YASUYUKI SHIMURA

Last Updated :2026/06/24

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Associate Professor
Web Site
http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/adsmmag/
E-mail
simuhiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
My major is single crystal growth of new rare-earth compounds and measurements for magnetic/thermal properties at very-low temperature mainly below 1 K, to find exotic quantum phenomena.

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2013/04, 2015/03, The University of Tokyo/National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, ICAM Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 2015/04, 2017/09, The University of Tokyo
  • 2017/10, 2020/03, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Assistant Professor
  • 2020/04, 2023/03, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor
  • 2023/04, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Associate Professor

Educational Backgrounds

  • HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY, Japan, 2004/04, 2008/03
  • The University of Tokyo, Japan, 2008/04, 2010/03
  • The University of Tokyo, Japan, 2010/04, 2013/03

Academic Degrees

  • The University of Tokyo
  • The University of Tokyo

In Charge of Primary Major Programs

  • Physics

Research Fields

  • Mathematical and physical sciences;Physics;Condensed matter physics II

Research Keywords

  • Heavy Fermion, Rare Earth, Low Temperature, Magnetic Property, Crystal Growth

Affiliated Academic Societies

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2026, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Exercises in Quantum Mechanics
  2. 2026, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Laboratory in PhysicsI
  3. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Laboratory in PhysicsII
  4. 2026, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Special Study for Graduation A
  5. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Special Study for Graduation B
  6. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Seminar on Basic Sciences of Matter A
  7. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Seminar on Basic Sciences of Matter B
  8. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Academic Presentation in Basic Sciences of Matter
  9. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Exercises in Basic Sciences of Matter A
  10. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Exercises in Basic Sciences of Matter A
  11. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Exercises in Basic Sciences of Matter B
  12. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Exercises in Basic Sciences of Matter B
  13. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Magnetism A
  14. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Advanced Study in Quantum Matter
  15. 2026, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Year, Advanced Study in Quantum Matter

