About "NanoTerasu
NanoTerasu" is a synchrotron radiation facility constructed and operated by the National Institute of Quantum Science and Technology (President Shigeo Koyasu), a national entity, and the Photon Science Innovation Center (President Masaki Takata), which represents the regional partner*1 , under a public-private regional partnership, and will be operational in FY2024 in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. The facility is scheduled to be operational in 2024 at Tohoku University's new Aobayama Campus in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Using extremely bright X-rays, the Nano-Terrace can visualize the nanometer (one-billionth of a meter) world, which was previously difficult to see, and clarify the ultra-fine world. In addition, it is expected that the data measured by Nanoterrace will accelerate R&D DX and GX of member companies and become a core competence in Japanese manufacturing.
*1 Regional partners: Photon Science Innovation Center, Miyagi Prefecture, Sendai City, Tohoku University, Tohoku Economic Federation
Exterior view
Photo of the facility (1)
Photo (2) in the facility
Photo of the facility (3)
(Courtesy of Japan Photonics Innovation Center)
Purpose of Participation
We expect that deepening the surface control and Redox control technologies we have cultivated, promoting strategic research with Tohoku University and other academic institutions, and interacting with companies from different industries that use NanoTerrace will lead to the development of new technologies, and we have decided to join the Coalition operated by our regional partners. *2We have decided to join the membership.
*2 Coalition: A new mechanism for industry-academia collaboration to utilize next-generation synchrotron radiation, in which the Center for Photon Science and Innovation facilitates academic experts who can help solve problems to Coalition members in industry. The purpose is to bring about new innovations by having experts share the challenges and exit images of companies that have not previously been associated with synchrotron radiation and provide support on the scientific side.
Expected Results
One specific achievement is the visualization of metal complex structures in solution and surface structures at the nano-level, which have been invisible with conventional measurement methods. By utilizing this technology, we expect to increase the speed of product development and develop revolutionary materials.
FY2023~FY2024 Action
During the period until the start of operation in FY2024, preliminary studies were conducted at the existing synchrotron radiation facility. In FY2024, we started measurement at Nano Terrace, and we were able to obtain useful knowledge about plating solutions.