Tokyo Metropolitan University, Faculty of Systems Design, Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering
International research exchange partners
As we boldly ventured into uncharted research areas, our laboratory has grown significantly through research cooperation and guidance received via numerous international research exchange activities. Based on the international research exchange foundation we have built, we will further advance our research and educational activities.
Linköping University, IFM Research Department Plasma & Coatings Physics Group, Sweden
We have received much research guidance and cooperation from a prestigious research team that carries on the legacy of Professor Vladimir Kouznetsov, the creator of HiPIMS technology. To date, we have sent two master's students from our university to their institution and accepted one doctoral student from Linköping University, fostering active research exchange.
University of Mons, Faculty of Science
Chemistry of Plasma-Surface Interactions (ChIPS) Laboratory
Belgium
We are currently conducting research on oxide thin film growth in collaboration with the research group that has been leading HiPIMS research since the early 2000s. This research team possesses top-class skills in optical analysis techniques for HiPIMS plasmas, and we have received extensive research guidance from them. Since 2017, with support from the JSPS bilateral exchange program, a total of four master's students from our university have conducted research activities.
With the cooperation of the research institute, which possesses world-class laser technology research facilities and is advancing applied research, we are conducting joint research on microtexturing technology for DLC coatings. In this topic, we are actively promoting research exchange by accepting a total of two undergraduate and master's students from our university and one master's student from the University of Bremen.
With the cooperation of this research group, a world leader in thin-film growth using a special sputtering technique called GLAD (Glazing Angle Deposition), we have been jointly conducting research since 2019 on a technology to achieve uniform film deposition on three-dimensional structures. We will continue to promote active research exchanges, including student exchanges.
Paris-Sorbonne University, Faculty of Science LPGP (Laboratoire de Physique des Gaz et des Plasmas)
We have been conducting research exchanges with the research group of Professor Tiberiu Menea, a leading expert in plasma numerical analysis, regarding oxide thin film formation using the HiPIMS process. In the past, one undergraduate student from our university has been dispatched to this research group.