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Suetsugu Lab
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The lab explores topological quantum phenomena in materials where electrons interact strongly with one another.
AboutAbout the lab
Toward new quantum phases through precision measurement and materials design.
The Suetsugu Lab studies quantum phenomena arising from topological properties in strongly correlated electron systems, where electrons interact strongly with one another.
Materials that combine topology, the study of geometric properties, with electron correlations are a treasure trove of new quantum phenomena.
The lab pursues its research on two pillars: precision measurements at extremely low temperatures and materials design through sample synthesis.
Key terms
- Strongly correlated electron system
- A material in which electrons interact strongly with one another and collectively form a single quantum state
- Quantum spin liquid
- A state in which, because of quantum mechanical fluctuations, spins neither align nor freeze even at absolute zero, but keep fluctuating
- Kagome lattice
- An atomic arrangement in which triangles and hexagons alternate, resembling the weave of a bamboo basket
NewsLab news
Evidence of loop-current order in a kagome metal observed in collaboration with Kyoto University and others
Associate Professor Shota Suetsugu receives the Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan
Suetsugu Lab established in the Department of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to elucidate new quantum phases that emerge in strongly correlated electron systems, where electrons interact strongly with one another. Combining precision measurements at extremely low temperatures with materials design through sample synthesis, it works to establish the fundamental science of quantum phases and to explore their functionalities.
*Illustrative imageUnconventional superconductivity
The lab investigates superconducting mechanisms that go beyond conventional theory. Using precision measurements at extremely low temperatures and high magnetic fields, it explores spin-triplet superconductivity in materials such as uranium-based compounds, as well as chiral superconductivity in which time-reversal symmetry is broken.
*Illustrative imageQuantum spin liquids
In quantum spin liquids, spins do not freeze even at absolute zero. The lab searches for quasiparticles with fractionalized spins using precision measurements such as the thermal Hall effect. It also studies new magnetic states that emerge in their vicinity.
*Illustrative imageNew quantum orders in strongly correlated electron systems
The lab studies novel ordered quantum phases formed collectively by electrons. It is working to elucidate a state in kagome-lattice metals in which nanoscale loop currents continue to flow (the loop-current order phase).
MembersFaculty
The members of the Suetsugu Lab are faculty, secretarial staff, and master's and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorShota SuetsuguPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorMoyu KatoPublications ↗
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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: “Gold Cryostat 8K-4” Onri Jay Benally / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Unconventional superconductivity: “Levitating HTS BSCCO piece (Meissner effect)” Winiar / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Quantum spin liquids: “Herbertsmithite-163165” Robert M. Lavinsky / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- New quantum orders in strongly correlated electron systems: “Kagome-ami” Gryffindor / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Yoshimi Lab): “Molecular Beam Epitaxy System” SJMW1987 / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Okumura Lab): “Synchronized Nano-oscillators ( )” National Institute of Standards and Technology / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Kofu Lab (KOFU Group)): “J-PARC Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility Experimental Hall No. 1 Neutron Instruments” Kestrel / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Tsukazaki Lab): “Tetrahedral amorphous carbon thin film” Daniel Schwen / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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