Measurement, instrumentation, and techniques

Structure and mechanical and thermal properties in condensed matter

Newly developed neutron holography was applied to ferroelectric BaTiO₃ to evaluate oxygen displacement, providing important structural information for improving the ability of dielectric materials to store electricity.

Cross-disciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology

Magnetic properties in condensed matter

Structure and mechanical and thermal properties in condensed matter

Electron states in condensed matter

Structure and mechanical and thermal properties in condensed matter

Using first-principles calculations, we evaluated the exchange stiffness constants of ferromagnetic metals at finite temperatures. The constants can be used as parameters in the Landau–Lifshitz–Gilbert equation.

Cross-disciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology

Structure and mechanical and thermal properties in condensed matter

The study demonstrated that we can distinguish between the diffusion motion of the muon itself and the motion of the surrounding ions in muon spin relaxation.

Electronic transport in condensed matter

Magnetic properties in condensed matter

Structure and mechanical and thermal properties in condensed matter

Various types of spin currents, including unconventional types, are generated in Rashba spin-orbit coupled systems by dynamic lattice distortions associated with, for example, surface acoustic waves.