DAICHI CHIBA

TOHOKU UNIVERSITY

International Center for Synchrotron Radiation Innovation Smart

Professor, Director

About

Daichi Chiba is the Director of the International Radiation Innovation Smart Research Center (SRIS) at Tohoku University. His research explores the creation and control of novel physical properties in nanomaterials, with a particular focus on strain-engineered thin films, spintronics, and synchrotron-based advanced characterization. He also leads interdisciplinary projects on next-generation magnetic non-destructive testing technologies for social infrastructure. Through international collaboration and translational research, his work aims to bridge fundamental materials science and real-world applications.

Research Disciplines

Spintronics

Featured Presentation

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Title: NanoTerasu and Nano-Elastotronics: Illuminating Materials, Engineering Functions

Keywords: NanoTerasu, Synchrotron light, Nano-Elastronics, Spintronics

Abstract: NanoTerasu, Japan’s next-generation synchrotron light source, serves as a powerful platform for advancing materials science, enabling unprecedented insights into structure, dynamics, and functionality at the nanoscale. In this talk, I will first highlight the vision and potential of NanoTerasu as a catalyst for innovation. I will then briefly introduce my own recent research in Nano-Elastotronics—an emerging approach to designing material functions through built-in strain—offered as one example of the many exciting scientific directions that NanoTerasu may illuminate.