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Idemoto-Kitamura Lab
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A solid-state chemistry lab that uses experiments and computation to elucidate highly functional oxide materials.
AboutAbout the lab
Uncovering the nature of oxides through experiments and computation.
Built on electrochemistry and solid-state physical chemistry, the Idemoto-Kitamura Lab studies the development of materials for energy applications and new materials.
Focusing on highly functional oxides (inorganic materials), the lab uses experiments and computational theoretical analysis to elucidate the essential nature of materials and works on creating new materials.
Specific targets include electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries and next-generation magnesium secondary batteries, electrolyte materials for fuel cells and all-solid-state lithium batteries, and ferroelectric oxides.
Since April 2014, the lab has been called the Idemoto-Kitamura Lab.
Key terms
- Ferroelectric
- An oxide material used in applications such as non-volatile memory and piezoelectric devices
- Quantum beam
- A beam of neutrons or X-rays used in powder neutron diffraction and synchrotron X-ray diffraction measurements, as a means of investigating crystal structures and electron density distributions
- First-principles calculation
- A computational method for determining the stable structure and electronic state of a material. It is compared with experimental results and used for materials design
NewsLab news
Paper by lab faculty selected as a Supplementary Cover of The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
A student received an Encouragement Award from the Research Association for Photo-functional Materials
Lab finds that structural disorder in metal oxides degrades the negative electrode performance of batteries (press release)
ResearchResearch themes
Built on electrochemistry and solid-state physical chemistry, the lab studies materials for energy applications and new materials from both experimental and computational theoretical perspectives. Focusing on highly functional oxides (inorganic materials), it works on elucidating the essential nature of materials, searching for guidelines to enhance their functions, and creating new materials.
*Illustrative imageSynthesis and properties of inorganic compounds
The lab synthesizes intercalation compounds, ferroelectric materials, and ionic conductors by methods such as coprecipitation and sol-gel processes. It investigates the relationship between chemical properties and various characteristics of battery electrode materials, ferroelectric materials, and solid electrolytes, and searches for materials with better properties.
*Illustrative imageExploring and evaluating new oxides
The lab searches for new battery electrode materials, ferroelectric oxides, and ionic conductors. It determines the average valence of multivalent ions separately, examines how information such as valence and oxygen content relates to physical properties, and also measures oxygen content and electrical conductivity.
*Illustrative imageStructural analysis using quantum beams and computation
The lab examines battery electrode materials, ferroelectric materials, and solid electrolytes using quantum beams, specifically powder neutron diffraction and synchrotron X-ray diffraction, to determine crystal structures and electron density distributions. It compares first-principles calculations and molecular dynamics calculations with experimental results to predict properties and design materials.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Idemoto-Kitamura Lab consist of faculty, postdoctoral researchers, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and faculty from the cooperative graduate school program.As of 2026
- ProfessorYasushi Idemoto
- ProfessorNaoto Kitamura
- Assistant ProfessorRei Nakayama
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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: “1.5V Lithium Battery Charger and Cable Front Picture” TealComet / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Synthesis and properties of inorganic compounds: “Perovskite-155026” Robert M. Lavinsky / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Exploring and evaluating new oxides: “Calcium oxide powder” Leiem / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Structural analysis using quantum beams and computation: “Hilger and Watts Y190 X-ray diffractometer” Prof. David J. Watkin / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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