PUBLICATION

2024

• Enhanced Photothermal Property of NDI-Based Conjugated Polymers by Copolymerization with a Thiadiazolobenzotriazole Unit
  M. Wang, C.-Y. Lin, Y. Sagara, T. Michinobu
  ACS Materials Au 4, 82-91 (2024)
• Ion Conductive Organogels Based on Cellulose and Lignin-Derived Metabolic Intermediate
  H. Jia, K. Jimbo, K. Mayumi, T. Oda, T. Sawada, T. Serizawa, T. Araki, N. Kamimura, E. Masai, E. Togawa, M. Nakamura, T. Michinobu
  ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 12, 501-511 (2024)
• Thermal Stability and Degradation Mechanism of C₆₀ Fullerene-Based Polymers
  G. Lisa, C.-I. Cleminte, T. Michinobu
  J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 141, e55079 (2024)
• Revealing the Effect of Halogenation Strategy on the Regulation of Crystallization Kinetics and Molecular Packing for High-Performance Organic Solar Cells
  D. Luo, L. Zhang, J. Zeng, W. Chi, J. Zhou, E. Zhou, L. Li, T. Iwahashi, T. Michinobu, Y. Ouchi, B. Xu, A. K. K. Kyaw
  Adv. Funct. Mater. 34, 2311736 (2024)
• Antioxidative Activity of Alcohol-Soluble Fullerene Derivative
  Y. Yoshitake, T. Michinobu
  Fuller. Nanotub. Carbon Nanostructures 32, 505-508 (2024)
• Self-Healing and Shape-Memory Polymers Based on Cellulose Acetate Matrix
  H. Jia, K. Jimbo, H. Yokochi, H. Otsuka, T. Michinobu
  Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater. 25, 2320082 (2024)
• Influence of Vinyl Bridging on Transistor Properties of Naphthalenediimide-Based Dual-Acceptor Copolymers
  Y.-S. Wu, C.-Y. Tsai, D. D. Thanh, Y.-H. Shih, H.-T. Cheng, T. Michinobu, W.-C. Chen, C.-C. Chueh
  ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. in press.
• Polyaniline
  T. Michinobu, H. Jia, N. Yomogita
  Encyclopedia of Polymers, Polymeric Materials, and Polymer Technology (EPPMPT) in press.
• Organic Semiconducting Polymers and Their Post-functionalization for Optoelectronics
  K. Terayama, T. Michinobu
  Optical and Optoelectronic Polymers, Y. Ma, W.-Y. Wong Eds., Royal Society of Chemistry, in press.

2023

• Facile Access to Coil-Rod-Coil-Type Block Copolymers by CuAAC-Based Macromolecular Clicking
  K. Ogita, N. Yomogita, S. Otep, T. Michinobu
  Polym. J. 55, 427-432 (2023)
• Tetramethylammonium Iodide Additive for Enhancing the Charge Carrier Mobilities of Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Conjugated Polymer in Ambipolar Organic Field-Effect Transistors
  W. He, Q. Liu, S. Otep, H. Matsumoto, S. Manzhos, P. Sonar, A. K. K. Kyaw, T. Michinobu
  Chin. J. Chem. 41, 1028-1036 (2023)
• Click Synthesis of Triazole Polymers Based on Lignin-Derived Metabolic Intermediate and Their Strong Adhesive Properties to Cu Plate
  Y. Jin, M. Joshi, T. Araki, N. Kamimura, E. Masai, M. Nakamura, T. Michinobu
  Polymers 15, 1349 (2023)
• Controlling AIE and ACQ Properties of Conjugated Carbazole-Tetraphenylethene Copolymers by Ethynylene Spacer
  H. Jia, N. Xu, Y. Nagai, M. Doi, T. Sawada, T. Serizawa, S. Ando, S. Habuchi, T. Michinobu
  Polym. Chem. 14, 2510-2519 (2023)
• Improved Supercapacitor Performances by Adding Carbonized C₆₀-Based Nanospheres to PVA/TEMPO-Cellulose Hydrogel-Based Electrolyte
  H. Jia, S. Shahi, L. K. Shrestha, K. Ariga, T. Michinobu
  RSC Adv. 13, 21502-21509 (2023)
• PEDOT:PSS versus Polyaniline: A Comparative Study of Conducting Polymers for Organic Electrochemical Transistors
  R. Kawamura, T. Michinobu
  Polymers 15, 4657 (2023)
• Conjugated Photothermal Materials and Structure Design for Solar Steam Generation
  C.-Y. Lin, T. Michinobu
  Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 14, 454-466 (2023)
• Cellulose-Based Conductive Gels and Their Applications
  H. Jia, T. Michinobu
  ChemNanoMat 9, e20230020 (2023)
• Charge Transport and Near-Infrared Emission Properties of Semiconducting Polymers
  T. Michinobu
  Polym. J. 55, 1049-1056 (2023)
• Structural Design of Conjugated Polymers for Fluorescence Bioimaging in the Second Near-Infrared Window
  K. Terayama, S. Habuchi, T. Michinobu
  J. Polym. Sci. 61, 2276-2291 (2023) [Front Cover]

2022

• Coil-Rod-Coil Triblock Copolymers Synthesized by Macromolecular Clicking and Their Applications for All-Polymer Solar Cells
  S. Otep, Y.-C. Tseng, N. Yomogita, J.-F. Chang, C-C. Chueh, T. Michinobu
  J. Mater. Chem. C 10, 346-359 (2022)
• [2+2] Cycloaddition-Retroelectrocyclization Reactivity and Thin Film Transistor Performances of Carbazole-Based Platinum Polyyne Polymers
  W. He, Y. Washino, K. Murata, N. Nozaki, H. Matsumoto, T. Michinobu
  Mater. Chem. Phys. 281, 125861 (2022)
• Directional Carrier Polarity Tunability in Ambipolar Organic Transistors Based on Diketopyrrolopyrrole and Bithiophene Imide Dual-Acceptor Semiconducting Polymers
  Q. Liu, W. He, Y. Shi, S. Otep, W. L. Tan, S. Manzhos, C. R. McNeill, X. Guo, P. Sonar, T. Michinobu, A. K. K. Kyaw
  Chem. Mater. 34, 3140-3151 (2022)
• A Route to Conjugated Monomers and Polymers Incorporating 2,5-Connected Oxazole
  J. Kimpel, W. He, Y. Cheng, T. Michinobu
  J. Org. Chem. 87, 9384-9390 (2022)
• Tuning Ambipolarity of the Conjugated Polymer Channel Layers of Floating-Gate Free Transistors: From Volatile Memories to Artificial Synapses
  Y.-T. Yang, Y.-S. Wu, W. He, H.-C. Tien, W.-C. Yang, T. Michinobu, W.-C. Chen, W.-Y. Lee, C.-C. Chueh
  Adv. Sci. 9, 2203025 (2022)
• Benzothiadiazole versus Thiazolobenzotriazole: A Structural Study of Electron Acceptors in Solution Processable Organic Semiconductors
  N. Watanabe, W. He, N. Nozaki, H. Matsumoto, T. Michinobu
  Chem. Asian J. 17, e202200768 (2022) [Front Cover]
• Polyurethanes Based on Lignin-Derived Metabolic Intermediate with Strong Adhesion to Metals
  Y. Cheng, K. Kuboyama, S. Akasaka, T. Araki, E. Masai, M. Nakamura, T. Michinobu
  Polym. Chem. 13, 6589-6598 (2022) [Front Cover]
• Structural Influence of the Proquinoidal Acceptor Moieties on Transistor Performance and Doping Capability for Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Dual-Acceptor Conjugated Polymers
  Y.-S. Wu, J.-S. Li, C.-Y. Chang, W. He, T. Michinobu, Y.-C. Lin, W.-C. Chen, C.-C. Chueh
  J. Mater. Chem. C 10, 17936-17944 (2022)
• On-Chip Silicon-Organic Hybrid Entangled Photon Pair Source
  J. Wang, Y. Wang, J. Li, R. Li, Y. Feng, Y. Li, J. Chen, W. Li, Y. Sun, Y. Yao, T. Michinobu, X. Xu
  Proc. SPIE 12007, 120070U-1-120070U7 (2022)
• Post-Polymerization Modification: A Powerful Tool for the Synthesis of Stimuli-Responsive Polymers
  X. Chen, T. Michinobu
  Macromol. Chem. Phys. 223, 2100370 (2022)

