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Masayuki Murata

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Masayuki Murata

Masayuki Murata

Affiliation

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Research Institute for Energy Conservation
Materials Physics Group

Position

Senior Researcher

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Education

2014 Doctor of Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University
2011 Master of Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University
2009 Bachelor of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Systems, Faculty of Engineering, Saitama University

Work Experience

10/2018 - Senior Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
4/2014 - 10/2018 Research Scientist, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
4/2011 - 3/2014 Research Fellow, The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Oversea Experience

2/2014 - 3/2014 Rhine-Waal University of Applied Science (Germany)
1/2013 University of California, Riverside (USA)

Society

11/2014 - Materials Research Society
8/2010 - The Thermoelectrics Society of Japan
7/2009 - International Thermoelectric Society
3/2009 - The Japan Society of Applied Physics

Awards

2015 The Thermal & Electric Energy Technology Foundation
2015 Young Scientist Presentation Award, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
2015 The ITS Outstanding Research Paper
2013 Saitama University Chancellor's Award
2011 Saitama University Chancellor's Award
2011 Young Scientist Presentation Award, The 9th Conference of The Thermoelectrics Society of Japan

Publications

Authors Title Journal
Isao Ohkubo*, Masayuki Murata, Akihiko Ohi, Mariana S. L. Lima, Takeaki Sakurai, Takashi Aizawa, Takao Mori Structural effects on the performance of microfabricated in-plane π-type thermoelectric devices composed of p-type Mg2Sn0.8Ge0.2 and n-type Bi layers Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 122, p.243901, 2023
Isao Ohkubo*, Masayuki Murata, Mariana S. L. Lima, Takeaki Sakurai, Yuko Sugai, Akihiko Ohi, Takashi Aizawa, Takao Mori Miniaturized in-plane π-type thermoelectric device composed of a II–IV semiconductor thin film prepared by microfabrication Materials Today Energy, Vol. 28, p.101075, 2022
Jun-Liang Chen, Yuntiao Liao, Qi Zhou, Jisheng Liang, Lei Miao, Yu Zhu, Shixue Wang, Wei He, Hirotaka Nishiate, Chul-Ho Lee, Masayuki Murata, Huajun Lai, Zhixia Li Realizing high conversion efficiency in shallow cryogenic thermoelectric module based on n-type BiSb and p-type MgAgSb materials Materials Today Physics, Vol. 28, p.100855, 2022
Shinichi Fujimoto, Kazuo Nagase, Hironori Ohshima, Masayuki Murata, Atsushi Yamamoto, Chul Ho Lee Thermoelectric Module of SiGe Bulk Alloys Forming p-n Junction at the Hot Side Advanced Engineering Materials, Vol. 24, p.2101520, 2022
Rajkumar Modak*, Masayuki Murata, Dazhi Hou, Asuka Miura, Ryo Iguchi, Bin Xu, Rulei Guo, Junichiro Shiomi, Yuya Sakuraba, Ken-ichi Uchida* Phase-transition-induced giant Thomson effect for thermoelectric cooling Applied Physics Reviews, Vol. 9, p.011414, 2022
Featured Article & Scilight
Tomoki Ozawa, Masayuki Murata*, Takashi Suemasu, Kaoru Toko* Flexible Thermoelectric Generator Based on Polycrystalline SiGe Thin Films Materials, Vol. 15, p.608, 2022
Chetty Raju, Jood Priyanka*, Masayuki Murata, Koichiro Suekuni, Michihiro Ohta* A prototype thermoelectric module based on p-type colusite together with n-type nanostructured PbTe for power generation Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 120, p.013501, 2022
Daisuke Ohori, Masayuki Murata, Atsushi Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Endo, Min-Hui Chuang, Ming-Yi Lee, Yiming Li, Jenn-Hwan Tarng, Yao-Jen Lee, Seiji Samukawa* Si Nanopillar/SiGe Composite Structure for Thermally Managed Nano-devices IEEE 21ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOTECHNOLOGY , p.199, 2021
Daisuke Ohori, Min-Hui Chuang, Asahi Sato, Sou Takeuchi, Masayuki Murata, Atsushi Yamamoto, Ming-Yi Lee, Kazuhiko Endo, Yiming Li*, Jenn-Hwan Tarng, Yao-Jen Lee, Seiji Samukawa* Management of Phonon Transport in Lateral Direction for Gap-Controlled Si Nanopillar/SiGe Interlayer Composite Materials IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology, Vol. 2, p.148, 2021
Ying Peng, Lei Miao*, Chengyan Liu, Haili Song, Masashi Kurosawa, Osamu Nakatsuka, Jong Soo Rhyee, Masayuki Murata, Sakae Tanemura, Kunihito Koumoto, Takao Mori* Constructed Ge Quantum Dots and Sn Precipitate SiGeSn Hybrid Film with High Thermoelectric Performance at Low Temperature Region Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 12, p.2103191, 2021
Tomoki Ozawa, Kinta Kusano, Masayuki Murata*, Atsushi Yamamoto, Takashi Suemasu, Kaoru Toko* Thickness-dependent thermoelectric properties of Si1-xGex films formed by Al-induced layer exchange Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 129, p.015303, 2021
