Organic thyristor: a novel approach to electronics devices (Printed Electronics Asia 2007)

Education

1986.02 Bachelor of Engineering in Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo, entitled "Tunneling Spectroscopy in Nb/Si superlattice"

1988.02 Master of Engineering, in Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo, entitled "Superconducting fluctuation in thin films"

1992.02 Ph. D. in Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo, entitled "Spectroscopic studies of high-temperature superconductors and the related oxides"

Research Experience

1990.08 - 1993.03 Research Associate in The University of Tokyo

1993.04 - 1997.03 Chief Researcher in International Superconductivity Technology Center

1997.04 - 2003.03 Associate Professor in the Dept. of Applied Physics, Waseda University

2004.04 - Present Professor in the Dept. of Applied Physics, Waseda University

2004.10 - 2005.03 Leverhulme Professor in The University of Bristol

2006.04 - Present Guest Professor in Osaka Univerisity

Research area

Experimental study in condensed-matter physics, especially charge transport properties of transition-metal oxides, organic conductors, and inter-metallic compounds.

Current topics of interest are

Awards:

1. The 4th Sir Martin Wood Prize (October 2002)

Title: "Search for a novel physical property in transition-metal oxides"

2. The Best Scientific Paper Award in ICT 2003 (2003)

Title: "Magneto-thermoelectric effects of the layered cobalt oxides"

3. Leverhulme Professorship in The University of Bristol (2004)

Social activities

Associate Editor in Japanese Journal Applied Physics (1997-2001)

Program Committee member in the Physical Society of Japan (1999-2000)

Program Committee member in the Japan Society of Magnetics (1999-2001)

Editor in Butsuri (2000-2003)

Head Editor in Journal of Physical Society of Japan (2006- )

Deputy in the Society of Applied Physics (2003-2006)

Board in the Thermoelectric Society of Japan (2004-Present)

Terasaki Group belongs to the Department of Applied Physics, Waseda University, Tokyo. They are interested in the physical properties of strongly correlated electron systems, which are often seen in transition-metal oxides and organic conductors. In a strongly correlated system, conduction electrons affect with each other through the strong Coulomb repulsion, and move together in a "correlated" manner. As a result, a conventional band picture is seriously broken down, and new phenomena can arise beyond the prediction of a band theory. They are studying large thermopower in cobalt oxides and giant nonlinear conduction in organic conductors.