2021

• Cu(I)-Catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition Synthesis and Fluorescent Ion Sensor Behavior of Carbazole-Triazole-Fluorene Conjugated Polymers
  S. Tane, T. Michinobu
  Polym. Int. 70, 432-436 (2021)
• Organic J-Aggregate Nanodots with Enhanced Light Absorption and Near-Unity Fluorescence Quantum Yield
  H. Piwoński, S. Nozue, H. Fujita, T. Michinobu, S. Habuchi
  Nano Lett. 21, 2840-2847 (2021)
• Cross-linking of Poly(arylenebutadiynylene)s and Its Effect on Charge Carrier Mobilities in Thin Film Transistors
  S. Otep, K. Ogita, N. Yomogita, K. Motai, Y. Wang, Y.-C. Tseng, C.-C. Chueh, Y. Hayamizu, H. Matsumoto, K. Ishikawa, T. Mori, T. Michinobu
  Macromolecules 54, 4351-4362 (2021)
• Energy Levels Manipulation in Novel Indacenodithiophene-Based Donor-Acceptor Polymers for Near-Infrared Organic Photodetectors
  G. Bhat, Q. Liu, M. Kielar, Y. Hamada, T. Michinobu, P. Sah, A. K. K. Kyaw, A. K. Pandey, P. Sonar
  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 13, 29866-29875 (2021)
• n-Type Digital Memory Characteristics of Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Narrow Bandgap Polymers
  Y. Jung, W. Li, J. Kim, T. Michinobu, M. Ree
  J. Phys. Chem. C 125, 27479-27488 (2021) [Supplementary Cover]
• Conjugated Polymers for Functional Applications: Lifetime and Performance of Polymeric Organic Semiconductors in OFETs
  J. Kimpel, T. Michinobu
  Polym. Int. 70, 367-373 (2021)

2020

• Tuning the Charge Carrier Polarity of Organic Transistors by Varying the Electron Affinity of the Flanked Units in Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Copolymers
  Q. Liu, Y. Wang, A. Kohara, H. Matsumoto, S. Manzhos, K. Feron, S. E. Bottle, J. Bell, T. Michinobu, P. Sonar
  Adv. Funct. Mater. 30, 1907452 (2020)
• Improved Fluorescence and Brightness of Near-infrared and Shortwave Infrared Emitting Polymer Dots for Bioimaging Applications
  H. Piwoński, W. Li, Y. Wang, T. Michinobu, S. Habuchi
  ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2, 569-577 (2020)
• Donor-Acceptor Effect of Carbazole-Based Conjugated Polymer Electrets on Photo-Responsive Flash OFET Memories
  C.-H. Chen, Y. Wang, T. Michinobu, S.-W. Chang, Y.-C. Chiu, C.-Y. Ke, G.-S. Liou
  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 12, 6144-6150 (2020)
• Development of Block Copolymers with Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Segments as Compatibilizers in Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cells
  Y.-A. Su, N. Maebayashi, H. Fujita, Y.-C. Lin, C.-I. Chen, W.-C. Chen, T. Michinobu, C.-C. Chueh, T. Higashihara
  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 12, 12083-12092 (2020)
• Improving the Air-Stability of n-Type Organic Thin-Film Transistors by Polyacrylonitrile Additive
  J. Dong, Y. Wang, T. Mori, T. Michinobu
  Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 59, SDDC05 (2020)
• Ultrafast Self-Induced Oscillation in a Nonlinear Subwavelength Grating Metamaterial Ring Resonator
  X. Xu, Y. Wang, Z. Pan, C.-j. Chung, Y. Cheng, Y. Wang, T. Michinobu, R. T. Chen
  Proc. SPIE 11285, 112850H1-112850H6 (2020)
• Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Dual-Acceptor Copolymers to Realize Tunable Charge Carrier Polarity of Organic Transistors and High-Performance Non-Volatile Ambipolar Flash Memories
  Q. Liu, Y. Wang, Y. Ren, A. Kohara, H. Matsumoto, Y. Chen, S. Manzhos, K. Feron, S. E. Bottle, J. Bell, Y. Zhou, T. Michinobu, P. Sonar
  ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. 2, 1609-1618 (2020) [Front Cover]
• Poly(3,9-carbazole)s: A Chemically Stable Extended Form of Polyaniline for Nitro-Aromatic Sensor Applications
  J. Kimpel, Y. Yoshitake, T. Michinobu
  Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 93, 1361-1365 (2020)
• N-Type Charge Carrier Transport Properties of BDOPV-Benzothiadiazole-Based Semiconducting Polymers
  S. Wang, S. Otep, J. Kimpel, T. Mori, T. Michinobu
  Electronics 9, 1604 (2020)
• Selenium-Based Solar Cell with Conjugated Polymers as Both Electron and Hole Transport Layers to Realize High Water Tolerance as well as Good Long-Term and Thermal Stability
  W. Liu, F. Yu, Y. Wang, T. Michinobu, W. Fan, Q. Zhang
  Sol. RRL 4, 2000425 (2020)
• A Cyano-Rich Small Molecule Dopant for Organic Thermoelectrics
  K.-H. Tu, Y. Wang, Y. Kiyota, T. Iwahashi, Y. Ouchi, T. Mori, T. Michinobu
  Org. Electron. 87, 105978 (2020)
• Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Thiophene-Methoxythiophene Based Random Copolymers for Organic Field Effect Transistor Applications
  S. Otep, Y.-C. Lin, H. Matsumoto, T. Mori, K.-H. Wei, T. Michinobu
  Org. Electron. 87, 105986 (2020)
• Versatile Nature of Anthanthrone Based Polymers as Active Multifunctional Semiconductors for Various Organic Electronic Devices
  Q. Liu, Y. Wang, L. Arunagiri, M. Khatib, S. Manzhos, K. Feron, S. E. Bottle, H. Haick, H. Yan, T. Michinobu, P. Sonar
  Mater. Adv. 1, 3428-3438 (2020)
• Millimeter-Deep Detection of Single Shortwave Infrared Emitting Polymer Dots through a Turbid Media
  H. Piwoński, Y. Wang, W. Li, T. Michinobu, S. Habuchi
  Nano Lett. 20, 8803-8810 (2020)
• Pure Organic Semiconductor-Based Photoelectrodes for Water Splitting
  S. Otep, T. Michinobu, Q. Zhang
  Sol. RRL 4, 1900395 (2020) [Highlighted in “Materials Views China”]
• Ambipolar Organic Polymers for Thin-film Transistors
  T. Michinobu
  Ambipolar Materials and Devices, Y. Zhou, S.-T Han Eds., Royal Society of Chemistry, pp. 14-26 (2020)

