NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Advanced Materials Research Group

Pioneering polycrystalline material information science and invention of high-performance polycrystals
Research into higher-performance heterojunction solar cells
Low-pressure epitaxial growth and device applications of semiconductor multipolar mixed crystals
Investigation of silicide materials and development of functions
Formation technology and device applications for semiconductor nanostructures
Semiconductor isotope engineering and device applications
Development of thermoelectric conversion materials and modules

Invention of high-efficiency energy materials based on magnetic materials
Inquiry into scientific principles relating to the correlation of spin and heat in magnetic materials
Investigation of new nano-superstructures driven by minute crystal-growth technology
Inquiry into scientific principles relating to energy conversion via spin current
Invention of functional materials contributing to next-generation magnetic recording materials and spintronic devices

Development and invention of energy-conversion photocatalysts
Technology of solar fuel generation by artificial photosynthesis
Achieving higher performance in water splitting and carbon dioxide-reducing photocatalytic materials
Inquiry into the fundamental scientific principles of photoreactive chemistry and photofunctional chemistry
Construction of hybrid organic-nonorganic photocatalysts

The creation of bio-inspired novel functionalized nanomaterials
Superlattice design and high-quality crystal growth of nanoparticles using DNA ligands
Elucidation of nucleation and growth mechanism of ligand-induced colloidal crystals
Development of crystal structure analysis method using synchrotron-based small-angle X-ray scattering