About us

Hello, I am Shinjiro Hara, the Group Leader of Semiconductor Nano-integration Group, MANA, NIMS. For semiconductor nanoelectronic device application in the next generation, our goal in this group is to develop novel semiconductor nanomaterials integration technologies and semiconducting nanometer-scale devices by “the Best of Both Worlds”, i.e., Top-down approaches after the deposition of thin film materials and Bottom-up ones by direct crystal growth of nanomaterials.

What's new

• 18 Feb 2026

  Shinjiro Hara receives the 24th (FY2025) APEX/JJAP Editorial Contribution Award from the Japan Society of Applied Physics, JSAP. For more details, please see here.

• 16 Feb 2026

  A full paper written in English for the focus collection on MNC2025, which includes the contents of an oral presentation given by Hayato Yonemoto (2-Year, Master’s Program, Hokkaido University) at an international conference, MNC2025, Tokyo, has now been accepted for publication in Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., IOP. This is the collaborative work with Prof. Masashi Akabori's group at JAIST. For more details, please see here.

• 6 Feb 2026

  Shuya Yamaguchi and Hayato Yonemoto (2-Year, Master’s Program, Hokkaido University) made a presentation for completing their Master's thesis at Graduate Schoool of Information Science and Technology.

• 6 Jan 2026

  A Happy New Year! The year of 2026 is extremely important for my Semiconductor Nano-integration Group to start a new research project of semiconductors!

• 25 Nov 2025

  Shuya Yamaguchi and Hayato Yonemoto (2-Year, Master’s Program, Hokkaido University) participated in an international conference, MNC2025, Tokyo, and made an oral presentation in English there. For more details, please see here.

• 12 Nov 2025

  Shuya Yamaguchi (2-Year, Master’s Program, Hokkaido University) participated in an international conference, ISCSI-X&ICSI/ISTDM2025, Yokohama, and made an oral presentation in English there. For more details, please see here.

• 17 Oct 2025

  A poster presentation in English from our group was given in the MANA International Symposium 2025 held on 16 and 17 Oct 2025 in the Namiki-site of NIMS. For more details, please see here.

• 1 Oct 2025

  [ATTENTION!] The NIMS Award Symposium 2025 will be held on 11 Nov 2025 at the Congress Hall 300 in the Tsukuba International Congress Center. Your registration is required, however, for free! For more details, please see here.

• 29 Sep 2025

  [ATTENTION!] The MANA International Symposium 2025 will be held on 16 and 17 Oct 2025 at the Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) in the Namiki-site of NIMS. Your registration is required, however, for free! For more details, please see here.

• 19 Sep 2025

  Hayato Yonemoto (2-Year, Master’s Program, Hokkaido University) participated in an international conference, SSDM2025, Yokohama, and made a poster presentation in English there. For more details, please see here.

• 2 Sep 2025

  We have launched our research group’s website. Thank you for your continued support. Our group is currently seeking postdoctoral researchers and graduate students who are interested in working with us on research and development. For more details, please see here.

• 1 Apr 2025

  I have joined NIMS and launched a new research group. With the aim of developing next-generation semiconductor nano-integration technologies, I will pursue research in close collaboration with colleagues both within and outside NIMS. I would greatly appreciate your continued guidance and support.