・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

・Specialization：

▶Plasma Science and Technology

・Research:

Development of temperature measurement method for

the junction of working LED using pulsed-laser system

 

・Specialization：

▶Plasma Science and Technology

・Research:

Collective Thomson Scattering diagnostics for collisionless

shocks produced with high-power laser

・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

・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

・Specialization：

▶Opto-electronics　▶Photonic device

・Research:

Optical mode switch

・Specialization：

▶Power Semiconductor Devices

・Research:

power semiconductor devices for high-efficient conversion

high functional control technology of power semiconductor devices
power modules connecting to the energy network

・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

・Specialization：

▶Physical Metallurgy 　▶Crystallography

▶Solid State Physics

・Research:

Fabrication of silicide nano-bulk crystals and their application

for thermo-electronic devices

・Specialization：

▶Microstructure of Materials

・Research:

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

・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

 

・Specialization：

▶Thermoelectrics ▶Low-temperature physics

・Research:

Development of environmentally benign thermoelectric materials

 

・Specialization：

▶Structural ceramics

▶ High temperature ceramic coatings

・Research:

Thermal and environmental barrier coatings
Ceramic nanocomposites
High temperature ceramics　
Ceramic sintering and characterization

 

・Specialization：

▶Nonlinear Physics

・Research:

Dynamics of branching and hierarchical structures

 

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・Research:

Dynamical robustness and resilience of dynamical systems

Data mining of real data

Spiking Neural Networks

・Specialization：

▶Electron microscopy for materials science

▶Diffusional phase transformation in alloys

・Research:

Three-dimensional nanostructural observation using electron tomography

Applications of transmission electron microscopy-automated crystal orientation mapping (TEM-ACOM) to nanostructured materials

・Specialization：

▶Optical physics, Electron microscopy

・Research:

3D observation of ferromagnetic material by magnetic-field-free STEM

Interactions between metals and oxides characterized by electron energy-loss spectroscopy

Plasmonic crystals characterized by scanning transmission electron microscopy-cathodoluminescence

Optical property of nanostructural material characterized by angle-resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy

・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

・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

・Specialization：

▶Polymer Physics

▶Supramolecular Science

・Research:

Observation of lattice structures in liquid crystalline blue phases

by confocal laser scanning microscope

・Specialization：

▶Polymer Chemistry, Crystallography

・Research:

 

・Specialization：

▶Inorganic Chemistry　▶ Electrochemistry

・Research:

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

・Specialization：

▶Organic Electronics, Polymer Chemistry, Dendrimer, Materials Chemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry

・Research:

Organic cathode materials for secondary-batteries

Solution-processable thermally-activated delayed-fluorescence material

Development of new electrostatic catalysis reaction

・Specialization：

▶Electrocheistry

・Research:

All-solid-state lithium-ion batteries

Battery based on fluoride shuttle

・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

・Specialization：

▶Chemical Engineering

・Research:

Pyrolysis, reforming and gasification of carbon resources

including coal and biomass

・Specialization：

▶Chemical Engineering, Chemical Reaction Engineering

・Research:

Automated reactor system with dynamic and precise control

Handling of solid materials, liquid catalysts, and particules in a reactor

Chemical reaction engineering for organic synthesis and fine crystal synthesis

・Specialization：

▶Organic functional materials

・Research:

Preparation and characterization of organic semiconductor

thin films

・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

・Specialization：

▶Surface science

・Research:

Development of porous carbons and science of molecular adsorption

・Specialization：

▶Electrochemistry, Conducting polymer

・Research:

 

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・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

・Specialization：

▶Semiconductor Device and Material Engineering

・Research:

▶Ge optoelectronics ▶Si/Ge CMOS process technology
▶Electrical and optical characterization

・Specialization：

▶Material Science 　▶Glass science technology

・Research:

Development of functional glass-ceramic materials,  

Measurement of properties and structure of glass melts

using laser spectroscopy

・Specialization：

▶Electronic device

・Research:

Analysis of organic electronic devices using 2-dimensional

device simulator