• EDGE-OF-CHAOS LEARNING ACHIEVED BY IONIC NANOARCHITECTONICS

    Physical Reservoir Computing based on Spin-wave Interference

    Reference

    Nonlenear interference of spin-wave enables high-speed and low-power consumption AI devices.

  • EDGE-OF-CHAOS LEARNING ACHIEVED BY IONIC NANOARCHITECTONICS

    Artificial Vision Ionic Devices that Mimic the Optical Illusion

    Reference

    An ion-gating reservoir with ion-electron-coupled dynamics enables high-performance reservoir computing at the edge-of-chaos.

  • Artificial Vision Ionic Devices that Mimic the Optical Illusion

    Artificial Vision Ionic Devices that Mimic the Optical Illusion

    Reference

    Ionic devices can reproduce the lateral inhibition of neurons, realizing human perception and sensory systems.

  • Ionic-Nanoarchitectonics

    Low consumption spintronics device achieved by ionic nanoarchitectonics

    Reference

    Manipulation of magnetization angle toward application to magnetic memory and neuromorphic computing.

  • Ionic-Nanoarchitectonics

    Ionic-Nanoarchitectonics

    Reference

    Various interface functions are achieved by control of ionic transport on the nanoscale.

  • Higher-integration Atomic Switch

    Higher-integration Atomic Switch

    Reference

    High-density crossbar arrays lead to applications such as nonvolatile memories and brain-type devices composed of artificial synapses.

  • Junction(gapless)-type Atomic Switch

    Junction(gapless)-type Atomic Switch

    Reference

    Memory devices showing various unique functions are realized in a metal/solid electrolyte/metal structure.

  • Ionic Decision-maker for AI Applications

    Ionic Decision-maker for AI Applications

    Reference

    Ionic decision-maker utilizes ionic phenomena for learning and making optimum decisions based on previous experience.

  • Innovative transistors based on magnetically induced transport of ions

    Innovative transistors based on magnetically induced transport of ions

    Reference

    Electric double layer is modulated by magnetically induced transport of ions, tuning electric conductance of two-dimensional hole gas at a diamond (100)/electrolyte interface.

  • Bandgap Tuning of Graphene by Redox Reaction

    Bandgap Tuning of Graphene by Redox Reaction

    Reference

    In Situ and Non-Volatile Bandgap Tuning of Multilayer Graphene Oxide in an All-Solid-State Electric Double-Layer Transistor.

  • Chemical Soldering

    Chemical Soldering

    Reference

    Single conjugated polymer chains can be connected to single molecules by controlling chain polymerization at the nanometer scale.

  • Creation of Single Molecule Devices Using Chemical Soldering

    Creation of Single Molecule Devices Using Chemical Soldering

    Reference

    Single molecular devices, which could not be obtained by conventional methods, are created and new functions and superior performances are explored.

  • Functional Protein-inorganic Hybrid

    Functional Protein-inorganic Hybrid

    Reference

    Biohybrid flowers are fabricated facially from silk protein sericin and copper phosphate. They are applied for water purification.

Creating innovative nanoionic devices that will change the world

Our group aims to create nanoionic devices, based on nanotechnology and solid-state ionics, which enable a variety of new features that cannot be achieved with conventional semiconductor devices. In concrete terms, we utilize surface nanoarchitectonic local ion transport to produce interesting nano-phenomena resulting from physical or chemical actions. Further, by utilizing the characteristics obtained, we create nanodevices that operate based on new principles. Based on the basic research into the operating principles of these new nanoionic device, we are actively pursuing research on their practical use through collaborative research with allied companies. In addition, we are investigating novel methods for constructing molecular nano-systems, in which single organic molecules and single conductive polymers are connected to each other, and we are also developing methods for measuring the functions of such molecular nano-systems. Through such activities, we aim to demonstrate functional expressions of such devices as single molecule transistors and nanowire sensors, and to construct ultimately miniaturized single molecule device circuitries.

