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■BIOGRAPHY

Ryo Nishimura received his Ph. D. (2020) from Ryukoku University under the supervision of Professor Kingo Uchida. He has been working as a JSPS Young Research Fellow (PD) at Ryukoku University. From 2021, he has been working at Rikkyo University as an assistant professor (Morimoto lab.).His research interest is to construction of novel photoresponsive materials.


RESEARCH KEY WORD Photochromism, Diarylethenes, Fluorescent materials, Biomimetics, Photomechanical phenomenon

Doctral Thesis Title: Construction of photo-switchable functional surface by photoinduced crystal growth (Thesis advisor: Prof. Dr. Kingo Uchida)

■2012.4 - 2016.3: Bachelor of Engineering

Department of Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Ryukoku University.

■2016.4 - 2018.3: Master of Engineering (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Kingo Uchida)

Department of Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Ryukoku University.

■2018.4 - 2020.3: Ph.D. of Engineering (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Kingo Uchida)

JSPS Fesearch Fellow (DC1)

Department of Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Ryukoku University.

■2020.4 - 2021.3: Postdoc

JSPS Fesearch Fellow (PD)

Department of Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Ryukoku University. (Uchida Lab.)

■2021.4 - Assistant professor

Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Smart Molecules, Rikkyo University. (Morimoto Lab.)

■Awards

Publication

Papers

27.

Mechanically induced transient fluorescence of photochromic diarylethene crystals for sensing and security material
Ryo Nishimura, Yuka Kobayashi, Hikaru Sotome, Hiroshi Miyasaka, Masakazu Morimoto
Adv. Optical Mater. 2024, accepted for publication.

26.

Straightforward Fabrication of Double Roughness Structures on Microcrystalline Film of a Diarylethene Derivative
Yuki Hashimoto, Amane Hase, Ryotaro Shiromae, Ryo Nishimura, Masakazu Morimoto, Yohei Hattori, Hiroyuki Mayama, Satoshi Yokojima, Shinichiro Nakamura, Kingo Uchida
Langmuir 2024, 40, 14, 7661–7668.DOI：doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c00365

25.

Self-assembly of chiral diarylethene microcrystals by sublimation process to form foliage scroll pattern
Ryo Nishimura, Ayako Fujimoto, Takashi Kamitanaka, Haruki Sugiyama, Akiko Sekine, Nobuhiro Yasuda, Yohei Hattori, Masakazu Morimoto, Hiroyuki Mayama, Satoshi Yokojima, Shinichiro Nakamura, Kingo Uchida
Cryst. Growth Des. 2024, 24, 7, 2791–2798.DOI: doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.3c01424(Selected as "Supplementary cover picture")

24.

Photoinduced Multi-step Bending of 7-Acetoxy-4-methylcoumarin Crystal
Misaki Kitagawa, Yuma Nakagawa, Takato Ii, Ryo Nishimura, Masakazu Morimoto, Keita Kirito, Satoshi Yokojima, Shinichiro Nakamura, Kingo Uchida
Cryst. Growth Des. 2024, 24, 3, 913–922.DOI: doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.3c00738(Selected as "Front cover picture")

23.

A turn-on mode fluorescent diarylethene having an azacrown ether receptor: Metal-ion-gated enhancement of the photoreactivity and fluorescence
Shota Takaku, Ryo Nishimura, Masakazu Morimoto
Dyes Pigm. 2023, 216, 111354.DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2023.111354

22.

Multicolor Photochromism of Two-Component Diarylethene Crystals Containing Oxidized and Unoxidized Benzothiophene Groups
Ryo Nishimura, Yurika Nagakawa, Masakazu Morimoto
Crystals 2022, 12, 1730.DOI: org/10.3390/cryst12121730

21.

Metallic lustre of biomimetic layered microcrystalline films: A new application of photochromic diarylethene
Yuma Nakagawa, Ryo Nishimura, Masakazu Morimoto, Satoshi Yokojima, Sinichiro Nakamura, Kingo Uchida
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2022, 95,1438-1444. DOI: org/10.1246/bcsj.20220169

20.

White light emission generated by two stacking patterns of a single organic molecular crystal
Yuma Nakagawa, Kuon Kinoshita, Megumi Kasuno, Ryo Nishimura, Masakazu Morimoto, Satoshi Yokojima, Makoto Hatakeyama, Yuki Sakamoto, Shinichiro Nakamura, Kingo Uchida
Mater. Adv. 2022, 3, 6466–6473. DOI: org/10.1039/D2MA00670G(Selected as "inside back cover picture")

19.

