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

“We always try to design and fabricate a novel device”
常に研究室で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 developed technologies: Products

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The following are some instruments which are available in our Group (and building), including some shared devices.

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)

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)
• MathLab (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。

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(ミニ), ホットシュー, 外部マイク端子, 外部電源端子, USB：Hi-Speed USB. >>> Sample from Youtube
• a NIKON digital camera

Lab Website. レンゴロ研究室

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.
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

微量高感度分光分析システム
UV-Vis/NIR Microspectrophotometer, 顕微紫外可視近赤外分光光度計.
A microspectroscopy system providing transmittance or reflectance measurements of microscopic sample sites. Can 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. MSV-370 Microscope attached UV-Visible-Near-IR spectrophotometer. jasco.co.jp//microUV.html

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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/