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MEMRISYS 2021: 4th International Conference on Memristive Materials, Devices & Systems

MEMRISYS 2021, the 4th International Conference on Memristive Materials, Devices & Systems, is scheduled to be held at the International Congress Center in Tsukuba. The main theme of the conference is technology development for memristive materials, devices and systems for next generation ICT, AT and IOT. MEMRISYS 2021 will be operated with Group Leader Dr. Terabe serving as Co-Chair, Chief Researcher Dr. Tsuruoka and Senior Researcher Dr. Tsuchiya serving as main organizing committee members . . .

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Recruitment of Permanent Researcher

NIMS invites applications for a permanent researcher position in our group. The research field is neuromorphic devices. For details, please visit the NIMS official website. Application deadline: Wednesday, May 15, 2024

NIMS Internship Program

Our group welcomes undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in experiencing the cutting-edge research activities. Application for NIMS Internship Program 2024 (initial recruitment) has been closed. Application for NIMS Internship Program 2024 (additional recruitment) will open in April 2024.

Postdoctoral researchers utilizing NIMS/public institutions recruitment systems

Our group welcomes those who will engage in the development of leading-edge nanoionic devices.

joint research groups utilizing various NIMS collaboration systems

Joint research activities will be carried out utilizing NIMS infrastructure.

Interested parties should direct enquiries to: TERABE.Kazuya=nims.go.jp (change '=' to '@').

Recent Topics

  • 22
    DEC
    PRESS RELESE: IONIC DEVICE ENABLING HIGH-PERFORMANCE RESERVOIR COMPUTING AT THE EDGE OF CHAOS

    We reported a novel class of neuromorphic device, ion-gating reservoir, which can realize the edge of chaos state by ion-electron-coupled dynamics at solid electrolyte/diamond interfaces and achieve high performance reservoir computing. The research results were published online in the American scientific journal Science Advances on December 15, 2022 (Japan time). . .

    8
    DEC
    MANA International Symposium 2022 was held in Hybrid

    From December 8 to 9, 2022, the 15th MANA International Symposium 2022 was held. Dr. Tsuruoka served as chair for the "Recent Trend in Neuromorphic Devices" session, during which session Terabe Group Leader gave an oral presentation entitled "Ionic Nanoarchitectonics for a Variety of Performance, such as Neuromorphic Devices". Both Dr. Tsuchiya and Dr. Tsuruoka gave poster presentations. . .

    3
    DEC
    Dr. Terabe gave a keynote talk at the MEMRISYS 2022

    The International Conference Conference on Memristive Materials, Devices & Systems (MEMRISYS 2022) was gekd ub Boston, the United States of America. Terabe gave a keynote talk entitled "Novel-concept functional devices achieved by versatile ion nanoarchitectonic". . .

    21
    OCT
    dr. terabe gave an invited talk at the IEEE Advanced School on "Nanotechnology-based Computing"

    IEEE Advanced School on "Nanotechnology-based Computing was held in Crete, Greece from October 21 to October 22, 2022. The objective of this meeting is to launch an international joint research project in the near future. Dr. Terabe gave an invited talk entitled "Various functional devices based on ionic nanoarchitectonics, enhancing electronic computing". . .

  • 22
    JUL
    mr. daiki nishioka (nims visiting researcher/JSPS Fellowship/tokyo university of science graduate school) selected as a poster winner

    From July 17 to 22, 2022, the 23rd International Conference on Solid State Ionics was held in Boston, U.S.A. Mr. Daiki Nishioka, a D2 student in our group was selected as a Poster Winner for his presentation titled 'Physical Reservoir Computing Based on Solid-State Electric Double Layer Effect'. . .

    18
    JUL
    dr. tsuchiya gave an invited talk at the 23rd international conference on solid state ionics (SSI-23)

    SSI-23 was held in Boston, U.S.A. from July 17 to July 22, 2022. Dr. Tsuchiya gave an invited talk entitled "Exploring Novel Functions at Solid/Solid Electrolyte Interfaces for Application to Neuromorphic Computing".

