Research Summary

Aiming to pioneer the cutting edge of quantum physics that spans both physics and applied physics, we conduct advanced research to establish fundamental physical principles for next-generation electronic technology, design and develop nanostructures and materials that bring out quantum mechanical properties, and study the physics of quantum properties of these materials.
Specifically, we are pioneering the state-of-the-art technological basis of spintronics using spin currents, energy conversion and nano-machines using spin; basic research on quantum electronic properties by applying spintronics technology; and information physics by using quantum spin dynamics.

Laboratory

https://saitoh.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

Biography

1996.3
B.S. in Applied Physics, University of Tokyo.
1998.3
M.S. in Applied Physics, University of Tokyo.
2001.3
Ph.D. in Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, work supervised by Prof.  Y. Tokura.
2001.4 - 2006.3
Assistant Professor at Department of Physics, Keio University.
2006.4 - 2009.3
Lecturer at Department of Applied Physics, Keio University.
2009.4 - 2018.3
Full Professor at Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University.
2012.4 - 2018.3
Full Professor, Principal Investigator at WPI-AIMR, Tohoku University.
2018.4 - present
Professor at Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo.

Award History

• Takei Award (Magnetics Society of Japan) (2002)
• Best Paper Award, Magnetics Society of Japan(2005)
• Sir Martin Wood Prize (2008)
• Marubum Research Promotion Award (2009)
• International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Young Scientist Award (2009)
• Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan (2011)
• MEXT Young Scientists’ Prize (2011)
• Funai Prize for Science (2011)
• JSPS Prize, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (2011)
• Japan Academy Medal (2011)
• 25th IBM Japan Science Awards (2011)
• DoCoMo Mobile Science Awards 2012, Fundamental science, Excellence award (2012)
• 2014 Gold Medal Awards (Yomiuri, Japan) (2014)
• IEEE (magnetism) distinguished lecturer (2017)
• The Young Scientists’ Prize, Prizes for Science and Technology (MEXT)(2017)
• Honda Frontier Prize(2017)
• Highly Cited Researchers2017 (Clarivate Analytics)(2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021)
• Inoue Prize for Science (2018)
• Honorary professor, Tohoku University (2020)
• Japan Academy Prize (2022)
• Nishina Memorial Prize (2022)

Published Paper

• E. Saitoh, M. Ueda, H. Miyajima, and G. Tatara, 　"Conversion of spin current into charge current at room temperature: inverse soin-Hall effect"　Applied Physics letters 88 (2006) 182509.
• K. Uchida, S. Takahashi, K. Harii, J. Ieda, W. Koshibae, K. Ando, S. Maekawa, and E. Saitoh　"Observation of the spin-Seebeck effect", Nature 455 (2008) 778-781.
• Y. Kajiwara, K. Harii, S. Takahashi, J. Ohe, K. Uchida, M. Mizuguchi, H. Umezawa, H. Kawai, K. Ando, K. Takanashi, S. Maekawa, and E. Saitoh,　"Transmission of electrical signals by spin-wave interconversion in a magnetic insulator", Nature 464 (2010) 262-266.
• R. Takahashi, M. Matsuo, M. Ono, K. Harii, H. Chudo, S. Okayasu,J. Ieda, S. Takahashi, S. Maekawa, and E. Saitoh,　 “Spin hydrodynamic generation”, Nature Physics 12(2015)52-56
• D. Hirobe, M. Sato, T. Kawamata, Y. Shiomi, K. Uchida, R. Iguchi, Y. Koike, S. Maekawa, and E. Saitoh, “One-dimensional spinon spin currents”, Nature Physics 13(2017)20-34
• K. Uchida, S. Daimon, R. Iguchi and E. Saitoh “Observation of anisotropic magneto-Peltier effect in nickel”, Nature 558(2018)95-99
• Y. Shiomi, J. Lustikova, S. Watanabe, D. Hirobe, S. Takahashi and E. Saitoh,　“Spin pumping from nuclear spin waves”, Nature Physics (2019)
• S. Daimon, K. Tsunekawa, S. Kawakami, T. Kikkawa, R. Ramos, K. Oyanagi, T. Ohtsuki, E. Saitoh　"Deciphering quantum fingerprints in electric conductance"　Nature Communications 13, 3160 (2022)