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Crystal Growth Physics Lab
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A lab that explores crystal growth from the melt through in situ observation.
AboutAbout the lab
Observing crystals as they grow, in situ
The Crystal Growth Physics Lab studies the process by which crystals form from a liquid in which a material has been melted, with a particular focus on melt growth.
Using in situ observation equipment developed in-house, the lab investigates the various phenomena that occur at the boundary between solid and liquid (the solid-liquid interface).
Based on insights from fundamental research, the lab works on developing new, practically useful crystal growth technologies, including growth technology for multicrystalline silicon ingots for solar cells.
On the lab's website, it is introduced under the name “Fujiwara Lab.”
Key terms
- Melt growth
- A method of growing crystals by cooling a liquid material melted at high temperature.
- Solid-liquid interface
- The boundary where the growing crystal (solid) meets the original liquid.
- Ingot
- A large, unprocessed block of material that has been melted and then solidified.
NewsLab news
A paper by Associate Professor Nozawa et al. published in SOFT MATTER
A paper by Professor Fujiwara et al. published in Journal of Applied Physics
A paper by Professor Fujiwara et al. published in Crystal Growth & Design
A paper by Professor Fujiwara et al. published in Colloid and Interface Science Communications
A paper by Professor Fujiwara et al. published in Journal of Crystal Growth
ResearchResearch themes
The lab focuses particularly on melt growth among crystal growth methods. Using in situ observation equipment developed in-house, it clarifies phenomena at the solid-liquid interface and, based on this knowledge, advances the development of new crystal growth technologies.
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MembersFaculty
The members of the Crystal Growth Physics Lab consist of faculty, doctoral and master's students, and a lab secretary.As of 2026
- ProfessorKozo Fujiwara
- Associate ProfessorJun Nozawa
- Assistant ProfessorLu-Chung Chuang
- Assistant ProfessorIsshin Sumiyoshi
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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: “Crystal in VCGS furnace” Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA) / Public domain (cropped)
- Fundamentals of Melt Growth and Crystal Growth Technology: “Multicrystalline silicon wafer with thin film iridescence” Radiotrefoil / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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