Prof. Matsumoto visited the laboratory of Prof. Otto Dopfer at Technical University Berlin on December 5-16 2022. This was the opportunity for our collaborative study supported by the JSPS Bilateral Exchange Program between Japan and Germany. We proceeded to write our manuscript on IR photodissociation spectroscopy of microhydrated pyrrole cations with a lot of fruitful discussions. Fortunately, our paper “Microhydration of the pyrrole cation (Py+) revealed by IR spectroscopy: Ionization-induced rearrangement of the hydrogen-bonded network of Py+(H2O)2” was published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.3c00363).
Category: Research
Research proposal is accepted
Our research proposal “Gas-phase IR spectroscopy of light-matter hybrid states generated by vibrational strong coupling” has been accepted in Matsuo Foundation for Academic Promotion.
Research proposal is accepted
Our research proposal “Study on aromatic charge resonance complex probed by IR spectroscopy” has been accepted in the Network Joint Research Center for Materials and Devices. This study will be collaborated with Prof. Masaaki Fujii at Tokyo Institute of Technology. We will study on IR spectroscopy of solvated clusters with pyrrole dimer cations to investigate the relationship between solvated structures and intra-cluster charge distribution.
37th Symposium on Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics
Prof. Matsumoto have presented the contributed talk of “Microscopic chiral-recognition in propylene oxide dimer induced by hydrogen bond of an achiral pyrrole molecule” in 37th Symposium on Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan on 1-3 June.
Bilateral program
Our submission to “The Bilateral program on Open Partnership Joint Research Project” was successfully accepted from JSPS. Our project title is “Study on charge resonance interaction in aromatic dimers and clusters probed by infrared spectroscopy”. The project team consists of Berlin Tech. (Prof. Otto Dopfer), Ochanomizu U. (Prof. Mitsuhiko Miyazaki), and Shizuoka U.
Installation of new laser
New Nd:YAG laser “Surelite EX” from Continuum was newly installed. This laser will be used to excite IR OPO/OPA system, which will be shipped from Laser Vision, US next month.
Installation of new optical table
New optical table for Nd:YAG laser & IR OPO/OPA system was installed. The table was purchased from Nippon Boushin Industry co., ltd.
JSPS Core-to-Core Program on “Molecular Recognition Mechanism between Flexible Molecules”
Prof. Matsumoto has joined as a research member in the JSPS Core-to-Core Program on “Molecular Recognition Mechanism between Flexible Molecules”. This project consists of Japanese, German and French molecular cluster research teams. The team is coordinated by Prof. Masaaki Fujii (Tokyo Tech., Japan), Prof. Otto Dopfer (TU Berlin, Germany) and Prof. Anne Zehnacker-Rentien (U. Paris-Saclay). We proceed IR spectroscopy of charge resonance aromatic dimers and clusters together with Prof. Otto Dopfer, Berlin.