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Nanostructure and Function Characterization Lab [Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research]
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The lab uses electron microscopes to examine nanomaterials down to the atomic level and explore new materials and functions.
AboutAbout the lab
Seeing nanomaterials at the atomic level.
The Nanostructure and Function Characterization Lab (Suenaga Lab) uses state-of-the-art electron microscopes to analyze the atomic-level structure of nanomaterials and evaluate their functions.
The lab has developed an environmental transmission electron microscope (ETEM) that can observe nanostructures in a gas at the atomic scale.
Using this microscope, the lab creates new nanomaterials itself and examines their structure and physical properties in the environments where they are actually used.
The lab is a research division of the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, and accepts graduate students as a cooperating research group of the Department of Materials and Manufacturing Science.
Key terms
- ETEM
- An electron microscope that can observe specimens in a gas at the atomic scale. It is used to study phenomena that occur at gas-solid interfaces
- Low-voltage electron microscope
- An electron microscope capable of analyzing the state of single atoms and measuring local physical properties
ResearchResearch themes
The lab examines nanomaterials down to the atomic level with electron microscopes and evaluates their structure and function, aiming to create new materials and bring out new functions. Its research themes include atomic-level analysis of low-dimensional materials, measurement of molecular vibrational states, and structural analysis of nanodevices in the environments in which they actually operate.
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MembersFaculty
The members of the Nanostructure and Function Characterization Lab (Suenaga Lab) consist of faculty members, project researchers, visiting faculty members, administrative assistants, and master's students.As of 2025
- ProfessorKazutomo Suenaga
- Associate ProfessorHideto Yoshida
- Assistant ProfessorLiu Qiunan
- Project LecturerHaiming Sun
- Project Assistant ProfessorChisaki Iwashimizu
- Assistant ProfessorNaoto Kamiuchi
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