People
Hiroshi Sato
(佐藤 弘志)Principal Investigator
Chemistry, Material Science
Affiliations
Hiroshima University, WPI-SKCM², Specially Appointed Professor
RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, Emergent Molecular Assembly Research Unit, Japan, Cross-Divisional Materials Research Program, Unit Leader
RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, Emergent Molecular Assembly Research Unit, Japan, Cross-Divisional Materials Research Program, Unit Leader
hirosato_at_hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Bio
In the field of materials science, Hiroshi Sato has created unique metal-organic crystals. One such metal- organic framework is made of molecules known as catenanes. He showed that such soft crystals have a function like a “sponge” absorbing and desorbing gas molecules, offering a potential application in capturing carbon dioxide.