Exploring the Frontiers of Nanoscience

Welcome to our research group. We investigate novel materials and technologies at the atomic scale.

2025-05-14: Our paper about magnetization switching on SrRuO3 is published in Advanced Materials. News release is here.
2025-05-02: Our paper about machine learning method for semiconductor crystal growth is published in npj Computational Materials. News release is here.
2025-04-03: Our HP has been renewed!
2025-04-01: Welcome to new member Dr. Masaki Kobayashi joining our group!
2025-01-29: Our paper on GaS nanobelt is published in Applied Physics Letters.

About Us

The synthesis of new materials and their dimensionality/crystal symmetry control offer exciting opportunities for discovering novel physical phenomena. Our research focuses on complex transition metal oxides/nitrides and two-dimensional (2D) layered materials. These materials encompass a wide range of functionalities, including superconductivity, magnetism, dielectric properties, and semiconducting behavior, making them promising candidates for next-generation electronics and photonics.

Research Areas

Group Members

Meet our team of researchers, postdocs.

Recent Publications

Hiroto Horiuchi*, Yasufumi Araki*, Yuki K. Wakabayashi*, Jun'ichi Ieda, Michihiko Yamanouchi, Yukio Sato, Shingo Kaneta-Takada, Yoshitaka Taniyasu, Hideki Yamamoto, Yoshiharu Krockenberger, Masaaki Tanaka*, and Shinobu Ohya*
Single-Layer Spin-Orbit-Torque Magnetization Switching due to Spin Berry Curvature Generated by Minute Spontaneous Atomic Displacement in a Weyl Oxide
Adv. Mater. 2416091 (2025)
News release 「酸素原子のわずかな「ズレ」で磁石を反転――強磁性ワイル酸化物「単層」における高効率磁化反転で低消費電力磁気メモリへ道を拓く――」.

Wataru Kobayashi, Takuma Otsuka, Yuki K. Wakabayashi, and Gensai Tei
Physics-informed Bayesian optimization suitable for extrapolation of materials growth
npj Computational Materials 11, 36 (2025)
News release 「半導体薄膜の材料分析にAIを活用し、自動化に成功～光通信用デバイスの製造業務の効率化に貢献～」