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Kaito Takahashi

Visiting Student, Chemistry

Bio

I am a visiting researcher in the Maty Lab and a first-year Ph.D. student at the Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan. My research focuses on block copolymers composed of different polymer chains, which spontaneously form periodic nanostructures. By controlling the arrangement, alignment, and morphology of these nanostructures, various applications can be developed, such as nanolithography templates and conductive membranes, leveraging the periodicity and regularity of the structures. I am working on developing novel techniques to control these nanostructures during polymerization. In the Maty Lab, I aim to introduce ATRP into the nanostructure control during polymerization, with the goals of elucidating the underlying mechanisms, expanding the versatility of material systems, and enhancing their functionalities.

Education

10/2024 – current – Ph.D. student, Institute of Science Tokyo

04/2024 – 09/2024 – Ph.D. student, Tokyo Institute of Technology

04/2022 – 03/2024 – M.Sc., Tokyo Institute of Technology

• "Block Copolymers Synthesized by Spatially Selective Photopolymerization and Their Microphase
  Separation"

04/2018 – 03/2022 – B.Sc., Tokyo Institute of Technology

• "Side-Chain Liquid-Crystalline Block Copolymers Containing Cyano-Terminated Phenyl Benzoate
  Moieties: Synthesis and Characterization"

Publications

1. K. Takahashi, D. Taguchi, T. Kajitani, T. Fukushima, S. Kubo, A. Shishido; Synthesis and Characterization of Side-Chain Liquid-Crystalline Block Copolymers Containing Cyano-Terminated Phenyl Benzoate Moieties, Molecules, 2023, 28, 7849.