Profile

Dr. Kazuaki Furukawa


was born in Tokyo, 1963,


got married in 1993, became Dad (of twin daughters) in 1995.






Research Experience

1988.4--Present: NTT Basic Research Laboratories

1988.4-- Matsumoto Group (Leader: Dr. N. Matsumoto)

Syntheses, Characterization, and Electronic Properties of A New Class of Silicon-Backbone Materials


1998.6-- Functional Molecule Research Group (Leader: Dr. M. Morita)

Optoelectronic Properties of Polysilane Thin Film

End-Grafted Polysilane on a Substrate Surface



1999.4-- Molecular Science Research Group (Leader: Dr. M. Morita)


2000.4-- Molecular and Bio Science Research Group (Leader: Dr. K. Torimitsu)


Use of polysilane as molecular wire

Transport measurement of single molecules/particles (DNA, Au clusters,,,)




Academic activities during the period

2000.8--2001.2

Guest Researcher at Prof. Schoenenberger's Group, Institute of Physics, University of Basel,

--- for EU Project "DNA-based Electronics"


2002.4--2002.9

Visiting Lecturer at Shonan Institute of Technology


2005.4--present

Visiting Lecturer at Kogakuin University







Degree Recieved

1986.3 B.S. degree in Physics from Waseda university


1988.3 M.S. degree in Physics from Waseda university


2000.2 Dr. Sci. in Physics from Waseda university


Thesis title:


"Synthesis and Optical Properties of Silicon-Backbone Materials (RSi)n (R = Organic Group)"





Membership:

The Japan Society of Applied Physics and its division of Molecular Electronics and Bioelectronics


The Physical Society of Japan


The Chemical Society of Japan


The Society of Polymer Science, Japan


The Society of Silicon Chemistry Japan