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Physical Chemistry of Condensed Matter Lab
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The lab explores superconductivity and magnetism through the thermal properties of molecular materials.
AboutAbout the lab
Measuring the heat of matter to uncover nature's mysteries
The Physical Chemistry of Condensed Matter Lab studies a wide range of properties of materials made up of assemblies of molecules (molecular materials) and searches for new properties.
Researchers place materials at extremely low temperatures or apply strong magnetic fields, and examine how their properties change.
Using calorimetry equipment that the lab built in-house for tiny single crystals, it works from a thermodynamic perspective to understand changes in properties such as superconductivity and ferromagnetism and to search for new phenomena.
The lab's website introduces it under the name "Nakazawa Lab."
Key terms
- Calorimetry
- A measurement that examines the properties of a material by measuring the heat flowing in and out. This lab builds and uses its own equipment for tiny single crystals.
- Molecular conductors
- Electrically conducting materials made up of assembled molecules. This lab studies their properties together with those of superconductors.
- Phase transition
- A change of a material from one state to another caused by changes in temperature, magnetic field, or other conditions.
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Inside materials, interactions between atoms and molecules become intertwined and cause dramatic changes in properties such as superconductivity and ferromagnetism. The lab places molecular materials in extremely low-temperature and strong-magnetic-field environments and, from a thermodynamic perspective, searches for new phenomena and advances fundamental understanding.
*Illustrative imageProperties of molecular conductors and superconductors
The lab searches for new phase transition phenomena, clarifies ground states and low-energy excitation structures, and elucidates how superconductivity arises (the pairing mechanism). It also tracks how the state of a material changes when an external field is applied.
*Illustrative imageExploring quantum phenomena in organic compounds
Targeting low-dimensional organic compounds with strong electron-electron interactions, the lab seeks a fundamental understanding of phase transitions in charge-ordered insulators and Mott insulators. It also works to clarify the intrinsic inhomogeneity that arises from competition between quantum mechanical mechanisms.
*Illustrative imageThermodynamic properties of molecular magnets
The lab investigates the thermodynamic properties of molecular magnets, single-molecule magnets, and low-dimensional network magnets. Its themes are the search for phase transitions and blocking phenomena and their applications, and the elucidation of the mechanisms of spin reversal.
*Illustrative imageDeveloping new calorimetry methods
Aiming at application to new functional materials, the lab develops calorimetry techniques capable of measuring tiny single crystals, as well as calorimetry under controlled environments such as strong magnetic fields and extremely low temperatures.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Physical Chemistry of Condensed Matter Lab consist of faculty members, a secretary, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2025
- ProfessorYasuhiro Nakazawa
- Associate ProfessorHiroki Akutsu
- Assistant ProfessorSatoshi Yamashita
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- Properties of molecular conductors and superconductors: “Organic crystal 1” RemiJos / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Exploring quantum phenomena in organic compounds: “SegStackEdgeOnHMTFCQ” Smokefoot / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Thermodynamic properties of molecular magnets: “Lodestone (Magnet Cove Complex, mid-Cretaceous, 96-102 Ma; Magnet Cove, Arkansas, USA) 4” James St. John / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Developing new calorimetry methods: “Floor Standing Cryostat with DR Insert” OJB Quantum / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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