PUBLICATIONS

  5. Yukihiro Matsumoto, Kento Takenaka, Hiromasa Sato, Yuto Fujita, Toshiki Sugimoto, Tomoko K Shimizu, 

    “Probing local structural variations in metal–organic framework thin films using nano-FTIR” 

     Langmuir, ASAP Article (2026).

4. Yuto Fujita, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Satoshi Yasuda, Takuo Tanaka, Tomoko K Shimizu, 

    “Re-examining tip-enhanced Raman signals at high spatial resolution under ambient conditions using graphene nanobubbles” 

     Applied Spectroscopy 80, 51 (2026).

      Selected for cover art

3. Mari Isagoda, Yuto Ariyoshi, Yuto Fujita, Sae Endo, Takayuki Aoki, Rui Tang, Hirotomo Nishihara, Tomoko K. Shimizu,

     “Unveiling the surface of carbon black via scanning probe microscopy and chemical state analysis”

     Carbon Trends 16, 100378 (2024). 

 2. Yuto Fujita, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Takuo Tanaka, Tomoko K. Shimizu,

    “Modification of transition pathways in polarized resonance Raman spectroscopy for carbon nanotubes by highly confined near-field light”

    Journal of Applied Physics 135, 193101 (2024). 

 1. Kanae Yamanami, Yuto Fujita, Kazuma Matsui, Ryu Asari, Tomoko Kusawake, Tomoko K. Shimizu,

    “Evidence of one-dimensional channels in hydrogen-bonded organic porous thin films fabricated at the air/liquid interface”

    Langmuir 38, 1910 (2022). 

AWARDS

4. Nanoscale Advances Poster Prize

    Yuto Fujita, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Takuo Tanaka, and Tomoko K. Shimizu.

    Signal modification in tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy under highly localized fields,

    The International Conference on Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (TERS10), Zurich, Switzerland (June 5, 2026).

3. Morton M. Traum Surface Science Student Award Finalist

    Yuto Fujita, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Satoshi Yasuda, Takuo Tanaka, and Tomoko K. Shimizu.

    Investigation of sub-nanoscale light-matter interactions in carbon nanomaterials using tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy,

    AVS71 International Symposium and Exhibition, North Carolina, USA (September 26, 2025).

2. Student Prize

    Yuto Fujita, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Takuo Tanaka, and Tomoko K. Shimizu.

    Investigation of light-matter interaction in sub-nanoscale using carbon nanotubes,

    The 10th International Symposium on Surface Science, Kita-kyushu, Japan (October 22, 2024).

1. Excellent Presentation Award

    Yuto Fujita, Kanae Yamanami, Ryu Asari, Kazuma Matsui, Tomoko Kusawake, and Tomoko K. Shimizu.

    Nanoscale structural analysis of porous organic thin films fabricated at the air/liquid interface,

    14th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterizations for New Materials and Devices ’22, Okinawa, Japan (October 17, 2022).

INVITED TALKS

 2. Yuto Fujita, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Takuo Tanaka, and Tomoko K. Shimizu.

    Modification of Raman selection rule by near-field light in anisotropic materials,

    2024 Academia Sinica-NTU-RIKEN Joint Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan (March 5, 2024).

 1. 藤田優人, 清水智子.

    走査型プローブ顕微鏡と振動分光による多孔性有機薄膜の構造解析,

    招待セミナー, 分子科学研究所, 岡崎市 (2023年2月16日).

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

 8.【Poster】Yuto Fujita, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi,  Takuo Tanaka, and Tomoko K. Shimizu.

      Signal modification in tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy under highly localized fields,

      The International Conference on Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (TERS10), Zurich, Switzerland (June 5, 2026).

7.【Poster】Yuto Fujita, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi,  Satoshi Yasuda, Takuo Tanaka, and Tomoko K. Shimizu.

      Investigation of sub-nanoscale light-matter interactions in carbon nanomaterials using tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy,

      AVS71 International Symposium and Exhibition, North Carolina, USA (September 25, 2025).