2019

• Efficient Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells by Employing N-Type (D-A₁-D-A₂) Polymers as Electron Transporting Layer
  A. A. Said, J. Xie, Y. Wang, Z. Wang, Y. Zhou, K. Zhao, W.-b. Gao, T. Michinobu, Q. Zhang
  Small 15, 1803339 (2019)
• Significant Improvement of Unipolar n-Type Transistor Performances by Manipulating the Coplanar Backbone Conformation of Electron-Deficient Polymers via Hydrogen-Bonding
  Y. Wang, T. Hasegawa, H. Matsumoto, T. Michinobu
  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 141, 3566-3575 (2019) [Press Release 1, Press Release 2]
• Elucidating the Thermal Degradation of Carbazole-Containing Platinum-Polyyne Polymers
  G. Lisa, Y. Yoshitake, T. Michinobu
  J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 136, 47639 (2019)
• Strain-Promoted Double Azide Addition to Octadehydrodibenzo[12]annulene Derivatives
  S. Fukushima, M. Ashizawa, S. Kawauchi, T. Michinobu
  Helv. Chim. Acta 102, e1900016 (2019)
• A Poly(dithiazolfluorene-alt-selenadiazolobenzotriazole) Based Blue-Light Photodetector and Its Application in Visible-Light Communication
  H. Guo, Y. Wang, R. Wang, S. Liu, K. Huang, T. Michinobu, G. Dong
  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 11, 16758-16764 (2019)
• Dual Imide-Functionalized Unit-Based Regioregular D-A₁-D-A₂ Polymers for Efficient Unipolar n-Channel Organic Transistors and All-Polymer Solar Cells
  Y. Wang, S. W. Kim, J. Lee, H. Matsumoto, B. J. Kim, T. Michinobu
  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 11, 22583-22594 (2019)
• Significant Difference in Semiconducting Properties of Isomeric All-Acceptor Polymers Synthesized via Direct Arylation Polycondensation
  Y. Wang, T. Hasegawa, H. Matsumoto, T. Michinobu
  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 58, 11893-11902 (2019) [Press Release 1, Press Release 2]
• Novel Photoinduced Recovery of OFET Memories Based on Ambipolar Polymer Electret for Photorecorder Application
  C.-H. Chen, Y. Wang, H. Tatsumi, T. Michinobu, S.-W. Chang, Y.-C. Chiu, G.-S. Liou
  Adv. Funct. Mater. 29, 1902991 (2019)
• Tuning Backbone Planarity in Thiadiazolobenzotriazole-Bis(thienothiophenyl)ethylene Copolymers for Organic Field-Effect Transistors
  S. Otep, Y. Wang, A. Kohara, H. Matsumoto, T. Mori, T. Michinobu
  ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 1, 2302-2312 (2019)
• Impact of Incorporating Nitrogen Atoms in Naphthalenediimide-Based Polymer Acceptors on the Charge Generation, Device Performance, and Stability of All-Polymer Solar Cells
  S. W. Kim, Y. Wang, H. You, W. Lee, T. Michinobu, B. J. Kim
  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 11, 35896-35903 (2019)
• Energy Level Tuning of Aromatic Polyamines by [2+2] Cycloaddition-Retroelectrocyclization for the Optimization of Device Performances
  K. Morita, T. Michinobu
  Synth. Met. 257, 116179 (2019)
• Development of N-Type Semiconducting Polymers for Transistor Applications
  T. Michinobu
  J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol. 32, 563-570 (2019)

2018

• Temperature Compensation of Pressure-Sensitive Luminescent Polymer Sensors
  S. Sano, T. Yuuki, T. Hyakutake, K. Morita, H. Sakaue, S. Arai, H. Matsumoto, T. Michinobu
  Sens. Actuator B-Chem. 255, 1960-1966 (2018)
• Inversion of the Charge Carrier Polarity and Boosting the Mobility of Organic Semiconducting Polymers Based on Benzobisthiadiazole Derivatives by Fluorination
  Y. Wang, A. T.-R. Tan, T. Mori, T. Michinobu
  J. Mater. Chem. C 6, 3593-3603 (2018) [Inside Front Cover]
• High-Performance n-Channel Organic Transistors Using High-Molecular-Weight Electron-Deficient Copolymers and Amine-Tailed Self-Assembled Monolayers
  Y. Wang, T. Hasegawa, H. Matsumoto, T. Mori, T. Michinobu
  Adv. Mater. 30, 1707164 (2018) [Video Abstract & Press Release 1, Press Release 2]
• Linear-Type Carbazoledioxazine-Based Organic Semiconductors: the Effect of Backbone Planarity on the Molecular Orientation and Charge Transport Properties
  R. Otsuka, Y. Wang, T. Mori, T. Michinobu
  RSC Adv. 8, 9822-9832 (2018)
• A Quick Method to Approach Substituted Pyreno[4,5-c:9,10-c’]difuran and Its Analogues (O replaced by S, Se, NCH₃)
  W. Chen, G. Long, K. Kanehira, M. Zhang, T. Michinobu, M. Liu, Q. Zhang
  Asian J. Org. Chem. 7, 2213-2217 (2018)
• Highly-Stable, Green-Solvent-Processable Organic Thin-Film Transistors: Angular- vs Linear-Shaped Carbazoledioxazine Derivatives
  Y. Wang, H. Tatsumi, R. Otsuka, T. Mori, T. Michinobu
  J. Mater. Chem. C 6, 5865-5876 (2018) [Inside Back Cover]
• Functional Covalent Layer-by-Layer Thin Films by [2+2] Cycloaddition-Retroelectrocyclization
  H. Fujita, T. Michinobu
  ACS Macro Lett. 7, 716-719 (2018)
• Catecholamine Detection Using a Functionalized Poly(L-dopa)-Coated Gate Field-Effect Transistor
  T. Kajisa, W. Li, T. Michinobu
  ACS Omega 3, 6719-6727 (2018)
• Perovskite Solar Cells Based on Hole Transporting Conjugated Polymers by Direct Arylation Polycondensation
  W. Li, T. Mori, T. Michinobu
  MRS Commun. 8, 1244-1253 (2018)
• Well-defined Dopamine-Imprinted Polymer Interface for Selective and Quantitative Dopamine Detection among Catecholamines using a Potentiometric Biosensor
  T. Kajisa, W. Li, T. Michinobu, T. Sakata
  Biosens. Bioelectron. 117, 810-817 (2018)
• Antibacterial Polymeric Films Fabricated by [2+2] Cycloaddition-Retroelectrocyclization and Ag⁺ Ion Coordination
  H. Fujita, N. Nihei, M. Bito, T. Michinobu
  Macromol. Biosci. 18, 1800336 (2018)
• Covalent Layer-by-Layer Thin Films with Charge-Transfer Chromophores: Side Chain Engineering for the Efficient Ag⁺ Ion Recognition from Aqueous Solutions
  H. Fujita, T. Michinobu
  Soft Matter 14, 9055-9060 (2018)
• The [2+2] Cycloaddition–Retroelectrocyclization (CA–RE) Click Reaction: Facile Access to Molecular and Polymeric Push-Pull Chromophores
  T. Michinobu, F. Diederich
  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 57, 3552-3577 (2018) [Highlighted in “Chemistry Views”]
• Rational Design Strategies for Electron-Deficient Semiconducting Polymers in Ambipolar/n-Channel Organic Transistors and All-Polymer Solar Cells
  Y. Wang, T. Michinobu
  J. Mater. Chem. C 6, 10390-10410 (2018)
• Sensors: Ion Sensing Polymers
  T. Michinobu, Y. Wang
  Encyclopedia of Polymer Applications, M. Mishra Ed., Taylor & Francis, pp. 2291-2305 (2018)

