Nanoparticles and other nanosized materials (nanomaterials) not only have novel physical properties that differ from those of bulk materials, but also exhibit even more novel properties when they are arranged in an orderly manner to form higher-order structures. To successfully bring out these properties, precise structuring technology of nanomaterials is necessary, but it is not easy to control the higher-order structure of nanomaterials alone.

We are studying crystallization of nanomaterials by controlling the interaction between nanomaterials and precisely controlling their arrangement and higher-order structures, utilizing the self-assembling ability of biomolecules such as nucleic acids. By creating novel materials that exhibit physical phenomena at the nanoscale, we contribute to the development of devices based on completely new principles.