| 2017.10.26 | Dr. T. Isono got the Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan.on following papers. "Quantum criticality in an organic spin-liquid insulator kappa-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu2(CN)3", Nature Communications 7, 13494 (2016). "Gapless Quantum Spin Liquid in an Organic Spin-1/2 Triangular-Lattice kappa-H3(Cat-EDT-TTF)2", Physical Review Letters 112, 177201 (2014). "Hydrogen bond-promoted metallic states in a purely organic single-component conductor under pressure", Nature Communications 4, 1344 (2013). |
| 2017.09.30 | ISCOM2017 (The 12th International Symposium on Crystalline Organic Metals, Superconductors and Magnets) organized by Dr. R. Kato has been closed successfully. |
| 2017.09.15 | Dr. R. Kato got the Japan Society for Molecular Science Award. |
| 2015.10.16 | Dr. Y. Kawasugi got the Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan. |
| 2015.06.05 | 「A universal transition - Organic molecules reveal a universal behavior that governs the transition of many materials from an insulator to a conductor」（RIKEN Research） |
| 2015.04.24 | "A light switch for superconductivity - A single layer of molecules allows an insulator to be turned into a superconductor using light"（RIKEN Research） |
| 2014.12.09 | Dr. R. Kato has been awarded the distinction of Fellow by the American Physical Society (APS). |
| 2014.11.25 | Dr. Y. Oshima got theYoung Investigator Award, The Society of Electron Spin Science and Technology(SEST) |
| 2014.10.15 | Dr. S. Yamashita (our ex-member) got the Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan. |
| 2014.07.04 | "A solitary superconductor emerges under pressure - The first single-component molecular superconductor yields new insights into the principles behind perfectly efficient electrical transport"s（Research Highlights, RIKEN Research） |
| 2013.10.25 | Dr. M. Yamashita (our ex-member) got the Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan. |
| 2013.04.08 | Dr. Kato got The Prize for Science and Technology, Research Category, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| 2013.04.08 | Dr. Kisu got The Young Scientists' Prize, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| 2012.12.04 | "Metal goes organic -The observation of truly metallic behavior in an organic material heralds a new generation of electronic devices-"(RIKEN Resesarch) |
| 2012.12.15 | Dr. Nomura moved to Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. |
| 2012.12.04 | "Electronic State of a Conducting Single Molecule Magnet Based on Mn-salen Type and Ni-Dithiolene Complexes"（K. Kubo, et al.）was selected as a remarkable paper. |
| 2012.10.24 | Dr. Yamamoto (our ex-member) got the Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan. |
| 2012.08.31 | Dr. Suda moved to Institute for Molecular Science as an assistant professor. |
| 2012.08.31 | Dr. Kusamoto moved to Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo as an assistant professor. |
| 2012.03.31 | Dr. Yamamoto moved to Institute for Molecular Science as a professor. |
| 2012.03.31 | Dr. Yamashita moved to Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Osaka University as an assistant professor. |
| 2011.04.01 | Dr. Tajima moved to Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Toho University as an associate professor. |
| 2011.03.15 | Dr. Kusamoto got the poster award in chemistry and Dr. Suda got the poster award in physics at ISSMMM (International School & Symposium on Multifunctional Molecule-based Materials, Argonne, USA) |
| 2011.01.24 | Dr. Kato got The CSJ Award for Creative Work, The Chemical Society of Japan. |
| 2010.12.02 | "Metallic Thermal Conductivity in a Magnetic Insulator" (Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics). |
| 2010.10.26 | "Physics at RIKEN"（IOP Asia Pacific） |
