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2026/07/06-07	JSPS-FNRS DYNPIC International Workshopwas held at Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB).

2026/05/22	A paper on the synthesis and physical properties of oligomers and polymers based on a noid-type naphthodipyrrolidone skeleton was accepted for publication inChem. Lett.

2026/05/01	A paper on the synthesis, structure, and semiconductor properties of diazapyrene derivatives bearing a methylthio group was selected as the Front Cover of J. Mater. Chem. C 2026, Issue 16.

2026/04/21	A paper on the simple synthesis and applications of a novel thiophene-condensed compound with threefold symmetry, Benzo[1,2-b:3,4-b’:5,6-b’’]trithieno[3,2-b:6,5-b’:9,8-b’’]trithiophene was accepted in Org. Lett..

2026/04/01	A paper on the synthesis, structure, and semiconductor properties of diazapyrene derivatives bearing a methylthio group was accepted in J. Mater. Chem. C.

2025/03/17	At The 73rd Spring Meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Physics (O-Okayama), Dr. Bulgarevich presents research findings on the synthesis, crystal structures, and physical properties of azapyrene derivativess

2026/01/10	A paper on the unique solid-state properties of Bpin-modified DNTT derivative was accepted in Mater. Horiz. This work is the result of a collaboration with the Tajima team.

2026/01/09	Synthesis, Properties, Crystal Structure, and Field-Effect Transistor Characteristics of NTI6, a Novel Molecule Introducing Naphthothiophene Imide into a Hexaarylbenzene Skeleton: A paper on theses topic was accepted for publication in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed..

2026/01/01	Professor Takehiko Mori has joined us as a Senior Visiting Scientist.

2025/11/22	A paper on the synthesis and physical properties of perylene oligomers was accepted for publication in Organic Letters.

2025/10/01	Dr. Kai Wang（Post Doctoral Fellow）has joined

2025/09/07	At The 86th Autumn Meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Physics (Nagoya), Dr. Bulgarevich presents the structure and properties of methylchalcogenated coronene derivatives

2025/08/12	A paper on electrolytic crystallization of DNTT and structure and the properties of the radical cation salts was accepted for publication in CrystEngComm.

2025/07/21	A paper describing crystal structure control and semiconductor properties through regio-selective methylchalcogenation of coronene was accepted for publication in Chem. Sci.

2025/06/13	A paper reporting an effecient synthesis of peropyrene was selected as a cover of Org. Lett. issue 23

2025/06/11	A highlight paper on organic semiconductors with brickwork crystal structures was accepted for publication in CrystEngComm

2025/05/30	A paper on efficient synthesis and derivatization of peropyrene was accepted in Org. Lett.

2025/05/02	A paper on the development of non-fullerene acceptor molecules consisting of dicyanomethylene-substituted thiophene (CNTT) as an electron-withdrawing terminal group and their application to organic solar cells was accepted for publication in Chem. Asian J.

2024/03/26-29	The 105th Spring Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan, Kawabata (B lecture), Shibahashi, and Kurita (A lecture) presented their research results.

2025/03/25	Takimiya presented at International Conference on Condensed Conjugation

2025/03/04	A paper on the efficient synthesis of dibenzodiselenapentadiene and the control of its crystal structure by introducing a methylthio group has been accepted for publication in Asian J. Org. Chem.

2025/01/01	Our research results on the control of crystal structure by position-selective methylthiolation at the terminal sites of the assembly framework were accepted for publication in Cryst. Growth Des.

2024/12/25	A paper on the molecular arrangement control and light absorption properties of naphthodithiophenedione-based near-infrared organic semiconductors was selected for the cover of Chem. Mater., Volume 36, Issue 24

2024/11/25	Our paper on the photoabsorption properties of naphthodithiophenedione-based near-infrared organic semiconductors in the solid state, based on molecular arrangement control was accepted in Chem. Mater.

2024/10/01	Dr. Bulgarevich has promoted to Research Scientist

2024/09/18	At 85th Japan Society of Applied Physics Autumn Meeting, Niigata, Japan Dr. Bulgarevich presented his results on crystal structure control of acene-based organic semiconductors.

2024/09/17	At 85th Japan Society of Applied Physics Autumn Meeting (Niigata, Japan) Symposium "Development of Organic/Ionic Thermoelectric Conversion Materials and Device Applications", Takimiya GD gave an invited talk.

2024/09/02	Dr. Prasanta Pal（Tohoku　Univ., AIMR）has joined our group

2024/06/27	Takimiya GD delivered an invited lecture at ICSM 2024 (International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Electronic Materials)

2024/06/15	Paper on structure and conductivity of radical cationic salts of MT-pyrene accepted for publication in Cryst. Growth Des.