    01
    JUN
    research work by DR. tsuruoka et al. was selected as 'OPTICS RESEARCHES OF JAPAN IN 2021'

    Research work by Dr. Tsuruoka et al. published in Nano Letters has been selected as 'OPTICS RESEARCHES OF JAPAN in 2021' by 'KOGAKU', the Japanese Journal of Optics issued by the Optical Society of Japan. Accordingly, an introductory article was published in the June issue of KOGAKU.
    Click here to access journal website. . .

    01
    JUN
    a paper by mr. wada, et al. selected as jjap spotlights

    A paper titled 'In situ manipulation of perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in half-metallic NiCo2O4 thin film by proton insertion' has been selected as June 2022 Spotlights by JJAP (Japanese Journal of Applied Physics) [*]. JJAP selects and suggets a small number of articles with a high potential for caputuring the interest of researchers in the applied physics community.
    Click here to access journal website. . .

  • 24
    MAY
    Dr. Terabe gave an invited talk at the 2022 MRS SPRING MEETING & EXHIBIT

    2022 MRS SPRING MEETING & EXHIBIT was held as a hybrid event. The virtual conferece was held from May 23 to 25, 2022, during which time Dr. Terabe gave an invited talk titled "Nanoionics Devices Enabling Various Performance, Such as Neuromorphic Functions".

    26
    APR
    Dr. Tsuchiya receives IOP 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Awards

    Dr. Tsuchiya has been chosen as one of the 2021 IOP Outstanding Reviewer Award winners. The Outstanding Reviewer Awards are presented to reviewers who have reviewed papers in a high quality, appropriate, and timely manner. Dr. Takashi Tsuchiya received the award as a reviewer for Applied Physics Express, an international journal in the field of physics, in recognition of his significant contributions to the journal in 2021.

    19
    APR
    His Excellency Mr. Gianluigi Benedetti of Italian Ambassador to Japan paid a courtesy call to NIMS

    H.E. Ambassador Gianluigi Benedetti, together with the Attaché (Science and Technology) Prof. Enrico Traversa, paid a courtesy call to NIMS President Dr. Hono. They visited four MANA laboratories, including ours, and Group Leader Dr. Terabe gave a slide show to introduce our research activities.

    1
    APR
    Dr. Tsuchiya receives grants-in-aid for scientific research - Kakenhi-

    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) has been awarded to Dr. Tsuchiya for his research project. (Research theme: Development of solid state ionics-based physical property tuning devices and investigation on the interface functions; Collaborators: Kazuya Terabe (MANA PI) , Tohru Higuchi (Associate Professor, Tokyo University of Science) et al. . .

  • 17
    MAR
    mr. makoto takayanagi (nims trainee/tokyo university of science graduate school) receives an outstanding student presentation award

    From March 15 to 17, 2022, the 89th ECSJ Spring Meeting was held entirely online; Mr. Makoto Takayanagi, a D3 student in our group received Outstanding Sudent Presentation Award for his presentation titled 'In situ observation of oxygen transfer at lithium solid electrolyte/electrode interfaces'. . .

    2
    FEB
    A commentary article on research by DR. TSUCHIYA et al. was published in a technical journal 'Clean Energy'.

    A commentary article by Dr. Tsuchiya et al. titled 'Development of novel method for quantitative evaluation of electric double layer charge at solid/solid electrolyte interfaces' was published in the February 2022 issue of Clean Energy (Japan Industrial Publishing Co., Ltd.). . .

    17
    JAN
    d3 student, Mr. Makoto Takayanagi receives outstanding presentation award at the Interface IONICS 3rd Research Seminar for Young Researchers

    From January 6 to 7, 2022, the Inerface IONICS 3rd Research Seminar for Young Researchers was held as a hybrid event; Mr. Makoto Takayanagi, a D3 student in our group received Outstanding Presentation Award for his presentation titled 'In situ observation of oxygen transfer at lithium solid electrolyte/electrode interfaces'. The paper has been published in Nano Letters . . .

