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Michio Ikezawa, Associate Professor
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The Masumoto-Ikezawa Lab studies the optical properties of semiconductors a few nanometers in size (semiconductor quantum structures) using laser spectroscopy. At this size, the wave-like and particle-like nature of electrons, that is, their quantum nature, becomes pronounced, and the electronic properties of solids differ greatly from those at macroscopic sizes. Using femtosecond and picosecond lasers, the lab follows how phenomena change over time and how they differ in energy, aiming to discover new phenomena and properties. The lab operates as the experimental condensed matter physics Nanophotonics Group at the University of Tsukuba.
Atsushi Kubo, Lecturer
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The Nanophotonics Lab (Kubo Lab) studies the ultrafast dynamics, and the temporal and spatial structure, of surface plasmon polaritons, electromagnetic waves that propagate along metal surfaces. A surface plasmon polariton is an electromagnetic wave in which light is coupled with collective oscillations of free electrons in the metal. It is characterized by the electromagnetic field being localized at the interface between a metal and a dielectric. The lab combines femtosecond laser pulses with metal nanostructures to create wave packets, and directly observes their propagation and interference using time-resolved photoemission electron microscopy and two-photon fluorescence microscopy. Working on femtosecond time scales and nano- to micrometer length scales, the lab explores new physics of light-matter interaction through both experiment and theory.
Shintaro Nomura, Associate Professor
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The Optical Nanophysics Lab (Nomura Lab) uses advanced optical methods to study new physical properties and nanodevices based on structures on the scale of nanometers. The lab controls light with laser technology and nano-optics, sends that light into the electron system inside a nanostructure, and manipulates the electronic states. Conversely, it can also learn the properties of the electron system by examining the light that comes out of it. This research is expected to lead to applications that require ultra-low power consumption, such as optical sensors, optical switches, light-emitting devices, and quantum computers.
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Faculty Member, Cooperative Graduate School
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The Microwave Quantum Optics Lab in the Frontier Materials Physics Division is a lab whose research field is microwave quantum optics. It is a cooperative graduate school lab of the Physics Degree Program in the Degree Programs in Pure and Applied Sciences, and is led by Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, a cooperative graduate school faculty member.
Haruhiko Himura, Professor
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At the Plasma Research Center of the University of Tsukuba, the Plasma Physics Group works on fusion research that confines plasma using mirror magnetic fields. Its main device is GAMMA 10/PDX, the world's largest tandem-mirror plasma confinement device, with a total length of 27 m. To make an ultra-high-temperature plasma compatible with the wall that receives it, the lab studies how to control the plasma in the boundary region between the two, as well as plasma-wall interactions. The lab is also developing gyrotrons, which are microwave oscillator tubes, and building Pilot GAMMA PDX-SC, a new device that uses superconducting coils.
Yasuteru Shigeta, Professor
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The Biophysics Group studies, theoretically and through computer simulation, the mechanisms by which the functions of biomolecules arise. Focusing on proteins and nucleic acids, the lab calculates their motions and chemical reactions in living organisms using the supercomputers of the Center for Computational Sciences. The lab works in collaboration with a biological experiment group, and also aims to extend its research to chemical synthesis, drug discovery, and medicine. The lab is located in the Division of Life Sciences at the Center for Computational Sciences, and its members include students from the College of Physics and the Physics Degree Program.
Takahiko Kojima, Professor
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The Inorganic Reaction Chemistry Lab studies redox reactions of metal complexes and porphyrins, using biological phenomena as a model. It focuses in particular on proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET), a reaction in which protons and electrons move between molecules. For porphyrins, the lab works on the formation of supramolecular assemblies and the development of their functions, based on saddle-shaped molecules with a curved structure. The lab's website presents it under the name "Kojima Lab."
Masayuki Nihei, Professor
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The Inorganic Synthetic Chemistry Lab makes full use of coordination, inorganic, and organic synthetic chemistry to create materials with new structures, molecular arrangements, and properties. Its main research covers the synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles using organic cage molecules, the properties of polynuclear complexes in which metal ions are linked by cyanide ions, and the development of caloric effect materials based on complex molecules. The lab's website highlights as an attraction that students can carry out, with their own hands from start to finish, the whole process of synthesizing a new compound and clarifying its structure and properties. The lab's website also presents it under the name "Nihei Lab."
Tetsuya Kambe, Professor
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The Kambe Lab, building on inorganic chemistry, is pioneering new methodologies for precision inorganic synthesis. By highly controlling the arrangement of atoms and the units of structure, the lab aims to create new structures and properties that earlier approaches to materials design could not reach. New classes of materials have been discovered so far, such as "superatoms," in which multiple atoms are assembled to behave like one large atom, and inorganic liquid crystals with heat-resistant, ordered structures. At the boundary with nanomaterials science and soft matter physics, the lab conducts research that deepens the foundations of materials science.
Aya Sakaguchi, Professor
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The Radiochemistry Lab uses radioisotopes to carry out a wide range of research, from superheavy element science to earth and environmental science. Using radionuclides in the environment as clues, the lab studies seawater circulation, dating, and paleoclimate reconstruction. The lab also conducts surveys of nuclear-contaminated areas around the world, including Kazakhstan, Chernobyl, Fukushima, and Hiroshima. Students in the College of Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering at the University of Tsukuba can choose this lab when they advance to their fourth year.
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