Frontier of nanometer scale structure analyses

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project Area: Exploration of nanostructure-property relationships for materials innovation
• Project/Area Number: 25106002
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Review Section: Science and Engineering
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: Matsunaga Katsuyuki 名古屋大学, 工学研究科, 教授 (20334310)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 阿部 真之 大阪大学, 基礎工学研究科, 教授 (00362666) ; 中村 篤智 名古屋大学, 工学研究科, 准教授 (20419675) ; 豊浦 和明 京都大学, 工学研究科, 准教授 (60590172)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-06-28 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 異種材料界面 / 第一原理計算 / 走査プローブ顕微鏡 / 表面構造 / 点欠陥

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We investigated electronic and atomic structures of materials interfaces by using first principles calculations and scanning probe microscopes. As a typical example, we revealed detailed electronic and atomic structures of noble metal atoms and clusters on TiO2 surfaces. We also developed an atomic force microscope implementing a pulsed laser deposition technique, which made nanometer scale analyses on metal oxide surfaces efficiently. Moreover, we extended our studies to functional ceramics interfaces and solid state ionics materials.

Free Research Field

計算材料学