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded postdoctoral researcher
• From Sep. 2018, To Dec. 2020

  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Purdue University, College of Science, Department of Chemistry, 海外特別研究員 (海外PD)
• From Apr. 2018, To Sep. 2018

  Japan Science and Technology Agency, Center of Innovation, project researcher
• From Apr. 2015, To Mar. 2018

  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, JSPS Doctoral Course Student Fellow (DC1)
• From Jun. 2016, To May 2017

  米国パデュー大学化学科 客員研究員

ID,URL

• ORCID ID

  0000-0001-7521-0983

• J-Global ID

  202001014507044007

• Researcher number

  40872164

• External link

  https://sugiyasu.polym.kyoto-u.ac.jp/

researchmap URL

• https://researchmap.jp/ywatana

Research

Research Interests

• 有機エレクトロニクス
• 有機半導体材料
• 分子配向
• 有機発光材料
• 機能性固体薄膜
• 有機EL

Research Areas

• Nanotechnology/Materials, Organic functional materials, 分子配向
• Nanotechnology/Materials, Structural/physical organic chemistry
• Manufacturing technology (mechanical, electrical/electronic, chemical engineering), Catalytic processes and resource chemistry

Papers

• Design of Interfaces of Supramolecular Polymers for Controlling Hierarchical Structures and Functions

  Natsumi Fukaya; Yuichiro Watanabe; Kazunori Sugiyasu

  Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan, 01 Feb. 2025

  
• Photodynamic treatment of Staphylococcus aureus with non-iron hemin analogs in the presence of hydrogen peroxide

  Badhu Sivasubramaniam; Benjamin Washer; Yuichiro Watanabe; Kathryn Ragheb; J. Paul Robinson; Alexander Wei

  RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 2024

  
• Spherulites of supramolecular polymers formed from undercooled melts, and their adhesive properties

  Takuma Shimada; Yuichiro Watanabe; Tsutomu Furuya; Koji Nishida; Sadaki Samitsu; Yutaka Wakayama; Kazunori Sugiyasu

  Chemistry Letters, 01 Dec. 2023

  
• Neuronal NADPH oxidase is required for neurite regeneration of Aplysia bag cell neurons

  S. M. Sabbir Alam; Yuichiro Watanabe; Brooke L. Steeno; Soumyajit Dutta; Halie A. Szilagyi; Alexander Wei; Daniel M. Suter

  Journal of Neurochemistry, 11 Oct. 2023, Peer-reviewed

  
• Individually separated supramolecular polymer chains toward solution-processable supramolecular polymeric materials

  Takuma Shimada; Yuichiro Watanabe; Takashi Kajitani; Masayuki Takeuchi; Yutaka Wakayama; Kazunori Sugiyasu

  Chemical Science, Jan. 2023, Peer-reviewed

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• Copper(I)–Pyrazolate Complexes as Solid-State Phosphors: Deep-Blue Emission through a Remote Steric Effect

  Yuichiro Watanabe; Benjamin M. Washer; Matthias Zeller; Sergei Savikhin; Lyudmila V. Slipchenko; Alexander Wei

  Journal of the American Chemical Society, 15 Jun. 2022, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Dibenzothiophene/Terpyridine Conjugated Asymmetric Electron-Transporters for High-efficiency and Long-life Green Phosphorescent OLEDs

  Tomohiro Maruyama; Hisahiro Sasabe; Yuichiro Watanabe; Tsukasa Owada; Ryo Yoshioka; Yu Saito; Tomoya Kawano; Junji Kido

  Chemistry Letters, 05 Mar. 2021, Peer-reviewed

  
• 山形大学リーディング大学院で博士号を取得して,今思うこと

  渡邊 雄一郎

  応用物理, Jan. 2021, Peer-reviewed, Invited, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Molecular Orientations of Delayed Fluorescent Emitters in a Series of Carbazole-Based Host Materials

  Hisahiro Sasabe; Yuki Chikayasu; Satoru Ohisa; Hiroki Arai; Tatsuya Ohsawa; Ryutaro Komatsu; Yuichiro Watanabe; Daisuke Yokoyama; Junji Kido

  Frontiers in Chemistry, 25 May 2020, Peer-reviewed

  
• Covid-19－研究者がおかれている状況とは？インディアナ州日本人研究者の会の共同幹事より

  渡邊 雄一郎

  海外日本人研究者ネットワーク2020, 13 May 2020, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• A terpyridine-modified chrysene derivative as an electron transporter to improve the lifetime in phosphorescent OLEDs

  Tsukasa Owada; Hisahiro Sasabe; Yoshihito Sukegawa; Taiki Watanabe; Tomohiro Maruyama; Yuichiro Watanabe; Daisuke Yokoyama; Junji Kido

  JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C, Mar. 2020, Peer-reviewed

  
• A zinc-responsive fluorophore based on 5′-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-pyridylthiazole

  Yuichiro Watanabe; Wanna Sungnoi; Andrew O. Sartorio; Matthias Zeller; Alexander Wei

  Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2020, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Room-Temperature Phosphorescence from a Series of 3-Pyridylcarbazole Derivatives

  Sasabe, H.; Kato, Y.; Watanabe, Y.; Ohsawa, T.; Aizawa, N.; Fujiwara, W.; Pu, Y.-J.; Katagiri, H.; Kido, J.

  Chemistry - A European Journal, 18 Dec. 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• A Series of Dibenzofuran-based N-Type Exciplex Host Partners Realizing High Efficiency and Stable Deep Red Phosphorescent OLEDs.

  Ito, Takashi; Sasabe, Hisahiro; Nagai; Yuji and; Watanabe, Yuichiro; Onuma, Natsuki; Kido, Junji

  Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 28 May 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• Control of Molecular Orientation in Organic Semiconductor Films using Weak Hydrogen Bonds

  Yuichiro Watanabe; Daisuke Yokoyama; Tomoyuki Koganezawa; Hiroshi Katagiri; Takashi Ito; Satoru Ohisa; Takayuki Chiba; Hisahiro Sasabe; Junji Kido

  Advanced Materials, May 2019, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Chrysene-based Electron-transporters Realizing Highly Efficient and Stable Phosphorescent OLEDs

  Taiki Watanabe; Hisahiro Sasabe; Tsukasa Owada; Tomohiro Maruyama; Yuichiro Watanabe; Hiroshi Katagiri; Junji Kido

  CHEMISTRY LETTERS, May 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• Review of Molecular Engineering for Horizontal Molecular Orientation in Organic Light-Emitting Devices

  Yuichiro Watanabe

  Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 15 Mar. 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• A Novel Series of Thermally and Electrically Stable Hole-transporters End-capped by [1]Benzothieno[3,2-b][1] benzothiophenes for Organic Light-emitting Devices

  Takayoshi Kikuchi; Hisahiro Sasabe; Yuichiro Watanabe; Takahiro Kamata; Hiroshi Katagiri; Junji Kido

  CHEMISTRY LETTERS, Mar. 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• A sky blue thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitter to achieve efficient white light emission through: In situ metal complex formation

  Kato, Y.; Sasabe, H.; Hayasaka, Y.; Watanabe, Y.; Arai, H.; Kido, J.

  Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• Ultrahigh Power Efficiency Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent OLEDs by the Strategic Use of Electron-Transport Materials

  Sasabe, Hisahiro; Sato, Ryo; Suzuki; Katsuaki an; Watanabe, Yuichiro; Adachi, Chihaya; Kaji, Hironori; Kido, Junji

  Advanced Optical Materials, 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• Synthesis and Optoelectronic Properties of Block and Random Copolymers Containing Pendant Carbazole and (Di)phenylanthracene

  Lo, Chen-Tsyr; Abiko, Yohei; Kosai, Jun; a; Watanabe, Yuichiro; Nakabayashi, Kazuhiro; Mori, Hideharu

  Polymers, 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• Dual mode OPV-OLED device with photovoltaic and light-emitting functionalities

  Chiba, Takayuki; Kumagai, Daichi; Udagawa, Kazuo; Watanabe, Yuichiro; Kido, Junji

  Scientific Reports, 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• A Series of Lithium Pyridyl Phenolate Complexes with a Pendant Pyridyl Group for Electron-Injection Layers in Organic Light-Emitting Devices

  Satoru Ohisa; Taichiro Karasawa; Yuichiro Watanabe; Tatsuya Ohsawa; Yong-Jin Pu; Tomoyuki Koganezawa; Hisahiro Sasabe; Junji Kido

  ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 22 Nov. 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• A series of fluorinated phenylpyridine-based electron-transporters for blue phosphorescent OLEDs

  Takahiro Kamata; Hisahiro Sasabe; Yuichirio Watanabe; Daisuke Yokoyama; Hiroshi Katagiri; Junji Kido

  Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 07 Feb. 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• Fundamental functions of peripheral and core pyridine rings in a series of bis-terpyridine derivatives for high-performance organic light-emitting devices

  Watanabe, Yuichiro; Yoshioka, Ryo; Sasabe, Hisahiro; Kamata, Takahiro; Katagiri, Hiroshi; Yokoyama, Daisuke; Kido, Junji