Turn-on mode fluorescent diarylethene having neopentyl substituents that undergoes all-visible-light switching
Ryo Nishimura, Eri Fujisawa, Ifu Ban, Ryota Iwai, Shoya Takasu, Masakazu Morimoto, Masahiro Irie
Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 4715-4718. DOI: org/10.1039/D2CC00554A(Selected as "back cover picture")

18.

Molecular Crystalline Capsules that Release Their Contents by Light
Akira Nagai, Ryo Nishimura, Yohei Hattori, Eri Hatano, Ayako Fujimoto, Masakazu Morimoto, Nobuhiro Yasuda, Kenji Kamada, Hikaru Sotome, Hiroshi Miyasaka, Satoshi Yokojima, Shinichiro Nakamura, Kingo Uchida
Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 11585-11592. DOI: org/10.1039/D1SC03394H

17.

Spontaneous combustion of 2-bromo-3-methoxythiophene: A Study on reaction pathways and energetics by quantum chemical calculations
Shinichiro Okude, Kenichi Koizumi, Yuki Sakamoto, Makoto Hatakeyama, Masamitsu Wakabayashi, Satoshi Yokojima, Ryo Nishimura, Yohei Hattori, Kingo Uchida, Shinichiro Nakamura
J. Phys. Chem. A 2021, 125, 5615-5625. DOI: org/10.1021/acs.jpca.1c01569

16.

Photoinduced Topographical Surface Changes and Photoresponse of the Crystals of 7-Methoxycoumarin
Kanae Yano, Ryo Nishimura, Yohei Hattori, Masakazu Morimoto, Haruki Sugiyama, Takashi Kamitanaka, Satoshi Yokojima, Shinichiro Nakamura, Kingo Uchida
CrystEngComm, 2021, 23, 5780-5787 DOI: org/10.1039/D1CE00444A(Selected as "inside front cover picture")

15.

Autopolymerization of 2-Bromo-3-Methoxythiophene, Analysis of Reaction Products and Estimation of Polymer Structure
Ryo Nishimura, Yohei Hattori, Masako Akazawa, Jun-ichiro Kitai, Shinichiro Okude, Yuki Sakamoto, Seiji Yamazoe, Satoshi Yokojima, Shinichiro Nakamura, Kingo Uchida
Polym J. 2021, 53, 429–438. DOI: org/10.1038/s41428-020-00435-1

14.

Measurement of glass-transition temperature of thermoreversible photochromic materials based on mechanochemical amorphization
Tsuyoshi Tsujioka, Yuuki Nakanishi, Ryo Nishimura, Kingo Uchida
Dyes Pigm. 2021, 186, 109069. DOI: org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2020.109069

13.

Photoinduced swing of a diarylethene thin broad sword shaped crystal, A study on the detailed mechanism
Ayako Fujimoto, Noriko Fujinaga, Ryo Nishimura, Eri Hatano, Luna Kono, Akira Nagai, Akiko Sekine, Yohei Hattori, Yuko Kojima, Nobuhiro Yasuda, Masakazu Morimoto, Satoshi Yokojima, Shinichiro Nakamura, Ben L. Feringa, Kingo Uchida
Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 12307–12315. DOI: org/10.1039/D0SC05388K(Selected as "inside back cover picture")

12.

Theoretical Consideration of Wetting in Cassie-Baxter State on Multi-Pillar and Multi-Hole Surfaces: Thermodynamics and Laplace Pressure
Hiroyuki Mayama, Tomoki Nishino, Atsushi Sekiguchi, Ryo Nishimura, Kingo Uchida, Satoshi Yokojima, Shinichiro Nakamura, Yoshinume Nonomura
J. Photopolym. Sci. Technol. 2019, 32(2), 279-285. DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.32.279

11.

Crystal Growth Technique for Formation of Double Roughness Structures Mimicking Lotus Leaf
Ryo Nishimura, Hiroyuki Mayama, Yoshimune Nonomura, Satoshi Yokojima, Shinichiro Nakamura, Kingo Uchida
Langmuir 2019, 35 (43), 14124-14132. (Selected as "outside back cover picture") DOI:10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02358

10.

Aggregation-Induced Emission Effect on Turn-Off Fluorescent Switching of a Photochromic Diarylethene
Luna Kono, Yuma Nakagawa, Ayako Fujimoto, Ryo Nishimura, Yohei Hattori, Toshiki Mutai, Nobuhiro Yasuda, Kenichi Koizumi, Satoshi Yokojima, Shinichiro Nakamura, Kingo Uchida
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2204-2212. DOI:10.3762/bjoc.15.217

9.

