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Surface Structure and Physical Properties Lab
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The lab investigates the properties of surfaces, interfaces, and new materials using quantum beams.
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Investigating surfaces and interfaces with quantum beams
The Surface Structure and Physical Properties Lab studies the surfaces and interfaces of materials using quantum beams such as X-rays, electron beams, neutron beams, and muons.
Professor Abukawa studies the structure of surfaces and interfaces while developing reflection high-energy electron diffraction, an electron-beam technique.
Associate Professor Yamamoto searches for new materials by ultrahigh-pressure synthesis, and uses synchrotron X-rays and neutron diffraction to investigate the structure and magnetism of strongly correlated electron materials.
Key terms
- Quantum beam
- A beam of X-rays, electrons, neutrons, muons, or similar particles. It is directed at a material and used as a tool to investigate its structure and properties.
- Reflection high-energy electron diffraction
- A technique in which a high-energy electron beam strikes a surface at a shallow angle, and the arrangement of the surface atoms is determined from the diffraction pattern of the reflected electrons.
- Ultrahigh-pressure synthesis
- A method of making materials that cannot be formed under ordinary conditions by applying extremely high pressure.
- Strongly correlated electron system
- A group of materials in which strong interactions between electrons make their properties hard to explain with simple pictures.
ResearchResearch themes
In this lab, researchers use quantum beams such as electron beams and X-rays to investigate the structure of the surfaces and interfaces of materials, as well as properties such as magnetism. The professor develops electron diffraction methods for determining the structure of surfaces and interfaces, and the associate professor searches for new materials through ultrahigh-pressure synthesis.
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- ProfessorTadashi Abukawa
- Associate ProfessorHajime Yamamoto
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