TAKAMURA, Yukiko Professor
Materials Science, Nanomaterials and Devices, Transition Arena for Quantum Materials and Information Sciences (taQumi) (Neo Excellent Core), Center for Nano Materials and Technology
◆Degrees
Ph. D. The University of Tokyo
M.Eng. The University of Tokyo
B.Eng. The University of Tokyo
◆Professional Experience
2025 - : Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology , Transition Arena for Quantum Materials and Information Sciences (taQumi) , Professor (concurrent)
2022 - : Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology , Center for Nano Materials and Technology , Professor (concurrent)
2020 - : Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology , Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology , Professor
2016 - 2020 : Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology , Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology , Associate Professor
2011 - 2020 : Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology , School of Materials Science , Associate Professor
2006 - 2011 : Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology , School of Materials Science , Lecturer
2002 - 2006 : Tohoku University , Institute for Materials Research , Research Associate
2001 - 2002 : The University of Tokyo , Graduate School of Engineering , JSPS Research Associate
1999 - 2000 : Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics , Materials Research Division , Guest Scientist
1998 - 2001 : Japan Society for the Promotion of Science , JSPS Research Fellow(PD)
1995 - 1998 : Japan Society for the Promotion of Science , JSPS Research Fellow(DC1)
2020 - 2021 : Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology , School of Materials Science , Professor(concurrent)
2016 - 2017 : Kanazawa University , Graduate School of Natural Science & Technology , Part-time Lecturer
2015 - 2016 : Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology , Research Center for Simulation Science , Adjunct Member
2009 - 2017 : Tohoku University , World Premier International Research Center - Advanced Institute for Materials Research , Adjunct Associate Professor
2009 - : The University of Tokyo , Institute of Engineering Innovation, School of Engineering , Guest Researcher
2007 - 2011 : Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology , Research Center for Integrated Science , Adjunct Member
◆Specialties
Nanomaterials, Nanostructure physics, Thin-film surfaces and interfaces, Material fabrication and microstructure control
◆Research Keywords
quantum materials, nanomaterials, two dimensional materials, silicene, ZrB2, diamond, GaN, Si, thin films, MBE, UHV, SPM
◆Research Interests
Epitaxial growth of boride thin films

