Greeting

The Noguchi-Matsuo Laboratory, which was established in 2020, aims to “revolutionize energy production and energy saving” by developing new materials and devices. We are working to provide new functions in ceramic, single-crystal, and film forms of wide-bandgap semiconductors and ferroelectric oxides, and are conducting research for next-generation electronic devices and energy conversion devices.

We manipulate the arrangement and combination of atoms in order to unveil the functions of electrons. By depositing atoms one by one using the state-of-the-art thin- film deposition technology, we create an artificial lattice that does not exist in nature. We are also conducting research to deliver new functions arising from defects by controlling a small amount of impurities and/or compositions in the crystal.

Our goal is to achieve unique research results; not the first in Japan, and not the top class in the world. It is “the world’s first”. Our goals are high and therefore you have to overcome hurdles to achieve the results. When you make the success with hard work, you will experience the “sense of accomplishment” that you have achieved through your own efforts, and eventually you will develop “confidence.”

We welcome students and researchers who are interested in “electrons and atoms”, want to do “world-leading research”, and want to gain “confidence” through successful experiences with hardships. Academic knowledge and English ability at the time of being assigned to our laboratory are not necessarily required. After entering the laboratory, you will naturally acquire a grounding for performing research works by working on our original basic education program. Let’s aim for “the world’s first achievement” together.

What's New

An invited review on the bulk photovoltaic effect has been published in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics.
Assoc. Prof. Matsuo’s research was selected as the cover art for the Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan.
Professor Noguchi gave an invited lecture at the 37th Korea-Japan Ceramics Seminar.
Professor Noguchi gave a keynote lecture at a domestic academic conference (Kyushu Branch Autumn Research Presentation 2023 of the Ceramic Society of Japan).
Professor Noguchi gave an invited lecture at an international conference (The 7th International Conference on Advanced Electromaterials (ICAE 2023)).
Professor Noguchi delivered an invited talk at an international conference on complex orders in condensed matter: aperiodic order, local order, electronic order, hidden order.
Mr. Aso recieved Excellent Poster Presentation Award at The 36th Fall Meeting of The Ceramic Society of Japan.
Assoc. Prof. Matsuo gave an invited talk in ACCGE-23.
Assoc. Prof. Matsuo gave an invited talk in the 2023 ISAF-ISIF-PFM Joint Conference.
Prof. Noguchi gave a tutorial lecture at the 40th Ferroelectric Conference.
A paper on antiferroelectric energy storage ceramics has been published in Scientific Reports.
Assis. Prof. Yukana Terasawa has joined our laboratory.
Assoc. Prof. Matsuo received the 77th Ceramic Society of Japan Award for Advancements in Ceramics Science and Technology and gave an award lecture at the 2023 annual meeting.
Assoc. Prof. Matsuo recieved Excellent Presentation Award at The 13th Korea-Japan Conference on Ferroelectrics (KJC-FE13) in last September.
Professor Noguchi delivered an invited talk in International Workshop on Physics and Chemistry of Electronic Materials.
Professor Noguchi delivered an invited talk in The 14th Japan-China Symposium on Ferroelectric Materials and Their Applications (JCFMA-14)
A paper on the origin of ferroelectricity in BiFeO3-based solid solutions has been published in Nanomaterials as ‘Feature Paper’.
A paper on ferroelectric energy storage capacitor has been published in NPG Asia Materials.
Professor Noguchi delivered an invited talk in 15th International Symposium on Ferroic Domains & Micro- to Nano-scopic Structures (ISFD-15) (2022/08/30).
A paper on ferroelectric photovoltaic effect has been published in Advanced Optical Materials.
A paper on ferroelectric superlattice has been published in JJAP.
A paper on Pb-free ferroelectric single crystals has been published in Applied Physics Express.
Professor Noguchi received Award of the Outstanding Reviews Published in the JCS-Japan in 2021
Professor Noguchi delivered an invited talk in the International Session at the Ceramic Society of Japan Annual Meeting (2022/03/10).
A paper jointly presented with Professor Kojima of University of Tsukuba has been published in Ferroelectrics.
Professor Noguchi gave an invited talk at the International Conference of the American Ceramic Society:14th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology (PACRIM 14) including Glass & Optical Materials Division 2021 Annual Meeting (GOMD 2021)
Assoc. Prof. Matsuo received an Encouragement Award at the 50th Japan Conference on Crystal Growth held in last October.
Assoc. Prof. Matsuo delivered a invited talk at The Joint International Conference on Applied Physics and Materials Applications & Applied Magnetism and Ferroelectrics (ICAPMA-JMAG-2021).
Assoc. Prof. Matsuo delivered a talk at The 50th Japan Conference on Crystal Growth.
A paper on ferroelectric superlattice thin films published in Nanomaterials was selected as Editor’s Choice Articles.
Professor Noguchi delivered an invited talk at the 34th Autumn Symposium of the Ceramic Society of Japan.
Professor Noguchi delivered an invited talk at The 22nd American Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy (ACCGE-22).
Assoc. Prof. Matsuo gave a talk about ferroelectrics at “Science Presentation for the Next Generation by the Next Generation”
A paper on the ferroelectric superlattice has been published in Nanomaterials
A paper on the ferroelectric photovoltaic effect has been published in JJAP.
A review article on dielectrics and ferroelectrics has been published as “SPECIAL ARTICLE” in JCERSJ (Front Cover).
Associate Professor Hiroki Matsuo joined.
Professor Noguchi delivered an invited talk at an international conference(IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics)
Two first-year master’s students and six fourth-year undergraduate students joined.
Professor Noguchi delivered an invited talk at an international conference(The 5th International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology (SmartMat@2020))
Professor Noguchi delivered an invited talk(The 33th Fall Meeting of the Ceramic Society of Japan)
The Noguchi laboratory was established.
Professor Noguchi has been introduced in “Topics of Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo”.
A paper on the new concept of ferroelectric photovoltaic power has been published in Nature Communications.

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