{"id":14,"date":"2021-12-17T16:16:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T07:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/mnc\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:41:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T00:41:00","slug":"results","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/en\/results","title":{"rendered":"Cases \/ Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Request for acknowledgments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When presenting your research results, please use the example below as a reference when writing your acknowledgments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Example) A part of this study was performed at the Micro\/Nano-machining Research Education Center (SIRC) of Tohoku University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Three-dimensional imaging of electron spin resonance-magnetic resonance force microscopy at room temperature<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-42 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-40 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img06.jpg\" alt=\"Three-dimensional imaging of electron spin resonance-magnetic resonance force microscopy at room temperature\" class=\"wp-image-1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img06.jpg 800w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img06-470x331.jpg 470w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img06-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-41 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>The three-dimensional (3D) imaging by magnetic resonance force micro-scopy (MRFM) based on electron spin resonance (ESR) measurement is demonstrated at room temperature. For a microsample containing radicals, the 3D force distribution was obtained using a custom-made Si nano-wire and a permanent magnet. This result contributes to improving the long scanning time and achieving the high sensitive and wide range measurement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table>\n<tbody><tr>\n<th nowrap=\"\">Used equipment<\/th>\n<td>EB lithography system, FAB, mask aligner (SUSS), ICP-RIE #2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Article <\/th>\n<td>Masaya Toda and Takahito Ono, \u201cThree-dimensional imaging of electron spin resonance-magnetic resonance force microscopy at room temperature,\u201d Journal of Magnetic Resonance 330, 107045 (2021).<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jmr.2021.107045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer ugc nofollow\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jmr.2021.107045<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Evaluation of Microfluidic Channels With Thin Si Windows and Trapping Structures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-45 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-43 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img07.jpg\" alt=\"Evaluation of Microfluidic Channels With Thin Si Windows and Trapping Structures\" class=\"wp-image-1268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img07.jpg 800w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img07-470x179.jpg 470w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img07-768x292.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-44 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>The fabrication and evaluation of a microchannel with thin Si windows and a trapping structure for injected liquid samples is demonstrated. East cells and latex particles were observed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) under vacuum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table>\n<tbody><tr>\n<th nowrap=\"\">Used equipment<\/th>\n<td>Mask aligner (SUSS), CCP-RIE #1, RF magnetron sputter (Shibaura) #2, electroplating, ion beam milling, ICP-RIE #2, thermal electron SEM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Articlle <\/th>\n<td>Masaya Toda, Hideki Hayashi, Nguyen van Toan, Naoki Inomata, and Takahito Ono, \u201cEvaluation of Microfluidic Channels With Thin Si Windows and Trapping Structures,\u201d Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems 30(4), 560\u2013568 (2021).<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/document\/9431372\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer ugc nofollow\">https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/document\/9431372<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Vertically-oriented graphene electrodeposited with MnO2 on native SiO2\/Si for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-48 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-46 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img08.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img08.jpg 800w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img08-470x330.jpg 470w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img08-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-47 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>Supercapacitor electrodes, composed of vertically-oriented graphene (VG) and MnO2, are synthesized on native SiO2-passivated silicon wafers. The VG layers with a thickness of ~3 \u03bcm are deposited directly on the substrates. The specific capacitance as high as 470.80 mF\/cm2 at 20 mV\/s is achieved with the increasing loadings of MnO2. The original retention of 99.29% after 5000 cycles demonstrates the excellent cycling stability, which is ascribed to the strong bonds between VG\/SiO2\/Si and MnO2\/VG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table>\n<tbody><tr>\n<th nowrap=\"\">Used equipment<\/th>\n<td>Plasma diamond CVD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Article<\/th>\n<td>Hongtao Sui, Nguyen Van Toan, and Takahito Ono, \u201cVertically-oriented graphene electrodeposited with MnO2 on native SiO2\/Si for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes,\u201d Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 895, 115507 (2021).