2017

• Rational Design of High-Mobility Semicrystalline Conjugated Polymers with Tunable Charge Polarity: Beyond Benzobisthiadiazole-Based Polymers
  Y. Wang, T. Hasegawa, H. Matsumoto, T. Mori, T. Michinobu
  Adv. Funct. Mater. 27, 1604608 (2017) [Inside Back Cover]
• Naphthodithiophenediimide-Benzobisthiadiazole-Based Polymers: Versatile n-Type Materials for Field-Effect Transistors and Thermoelectric Devices
  Y. Wang, M. Nakano, T. Michinobu, Y. Kiyota, T. Mori, K. Takimiya
  Macromolecules 50, 857-864 (2017)
• Colorimetric Ion Sensors Based on Polystyrenes Bearing Side Chain Triazole and Donor-Acceptor Chromophores
  Y. Li, Y. Washino, T. Hyakutake, T. Michinobu
  Anal. Sci. 33, 599-604 (2017)
• Side-Chain Engineering of Polyphenylacetylene Derivatives for Tuning the Self-Assembly and Gas Permeability Properties
  Y. Li, H. Fujita, T. Hyakutake, T. Michinobu
  J. Fiber Sci. Technol. 73, 82-86 (2017)
• Controlling Photophysical Properties of Ultrasmall Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles Through Polymer Chain Packing
  H. Piwoński, T. Michinobu, S. Habuchi
  Nature Commun. 8, 15256 (2017)
• D-A₁-D-A₂ Backbone Strategy for Benzobisthiadiazole Based n-Channel Organic Transistors: Clarifying the Selenium Substitution Effect on the Molecular Packing and Charge Transport Properties in Electron-Deficient Polymers
  Y. Wang, T. Hasegawa, H. Matsumoto, T. Mori, T. Michinobu
  Adv. Funct. Mater. 27, 1701486 (2017) [Frontispiece]
• Polarity Engineering of Benzobisthiadiazole Based Polymer Thin Film Transistors by Variation of Electron Affinity of the Comonomers
  Y. Wang, R. Hosokawa, T. Mori, T. Michinobu
  Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 90, 1041-1049 (2017) [Frontispiece & Selected Paper]
• Electrochromic Behavior of Donor-Acceptor Polymers Containing Diketopyrrolopyrrole Unit
  W. Li, T. Michinobu
  J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol. 30, 495-499 (2017)
• Polymeric Chemosensors: A Conventional Platform with New Click Chemistry
  Y. Wang, T. Michinobu
  Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 90, 1388-1400 (2017) [Inside Cover]
• Effects of Polymer-Packing Orientation on the Performances of Thin Film Transistors and Photovoltaic Cells
  Y. Wang, T. Michinobu
  Polymer-Engineered Nanostructures for Advanced Energy Applications, Z. Lin, Y. Yang, A. Zhang Eds., Springer, pp. 607-633 (2017)

2016

• Cross-Linking and Postfunctionalization of Polymer Films by Utilizing the Orthogonal Reactivity of 7,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinodimethane
  Y. Washino, T. Michinobu
  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18, 2288-2291 (2016) [Inside Front Cover]
• Sequentially Different AB Diblock and ABA Triblock Copolymers as P3HT:PCBM Interfacial Compatibilizers for BHJ Photovoltaics
  H. Fujita, T. Michinobu, S. Fukuda, T. Koganezawa, T. Higashihara
  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 8, 5484-5492 (2016)
• Structural Effects of Dibromocarbazoles on Direct Arylation Polycondensation with 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene
  W. Li, T. Michinobu
  Polym. Chem. 7, 3165-3171 (2016)
• Halogen Substitution Effects on the Molecular Packing and Thin Film Transistor Performances of Carbazoledioxazine Derivatives
  H. Tatsumi, Y. Wang, Y. Aizawa, M. Tokita, T. Mori, T. Michinobu
  J. Phys. Chem. C 120, 26686-26694 (2016)
• Tröger’s Base-Containing Aromatic Polymers with Unexpected Properties Endowed by the Insertion of Alkyne Spacers
  W. Li, T. Michinobu
  Macromol. Chem. Phys. 217, 863-870 (2016)
• 3,6-Carbazole vs 2,7-Carbazole: A Comparative Study of Hole-Transporting Polymeric Materials for Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells
  W. Li, M. Otsuka, T. Kato, Y. Wang, T. Mori, T. Michinobu
  Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 12, 1401-1409 (2016)
• Novel Design of Carbazole-Basesd Donor-Acceptor Molecules for Fullerene-Free Organic Photovoltaic Devices
  T. Michinobu, N. Yamada, Y. Washino, K. Nakayama
  J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol.16, 8662-8669 (2016)
• Synthesis of Novel Polymeric Energy Materials with High Nitrogen Content by Double Click Functionalization
  T. Michinobu, Y. Yoshitake
  Sci. Technol. Energ. Mater. 77, 86-90 (2016)
• Thermal Degradation of Some Ferrocene-Containing Poly(aryleneethynylene)s
  G. Lisa, Y. Yoshitake, T. Michinobu
  J. Anal. Appl. Pyrol. 120, 399-408 (2016)
• Benzothiadiazole and Its π-Extended, Heteroannulated Derivatives: Useful Acceptor Building Blocks for High-Performance Donor-Acceptor Polymers in Organic Electronics
  Y. Wang, T. Michinobu
  J. Mater. Chem. C 4, 6200-6214 (2016) [Back Cover]

2015

• Benzobisthiadiazole-Based Conjugated Donor-Acceptor Polymers for Organic Thin Film Transistors: Effects of π-Conjugated Bridges on Ambipolar Transport
  Y. Wang, T. Kadoya, L. Wang, T. Hayakawa, M. Tokita, T. Mori, T. Michinobu
  J. Mater. Chem. C 3, 1196-1207 (2015) [Inside Back Cover]
• New Semiconducting Polymers Based on Benzobisthiadiazole Analogues: Tuning of Charge Polarity in Thin Film Transistors via Heteroatom Substitution
  Y. Wang, H. Masunaga, T. Hikima, H. Matsumoto, T. Mori, T. Michinobu
  Macromolecules 48, 4012-4023 (2015)
• High Performance Triazole-Containing Brush Polymers via Azide-Alkyne Click Chemistry: A New Functional Polymer Platform for Electrical Memory Devices
  S. Song, Y.-G. Ko, H. Lee, D. Wi, B. J. Ree, Y. Li, T. Michinobu, M. Ree
  NPG Asia Mater. 7, e228 (2015)
• Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of Thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine or Dithieno[3’,2:3,4;2’’,3’’:5,6]benzo[1,2-d]imidazole-Containing Conjugated Polymers
  M. L. Keshtov, D. Yu. Godovsky, A. R. Khokhlov, T. Mizobe, H. Fujita, E. Goto, J. Hiyoshi, S. Nakamura, S. Kawauchi, T. Higashihara, T. Michinobu
  J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 53, 1067-1075 (2015) [Front Cover]
• Efficient Synthesis and Photosensitizer Performance of Nonplanar Organic Donor-Acceptor Molecules
  Y. Yuan, T. Michinobu, N. Satoh, M. Ashizawa, L. Han
  J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 15, 5856-5866 (2015)
• Bulk-Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells Based on Benzobisthiadiazole Semiconducting Polymers
  Y. Wang, M. F. G. Klein, J. Hiyoshi, S. Kawauchi, W. W. H. Wong, T. Michinobu
  J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol. 28, 385-391 (2015)
• Reversible Transformation of a One-Handed Helical Foldamer Utilizing a Planarity-Switchable Spacer and C₂-Chiral Spirobifluorene Units
  H. Okuda, Y. Koyama, S. Uchida, T. Michinobu, H. Sogawa, T. Takata
  ACS Macro Lett.4, 462-466 (2015)
• Click Functionalization of Aromatic Polymers for Organic Electronic Device Applications
  T. Michinobu
  Macromol. Chem. Phys. 216, 1387-1395 (2015) [Talent Article, Front Cover & Highlighted in “Materials Views”]
• Polymer Ion Sensors Based on Intramolecular Charge-Transfer Interactions
  T. Michinobu, T. Hyakutake
  Optical Properties of Functional Polymers and Nano Engineering Applications, V. Jain, A. Kokil Eds., CRC Press – Taylor & Francis, pp. 87-104 (2015)
• All-Polymer Solar Cells Based on Organometallic Polymers
  T. Michinobu
  Organometallics and Related Molecules for Energy Conversion, R. W. Y. Wong Ed., Springer, pp. 115-135 (2015)

