The Frontier of Functional Materials
Prof. Nagai received the 20th Japan Physical Society Young Scientist Award (Field 10).His research achievements in “Development and Property Exploration of Ferroxial Materials from both Computational and Experimental Aspects” were highly evaluated. Congratulations! (In Japanese)第20回（2026年）日本物理学会若手奨励賞受賞者が決定しました。 | 日本物理学会 領域10 WEB若手奨励賞 | 学会活動 | 一般社団法人 日本物理学会 Papers – T. Kimura Lab.
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A new paper has been published in Advanced Materials Electric Field-Induced Nonreciprocal Directional Dichroism in a Time-Reversal-Odd AntiferromagnetTakeshi Hayashida, Koei Matsumoto, and Tsuyoshi KimuraAdv. Mater. 241876 (2025). Go to article pagePress Release
A new paper has been published on Physical Review Letters . Imaging and Control of Magnetic Domains in a Quasi-One-Dimensional Quantum Antiferromagnet BaCu2Si2O7Masato Moromizato, Takeshi Miyake, Takatsugu Masuda, Tsuyoshi Kimura, and Kenta KimuraPhys. Rev. Lett. 133, 086701 (2024). Go to article page
A new paper has been published on Journal of the American Chemical Society. Ferroelectricity Induced by a Combination of Crystallographic Chirality and Axial VectorTakayuki Nagai, Masato Hagihala, Rie Yokoi, Hiroki Moriwake and Tsuyoshi KimuraJ. Am. Chem Soc. 2024, XXX, XXX−XXX Go to article page
A new paper has been published on Chemistry of Materials. Ferroaxial Transitions in Glaserite-Type Na2BaM(PO4)2 (M = Mg, Mn, Co, and Ni)Yoichi Kajita, Takayuki Nagai, Shigetada Yamagishi, Kenta Kimura, Masato Hagihala, and Tsuyoshi KimuraChem. Mater. XXXX, XXX, XXX−XXX Go to article page
A new paper has been published on Physical Review B.It is chosen as Editor’s suggestion. Observation of ferrotoroidic domains in a metalTakeshi Hayashida, Ryusuke Misawa, Manfred Fiebig, and Tsuyoshi KimuraPhys. Rev. B 109, L100401 (2024). Go to article page
A new paper has been published on Physical Review Letters.It is chosen as Editor’s suggestion and Featured in Physics. Nonvolatile Switching of Large Nonreciprocal Optical Absorption at Shortwave Infrared WavelengthsKenta Kimura and Tsuyoshi KimuraPhys. Rev. Lett. 132, 036901 (2023). Go to article pageGo to Featured in Pyisics