<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jelechem.2021.115507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer ugc nofollow\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jelechem.2021.115507<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>A magnetic actuator with parylene spring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-51 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-49 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img013.jpg\" alt=\"A magnetic actuator with parylene spring\" class=\"wp-image-1370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img013.jpg 800w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img013-470x324.jpg 470w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img013-768x530.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-50 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>An actuator with large displacement is beneficial for camera shake compensation, but conventional MEMS electrostatic actuators are unable to achieve a displacement more than hundreds of \u00b5m. We, therefore, developed a magnetic actuator with a large displacement of 200 \u00b5m using soft springs of parylene and magnets embed in a Si substrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table>\n<tbody><tr>\n<th nowrap=\"\">Used equipment<\/th>\n<td>Sputtering machine, parylene coater, ICP-RIE #3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Article<\/th>\n<td>Huayu Wang, Masashi Matsuura, Shusuke Yamada, Satoshi Sugimoto and Shuji Tanaka, \u201cTemperature stable rare earth magnetic powder Sm-Fe-N based micro magnets with remanence enhanced by easy axis alignment and its application in MEMS actuator,\u201d J. Micromech. Microeng. (2021) 075002 (10pp), May. 2021, pp. 1\u201310.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1088\/1361-6439\/abfeb3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer ugc nofollow\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1088\/1361-6439\/abfeb3<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Terahertz tunable filters using MEMS metamaterials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-54 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-52 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img02a.jpg\" alt=\"Terahertz tunable filters using MEMS metamaterials\" class=\"wp-image-1364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img02a.jpg 800w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img02a-470x361.jpg 470w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img02a-768x590.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-53 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>By moving the components of metamaterials by microactuators, it is possible to realize a \u201cMEMS metamaterials\u201d that has both the unique optical characteristics of the metamaterials and dynamic tunability. We have developed a transmittance tunable filter by incorporating a microactuator into an electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) metamaterial that responds in the terahertz band and controlling the gap between the dipoles and quadrupoles that makes up the EIT metamaterial. It is expected to be applied to terahertz wave control, which plays an important role for next-generation wireless communication (Beyond 5G\/6G).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table>\n<tbody><tr>\n<th nowrap=\"\">Used equipment<\/th>\n<td>Laser lithography system, mask aligner (SUSS), RF magnetron sputter (Shibaura), ICP-RIE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Article <\/th>\n<td>Y. Huang, K. Nakamura, Y. Takida, H. Minamide, K. Hane, and Y. Kanamori, \u201cActively tunable THz filter based on an electromagnetically induced transparency analog hybridized with a MEMS metamaterial,\u201d Scientific Reports 10, 20807 (2020).<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-020-77922-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer ugc nofollow\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-020-77922-1<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Optical force sensors using movable metamaterials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-57 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-55 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img01.jpg\" alt=\"Optical force sensors using movable metamaterials\" class=\"wp-image-1256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img01-470x260.jpg 470w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img01-768x425.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-56 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>If the dielectric layer that constitutes metal-dielectric-metal (MIM) metamaterials is an air gap, it is possible to construct \u201cmovable metamaterials\u201d in which the thickness of the dielectric layer changes due to force. We have developed an optical force sensor that can measure the force applied on the diaphragm by measuring the resonance peak shift seen in the reflection spectrum. This sensor can achieve higher sensitivity than the conventional Fabry\u2013P\u00e9rot interferometric optical force sensor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table>\n<tbody><tr>\n<th nowrap=\"\">Used equipment<\/th>\n<td>EB lithography system, EB evaporator, ion beam milling, high resolution SEM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Article<\/th>\n<td>T. Okatani, S. Sekiguchi, K. Hane, and Y. Kanamori, \u201cSurface-plasmon-coupled optical force sensors based on metal\u2013insulator\u2013metal metamaterials with movable air gap,\u201d Scientific Reports 10, 14807 (2020).<br><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-020-71825-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer ugc nofollow\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-020-71825-x<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Development of Large Integrated Flexible Hybrid Electronics with Advanced Semiconductor Packaging<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-60 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-58 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img011.jpg\" alt=\"Development of Large Integrated Flexible Hybrid Electronics with Advanced Semiconductor Packaging\" class=\"wp-image-1273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img011.jpg 800w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img011-470x290.jpg 470w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img011-768x473.