Editor's Pick
Masayuki Murata*, Kazuo Nagase, Kayo Aoyama, Atsushi Yamamoto, Yuya Sakuraba Prototype fabrication and performance evaluation of a thermoelectric module operating with the Nernst effect iScience, Vol. 24, p.101967, 2021
Mikie Tsuji, Masayuki Murata*, Atsushi Yamamoto, Takashi Suemasu, Kaoru Toko* Thin-film thermoelectric generator based on polycrystalline SiGe formed by Ag-induced layer exchange Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 117, p.162103, 2020
Ken-ichi Uchida*, Masayuki Murata, Asuka Miura, and Ryo Iguchi Observation of the Magneto-Thomson Effect Physical Review Letters, Vol. 125, p.106601, 2020
Editors' Suggestion
Masayuki Murata*, Kazuo Nagase, Kayo Aoyama, Atsushi Yamamoto Enhancement of figure of merit for Nernst effect in Bi77Sb23 alloy by Te-doping Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 117, p.103903, 2020
Featured Article
A.Y. Fong, Y. Kodera, M. Murata, T. Imai, H. Xu, M.R. Dirmyer, S.J. Obrey, J.E. Garay Kinetics of densification/phase transformation and transport properties of Mg-Sn cubic/trigonal composites Materials Science and Engineering: B, Vol. 259, p.114607, 2020
Hiroyasu Nakayama, Keisuke Masuda, Jian Wang, Asuka Miura, Ken-ichi Uchida, Masayuki Murata, Yuya Sakuraba Mechanism of strong enhancement of anomalous Nernst effect in Fe by Ga substitution Physical Review Materials, Vol. 3, p.114412, 2019
Michihiro Ohta, Priyanka Jood, Masayuki Murata, Chul‐Ho Lee, Atsushi Yamamoto, Haruhiko Obara An Integrated Approach to Thermoelectrics: Combining Phonon Dynamics, Nanoengineering, Novel Materials Development, Module Fabrication, and Metrology Advanced Energy Materials, p.1801304, 2018
Y. Goto, A. Nishida, H. Nishiate, M. Murata, C. H. Lee, A. Miura, C. Moriyoshi, Y. Kuroiwa, and Y. Mizuguchi Effect of Te substitution on crystal structure and transport properties of AgBiSe2 thermoelectric material Dalton Transactions, Vol.47, p.2575-2580, 2018
Pathikumar Sellappan, Anthony Y. Fong, Masayuki Murata, Yasuhiro Kodera, Javier E. Garay Synthesis, processing and transport properties of cubic and trigonal solid solutions in the Mg-Si-Sn system Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol.735, p.741-749, 2017
Masayuki Murata, Atsushi Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Takashi Komine, Akira Endo Theoretical modeling of electrical resistivity and Seebeck coefficient of bismuth nanowires by considering carrier mean free path limitation Journal of Applied Physics, Vol.121, p.014303, 2017.1
Masayuki Murata, Atsushi Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Takashi Komine Experimental and Theoretical Evaluations of the Galvanomagnetic Effect in an Individual Bismuth Nanowire Nano Letters, Vol.17, pp.110-119, 2017
Masayuki Murata, Atsushi Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Takashi Komine Fabrication of a Nanoscale Electrical Contact on a Bismuth Nanowire Encapsulated in a Quartz Template by Using FIB-SEM Journal of Electronic Materials, online first
Masayuki Murata, Atsushi Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Takashi Komine Magnetic-field dependence of thermoelectric properties of sintered Bi90Sb10 alloy Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol.45, pp.1875-1885, 2016
The ITS Outstanding Research Paper
Takashi Komine, Tomosuke Aono, Yuta Nabatame, Masayuki Murata, Yasuhiro Hasegawa Enhancement of Seebeck coefficient in Bi nanowires by electric field effect Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol.45, pp.1555-1560, 2016
Masayuki Murata, Yasuhiro Hasegawa Focused ion beam processing to fabricate ohmic contact electrodes on a bismuth nanowire for Hall measurements Nanoscale Research Letters, Vol. 8, p.400, 2013.9
Masayuki Murata, Fumiaki Tsunemi, Yusuke Saito, Katsuhito Shirota, Keisuke Fujiwara, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Takashi Komine Temperature coefficient of electrical resistivity in individual single-crystal bismuth nanowires Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol.42, pp.2143-2150, 2013.4
Yuta Nabatame, Tsuyoshi Matsumoto, Yuki Ichige, Takashi Komine, Ryuji Sugita, Masayuki Murata, Yasuhiro Hasegawa Numerical Analysis of the Boundary Scattering Effect on Transport Properties in Bi-Sb Nanowires Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol.42, pp.2172-2177, 2013.4
Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Masayuki Murata, Fumiaki Tsunemi, Yusuke Saito, Katsuhito Shirota, Takashi Komine, Chris Dames, Javier E. Garay Thermal Conductivity of an Individual Bismuth Nanowire Covered with a Quartz Template Using a 3-Omega Technique Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol.42, pp.2048-2055, 2013.3
Fumiaki Tsunemi, Masayuki Murata, Yusuke Saito, Katsuhito Shirota, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Takashi Komine Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations in individual single-crystal bismuth nanowires encased in quartz template Applied Physics Express, Vol. 6, p.045002, 2013.3
