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Department of Applied Science for Electronics and Materials

Prof. Kiichiro UCHINO

・Specialization:

▶Plasma Physics and Engineering

▶Electrical Discharge Engineering

・Research:

Studies on production and diagnostics of processing plasmas

used for fabrication of thin film solar cells


Assoc. Prof. Yukihiko YAMAGATA

・Specialization:

▶Plasma Science and Technology

・Research:

Development of temperature measurement method for

the junction of working LED using pulsed-laser system

 


Assis. Prof. Kentaro TOMITA

・Specialization:

▶Plasma Science and Technology

・Research:

Collective Thomson Scattering diagnostics for collisionless

shocks produced with high-power laser



Assoc. Prof. Tsuyoshi YOSHITAKE

・Specialization:

▶Applied Physics ▶Thin Solid Films

▶Solid State Physics

・Research:

i) Development of new spintronics devices based on

Fe-Si materials,

ii) Fabrication of semiconducting iron disilicides thin films

by sputtering and their application to photovoltaics,

iii) Fabrication of nanocrystalline diamond films by physical

vapor depositions and their application to photovoltaics

and hard coating


Prof. Kiichi HAMAMOTO

・Specialization:

▶Opto-electronics ▶Photonic device

▶Semiconductor ▶Opto-electronic communication

・Research:

Research regarding ubiquitous optical sensing using optical

waveguide gas cells; Active MMI dual-stabilizing laser

accumulated memory components for optical RAM;

High-output SLED from active MMI;

Research regarding single-wavelength active MMI laser


Assoc. Prof. Kungen TEII

・Specialization:

▶Plasma Processing ▶Materials Engineering

・Research:

Materials analysis and production of dielectric film and

semiconductor film for electric devices; Vapor phase synthesis

of diamond, nano-carbon, nitrous-boron,

and silicon-carbide films; Investigation of reactive plasma

through mass spectrometry, probe methods, and optical methods


Assis. Prof. Haisong Jiang

・Specialization:

▶Opto-electronics ▶Photonic device

・Research:

Optical mode switch


Prof. Wataru SAITO

・Specialization:

▶Power Semiconductor Devices



Prof. Minoru NISHIDA

・Specialization:

▶Microstructure of Materials

・Research:

Research: Microstructural analysis in phase transformation of

crystalline materials; Development of functional materials

using phase transformation; Mechanical propertics

and applications of shape memory allays


Assoc. Prof. Masaru ITAKURA

・Specialization:

 ▶Physical Metallurgy  ▶Crystallography

 ▶Solid State Physics

・Research:

Fabrication of silicide nano-bulk crystals and their application

for thermo-electronic devices


Assis. Prof. Hiroshi AKAMINE

・Specialization:

 ▶Microstructure of Materials

・Research:

Solid-solid phase transformation in metals; Electron microscopy; Phase-field simulation


Prof. Michitaka OHTAKI

・Specialization:

▶Inorganic Material Chemistry

▶Industrial Physics and Chemistry

・Research:

Energy-saving and environmentally-compatible oxide

thermoelectric conversion material; Unused waste heat energy

consuming thermoelectric device; Invention of uniform

low-dimensional quantum structure semi-conductor;

New physical property manifested by nanostructure of single

nm level; Light and energy converter material

 


Assoc. Prof. Koichiro SUEKUNI

・Specialization:

▶Solid state physics,

▶Thermoelectrics

・Research:

Thermoelectric and phononic properties of type-I clathrates, Development of copper-sulfur-based high-performance themroelectric materials

 


Prof. BYUNG KOOG JANG

・Specialization:

▶structural ceramics ▶high temperature ceramics

▶transparant ceramics

▶thermal and environmental barrier coatings ▶composites



Assoc. Prof. Hidetsugu SAKAGUCHI

・Specialization:

▶Nonlinear Physics

・Research:

Dynamics of branching and hierarchical structures

 



Prof. Satoshi HATA

・Specialization:

▶Metal Materials Engineering

・Research:

