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Semiconductor Engineering Lab
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A materials lab working on thermoelectric power generation that converts waste heat into electricity, and on electroplating.
AboutAbout the lab
Making materials that turn waste heat into electricity
The Semiconductor Engineering Lab researches functional materials that contribute to the energy field, focusing on thermoelectric power generation technology that uses waste heat from industry as electricity.
For thermoelectric materials, the lab carries out everything from synthesis to performance evaluation in-house, and aims to develop high-performance materials while also using computer simulation.
The lab also researches the creation of high-strength metal materials and functional nanomaterials using electrochemical methods such as electroplating.
On the lab’s website, it is introduced under the name “Munetoh Lab.”
Key terms
- Thermoelectric power generation
- A power generation technology that recovers heat as electricity. It can generate power 24 hours a day as long as there is a heat source, and is expected to be used for recovering waste heat from factories and other sources
- Seebeck effect
- A phenomenon in which heat is converted directly into electrical energy within an element that has a temperature difference. Thermoelectric materials make use of this effect
- Electroplating
- A method of applying a metal film to the surface of a material using electricity. It has been widely used as a surface treatment to improve corrosion resistance and appearance
ResearchResearch themes
Focusing on thermoelectric power generation technology that uses waste heat from industry as electricity, the lab researches functional materials that contribute to the energy field. It also works on creating high-strength metal materials and functional nanomaterials using electrochemical methods such as electroplating and anodization.
*Illustrative imageImproving the performance of thermoelectric materials
For thermoelectric materials, which use the Seebeck effect to convert heat directly into electricity, the lab carries out everything from synthesis to performance evaluation. Using computer simulation as well, it aims for overall performance improvement, including efficiency, ease of use, and cost.
*Illustrative imageCreating metal materials by electroplating
The lab aims to use electroplating not only for surface treatment but also as a method for making next-generation high-strength materials, energy materials, and electrode catalyst materials. Through repeated refinement, it has succeeded in fabricating small and thin materials with ultrafine-grained structures, nanowires, and more.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorShinji Munetoh
- Assistant ProfessorRyusei Saeki
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Voyager Program - RTG upclose” NASA/JPL / Public domain (cropped)
- Improving the performance of thermoelectric materials: “Thermoelectric Seebeck power module” Gerardtv / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Creating metal materials by electroplating: “Die Gartenlaube (1892) b 030 1” various / Public domain (cropped)
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