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Functional and Energy Materials Engineering Lab
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The lab works to turn superconductors, which have zero electrical resistance, into wires and thin films usable in power equipment.
AboutAbout the lab
Toward next-generation superconducting power equipment
The Yoshida Lab studies materials for using superconductivity, in which electrical resistance drops to zero, in power equipment.
The lab makes high-temperature superconducting tape wires and high-quality thin films with nanoscale structures controlled.
To make good thin films efficiently, the lab uses simulation and machine learning in addition to experiments.
The lab aims to make superconductivity something that “anyone, anywhere, anytime” can use in the electrified society of the future.
Key terms
- Superconductivity
- A phenomenon in which a material's electrical resistance drops to zero when it is cooled. Electricity can flow without loss.
- Thin film
- A very thin film made by stacking material on a base called a substrate.
- VLS growth
- A method of growing crystals using three states of matter: gas, liquid, and solid.
NewsLab news
Paper by Associate Professor Horide published in ACS Nano
Paper by a doctoral student published in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
Paper by Associate Professor Horide and a master's student published in Superconductor Science and Technology
Master's student receives an outstanding research award at the Young Researchers' Joint Meeting on Cryogenics and Superconductivity
Paper by Associate Professor Horide published in The European Physical Journal B
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies functional materials, starting with oxide superconductors. Toward applications in next-generation superconducting power equipment, it pursues both technological innovation and fundamental scientific understanding.
*Illustrative imageHigh-temperature superconducting tape wires
For next-generation electrical equipment such as electric aircraft, the lab develops high-temperature superconducting tape wires that can carry a current of 1,000 A or more in a single wire.
*Illustrative imageNanoscale structure control
Using nanotechnology to grow oxides vertically, the lab set a new world record for superconducting properties. It aims to apply superconductivity to maglev trains, electric aircraft, and similar systems, and to operate them with liquid nitrogen.
*Illustrative imageFast, high-quality thin film growth
To lower the cost of tape wires, it is important to achieve both fast fabrication and higher quality. Using the VLS growth method, a crystal growth technique, the lab aims to produce low-cost, high-quality superconducting wires.
*Illustrative imageThin film growth simulation
Depositing superconductor films is expensive, and finding good conditions takes time. The lab uses simulation to analyze crystal growth during deposition and searches for efficient deposition conditions.
MembersFaculty
The Yoshida Lab consists of faculty members, visiting professors, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorYutaka Yoshida
- Associate ProfessorTomoya Horide
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Report an errorAbout the images
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: “Levitating HTS BSCCO piece (Meissner effect)” Winiar / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- High-temperature superconducting tape wires: “High-Temperature Superconducting Cables ( )” National Institute of Standards and Technology / Public domain (cropped)
- Nanoscale structure control: “YBCO-xtal-3D-SF” Ben Mills / Public domain (cropped)
- Fast, high-quality thin film growth: “PLD Plume” H.Perowne / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Thin film growth simulation: “Atomic-Scale Growth by Pulsed Laser Deposition ( )” Oak Ridge National Laboratory / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Plasma Nanoprocess Science Lab): “Plasma Pencil” Entropi5 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Nano Spin Devices Lab): “Spintronic Devices ( )” National Institute of Standards and Technology / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Nano Electronic Devices Lab): “Hukseflux flexible heat flux sensor FHF04 with incorporated temperature sensor” Hukseflux TS / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Functional Integrated Devices Lab): “Wafer - 4” Windell Oskay / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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