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Nishihaya Lab
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The lab uses crystal growth to engineer the structure of materials and explore new properties at the intersection of topology and quantum physics.
AboutAbout the lab
New electronic properties through crystal growth
The Nishihaya Lab uses advanced crystal growth techniques to control the structure and symmetry of materials, and studies the new electronic properties that result.
Using thin films whose thickness is controlled at the atomic level, and "membranes" made by peeling those films off their substrates, the lab changes material properties through stacking and fine nanofabrication.
Through precise electrical measurements and other methods, the lab aims to uncover phenomena where topology and quantum effects intersect, and to connect them to device functionality.
The lab is newly established at the Quantum-Phase Electronics Center, which is affiliated with the Graduate School of Engineering.
Key terms
- Molecular beam epitaxy
- A method of making thin films by directing atoms or molecules onto a substrate little by little in a vacuum, building up the crystal one layer at a time
- Topological semimetal
- A semimetal whose electronic energy structure has topological features, which gives rise to distinctive ways of conducting electricity
- Band structure
- The relationship between the energies electrons can have and their motion in a crystal. It determines, among other things, whether the material conducts electricity
NewsLab news
The Nishihaya Lab was launched at the Quantum-Phase Electronics Center
A paper by Lecturer Nishihaya et al. was published in Advanced Materials
A paper by Lecturer Nishihaya et al. was published in Physical Review Letters
A paper by Lecturer Nishihaya et al. was published in Physical Review Materials
A paper by Lecturer Nishihaya et al. was published in Physical Review B
ResearchResearch themes
Centered on thin films grown by epitaxial techniques and membranes peeled from their substrates, the lab studies the discovery of electronic materials that exhibit quantum properties, and the control of material properties through artificial layered structures and nanostructures. It aims to reveal quantum phenomena that do not appear in flat, uniform crystals and to develop functions useful for devices.
*Illustrative imageCreating Quantum Materials with Molecular Beam Epitaxy
The lab makes new materials using molecular beam epitaxy, which allows thickness to be controlled at the atomic level. By thinning films, straining them through lattice mismatch with the substrate, and stacking different materials, it aims to draw out properties beyond those of natural crystals.
*Illustrative imageElectrical Transport in Topological Electronic Phases
The lab studies the distinctive ways in which current flows in new electronic states such as topological semimetals, which originate in their band structure. It aims to clarify mechanisms such as dissipationless conduction and giant magnetoresistance.
*Illustrative imageFree Stacking with Membranes
Using membrane technology, in which thin-film crystals are peeled off the substrate to become freestanding, the lab creates structures that ordinary growth cannot produce. By applying large strain and twisted stacking, it explores properties that do not appear in flat crystals.
MembersFaculty
The Nishihaya Lab has only just been established, and its current members are a faculty member and a secretary. The lab is recruiting students and postdocs.As of 2026
- LecturerShinichi NishihayaPublications ↗
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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: “Molecular-beam epitaxy system at LAAS 0511” Guillaume Paumier (user:guillom) / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Creating Quantum Materials with Molecular Beam Epitaxy: “Molecular Beam Epitaxy System” SJMW1987 / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Electrical Transport in Topological Electronic Phases: “TaAs crystal structure” Hongming Weng, Chen Fang, Zhong Fang, B. Andrei Bernevig, and Xi Dai / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Free Stacking with Membranes: “Chromium(III)-chloride-layers-stacking-from-monoclinic-xtal-3D-balls” Ben Mills / Public domain (cropped)
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- Related lab (吉見研究室): “Molecular Beam Epitaxy System” SJMW1987 / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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