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-59 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>In order to improve the performance, integration, and flexibility of flexible devices, we have conducted research on hetero-integration of heterogeneous device chiplets into a flexible substrate using compression-molding-based fan-out wafer-level package (FOWLP) technology. In this study, for the purpose of SpO2 monitoring by photo plethysmography (PPG), we realized high-precision assembly of tiny chips and successfully integrated \u03bcLEDs, driver circuits, and photodiodes in a PDMS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table>\n<tbody><tr>\n<th nowrap=\"\">Used equipment<\/th>\n<td>Mask aligner (SUSS), parylene deposition equipment, laser lithography system, high resolution SEM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Article<\/th>\n<td>T. Fukushima, Y. Susumago, Z. Qian, C. Shima, B. Du, N. Takahashi, S. Nagata, T. Odashima, H. Kino, and T. Tanaka, \u201cSignificant Die-Shift Reduction and \u03bc LED Integration Based on Die-First Fan-Out Wafer-Level Packaging for Flexible Hybrid Electronics,\u201d IEEE Trans. Components, Packag. Manuf. Technol., vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 1419\u20131422, Aug. 2020,<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/TCPMT.2020.3009640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer ugc nofollow\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/TCPMT.2020.3009640<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Generation of STDP With Non-Volatile Tunnel-FET Memory for Large-Scale and Low-Power Spiking Neural Networks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-63 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-61 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img10.jpg\" alt=\"Generation of STDP With Non-Volatile Tunnel-FET Memory for Large-Scale and Low-Power Spiking Neural Networks\" class=\"wp-image-1272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img10.jpg 800w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img10-470x296.jpg 470w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img10-768x483.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-62 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>In order to realize spiking neural networks as hardware, devices that can reproduce neuronal functions are necessary. In this study, we fabricated a nonvolatile tunnel FET memory that can operate at both large memory capacity and low operation voltage, and showed that it can reproduce spike timing-dependent plasticity, one of the neuronal functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table>\n<tbody><tr>\n<th nowrap=\"\">Used equipment<\/th>\n<td>EB lithography system, ion implantation, ICP-RIE #1, JEOL-SEM, thermal oxidation furnace, hydrogen annealing furnace, LP-CVD, plasma SiN-CVD, RTA #1, dual frequency excitation RIE, etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Article<\/th>\n<td>H. Kino, T. Fukushima, and T. Tanaka, \u201cGeneration of STDP With Non-Volatile Tunnel-FET Memory for Large-Scale and Low-Power Spiking Neural Networks,\u201d IEEE J. Electron Devices Soc., vol. 8, no. July, pp. 1266\u20131271, Mar. 2020,<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/JEDS.2020.3025336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer ugc nofollow\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/JEDS.2020.3025336<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Compact spectrometers with plasmonic color filters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-66 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-64 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img03.jpg\" alt=\"Compact spectrometers with plasmonic color filters\" class=\"wp-image-1262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img03.jpg 800w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img03-470x216.jpg 470w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img03-768x353.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-65 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>\u201cPlasmonic color filters\u201d that use metal nanostructures have various advantages over conventional color filters that use pigment absorption, such as the ability to collectively form filters with various color characteristics with a thickness of only a few tens of nanometers. By manufacturing plasmonic color filters on a photodiode array, we have developed a compact spectrometer that is miniaturized compared to conventional spectrometers and is small enough to fit on a fingertip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table>\n<tbody><tr>\n<th nowrap=\"\">Used equipment<\/th>\n<td>Laser lithography system, EB lithography system, mask aligner (SUSS), ion implantation, RTA, TEOS CVD, RF magnetron sputter, EB deposition, FAB, high resolution SEM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Article <\/th>\n<td>Y. Kanamori, D. Ema, and K. Hane, \u201cMiniature spectroscopes with two-dimensional guided-mode resonant metal grating filters integrated on a photodiode array,\u201d Materials 11, 1924 (2018). <br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ma11101924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer ugc nofollow\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ma11101924<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Highly sensitive thermometer using a vacuum-packed Si resonator in a microfluidic chip for the thermal measurement of single cells<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-69 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-67 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img09.jpg\" alt=\"Highly sensitive thermometer using a vacuum-packed Si resonator in a microfluidic chip for the thermal measurement of single cells\" class=\"wp-image-1271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img09.jpg 800w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img09-470x331.jpg 470w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img09-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-68 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>A silicon micromechanical resonator as a resonant temperature sensor and microchannel were fabricated in a microfluidic chip, which can measure the temperature of small objects in solutions. The cavity around the resonator can be evacuated to vacuum without interfering with the liquid-filled microchannel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table>\n<tbody><tr>\n<th nowrap=\"\">Used equipment<\/th>\n<td>Mask aligner (SUSS), ICP-RIE #2, microsystem analyzer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Article<\/th>\n<td>Naoki Inomata, Masaya Toda, and Takahito Ono, \u201cHighly sensitive thermometer using a vacuum-packed Si resonator in a microfluidic chip for the thermal measurement of single cells,\u201d Lab on a Chip 16, 3597\u20133603 (2016).