The goal of ERATO Uchida Magnetic Thermal Management Materials Project is
to explore new frontiers in applied thermal engineering—including thermoelectric conversion, thermal switching,
and magnetic refrigeration—through the creation of magnetic thermal management materials,
a new class of advanced energy materials that use magnetism to control heat.
Latest News
News
- Nov. 14, 2024[Press Release]Enhancing Transverse Thermoelectric Conversion Performance in Magnetic Materials with Tilted Structural Design
—A New Approach to Developing Practical Thermoelectric Technologies— - Apr. 1, 2024Dr. Uchida, Research Director has joined Department of Materials Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, and the University of Tokyo has been added to the Thermal Management Principle and Functionality Development Group.
- Mar. 28, 2024[Press Release]Transforming Common Soft Magnets into a Next-Generation Thermoelectric Conversion Materials by 3 Minutes Heat Treatment
—A New Direction in Material Development for Transverse Thermoelectric Conversion Using Magnetic Materials— - Mar. 7, 2024[Press Release]Exceptionally Large Transverse Thermoelectric Effect Produced by Combining Thermoelectric and Magnetic Materials
—Technology May Be Used to Develop Thermoelectric Devices with Simpler Structures—
Upcoming Events
- Dec. 11, 2024The 8th Special CMSM-ERATO Joint Seminar will be held at NIMS with Dr. Yosuke Goto from National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).
- Dec. 11, 2024The 7th Special CMSM-ERATO Joint Seminar will be held at NIMS with Dr. Yoshiki Sato from Saitama University.
- Oct. 30, 2024The 6th Special CMSM-ERATO Joint Seminar will be held at NIMS with Dr. Koji Hisayuki from Resonac Corporation.
- Apr. 30, 2024The 5th Special CMSM-ERATO Joint Seminar will be held at NIMS with Dr. Shunsuke Mori from Tohoku University & Astamuse company, ltd.
- Dec. 27, 2023The 4th Special CMSM-ERATO Joint Seminar and Introduction to PRB, the rise of chatbots and tips on writing manuscripts - An Editor's Perspective will be held at NIMS with Prof. Hari Srikanth from the University of South Florida.
- Nov. 27, 2023The 3rd Special CMSM-ERATO Joint Seminar will be held at NIMS with Dr. Daiki Hatanaka of NTT Basic Research Laboratories.
Research Targets
Research Groups
This project, based at Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), includes researchers from
a wide range of backgrounds—including condensed matter physics, metallurgy (permanent magnet development),
nanostructure analysis, thermal measurement, and heat-transfer engineering—working in concert
to create magnetic thermal management materials.
Message from Research Director
The core mission of this project is to connect microscopic thermo-spin conversion principles—which, to date, have only been available at the nanoscale—to the macroscopic material properties. To transcend the barriers separating the macroscopic and microscopic worlds, we combine methods for controlling phase interfaces with multiscale materials-science techniques based on cutting-edge insights into spin caloritronics—a field that was previously restricted to proof-of-concept experiments and exploration of individual functionalities, but is now in the process of being revolutionized by the results of our research.

Ken-ichi UCHIDA
ERATO Research Director, Japan Science and Technology Agency
Distinguished Group Leader, Spin Caloritronics Group
Research Center for Magnetic and Spintronic Materials, National Institute for Materials Science
Professor, Department of Advanced Materials Science
Graduate school of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo