Education

Ph.D. (1992), Department of Chemistry,Tohoku University,Sendai, Japan

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Research expertise: Quantum molecular theories and computational simulations

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Research Interests

Theoretical development and computational simulations of:
(1) Chemical reactions on the surface of low-dimensional materials
(2) Interaction between photons and electrons in periodic materials
(3) First principle simulations of low-frequency vibrational spectroscopy of periodic materials

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Current studies

Theoretical and computational studies of
(1) Activtation of d-orbital electrons in various low-dimensional chalcogenides
(2) Terahertz and Raman vibrational spectroscopy of periodic materials such as polymers, hybrid perovskites
(3) Optical excitation of low-dimensional periodic materials

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Selected Publication