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Department of Excited Solid-State Dynamics

# Synchrotoron radiation # Angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy # ELectron states of low-dimentional materlals and solid surfaces # Many-body interaction of electrons in solids

Our research focuses on understanding the electronic structure of low-dimensional solids, including layered materials and solid surfaces, and applying this knowledge to develop new materials. We use various electron spectroscopy techniques, such as synchrotron radiation, femtosecond-pulsed lasers, and highly monochromized electron beams to excite and analyze electrons in terms of energy, momentum, and time. Recently, we've been particularly interested in angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (ARPES) by combining the newly developed photoelectron momentum micsorocopy with synchrotron radiation known as “dream light”, studying materials like TiSe2, SnS, and graphene. We frequently employ first principles calculations for interpretation. Moreover, we investigate intersting phenomena relevant to condensed matter physics, such as electron-photon interactions, superlattice formation due to charge-density wave transitions, and atomic orbital analysis using polarized photons.

Staff

Shin-ichiro Tanaka Associate Professor Research Map
Our study was featured on the cover of the journal. The atomic orbitals consisting of the bands in SnS (tin sulfide) were identified by combining the first-principles calculations and the polarization-dependent angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy.

Current Research Topics

  • Soft x-ray photoelectron momentum microscope for multimodal valence band stereography

    F. Matsui, K. Hagiwara, E. Nakamura, T. Yano, H. Matsuda, Y. Okano, S. Kera, E. Hashimoto, S. Koh, K. Ueno, T. Kobayashi, E. Iwamoto, K. Sakamoto, S. Tanaka, S. Suga

    Rev. of Sci. Instr.; 94(2023)083701; https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0154156

  • Experimental identification of atomic orbital contributions to SnS valence band using polarization-dependent angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy

    I.Suzuki, S. Kawanishi, K. Tanaka, T. Omata and S. Tanaka

    Phys. Status Solidi, B 2200408(2023); https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.202200408

  • Band gap opening in graphene by hybridization with Au (001) reconstructed surfaces

    T. Terasawa, K. Matsunaga, N. Hayashi, T. Ito, S. Tanaka, S. Yasuda, H. Asaoka

    Phys. Rev. Matt. 7 (2023) 014002; https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.7.014002

Lab Info

Department of Excited Solid-State Dynamics