Details of the available projects

Materials Molecular Science

Project Title: Exploration of novel electronic/ionic physical properties using inorganic thin films
Professor: Ryota SHIMIZU
Lab WebSite: https://groups.ims.ac.jp/organization/shimizu_g/index_en.html

Details of the project:

 Synthesis of metastable metal hydrides thin films and physical property control via modulation of hydrogen charge states.
 Boosting fluoride-ion battery performance via interfacial modification: Mechanisms and insights.

References:

Digital Discovery, 4, 1734-1742 (2025)
Nature Commun. 15, 9558 (2024)
Chem. Mater. 34, 3616 (2022)
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 13, 10169 (2022).
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 14, 34620 (2022)

Required skills:

 1): Experience in advanced measurement and/or thin-film synthesis utilizing vacuum equipment
 2): Experience in battery fabrication and characterization, particularly with solid-state batteries