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Nakamura-Shinyoshi Lab
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A lab that designs nanoscale materials and devices through theory and computation.
AboutAbout the lab
Designing the nano world through theory and computation
The Nakamura Lab investigates the properties of nanoscale materials and devices through theory and simulation, and works on designing new catalysts and materials.
The lab belongs to the Electronic Engineering Program in Class III (Science and Engineering) of the School of Informatics and Engineering at the University of Electro-Communications, and to the Department of Engineering Science in the Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering.
The research page lists a wide range of themes, including catalysts that reduce carbon dioxide, ultrafast semiconductor devices, thermoelectric materials, and interactions between nanocarbon and molecules.
Results of joint research with a technical university in Mexico and the National Institute for Materials Science have been published as papers.
Key terms
- Catalyst
- A substance that makes a chemical reaction proceed more easily without being changed itself.
- III-V compound semiconductor
- A semiconductor made by combining elements from Group III and Group V of the periodic table.
- Thermoelectric conversion
- A mechanism for converting between heat and electricity.
- Ubiquitous elements
- Elements that are widely and abundantly available on Earth.
NewsLab news
Doctoral and master's students won the Best presenter award at the international conference ICCEGI2025
A paper submitted by a master's student was published in Scientific Reports
A master's student won an Excellent Presentation Award at the master's thesis presentation
ResearchResearch themes
The lab investigates the properties of nanoscale materials and devices through theory and simulation, and works on designing catalysts, semiconductor devices, thermoelectric materials, and more. The research page (written around FY2022) lists themes such as catalysts, semiconductor devices, thermoelectric materials, and magnetic thin films.
*Illustrative imageDevelopment of CO2 and CO Reduction Catalysts
The lab designs new catalysts that convert (reduce) carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide (COx) into alcohols and hydrocarbons that can be used as fuels.
*Illustrative imageDesign of Next-Generation Hybrid CMOS
The lab works on forming ultrafast channels using III-V compound semiconductors, controlling carrier mobility through interface strain, forming high-quality III-V/insulator interfaces, and designing new two-dimensional compounds. An application example is ultrafast hybrid CMOS.
*Illustrative imageCreation of Next-Generation Fuel Cell Systems
The lab works on developing Pt-free catalysts (catalysts that do not use platinum). As an application example, it cites the design of new catalyst materials made from ubiquitous elements such as carbon.
*Illustrative imageThermoelectric Materials Without Rare Metals
The lab designs thermoelectric materials that use no rare metals or heavy elements, and is working to clarify how higher thermoelectric conversion efficiency arises. An application example is the design of new thermoelectric materials from ubiquitous elements such as carbon.
MembersFaculty
The Nakamura Lab consists of faculty members and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2025
- ProfessorJun Nakamura
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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: “DV74HC4051 CMOS 1996 (01)” Retired electrician / CC0 (cropped)
- Development of CO2 and CO Reduction Catalysts: “Catalyst Energy Diagram” Emma Ambrogi / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Design of Next-Generation Hybrid CMOS: “Transistors CMOS en série” Mewtow / CC0 (cropped)
- Creation of Next-Generation Fuel Cell Systems: “Fuel cell NASA p48600ac” 作者不詳 / Public domain (cropped)
- Thermoelectric Materials Without Rare Metals: “Thermoelectric Seebeck power module” Gerardtv / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Sasaki Lab): “أنابيب نانوية كربونية (Carbon nanotube)” Amira Ben Gouider Trabelsi / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Usui Lab): “Pastilla superconductora” Esmeralda Lizet Martínez Piñeiro / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Yamakita Lab): “X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy system based on JEOL-4610” Minovich / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Kokubo Lab): “Superconductor vortex effect on a ferrofluid” Julien Bobroff (user:Jubobroff), Frederic Bouquet (user:Fbouquet), LPS, Orsay, France / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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