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Quantum Materials Engineering Lab
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A lab that studies the properties of carbon-based “pi-electron materials” and applies them to new devices.
AboutAbout the lab
Harnessing the unique character of carbon materials for physical properties and devices.
The Takenobu Lab studies “pi-electron materials” such as organic materials, graphene, and carbon nanotubes.
These materials are made mainly of carbon, and their carbon atoms are linked by a distinctive type of bond called a “pi bond.”
Making use of their physical characteristics, the lab works on a wide range of topics, from fundamental studies of physical properties to applications in devices.
Key terms
- Pi-electron materials
- A general term for materials with pi bonds between carbon atoms, including organic materials, graphene, and carbon nanotubes
- Atomic layer materials
- Sheet-like materials only one atom thick, such as graphene
- Conducting polymers
- Plastics that conduct electricity. They are attracting attention as light and flexible electronic materials
- Thermoelectric conversion
- Technology that generates electricity from a temperature difference, or creates a temperature difference using electricity
NewsLab news
A master's student won the Excellence Award at the Master's Thesis Interim Review of the Department of Applied Physics
An undergraduate student won the Excellent Presentation Award at the Graduation Thesis Review of the Department of Physical Science and Engineering
A paper from joint research with the University of Tokyo was published in Science Advances
A student won the Outstanding Student Presentation Award at the Laser Society of Japan research meeting “Organic Coherent Photonics”
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to pursue new research that takes advantage of the unique characteristics of carbon-based “pi-electron materials.” Its research ranges from fundamentals to applications, including the physical properties and devices of atomic layer materials, the electrical and thermal properties of conducting polymers, and organic lasers.
*Illustrative imagePhysical Properties and Devices of Atomic Layer Materials
Atomic layer materials, which are only one atom thick and are typified by graphene, show properties completely different from those of ordinary solids. The lab works to uncover these properties and to develop devices with new functions that take advantage of them.
*Illustrative imageConduction and Thermoelectric Properties of Conducting Polymers
The lab investigates why conducting polymers, plastics that carry electricity, conduct electricity so well. It also aims at applications such as thermoelectric conversion devices.
*Illustrative imageToward Electrically Driven Organic Lasers
There are a great many kinds of organic materials, and they emit light in a wide variety of colors. The lab is taking on the challenge of making organic materials lase by passing an electric current through them.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Takenobu Lab consist of faculty, postdoctoral researchers, secretaries, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorTaishi Takenobu
- LecturerAkitoshi Nakano
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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: “Carbon nanoribbon chiral povray” Arnero / Public domain (cropped)
- Physical Properties and Devices of Atomic Layer Materials: “Neon atoms between graphene sheets ( )” Oak Ridge National Laboratory / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Conduction and Thermoelectric Properties of Conducting Polymers: “Micro thermoelectric device” Swatchith / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Toward Electrically Driven Organic Lasers: “Dye laser SF-07” Sergey100 / Public domain (cropped)
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