YASUYUKI SHIMURA

Last Updated :2024/05/08

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Associate Professor
Web Site
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. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Special Study for Graduation B
  2. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Seminar on Basic Sciences of Matter A
  3. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Seminar on Basic Sciences of Matter B
  4. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Academic Year, Academic Presentation in Basic Sciences of Matter
  5. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Exercises in Basic Sciences of Matter A
  6. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Exercises in Basic Sciences of Matter A
  7. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Exercises in Basic Sciences of Matter B
  8. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Exercises in Basic Sciences of Matter B
  9. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Magnetism A
  10. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Academic Year, Advanced Study in Quantum Matter
  11. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Academic Year, Advanced Study in Quantum Matter
  12. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Exercises in Quantum Mechanics
  13. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Laboratory in PhysicsI
  14. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Laboratory in PhysicsII
  15. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Special Study for Graduation A

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Antiferromagnetic Order and a Superzone Gap in YbPt5Al2 with the Tetragonal ZrNi2Al5-type Structure, JPS Conference Proceedings, 38, 011110-1-011110-6, 20230523
  2. Anisotropy-driven quantum criticality in an intermediate valence system, Nature Communication, 13, 2141, 20220419
  3. Magnetic structure of an antiferromagnet NdRh2Zn20 investigated by powder neutron diffraction, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2164, 012053, 20220317
  4. High-field magnetization and magnetoresistance of the honeycomb Kondo lattice alloys Ce(Pt1-xPdx)6Al3, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2164, 012033, 20220317
  5. Magnetic properties of rare-earth zigzag chain systems RAgSe2 (R = Ho, Er, Tm, and Yb), Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2164, 012025, 20220317
  6. Magnetic refrigeration down to 0.2 K by heavy fermion metal YbCu4Ni, Journal of Applied Physics, 131(1), 013903, 20220105
  7. Quantitative investigation of the 4f occupation in the quasikagome Kondo lattice CeRh1−xPdxSn, Physical Review B, 104(23), 235150, 20211227
  8. Development of high-resolution capacitive Faraday magnetometers for sub-Kelvin region, Review of Scientific Instruments, 92(12), 123908, 20211220
  9. Effect of Ga and Cd substitutions on the first-order antiferromagnetic transition in NdCo2Zn20, PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 104(15), 155112, 20211007
  10. Antiferromagnetic order in the honeycomb Kondo lattice CePt6Al3 induced by Pd substitution, PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 104(10), 104411, 20210907
  11. Antiferromagnetic Correlations in Strongly Valence Fluctuating CeIrSn, PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 126(21), 217202, 20210527
  12. High-temperature antiferromagnetism in Yb based heavy fermion systems proximate to a Kondo insulator, PHYSICAL REVIEW RESEARCH, 3(2), 023140, 20210524
  13. Heavy-Fermion Behavior in a Honeycomb Kondo Lattice CePt6Al3, JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 89(10), 104705, 20201015
  14. 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
  15. Fragile superheavy Fermi liquid in YbCo2Zn20, PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 101(24), 241102, 20200601
  16. Substitution effect on the metamagnetic crossover in the super-heavy Fermion YbCo2Zn20, JPS Conference Proceedings, 30, 011121, 202003
  17. Magnetic Properties of Rare-Earth Sulfides RCuS2 (R = Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, and Yb), JPS Conference Proceedings, 30, 011167, 202003
  18. 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
  19. Non-Kramers \Gamma 3 doublet ground state in a diluted Pr system Y1−xPrxCo2Zn20, JPS Conference Proceedings, 29, 015001, 202002
  20. Giant Anisotropic Magnetoresistance due to Purely Orbital Rearrangement in the Quadrupolar Heavy Fermion Superconductor PrV2Al20, PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 122(25), 256601, 20190625
  21. 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
  22. Crystal Structure in Quadrupolar Kondo Candidate PrTr2Al20 (Tr = Ti and V), JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 88(1), 015001, 20190115
  23. Metamagnetic crossover in the quasikagome Ising Kondo-lattice compound CeIrSn, PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 98(15), 155147, 20181029
  24. Magnetic and structural quantum phase transitions in CeCu6-xAux are independent, PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 121(8), 087203, 20180821
  25. Quantum valence criticality in a correlated metal, SCIENCE ADVANCES, 4(2), eaao3547, 201802
  26. Bulk Fermi surface of the Weyl type-II semimetallic candidate gamma-MoTe2, Physical Review B, 96(16), 165134, 20171017
  27. Specific heat and electrical resistivity at magnetic fields in antiferromagnetic heavy fermion CeAl2, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 807(1), 012011, 201704
  28. 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
  29. Very Low Temperature Magnetoresistance in the Quadrupole Ordered System PrV2Al20, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 683, 012012, 201602
  30. High Magnetic Transition Temperature and Semiconductor like Transport Properties of Mn-doped \alpha-YbAlB4, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 683, 012009, 201602
  31. 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

Social Activities

History as Committee Members

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