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Kuroki Lab
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A condensed matter theory lab that explores superconductivity and related phenomena through the behavior of electrons in solids.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring superconductivity through electron behavior, in theory
The Kuroki Lab (Solid-State Electron Theory) studies the behavior of electrons in solids using theoretical methods such as computer and analytical calculations.
Its main themes include superconductivity in strongly correlated electron systems, where repulsion between electrons strongly affects material properties, and the thermoelectric effect, which converts temperature differences into electricity.
Using models that incorporate the band structure of electrons in solids, the lab aims to understand experimental results and to predict superconductors that have not yet been discovered.
On the lab's website, it is introduced under the name "Kuroki Lab."
Key terms
- Strongly correlated electron system
- A system in which the repulsive force acting between electrons (electron–electron interaction) is thought to strongly affect material properties
- Band structure
- The structure of the relationship between the wavenumber and kinetic energy of electrons in a solid. It plays an important role in determining the properties of a material
- Thermoelectric effect
- A collective term for effects such as the Seebeck effect. The Seebeck effect is a phenomenon in which a voltage proportional to a temperature difference is generated
- Anderson localization
- A phenomenon in which diffusion is suppressed by interference effects in a disordered system
NewsLab news
Paper on scattering dynamics in mesoscopic systems published in Phys. Rev. B
Collaborative theoretical study of ambient-pressure superconductivity in nickel oxide thin films published in Phys. Rev. B
Paper on a Dirac-type ferrimagnet, from a collaboration with the Hanasaki Lab at Osaka University and others, published in J. Am. Chem. Soc.
Paper on optical control of the crystal structure of LaFeAsO published in Phys. Rev. B
Paper on electron–phonon scattering in thermoelectric semimetals published in Phys. Rev. B
ResearchResearch themes
The lab investigates physical phenomena using theoretical methods such as computer and analytical calculations. Its main themes are superconductivity in strongly correlated electron systems, thermoelectric effects, Anderson localization, and nonequilibrium and nonlinear properties of matter.
*Illustrative imageSuperconductivity in Strongly Correlated Electron Systems
The lab studies superconductivity using models that are as simple as possible while taking into account both the band structure and electron–electron interactions. Its goals are to understand experimental facts about existing superconductors through theory and to predict unknown superconductors.
*Illustrative imageThermoelectric Effects
The lab theoretically studies the Seebeck effect, in which a voltage proportional to a temperature difference is generated. To search for materials with a high power factor, which combines a large Seebeck coefficient with high electrical conductivity, it investigates ideal band structures.
*Illustrative imageAnderson Localization
The lab studies, with high-precision numerical simulations, the phenomenon in which diffusion is suppressed by interference effects in disordered systems. It is interested in problems related to symmetry and dimensionality, and in the quantitative study of critical phenomena.
*Illustrative imageNonequilibrium and Nonlinear Properties of Matter
The lab investigates the response of correlated electron systems in states driven out of equilibrium by strong external fields such as light. Using methods such as numerical time evolution, it takes on this unexplored area.
MembersFaculty
Members of the Kuroki Lab consist of faculty, research fellows, secretaries, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and collaborators inside and outside the university.As of 2026
- ProfessorKazuhiko Kuroki
- Associate ProfessorKeith Martin Slevin
- Associate ProfessorMasayuki Ochi
- Assistant ProfessorTatsuya Kaneko
- Project Assistant ProfessorRyuta Mizuno
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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: “Α-Samarium crystal structure” Forbes72 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Superconductivity in Strongly Correlated Electron Systems: “Pastilla superconductora” Esmeralda Lizet Martínez Piñeiro / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Thermoelectric Effects: “Schéma de principe de l'effet Seebeck” Jean-carambole-denis / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Anderson Localization: “Interfering surface waves on a lake” Markus Pössel / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Nonequilibrium and Nonlinear Properties of Matter: “Laser Towards Milky Ways Centre” ESO/Yuri Beletsky (ybialets at eso.org) / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Asano Lab): “Wafer with Pentium chips” Naotake Murayama from Los Altos, CA, USA / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Matsuno Lab): “Copper oxide thin-film interference” Infinirivative / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Kudo Lab): “Magnetic Levitation Experiment, Science Gallery Dublin, Ireland” Maria Delaney / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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