Microscopic analysis on structural material and superconducting material by transmission electron microscopy; Electron tomography



Assis. Prof. Hikaru SAITO

・Specialization:

▶Optical physics

▶Electron microscopy


 


Prof. Hirotsugu KIKUCHI

・Specialization:

▶Functional Molecular Engineering

・Research:

Construction of fusion materials using advanced mechanisms

of organic molecules; Substance and understanding

of frustrated liquid crystals;

New model investigation; Applications for device materials


Assoc. Prof. Yasushi OKUMURA

・Specialization:

▶Polymer Physics

▶Supramolecular Science

・Research:

Observation of lattice structures in liquid crystalline blue phases

by confocal laser scanning microscope


Prof. Shigeto OKADA

・Specialization:

▶Inorganic Chemistry ▶Electrochemistry

・Research:

Post lithium-ion battery; eco-friendly electrode active materials;
intercalation reaction


Prof. Jun-ichiro HAYASHI

・Specialization:

▶Chemical and Reaction Engineering

・Research:

Simulation of contribution of multi-components complex

molecular-level reactions and reaction design; Heat-chemical

reaction development for revolutionary carbon resource

conversion and the realization of co-production;

Meso- and micro-pores material solidification;

Development of resource conversion methods for using

polymer series gaps as reactionary sites; Development

of radical-driven carbon-accelerating gas method;

Hydrocarbon modification and carbon material synthesis through

Chemical Vapor Deposition and Chemical Vapor Infiltration


Assoc. Prof. Albrecht Ken

・Specialization:

▶Organic Electronics ▶Polymer Chemistry ▶Dendrimer

▶Materials Chemistry ▶Dendrimer ▶Supramolecular Chemistry



Assis. Prof. Atsushi INOISHI

・Specialization:

▶Electrocheistry



Assis. Prof. Shinji KUDO

・Specialization:

▶Chemical Engineering

・Research:

Pyrolysis, reforming and gasification of carbon resources

including coal and biomass



Assis. Prof. Shusaku ASANO

・Specialization:

▶Chemical Engineering ▶Chemical Reaction Engineering



Assoc. Prof. Katsuhiko FUJITA

・Specialization:

▶Organic functional materials

・Research:

Preparation and characterization of organic semiconductor

thin films



Prof. Seong-Ho YOON

・Specialization:

▶Materials Engineering and Carbonic Materials

・Research:

Carbonic resource shift; Hydrogen production; Reactionary

engineering related to carbonic materials production;

Research for the production of environmental catalysts

using carbon nano-fibers; Up-grading of heavy oils;

Research on nitrogen and metals removal


Assoc. Prof. Jin MIYAWAKI

・Specialization:

▶Surface science

・Research:

Development of porous carbons and science of molecular adsorption



Assis. Prof. Koji NAKABAYASHI

・Specialization:

▶Electrochemistry, Conducting polymer

・Research:

 



Prof. Naoki OHASHI

・Specialization:


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Prof. Kazunori TAKADA

・Specialization:


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Assoc. Prof. Toru HARA

・Specialization:


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Assoc. Prof. Isao SAKAGUCHI

・Specialization:


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Prof. Hiroshi NAKASHIMA

・Specialization:

▶Semiconductor Device Engineering

・Research:

Elemental research and development for the realization of

high-performance Ge-CMOS; Elemental research

and development for the realization of onboard

high-performance power devices; Crystalline evaluation

of thin semiconductor films on dielectric film


Assoc. Prof. Dong Wang

・Specialization:

▶Semiconductor Device and Material Engineering

・Research:

▶Ge optoelectronics

▶Si/Ge CMOS process technology 

▶Electrical and optical characterization

 


Prof. Shigeru FUJINO

・Specialization:

▶Material Science  ▶Glass science technology

・Research:

Development of functional glass-ceramic materials,  

Measurement of properties and structure of glass melts

using laser spectroscopy


Prof. Reiji HATTORI

・Specialization:

▶Electronic device

・Research:

 Analysis of organic electronic devices using 2-dimensional

device simulator