Masayuki Murata, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Takashi Komine, Tomohiro Kobayashi Preparation of bismuth nanowire encased in quartz template for Hall measurements using focused ion beam processing Nanoscale Research Letters, Vol. 7, p.505, 2012.9
Masayuki Murata, Hiroya Yamamoto, Fumiaki Tsunemi, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Takashi Komine Four-Wire Resistance Measurements of a Bismuth Nanowire Encased in a Quartz Template Utilizing Focused Ion Beam Processing Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol.41, pp.1442-1449, 2012.3
Daiki Nakamura, Masayuki Murata, Hiroya Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Takashi Komine Thermoelectric properties for single crystal bismuth nanowires using a mean free path limitation model Journal of Applied Physics, Vol.110, p.053702, 2011.9
Daiki Nakamura, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Masayuki Murata, Hiroya Yamamoto, Fumiaki Tsunemi, Takashi Komine Reduction of temperature fluctuation within low temperature region using a cryocooler Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol.82, p.044903, 2011.4
Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Masayuki Murata, Daiki Nakamura, Takashi Komine, Takashi Taguchi, Shinichiro Nakamura Crystal Orientation and Transport Properties of a 633-nm-Diameter Bismuth Nanowire Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol.40, pp.1005-1009, 2010.12
Yuki Ichige, Tsuyoshi Matsumoto, Takashi Komine, Ryuji Sugita, Tomosuke Aono, Masayuki Murata, Daiki Nakamura, Yasuhiro Hasegawa Numerical Study of Effects of Scattering Processes on Transport Properties of Bi Nanowires Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol.40, pp.523-528, 2010.12
Tsuyoshi Matsumoto, Yuki Ichige, Takashi Komine, Ryuji Sugita, Tomosuke Aono, Masayuki Murata, Daiki Nakamura, Yasuhiro Hasegawa Numerical Study of Effect of Surface Potential on Transport Properties of Bi Nanowires Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol.40, pp.1260-1265, 2010.12
Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Daiki Nakamura, Masayuki Murata, Hiroya Yamamoto, Takashi Komine High-precision temperature control and stabilization using a cryocooler Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol.76, p.094901, 2010.9
Masayuki Murata, Daiki Nakamura, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Takashi Komine, Daisuke Uematsu, Shinichiro Nakamura, Takashi Taguchi Electrical nanocontact between bismuth nanowire edges and electrodes Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol.39, pp.1536-1542, 2010.6
Takashi Komine, Masahiro Kuraishi, Takayuki Teramoto, Ryuji Sugita, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Masayuki Murata, Daiki Nakamura Numerical Analysis of Effective Thermal Conductivity of Microwire Array Element Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol.39, pp.1606-1610, 2010.5
Daiki Nakamura, Masayuki Murata, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Takashi Komine, Daisuke Uematsu, Shinichiro Nakamura, Takashi Taguchi Thermoelectric Properties of a 593-nm Individual Bismuth Nanowire Prepared Using a Quartz Template Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol.39, pp.1960-1965, 2009.12
Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Masayuki Murata, Daiki Nakamura, Takashi Komine Reducing thermal conductivity of thermoelectric materials by using a narrow wire geometry Journal of Applied Physics, Vol.106, p.063703, 2009.9
Masayuki Murata, Daiki Nakamura, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Takashi Komine, Takashi Taguchi and Shinichiro Nakamura, Christopher M. Jaworski, Vladimir Jovovic, Joseph P. Heremans Mean free path limitation of thermoelectric properties on bismuth nano-wire Journal of Applied Physics, Vol.105, p.113706, 2009.6
Masayuki Murata, Daiki Nakamura, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Takashi Komine, Takashi Taguchi and Shinichiro Nakamura, Vladimir Jovovic, Joseph P. Heremans Thermoelectric properties of bismuth nanowires in a quartz template Applied Physics Letters, Vol.94, p.192104, 2009.5
Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Masayuki Murata, Daiki Nakamura, Takashi Komine, Takashi Taguchi, Shinichiro Nakamura Mobility estimation in microsized bismuth wire arrays Journal of Applied Physics, Vol.105, p.103715, 2009.5
Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Masayuki Murata, Daiki Nakamura, Takashi Komine, Takashi Taguchi, Shinichiro Nakamura Thermoelectric Properties of Bismuth Micro/Nanowire Array Elements Pressured into a Quartz Template Mold Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol.38, pp.944-949, 2009.4

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