New Materials based on TiO2 | Non-equilibrium structure | Nanosized crystal forming technology | Organic-inorganic hybrid technology

Incubating creative research and development culture

With the aim of incubating a culture that encourages every researcher to generate creative ideas more frequently and willingly undertake difficult research themes, ISK has established a system that allows him/her to perform independent research projects one day a month. We also hold a regular brainstorming session once a week to encourage them to think flexibly in diversifying new ideas. In addition, we collect technical information to share among all division members as a source for promising ideas. In such a creative culture, this division is responsible for developing functional materials to satisfy the needs of niche markets. This division also endeavors to develop basic technologies that are expected to grow into our company's core technologies in the near future. The basic technologies being explored are divided into the following four future-oriented technologies.

New Materials based on TiO2

ISK is studying invention of new materials based on titanium dioxide, with which ISK is familiar, by combining elements that are industrially available.

Non-equilibrium composition

Thin film technology has succeeded in synthesizing a substance that does not exist in nature by accumulating a thermodynamically unstable structure on a substrate under high vacuum. At present, high vacuum film-forming is the only technology that can synthesize these kinds of new substance. However, we believe that we will be able to invent an effective process that can produce nonequilibrium structures without requiring a high vacuum environment.

Nanosized crystal synthesis technology

It is possible to create a new function by nano-sizing the crystal or changing its shape into a sheet or rod, even though the structure of the material is the same as the original crystal. ISK is making utmost effort to develop our crystal synthesis technology, one of ISK's core technologies, into a nano-technology that makes it possible to synthesize nano-sized particles.

Organic-Inorganic hybrid technology

ISK is addressing a process that can combine organic and inorganic substances for the purpose of creating nano-structured materials with new functions as well as expanding the field of expertise of ISK's particle size control, particle dispersion control and other basic technologies. A typical example is an innovative synthesizing process of new substances that harmonizes polymer technology and inorganic technology. Under this process, the division is developing a new material that has excellent optical and electronic properties.

New Materials based on TiO2 | Non-equilibrium structure | Nanosized crystal forming technology | Organic-inorganic hybrid technology