Materials Informatics Laboratory

 
 

Development of new analysis and process for new materials and the environment

 
 
Our laboratory has developed new analysis methods to use in manufacturing process for new materials and to detect toxic substances in the environment using x-ray physics, spectroscopy, physical chemistry, transport phenomenology and so on. We have also designed nature-friendly manufacturing processes. Followings are some typical examples of our recent activities.  
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Development of measurement system for electronic states using high resolution fluorescence spectroscopy.
Elementary analysis of toxic substances in incinerator and in the environment using x-ray absorption spectroscopy.
Development of a combination system of scanning electron microscope and synchrotron radiation, and x-ray analysis of yellow sand.
Development of small x-ray source device by new concept.
Research for hydrogen absorbing materials and study on its mechanisms.
Study of electronic structure of borides.
Development and application of extended x-ray emission fine structure.
Development and application of total reflection x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
Development of x-ray traveling wave spectroscopy.

 
 
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  Academic staff  
 
     
  photo : Kawai Jun
Professor : Kawai, Jun
 
Research Topics
AnalitycalChemistry, Surface Analysis, X-Ray Spectroscopy, Chemical Physics, Analytical Sciences, Heat and Mass Transfer, Material and Chemical Information Analysis
 
Contact / Office
Room 831, School of Engineering Science Bldg, Yoshida Campus
TEL +81-75-753-5442 / FAX +81-75-753-5436
kawai.jun.3x@kyoto-u.ac.jp
     
 
     
 
     
  photo: Yuge
Associate Professor : Yuge, Koretaka

 

 
Contact / Office
Room 829, School of Engineering Science Bldg, Yoshida Campus
TEL +81-75-753-5283 / FAX +81-75-753-5436
yuge.koretaka.4r@kyoto-u.ac.jp
     
 
     
     
  Research Topics
     
 
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Development of extended x-ray emission fine structure.
Investigation using synchrotron radiation
Study on mechanism of hydrogen absorption
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Development of extended x-ray emission fine structure.

 
 

X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) is well known to use measure electronic structure of valence band of materials. We suggested that Extended x-ray emission fine structure (EXEFS) show in x-ray fluorescence spectrum, and observed that EXEFS spectrum is agree with XAFS spectrum. This EXEFS spectroscopy is applied as an easy micro-prove analysis for small aerosol, fly ash and so on.

 
 
graph : X-ray absorption fine structure and extended x-ray emission fine structure spectra
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X-ray absorption fine structure and extended x-ray emission fine structure spectra
 
 
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Investigation using synchrotron radiation

 
 

An electron traveling at almost the speed of light emits electromagnetic radiation which covers a wide range of wavelengths from infrared/visible light to x-ray regions. It is named “synchrotron radiation”.

Synchrotron radiation has many excellent features such as highly directional, highly polarized, sharply pulsed and partly coherent.

Our laboratory study electronic structure of material and microanalysis of aerosol in the atmosphere using synchrotron radiation. We also study development of new experimental methods which introduce the features of synchrotron radiation.

 
     
 
image : Schematic view of synchrotron radiation
Figure 2   Schematic view of synchrotron radiation
 
 
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Study on mechanism of hydrogen absorption

 
 

Hydrogen absorption alloys are practical use as an anode of nickel hydrogen battery, a hydrogen tank and so on, and are investigated to find higher efficient alloys. The mechanism of hydrogen absorption into the alloy is not fully understood.
We measure the properties of alloys as a function of the composition and make clear the mechanism of hydrogen absorption using extended Hückel method

 
image : Model of hydrogen absorption mechanism
 
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Model of hydrogen absorption mechanism
 
 
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Yellow sands are generated around the western desert area in China and transferred by the prevailing westerlies to the eastern Asian countries. They are changed chemically during the flying over the industrial areas and play an important role as one of various aerosol particles.

In our laboratory, it is intended by using SEM, EMPA, synchrotron radiation to characterize the substances attached on the yellow sand particles and to clarify the mechanism in the reaction process of aerosol generation.

 
 
photo : SEM image of yellow sand particles  
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SEM image of yellow sand particles
 
 
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