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Condensed Matter Physics Engineering Lab
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A condensed matter theory lab that predicts new physical properties from the behavior of electrons in materials.
AboutAbout the lab
Predicting new physical properties from electron behavior
The Condensed Matter Physics Engineering Lab studies, from a theoretical standpoint, the properties shown by electrons in materials.
In nanoscale materials, quantum properties appear strongly, and behaviors different from those of large crystals emerge.
Targeting carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, antiferromagnets, and superconductors, the lab investigates electron transport phenomena and optical responses.
Using symmetry-based techniques and first-principles calculations, the lab works to predict physical phenomena that are not yet known.
Key terms
- Quantum dot
- A nanoscale artificial structure that confines electrons in an extremely small region
- Antiferromagnet
- A material in which the tiny magnets of individual atoms are lined up in alternating directions, so that it has no net magnetism overall
- First-principles calculation
- A method of calculating the properties of a material from the fundamental equations of quantum mechanics, without relying on experimental values
NewsLab news
Prof. Suzuura received a JPSJ Outstanding Referee Award
A master's student received a Student Excellent Presentation Award (Division 5) at the Physical Society of Japan meeting
A paper by a research group in which Assistant Professor Egami participated has been published online
ResearchResearch themes
Targeting nanoscale materials and materials with quantum order such as magnetism and superconductivity, the lab theoretically investigates quantum transport phenomena and optical responses of electron systems. By combining symmetry-based techniques, microscopic response calculations, and first-principles simulation, it aims to predict new physical phenomena and elucidate their mechanisms.
*Illustrative imageFundamental Properties of Nanoscale Materials
In small materials such as carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, and quantum wires, quantum effects appear strongly and the behavior differs greatly from that of large crystals. Focusing on the transport phenomena, optical responses, and elastic properties of these materials, the lab aims to elucidate their fundamental properties and search for new physical phenomena.
*Illustrative imageOptical Properties Involving Quantum Order
Based on the microscopic theory of superconductors, the lab investigates unusual nonlinear optical phenomena that appear in superconductors with broken symmetry. For antiferromagnets, it studies the mechanism by which electric-field-induced spin fluctuations act as an emergent field and enhance the optical response.
*Illustrative imagePioneering Useful Antiferromagnets
In antiferromagnets, when the arrangement of atoms and the magnetic order are coupled in the right way, various responses such as the magnetoelectric effect appear. Using electromagnetic multipoles and representation theory, the lab classifies electromagnetic properties and theoretically investigates new cross-correlation phenomena produced by magnetism, such as the magnetopiezoelectric response in which electric current and elasticity are coupled.
*Illustrative imageVisualizing Hidden Order
Some antiferromagnets show neither magnetization nor asymmetric ion displacement, which makes their order hard to confirm. The lab proposes a method of reading such order using nonreciprocal electrical response as a clue, and for axial order, investigates Raman circular polarization activity in collaboration with experimental groups.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Condensed Matter Physics Engineering Lab consist of faculty members, master's students, undergraduate students, and administrative staff.As of 2026
- ProfessorHidekatsu Suzuura
- Associate ProfessorHikaru Watanabe
- Assistant ProfessorYoshiyuki Egami
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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: “CdTe quantum dots” Ruslan.Ka / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Fundamental Properties of Nanoscale Materials: “Nanotubes ( )” National Institute of Standards and Technology / Public domain (cropped)
- Optical Properties Involving Quantum Order: “Dispersion of White Light Through a Prism” Aligatorigiganti / CC0 (cropped)
- Pioneering Useful Antiferromagnets: “Flux Antiferromagnet” Khalihar / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Visualizing Hidden Order: “Confocal Raman Image of a pharmaceutical emulsion.” Sonjajnos / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Nanobio Engineering Lab): “Graphene-epitaxial” Nathan Guisinger, EMMD Group, Argonne National Laboratory / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Mathematical Physics Engineering Lab): “Meissner effect p1390048” Mai-Linh Doan / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Superfluid Physics Lab): “Helium-glow” Jurii / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
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