  J. Mater. Chem. C, 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• Synthesis, properties, and OLED characteristics of 2,2 '-bipyridine-based electron-transport materials: the synergistic effect of molecular shape anisotropy and a weak hydrogen-bonding network on molecular orientation

  Watanabe, Yuichiro; Sasabe, Hisahiro; Yokoyama, Daisuke; Beppu, Teruo; Katagiri, Hiroshi; Kido, Junji

  Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• Simultaneous Manipulation of Intramolecular and Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonds in n-Type Organic Semiconductor Layers: Realization of Horizontal Orientation in OLEDs

  Yuichiro Watanabe; Hisahiro Sasabe; Daisuke Yokoyama; Teruo Beppu; Hiroshi Katagiri; Yong-Jin Pu; Junji Kido

  ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS, Jun. 2015, Peer-reviewed

  
• High-performance pure blue phosphorescent OLED using a novel bis-heteroleptic iridium(III) complex with fluorinated bipyridyl ligands

  Kessler, Florian; Watanabe, Yuichiro; Sasabe, Hisahiro; Katagiri, Hiroshi; Nazeeruddin, Md. K.; Graetzel, Michael; Kido, Junji

  Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2013, Peer-reviewed

  
• Extremely Low Operating Voltage Green Phosphorescent Organic Light-Emitting Devices

  Sasabe, Hisahiro; Nakanishi, Hiromi; Watanabe, Yuichiro; Yano, Shogo; Hirasawa, Masakatsu; Pu, Yong-Jin; Kido, Junji

  Advanced Functional Materials, 2013, Peer-reviewed

  

Misc.

• ピリジン系電子輸送材料の能動的分子配向制御とGIWAXDによる検証

  渡邊雄一郎; 笹部久宏; 笹部久宏; 笹部久宏; 小金澤智之; 片桐洋史; 片桐洋史; 大久哲; 大久哲; 大久哲; 横山大輔; 横山大輔; 城戸淳二; 城戸淳二; 城戸淳二

  応用物理学会春季学術講演会講演予稿集(CD-ROM), 2018

  
• 分子内・分子間水素結合を利用した水平配向性ビピリジン誘導体電子輸送材料の開発

  渡邊雄一郎; 笹部久宏; 笹部久宏; 大久哲; 大久哲; 小金澤智之; 片桐洋史; 片桐洋史; 横山大輔; 横山大輔; 城戸淳二; 城戸淳二

  応用物理学会春季学術講演会講演予稿集(CD-ROM), 2016

  

Industrial Property Rights

• 特許第6813882号, 特開2018-127433, 特願2017-023493, 新規ベンゾチエノベンゾチオフェン誘導体、それを用いた正孔輸送材料及び有機EL素子

  笹部 久宏; 城戸 淳二; 菊地 貴良; 渡邊 雄一郎

  
• 特開KR1020190123761A, 特願KR 2020049522, Oligopyridine derivative and organic electroluminescence element using the same

  Hisahiro Sasabe; Junji Kido; Yuichiro Watanabe; Takashi Ito

  
• 特開2020-070238, 特願2018-202743, オリゴピリジン誘導体およびそれを用いた有機EL素子

  笹部 久宏; 城戸 淳二; 渡邊 雄一郎; 伊藤 聖

  
• 特開CN201910991240.5A, 特願CN201910991240.5, Oligopyridine derivative and organic EL element using same

  Hisahiro. Sasabe; Junji. Kido; Yuichiro. Watanabe; Takashi. Ito

  
• 特開2020-037523, 特願2018-165098, ベンゾチエノベンゾチオフェン誘導体、それよりなるホール輸送材料およびそれを用いた有機EL素子

  笹部 久宏; 城戸 淳二; 菊地 貴良; 渡邊 雄一郎

  
• 特許第6607597号, 特開2017-031084, 特願2015-151549, 新規有機リチウム錯体化合物、それよりなる電子注入材料及びそれを用いた有機EL素子

  笹部 久宏; 城戸 淳二; 柄澤 太一郎; 渡邊 雄一郎

  
• 特開2017-019761, 特願2015-141085, 新規ターピリジン誘導体、それを用いた電子輸送材料及び有機EL素子

  笹部 久宏; 城戸 淳二; 吉岡 良; 渡邊 雄一郎

  
• 特開2015-160844, 特願2014-038951, トリアジン(triazine)誘導体及びこれを用いた有機発光素子

  金 秀蘭; 城戸 淳二; 笹部 久宏; 渡邊 雄一郎

  

