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| Research Overview |
The Nano Interface Technology Research Group (IKUHARA Laboratory) is a part of the WPI Research Center, Advanced Institute for Materials Research at Tohoku University. Our main aim is to better fabricate and design new functional nano-materials by establishing a bridge between materials structures and their physical and chemical properties through a combined experimental and theoretical approach. Our concerns cover a variety of aspects on material research from characterization of atomic structures and electronic states using HVEM and Cs-corrected STEM (with sub-angstrom-resolution) imaging (Fig.1) and spectroscopy to property measurements (e. g. mechanical strength, electrical conductivity, and so forth).
Fig.1 Cs-Corrected STEM: JEOL JEM-2100F
Applied areas of interest are in embedded hetero-interfaces (Fig.2), point-, line-, and planar defects inside ceramics, impurity-induced modifications, and quantum superlattices. The group also conducts intensively first-principles calculations to deepen the understanding of observed electron microscopy images as well as to offer structure prediction. The IKUHARA group at Tohoku University is doing his utmost to provide a stimulating and impressive circumstance for researchers who are interested in experimental, computational work, or a combination of these two.
Fig.2 HAADF-STEM Image of Ti3SiC2/4H-SiC interface.
SiC/Ti3SiC2 Interface
La-doped RP Phase Superlattice Thin Film
| Address |
| 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-ku, |
| Sendai 980-8577, JAPAN |
| WPI Research Center Advanced Institute for Materials Research |
| Tohoku University |
