Scope:
Transition metal compounds have various crystal and electronic structures derived from characteristic chemical bonds, and exhibit diverse physical properties and functionalities depending on the charge, spin, and orbital degrees of freedom of the valence electrons of the transition metal elements. Therefore, they have attracted attention as candidate materials for superconductors, topological materials, semiconductors, thermoelectrics, magnets, optical materials, and catalysts, and are being studied in a wide range of fields from basic research to materials development aimed at industrial applications. In addition, the synthesis of new materials that exhibit unprecedented crystal structures, properties, and functions under special reaction conditions, such as high pressure, low temperature, and non-equilibrium conditions, is being vigorously pursued for a wide range of materials, including oxides, nitrides, halides, heteroanionic compounds, and intermetallics.
This session will focus on materials development of transition metal compounds utilizing unique reaction fields, unique crystal structures, physical properties, functionalities, and electronic structures revealed by using state-of-the-art measurement techniques and computational science. Researchers in solid state chemistry, condensed matter physics, applied physics, and computational science related to these topics will gather to present and discuss the latest research results, promoting the development of cross-disciplinary research.
Topics:
1. Synthesis of new materials utilizing unique reaction fields
2. Cutting-edge measurement technology
3. Crystal structures and related physical properties and functions
4. Material search and analysis of physical properties by utilizing computational science
5. Development of unique electronic states and functions