    4
    NOV
    Dr. terabe and dr. tsuchiya gave a plenary talk and an invited talk respectively at MEMRISYS 2021

    MEMRISYS 2021 - 4th International Conference on Memristive Materials, Devices & Systems was held online from November 1 to 4, 2021. Dr. Terabe gave a plenary talk entitled 'Ionic nanoarchitectonics for exploring memristive characteristics' and Dr. Tsuchiya gave an invited talk entitled Exploring Novel Functions at Solid/solid Electrolyte Interfaces for Neuromorphic Applications'. . .

  • 4
    NOV
    mr. makoto takayanagi (nims trainee/tokyo university of science graduate school) received an excellent poster presentation award at the memrisys 2021

    On November 4, 2021, Mr. Takayanagi received an Excellent Poster Presentation Award at the MEMRISYS 2021. The four award winners were selected and announced during the closing remarks of the conference . . .

    1
    NOV
    holding of the MEMRISYS 2021

    Dr. Kazuya Terabe, MANA Principal Investigator, Prof. Masakazu Aono, MANA Executive Advisor, and Prof. Hasegawa, Waseda University serving as co-chairs, MEMRISYS 2021 - 4th International Conference on Memristive Materials, Devices & Systems was held entirely online from November 1 to 4, 2021. The conference attracted a total of 237 participants from 22 countries. The MEMRISYS 2022 mini is scheduled to be held as a hybrid conference in Boston, U.S.A. in early summer . . .

    11
    OCT
    Press release: Development of an artificial vision device that gives the illusion of human eyes

    We have developed an artificial vision ionic device that works by using the movement of ions in a solid and the interaction between ions. They have demonstrated for the first time in the world that the device can mimic the optical illusion of the human eye, in which the area around the boundary between light and dark is enhanced. The paper has been published in Nano Letters . . .

    11
    SEP
    dr. tsuchiya gave invited talks at the 82nd jsap autumn meeting 2021

    In light of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, the 82nd JSAP Autumn Meeting 2021 was held fully online from September 10, 2021 to September 13, 2021, during which time Dr. Tsuchiya gave invited talks at the Sysmposium "Interfacial Ion Dynamics for Solid State Ionics Devices", and at the Focused Session "AI Electronics" respectively . . .

  • 06
    AUG
    Article appears on the nature portfolio website

    An article appeared on the Nature Portfolio website to introduce Dr. Tsuchiya's latest paper titled 'The electric double layer effect and its strong suppression at Li+ solid electrolyte/hydrogenated diamond interfaces', which was published in the journal Communications Chemistry . . .

    14
    JUN
    Article appears in the Web Media 'Newswitch'

    An online media 'Newswitch' (Nikkan Kogyo Simbun) posted an article titled 'The Birth of Autonomous Learning and Acting Robots: The Current State of Brain-Based Computer Research'. In Newswitch, news and its original contents appeared in the Nikkan Kogyo shimbun are presented in an easy-to-understand manner, from a slightly different perspective . . .

    24
    MAY
    Article appears in the nikkan kogyo simbun online/print edition

    Dr. Terabe was interviewed by the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun for an article that appeared on May 24, 2021 both in the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Online and Print Editions . . .

    05
    MAR
    mr. wataru namiki (NIMS trainee/tokyo university of science graduate school) received an excellent poster presentation award at the MANA International Symposium 2021

    On March 5, 2021, Mr. Namiki received an Excellent Poster Presentation Award at the MANA International Symposium 2021. The symposium was a hybrid symposium, held from March 2 to 3, 2021 at the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonis (MANA) . . .

