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Nano-scale Science & Technology Research Group
Research Areas
Fundamental studies on Nano-technology are carried out by the following 4 teams. 1) Fundamental Nano-scale Analysis and Control Technology Team; fabrication of nano-scale structure and development of new method to measure the function, 2) Chemical Functions at Nano-scale Level Team; chemistry of single molecules and low dimensional systems, 3) Research Technique to Study Nano-scale Condensed Matter under Extreme Conditions Team; low dimensional electron systems confined in a nano-scale space and their quantum phenomena, and 4) Nanodevice Science and Technology Team; development of nano-meter scale devices and investigation of the application field.
 

Maki KAWAI
Group Head
Maki KAWAI (D.Sci.)
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Research Subject
(1) Electronic functions at Nano-scale
(2) Nano-functional photonics
(3) Functional nano-spin research
(4) Nano Bio-Functional Molecular Systems


List of Selected Publications
(1) Ohara M., Kim Y., Yanagisawa S., Morikawa Y., and Kawai M.:
"Role of molecular orbitals near the Fermi level in the excitation of vibrational modes of a single molecule at a scanning tunneling microscope junction."
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 136104(2008).
(2) Katano, S., Kim, Y., Hori, M., Trenary M., and Kawai, M.:
"Reversible control of hydrogenation of a single molecule."
Science 316, 1883(2007).
(3) Hossain, Z. Md., Kato, S.H., and Kawai, M.:
"Self-directed chain reaction by small ketones with the dangling bond site on the Si(100)-(2x1)-H surface: acetophenone, a unique example."
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 11518-11523 (2008).
(4) Shin H., Clair S., Kim Y., and Kawai M.:
"Electronic structure of single-walled carbon nanotubes on ultrathin insulating films."
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 233104(2008).
(5) Okamoto, T., Simonen, J., and Kawata, S.:
"Plasmonic band gaps of structured metallic thin films evaluated from a surface plasmon laser using the coupled-wave approach."
Phys. Rev. B 77, 115425(2008).
(6) Takeyasu, N., Tanaka, T., and Kawata, S.:
"Fabrication of 3D metal/polymer microstructures by site-selective metal coating."
Appl. Phys. A 90, 205-209(2008).
(7) Ikegami, H., Akimoto, H., and Kono, K.:
"Wigner solid transition of electrons confined in microchannel."
J. Low Tem. Phys., 150, 224-229(2008).
(8) Huang, S., Fukata, N., Shimu, M., Yamaguchi, T., Sekiguchi, T., and Ishibashi, K.:
"Classical coulomb blockade of a silicon nanowire dot."
Appl. Phys. Lett., 92, 213110(2008).
(9) Sato, Y., Hosokawa, K., and Maeda, M.:
"Detection of non-cross-linking interaction between DNA-modified gold nanoparticles and a DNA-modified flat gold surface using surface plasmon resonance imaging on a microchip."
Colloids Surf. B 62. 71-76(2008).
(10) Sakono, M., Zako, T., Uda, H., Yohda, M., and Maeda, M.:
"Formation of highly toxic soluble amyloid beta oligomers by the molecular chaperone prefoldin."
FEBS Journal 275, 2982(2008).