※ Affiliations and titles are as of the end of the research activity.
Research Supervisor
Hideo Hosono(Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Overview
It is known that the function of material is inseparably related with the elements of its own. However, existing elements are only about 100, and the number of elements which can be actually used for materials is becoming limited because of their scarcity and toxicity. Therefore, in order to create materials to support society and answer the social demand, scientists are required to re-create images of each element and to achieve the development of a new opportunity. Investigation of nano technology is selectively conducted worldwide, based on the common understanding that the development of science and technology in the nano area is indispensable for making rapid progress in materials science. From now on, the policy needs to be carried out that reflects each country’s characteristics in addition to the basic understanding. “Element Strategy” is to achieve effective functions by using common elements as much as possible, the functions that have been realized by using rare elements until now. And, it is one of the scientific measures that Japan started for the first time in the world because of the scarcity of natural resources. This means “Element Strategy” is to establish a new materials science for a sustainable society from the academic standpoint.
This Research Area aims to establish a new materials science based on creating innovative functional materials using elements with a higher Clarke number by manipulating and utilizing nano structures, surfaces, interfaces, and defects and also based on theoretical modeling and advanced characterization, which will contribute to the green innovation to resolve resource, environment, and energy problems.
Research Area Advisors
Tomoyuki Kakeshita |
Hiroshi Kitagawa |
Takayoshi Sasaki |
Toru Setoyama |
Katsuhisa Tanaka |
Ken Tanaka |
Katsumi Tanigaki |
Kohei Tamao |
Shinji Tuneyuki |
Atsushi Nakajima |
Tomohiro Nakayama |
Kyoko Nozaki |
Yutaka Majima |
Shinji Murai |
Shu Yamaguchi |
Hisanori Yamane |
Fumihiro Wakai |
Year Started: 2010
Researcher
Hideki Abe
Researcher
Ryotaro Arita
Researcher
Kazunori Ueno
Researcher
Naoto Umezawa
Researcher
Kohei Endo
Researcher
Gen-Ichi Konishi
Researcher
Kazunori Sato
Researcher
Yoshiaki Nakamura
Researcher
Taro Hitosugi
Researcher
Masaki Mizuguchi
Researcher
Makoto Moriya
Researcher
Ikuya Yamada
Year Started: 2011
Researcher
Kyoko Ishizaka
Researcher
Tsunehiro Takeuchi
Researcher
Hayato Tsuji
Researcher
Hideyuki Nakano
Researcher
Norimasa Nishiyama
Researcher
Shin-Ichiro Noro
Researcher
Takuji Hatakeyama
Researcher
Takeshi Fujita
Researcher
Satoshi Horike
Researcher
Tsukasa Matsuo
Researcher
Kay Yakushiji
Researcher
Akiyasu Yamamoto
Year Started: 2012
Researcher
Rie Y Umetsu
Researcher
Junpei T. Okada
Researcher
Atsunori Kamegawa
Researcher
Hidekazu Kurebayashi
Researcher
Genki Kobayashi
Researcher
Takahiro Kondo
Researcher
Shinichiro Seki
Researcher
Atsushi Tsukazaki
Researcher
Satoru Nakatsuji
Researcher
Masahiro Miyauchi