Division of Nanoscale Science
The Division of Nanoscale Science brings together laboratories working on a variety of low-dimensional nanoscale devices and materials. The nanoscale systems that we study are built either by fabricating nanoscale electronic devices, typically by electron beam lithography or focused ion beam milling, or formed spontaneously during thin film growth or by deposition of nanoscale layers on atomically well-ordered surfaces. We use scanning probe microscopes for spatially-resolved physical property studies on surfaces and a variety of low-temperature transport and magnetotransport techniques for materials characterization and property analysis. We have recently started a new microfabrication facility for combining nanoscale materials and device studies with quantum measurement methods available at ISSP. The facility helps researchers to utilize the microfabrication and analytical tools in our laboratories to prepare suitable device structures for a variety of quantum measurements at low temperatures, high magnetic fields, etc. The recent research topics include studies on spin currents in nanoscale 2DEG devices, exploration of spin-to-charge current conversion phenomena at interfaces and heterostructures, development of spintronic devices, scanning-probe studies of superconductivity and topological states in nanostructured formed on single crystal surfaces, and development of thin film methods for fabricating self-organized nanostructured materials.
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HASEGAWA, Yukio Professor Group's HP |
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HASHISAKA, Masayuki Associate Professor Group's HP |
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LIPPMAA, Mikk* Professor Group's HP |
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OTANI, Yoshichika Professor Group's HP |
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YOSHINOBU, Jun Professor Group's HP |
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MIWA, Shinji Associate Professor Group's HP Main; Quantum Materials Group |
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TSUKAHARA, Noriyuki Visiting Associate Professor |