Object Transportation System Mimicking the Cilia of Paramecium aurelia Making Use of the Light-Controllable Crystal Bending Behavior of a Photochromic Diarylethene
Ryo Nishimura, Ayako Fujimoto, Nobuhiro Yasuda, Masakazu Morimoto, Tatsuhiro Nagasaka, Hikaru Sotome, Syoji Ito, Hiroshi Miyasaka, Satoshi Yokojima, Shinichiro Nakamura, Ben. L. Feringa, Kingo Uchida
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58 (38), 13308-13312. (Selected as "Hot Paper" and "back cover picture") DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907574 (Highlighted in ChemistryViews, October 15, 2019)

8.

Dual Wettability on Diarylethene Microcrystalline Surface Mimicking a Termite Wing
Ryo Nishimura, Kengo Hyodo, Hiroyuki Mayama, Satoshi Yokojima, Shinichiro Nakamura, Kingo Uchida
Commun. Chem. 2019, 2, Article number: 90. (Open Access) DOI: 10.1038/s42004-019-0192-6

7.

Study on the Mechanism of Diarylethene Crystal Growth by In Situ Microscopy and the Crystal Growth Controlled by an Aluminum Plasmonic Chip
Taiga Kadoyama, Ryo Nishimura, Mana Toma, Kingo Uchida, Keiko Tawa
Langmuir 2018, 34 (14), 4217-4223. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00200

6.

Photochromic Crystalline Systems Mimicking Bio-Functions (Minireview)
Kingo Uchida, Ryo Nishimura, Eri Hatano, Hiroyuki Mayama, Satoshi Yokojima
Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24 (34), 8491-8506. (selected as "Frontispiece") DOI: org/10.1002/chem.201883463.

5.

In Situ Optical and Spectroscopic Imaging of Photochromic Cyclization and Crystallization of a Diarylethene Film with Optical Microscopy
Keiko Tawa, Taiga Kadoyama, Ryo Nishimura, Mana Toma, Kingo Uchida
J. Photochem. Photobiol. A 2018, 356, 397-402. DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2018.01.0222

4.

Photosalient Phenomena that Mimic Impatiens Are Observed in Hollow Crystals of Diarylethene with a Perfluorocyclohexene Ring
Eri Hatano, Masakazu Morimoto, Takahito Imai, Kengo Hyodo, Ayako Fujimoto, Ryo Nishimura, Akiko Sekine, Nobuhiro Yasuda, Satoshi Yokojima, Shinichiro Nakamura, Kingo Uchida
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56(41), 12576-12580. (Selected as "Hot Paper") DOI: 10.1002/anie.201706684 (Highlighted in ChemistryViews, September 30, 2017)

3.

Metal-Vapor Integration/Transportation Based on Meta-atom Desorption From Polymer Surfaces with a Low Glass-Transition Temperature
Tsuyoshi Tsujioka, Riku Shirakawa, Saki Matsumoto, Ryo Nishimura, Kingo Uchida
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 2017, A35, 020603. DOI: 10.1116/1.4971415

2.

Fractal Surfaces of Molecular Crystals Mimicking Lotus Leaf with Phototunable Double Roughness Structures
Ryo Nishimura, Kengo Hyodo, Haruna Sawaguchi, Yoshiaki Yamamoto, Yoshimune Nonomura, Hiroyuki Mayama, Satoshi Yokojima, Shinichiro Nakamura, Kingo Uchida
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138 (32), 10299-10303. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b05562

1.

Photoinduced Topographical Changes on Microcrystalline Surfaces of Diarylethenes
Noriko Fujinaga, Naoki Nishikawa, Ryo Nishimura, Kengo Hyodo, Seiji Yamazoe, Yuko Kojima, Kazuki Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Tsujioka, Masakazu Morimoto, Satoshi Yokojima, Shinichiro Nakamura, Kingo Uchida
CrystEngComm, 2016, 18 (38), 7229-7235. DOI: 10.1039/C6CE00718J (selected as "outside back cover ")

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Reviews

8.

Molecular crystalline capsules that release their contents by light.
Kingo Uchida, Akira Nagai, Ryo Nishimura
SPring-8/SACLA Research Frontiers 2021, 80-81. (2022年8月発行)

7.

シロアリの翅の表面構造と特殊な濡れ性を模倣した結晶膜の作成
内田欣吾, 西村　涼, 横島　智, 眞山博幸
公益社団法人 日本しろあり対策協会 機関誌しろあり, 2021, No. 175, 1月号、pp.1-7. (2021年1月20日発行)

6.

