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Fusion Research Laboratory of Tribology
Name
Kazue Kurihara
Professor
New Industry Creation Hatchery Center(NICHe)
Outline of Research
Tribology forms the basis of developing the technology for the society of energy conservation, security and safety. We develop the advanced tribology for innovation based on the fusion of materials science, mechanical engineering, measurement and simulation, and cooperate with engineers from industry and government laboratories. Similar approach is adopted to improve the battery performance. The laboratory equipped with advanced instruments for measurement and analysis is open to outside colleagues in order to enhance the cooperation.
Research Purpose
Tribology technology is the foundation that supports a safe, secure, energy-efficient society. Tohoku University has been developing unique, world-leading low-friction research that incorporates materials, machinery, measurements, and simulations. Making use of this foundation, we will contribute to regional innovation through collaboration between industry, government, and academia. We also aim to take advantage of the interface evaluation technology we have developed to contribute to the development of high-performance batteries. Furthermore, we operate an open laboratory for equipment sharing.
Achievement
With the aim of exchanging opinions and ideas among related members of industry, government, and academia we host symposiums and invite researchers from universities, technical colleges and the private sector who are involved in tribology and interface evaluation. In addition, the following shared equipment is available for use by researchers and companies both within and outside of the university.
- Nano search microscope
- In-plane X-ray diffractometer for thin film surface evaluation
- Differential pumping X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) system
- Infrared microspectrometer
- Surface roughness tester
- Vickers hardness tester
- Universal tribology tester
- Contact angle and surface tension meter
- Viscometer
- Microscopic laser Raman spectrometer
- Sum frequency generation spectrometer
- Surface forces and resonance shear measurement system
Keywords
・Surface forces measurement
・Resonance shear measurement
・Twin path surface forces apparatus
・Molecular assembly
・Confined liquid
・Friction and lubrication
・Soft matter
SDGs
Contact Information
TEL： +81-22-217-6152
E-mail address: surface＊grp.tohoku.ac.jp
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HP URL: http://www.tagen.tohoku.ac.jp/labo/kurihara/