  • 14
    JAN
    Dr. Tsuchiya gave an invited talk at the 4th and 5th Conference on Solid State Ionics and All-Solid-State Battery Applications

    Dr. Tsuchiya gave an invited speech entitled "Development of novel functional devices based on solid state ionics" co-authored by Dr. Tsuruoka and Dr. Terabe, at the 4th and 5th Conference on Solid State Ionics and All-Solid-State Battery Applications, held at the RIKEN, Japan, on 14 January 2021 . . .

    10
    DEC
    dr. terabe has been appointed as a board member for the solid state ionics society of japan

    The Solid State Ionics Society of Japan (SSIJ) held an online General Meeting on December 9, 2020, and Dr. Terabe was appointed by resolution of the General Meeting to be a SSIJ board member . . .

    18
    NOV
    MEMRISYS ONLINE MINI-CONFERENCE 2020 was held

    Sessions by the world’s 13 leading experts in Memristor related devices were streamed live, as well as on-demand views on the following day. The number of registered participants was 319 from 29 countries/regions throughout the world . . .

    06
    NOV
    press release: Controlling magnetization direction by ionic nanoarchitectonics

    We have invented an all-solid-state redox device for the manipulation of a magnetization angle with Prof. Tohru Higuchi (Tokyo University of Science). It is applicable to low power consumption spintronics and neuromorphic computing.
    The findings were published online on November 2, 2020 (EST) in the American scientific journal ACS Nano . . .

  • 28
    SEP
    Dr. Terabe has been awarded a 'SSDM paper award'

    Dr. Terabe was awarded this year's 'SSDM Paper Award'*, by the SSDM Award Committee, at the 2020 International Conference on Solid State Devices and Materials held online from September 27 to 30, 2020.

    08
    SEP
    Dr. Terabe has been recognized as a 'JSAP Fellow'

    Dr. Terabe, a MANA principal investigator & leader of the Nanoionic Devices Group, has been recognized as a 'JSAP(*) Fellow' for his significant contributions to the development of applied physics, through his continuous research activities. The awards ceremony was held online on September 8, 2020 at the 81st JSAP autumn meeting 2020. . .

    09
    JUL
    dr. terabe has been selected as a recipient of the 14th JSAP Fellow (2020)

    Dr. Terabe, a MANA Principal Investigator & leader of the Nanoionic Devices Group , was nominated for the 14th Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) Fellow Award, and has since been selected as a recipient by the JSAP Board. The award ceremony will be held at the JSAP autumn meeting. (Award title: "Pioneer Research on the Creation of an Atomic Switch, and so on, Using Nanoionics) . . .

    01
    APR
    dr. tsuchiya receives grants-in-aid for scientific research-KAKENHI-

    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) has been awarded to Dr. Tsuchiya for his research project. (Research theme: Development of solid state ionics-based physical property tuning devices and investigation on the operation mechanism; Collaborators: Kazuya Terabe (MANA PI) et al.) . . .

  • 01
    APR
    DR. TSUCHIYA RECEIVES GRANTS FROM THE YAZAKI MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

    The Yazaki Memorial Foundation for Science & Technology awarded grants to Dr. Tschiya for his research project entitled "Investigation on interface polarization behavior of lithium or multivalent ion conducting solid electrolytes". It is with great regret that an event for presentation of the grants, which was scheduled to be held in March, was cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. . . Articles appeared in various newspapers, including the Nikkan Sangyo Shimbun, Densen Shimbun, and in the Science News. . .

    19
    feb
    Solid state ionics - Application to brain-type computers

    An article about our group research, contributed by Group Leader Dr. Terabe, has appeared in the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun. In a series from the newspaper, entitled "The Forefront of Material Evolution - The Latest Research Results of NIMS", Dr. Terabe introduced the group's R&D on solid state ionics devices, based on a completely new operating principle, that have functions such as artificial synaptics and decision-making. The devices are suitable for application to innovative brain-type computers that enable downsizing and low power consumption . . .