2014

• Novel Design of Organic Donor-Acceptor Dyes without Carboxylic Acid Anchoring Groups for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
  T. Michinobu, N. Satoh, J. Cai, Y. Li, L. Han
  J. Mater. Chem. C 2, 3367-3372 (2014) [2014 Emerging Investigators Themed Issue]
• Digital Memory Versatility of Fully π-Conjugated Donor-Acceptor Hybrid Polymers
  Y.-G. Ko, D. M. Kim, K. Kim, S. Jung, D. Wi, T. Michinobu, M. Ree
  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 6, 8415-8425 (2014)
• New Fullerene-Based Polymers and Their Electrical Memory Characteristics
  Y.-G. Ko, S. G. Hahm, K. Murata, Y. Y. Kim, B. J. Ree, S. Song, T. Michinobu, M. Ree
  Macromolecules 47, 8154-8163 (2014)
• Sequence-Regulated Linear Polymers with Ion Sensing Charge-Transfer Chromophores by Multiple Click Approach
  Y. Washino, T. Michinobu
  Macromol. Chem. Phys. 215, 1485-1490 (2014) [Front Cover]
• Stepwise Syntheses of 3,6-Carbazole-Based Conjugated Oligomers
  H. Fujita, T. Michinobu
  Heterocycles 89, 2346-2355 (2014)

2013

• Sequential and Click-Type Postfunctionalization of Regioregular Poly(3-hexylthiophene) for Realization of n-Doped Multiplet State
  Y. Yuan, W. Choi, H. Nishide, T. Michinobu
  Chem. Sci. 4, 345-350 (2013)
• Structural Requirements for Producing Solvent-Free Room Temperature Liquid Fullerenes
  T. Michinobu, K. Okoshi, Y. Murakami, K. Shigehara, K. Ariga, T. Nakanishi
  Langmuir 29, 5337-5344 (2013)
• Attempted Inversion of Semiconducting Features of Platinum Polyyne Polymers: A New Approach for All-Polymer Solar Cells
  Y. Yuan, T. Michinobu, J. Oguma, T. Kato, K. Miyake
  Macromol. Chem. Phys. 214, 1465-1472 (2013) [Front Cover]
• Polymeric Ion Sensors with Multiple Detection Modes Achieved by a New Type of Click Chemistry Reactions
  T. Michinobu, Y. Li, T. Hyakutake
  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 15, 2623-2631 (2013) [Front Cover]

2012

• Synthesis and Postfunctionalization of Rod-Coil Diblock and Coil-Rod-Coil Triblock Copolymers Composed of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) and Poly(4-(4’-N,N-dihexylaminophenylethynyl)styrene) Segments
  H. Fujita, T. Michinobu, M. Tokita, M. Ueda, T. Higashihara
  Macromolecules 45, 9643-9656 (2012)
• Colorimetric Sensing of Cations and Anions by Clicked Polystyrenes Bearing Side Chain Donor-Acceptor Chromophores
  Y. Li, M. Ashizawa, S. Uchida, T. Michinobu
  Polym. Chem. 3, 1996-2005 (2012) [Back Cover]
• Effects of Click Postfunctionalization on Thermal Stability and Field Effect Transistor Performances of Aromatic Polyamines
  T. Michinobu, C. Seo, K. Noguchi, T. Mori
  Polym. Chem. 3, 1427-1435 (2012) [Back Cover]
• Multi-Coloration of Polyurethane Derivatives Through Click Postfunctionalization, Electrochemical Oxidation, and Ag⁺ Ion Complexation
  Y. Li, T. Michinobu
  J. Mater. Chem. 22, 9513-9521 (2012) [Back Cover]
• Click Synthesis and Reversible Electrochromic Behaviors of Novel Polystyrenes Bearing Aromatic Amine Units
  Y. Li, T. Michinobu
  J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 50, 2111-2120 (2012) [Inside Cover]
• Construction of Donor-Acceptor Chromophores in Platinum Polyyne Polymer by [2+2] Cycloaddition of Organic Acceptors
  Y. Yuan, T. Michinobu
  Macromol. Chem. Phys. 213, 2114-2119 (2012) [Frontispiece]
• Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of 1,8-Carbazole-Based Donor-Acceptor Type Conjugated Polymers
  H. Fujita, T. Michinobu
  Macromol. Chem. Phys. 213, 447-457 (2012)
• Postfunctionalization of Aromatic Polyamine by [2+2] Cycloaddition of 7,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinodimethane with Side Chain Alkynes
  Y. Washino, K. Murata, T. Michinobu
  Polym. Bull. 69, 137-147 (2012)
• Emergence of Colorimetric Chemosensor Ability of Metal Ions in TCNQ Polyester by Postfunctionalization
  Y. Washino, T. Michinobu
  J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol. 25, 267-270 (2012)

