Two of the Group Leaders of the Magnetic Materials Unit is affiliated with the Doctoral Program in Materials Science and Engineering in the Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences at the University of Tsukuba. Thus, students can pursue M.S. and Ph.D. degrees by conducting research collaborating with the staff members in the center. Students can enroll to the Materials Science and Engineering course for a master of engineering degree (typically for two years) or the Doctoral Program in Materials Science Engineering for a Ph.D. in Engineering. Japanese language skill is not required. The education and research in the center are all conducted in English so that students from all over the world are able to study here without experiencing any handicaps compared to the Japanese students.

Group feature

The research activities in the magnetic materials unit can be featured with basic studies on magnetic and spintronics materials, their applications to data storage and spintronics devices, and their structure-property relationships. The research area is not limited in magnetic materials but wide range of metallic and oxide materials with nanostructures are covered by the nanostrucure analysis group. Their nanostructures are characterized by the complementary use of TEM and atom probe techniques, and the structural features are correlated with the properties of materials. By participating in seminars and group meetings, students can learn about wide range of materials with a key emphasis on understanding microstructure and property relationships.

• Advanced facilities for thin film fabrications, microfabrications, and nanostructure characterization
• NIMS Junior Research Assistantship for all students
• Truly international environment - official language is English
• Good collaboration with industries - timely selection of research subjects
• Highly motivated staff and students

Prof. Kazuhiro Hono, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Grad Schl Pure and Applied Sciences, Univ. Tsukuba
Prof. Seiji Mitani, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Grad Schl. Pure and Applied Sciences, Univ. Tsukuba
Prof. Tadakatsu Ohkubo, Visiting Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo University of Science

Collaborating Research Staff

• Dr. Takao Furubayashi (Magnetism)
• Dr. Yukiko Takahashi (Magnetic materials, thin fiml processing)
• Dr. Masamitsu Hayashi (Spin Dynamics)
• Dr. Shinya Kasai (Magnetism, Magnetic Measurements)
• Dr. Hiroaki Sukegawa (Spintronics, Thin film processing)
• Dr. Taisuke Sasaki, (Atom probe analysis, transmission electron microscopy)

Professional Skills & Knowledge that can be learned in the group

• Magnetic Materials
• Thin film processing and micorfabrication
• Nanostructure analysis by TEM and 3DAP
• Magnetic measurements (VSM, SQUID)
• Phase transformations
• Inequilibrium processing (melting and casting, rapid solidification, mechanical milling, spark plasma sintering)

Textbooks used in the group seminar

• J. M. D. Coey, Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Cambridge University Press, 2010
• D. A. Porter and K. E. Eastering, Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys
• D. B. Williams and B. C. Carter, Transmission Electron MIcroscopy
• M. K. Miller, Atom Probe Tomography

Nanostructured Materials Seminar: a seminar series given by visitors to the group
Metallic Nanostructure Group Seminar: weekly seminar given by the member of the group

NIMS Junior Research Assistantship is currently awarded to all the students in the group

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