Organic light-emitting device (OLED) is a solid-state light-emitting device based on organic semiconductors. Recent rapid advances in material chemistry have enabled white OLEDs to be used for general lighting and large-area flat panel displays. Recently, large-size OLED TV based on white OLED has been demonstrated. Furthermore, OLED panels can be fabricated from organic semiconductor inks by solution-processes such as inkjet printing and gravure printing techniques thus enabling printable electronics. What is more attractive in OLED is to shed clear light on the new design products, such as flexible and rollable panels, transparent panels. These fascinating features of OLEDs open a whole new world of artificial lighting. Based on fundamental materials chemistry, our laboratory has produced cutting-edge research from the dawn of OLED up to the present era of commercialization.
In addition, as a core laboratory in Department of Organic Materials Science at Yamagata university established in 2016, we have began pursuing organic thin film photovoltaics that have seen rapid advancement in recent years and are attempting new challenges encompassing the whole of “organic electronics”.

[Specialty of KIDO/SASABE laboratory]

• Cutting-edge research attracting world-wide attention
• World class facilities and equipment
• everal national projects and collaborative research projects enable the practical applications of research results.
• In-depth learning in several academic disciplines from materials synthesis to electronic device engineering
• Several alumni are employed by leading corporations, mainly in the electrical and chemical industries.
• Several international collaborators and students provide abundant opportunities to converse in English.
• Excellent research accomplishments can lead to presentations at international conferences.
• Excellent research, active participation in baseball etc. may lead to invitations to the finest barbecue or traditional Japanese restaurants (perhaps)
• Letter of recommendation from Prof. Kido to aid in your job search

For detailed information about our research or the laboratory environment, please feel free to visit us.

If you would like to visit our laboratory, please make an appointment by E-mail.
Professor Kido: kid@yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp
Associate Professor Sasabe: h-sasabe@yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp