Facilities, 研究設備

Lab’s area is around 170 square meters (including students’ room)

“We always try to design and fabricate a novel device” 研究室では常に新しい装置をデザイン・製作することを心掛けています。Our original technologies, products

For measuring aerosols (particles in the gas-phase): 気相中に浮遊する粒子の計測

Aerosol particle generators: from Nanometer to Micrometer
Particle Counter (CPC/CNC): From nanometer to micrometer in the gas phase
Aerosol Sizing system (SMPS, ELPI): For size distribution of few nano- to micro-meter particles in the gas phase.

For measuring particles in the liquid-phase. 液相中に浮遊する微粒子の計測

Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) Malvern Instruments: Zetasizer Nano
Nanopore Platform, Scanning Ion Occlusion Sensing Method: Measurement of size distribution, concentration, surface charge | izon.com | meiwafosis.com/

High-precision trace-element analysis, 組成分析装置

Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer ICP-MS
Micro CHN (Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen) elemental analyzer
Gas Chromatography (may be need a revision)
物質の成分元素や構成比率を分析する手法 Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer : Emission of characteristic “secondary” (or fluorescent) X-rays from a material that has been excited by bombarding with high-energy X-rays or gamma rays. From Na to U. 。エネルギー分散形蛍光X線分析装置は”固体・粉末・液体・薄膜など様々な試料が分析可能、標準試料無しに定量分析が可能” JEOL JSX-3100RII, 蛍光X線分析装置, 液体窒素フリー, Si(Li) 半導体検出器
MSV-370 Microscope attached UV-Visible-Near-IR spectrophotometer 微量高感度分光分析システム（顕微鏡と高性能分光光度計：顕微紫外可視近赤外分光光度計。紫外域から近赤外域にわたる広範囲な波長領域で微小試料や微小部位の透過・反射測定が行えます）Microspectroscopy system providing transmittance or reflectance measurements of microscopic sample sites. Measure color, film thickness, and other spectral properties of a microscopic area for either large or small samples. 250-2000 nm. Minimum spot* 30 micrometer. jasco.co.jp//microUV.html

Software:

数値シミュレーション, FEM based multi-physics COMSOL From fluid flow/heat transfer to structural mechanics and electromagnetic analyses @youtube. ：伝熱、構造、流体、電気化学、電磁気、光、音響など
IBM SPSS Statistics (「世界標準」統計ソフト)
MatLab (MathWorks) 数値線形代数、関数とデータの可視化、アルゴリズム開発、グラフィカルインターフェイスや、他言語(C言語/C++/Java/Python)とのインターフェイスの機能を有している。MATLAB & Simulink (mathworks.com)

Simulation hardware, 計算機

Workstation/ RAM: 32 GB; HD = 1 TB; CPU : Intel ® Xeon® Processor X5690（3.46 GHz, 6 core) >> More

For sample preparation (before SEM, etc.) , 材料の前処理用

JEOL Cross section polisher (using an ion beam): For samples too sensitive for mechanical polishing: Metals, ceramics, plastics, etc. jeol.co.jp/en/science/cp.html
Osmium coater (Neoc-STB), （電子顕微鏡試料作製装置）
クリオスタット（Cryostatl）for “soft” sample with few ten micrometer thickness.

For plant growth, 植物の実験用装置

Phytotron (2 x 2 x 2 m) (a completely closed greenhouse that can be used for study of environmental conditions on plant growth) in Fuchu campus. 6 units. (by Prof. Izuta’s Lab.)

Heating-related system. 加熱装置

Commercial-made heating system (microwave)
Commercial-made heating system (electric furnace)
Commercial-made Infra-Red Heating system, 遠赤外線ヒーター
Lab-made heating system (tubular, electric furnaces)
X-ray diffractometer (XRD) with heating system
Thermo Gravimetry/Differential Thermal Analyzer (TG-DTA, by Kamiya Lab)
Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope, with heating system (by Kamiya Lab)

For surface and structure measurement

Non-contacting type Electrostatic voltmeters – Measuring surface potential (voltage) on materials. Trek model 323: www.trekj.com/products/evs/323.html
Micro-Raman spectrometer (Nicolet Almega)
Dektak surface profilometer (XT-S), 触針式表面形状測定器（段差計）
Fluorescent microscope (Based on OLYMPUS BX53) システム生物顕微鏡（正立顕微鏡）
Laser microdissection +PALM MicroBeam (for isolating high-purity tissue) >> Movie

CAMERA

6M pixel, High speed (max. 60 pictures per second; and max. 1200 fps) 12 X optical zoom.
Lens: 9群12枚, F2.7(W)～F4.6(T), f=7.3~87.6 mm (or 35mm film 36~432mm) Macro: 5~50cm(W). Shutter speed: 60~1/40000 sec; Others: USB/AVポート, HDMI™、output (mini), ホットシュー, 外部マイク端子, 外部電源端子, Hi-Speed USB. >>> Samples@Youtube
a NIKON digital camera

Sun light simulator

人工太陽照明灯SOLAX XC-500 EFSS (500 W) 350-2500nm, 1sun(1000W/m2). seric.co.jp/superspot/