Subject: Nano-scale Science and Technology

(1) Structural stability and electronic states of nano-scale materials
(2) Materials design by computer simulation
(3) Applications of theoretical solid state physics to design nano-scale materials and devices, specifically, first-principles evaluations of magnetic properties, optical properties, dielectric properties, and transport properties
(4) Quantum effects and their application to nano-scale devices
(5) Development of an original first-principles simulation system
(6) Development of evaluation techniques for nano-scale materials
(7) Atomic-scale mechanism of friction
(8) Spin coupling in double quantum dots
(9) Surface science and crystal growth