[Thermal Control] Year Started : 2019

Sebastian Volz

Controlling Two-dimensional Surface Phonon Polariton Heat Transfer

Research Director

Sebastian Volz

Visiting Research Fellow
Institute of Industrial Science
The University of Tokyo

Collaborator

Masahiro Nomura

Professor
Institute of Industrial Science
The University of Tokyo

Outline

The goal of this project is development of innovative thermal conduction control technology using surface phonon polariton, which is coupling of localized phonon at surface and electromagnetic wave. Surface phonon polaritons have optical nature and this enables to realize new thermal conduction, which cannot be achieved by phonons. We challenge to develop new thermal conduction control technology by modeling prediction to optimize the structure and thermal properties, and fabricate micro and nano structures.

Ken Uchida

Principles and Application of “nano heat” localized in nano-scale time and space

Research Director

Ken Uchida

Professor
Graduate School of Engineering
The University of Tokyo

Collaborator

Junichiro Shiomi	Professor Graduate School of Engineering The University of Tokyo
Jun Terao	Professor Graduate School of Arts and Sciences The University of Tokyo
Takeshi Yanagida	Professor Graduate School of Engineering The University of Tokyo
Takeshi Yanagida	Professor Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering Kyushu University

Outline

“Nano heat” that is localized in deca nano-meter scale within deca nano-second time scale is generated by electric current (Joule heating) in nano materials. By utilizing a temperature of nano-scaled space as a new degree of freedom, we will develop small-size, low-energy molecular sensors that can recognize kinds and concentrations of various molecules floating in our living space. In this project, technology and theory for precisely and freely controlling “nano heat” will be constructed.

Junko Morikawa

Polymer Thermophysical Properties Materials Informatics

Research Director

Junko Morikawa

Professor
School of Materials and Chemical Technology
Tokyo Institute of Technology

Collaborator

Masatoshi Tokita	Professor School of Materials and Chemical Technology Tokyo Institute of Technology
Teruaki Hayakawa	Professor School of Materials and Chemical Technology Tokyo Institute of Technology
Vygantas Mizeikis	Professor College of Engineering - Division of Electronics and Materials Science Shizuoka University
Ryo Yoshida	Professor The Institute of Statistical Mathematics Inter-University Research Institute Corporation Research Organization of Information and Systems
Meguya Ryu	Senior Researcher Research Institute for Material and Chemical Measurement National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Outline

The main goal of this project is to overcome the prediction barriers for estimating the polymer thermophysical properties that traditional polymer databases could not overcome. Here we establish the original Materials Informatics (MI) system that merges the experimental and theoretical science with the simulation and data science in a feedback loop with each other. The produced database and software based on the academic foundation will return to society as a common source and create a new synthetic high performance materials.