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Department of Applied Physics and Electronic Engineering

Admission Policy - What we look for in students -

The Department of Applied Physics and Electronic Engineering offers programs to nurture scientists and engineers who can contribute to the development of modern industries. Particularly, we are concentrating on engineers who can work in an advanced technical society symbolized by the state-of-the-art industries of solar power generation and energy measurement. Also, we have established subjects that will lead to the understanding of basic physics to state-of-the-art science and technologies. Therefore we look for students who:

  1. have strong interests in natural sciences and scientific technology and would like to apply that knowledge into society in the future;
  2. have basic academic knowledge in mathematics and physics and who can are determined to study and do research;
  3. can understand lectures given in Japanese and have basic competence in English;
  4. can work proactively to solve problems.

Introducing our Research

Solar power generation technologies

Research on next generation solar power generation systems including the development and tracking of semiconductor solar cells made from new highly efficient compounds.
Also, research and development on solar fuel related materials such as new transparent electrodes.


Japan’s largest 58kW light concentration solar power generation system. The lens concentrates the light and reflects to the solar cell by tracking the sun.


We succeeded in producing transparent electrodes, which are indispensable for solar cells (also known as solar panels) by using the spray method.



Electronic Material Science and Technology

We study on the optical properties and lattice defect of materials such as thin layer, insulators, amorphous materials and semiconductor crystals.We also study on the synthesis and evaluation methods of semiconductors using vacuum ultra-violet lights.


Synthesis of nano-size semiconductor thin film using vacuum ultra-violet light


Electronic microscope images of zinc oxide (ZnO) nano wire for light emitting diode



Physical Measurement Engineering

Research on theories of energies and scattering of atoms and molecules. Also, Research on various scales of phenomena in high-energy universe.


The "Cygnus Loop" observed by visible light (left) and X-ray (right). X-ray observation reveals the unexpected side of the universe which is invisible via visible light.



Licenses and Certificates

The following licenses can be obtained by acquiring the units required for graduation and certain other units:

  • Type 1 high school teacher’s license (Science)
  • Type 1 high school teacher’s license (Industry)
  • Curator

Comments from our professors

The programs offered at the Department of Applied Physics and Electronic Engineering combine two fields: Electric Material Science and Technology, which focuses on the development of semiconductor materials, and Physical Measurement Engineering, which focuses on radiation measurement. Currently the problem of achieving a stable domestic power supply is an issue that concerns countries throughout the world. As a leader in developing solar cell technologies and with a broad outlook on advanced measurement technologies, our department provides a practical program to train our students to play an active role in this field.


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