Sunlight-Driven Photomobile Polymer Materials Containing Push–Pull Azobenzene Moieties
T. Ube*, K. Miyamoto, S. Kurihara and T. Ikeda*
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 17, 16010-16015 (2025). DOI:10.1021/acsami.4c21123
Spatially Selective Actuation of Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Films through Two-Photon Absorption Processes
T. Ube*, S. Sasaki, K. Katayama, H. Sotome, H. Miyasaka, R. Mizutani, K. Kamada and T. Ikeda*
Nat. Commun., 15, 9430 (2024). DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-53682-8
Sunlight-Driven Smart Windows with a Wide Temperature Range of Optical Switching Based on Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystals
T. Ube*, M. Yoshida, S. Kurihara, T. Ikeda*
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 16, 28638-28644 (2024). DOI:10.1021/acsami.4c04370
Inducing Motions of Polymers in Liquid Nitrogen with Light
T. Ube*, I. Suka, S. Ogikubo, G. Hashimoto, M. Suda, H. M. Yamamoto, T. Ikeda*
Adv. Mater., 35, 2306402 (2023). DOI:10.1002/adma.202306402
Shape Programming and Photoactuation of Interpenetrating Polymer Networks Containing Azobenzene Moieties
T. Ube*, K. Naito, T. Ikeda*
J. Mater. Chem. C, 11, 8100-8106 (2023). DOI:10.1039/d2tc04067k
太陽光自律応答型スマートウィンドウ
宇部達，池田富樹
吉村和記監修「スマートウィンドウ(調光窓)の開発動向」，シーエムシー出版，第3章-3 (2023).
Photoinduced Motions of Thermoplastic Polyurethanes Containing Azobenzene Moieties in Main Chains
T. Ube*, R. Nakayama, T. Ikeda*
Macromolecules, 55, 413-420 (2022). DOI:10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01827
Sunlight-Driven Smart Windows with Polymer/Liquid Crystal Composites for Autonomous Control of Optical Properties
T. Ube*, J. Imai, M. Yoshida, T. Fujisawa, H. Hasebe, H. Takatsu, T. Ikeda*
J. Mater. Chem. C, 10, 12789-12794 (2022). DOI:10.1039/d2tc02754b
Photoalignment in Polysiloxane Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers with Rearrangeable Networks
T. Ube*, H. Tsunoda, K. Kawasaki, T. Ikeda*
Adv. Opt. Mater., 9, 2100053 (2021). DOI:10.1002/adom.202100053
Photomechanical Effects in Crosslinked Liquid-Crystalline Polymers with Photosynergetic Processes
T. Ube and T. Ikeda
In “Photosynergetic Responses in Molecules and Molecular Aggregates”, H. Miyasaka, K. Matsuda, J. Abe, T. Kawai, eds., Springer, Chapter 28 (2020).
Cross-Linked Liquid-Crystalline Polymers as Photomobile Materials
T. Ube, T. Ikeda
In “Mechanically Responsive Materials for Soft Robotics”, H. Koshima, ed., Wiley, Chapter 8 (2020).
Photomobile Polymer Materials with Complex 3D Deformation, Continuous Motions, Self-Regulation, and Enhanced Processability
T. Ube*, T. Ikeda*
Adv. Opt. Mater., 7, 1900380 (2019). DOI:10.1002/adom.201900380
Development of Novel Network Structures in Crosslinked Liquid-Crystalline Polymers
T. Ube*
Polym. J., 51, 983-988 (2019). DOI:10.1038/s41428-019-0224-1
Photoinduced Deformation and Isomerization of Azobenzene Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Films at Cryogenic Temperature
S. Ogikubo, G. Hashimoto, T. Ube, M. Suda, H. Yamamoto, T. Ikeda*
Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 676, 30-35 (2019). DOI:10.1080/15421406.2019.1595490
Supramolecular Assemblies Composed of Polymer Brushes and Conjugated Molecules for Organic Photovoltaics
R. Nakayama, T. Ube, K. Katayama, M. Haga, T. Ikeda*
Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 676, 24-29 (2019). DOI:10.1080/15421406.2019.1595484
Remolding of Photoresponsive Polymer Materials by Means of Dynamic Covalent Bonds in a Main Chain
M. Matsushita, K. Kawasaki, T. Ube, T. Ikeda*
Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 676, 17-23 (2019). DOI:10.1080/15421406.2019.1595482
光応答性液晶高分子アクチュエーター
宇部達，池田富樹
市村國宏監修「光機能性有機・高分子材料における新たな息吹」，シーエムシー出版，第3編第1章 (2019).
