• Introduction
• Detailed research contents

Research Focus

• Upgrading the ion implantation system by using a 28-GHz electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion source and joint research on materials development
• Development of localization of compact heavy-ion accelerator
• Development of extreme environments, superconductors, and energy materials and its joint research
• Development of a manufacturing system for anode and cathode materials for next-generation secondary batteries, binders, and flexible secondary batteries
• Process development for the deposition of molybdenum-nitride thin films by using the atomic layer deposition method
• Study on the selectively introduced hydrophobic functionality on the external surface of silica nanotubes

Representative Research Cases

Characterization of rare-earth-doped tellurite glasses

• Synthesized transparent tellurite glasses by doping rare-earth element Eu, obtained tellurite glasses with various structures with heat-treatment, and synthesized Eu₂Te₆O₁₅ crystal. Showed that rare-earth-doped tellurite glasses have excellent luminescent properties and optical applications

Thermal and optical characterization of Eu-doped transparent tellurite glasses

Electrode materials research for the lithium ion secondary batteries

• Applied newly designed binder system with introduced EDTA for the anode materials development

Schematic diagram showing the functions of the introduced EDTA keeping stable SEI layers for the silicon anode materials of LIBs

Materials development for energy storage: development of introducing hydrophobic functional gropu on the external surface of silica nanotubes

• Prepared helixed silica nanotubes by using an organic gelate
• Developed synthesis method for the introducing selective hydrophobic functional group on silica external surface
• Established eliminating technique of organic gelate by using the cleaning method, which can replace the calcination method

Schematic diagram showing the synthesis procedures for the silica nanotubes with internal hydrophilic Si-OH functional groups and external hydrophilic COH functional groups, and silica nanotube images