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Masumoto Lab
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A thin-film lab that gives a single material two or more functions.
AboutAbout the lab
Two or more functions in a single material.
The Masumoto Lab researches the development of new intelligent materials that combine multiple material functions.
It works with magnetic-dielectric materials that have a multilayer structure of metal and ceramics, and with osteoconductive implant materials made by modifying the surface of titanium.
Its most important theme is 'integrated functional materials,' which give a single material two or more functions.
To make materials, the lab uses vapor-phase methods such as plasma, sputtering, and chemical vapor deposition (CVD), as well as pressure sintering.
Key terms
- Integrated functional materials
- Materials that give a single material two or more functions, combining separate properties such as magnetic and dielectric properties
- Sputtering
- A method in which ions strike a material in a vacuum to knock atoms loose, which then settle as a thin film on another substrate
- Osteoconductivity
- The property by which bone grows into the surface of a material and bonds firmly with it
NewsLab news
Paper by a doctoral student published in Scientific Reports
A doctoral student received the Excellent Poster Award
A doctoral student received the MRM Poster Awards 2023
A doctoral student received the Excellent Presentation Award at the Tohoku-Hokkaido Chapter Research Presentation Meeting of the Ceramic Society of Japan
ResearchResearch themes
By designing materials, properties, and processes together, the lab aims to create new functions and improve material performance. To advance development efficiently, it values joint research with different fields inside and outside the university.
*Illustrative imageMetal–ceramic nanocomposite thin films
The lab develops thin-film materials that show the 'tunnel magneto-dielectric effect' and the 'tunnel magneto-optical effect,' both discovered in the lab. It is also searching for new materials with two or more functions.
*Illustrative imageNext-generation optical filter thin films
Using sputtering, the lab makes multilayer dielectric thin films whose refractive index is varied gradually. It evaluates the films' structure, microstructure, composition, and optical properties to develop high-performance optical filters.
*Illustrative imageBiocompatible thin-film materials
The lab works on developing implant materials with improved biocompatibility through surface treatment using electron cyclotron resonance plasma.
MembersFaculty
The Masumoto Lab consists of faculty, a visiting professor, doctoral and master's students, and a secretary. Faculty from the Graduate School of Engineering also join in supervising students.As of 2026
- ProfessorHiroshi Masumoto
- LecturerHanae Aoki
- Assistant ProfessorCheng Wang
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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: “Au sputtering light” GcG(jawp) / Public domain (cropped)
- Metal–ceramic nanocomposite thin films: “Gold Nanoparticles' aggregation” Nadiia Honcharenko / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Next-generation optical filter thin films: “Dog's titanium TPLO implant ( )” Olgierd (Creative Commons licensed only) / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Biocompatible thin-film materials: “Dog's titanium TPLO implant ( )” Olgierd (Creative Commons licensed only) / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Narushima-Ueda Lab): “Root analogue ceramic dental implant vs titanium screw type implant” Logicwhatelse / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (Zhu Lab): “FLiBe” ornl.gov / Public domain (cropped)
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