Kato Group, Institute of Engineering Innovations, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo. Associate Professor Yuichiro Kato. Quantum optoelectronics, carbon nanotube optoelectronics, carbon nanotube spintronics.

The Kato Group

This is a group that started in 2007 and is a part of the Institute of Engineering Innovation. Our research focus is on quantum optoelectronics, and we accept graduate students in the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Applied Physics.

Recent Publications

Gate-induced blueshift and quenching of photoluminescence in suspended single-walled carbon nanotubes S. Yasukochi, T. Murai, S. Moritsubo, T. Shimada, S. Chiashi, S. Maruyama, and Y. K. Kato Phys. Rev. B 84, 121409(R) (2011).
Exciton diffusion in air-suspended single-walled carbon nanotubes S. Moritsubo, T. Murai, T. Shimada, Y. Murakami, S. Chiashi, S. Maruyama, and Y. K. Kato Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 247402 (2010).
Electrical manipulation of spins in nonmagnetic semiconductors Y. K. Kato and D. D. Awschalom J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 77, 031006 (2008).