<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/C6LC00949B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer ugc nofollow\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/C6LC00949B<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Optical switch using MEMS-driven silicon waveguide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-72 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-70 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img04.jpg\" alt=\"Optical switch using MEMS-driven silicon waveguide\" class=\"wp-image-1263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img04.jpg 800w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img04-470x399.jpg 470w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img04-768x652.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-71 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>\u201cSilicon waveguide\u201d is an elemental technology of optical circuits that will play an important role for next-generation optical communication. We have developed an optical switch that switches the optical path by driving the silicon waveguide with a microactuator and controlling the optical coupling efficiency with the microdisk resonator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table>\n<tbody><tr>\n<th nowrap=\"\">Used equipment<\/th>\n<td>EB lithography system, FAB, high resolution SEM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Article <\/th>\n<td>Y. Kanamori, Y. Sato, and K. Hane, \u201cFabrication of silicon microdisk resonators with movable waveguides for Control of Power Coupling Ratio,\u201d Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 52, 06GL19 (2013).<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7567\/JJAP.52.06GL19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer ugc nofollow\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7567\/JJAP.52.06GL19<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Three-dimensional-integrated STT-MRAM (spin transfer torque magnetic random-access memory)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-75 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-73 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img012.jpg\" alt=\"Three-dimensional-integrated STT-MRAM (spin transfer torque magnetic random-access memory)\" class=\"wp-image-1275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img012.jpg 800w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img012-470x458.jpg 470w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img012-768x749.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-74 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>STT-MRAM is a magnetoresistive change memory that uses a data rewriting technique called spin transfer torque (STT), but it has the problem of low thermal endurance. In this study, we succeeded in three-dimensional integrated STT-MRAM using Through-Si Via (TSV) by suppressing the thermal load due to the integration process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table>\n<tbody><tr>\n<th nowrap=\"\">Used equipment<\/th>\n<td>Plasma\/ozone TEOS CVD, EVG Bonder, JEOL-SEM, ICP-RIE #2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Article<\/th>\n<td>T. Tanaka, H. Kino, R. Nakazawa, K. Kiyoyama, H. Ohno, and M. Koyanagi, \u201cUltrafast parallel reconfiguration of 3D-stacked reconfigurable spin logic chip with on-chip SPRAM (SPin-transfer torque RAM),\u201d in 2012 Symposium on VLSI Technology (VLSIT), Jun. 2012, pp. 169\u2013170,<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/VLSIT.2012.6242515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer ugc nofollow\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/VLSIT.2012.6242515<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Reflectance-variable filters for optical communication using photonic crystals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-78 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-76 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img05.jpg\" alt=\"Reflectance-variable filters for optical communication using photonic crystals\" class=\"wp-image-1265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img05.jpg 800w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img05-470x302.jpg 470w, https:\/\/web.tohoku.ac.jp\/sirc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reaserch_result_img05-768x493.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-77 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>\u201cPhotonic crystal\u201d is a fine periodic structure with the same size as the wavelength of light and has the function of blocking and confining light. We have developed a reflectance-variable filter that controls the optical coupling efficiency of a nano-optical resonator and controls the light blocking characteristics by controlling the position of the photonic crystal with high accuracy using a microactuator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table>\n<tbody><tr>\n<th nowrap=\"\">Used equipment<\/th>\n<td>EB lithography system, RF magnetron sputter (Shibaura), FAB, high resolution SEM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Article <\/th>\n<td>Y. Kanamori, T. Kitani, and K. Hane, \u201cControl of guided resonance in a photonic crystal slab using microelectromechanical actuators,\u201d Applied Physics Letters 90, 031911 (2007).<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1063\/1.2431452\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer ugc nofollow\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1063\/1.2431452<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Request for acknowledgments When presenting your research results, please use the example below as a reference [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cases \/ Results | Tohoku University Smart System Super Integration Research Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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