Fabrication of Photomobile Polymer Materials with Phase-Separated Structures of Crosslinked Azobenzene Liquid-Crystalline Polymer and Poly(dimethylsiloxane)
T. Ube, T. Yoda, T. Ikeda*
Liq. Cryst., 45, 2269-2273 (2018). DOI:10.1080/02678292.2018.1516822
Two-Photon Actuation of Crosslinked Liquid-Crystalline Polymers Utilizing Energy Transfer System
S. Sasaki, T. Ube, K. Katayama, M. Muramatsu, H. Miyasaka, T. Ikeda*
Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 662, 53-60 (2018). DOI:10.1080/15421406.2018.1466241
Liquid-Crystalline Elastomer Photoactuator with Photorearrangeable Network Structures
H. Tsunoda, K. Kawasaki, T. Ube, T. Ikeda*
Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 662, 61-67 (2018). DOI:10.1080/15421406.2018.1466242
Formation of Ordered Nanostructures in Liquid-Crystalline Block Copolymers with Side-Chain Semiconductor Materials
N. Yanahashi, T. Ube, T. Ikeda*
Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 662, 68-74 (2018). DOI:10.1080/15421406.2018.1466243
架橋液晶高分子材料におけるネットワーク構造制御手法の開拓
宇部達*
液晶, 22, 54-59 (2018).
光応答高分子アクチュエータ
宇部達*, 池田富樹
化学工業, 69, 397-402 (2018).
Interpenetrating Polymer Network of Liquid-Crystalline Azobenzene Polymer and Poly(dimethylsiloxane) as Photomobile Materials
T. Ube, K. Minagawa, T. Ikeda*
Soft Matter, 13, 5820-5823 (2017). DOI:10.1039/c7sm01412k
A Block Copolymer of Crosslinkable Polythiophene and Removable Poly(ethylene oxide) for Preparing Heterostructures of Organic Semiconductors
T. Ube, T. Kosaka, H. Okazaki, K. Nakae, T. Ikeda*
J. Mater. Chem. C, 5, 1414-1419 (2017). DOI:10.1039/c6tc04409c
A Historical Overview of Photomechanical Effects in Materials, Composites, and Systems
T. Ube, T. Ikeda
In “Photomechanical Materials, Composites, and Systems: Wireless Transduction of Light into Work”, T. White, ed., Wiley, Chapter 1 (2017).
フォトメカニカル機能を有する架橋液晶高分子の構造制御
宇部達*
液晶, 21, 355-357 (2017).
Photomobile Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers with Rearrangeable Networks
T. Ube, K. Kawasaki, T. Ikeda*
Adv. Mater, 28, 8212-8217 (2016). DOI:10.1002/adma.201602745
Photomobile Materials with Interpenetrating Polymer Network Composed of Liquid-Crystalline and Amorphous Polymers
T. Ube, K. Takado, T. Ikeda*
J. Mater. Chem. C, 3, 8006-8009 (2015). DOI:10.1039/c5tc01489a
Remoldable Crosslinked Liquid-Crystalline Polysiloxane with Side Chain Mesogens Based on Exchangeable Crosslinks
K. Kawasaki, T. Ube, T. Ikeda*
Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 614, 62-66 (2015). DOI:10.1080/15421406.2015.1049910
Nano Structures of Thin Films of Block Copolymers with Oligothiophene Side Chains
M. Kaneko, N. Takayanagi, T. Ube, M. Haga, T. Ikeda*
Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 617, 58-66 (2015). DOI:10.1080/15421406.2015.1075823
Synthesis of Polythiophene with a Photo-Crosslinkable Side Chain
T. Kosaka, T. Ube, M. Haga, T. Ikeda*
Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 617, 67-72 (2015). DOI:10.1080/15421406.2015.1075826
光で動くプラスチック —高分子光運動材料の最前線
宇部達*, 池田富樹
化学, 70 (3), 66-67 (2015).
