[New article available] First Author Interview: Dr Hirotoshi Sakamoto

A new article has been added to the “First Author Interview”. The new interview is with Dr Hirotoshi Sakamoto.

In the series, we invite the first authors of a recently published manuscript for a letter-based interview on their work. In particular, we ask the author to tell us the behind-the-scenes story of their manuscript, as experienced personally by the author but not communicated directly in the manuscript.

Porous Coordination Polymers (PCPs) are a new type of porous material that is currently attracting attention around the world. The first PCP was reported in 1997, demonstrating that it adsorbs significant amounts of gases. Dr Hirotoshi Sakamoto and his colleagues clarified that the gas adsorption of the iconic PCP in 1997 was progressing through a mechanism based on the “softness” of the local structure, which may overturn the conventional view of the history of PCP research.