Cui Hengbo
Special Postdoctoral Researcher		  


June 1993 Bachelor of Science, Yanbian University (China)
June 1996 Master of Science, Yanbian University (China)
March 2003 Doctor of Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Doctor thesis "Systematic Studies on New Molecular Conductors with Rare-earth Complex Anions and Analogous Molecular Conductors"


1996 - 1999 Research associate, College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University(China)
2003 - 2007 JST Postdoctoral Researcher of CREST Project, Institute for Molecular Science
2007 - 2009 Postdoctoral Research Associate, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory(USA)
2009 to date Special Postdoctoral Researcher, Condensed Molecular Materials Laboratory, RIKEN


- Synthesize and physical properties of organic molecular conductors and magnetic organic conductors
- High-pressure transport studies by using Diamond Anvil Cell
- Development of new porous molecular dielectric materials
- Development of new molecular organic conductors based on metal-dithiolate complexes


  1. J. Lieffrig, H. M. Yamamoto, T. Kusamoto, H. Cui, O. Jeannin, M. Fourmigue, and R. Kato
    Halogen-Bonded, Eight-fold PtS-Type Interpenetrated Supramolecular Network. A Study toward Redundant and Cross-Bar Supramolecular Nanowire Crystal
    Cryst. Growth Des., 11(10), 4267-4271 (2011).    New!

  2. B. Zhou, A. Kobayashi, Y. Okano, H. B. Cui, D. Graf, J. S. Brooks, T.Nakashima, S. Aoyagi, E. Nishibori, M. Sakata and H. KobayashiNEW!
    "Structural Anomalies Associated with Antiferromagnetic Transition ofSingle-Component Molecular Metal [Au(tmdt)2]"
    Inorg. Chem. 48(21), 10151-10157 (2009).

  3. H.B. Cui, D. Graf, J. S. Brooks, H. Kobayashi
    "Pressure-Dependent Metallic and Superconducting Phases in a Germanium Artificial Metal"
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 237001-4 (2009).

  4. H. B. Cui, J. S. Brooks, A. Kobayashi, and H. Kobayashi
    "Metallization of the Single Component Molecular Semiconductor [Ni(ptdt)2] under Very High Pressure"
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 6358-6359 (2009).

  5. H. B. Cui, J. Brooks, D. Graf, Y. Okano, H. L. Sun, and H. Kobayashi
    "Electrical Properties of New Organic Conductor (BEST)2InBr4 [BEST = Bis(ethylenediseleno)tetrathiafulvalene] up to 10.8 GPa and Antiferromagnetic Transition of (BEST)2FeBr4"
    Inorg. Chem. 48, 4268-4270 (2009)

  6. K. Awaga, Y. Umezono, W. Fujita, H. Yoshikawa, H. B. Cui, H. Kobayashi, S. S. Staniland, and N. Robertson
    "Diverse magnetic and electrical properties of molecular solids containing the thiazyl adical BDTA"
    Inorg. Chem. Acta., 361, 3761-3770 (2008)

  7. L. L.Lumata, ,J. S. Brooks, , P. L. Kuhns, A. P. Reyes, S. E. Brown, H. B. Cui, R. C. Haddon
    "Se77 NMR investigation of the field-induced spin-density-wave transitions in (TMTSF)2ClO4"
    Phys. Rev. B., 78, 020407(R) 2008.

  8. K. Takahashi, H. B. Cui, Y. Okano, H. Kobayashi, H. Mori, H. Tajima, Y. Einaga, O. Sato
    "Evidence of the chemical uniaxial strain effect on electrical conductivity in the spin-crossover conducting molecular system: [Fe-III(qnal)(2)][Pd(dmit)(2)](5)center dot Acetone"
    J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, 6688-6689 (2008).

  9. H. B. Cui, B. Zhou, L.-S. Long, Y. Okano, H. Kobayashi, and A. Kobayashi
    "Porous Coordination Polymer Crystal Containing One-dimensional Water Chains Exhibiting Guest-Induced Lattice Distortion and Dielectric Anomaly"
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 47, 3376-3380 (2008).

  10. H. B. Cui, Y. Okano, B. Zhou, A. Kobayashi, and H." Kobayashi
    "Electrical Resistivity of Tetramethyltetratelluronaphtalene Crystal at Very High Pressure -Examination of the dondition of Metallizaion of π Molecular Crystal"
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 3738-3739 (2008).

