Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) Division of Advanced Science and Engineering Applied Chemistry Program
Lecture Code WSE21001 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 有機物性化学特論
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ユウキブッセイカガクトクロン
Subject Name in
English
Physical Properties of Organic Compounds
Instructor IMAE ICHIRO
Instructor
(Katakana)
イマエ イチロウ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Mon1-4:ENG 112
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Face-to-face, Online (on-demand)
Lecture, Practice, and Presentation 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area(Area) 25 : Science and Technology
Course Area(Discipline) 07 : Chemistry
Eligible Students Master course students of graduate school of advanced science and engineering
Keywords photo- and electroactivity, functional dyes, organic-based optoelectronics devices such as display and solar cells 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Fundamental aspects and applications of photo- and electroactive organic materials will be introduced. 
Class Schedule lesson1 Guidance
lesson2 Electronic Structure of π-Conjugated Systems
lesson3 Fundamentals of Conducting Polymers
lesson4 Doping and Charge Carriers
lesson5 Charge Transport Mechanisms
lesson6 Characterization of Electrical and Optical Properties
lesson7 Molecular Design and Functional Control
lesson8 Application 1
lesson9 Application 2
lesson10 Application 3
lesson11 Application 4
lesson12 Application 5
lesson13 Application 6
lesson14 Survey for Research Reports by Students
lesson15 Research Reports by Students

The order of lecture contents will be changed according to circumstances. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
If you can read books written in Japanese, check the syllabus in Japanese version.
If not, only a few books written in English will be available in libraries of Hiroshima Univ.
For example;
(1) From molecular aggregates to organic solar cells (edited by Uli Würfel, Michael Thorwart, and Eicke R. Weber) Elsevier, Academic Press , 2011.
(2) Solar Cells - Dye-Sensitized Devices (edited by Leonid A. Kosyachenko) <Open Access> http://www.intechopen.com/books/solar-cells-dye-sensitized-devices
(3) Organic photovoltaics : materials, device physics, and manufacturing technologies (edited by Christoph Brabec, Vladimir Dyakonov, and Ullrich Scherf) Wiley-VCH, 2008.
(4) Advanced thermoelectric materials (edited by Chong Rae Park) Scrivener Publishing, 2019.
(5) Atkins' physical chemistry (Peter Atkins, Julio de Paula, James Keeler) Oxford University Press, 2018. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts, moodle
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Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Lesson 1 to 13: Enjoy the world of oragnic electronics!
Lesson 14 and 15: Enjoy studying the reports published by active researchers in the field of organic electronics. 
Requirements  
Grading Method ・your attitude in class
・quality of research reports 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
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Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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