The Applied Condensed Matter Physics Major looks at the micro-level characteristics of materials (properties) from a physics standpoint, for applications that can contribute to society.
Computers, cars, telecommunication devices, satellites, and all other advanced industrial products skillfully integrate the functions of metal, semi-conductors, and insulators.
This includes transistors, memory, and solid-state lasers, as well as optical and magnetic memory devices, sensors for the environment, and shape memory elements. These are the results of material engineering research, along with the discovery of high-temperature superconductivity elements, which are potential energy-saving materials.
In order to expand the functions of materials which will become the foundation of future scientific technology, it is necessary to understand the micro-level characteristics of materials, with focus on superconductivity, magnetic materials, semiconductors, dielectrics, and metal.
New functions are also made possible by new structures such as artificial lattices, amorphous structures, and nano-crystalline structures, and are now an important part of our research and development.
With this understanding, the educational objective of the Applied Condensed Matter Physics Major is to develop skills needed to identify and utilize new material functions to support the scientific technology of tomorrow.
Curriculum
Solid State Physics, Physics of Semiconductors, Solid State Physics, Metal Physics and Engineering, Optical Properties of Materials, Superconductivity: Physics and Technology, Introduction to Magnetics, Applied Dielectrics, Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, Applied Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, Graduation Thesis Research, etc.
Study on the relationship between the structural changes under temperature and pressure and physical properties from magnetic alloys and compounds by diffraction techniques.
Experimental research on high-Tc and novel room temperature superconductors is the central subject. The mechanism of superconductivity, THz radiation, spin tunneling, etc. for quantum computation will be studied based on the basic research on superconductivity.
We have developed in situ transmission electron microscopy to study the materialography, atomistic behavior, and electrical, mechanical and optical properties of various advanced materials of metals, semiconductors, ceramics, plastics, and their composites used for nanodevices, airplanes, and jet engines.
Experimental studies on spin-related new functionalities of semiconductors and their nanostructures. In particular, we are searching for room-temperature ferromagnetism in magnetic semiconductors and application for `spintronics'.
The main concern in our laboratory is to elucidate the mechanism of superconductivity in cuprates. We proposed a new current generation mechanism, recently, that utilizes a spin Berry phase.
Phase transformation of alloys at low temperature in high magnetic field. Development of wear resistive high nitrogen steel for automobile application and cryogenic shape memory alloys.
Towards energy and environmental applications, we are developing novel inorganic materials, such as 1D nanomaterials and 3D-network structured porous materials, under the concept of “environmentally-friendly and low-cost processing.”
Experimental studies of nanostructured materials such as nanocrystalline metals, ultrathin metallic films, amorphous alloys and ultrafine metallic particles.
Theoretical and computational research of optical properties of condensed matter. Study of low-dimensionalsemiconductors on intense-terahertz induced dynamics and control, excitons, and quantum chaotic scattering. Study of photo-induced phase transition of organic and inorganic molecular crystals.
Fabrication and spectroscopic investigations of nano-structured semiconductors, such as quantum dots, organic-inorganic complexes, C60 nanotubes and amorphous, to explore new optical functionalities.
Development, characterization, and controls of performance of organic devices using functional organic materials and characterization methods such as transport and electron spin resonance.
We study electron-phonon interaction in the quantum para-electric materials and terahertz-light emission from the stacking Josephson junctions in superconductors.
Development of shape memory alloys, superelastic alloys, gum metals, biomedical Ti-base alloys, etc. by controlling atomic arrangement, crystal structure, nano structure, alloy composition and heat-treatment..
Research on electronic and optical property in strongly correlated electron material and topological material. Searching new quantum phenmena and functions by using stateof-the-art material synthesis technique and spectroscopy.
We are challenging to create new materials, technologies, and research areas for contributing to the society by conducting the research about new two-dimensional materials, a substitute material of Pt at the Fuel Cell electrode using nitrogen-doped carbon, and reaction dynamics at surface.