2011

• Photochemical Control of a Highly Efficient Addition Reaction between Electron-Rich Alkynes and Tetracyanoethylene
  M. Morimoto, K. Murata, T. Michinobu
  Chem. Commun. 47, 9819-9821 (2011)
• Electrical Memory Characteristics of Nitrogen-Linked Poly(2,7-carbazole)s
  S. G. Hahm, T. J. Lee, D. M. Kim, W. Kwon, Y.-K. Ko, T. Michinobu, M. Ree
  J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 21954-21962 (2011)
• Twist Angle Plays an Important Role in Photophysical Properties of a Donor-Acceptor Type Conjugated Polymer: A Combined Ensemble and Single-Molecule Study
  S. Habuchi, H. Fujita, T. Michinobu, M. Vacha
  J. Phys. Chem. B 115, 14404-14415 (2011)
• Langmuir Monolayer of Cholesterol-Armed Cyclen Complex That Can Control Enantioselectivity of Amino Acid Recognition by Surface Pressure
  T. Michinobu, S. Shinoda, T. Nakanishi, J. P. Hill, K. Fujii, T. N. Player, H. Tsukube, K. Ariga
  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 13, 4895-4900 (2011)
• A Novel Polymeric Chemosensor: Dual Colorimetric Detection of Metal Ions Through Click Synthesis
  Y. Li, M. Ashizawa, S. Uchida, T. Michinobu
  Macromol. Rapid Commun. 32, 1804-1808 (2011) [Back Cover]
• Application of Alkyne-TCNQ Addition Reaction to Polymerization
  Y. Washino, T. Michinobu
  Macromol. Rapid Commun. 32, 644-648 (2011) [Highlighted in “Materials Views”]
• Microwave-Assisted TCNE/TCNQ Addition to Poly(thienyleneethynylene) Derivative for Construction of Donor-Acceptor Chromophores
  Y. Yuan, T. Michinobu, M. Ashizawa, T. Mori
  J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 49, 1013-1020 (2011)
• Energy Level Tuning of Polythiophene Derivative by Click Chemistry-Type Post-Functionalization of Side Chain Alkynes
  Y. Yuan, T. Michinobu
  J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 49, 225-233 (2011)
• One-Step Synthesis of Ladder-Type Fused Poly(benzopentalene) Derivatives with Tunable Energy Levels by Variable Substituents
  D. Wang, T. Michinobu
  J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 49, 72-81 (2011)
• Multicolor Emission and Thin Film Transistor Properites of 1,8-Diethynylcarbazole-Based Conjugated Copolymers
  T. Michinobu, H. Osako, C. Seo, K. Murata, T. Mori, K. Shigehara
  Polymer 52, 5756-5763 (2011)
• High-Yielding Alkyne-Tetracyanoethylene Addition Reactions: A Powerful Tool for Analyzing Alkyne-Linked Conjugated Polymer Structures
  H. Fujita, K. Tsuboi, T. Michinobu
  Macromol. Chem. Phys. 212, 1758-1766 (2011) [Front Cover]
• Oxygen Permeability Change of Polyphenylacetylene Derivatives by Postfunctional TCNE Addition
  Y. Li, T. Hyakutake, T. Michinobu
  Chem. Lett. 40, 570-572 (2011)
• Liquid Crystallinity and Organogelation Behavior of Lignin-Derived Metabolic Intermediate Bearing Cholesterol Groups
  T. Michinobu, K. Hiraki, N. Fujii, K. Shikinaka, Y. Katayama, E. Masai, M. Nakamura, Y. Otsuka, S. Ohara, K. Shigehara
  Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 84, 667-674 (2011)
• Click Synthesis and Adhesive Properties of Novel Biomass-Based Polymers Prepared from Lignin-Derived Stable Metabolic Intermediate
  T. Michinobu, K. Hiraki, Y. Inazawa, Y. Katayama, E. Masai, M. Nakamura, S. Ohara, K. Shigehara
  Polym. J. 43, 648-653 (2011)
• Creation of Persistent Charge-Transfer Interactions in TCNQ Polyester
  Y. Washino, K. Murata, M. Ashizawa, S. Kawauchi, T. Michinobu
  Polym. J. 43, 364-369 (2011)
• Photochromism of Azopyridine Side Chain Polymer Controlled by Supramolecular Self-Assembly
  T. Michinobu, R. Eto, H. Kumazawa, N. Fujii, K. Shigehara
  J. Macromol. Sci. A 48, 625-631 (2011)
• F₄TCNQ Doping of P3HT:PCBM Photovoltaic Devices
  H. Fujita, Y. Yuan, T. Michinobu
  J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol. 24, 311-315 (2011)
• Simultaneous Formation of Donor-Acceptor Chromophores and Cross-Linking for Electro-Optic Polymer Materials
  Y. Washino, K. Tsuboi, T. Michinobu
  J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol. 24, 305-309 (2011)
• Origin of Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Effects of Nonpoled Donor-Acceptor Chromophores on Surface
  T. Michinobu, Y. Li, Y. Washino, K. Murata, K. Tsuboi
  Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 50, 09MA06-1-09MA06-4 (2011)
• Adapting Semiconducting Polymer Doping Techniques to Create New Types of Click Postfunctionalization
  T. Michinobu
  Chem. Soc. Rev. 40, 2306-2316 (2011)

2010

• Double Click Synthesis and Second-Order Nonlinearities of Polystyrenes Bearing Donor-Acceptor Chromophores
  Y. Li, K. Tsuboi, T. Michinobu
  Macromolecules 43, 5277-5286 (2010)
• The Simplest Layer-by-Layer Assembly Structure: Best Paired Polymer Electrolytes with One Charge per Main Chain Carbon Atom for Multilayered Thin Films
  N. Fujii, K. Fujimoto, T. Michinobu, M. Akada, J. P. Hill, S. Shiratori, K. Ariga, K. Shigehara
  Macromolecules 43, 3947-3955 (2010)
• Sequential Double Click Reactions: A Highly Efficient Post-Functionalization Method for Optoelectronic Polymers
  Y. Li, T. Michinobu
  Polym. Chem. 1, 72-74 (2010)
• Click Synthesis of Donor-Acceptor Type Aromatic Polymers
  T. Michinobu
  Pure Appl. Chem. 82, 1001-1009 (2010)
• Two-Dimensionally Extended Organic High-Spin Poly(aminium cationic radical)s and Their Magnetic Force Microscopic Images
  T. Michinobu, J. Inui, H. Nishide
  Polym. J. 42, 575-582 (2010) [Front Cover]
• Organogels of Lignin-Derived Stable Metabolic Intermediate, 2-Pyrone-4,6-Dicarboxylic Acid (PDC), Bearing Cholesteryl Groups.
  T. Michinobu, K. Hiraki, N. Fujii, K. Shikinaka, Y. Katayama, E. Masai, M. Nakamura, Y. Otsuka, S. Ohara, K. Shigehara
  Chem. Lett. 39,400-401 (2010)
• Blue, Green, and Red Light Emission of 1,8-Carbazole-Based Conjugated Polymers
  T. Michinobu, H. Osako, K. Murata, K. Shigehara
  Chem. Lett. 39, 168-169 (2010)
• Postfunctionalization of Alkyne-Linked Conjugated Carbazole Polymer by Thermal Addition Reaction of Tetracyanoethylene
  T. Michinobu, H. Fujita
  Materials 3, 4773-4783 (2010)
• Synthesis and Properties of 1,8-Carbazole-Based Conjugated Copolymers
  T. Michinobu, H. Osako, K. Shigehara
  Polymers 2, 159-173 (2010)
• Synthesis and Characterization of Hybrid Biopolymers of L-Lactic Acid and 2-Pyrone-4,6-Dicarboxylic Acid
  T. Michinobu, M. Bito, M. Tanimura, Y. Katayama, E. Masai, M. Nakamura, Y. Otsuka, S. Ohara, K. Shigehara
  J. Macromol. Sci. A 47, 564-570 (2010)
• Efficient Synthesis of Block Copolymers Bearing Donor-Acceptor Chromophores for Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Applications
  Y. Li, K. Tsuboi, T. Michinobu, Y. Ishida, T. Hirai, T. Hayakawa, M.-a. Kakimoto
  J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol. 23, 337-342 (2010)

