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Matsuno Lab
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The lab designs interfaces of transition metal oxides to pioneer new physical properties.
AboutAbout the lab
Designing interfaces to open up new physical properties
The Matsuno Lab (Interface Physical Properties Group) designs interfaces of transition metal oxides, which are strongly correlated electron systems, and studies them consistently from fabrication to evaluation.
By controlling the symmetry and dimensionality of materials at atomic-scale interfaces, the lab develops new materials and pioneers new physical properties.
Its research introduction covers control of skyrmions, electronic phases of iridium oxides, and detection of spin currents.
On the lab's website, it is introduced under the name "Matsuno Lab."
Key terms
- Strongly correlated electron system
- A class of materials in which electrons strongly influence one another. This lab targets transition metal oxides.
- Skyrmion
- A nanoscale vortex of spins (the magnet-like property of electrons).
- Superlattice
- A structure in which thin films with different properties are stacked alternately at the atomic level.
- Inverse spin Hall effect
- A phenomenon that converts a spin current into voltage or current. It is used to detect spin currents electrically.
NewsLab news
Associate Professor Shiogai won the Young Scientists' Prize in the FY2026 (Reiwa 8) Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
A paper by a graduate of the lab was published in Jpn. J. Appl. Phys.
A paper by a graduate and a master's student was published in APL Mater.
A paper by a graduate of the lab was published in Jpn. J. Appl. Phys.
A paper by a graduate of the lab was published in Phys. Rev. Mater.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab designs interfaces of transition metal oxides, which are strongly correlated electron systems, and studies them consistently from fabrication to evaluation. By controlling the symmetry and dimensionality of materials at atomic-scale interfaces, it develops new materials and pioneers new physical properties.
*Illustrative imageControlling skyrmions at oxide interfaces
A study (2016 paper) is introduced in which the Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya (DM) interaction, which twists spins, was artificially realized at the interface between ferromagnetic SrRuO3 and SrIrO3, which has strong spin–orbit interaction, and skyrmions were generated. It is said to hold promise for application to low-power-consumption devices.
*Illustrative imageControlling dimensionality in iridium oxides
A study (2015 paper) is introduced in which superlattices were made by alternately stacking thin films of SrIrO3 and SrTiO3 at the atomic level, and the electronic phase was controlled with dimensionality as a parameter. It is said to have continuously captured the change from a magnetic insulating phase to a semimetallic phase.
*Illustrative imageOxide materials for detecting spin currents
Focusing on oxides of 5d transition metals, which combine strong spin–orbit interaction with high electrical resistivity, a study (2013 paper) is introduced that demonstrated the inverse spin Hall effect in an iridium oxide. The efficiency of conversion from spin current to voltage is said to reach several tens of times that of metals.
MembersFaculty
The Matsuno Lab's members consist of faculty, secretaries, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorJobu Matsuno
- Associate ProfessorJunichi Shiogai
- Assistant ProfessorKohei Ueda
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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: “Copper oxide thin-film interference” Infinirivative / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Controlling skyrmions at oxide interfaces: “Perovskite” Cadmium at English Wikipedia / Public domain (cropped)
- Controlling dimensionality in iridium oxides: “Molecular-beam epitaxy 412 RIBER system at LAAS-CNRS” QGravelier / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Oxide materials for detecting spin currents: “SpinHallEffect” Eleanor Holmes / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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