Object transportation system mimicking the cilia of Paramecium aurelia making use of the light-controllable crystal bending behavior of a photochromic diarylethene
Kingo Uchida, Ryo Nishimura, Ayako Fujimoto
SPring-8/SACLA Research Frontiers 2019, 50-51. (2020年8月31日発行)

5.

ハスの葉の表面構造を模倣した光制御可能な超撥水性表面
西村 涼、眞山博幸、横島 智、内田欣吾
日本化学会コロイドおよび界面化学部会ニュースレター (C&I Commun), 2020, 45 (1), 46-48. (2020年3月27日発行)

4.

テングシロアリの翅を模倣した膜で霧から水を作る
西村 涼、眞山博幸、横島 智、内田欣吾
(一財)バイオインダストリー協会　バイオサイエンスとインダストリー(B&I), 2020, 78 (2), 120-122. (2020年3月10日発行)

3.

二つの濡れ性を示す表面を創る！シロアリの翅の表面構造を模倣した材料
西村 涼、眞山博幸、横島 智、内田欣吾
化学, 2020, 75 (1), 44-50. (2019年12月12日発行)

2.

光照射により可逆的に生成する超撥水性表面と超親水性表面
西村 涼,　内田欣吾
塗装工学, 2019, 54 (1), 20-31. (2019年1月30日発行)

1.

光応答性バイオミメティック材料「生物の表面機能を模倣した光応答性結晶表面の開発」
西村 涼,　内田欣吾
科学と工業, 2018, 92 (11), 330-336. (2018年11月20日発行)

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Book

3.

シロアリの翅を模した二重ぬれ性をもつ表面構造の作成
内田欣吾、西村　涼、横島　智、眞山博幸 （分担執筆）
第2章 第3節　（pp 37-46）撥水・撥油・親水性材料の開発動向
穂積　篤　監修
シーエムシー出版 2021年3月12日発行.

2.

Crystallization Control of the Photoresponsible Diarylethene Film with an Aluminum Plasmonic Chip
Keiko Tawa, Taiga Kadoyama, Ryo Nishimura, Kingo Uchida
Chapter 34 (pp 581-593) in Photosynergetic Responses in Molecules and Molecular Aggregates.
H. Miyasaka, T. Kawai, J. Abe, Eds.
Springer, Berlin (2020). 2020年9月7日発行.

1.

Biomimetic Functions by Microscopic Molecular Reactions in Macroscopic Photoresponsive Crystalline System
Kingo Uchida, Ryo Nishimura, Hiroyuki Mayama, Tsuyoshi Tsujioka, Satoshi Yokojima, Shinichiro Nakamura
Chapter 24 (pp 405-425) in Photosynergetic Responses in Molecules and Molecular Aggregates.
H. Miyasaka, T. Kawai, J. Abe, Eds.
Springer, Berlin (2020). 2020年9月7日発行.

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Patent

1.

表面構造体、およびそれを用いた液滴の回収方法
発明者 内田欣吾、西村 涼
特願2020－060314 (出願日：2020年3月30日)
特許第7427240号（登録日：2024年1月26日）

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Presentation

Invited lecture

1.

Photo-controllable superhydrophobic surface mimicking the surface structures of lotus leaf
Ryo Nishimura, Hiroyuki Mayama, Yoshimune Nonomura, Satoshi Yokojima, Shinichiro Nakamura, Kingo Uchida
OKINAWA COLLOIDS 2019, 3rd ~8th Nov, 2019, Okinawa, Japan

2.

放射光によって構造解析した微小薄片状有機結晶の光応答機能
西村 涼
第35回日本放射光学会年会・放射光科学合同シンポジウム 「若手研究者が熱く語るX線回折・散乱によるこれからの材料、物性研究」2022, 1月7-9日, オンライン

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Research funding

7.

科学研究費助成事業, 若手研究, 西村 涼, 2024-2026年度

6.

徳山科学技術振興財団, スタートアップ助成, 西村 涼, 2023-2024年度

5.

科学研究費助成事業, 若手研究, 西村 涼, 2022-2023年度

4.

住友財団, 基礎科学研究助成, 西村 涼, 2021-2022年度

3.

科学研究費助成事業, 研究活動スタート支援, 西村 涼, 2021-2022年度

2.

立教大学学術推進特別重点資金（個人研究）, 西村 涼, 2021年度

1.

科学研究費助成事業, 特別研究員奨励費(DC1, PD), 西村 涼, 2018-2020年度

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