    03
    FEB
    dr. tsuchiya receives the kurata grants 2019 from the hitachi global foundation

    Dr. Tsuchiya has been chosen as the recipient of a Kurata grant for his research project entitled "Quantitative analysis of interface polarization in solid electrolytes relevant to all-solid-state energy devices". A presentation of the 2019 Kurata grants is scheduled to be held in March, 2020 at Keidanren Kaikan in Tokyo . . .

    14
    dec
    terabe group leader gave a keynote speech at the AFM2 2019

    Dr. Terabe gave a keynote speech entitled "Nanoscale engineering using scanning probe microscopes and exploring interesting properties" at the 2019 Workshop on Atomic Force Microscopy for Advanced Functional Materials（AFM2 2019), held at the RAMADA PEARL HOTEL GUANGZHOU in Guangzhou, China, from 13 to 15 December 2019 . . .

  • 18
    oct
    MEMRISYS 2020: 4th International Conference on Memristive Materials, Devices & Systems

    MEMRISYS 2020, the 4th International Conference on Memristive Materials, Devices & Systems, is scheduled to be held at the International Congress Center in Tsukuba. The main theme of the conference is technology development for memristive materials, devices and systems for next generation ICT, AT and IOT. MEMRISYS 2020 will be operated with Group Leader Dr. Terabe serving as Co-Chair, Chief Researcher Dr. Tsuruoka and Senior Researcher Dr. Tsuchiya serving as main organizing committee members . . .

    01
    AUG
    Passing away of Dr. Okawa, MANA chief researcher

    It is with utmost sadness and sorrow that we announce the passing of Dr. Yuji Okawa, MANA Chief Researcher, on 1 August 2019 at the age of 55. Dr. Okawa had been a valued member of NIMS for years. Dr. Okawa will be missed and he will never be forgotten. May his soul rest in peace.

    19
    JUL
    Dr. Tsuchiya receives 2019 research grant from the murata science foundation

    The Murata Science Foundation Fiscal 2019 Research Grant Presentation was held at the Hotel Granvia Kyoto on July 19, 2019. Dr. Tsuchiya has been chosen as a recipient for his research project entitled "Investigation on charging mechanism of all-solid-state solid electric double layer devices" . . .

    09
    JUL
    the international conference on memristive materials, devices & systems (memrisys)

    Dr. Terabe gave an invited talk titled "Ionic Nanoarchitectonics for Creating Innovative Devices" at MEMRISYS 2019 held at the Internationales Congress Center in Dresden, Germany, from 8 to 11 July 2019. It has been announced that the next MEMRISYS 2020 will be held at the Tsukuba International Congress Center (EPOCHAL TSUKUBA), Ibaraki, Japan from 14 to 17 July, 2020 with us serving as an organizer. . .

  • 05
    JUL
    DR. TERABE GAVE AN INVITED TALK AT THE PGI COLLOQUIUM

    At the PGI Colloquium held at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (FZJ) in Jülich, Germany, Dr. Terabe gave an invited talk titled "Solid-State-Ionic Nanoarchitectonics for the Development of Innovative Information Communication Devices"

    07
    may
    prof. paolo milani from university of milano gave a lecture at mana seminar

    Prof. Paolo Milani from University of Milano, Italy delivered a lecture entitled "Resistive switching and complex behavior in cluster-assembled nanostructured gold films" at the 650th MANA Seminar. After giving a lecture, Prof. Milani had a MANA lab tour, . . .

    01
    may
    dr. okawa's paper selected as jjap spotlights

    A paper titled 'Observation of room temperature electronic localization through a single graphene layer on sapphire' has been selected as May 2019 Spotlights by JJAP (Japanese Journal of Applied Physics) [*]. JJAP selects and suggets a small number of articles with a high potential for caputuring the interest of researchers in the applied physics community. Click here to access the ARTICLE. . .