■Publications

◆Published Papers
Racemic van der Waals Assembly of Planar-Chiral 2D Materials for Intrinsic One-Dimensional Moire Superlattices
Xiaohan Yang, Yijin Zhang, Kazuma Sato, Arisa Nishimura, Mai Nakashima, Limi Chen, Kohei Aso, Momoko Onodera, Rai Moriya, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Takuto Kawakami, Naoto Nakatsuji, Mikito Koshino, Yukiko Yamada-Takamura, Yoshifumi Oshima, Tomoki Machida
ACS NANO, 20, 16, 12466-12475, 2026
Structure & magnetic properties of Cr/SmCo5/Pt/CoFeB multilayer thin films
Gourav Sharma, Aaqib Ahmad Shah, Harsh Vardhan, Shubham Kumar, Vishnu Kumar, Ananya Chattaraj, Nobuaki Ito, Yukiko Yamada-Takamura, Sambhunath Bera
PHYSICA B-CONDENSED MATTER, 722, -, 2026
One-Dimensional Electronic States in a Moiré Superlattice of Twisted Bilayer WTe2
Takuto Kawakami, Hayato Tateish, Daiki Yoshida, Xiaohan Yang, Naoto Nakatsuji, Limi Chen, Kohei Aso, Yukiko Yamada-Takamura, Yoshifumi Oshima, Yijin Zhang, Tomoki Machida, Koichiro Kato, Mikito Koshino
-, 2026
Intrinsic One-Dimensional Moire Superlattice in Large-Angle Twisted Bilayer WTe2
Xiaohan Yang, Yijin Zhang, Limi Chen, Kohei Aso, Wataru Yamamori, Rai Moriya, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Takao Sasagawa, Naoto Nakatsuji, Mikito Koshino, Yukiko Yamada-Takamura, Yoshifumi Oshima, Tomoki Machida
ACS NANO, 19, 13, 13007-13015, 2025
Dimensionality-Induced Transition from Degenerate to Nondegenerate States in Nb-Doped WSe2
Kaito Kanahashi, Itsuki Tanaka, Tomonori Nishimura, Kohei Aso, Anh Khoa Augustin Lu, Satoru Morito, Limi Chen, Takafumi Kakeya, Satoshi Watanabe, Yoshifumi Oshima, Yukiko Yamada-Takamura, Keiji Ueno, Amin Azizi, Kosuke Nagashio
ACS NANO, 19, 10, 10244-10254, 2025
◆Misc
Silicene: the chemistry of monolayer Si nanosheet with π electrons
R. Friedlein, Y. Yamada-Takamura
Chemistry and Chemical Industry, 66, 11, 900-902, 2013
Silicene : Graphene Made of Silicon Atoms?(Current Topics)
Yamada-Takamura Yukiko, Fleurence Antoine, Friedlein Rainer, Ozaki Taisuke
Butsuri, 68, 5, 305-308, 2013
Surface studies of nitride thin films using scanning probe microscopy
YAMADA-TAKAMURA Yukiko, WANG Zhi-Tao, FUJIKAWA Yasunori, SAKURAI Toshio
Oyo Buturi, 76, 5, 499-504, 2007
Growth of Mono-Polar GaN on Si(111) via Epitaxial ZrB2 Buffer Layer
高村(山田)由起子, WANG Zhi-Tao, 藤川安仁, 櫻井利夫
日本物理学会誌, 61, 7, 521-524, 2006
◆Books
ポストグラフェン材料の創製と用途開発最前線
分担執筆, 株式会社エヌ・ティー・エス, 2020
ADVANCES IN MATERIALS RESEARCH 10, Frontiers in Materials Research
分担執筆, Springer, 2008
◆Conference Activities & Talks
Impact of Photoemission Spectroscopy on Experimental Study of Epitaxial Xenes
Advances in Photoemision Techniques Workshop, 2026
Structural Details of Epitaxial Xenes Revealed by Total‑Reflection High‑Energy Positron Diffraction
REIMEI Workshop: Positron Diffraction Studies on 2D Materials and Related Novel Surface Analysis Techniques, 2026
基板上二次元材料とその積層ヘテロ構造
日本物理学会第80回年次大会(2025年), 2025
Polymorphism in monochalcogenides: Trigonal-antiprismatic phase in films grown from vapor phase
2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides 2025 (2D TMDs 2025), 2025
2D Ge bitriangular lattice spontaneously formed on diboride thin films grown on Ge substrates
21st International Conference on Diffusion in Solids and Liquids (DSL2025), 2025

■Contributions to  Society

◆Academic Society Affiliations
American Physical Society, The Japan Society of Applied Physics, The Japan Institute of Metals
◆Academic Contribution
Director , The Japan Society of Applied Physics
Secretary , Thin Film and Surface Physics Division, The Japan Society of Applied Physics
Treasurer , Thin Film and Surface Physics Division, The Japan Society for Applied Physics
◆Committee Memberships
・ 石川県教育委員会 , スーパーサイエンスハイスクール運営指導委員会委員 , 2026-
・ 能美市教育委員会 , 『能美市子ども未来創造フェスティバル』実行委員 , 2020-
・ MEXT , Temporary Member of the Council for Science and Technology , 2025-

■Academic  Awards

・ The 46th Harada Young Researcher's Award , The Honda Memorial Foundation , 2006
・ 平成28年度学長賞(研究活動賞) , 北陸先端科学技術大学院大学 , 2016
・ 平成20年度北陸先端科学技術大学院大学教育研究報奨 , 北陸先端科学技術大学院大学 , 2008