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. 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
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. Shinji KUDO
・Specialization:
▶Chemical Engineering
・Research:
Pyrolysis, reforming and gasification of carbon resources
including coal and biomass
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
Prof. Naoki OHASHI
・Specialization:
▶
・Research:
Prof. Kazunori TAKADA
・Specialization:
▶
・Research:
Assoc. Prof. Toru HARA
・Specialization:
▶
・Research:
Assoc. Prof. Isao SAKAGUCHI
・Specialization:
▶
・Research:
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