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Katsumata Lab
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The lab creates materials with a variety of functions from glass and ceramics.
AboutAbout the lab
Learning from the Earth to create outstanding materials.
The Katsumata Lab studies inorganic materials, centered on glass and ceramics.
The lab aims to further develop the beauty of glass and its optical, electronic, and mechanical functions, and to create materials that also help address issues of resources, the environment, and energy, as well as biotechnology and medicine.
Its research themes are phosphor glass for LED lighting, glass composites combined with photocatalysts, and glass-ceramics that show magnetic heating or electrical conductivity.
On the lab's website, it is introduced under the name "Yasumori-Katsumata Lab."
Key terms
- Photocatalyst
- A semiconductor material that causes oxidation and reduction reactions when it receives light. Titania is a typical example.
- Magnetic semiconductor
- A magnetic material that conducts electricity. Its electrical conductivity changes with a magnetic field, and some types generate heat in a high-frequency magnetic field.
- Silicate glass
- Glass whose main component is silica (SiO2). It has excellent optical and thermomechanical properties and formability.
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The lab studies inorganic glass and ceramic materials with a variety of functions that can help address issues of resources, the environment, and energy, as well as biotechnology and medicine. It aims to further develop the beauty of glass together with its optical, electronic, and mechanical functions.
*Illustrative imagePhosphor glass for LED lighting
The lab studies light-emitting materials for LED lighting made by combining glass with transition metal ions or phosphors. It works on materials such as copper-ion-doped glass that emits warm light close to the color of an incandescent bulb without using rare elements or elements with a high environmental burden.
*Illustrative imageFunctional glass combined with photocatalysts
The lab is working on composite materials that combine a semiconductor photocatalyst, glass, and substances with other functions, enabling the photodecomposition of pollutants and sensing. It also studies materials that combine titania and a porous adsorbent with glass to adsorb and decompose harmful substances indoors.
Glass-ceramics with magnetic heating
The lab studies materials that show electrical conductivity and ferrimagnetism, made by combining ferrite, a magnetic semiconductor, with silicate glass. It is considering applications such as magnetic field sensing in harsh environments, ceramics that generate heat in high-frequency magnetic fields, and hyperthermia treatment for cancer.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Katsumata Lab consist of faculty members and master's and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorKenichi Katsumata
- Assistant ProfessorSunao Nakanowatari
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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: “Tomek Rygalik Kobro Tribute Chair 2026 transparent glass Polish modernism exhibition Warsaw 2026” Siarhei V / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Phosphor glass for LED lighting: “RGB LED 5mm” Mister rf / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Functional glass combined with photocatalysts: “Titanium(IV) oxide” The original uploader was Walkerma at English Wikipedia. / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (望月研究室): “Crystal structure of gamma-Oxygen” Forbes72 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (小柳研究室): “Examples of TFP performs produced with carbon, glass (left) or metallic fibers (right) (2)” Xabier.irastorza / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (新井研究室): “KSC-06pd0021 - Engineer testing a new Space Shuttle thermal tile” NASA / Public domain (cropped)
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