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• Observation of Ligand-Induced Conformational Changes in Single ATP Receptors with Fast-Scanning Atomic Force Microscopy
• Direct Measurement of the Binding Energy and Bohr Radius of a Single Hydrogenic Defect in a Semiconductor Quantum Well
• Fabrication of Three-Dimensional Nanostructures by Electron Beam Lithography
• Short Pulse Generation by Adiabatic Wavelength Shifting

Message from the Director


Member List

• NTT Basic Research Laboratories
• Materials Science Laboratory
• Physical Science Laboratory
• Optical Science Laboratory
• Distinguished Technical Members
• Advisory Board
• Invited / Guest Scientists
• Overseas Trainees
• Domestic Trainees

I. Research Topics

• Overview of Research in Laboratories
• Materials Science Laboratory
  • Boron-Implanted Diamond FETs Formed by Ion-Implantation and High-Pressure and High-Temperature Annealing
  • High Performance Nitride-Based Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors on GaN Substrates
  • Anisotropic In-Plane Strains in Non-Polar Al_1-xGa_xN (1120) Films (x<0.2)
  • Molecular Beam Epitaxial Growth of Hexagonal Boron Nitride on Ni(111) Substrate
  • Simultaneous Optical and Electrical Characterization at Nanoscale with Scanning Probe Microscope
  • Diameter Dependence of Hydrogen Adsorption on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
  • Number-of-Layers Dependence of Electronic Properties of Epitaxial Few-Layer Graphene
  • Precise Control of Gold Nanorod Arrays
  • Observation of Ligand-Induced Conformational Changes in Single ATP Receptors with Fast-Scanning Atomic Force Microscopy
  • The Preferential Reconstitution of Receptor Proteins into Model Lipid Domains Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy
  • Effect of Nanogap on Dynamics of Lipid Bilayer
• Physical Science Laboratory
  • Stochastic Data Processing Based on Single Electrons Using Nano Field-Effect Transistors
  • Identification of Single Dopant Position in Silicon Nanotransistor
  • Bit Operation in a Parametrically Pumped Electromechanical Resonator
  • In-plane Conductance Measurements of Few-Layer Graphene on SiC Substrate
  • Fabrication of Three-Dimensional Nanostructures by Electron Beam Lithography
  • Direct Measurement of the Binding Energy and Bohr Radius of a Single Hydrogenic Defect in a Semiconductor Quantum Well
  • Electrons and Holes in a Single Silicon Slab
  • New Readout Method for Josephson Persistent-Current Qubits Using a Josephson Bifurcation Amplifier
  • Evidence of Noise-Suppression with Superconductive Atom Chip
  • Single-Shot Readout of a Josephson Persistent Current Quantum Bit
  • Photoluminescence Spectroscopy of Nonlinear- and Linear-Screening Regimes in a Low-Density Two-Dimensional Electron System
  • Negative Photoconductivity in In_0.52Al_0.48As/In_0.7Ga_0.3As Heterostructures
• Optical Science Laboratory
  • Numerical Simulation of Ultracold Atoms Trapped in Optical Lattices
  • Single Photon Detection Using MgB₂ Superconductor
  • Generation of High-Purity Entangled Photon Pairs Using Silicon Wire Waveguide
  • Efficient Carrier Envelope Offset Locking for a Frequency Comb by Modifying a Collinear f-to-2f Interferometer
  • Cavity Emission and Photon Statistics in Exciton-Cavity Coupled Systems
  • Magneto-Optical Spectroscopy of Charge-Tunable Quantum Dots
  • Short Pulse Generation by Adiabatic Wavelength Shifting
  • Ultrahigh-Q Photonic Crystal Slab Nanocavities in Very Thin Barriers
  • Dynamic High-Q Cavity Formation and Photon Pinning by Index Modulation

II. Data

• Science Plaza 2008
• ISNTT2009
• The 5th Advisory Board
• Award Winners' List
• In-house Award Winners' List
• List of Visitors' Talks I. Materials Science
• List of Visitors' Talks II. Physical Science
• List of Visitors' Talks III. Optical Science
• Research Activities in Basic Research Laboratories in 2008
• List of Invited Talks at International Conferences I. Materials Science Laboratory
• List of Invited Talks at International Conferences II. Physical Science Laboratory
• List of Invited Talks at International Conferences III. Optical Science Laboratory