  11. E. Fujiwara, K. Yamamoto, M. Shimamura, B. Zhou, A. Kobayashi, K. Takahashi, Y. Okano, H. B. Cui, and H. Kobayashi
    "(nBu4N)[Ni(dmstfdt)2]: A Planar Nickel Coordination Complex with an Extended-TTF Ligand Exhibiting Metallic Conduction, Metal-Insulator Transition, and Weak Ferromagnetism"
    Chem. Mater. 19, 553-558 (2007).

  12. H. B. Cui, H. Kobayashi, and A. Kobayashi
    "Phase Diagram and Anomalous Constant Resistivity State of Magnetic Organic Superconducting Alloy,&lambda-(BETS)2FexGa1-xCl4"
    J. Mater. Chem. 17, 45-48 (2007).

  13. H. B. Cui, Z. M. Wang, K. Takahashi, Y. Okano, H. Kobayashi, and A. Kobayashi
    "Ferroelectric Porous Molecular Crystal, [Mn3(HCOO)6](C2H5OH), Exhibiting Ferrimagnetic Transition"
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 15074-15075 (2006).

  14. S. Uji, T. Terashima, M. Nishimura, Y. Takahide, T. Konoike, K. Enomoto, H. B. Cui, H. Kobayashi, A. Kobayashi, H. Tanaka, M. Tokumoto, E. S. Choi, T. Tokumoto, D. Graf, and J. S. Brooks
    "Vortex Dynamics and the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov State in a Magnetic-Field-Induced Organic Superconductor"
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 157001-4 (2006)

  15. H. Tanaka, S. Hara, M. Tokumoto, H. B. Cui, H. Kobayashi, and A Kobayashi
    "Observation of antiferromagnetic spin-flop transition in gamma-type BETS salts using AFM microcantilever"
    J. Low Temp. Phys. 142 (3-4), 605-608 (2006).

  16. K. Takahashi, H. B. Cui, Y. Okano, H. Kobayashi, Y. Einaga, and O. Sato
    "Electrical Conductivity Modulation Coupled to a High-Spin-Low-Spin Conversion in the Molecular System [FeIII(qsal)2][Ni(dmit)2]3・CH3CN・H2O"
    Inorg. Chem., 45, 5739-5741 (2006).

  17. S. Fujiyama, M. Takigawa, J. Kikuchi, H. B. Cui. H. Fujiwara, and H. Kobayashi
    "Compensation of Effective Field in the Field-Induced Superconductor Κ-(BETS)2FeBr4 Observed by 77Se NMR"
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 217001 (2006).

  18. T. Kusamoto, E. Fujiwara, A. Kobayashi, H. B. Cui, T. Otsuka, Y. Okano, H. Fujiwara, and H. Kobayashi
    "BDT-TTP-Based π Conductors Containing Dicalent Magnetic and Non-Magnetic Inorganic Anions, [MCl4]2- (M = Co, Mn, Zn)"
    Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 79, 527-536 (2006).

  19. B. Zhang, Z. M. Wang, Y. Zhang, K. Takahashi, Y. Okano, H. B. Cui, H. Kobayashi, K. Inoue, M. Kurmoo, F. L. Pratt, and D. B. Zhu
    "Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Conductor with a Magnetic Chain Anion: -BETS2[FeIII(C2O4)Cl2] [BETS = Bis(ethylenedithio)tetraselenafulvalene]"
    Inorg. Chem., 45, 3275 - 3280 (2006).

  20. B. Zhou, M. Shimamura, E. Fujiwara, A. Kobayashi, T. Higashi, E. Nishibori, M. Sakata, H. B. Cui, K. Takahashi, and H. Kobayashi
    "Magnetic Transitions of Single-Component Molecular Metal [Au(tmdt)2] and Its Alloy Systems"
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 3872 - 3873 (2006).

  21. S. Otsubo, H. B. Cui, H.-J. Lee, H. Fujiwara, K. Takahashi, Y. Okano, H. Kobayashi
    "A Magnetic Organic Conductor Based on a Donor with a Stable Radical and a Magnetic Anion - A Step to Magnetic Organic Metals with Two Kinds of Localized Spin Systems"
    Chem. Lett., 35, 130-131 (2006).

  22. S. Otsubo, K. Takahashi, H. B. Cui, Y. Okano, and H. Kobayashi
    "Organic Metals Based on an Ssymmetric π Donor PEDT-TSF, (PEDT-TSF)2FeX4 (PEDT-TSF = pyrazinoethylenedithiotetraselenafulvalene; X = Cl, Br)"
    Chem. Lett., 34,1598-1599 (2005).

  23. S. Fujiyama, M. Takigawa, J. Kikuchi, K. Kodama, T. Nakamura, E. Fujiwara, H. Fujiwara, H. Cui, and H. Kobayashi
    "Nuclear Spin-Lattice Relaxation in Κ-(BETS)2FeBr4"
    Synth. Met., 154, 253-256 (2005).

