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Sensor Materials Center

We aim at maintenance and the formation of a safe social infrastructure by developing the various sensing technology.

In order to realize the safe and secure society we are basically studying on the new type of sensor materials and systems. Searching of non-lead piezoelectric sensor materials is one of purpose of this center.

Managing Director's Greeting

Hajime HANEDA
Managing Director
Hajime HANEDA

By driving forward research focusing on developing novel senor materials and systems and by making fundamental breakthroughs regarding sensing functionality in various materials, SenMC is taking on the role of contributing to the advancement of sensor science while helping to establish and maintain the security and safety of our society.


News / Press Release

Discovery of Environment-friendly High Performance Lead-free Piezoelectric Material

Discovery of Environment-friendly High Performance Lead-free Piezoelectric Material

– Surpassing Lead-containing PZT, the King of Piezoelectric Materials –


Groups

Sensor Chemistry Group

The aim of our activities is the development of high-controllable bottom-up process for nano-powder assembly and ultra thin mm synthesis to realize novel sensor devices.

Group Leader Hajime HANEDA
Group Member Syunichi HISHITA Masaki NAKAMURA Noriko SAITO
Takeshi OOGAKI Akio WATANABE  

Optical Sensor Group

The aim of our group is establish a growth technology for fabricating high-quarity films of wide-gap semiconductors (such as diamond. nitride semiconductors, and oxide semiconductors) and to develop a deep-ultraviolet(DUV:wavelength less than 280nm)photosensor with high efficiency. high sensitivity,and high response speed.

Group Leader Yasuo KOIDE
Group Member Satoshi KOIZUMI Masatomo SUMIYA Tokuyuki TERAJI
Meiyong Liao   

Ferroic Physics Group

We studies the physics of Ferroic materials that play an indispensable role in our modern society as major energy-conversion materials, and aims to discover novel properties and/or materials useful for applications,in particular as sensors.

Group Leader Ren Xiaobing

Actuator Function Group

The aim of our activities is the development of new-type microactuators which facilitate the construction of such intelligent systems. Shape-memory alloy(SMA) thin films exhibit large force and displacement and are considered to be a promising actuator for controlling microfluid systems.

Group Leader Akira ISHIDA
Group Member Morio SATO   

Contact to Center

Sensor Materials Center, NIMS

1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044 JAPAN

TEL. +81-29-859-4665