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{\Large \bf Nanostructured Materials Physics Group}\\
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Professor          &:&Yoshihiro~Iwasa\\
Associate Professor &:&Yasujiro~Taguchi\\
Assistant
Professor &:&Taishi~Takenobu and Shin-ichiro~Kobayashi\\
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(http://iwasa.imr.edu/)\\
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Making functional materials and devices with nanoscale units is the goal
of our research. Particularly, we are currently interested in nanocarbons 
such as carbon nanotubes and fullerenes, and organic molecules, which are 
regarded as key materials for nanotechnology, since these clusters or molecules
obtain electronic functionalites both in solid and single molecular forms,
including conductivity, even superconductivity, magnetism, or molecular
transistor activity. In these properties, the $\pi$-electrons play crucial 
roles. Understanding the fundamental principle and control of the 
$\pi$-electron system are highly required for our purpose. 
We are investigating funadamental physical properties of $\pi$-electrons
in the nanocscaled carbon clusters and molecular materials. Furthermore,
based on this achievement, we are trying to make new functional bulk materials 
and molecular electronic devices. 



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