    21
    APR
    NIMS Open House 2019 - Learn thoroughly about power of chemical elements

    NIMS Open House 2019 was held on Sunday, April 21, 2019 at NIMS Sengen-site, Namiki-site and Sakura-site. The Nanoionic Devices group had an experimental workshop entitled "What is Atomic Switch that aims for artificial intelligence (AI)?". The number of visitors exceeded 5,000, hitting a record high for the four straight year . . .

  • 17
    apr
    invited talks given in shanghai and chongqing in china

    Dr. Terabe gave an invited talk titled "Nanoionics devices for artificial intelligence technology" at the Ceramic Interconnect and Ceramic Microsystems Technologies (CICMT 2019) held in Shanghai and another invited talk titled "Nano-Ionic Devices for Advanced Information and Communication technology"at the 14th Annual Conference of Engineering Ceramics of China held in Chongqing, China . . .

    18
    SEP
    solid state ionics devices for super smart society - from fundamentals to applications in ict, ai and energy devices

    A symposium titled 'Solid state ionics devices for a super smart society - From fundamentals to applications in ICT, AI and energy devices' was held at the 79th JSAP Autumn Meeting, 2018 in Nagoya. Both Dr. Terabe/Group Leader and Dr. Tsuruoka/Principal Researcher got involved in organizing the seminar, and Dr. Tsuchiya/Senior Researcher gave an invited talk. . .

    08
    SEP
    press release: invention of ionic decision-maker capable of self-learning

    We have invented an ionic device, termed an ionic decision-maker, capable of quickly making its own decisions based on previous experience by using changes in ionic/molecular concentrations. This invention may lead to the development of novel artificial intelligence (AI) systems that process digital information with the use of software.. . .

    04
    SEP
    Mr. Daiki Etoh (NIMS Junior Researcher/ Tokyo University of Science Graduate School) receives Excellent Poster Award

    Mr. Etoh has been awarded an "Excellent Poster Award" by Prof. Junichi Kawamura, chairman of The Solid State Ionics Society of Japan, at the 14th Solid State Ionics Seminar held at the Yuzawa New Otani Hotel from September 2 to 4, 2018. Mr. Etoh presented a poster titled "Proton Conduction of Yttria Stabilized ZrO2 Thin Films Controlled by Oxygen Pressure in Pulse Laser Deposition process". . .

  • 07
    AUG
    Prof. Wilfred G. van der Wiel from University of Twente visit our group

    Prof. Wilfred G. van der Wiel from University of Twente (The Netherlands) came to visit our group. He delivered a lecture entitled "Evolving functionality in disordered nanomaterial networks" at the 630th MANA Seminar . . .

    19
    JUNE
    Prof. Xin Guo and Assoc Prof. Rui Yang from Huazhong University of Science and Technology visit our group

    Prof. Xin Guo and Assoc Prof. Rui Yang from the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) came to visit our group. They gave lectures at the 623rd MANA Seminar entitled 'Oxide-Based Second-Order Memristive Intelligent Devices with Neurological and Psychological Functions' and 'Artificial Synapses and Neurons Based on Second-order Memristive Devices' respectively. . .

    23
    MAY
    Mr. Makoto Takayanagi (NIMS Junior Researcher) receives Hiroshi Harashima Academic Award

    Mr. Takayanagi has been awarded the Hiroshi Harashima Academic Award for his research entitled "Research on World's Fastest All-solid Electric Double Layer Transistor with the use of Li-ion electrolytes". The award is given to excellent young researchers currently enrolled in graduate schools in the field of electric/electronic information, with the aim of fostering those who forge the future of science . . .

    22
    APR
    NIMS Open house 2018

    A NIMS Open House 2018 was held at the Sengen, Namiki and Sakura sites. The Nanoionic Devices group had an experimental workshop entitled "What is Atomic Switch that aims for artificial intelligence (AI)?". There were more visitors than we expected and NIMS junior researchers played an active role in the workshop . The total number of visitors rose to 4,783, hitting a record high for the third straight year . . .