Photomobile Polymer Materials with Crosslinked Liquid-Crystalline Structures: Molecular Design, Fabrication and Functions
T. Ube, T. Ikeda*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 53, 10290-10299 (2014). DOI:10.1002/anie.201400513
Molecular Dynamics in Azobenzene Liquid Crystal Polymer Films Measured by Time-Resolved Techniques
T. Fujii, S. Kuwahara, K. Katayama*, K. Takado, T. Ube, T. Ikeda*
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 16, 10485-10490 (2014). DOI:10.1039/c4cp00457d
Photomobile Properties of Interpenetrating Polymer Network Films Composed of Azobenzene Liquid Crystalline Polymer and Polymethacrylates
T. Ube, K. Takado, T. Ikeda*
Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 594, 86-91 (2014). DOI:10.1080/15421406.2014.917479
Photomobile Polymer Materials with Double Network Structures: Crosslinked Azobenzene Liquid-Crystalline Polymer/Methacrylate Composites
K. Takado, T. Ube, T. Ikeda*
Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 601, 43-48 (2014). DOI:10.1080/15421406.2014.940491
高分子液晶
宇部達, 池田富樹
化学便覧 応用化学編 第7版, 丸善, IV有機高分子化学品/材料 15章有機化学品9.2, 1244-1245 (2014).
A Superelastic Organic Crystal
T. Ikeda*, T. Ube
Nature, 511, 300-301 (2014).
光運動材料：ナノからマクロへ
池田富樹, 宇部達
日本学術振興会情報科学用有機材料第１４２委員会編「液晶ディスプレイ物語 —５０年の液晶開発と未来に託す夢」第2部第3章, 456-467 (2013).
Conformation of Single Polymer Chain in Rubbed Thin Film Observed by Fluorescence Imaging
T. Ube, A. Shin, H. Aoki*, S. Ito
Langmuir, 28, 13871-13876 (2012). DOI:10.1021/la302513c
Relaxation of Single Polymer Chain in Binary Molecular Weight Blends Observed by Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy
T. Ube, H. Aoki*, S. Ito, J. Horinaka, T. Takigawa
Soft Matter, 8, 5603-5611 (2012). DOI:10.1039/c2sm25272d
高分子光運動材料: ナノからマクロへ
池田富樹*, 宇部達
光学, 41, 71-77 (2012).
Photomobile Polymer Materials: from Nano to Macro
T. Ikeda*, T. Ube
Mater. Today, 14, 480-487 (2011). DOI:10.1016/S1369-7021(11)70212-7
Characterization of Surface Compositions of Phase-Separated Structures in Conjugated Poly(phenylene vinylene) Blends by Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy
L.-T. Lee, T. Ube, H. Aoki*, S. Ito
Polymer, 52, 5897-5903 (2011). DOI:10.1016/j.polymer.2011.10.043
Relaxation of Single Polymer Chain in Poly(methyl methacrylate) Films under Uniaxial Extension Observed by Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy
T. Ube, H. Aoki*, S. Ito, J. Horinaka, T. Takigawa, T. Masuda
Macromolecules, 44, 4445-4451 (2011). DOI:10.1021/ma2004986
Affine Deformation of Single Polymer Chain in Poly(methyl methacrylate) Films under Uniaxial Extension Observed by Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy
T. Ube, H. Aoki*, S. Ito, J. Horinaka, T. Takigawa, T. Masuda
Polymer, 50, 3016-3021 (2009). DOI:10.1016/j.polymer.2009.04.057
Conformation of Single PMMA Chain in Uniaxially Stretched Film Studied by Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy
T. Ube, H. Aoki*, S. Ito, J. Horinaka, T. Takigawa
Polymer, 48, 6221-6225 (2007). DOI:10.1016/j.polymer.2007.08.039