Macromolecule-metal nanoparticle complexes for novel development of information technology and energy conversion

Macromolecule-metal nanoparticle complexes have achieved a great deal of attention from the researchers since the nanotechnology boom, because nanoparticles can be easily prepared by chemical reactions, often stabilized by complex formation with macromolecules, and can play important roles in the construction of nanostructured materials for novel technologies. Here I would like to introduce three typical examples which are going to be developed in our group and will be potentially applied to novel information and energy-conversion technology, i.e., super-highdensity magnetic recording media, fast-responsive liquid-crystal display, and processable thermoelectric materials.