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Electronic Materials and Physical Properties Engineering Lab
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The lab observes atoms and molecules one by one to explore the next generation of electronic devices.
AboutAbout the lab
See molecules, manipulate them, and turn them into devices.
The Electronic Materials and Physical Properties Engineering Lab studies next-generation nanoelectronic devices, focusing on organic molecular materials that are expected to show new electronic and optical functions at the nanoscale.
The lab develops original techniques for advancing molecular nanoelectronics, including advanced nanoprobe technology and technology for manipulating and controlling molecules at the nanoscale.
Using the lab's own frequency-modulation atomic force microscope (FM-AFM), it is also extending its research to molecular-scale analysis of solid–liquid interfaces and bio- and nanomaterials.
Key terms
- Atomic force microscope
- A microscope that measures the force acting between a sharp tip and a surface to view the surface at the atomic level.
- Solid–liquid interface
- The surface where a solid and a liquid are in contact.
- Electric double layer
- A layer at the boundary between a solid and a liquid in which positive and negative charges line up facing each other.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab works on measuring single molecules with advanced nanoprobe technology, controlling the structure and orientation of functional organic molecules, evaluating solid–liquid interfaces at the atomic and molecular scale, and visualizing molecular-scale functions of bio- and nanomaterials.
*Illustrative imageTechniques for measuring a single molecule
The lab is developing FM-AFM, which achieves true atomic resolution in any environment and on any material, into a multifunctional microscope that can also measure optical and electronic properties. It applies this to evaluating functional molecular films, silicon semiconductors, carbon nanotubes, and more.
*Illustrative imageAligning organic molecules to make devices
Flexible, lightweight organic molecules are expected to lead to new flexible devices. The lab studies how to bring out the electronic functions of organic molecular materials to the fullest by controlling molecular arrangement, crystal structure, and the interface with electrodes.
*Illustrative imageSeeing the boundary with a liquid at the atomic level
At solid–liquid interfaces, where crystal growth, catalytic reactions, and biological functions take place, the lab precisely measures the force between the AFM tip and the sample and analyzes hydration structures and electric double layers at the atomic and molecular scale.
*Illustrative imageSeeing how biomolecules work
Using FM-AFM and dual-probe AFM, the lab develops new imaging methods that make the functions and structures of various functional molecules on biological membranes visible at the molecular scale, aiming to clarify their roles in cells.
MembersFaculty
The faculty of the Electronic Materials and Physical Properties Engineering Lab is Associate Professor Kei Kobayashi.
- Associate ProfessorKei Kobayashi
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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: “AFM-Raman-TERS” AAMonitor96 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Techniques for measuring a single molecule: “AFM-IR & s‑SNOM NT-MDT microscope” AAMonitor96 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Aligning organic molecules to make devices: “Flexible display” U.S. Army RDECOM / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Seeing the boundary with a liquid at the atomic level: “Dynamics of surface water on catalytically active nanomaterials ( )” Oak Ridge National Laboratory / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Seeing how biomolecules work: “Plasma membrane structure diagram” Rosanna Hartline (RosieScienceGal) / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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