Professor Ichiro Takeuchi

APS Fellow
Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park, 1996
Room 1242 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building
E-mail: takeuchi@umd.edu
Phone: (301) 405-6809

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Research Interests

• Applications of combinatorial synthesis and characterization methodology to electronic, magnetic and smart materials
• Fabrication and characterization of novel multilayer thin-film devices
• Variable temperature scanning probe microscopes

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Current Research Projects

Combinatorial investigation of functional materials

We have developed a comprehensive methodology for rapid mapping of previously unexplored compositional landscape in search of novel multifunctional materials. A variety of thin film deposition tools are implemented for synthesis of combinatorial thin film libraries and composition spreads of various designs. A suite of rapid characterization tools are utilized for quantitative mapping of relevant physical properties across combinatorial libraries. These include microwave microscopes, a scanning magneto-optical Kerr measurement setup and scanning x-ray diffractometers. Current topics of interest include magnetistrictive materials, multiferroic materials, and shape memory alloys. Our recent emphasis has also been on development of informatics techniques to effectively handle, visualize, and analyze the large amount of data which are generated from the combinatorial experiments. We have a network of international collaborators with whom a number of combinatorial experiments are carried out at any given time.

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See also:

• The W. M. Keck Laboratory for Combinatorial Nanosynthesis and Multiscale Characterization »
• CNAM: The Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials »
• Research Spotlight: Combinatorial Synthesis:
  A New Method of Discovery »

Novel multilayer thin film devices

Previously I had worked on fabrication and characterization of superconducting thin film devices for over 10 years. My interest in novel functional devices now spans a range of other materials including magnetic materials and various smart materials. Our current projects include various multilayer multiferroic devices.

Scanning probe microscopy

Many of the rapid characterization tools used for screening combinatorial libraries are scanning probe microscopes. For instance, we work extensively with scanning SQUID microscopes (in collaboration with Neocera, Inc.) and scanning microwave microscopes. We have recently demonstrated high sensitivity scanning magnetic probe microscopy using a magnetoelectric device. Our current project includes development of novel microwave microscopy combined with atomic resolution STM for performing spin resonance measurements.

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Recent Publications

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Group Members (March 2012)

Postdocs
Tiberiu Onuta
Tieren Gao
Yiming Wu
Lei Fang
A.Gilad Kusne

Graduate Students
Richard Suchoski
Luz Sanchez
Yi Wang
Sean Fackler
Ron Maran (visiting from UNSW)

Undergraduate Students
Mark Reese

Visiting Professor
Se-Young Jeong (Pusan National University)

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Honors and Awards

• Elected APS Fellow (2011)

• Invention of the Year Award, Physical Sciences Category, University of Maryland (2011)

• Visiting Associate Professor, Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan (4/2007—8/2007)

• Fellow by Special Appointment, Japan Science and Technology Agency (2007)
• Visiting Associate Professor, Applied Ceramics Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan (6/2004—3/2005)
• NSF CAREER Award (2001)
• Office of Naval Research, Young Investigator Program Award (2000)
• Oak Ridge Associated Universities Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award (2000)
• General Research Board Semester Research Award, University of Maryland (2000)
• Associated Western Universities Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (1996-1999)
• National Center for Electron Microscopy Visiting Scientist Fellowship, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1999)
• Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Caltech (1985 & 1986)
  

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Professional Affiliations

• American Physical Society

• Materials Research Society

• TMS