Vol.8 No.10 <December>

Rare Earths
The Potential of NIMS

2011.01.14 Published


Contents

Rare Earths
The Potential of NIMS

Research at NIMS in Search of Solutions to the Rare Earth Problem
Kohmei Halada,
Managing Director,
Center for Strategic Natural Resources
Element Strategy in Permanent Magnets
A Strategy for Dysprosium-free Neodymium-based Magnets
Kazuhiro Hono
NIMS Fellow and Managing Director,
Magnetic Materials Center
Phosphors Emitting Light Using Trace Amounts of Rare Earths
Takashi Takeda
Nitride Particle Group,
Nano Ceramics Center

Naoto Hirosaki
Group Leader,
Nitride Particle Group,
Nano Ceramics Center
Development of Electrode Material for Fuel Cells Using Cerium Oxide (Ceria)
Toshiyuki Mori
Deputy-Managing Director,
Fuel Cell Materials Center
Group Leader,
Nano Ionics Material Group

Hirotaka Togasaki
Nano Ionics Material Group,
Fuel Cell Materials Center
Joint Graduate School Program of Hokkaido University, Doctor Course Student

Keisuke Fugane
Nano Ionics Material Group,
Fuel Cell Materials Center
Joint Graduate School Program of Hokkaido University, Doctor Course Student

Akira Suzuki
Senior Researcher
Fuel Cell Materials Center
Next-Generation Refrigeration
"Magnetic Refrigeration" and the Rare Earths
Takenori Numazawa
Lattice Atomistic Research Group
Exploratory Materials Research Laboratory for Energy and Environment
Material Developments and Effects on the Global Environment from the Viewpoint of the Center for Strategic Natural Resources
Kohmei Halada
Managing Director,
Center for Strategic Natural Resources

Research Highlights

High-Field Magneto-Spectroscopy in Carbon Nanotubes
First Observation of the Large Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility in Metallic Carbon Nanotubes
Thomas Searles
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University (USA)

Yasutaka Imanaka
Nano Physics Group,
Quantum Dot Research Center,
and Tsukuba Magnet Laboratory

Tadashi Takamasu
Group Leader,
Nano Physics Group,
Quantum Dot Research Center,
and Tsukuba Magnet Laboratory

Junichiro Kono
Professor,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Rice University(USA)
Dence Array of Nanometer-Scale Light Sources on a Large Area Substrate Toward Application to High Efficiency Sensors
Kazushi Miki
Group Leader Nano Architecture Group, Organic Nanomaterials Center

Katsuhiro Isozaki
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Nano Architecture Group, Organic Nanomaterials Center

Takao Ochiai
Graduate School of University of Tsukuba

Tomoya Taguchi
Graduate School of University of Tsukuba

Ko-Ichi Nittoh
Research Assistant Nano Architecture Group, Organic Nanomaterials Center

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