  24. Y. Oshima, E. Jobiliong, J. S. Brooks, S. A. Zvyagin, J. Krzystek, H. Tanaka, A. Kobayashi, H. B. Cui, and H. Kobayashi
    "EMR Measurements of Field-induced Superconductor λ-(BETS)2FexGa1-xCl4,"
    Synth. Met. 153, 365-368 (2005).

  25. H. B. Cui, K. Takahashi, Y. Okano, H. Kobayashi, Z. M. Wang, and A. Kobayashi
    "Dielectric Properties of Porous Molecular Crystals That Contain polar Molecules"
    Angew.Chem. Int. Ed. 44(40), 6508-6512 (2005).

  26. K. Takahashi, H. B. Cui, H. Kobayashi, Y. Einaga, and O. Sato
    "The Light-induced Exited Spin State Trapping Effect on Ni(dmit)2 Salt with an Fe(III) Spin-crossover Cation: [Fe(qsal)2][Ni(dmit)2]2CH3CN"
    Chem. Lett. 34(9), 1240-1241 (2005).

  27. S. S. Staniland, W. Fujita, Y. Umezono, K. Awaga, S. J. Clark, H. B. Cui, H. Kobayashi, and N. Robertson
    "A Unique New Multiband Molecular Conductor: [BDTA][Ni(dmit)2]2"
    Chem. Commun., 25, 3204-3206 (2005).　　

  28. H. B. Cui, S. Otsubo, Y. Okano, and H. Kobayashi
    "Structural and Physical Properties of λ-(BEST)2MCl4 (BEST = bis(ethylenediseleno)tetrathiafulvalene; M = Fe, Ga) and Analogous Magnetic Organic Conductor"
    Chem. Lett. 34(2), 254-255 (2005).

  29. H. Kobayashi, H. B. Cui, and A. Kobayashi
    "Organic Metals and Superconductors Based on BETS (BETS = bis(ethylenedithio)tetraselenafulvalene)"
    Chem. Rev. 104(11), 5265-5288 (2004).

  30. T. Otsuka, H. B. Cui, H. Fujiwara, H. Kobayashi, E. Fujiwara, and A. Kobayashi
    "The Pressure Effect on the Antiferromagnetic and Superconducting Transitions of κ-(BETS)2FeBr4"
    J. Mater. Chem., 14(11), 1682-1685 (2004).

  31. H.-J. Lee, H. B.. Cui, H. Fujiwara, H. Kobayashi, E. Fujiwara, and A. Kobayashi
    "Development of New Magnetic Organic Conductors Based on Donor Molecules with Stable Organic Radical Part"
    J. Phys. IV, 114, 533-535 (2004).

  32. H. Fujiwara, H-J. Lee, H. B. Cui, H. Kobayashi, E. Fujiwara, and A. Kobayashi
    "Synthesis, Structure, and Physical Properties of a New Organic Conductor Based on a Π-Extended Donor Containing a Stable 2,2,5,5-Tetramethyl-1-pyrrolidinyloxy Radical"
    Adv. Mater., 16(19), 1765-1769 (2004).

  33. H. B. Cui, T. Otsuka, A. Kobayashi, N. Takeda, M. Ishikawa, Y. Misaki, and H. Kobayashi
    "Structural, Electrical and Magnetic Properties of a Series of Molecular Conductors Based on BDT-TTP and Lanthanoid Nitrate Complex Anions, [BDT-TTP = 2,5 - bis (1,3 - dithiol - 2 - ylidene) - 1,3,4, 6- tetrathiapentalene] "
    Inorg. Chem., 42, 6114-6122, 2003.

  34. H. B. Cui, T. Otsuka, A. Kobayashi, Y. Misaki, and H. Kobayashi
    "Synthesis and Physical Properties of New Molecular Conductors Based on Lanthanoid Chlorid Complex Anions"
    Synth. Met., 135(1-3), 641-642 (2003).

  35. H. B. Cui, T. Otsuka, A. Kobayashi, Y. Misaki, and H. Kobayashi
    "Structural and Electrical Properties of Novel Molecular Conductors Based on Extended-TTF Donors BDT-TTP and I-Anions,"
    Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 76(1), 97-102 (2003).

  36. T. Otsuka, H.B. Cui, A. Kobayashi, Y. Misaki, and H. Kobayashi
    "Magnetism of Metallic Molecular Crystals with Rare-earth Complex Anions,"
    J. Solid State Chem., 168(2), 444-449 (2002).

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