2024/06/07	Takimiya GD, Invited lecture at nvited Lecture at the 73rd Polymer Society of Japan Annual Conference 2024

2024/05/17	Takimiya GD, Keynote lecture at International Conference on Electronic Materials 2024

2024/04/24	Dr.Bulgarevich, 11th CEMS Award "Development of a new crystal structure simulation method and discovery of ultra-high mobility organic semiconductors"

2024/04/24	Dr. K. Matsuo (a postgraduate trainee at the time) received the Student Lecture Award at 104th Spring Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan.

2024/03/24	At 71th Japan Society of Applied Physics Spring Meeting, Tokyo, Japan Dr. Bulgarevich will present his results on multi-single-crystalline film for high-performance OFETs.

2024/03/19	A review article on developing high-mobility organic semiconductors via crystal-structure control by regioselective methylthiolation was selected as the cover of Volume 57, Issue 6 of Acc. Chem. Res.

2024/03/02	A review article on developing high-mobility organic semiconductors via crystal-structure control by regioselective methylthiolation has been accepted for publication in Acc. Chem. Res.

2024/01/17	Our research results on n-type dopants that can be deposited have been published in Adv. Mater.

2023/12/09	Our research on the search for high-performance materials based on crystal structure simulation of peri-fused polycyclic aromatic organic semiconductors has been selected as the back cover of the 49th issue of Adv. Mater.

2023/12/07	Takimiya TL gave an invited talk at 14th Japan-China Conference on Organic Semiconductors

2023/11/29	Our paper on crystal structure simulation of methylthiolated peri-fused polycyclic aromatics was selected as inside backcover of Mater.Horiz.

2023/11/04	Our paper on crystal structure simulation of methylthiolated peri-fused polycyclic aromatics, including polymorphic candidates, has been published in Mater.Horiz.

2023/10/12	Our research on the search for high-performance materials based on crystal structure simulation of peri-fused polycyclic aromatic organic semiconductors has been selected as Editor's Choice of Early View in Adv. Mater.

2023/09/30	Our paper on DNTT derivatives with optically active ethylhexyl groups was selected as Editor’s Choice collection: Chiral Functional Materials

2023/09/27	Our paper on near-infrared organic semiconductors based on acenedichalcogenophene dione has been selected as a Supplementary cover of Chem. Mater.

2023/09/25-26	Invited Lecture by Dr. Takimiya at Horizons symposium: Electronic & energy materials (Berlin).

2023/09/21	At 84th Japan Society of Applied Physics Autumn Meeting (Kumamoto, Japan) Crossover Symposium "Pioneering and Future Prospects of Organic Electronics", Takimiya TL gave an invited talk.

2023/09/22	At 84th Japan Society of Applied Physics Autumn Meeting, Kumamoto, Japan Dr. Bulgarevich presented his results on crystal structure simulation.

2023/09/12-14	At The 33rd Symposium on Basic Organic Chemistry (Okayama), Takimiya TL presented his research results (oral).

023/08/25	Our paper on near-infrared organic semiconductors based on acenedichalcogenophene dione has been accepted for publication in Chem. Mater.

2023/08/19	Our paper on crystal structures and properties of regioselective methylthio groups on perylene has been selected as the outside front cover of J. Mater. Chem. C .

2023/08/03	Our paper on the regioselective introduction of methylthio groups into acenes has been selected as a Supplementary cover of Cryst. Growth Des.

2023/07/31	Invited Lecture at CEMS Topical Meeting on Chemistry of π-Conjugated Materials was given by Takimiya TL.

2023/07/25	Our paper on crystal structure and properties of regioselective methylthio groups on Perylene has been published in J. Mater. Chem. C .

2023/07/19	Research results on the search for high-performance materials based on crystal structure simulation of peri-fused polycyclic aromatic organic semiconductors were published in Adv. Mater.

2023/07/07	A paper on crystal structures and properties of regioselectively introduced methylthio groups into acenes was published Cryst. Growth Des.

2023/06/26	Invited Lecture at ICMAT2023 (Singapore) by Takimiya TL.

2023/05/12	Invited Lecture by Takimiya TL at Supramolecular Workshop of the Macromolecular Society of Japan.

2023/03/22-25	Presented by Dr. Kawabata (Lecture B) and Dr. Sawamoto (Lecture B) at the 103rd Spring Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan

2023/03/23	JPSJ Spring Meeting 2023, Invited Lecture by Dr. Takimiya

2023/01/10	Our paper on tetrathienoacene isomers was selected as a Supplementary cover of Chem. Mater.

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