Molecular Nano Dynamics, 2 Volume Set

Hiroshi Fukumura studied the biocompatibility of polymers in the Government Industrial Research Institute of Osaka from 1983 to 1988. He became an Assistant Professor at the Kyoto Institute of Technology in 1988, then moved to the Department of Applied Physics of Osaka University in 1991, where he worked on the mechanism of laser ablation and laser molecular implantation. Since 1998, he is Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Tohoku University. His current interests include molecular physical chemistry employing ultra-fast spectroscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy. Masahiro Irie received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Kyoto University and his Ph.D. degree in radiation chemistry from Osaka University. He started his research on photochemistry at Hokkaido University in 1970 and went on to Osaka University. In 1988 he was appointed to Professor at Kyushu University, where he initiated the study of photochromic diarylethene derivatives. He is currently interested in developing single-crystalline photochromism and single-molecule photochemistry using diarylethene derivatives. Yasuhiro Iwasawa pioneered the integration of modern surface science and organometallic chemistry into surface chemistry and catalysis on the atomic/molecular scale, and he has a leading position in the creation of the new research field of catalysis and surface chemistry at oxide surfaces by XAFS and SPM techniques. His honors include the Japan IBM Science Award (1990), Inoue Prize for Science (1996), Catalysis Society of Japan Award (1999), The Surface Science Society of Japan Award (2000), Medal with Purple Ribbon (2003), and the Chemical Society of Japan Award (2004). Hiroshi Masuhara held a Professorship at the Kyoto Institute of Technology (1984-1991) before returning to Osaka University as Professor in the Department of Applied Physics. With his research, he opened a whole new field on laser nanospectroscopy, nanophotochemistry and laser nanoablation. In addition to his position in Osaka, he joined the Hamano Life Science Research Foundation in Kobe for research activities in bioscience and biotechnology. He has edited ten English and three Japanese books on topics ranging from photochemistry and spectroscopy to micro- and nanophotonics. Kohei Uosaki was a Research Chemist at Mitsubishi Petrochemical Co. Ltd. from 1971 to 1978 and a Research Officer at the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory of Oxford University between 1978 and 1980. He subsequently joined Hokkaido University as Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, receiving promotions to Associate Professor in 1981 and Professor in 1990.

• (Volume 1)I. SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS FOR NANO INTERFACES Fluorescence and Raman Spectroscopy Coupled with Scanning Tunneling MicroscopyReal-Time Measurement of Solid/Liquid Interfacial Electron Transfer Dynamics by Nonlinear SpectroscopyTime-Resolved Near-Field Spectroscopic Study on Photophysical Processes of Molecules and Quantum Dots at InterfacesTime-resolved Anisotropic Decays of Polymer Chains Studied by Near-Field Optical MicroscopyNonlinear Raman Spectroscopy of THz Vibrations at Liquid-Solid InterfacesII. NANOSTRUCTURE CHARACTERISTICS AND DYNAMICSHierarchical Structures in Molecular Systems with Self-Organization MethodsLight-Induced Hierarchical Morphology of Polymer Mixtures Confined in Mesoscopic Length ScalesMolecular Photo-Recognition and Segregation at Solid Surface with Periodic Metal Nano-ArchitectureFormation of Nanostructures at the Interface of Polymer Films: Time-Resolved Fluorescence MicrospectroscopyClarification of Mechanisms of Cooperative Chemical Phenomena by Microspectroscopy in Bistable SystemsStudy on Ionic-Liquid/Nanocrystal Interfacial Reaction Based on Single Particle and Single Molecule SpectroscopyConstruction of Nanostructures in Reaction Fields and Measurement of Reaction Dynamics at Solid-Liquid Interfaces by Use of Strong Magnetic Fields and Spin ChemistryAsymmetric Potential Generation on a Substrate and Reaction Analysis by SECM/AFM/Optical MicroscopyControl of Temporal Intermittence of Photoluminescence from Single Quantum DotsIII. SINGLE BIOCELLSLight Scattering Imaging and Femtosecond Nonlinear Processing of Single Living CellsSuper-resolution Infrared Microspectroscopy for Single Living Cells3D Super-resolution Microspectroscopic Study on Environment-sensitive Photosynthetic UnitsPhotothermal and Photoinonization Spectroscopy on Single Living CellsFluorescence Lifetime Imaging Study on Single Living Cells in View of External and pH EffectsPhoton Force Measurement on Single Living Cells and Their InteractionsNonlinear Nano Vibrational Spectroscopy for Life ScienceMatrix Spectroscopy for Non-invasive Evaluation of Cell DifferentiationOptical Trapping Study on Differentiation of Single ES Cells in SolutionSpectroscopy and Reaction of Gold Nanorods in Living Cells and OrganismsLaser-induced Injection and Plasmon Sensitization of Gold Nanoparticles in ChloroplastsFluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy on Molecular Diffusion in Single Living Cells(Volume 2) IV. ACTIVE SURFACESCatalysts and Surfaces by Dynamic XAFSSurface Reactions by Dynamic NEXAFSNuclear Wavepacket Dynamics in Ultrashort Pulse Induced Surface Photochemical ReactionsUltrafast Near-Field Spectroscopy on Spatiotemporal Coherence of Elementary Excitations in Nanostructures Real Time Observation of Surface Chemical Reaction by Nonlinear SpectroscopyQuantum Dynamics and Control of Surface Ultra-Fast ProcessesDynamic Behavior of Active Ag species in NOx Reduction on Ag/Al2O3Dynamic Behavior of Active Structures During CatalysisStructures for PhotocatalysisV. SINGLE CRYSTALSMorphology Changes of Photochromic Single Crsytals Ultra-Fine Structural Control of Organic Crystals Using Solid-State Polymerization Reactions Temporal and Space Resolved Detection of Laser-Induced Crystallization ProcessesCrystal Growth by Photo-Induced Intermolecular InteractionTime-Resolved Structure Analysis of Photo-Induced Crystalline State Reaction with MSGC DetectorReaction Dynamics Study of Single Crystalline Photochromisim of Disulfone Complexes Measurements and Dynamics of Intercalation into Organic Layered CrystalsMorphology Change and Structure Control of Organic Cocrystals

"This two-volume set provides readers with a concise introduction to a broad and diverse research area. The discussions and references in this set will stimulate further advancements in the studies of chemical reaction dynamics in nanosystems of supramolecules, colloids, and ultrasmall materials." (JACS, 2010)