Yosuke KOSAKA

Trainee / Junior Research Associate

Born in April, 1980


March 2003 Bachelor of Science, The Toho University
March 2005 Master of Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University
Master thesis "Structures and Physical Properties of Novel Molecular Conductors with Supramolecular Assemblies"
March 2008 Doctor of Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University


2006 to date Junior Research Associate, Condensed Molecular Materials Laboratory, RIKEN


Development of molecular conductors with supramolecular assembly
Development of supramolecular nanowire


  1. S. Fujiyama, A. Shitade, K. Kanoda, Y. Kosaka, H. M. Yamamoto, and R. Kato@New!
    "Suppression of electronic susceptibility in metal-Mott-insulator alternating material (Me-3,5-DIP)[Ni(dmit)2]2 observed using 13C NMR"
    Phys. Rev. B, 77, 060403/1-060403/4 (2008).

  2. H. M. Yamamoto, Y. Kosaka, R. Maeda, J. Yamaura, A. Nakao, T. Nakamura, and R. Kato@New!
    "Supramolecular Insulating Networks Sheathing Conducting Nanowires Based on Organic Radical Cations"
    ACS Nano, 2(1), 143-155 (2008).

  3. Y. Kosaka, H. M. Yamamoto, A. Nakao, M. Tamura, and R. Kato
    "Coexistence of Conducting and Magnetic Electrons Based on Molecular π-Electrons in the Supramolecular Conductor (Me-3,5-DIP)[Ni(dmit)2]2"
    J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129(11), 3054-3055 (2007).

  4. Y. Kosaka, H. M. Yamamoto, A. Nakao, and R. Kato
    "Multicomponent Molecular Conductors with Supramolecular Assemblies Prepared from Neutral Iodine-Bearing pBIB (p-bis(iodoethynyl)benzene) and Derivatives"
    Bull. Chen. Soc. Jpn., 79(7), 1148-1154 (2006).

  5. Y. Yamamoto, Y. Kosaka, Y. Tsutsumi, Y. Sunada, K. Tatsumi, F. Takei, and S. Takahashi
    "Quasi-Octahedral Complexes of Pentamethylcyclopentadienyliridium(III) Bearing Bis Bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)phenylphosphane (dpmp)"
    Dalton Trans., 2969-2978 (2004).

  6. Y. Yamamoto, Y. Kosaka, Y. Tsutsumi, Y. Kaburagi, K. Kuge, Y. Sunada, and K. Tatsumi
    "Homo- and Heteronuclear Complexes of (Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)rhodium(III) Bearing Bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)phenylphosphane"
    Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 134-142 (2004).

  7. Y. Kosaka, Y. Shinozaki, Y. Tsutsumi, Y. Kaburagi, Y. Yamamoto, Y. Sunada, and K. Tatsumi
    "Stereochemistry of Mono- and Dinuclear Complexes of Rhodium, Iridium and Ruthenium Bearing Bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)phenylphosphine"
    J. Organomet. Chem., 671, 8-12 (2003).