Mitsutaka Fujita
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was a Japanese physicist. He proposed the edge state that is unique in the
graphene
zigzag edges. Also, he theoretically pointed out the importance and
peculiarity of nanoscale and edge shape effects in nanographene. The
graphene nanoribbons
was theoretically introduced by him and his research group
to study the nanoscale effect of graphene. He had been an associate professor in the Tsukuba University, and died by subarachnoid hemorrhage
on March 18, 1998. His posthumous name
is in Japanese.
awarded the JPS Best Paper Award on March 2003 from the Physical Society of Japan.
graphene
Graphene
Graphene is an allotrope of carbon, whose structure is one-atom-thick planar sheets of sp2-bonded carbon atoms that are densely packed in a honeycomb crystal lattice. The term graphene was coined as a combination of graphite and the suffix -ene by Hanns-Peter Boehm, who described single-layer...
zigzag edges. Also, he theoretically pointed out the importance and
peculiarity of nanoscale and edge shape effects in nanographene. The
graphene nanoribbons
Graphene nanoribbons
Graphene nanoribbons , often abbreviated GNRs, are thin strips of graphene or unrolled single-walled carbon nanotubes...
was theoretically introduced by him and his research group
to study the nanoscale effect of graphene. He had been an associate professor in the Tsukuba University, and died by subarachnoid hemorrhage
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
A subarachnoid hemorrhage , or subarachnoid haemorrhage in British English, is bleeding into the subarachnoid space—the area between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater surrounding the brain...
on March 18, 1998. His posthumous name
Posthumous name
A posthumous name is an honorary name given to royalty, nobles, and sometimes others, in East Asia after the person's death, and is used almost exclusively instead of one's personal name or other official titles during his life...
is in Japanese.
Awards
After his death, the original paper of graphene edge state and graphene nanoribbons wasawarded the JPS Best Paper Award on March 2003 from the Physical Society of Japan.
- JPS Best Paper award, Physical Society of Japan
Representative publications
- M. Fujita, K. Wakabayashi, K. Nakada, K. Kusakabe, Peculiar Localized State at Zigzag Graphite Edge, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 65 (1996) pp. 1920–1923
- K. Nakada, M. Fujita, G. Dresselhaus, M.S. Dresselhaus, Edge state in graphene ribbons: Nanometer size effect and edge shape dependence, Phys. Rev. B54, 17954–17961 (1996)
- K. Wakabayashi, M. Fujita, H. Ajiki, M. Sigrist, Electronic and magnetic properties of nanographite ribbons, Phys. Rev. B 59, 8271–8282 (1999)
- R. Saito, M. Fujita, G. Dresselhaus, M.S. Dresselhaus, Electronic structure of graphene tubules based on C_ {60}, Phys. Rev. B 46, 1804–1811 (1992)
- R. Saito, M. Fujita, G. Dresselhaus, M.S. Dresselhaus, Electronic structure of chiral graphene tubules, Appl. Phys. Lett. 60, 2204–2206 (1992)
- Y. Miyamoto, K. Nakada, M. Fujita, First-principles study of edge states of H-terminated graphitic ribbons, Phys. Rev. B 59, 9858–9861 (1999)
- M. Fujita, M. Igami, K. Nakada, Lattice Distortion in Nanographite Ribbons, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 66 (1997) pp. 1864–1867
- T. Ogitsu, T. Miyazaki, M. Fujita and M. Okazaki, Role of Hydrogen in C and Si (001) Homoepitaxy, Phys. Rev. Lett. 75, 4226 (1995)
- M. Kato, K. Machida, H. Nakanishi, M. Fujita, Soliton Lattice Modulation of Incommensurate Spin Density Wave in Two Dimensional Hubbard Model – A Mean Field Study –, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 59 (1990) pp. 1047–1058
- K. Machida, M. Fujita, Soliton lattice structure of incommensurate spin-density waves: Application to Cr and Cr-rich Cr-Mn and Cr-V alloys, Phys. Rev. B 30, 5284–5299 (1984)
- K. Nakao, N. Kurita, M. Fujita, Ab initio molecular-orbital calculation for C70 and seven isomers of C80, Phys. Rev. B 49, 11415–11420 (1994)
- M. Fujita, R. Saito, G. Dresselhaus, M.S. Dresselhaus, Formation of general fullerenes by their projection on a honeycomb lattice, Phys. Rev. B 45, 13834–13836 (1992)
- K. Machida, M. Fujita, Quantum energy spectra and one-dimensional quasiperiodic systems, Phys. Rev. B 34, 7367–7370 (1986)
- K. Harigaya, M. Fujita, Dimerization structures of metallic and semiconducting fullerene tubules, Phys. Rev. B 47, 16563–16569 (1993)
- M. Yoshida, M. Fujita, P.W. Fowler, E.C. Kirby, Non-bonding orbitals in graphite, carbon tubules, toroids and fullerenes, J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans., 93, 1037–1043 (1997)
See also
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- Carbon nanotubes
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