6.【Poster】Yuto Fujita, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Takuo Tanaka, and Tomoko K. Shimizu.

      Sub-nanoscale tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of carbon materials,

      The 11th International Conference on Surface Plasmon Photonics, Tokyo, Japan (May 22, 2025).

 5.【Poster】Yuto Fujita, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Takuo Tanaka, and Tomoko K. Shimizu.

      Investigation of light-matter interaction in sub-nanoscale using carbon nanotubes,

      The 10th International Symposium on Surface Science, Kita-kyushu, Japan (October 22, 2024).

 4.【Oral】Yuto Fujita, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Takuo Tanaka, and Tomoko K. Shimizu.

      Investigation of selection rules in tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy using anisotropic materials,

      28th International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy, Rome, Italy (July 31, 2024).

 3.【Oral】Tomoko K. Shimizu, Kanae Yamanami, Kazuma Matsui, Yuto Fujita, Ryu Asari, Tomoko Kusawake, and Hiroshi Watanabe.

      Nanoscale structures and self-assembling mechanism of porous organic thin films revealed by scanning probe microscopy and molecular

      dynamics simulation, 

      ACS Fall 2023, San Francisco and virtual, USA (August 16, 2023).

 2.【Oral】Yuto Fujita, Kanae Yamanami, Ryu Asari, Kazuma Matsui, Tomoko Kusawake, and Tomoko K. Shimizu.

      Nanoscale structural analysis of porous organic thin films fabricated at the air/liquid interface,

      14th International Symposium on Atomic Level Characterizations for New Materials and Devices ’22, Okinawa, Japan (October 17, 2022).

 1.【Oral】Kanae Yamanami, Kazuma Matsui, Yuto Fujita, Ryu Asari, Tomoko Kusawake,  and Tomoko K. Shimizu.

      Structural Characterization and Self-assembling Mechanism of Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Porous Thin Films,

      The 22nd International Vacuum Congress, Sapporo, Japan (September 12, 2022).

DOMESTIC CONFERENCES

6. 【ポスター】Yuto Fujita, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Takuo Tanaka, Tomoko K. Shimizu.

      Modification of Raman signals from carbon nanotubes in tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy,

      2024 RIKEN Summer School，神戸国際会議場, 神戸市 (2024年9月3日)．

 5. 【ポスター】藤田優人, 早澤紀彦, Balois-Oguchi Maria Vanessa, 田中拓男, 清水智子.

       常温大気圧下でのカーボンナノチューブのナノメートルラマンイメージングと新規選択則,

       日本表面真空学会2024年度関東支部講演大会, 早稲田大学, 新宿区 (2024年4月5日).

 4. 【口頭】藤田優人, 早澤紀彦, Balois-Oguchi Maria Vanessa, 田中拓男, 清水智子.

       近接場光によるカーボンナノチューブ内の偏光共鳴ラマンの選択則変化,

       第71回応用物理学会春季学術講演会, 東京都市大学, 世田谷区 (2024年3月23日).

 3. 【ポスター】Yuto Fujita, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Tomoko K. Shimizu, Takuo Tanaka.

       Intense D-band from a metallic single-walled carbon nanotube induced by highly confined near-field light using tip-enhanced Raman

       spectroscopy,

       2023 RIKEN Summer School, 理化学研究所, 和光市, (2023年9月6日)．

 2. 【ポスター】藤田優人, 山波加苗, 浅里隆, 松井一真, 艸分倫子, 清水智子.

       気液界面上で自己組織化した多孔性有機薄膜の構造と膜厚依存性の評価,

       日本表面真空学会2022年度関東支部講演大会, オンライン (2022年4月15日)．

 1. 【ポスター】藤田優人, 山波加苗, 浅里隆, 松井一真, 清水智子.

       気液界面上で自己組織化した多孔性有機薄膜の膜厚評価,

       2021年日本表面真空学会学術講演会, オンライン (2021年11月4日).