Physics in Multiple Extreme Conditions
Yasuyuki Ishii, Shibaura Institute of Technology
Yasuyuki Ishii, Shibaura Institute of Technology
Interaction between electrons in solids cause curious physical phenomena such as superconductivity and magnetic ordering. Applying pressure is one of the effective way to tune the lattice constant and the interaction between electrons, thus varying the physical properties of materials. Our group investigates the change in the electronic properties under extreme conditions, such as high pressure, low temperature and strong magnetic field using magnetics and transport measurements.
A soft nature of molecular based materials makes the high-pressure experiments efficient in studying their physical properties. High-pressure magnetic measurements provide useful information about peculiar pressure-induced phenomena, although reliable measurements are experimentally difficult since spin density of molecular based materials are quite small. Magnetic property measurements under high-pressure is one of the frontiers in the research field of molecular based materials. We have developed the techniques for precise DC susceptibility measurements under high-pressure to study the pressure-induced phenomena in molecular-based materials.
The muon is a spin-1/2 particle which is found in nature as a main constituent of cosmic rays. Muons can be used to study the magnetic properties of materials (so called µSR technique) but for this purpose it is necessary to use intense muon beams generated from synchrotrons and cyclotrons.