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Developments of magnetic refrigerants for cryogenic temperatures, JSAP Review, 2025, 250208-1-250208-6, 2025
  2. Paramagnetic electron-nuclear spin entanglement in HoCo2Zn20, PHYSICAL REVIEW RESEARCH, 8(2), 20260402
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  3. Magnetic field and pressure tuning of the heavy fermion antiferromagnet CePdIn, PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 113(11), 20260313
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  4. Quantum Griffiths phase in the kagome Kondo lattice CeRh0.9Pd0.1Sn, PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 112(15), 20251015
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  5. Sub-Kelvin Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigeration in Ce-Based Heavy-Fermion Compounds CeNi9-xCuxGe4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1.47), JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 94(11), 20251115
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  6. Antiferromagnetic Order and Magnetic Frustration in the Honeycomb Heavy-Fermion System Ce(Pt1-xPdx)6Al3: 27Al and 195Pt NMR Studies, JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 94(9), 20250915
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  7. YbCo2: Large magnetic entropy change per volume in Yb-based metallic magnetic refrigerants for sub-Kelvin temperature, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 127(10), 20250908
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  8. Anisotropic non-Fermi liquid and dynamical Planckian scaling of a quasi-kagome Kondo lattice system, NPJ QUANTUM MATERIALS, 10(1), 20250805
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  9. Multipolar phase transition in the 4f2 fcc lattice compound PrCdNi4, PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 111(16), 165125-1-165125-9, 20250414
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  10. Electronic states in superconducting type-II Dirac semimetal: 1T-PdSeTe, PHYSICAL REVIEW RESEARCH, 7(1), 20250218
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  11. Single-site quadrupolar Kondo effect in a diluted non-Kramers doublet system Y1-xPrxIr2Zn20 for x=0.028 viewed from magnetization, PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 111(15), 20250401
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  12. Minimization of temperature reached by adiabatic demagnetization refrigeration in Ce-based intermetallic Ce2(Cu1-xNix)2In, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 126(9), 202503
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  13. Rotational Grüneisen ratio: A probe for quantum criticality in anisotropic systems, PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 111(4), 20250109
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  14. Structural Evolution from Hyper-Honeycomb to Honeycomb Networks and Superconductivity in LaPtxSi2-x, JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 93(12), 20241215
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  15. Increased Superconducting Transition Temperature and Upper Critical Field of a High-Entropy Antimonide Superconductor (RuRhPdIr)1-x Ptx Sb, CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 36(19), 9547-9556, 20240917
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  16. Canted antiferromagnetic order in the centrosymmetric honeycomb-lattice compound NdPt6Al3, PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 110(14), 20241007
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  17. Collinear Antiferromagnet SmPt6Al3 with a Sm Honeycomb Structure Centered by Pt Triangles, JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 93(3), 20240315
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  18. Weak Kondo Coupling Antiferromagnet CePd3Sn2 with Quasi-One-Dimensional Ce Chains, JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 93(2), 20240226
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  19. Magnetic properties of a spin-1/2 octagonal lattice, PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 109(5), 20240201
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  20. Suppression of Geometrical Frustration in Defective Yb Triangular Lattice Compounds Yb2Cu2nSn+3 with n = 2.2 and 3.6, New Phys.: Sae Mulli, 73(12), 1037-1040, 20231231
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  21. Transport and magnetic properties in the Nd diluted system NdxY1-xCo2Zn20, SciPost Phys. Proc., 11(010), 1-7, 20230605
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  22. Antiferromagnetic Order and a Superzone Gap in YbPt5Al2 with the Tetragonal ZrNi2Al5-type Structure, JPS Conference Proceedings, 38, 011110-1-011110-6, 20230523
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  23. Inelastic neutron scattering study of crystalline electric field excitations in the caged compounds NdT2Zn20 (T = Co, Rh, and Ir), PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 107(7), 20230207
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  24. GdPt6Al3: A Canted Antiferromagnet with a Honeycomb Structure br, JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 91(12), 20221215
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  25. Observation of thermodynamics originating from a mixed-spin ferromagnetic chain, PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 106(10), 20220915
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  26. Anisotropy-driven quantum criticality in an intermediate valence system, Nature Communication, 13, 2141, 20220419
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  27. Magnetic structure of an antiferromagnet NdRh2Zn20 investigated by powder neutron diffraction, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2164, 012053, 20220317
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  28. High-field magnetization and magnetoresistance of the honeycomb Kondo lattice alloys Ce(Pt1-xPdx)6Al3, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2164, 012033, 20220317
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  29. Magnetic properties of rare-earth zigzag chain systems RAgSe2 (R = Ho, Er, Tm, and Yb), Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2164, 012025, 20220317
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  30. Magnetic refrigeration down to 0.2 K by heavy fermion metal YbCu4Ni, Journal of Applied Physics, 131(1), 013903, 20220105