  • 02
    APR
    Press release: Unexpected metal-insulator transition achieved by control of chemical disorder

    Unexpected metal-insulator transition in thick Ca1-xSrxVO3 film was achieved by control of chemical disorder. The technique is useful for the development of novel nonvolatile memory . . .

    21
    NOV
    the 28th tsukuba prize prize AWARD ceremony held - commemorative lecture given by Dr. Terabe

    The 28th Tsukuba Prize prize award ceremony took place at the Tsukuba International Congress Center. Dr. Terabe, Prof. Hasegawa (Waseda University) and Prof. Aono were awarded the Prize and Dr. Terabe gave a commemorative lecture . . .

    14
    NOV
    article appears in the Nikkei Online Edition and the Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun Print Edition

    Dr. Terabe was interviewed by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun for an article that appeared in the Nikkei Online Edition and the Nikkei Sango Shimbun Print Edition. In acknowledgment of recent movements toward the practical use of the Atomic Switch, the article reports on the history of its technological innovation, the status of current development work, and the direction of future research on the device . . .

    07
    SEP
    dr. kazuya terabe, MANA pi and dr. masakazu aono, executive advisor win the tsukuba prize 2017

    It was announced by the Science and Technology Promotion Foundation of Ibaraki that the 28th Tsukuba Prize will be awarded to Dr. Terabe, MANA Principal Investigator (PI), Dr. Masakazu Aono, Executive Advitsor and Prof. Tsuyoshi Hasegawa of the Waseda University. The Award Ceremony will be held on November 21, 2017 at the Tsukuba International Congress Center, Tsukuba, Japan . . .

  • 07
    SEP
    press release: innovative transistors operated by magnetically induced movement of ions

    We have succeeded in developing a transistor in which an electrical conductance is tuned by an ionic movement induced by a magnetic field, instead of an electric field. The transistor - which does not require the application of voltage to operate - is potentially applicable to the development of energy-efficient information and communications devices with new functions . . .

    28
    Mar
    International Symposium on THE Atomic Switch: Invention, Practical Use and Future Prospects

    The atomic switch, which was developed in 2001 and jointly studied with the NEC Corporation with support from JST and MEXT, has been put to practical use as the ‘NEC AtomSW-FPGA’. At the symposium, it was explained that the NEC AtomSW-FPGA will be used in space satellites and that applications of the atomic switch are evolving into new, highly functional apparatus such as brain-type devices . . .

    15
    Nov
    Press Release: Various Organic Transistor Functions Created through Optical Drawing

    In a world's first, we succeeded in drawing one-dimensional transistor channels by scanning ultraviolet (UV) and visible (VIS) laser beams on thin films of photochromic molecules. These molecules can switch back and forth between one type of isomer that acts like an insulator and another type of isomer that acts like a semiconductor when they are exposed alternately to UV and VIS light. Our technique enables transistor channels to be re-written and their conductivity to be controlled, which opens up new possibilities for the development of optically reconfigurable, low-dimensional organic transistor circuits . . .

    16
    May
    G7 Science & Technology Ministers visit to NIMS

    A G7 Science & Technology Ministers Meeting was held in Tsukuba, Ibaraki. Upon their visit to NIMS, Dr. Terabe/Mana Principal Investigator (PI) gave a presentation to the Ministers on the ‘Atomic Switch’, which will bring innovation to computers . . .

  • 01
    Apr
    establishment of new nanoionic devices group

    Based on the NIMS's 4th Mid- to Long- Term Plan (4.1.2016 – 3.31.2023), the former Atomic Electronics, Nanoionic Devices and Nano-system Organization groups were integrated to form the new Nanoionic Devices Group . . .

    12
    Jan
    Press Release: Low-Current, Highly Integrable Spintronics Device Developed

    An all-solid-state redox device, composed of Fe3O4 thin film and Li+ ion conducting solid electrolyte, was fabricated for use in tuning magnetization and magnetoresistance (MR), which are key factors in the creation of high-density magnetic storage devices . . .

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