Awards

• 01 May 2023

  一般社団法人 海外日本人研究者ネットワーク, United Japanese researchers Around the world paper award

  Japan, International academic award

  Yuichiro Watanabe
• 22 Apr. 2021

  United Japanese researchers around the world (UJA) 論文賞
• 11 Jul. 2020

  Purdue University, Graduate School Mentoring Award for Postdoctoral Trainees
• 16 Feb. 2018

  Japan XR ｻｲｴﾝｽﾌｫｰﾗﾑ2020 優秀発表賞（一般社団法人 海外日本人研究者ﾈｯﾄﾜｰｸ）
• 14 Apr. 2017

  山形大学校友会長賞
• 08 Mar. 2017

  The 34th Annual H.C.Brown Lectures in Organic Chemistry ポスター賞
• 13 Apr. 2016

  Purdue University J-1 International Scholar Research Symposium ポスター賞
• 16 Jul. 2015

  日本化学会第96春季年会学生講演賞
• 16 Mar. 2013

  野依ﾌｫｰﾗﾑ若手育成塾第１期塾生選出
• 27 Feb. 2013

  博士課程教育ﾘｰﾃﾞｨﾝｸﾞ学生ﾌｫｰﾗﾑｸﾞﾙｰﾌﾟﾜｰｸ優秀賞(東京工業大学)
• 21 Dec. 2012

  平成24年度山形大学奨励賞
• The 4th A-COE ﾍﾞｽﾄﾎﾟｽﾀｰ賞

Media Coverage

• ドイツ、中国、アメリカ…世界の研究者が山形県・米沢市に集う理由

  朝日新聞出版AERA, Apr. 2018, Paper

  
• 未来の起源

  TBSテレビ, 未来の起源, Feb. 2016, Media report

  
• 自由な発想を許す環境が優秀な研究者を育む

  リクルートワークス研究所, ダイガクセイのミカタ, Jul. 2013, Paper

  

External funds: Kakenhi

• Polynuclear metal-azole macrocycles with tunable emissions based on remote steric control

  Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

  Basic Section 35030:Organic functional materials-related

  Kyoto University

  渡邊 雄一郎

  From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2027, Granted

  多核錯体;固体リン光;立体効果;リジッドクロミズム;配座解析

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-23K13809/
• Active control of supramolecular polymerization by using field-effect catalysis

  Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

  0501:Physical chemistry, functional solid state chemistry, organic chemistry, polymers, organic materials, biomolecular chemistry, and related fields

  Kyoto University

  Yuichiro Watanabe

  From 31 Aug. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2024, Project Closed

  超分子ポリマー;有機エレクトロニクス;電場;電界効果;自己集合;有機半導体;電界効果触媒;水素結合

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-22K20531/

External funds: others

• Field-effect nanoscale control in supramolecular polymers and materials

  日本科学技術振興機構, ACT-X トランススケールな理解で切り拓く革新的マテリアル

  From 01 Oct. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Yuichiro Watanabe
• Polynuclear metal-azole macrocycles with tunable emissions based on remote steric control

  日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業 若手研究

  From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2027

  Yuichiro Watanabe
• Active control of supramolecular polymerization by using field-effect catalysis

  日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業 研究活動スタート支援

  From 01 Aug. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Yuichiro Watanabe

Education

Teaching subject(s)

• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Introduction to Advanced Material Science and Technology (4 times course)

  i061, Spring, Graduate School of Engineering, 0.5
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Advanced Modern Science and Technology (4 times course)

  i055, Fall, Graduate School of Engineering, 0.5
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Introduction to Advanced Material Science and Technology (8 times course)

  i062, Spring, Graduate School of Engineering, 1
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Advanced Modern Science and Technology (8 times course)

  i056, Fall, Graduate School of Engineering, 1
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Introduction to Advanced Material Science and Technology (12 times course)

  i063, Spring, Graduate School of Engineering, 1.5
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Advanced Modern Science and Technology (12 times course)

  i060, Fall, Graduate School of Engineering, 1.5
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Polymer Synthesis

  H649, Spring, Graduate School of Engineering, 1.5
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Polymer Functional Chemistry

  H645, Spring, Graduate School of Engineering, 1.5
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Introduction to Advanced Material Science and Technology (4 times course)

  i061, Spring, Graduate School of Engineering, 0.5
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Introduction to Advanced Material Science and Technology (8 times course)

  i062, Spring, Graduate School of Engineering, 1
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Polymer Functional Chemistry

  H645, Spring, Graduate School of Engineering, 1.5
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Introduction to Advanced Material Science and Technology (12 times course)

  i063, Spring, Graduate School of Engineering, 1.5
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Polymer Synthesis

  H649, Spring, Graduate School of Engineering, 1.5
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Polymer Synthesis

  H649, Spring, Graduate School of Engineering, 1.5