| 2010.08.13 | "A lack of order - A comparative study of two closely related organic insulators highlights the unusual properties of quantum spin liquids"（Research Highlights, RIKEN Research） |
| 2010.04.05 | Dr. Tajima got the Young Scientists' Prize, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. |
| 2009.09.22 | Dr. Yamamoto got the Award for the Young Distyinguished Scientist of the Japan Society for Molecular Science. |
| 2009.09.21 | Dr. Yamamoto's lecture was reviewed in C&EN. |
| 2009.09.09 | "Field-Induced Carrier Delocalization in the strain-Induced Mott Insulating state of an Organic Superconductor" （Y. Kawasugi, H. M. Yamamoto, N. Tajima, T. Fukunaga, K. Tsukagoshi and R. Kato）was selected as "Papers of Editors' Suggestion" of PRL |
| 2009.7.21 | Dr. Yamamoto's lecture was selected as "CrystEngComm Sponsored Lecture". |
| 2009.05.11 | "Superconductivity on the border of a spin-gapped Mott insulator: NMR studies of the quasi-two-dimensional organic system EtMe3P[Pd(dmit)2]2" （T. Itou, A. Oyamada, S. Maegawa, K. Kubo, H.m. Yamamoto and R. Kato）was selected as "Papers of Editors' Suggestion" of PRB |
| 2009.3 |
Dr. Tajima was recognized "The fellow ship award"based on[Discovery of molecular zero-gap conductor] |
| 2009.1 |
"Transport properties of an organic Mott insulator β'-(BEDT-TTF)2ICl2" (N. Tajima, R. Kato, and H. Taniguchi, Europhys.Lett., 83 (2008) 27008) was selected as one of the most frequently downloaded and was chosen to appear in a special online collection of lettersin the Graphene and Metamaterials field. |
| 2008.11 | "Manipulating Electrons with Molecules"（Frontline,RIKEN Research） |
| 2008.11.04 | Prof.P.Batail（CNRS/Angers Univ.）joined us as the Senior Visiting Scientist,and started an International Collaboration Unit. |
| 2008.10.24 | "Forced to insulate - Substrate-induced strain can be used to switch an organic superconductor into an insulator that responds to the application of a voltage -"（RIKEN Research） |
| 2008.05.13 | "Molecular cables get insulating sheath -Good insulation for nanowires provided by self-assembling molecular-scale sheaths-"（RIKEN Research） |
| 2008.05.13 | "The pairing habits of electrons -A process that makes a material become superconductive has been discovered in anion radical salts-"（RIKEN Research） |
| 2007.10 | Institute Laboratory Assessment Interim Review |
| 2007.6 | "Molecular double act in crystals -Conducting and magnetic electrons co-exist in crystals containing two differently arranged layers of the same metal complex-"（RIKEN Research） |
| 2007.4 | Symposium "Structure and Electronic Properties of Molecular Assemblies --- Toward Bio-Material Science" |
| 2006.11 | "Use salt for rich electronic states -Anion radical salts turn out to be a tasty treat for scientists-"
（Highlight of the Month, RIKEN Reserch） |
| 2006.11 | "Frustrated crystal chills out -Cooling allows chemical compound to rearrange itself in a spin Peierls transition-"
（RIKEN Reserch） |
| 2006.10 | "Building bridges with nickel -Linking together nickel atoms with organic sulfur compounds leads to molecular conductors-"
（RIKEN Reserch） |
| 2006.8 | "Frustration-Induced Valence-Bond Ordering in a New Quantum Triangular Antiferromagnet Based on [Pd(dmit)2] " （M. Tamura, A. Nakao, and R. Kato）
was selected as "Papers of Editors' Choice" of JPSJ |
| 2006.1 | "Out-of-Plane Resistance of Quasi-Two Dimensional Metal (BEDT-TTF)3Cl(DFBIB) in Transverse Magnetic Fields" （R. Jindo, S. Sugawara, N. Tajima, H. M. Yamamoto, R. Kato, Y. Nishio, and K. Kajita）
was selected as "Papers of Editors' Choice" of JPSJ |
| 2005.2 | "Photo-induced Insulator-Metal Transition in an Organic Conductor α-(BEDT-TTF)2I3" （N. Tajima, J. Fujisawa, N. Naka, T. Ishihara, R. Kato, Y. Nishio, and K. Kajita）
was selected as "Papers of Editors' Choice" of JPSJ |