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  31. Quantitative investigation of the 4f occupation in the quasikagome Kondo lattice CeRh1−xPdxSn, Physical Review B, 104(23), 235150, 20211227
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  32. Quantitative investigation of the 4f occupation in the quasikagome Kondo lattice CeRh1-xPdxSn, PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 104(23), 20211227
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  33. Development of high-resolution capacitive Faraday magnetometers for sub-Kelvin region, Review of Scientific Instruments, 92(12), 123908, 20211220
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  34. Development of high-resolution capacitive Faraday magnetometers for sub-Kelvin region, REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 92(12), 20211201
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  35. Effect of Ga and Cd substitutions on the first-order antiferromagnetic transition in NdCo2Zn20, PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 104(15), 155112, 20211007
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  36. Antiferromagnetic order in the honeycomb Kondo lattice CePt6Al3 induced by Pd substitution, PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 104(10), 104411, 20210907
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  37. Antiferromagnetic Correlations in Strongly Valence Fluctuating CeIrSn, PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 126(21), 217202, 20210527
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  38. High-temperature antiferromagnetism in Yb based heavy fermion systems proximate to a Kondo insulator, PHYSICAL REVIEW RESEARCH, 3(2), 023140, 20210524
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  39. Heavy-Fermion Behavior in a Honeycomb Kondo Lattice CePt6Al3, JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 89(10), 104705, 20201015
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  40. Quantum Phase Transitions in an Yb-based Semiconductor YbCuS2 with an Effective Spin-1/2 Zigzag Chain, JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 89(9), 093701, 20200915
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  41. Fragile superheavy Fermi liquid in YbCo2Zn20, PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 101(24), 241102, 20200601
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  42. Giant Anisotropic Magnetoresistance due to Purely Orbital Rearrangement in the Quadrupolar Heavy Fermion Superconductor PrV2Al20, PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 122(25), 256601, 20190625
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  43. Antiferromagnetic Order of NdT2Zn20(T = Co and Rh) with the Kramers Gamma(6) Doublet Ground State, JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 88(4), 044703, 20190415
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  44. Crystal Structure in Quadrupolar Kondo Candidate PrTr2Al20 (Tr = Ti and V), JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 88(1), 015001, 20190115
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  45. Metamagnetic crossover in the quasikagome Ising Kondo-lattice compound CeIrSn, PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 98(15), 155147, 20181029
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  46. Magnetic and structural quantum phase transitions in CeCu6-xAux are independent, PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 121(8), 087203, 20180821
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  47. Bulk Fermi surface of the Weyl type-II semimetallic candidate gamma-MoTe2, Physical Review B, 96(16), 165134, 20171017
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  48. Spin-orbital liquid state and liquid-gas metamagnetic transition on a pyrochlore lattice, NATURE PHYSICS, 19(1), 92-+, 202301
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  49. Substitution effect on the metamagnetic crossover in the super-heavy Fermion YbCo2Zn20, JPS Conference Proceedings, 30, 011121, 202003
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  50. Magnetic Properties of Rare-Earth Sulfides RCuS2 (R = Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, and Yb), JPS Conference Proceedings, 30, 011167, 202003
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  51. Properties of a Diluted Nd System Y1−xNdxCo2Zn20 for x = 0.20 with a \Gamma 6 Doublet Ground State, JPS Conference Proceedings, 29, 015006, 202002
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  52. Non-Kramers \Gamma 3 doublet ground state in a diluted Pr system Y1−xPrxCo2Zn20, JPS Conference Proceedings, 29, 015001, 202002
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  53. Quantum valence criticality in a correlated metal, SCIENCE ADVANCES, 4(2), eaao3547, 201802
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  54. Specific heat and electrical resistivity at magnetic fields in antiferromagnetic heavy fermion CeAl2, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 807(1), 012011, 201704
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  55. Thermodynamic study of gap structure and pair-breaking effect by magnetic field in the heavy-fermion superconductor CeCu2Si2, Physical Review B, 94(5), 054514, 201608
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  56. Very Low Temperature Magnetoresistance in the Quadrupole Ordered System PrV2Al20, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 683, 012012, 201602
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  57. High Magnetic Transition Temperature and Semiconductor like Transport Properties of Mn-doped \alpha-YbAlB4, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 683, 012009, 201602
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI
  58. Field-induced phase transitions and magnetoferroelectricity in the perfect triangular lattice antiferromagnet RbFe(MoO4)2 in a vertical magnetic field, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 400(15), 70-72, 201602
    Link to Paper Search Results by DOI

Publications such as books

  1. 2023/08, Butsuri, Researches, Developments of the Yb-Based Magnetic Refrigerants for Cooling Down below 1 K, The Physical Society of Japan, Others, Joint work, Yasuyuki Shimura, Yoshifumi Tokiwa

Social Activities

History as Committee Members

  1. JPS Steering Committee (Area 8), 2018/10/01, 2019/09/30, The Physical Society of Japan