“3 Fields × 3 Tops” Strategy
AIMR aims to contribute to society by building foundations for safe and fulfilling lives through innovation of scientific principles in materials science, creation of novel functional materials, and development of new devices.
To achieve our goal, AIMR has identified three key research fields: Quantum/Spin Materials, Soft/Bio Materials, and Energy Materials. We are conducting world-top-class research in each field, guided by our “3 Fields × 3 Tops” Strategy. This approach focuses on achieving Top Science, Top Fusion, and Top Innovation across all fields. In Top Science, we pursue world-leading cutting-edge scientific principles. Top Fusion aims to create innovative scientific principles by combining cutting-edge scientific principles across disciplines. In Top Innovation, we aim to address the challenges facing society by putting the innovative scientific principles generated through our research to practical use through start-ups and collaborations between industry and academia. The research strategies for each field are as follows.
FieldQuantum/Spin Materials
We will develop a new theoretical framework to understand topological phases and spin dynamics, and verify it using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) and other advanced metrology techniques. By searching for new quantum spin materials and precisely controlling low-dimensional and multi-layered quantum structures, our research seeks to create highly efficient and innovative next-generation electronic and magnetic devices.
FieldSoft/Bio Materials
We will collaborate with mathematicians to obtain guiding principles for realizing various functions, such as virus detection and biocomputing from hierarchical structures built by self-organizing polymers and cultured neuronal cells. Our research aims to gain a cross-hierarchical understanding of the complex interactions seen in chiral materials, organic semiconductors, and metal oxide microparticles. Through this insight, we will develop materials with novel responsiveness.
FieldEnergy Materials
We aim to realize precise control of light-element-based electrochemical catalysts and solid electrolytes through comprehensive materials search utilizing multimodal data assimilation and mathematical data analysis of ion dynamics. Combined with the development of three-dimensional carbon electrodes using interfaces and curved surface mathematics, we will expand the fundamental science of new energy devices for a low-carbon society.
Math-driven Research Asset
“Math-driven Research Asset” is what makes this “3 Fields × 3 Tops” Strategy possible. At AIMR, mathematics has functioned as a catalyst for connecting different fields within materials science through its power of abstraction, as well as linking materials science with society. Advanced Metrology, Computational Science, and Data Science reinforce this role of mathematics in terms of data acquisition, provision, and analysis.
At AIMR, mathematicians and materials scientists work together under one roof, creating “chemical reactions” between fields. This interdisciplinary approach is leading the way in advanced materials science.