Shimizu Group
Dept. Applied Physics and Physico-Informatics, Keio University
We are doing Surface Science using Scanning Probe Microscopy
For Prospective Students and Postdocs
We accept graduate students through our International Graduate Program. If you are interested, please send me (tshimizu at appi.keio.ac.jp (replace at with @) your CV, along with a brief description of your proposed project or your academic interests.
We also welcome students under a short-term exchange program. The Graduate School of Science and Technology at Keio University provides a short-term exchange program, which can last from one semester to a full academic year, for students at partner institutions. For more details, please visit university webpage.
Additionally, we host postdoctoral researchers through the JSPS fellowship programs.
About Shimizu Group
Our group focuses on the characterization of surfaces and interfaces of various materials including metals, semiconductors, oxides, organic thin films, and adsorbed molecules. Scanning probe microscopy at the single atomic and molecular scales provides key information for the understanding of catalytic reaction mechanisms and the development of next-generation devices.
Topics
Our specialty
- Nanoscale structural analysis using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and chemical analysis combined with infrared spectroscopy in ambient condition
- Investigation of surface structure and electronic states using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) under ultra-high vacuum
- Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in ambient condition
- Rigorous analysis of technologically relevant nanomaterials with STM, AFM, XPS, IR etc.
Members
Currently, there are 8 graduate students and 5 undergraduate students in our group. We collaborate with various groups inside and outside Japan.
Achievements
This section provides information on publication and conference presentations.
Research Highlight
Kazuma Matsui, Hiroshi Watanabe, and Tomoko K. Shimizu, “Stability and formation process of hydrogen-bonded organic porous thin films: A molecular dynamics study” AIP Advances 12, 105109 (2022).
Kanae Yamanami, Yuto Fujita, Kazuma Matsui, Ryu Asari, Tomoko Kusawake, and Tomoko K. Shimizu, “Evidence of one-dimensional channels in hydrogen-bonded organic porous thin films fabricated at the air/liquid interface” Langmuir38, 1910-1914 (2022).
YouTube video in 2022.