2009

• Synthesis and Properties of Conjugated Poly(1,8-carbazole)s
  T. Michinobu, H. Osako, K. Shigehara
  Macromolecules 42, 8172-8180 (2009)
• One-Step Synthesis of Donor-Acceptor Type Conjugated Polymers from Ferrocene-Containing Poly(aryleneethynylene)s
  T. Michinobu, H. Kumazawa, K. Noguchi, K. Shigehara
  Macromolecules 42, 5903-5905 (2009)
• Two-Dimensionally Extended Aromatic Polyamines for Optimization of Charge Transporting Properties by Partial Oxidation
  T. Michinobu, F. Kato, J. Inui, H. Nishide
  J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 47, 4577-4586 (2009)
• Synthesis and Properties of Nitrogen-Linked Poly(2,7-carbazole)s as Hole-Transport Material for Organic Light Emitting Diodes
  T. Michinobu, H. Kumazawa, E. Otsuki, H. Usui, K. Shigehara
  J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 47, 3880-3891 (2009)
• Fusible, Elastic, and Biodegradable Polyesters of 2-Pyrone-4,6-Dicarboxylic Acid (PDC)
  T. Michinobu, M. Bito, Y. Yamada, M. Tanimura, Y. Katayama, E. Masai, M. Nakamura, Y. Otsuka, S. Ohara, K. Shigehara
  Polym. J. 41, 1111-1116 (2009)
• Mechanical Properties of Poly(L-Lactide) Films Controlled by Blending with Polyesters of Lignin-Derived Stable Metabolic Intermediate, 2-Pyrone-4,6-Dicarboxylic Acid (PDC)
  T. Michinobu, M. Bito, M. Tanimura, Y. Katayama, E. Masai, M. Nakamura, Y. Otsuka, S. Ohara, K. Shigehara
  Polym. J. 41, 843-848 (2009)
• Supramolecular Shape Shifter: Polymorphs of Self-Organized Fullerene Assemblies
  T. Nakanishi, J. Wang, H. Möhwald, D. G. Kurth, T. Michinobu, M. Takeuchi, K. Ariga
  J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 9, 550-556 (2009)
• Intramolecular Through-Space Antiferromagnetic Interactions of Cross-Conjugated Aromatic Polyaminium Radical Gels
  T. Michinobu, M. Tanaka, J. Inui, H. Nishide
  J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 9, 514-521 (2009)
• All-Optical High-Speed Signal Processing with Silicon-Organic Hybrid Slot Waveguides
  C. Koos, P. Vorreau, T. Vallaitis, P. Dumon, W. Bogaerts, R. Baets, B. Esembeson, I. Biaggio, T. Michinobu, F. Diederich, W. Freude, J. Leuthold
  Nature Photon. 3, 216-219 (2009)
• Dynamic Functions at Molecularly-Assembled Films
  K. Ariga, T. Nakanishi, T. Michinobu
  Soft Nanomaterials, H. S. Nalwa Ed., American Scientific Publishers, Los Angeles, Volume 1, Chapter 3, pp. 109-140 (2009)

2008

• Click-Type Reaction of Aromatic Polyamines for Improvement of Thermal and Optoelectronic Properties
  T. Michinobu
  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 14074-14075 (2008)
• A High-Optical Quality Supramolecular Assembly for Third-Order Integrated Nonlinear Optics
  B. Esembeson, M. L. Scimeca, T. Michinobu, F. Diederich, I. Biaggio
  Adv. Mater. 20, 4584-4587 (2008)
• Nano-Carbon Superhydrophobic Surfaces Created from Fullerene Based Hierarchical Supramolecular Assemblies
  T. Nakanishi, T. Michinobu, K. Yoshida, N. Shirahata, K. Ariga, H. Möhwald, D. G. Kurth
  Adv. Mater. 20, 443-446 (2008)
• One-Electron Reduced and Oxidized Stages of Donor-Substituted 1,1,4,4-Tetracyanobuta-1,3-dienes of Different Molecular Architectures
  M. Kivala, T. Stanoeva, T. Michinobu, B. Frank, G. Gescheidt, F. Diederich
  Chem. Eur. J. 14, 7638-7647 (2008)
• Thermoreversible Contraction and Extension of Layer Spacing in Smectic Phase of Side Chain Liquid Crystal Poly(fumarate)s
  T. Michinobu, N. Fujii, M. Tokita, J. Watanabe, K. Shigehara
  Macromol. Rapid Commun. 29, 1593-1597 (2008)
• Alkyne-Linked Poly(1,8-carbazole)s: A Novel Class of Conjugated Carbazole Polymers
  T. Michinobu, H. Osako, K. Shigehara
  Macromol. Rapid Commun. 29, 111-116 (2008) [Front Cover & Highlighted in “Materials Views”]
• Side Chain Liquid Crystal Poly(fumarate)s Bearing Tolane-Based Mesogens
  H. Noguchi, T. Michinobu, N. Fujii, M. Funahashi, M. Tokita, J. Watanabe, K. Shigehara
  J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 46, 5101-5114 (2008)
• Band-Gap Tuning of Carbazole-Containing Donor–Acceptor Type Conjugated Polymers by Acceptor Moieties and π-Spacer Groups
  T. Michinobu, K. Okoshi, H. Osako, H. Kumazawa, K. Shigehara
  Polymer 49, 192-199 (2008)
• Polyesters of 2-Pyrone-4,6-Dicarboxylic Acid (PDC) Obtained from a Metabolic Intermediate of Lignin
  T. Michinobu, M. Hishida, M. Sato, Y. Katayama, E. Masai, M. Nakamura, Y. Otsuka, S. Ohara, K. Shigehara
  Polym. J. 40, 68-75 (2008) [Front Cover]
• Unexpected Phase Behaviors of Poly(fumarate)s Carrying Tolane-Based Mesogenic Side Chains
  T. Michinobu, H. Noguchi, N. Fujii, M. Tokita, J. Watanabe, K. Shigehara
  Chem. Lett. 37, 356-357 (2008)
• A Novel Biomass-Based Polymer Prepared from Lignin-derived Stable Metabolic Intermediate by Cu(I)-Catalyzed Azide–Alkyne Click Reaction
  T. Michinobu, Y. Inazawa, K. Hiraki, Y. Katayama, E. Masai, M. Nakamura, S. Ohara, K. Shigehara
  Chem. Lett. 37, 154-155 (2008)
• Radical Polymerization of Fumaramide and Fumaramate Derivatives for Homogeneous Langmuir Monolayers
  T. Michinobu, K. Nakada, K. Shigehara
  Polym. Bull. 60, 49-55 (2008)
• Fullerene Nanowires on Graphite: Epitaxial Self-Organizations of a Fullerene Bearing Double Long-Aliphatic Chains
  T. Nakanishi, H. Takahashi, T. Michinobu, M. Takeuchi, T. Teranishi, K. Ariga
  Colloids Surf. A 321, 89-105 (2008)
• Molecular Orientation in Langmuir-Blodgett Films of Polyfumarates Carrying Isopropylester and Isopropylamide Side Chains
  T. Michinobu, K. Nakada, M. Matsuda, K. Shigehara
  Colloids Surf. A 321, 82-86 (2008)
• Fine-Tuning Supramolecular Assemblies of Fullerenes bearing Long Alkyl Chains
  T. Nakanishi, H. Takahashi, T. Michinobu, J. P. Hill, T. Teranishi, K. Ariga
  Thin Solid Films 516, 2401-2406 (2008)
• 2-Pyranone-4,6-Dicarboxylic Acid as a Source of Green-Plastics and Anti-Bacterial Chemicals
  M. Bito, T. Michinobu, Y. Katayama, Y. Otsuka, M. Nakamura, S. Ohara, E. Masai, K. Shigehara
  Trans. Mater. Res. Soc. Jpn. 33, 1165-1168 (2008)
• Phase Transition Behaviors in Liquid Crystalline Poly(fumarate)s of Different Mesogen Density
  N. Fujii, Y. Kawase, T. Michinobu, K. Shigehara
  Trans. Mater. Res. Soc. Jpn. 33, 391-394 (2008)
• Chiral Recognition at the Air-Water Interface
  K. Ariga, T. Michinobu, T. Nakanishi, J. P. Hill
  Curr. Opin. Colloid Interface Sci. 13, 23-30 (2008)

