Electroceramics Group

STAFF

OHASHI, Naoki; ADACHI, Yutaka; OHSAWA, Takeo; SAITO, Noriko; UEDA, Shigenori; SHIMIZU, Takao; SUEHIRO, Takayuki; REN, Xiaobing（Staff Tabs）

AIM and GOAL

Elecroceramics are ceramics exhibiting functionality, including dielectric, conductive, magnetic, and optical properties, originated in behavior of electrons, and are utilized in electronic devices, such as computers, and electric facilities, such as power stations. Those are not only in chip form but also in various forms, e.g., films on wafers etc. This group is engaged to obtain further higher functionality of electroceramics and technology for production of new electroceramics aiming to contribute development of information technology and energy saving systems.

APPROACH

This group performs exploration of new compounds and materials based on theoretical prediction and accumulated knowledge, and characterization of electronic structure of those materials. In particular, this group aims to realize new semiconductors, piezoelectric/ferroelectric materials exhibiting non-traditional functionality. In addition, this group pays attention to functionality originated at surface and interfaces: hence, this group also concentrates on development of new processes, such as growth of epitaxial film and construction of nanostructures composed of crystalline and non-crystalline materials.

FIG１ Exploration of new crystal structures, e.g., organic-inorganic hybrid crystals. and search on new functionality utilizing ab-initio calculations.