1999-2007

• Flower-Shaped Supramolecular Assemblies: Hierarchical Organization of a Fullerene Bearing Long Aliphatic Chains
  T. Nakanishi, K. Ariga, T. Michinobu, K. Yoshida, H. Takahashi, T. Teranishi, H. Möhwald, D. G. Kurth
  Small 3, 2019-2023 (2007) [Front Cover]
• Molecular Properties of 2-Pyrone-4,6-Dicarboxylic Acid (PDC) as a Stable Metabolic Intermediate of Lignin Isolated by Fractional Precipitation with Na⁺ Ion
  T. Michinobu, M. Bito, Y. Yamada, Y. Katayama, K. Noguchi, E. Masai, M. Nakamura, S. Ohara, K. Shigehara
  Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 80, 2436-2442 (2007)
• Control of Phase-Transition Behavior and Polymerization Capability by Methyl Addition to Dialkyl Fumarates Bearing Cyanobiphenyl Mesogens
  N. Fujii, T. Michinobu, K. Shigehara
  Chem. Lett. 36, 1052-1053 (2007)
• Synthesis and the Phase Behavior of Liquid-Crystalline Fumarates Bearing Tolane-Based Mesogens
  H. Noguchi, T. Michinobu, K. Shigehara
  Chem. Lett. 36, 1044-1045 (2007)
• Nitrogen-Linked Aromatic Poly(2,7-carbazole)s: Partially Annulated Poly(m-aniline)s
  T. Michinobu, H. Kumazawa, K. Shigehara
  Chem. Lett. 36, 620-621 (2007)
• Synthesis and Optical Properties of Carbazole-Containing Donor-Acceptor Type Conjugated Polymers
  T. Michinobu, K. Okoshi, H. Osako, H. Kumazawa, K. Shigehara
  J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol. 20, 255-256 (2007)
• Phase Transition Behavior in Side-Chain Liquid Crystal Polymers of Different Chain-Backbones
  N. Fujii, Y. Kawase, T. Michinobu, K. Shigehara
  J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol. 20, 17-18 (2007)
• Mechanical Control of Enantioselectivity of Amino Acid Recognition by Cholesterol-Armed Cyclen Monolayer at the Air-Water Interface
  T. Michinobu, S. Shinoda, T. Nakanishi, J. P. Hill, K. Fujii, T. N. Player, H. Tsukube, K. Ariga
  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 14478-14479 (2006)
• Room Temperature Liquid Fullerenes: An Uncommon Morphology of C₆₀ Derivatives
  T. Michinobu, T. Nakanishi, J. P. Hill, M. Funahashi, K. Ariga
  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 10384-10385 (2006)
• Perfectly Straight Nanowires of Fullerenes Bearing Long Alkyl-Chains on Graphite
  T. Nakanishi, N. Miyashita, T. Michinobu, Y. Wakayama, T. Tsuruoka, K. Ariga, D. G. Kurth
  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 6328-6329 (2006)
• Donor-Substituted 1,1,4,4-Tetracyanobutadienes: New Chromophores with Efficient Intramolecular Charge-Transfer Interactions by Atom-Economic Synthesis
  T. Michinobu, C. Boudon, J.-P. Gisselbrecht, P. Seiler, B. Frank, N. N. P. Moonen, M. Gross, F. Diederich
  Chem. Eur. J. 12, 1889-1905 (2006)
• Immobilization of Biomaterials to Nano-Assembled Films (Self-Assembled Monolayers, Langmuir-Blodgett Films, and Layer-by-Layer Assemblies) and Their Related Functions
  K. Ariga, T. Nakanishi, T. Michinobu
  J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 6, 2278-2301 (2006)
• Optimizing Specific Third-Order Polarizabilities and Approaching the Fundamental Limit in Donor-Substituted Cyanoethynylethene (CEE) Molecules
  J. C. May, P. R. LaPorta, B. Esembeson, I. Biaggio, T. Michinobu, F. Bures, F. Diederich
  Proc. SPIE 6331, 633101/1-633101/14 (2006)
• Crystalline Organic Thin Film for Nanoscale Data Recording Through Intermolecular Charge Transfer Interactions
  G. Jiang, T. Michinobu, W. Yuan, M. Feng, Y. Wen, S. Du, H. Gao, L. Jiang, Y. Song, F. Diederich, D. Zhu
  Adv. Mater. 17, 2170-2173 (2005)
• Hierarchical Supramolecular Fullerene Architectures with Controlled Dimensionality
  T. Nakanishi, W. Schmitt, T. Michinobu, D. G. Kurth, K. Ariga
  Chem. Commun. 5982-5984 (2005)
• A New Class of Organic Donor-Acceptor Molecules with Large Third-Order Optical Nonlinearities
  T. Michinobu, J. C. May, J. H. Lim, C. Boudon, J.-P. Gisselbrecht, P. Seiler, M. Gross, I. Biaggio, F. Diederich
  Chem. Commun. 737-739 (2005)
• Highly Efficient Third Order Optical Nonlinearities in Donor Substituted Cyanoethynylethene Molecules
  J. C. May, J. H. Lim, I. Biaggio, N. N. P. Moonen, T. Michinobu, F. Diederich
  Opt. Lett. 30, 3057-3059 (2005)
• Microparticles of Poly(methacrylic acid)-Gadolinium Ion Complex and Their Magnetic Force Microscopic Images
  T. Michinobu, N. Sasao, H. Nishide
  J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 42, 1912-1918 (2004)
• Nanometer-Sized Multi-Spin Macromolecules and their Magnetic Force Microscopic Images
  T. Michinobu, H. Nishide
  Macromolecular Nano-structured Materials, N. Ueyama, A. Harada, Eds., Kodansha and Springer-Verlag, Tokyo and Heidelberg, pp. 66-79 (2004)
• m-Phenylene-Linked Aromatic Poly(aminium cationic radical)s: Persistent High-Spin Organic Polyradicals
  T. Michinobu, J. Inui, H. Nishide
  Org. Lett. 5, 2165-2168 (2003)
• Magnetic Force Microscopic Images of Nanometer-Sized Polyradical Particles
  T. Michinobu, J. Inui, H. Nishide
  Polym. J. 35, 71-75 (2003)
• Preparation of Non-Kekulé- and Nondisjoint-Type Aromatic Polyamines by Palladium-Catalyzed Polycondensation and Their Poly(cationic radical)s
  T. Michinobu, J. Inui, H. Nishide
  Polyhedron 22, 1945-1949 (2003)
• 5,4’-Bis[bis(methoxyphenyl)amino]-2-Methoxystilbene and Its Cationic Biradical
  T. Michinobu, E. Tsuchida, H. Nishide
  Polyhedron 20, 1147-1150 (2001)
• 3,4’-Bis[bis(t-butyl- and methoxy-phenyl)amino]stilbene Bis(cation radical)s and Their Electrochemical and Magnetic Properties
  T. Michinobu, E. Tsuchida, H. Nishide
  Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 73, 1021-1027 (2000)
• Robust Triplet Molecule: Cationic Diradical of 3,4’-Bis(diphenylamino)stilbene
  T. Michinobu, M. Takahashi, E. Tsuchida, H. Nishide
  Chem. Mater. 11, 1969-1971 (1999)