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Yasuaki Masumoto

Yasuaki Masumoto

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Materials Science

D-Index
52
Citations
10137
World Ranking
9546
National Ranking
567

Overview

Yasuaki Masumoto is affiliated with the University of Tsukuba in Japan and focuses their research primarily within the fields of physics and astronomy. Their work spans multiple subfields including atomic and molecular physics and optics, electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, spectroscopy, and civil and structural engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover a variety of areas related to semiconductor physics and photonics. These topics include semiconductor quantum structures and devices, quantum and electron transport phenomena, strong light-matter interactions, spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies, spectroscopy and laser applications, perovskite materials and applications, and optical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials.

Yasuaki Masumoto has published extensively in several academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • Semiconductors
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures
  • Физика и техника полупроводников

The following recent papers represent key examples of their scholarly output:

  • "Optical control of a dark exciton reservoir," 2021, Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • "Heavy-hole-light-hole exciton system in GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells," 2022, Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • "Giant excitonic magneto-Stark effect in wide GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells," 2024, Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures
  • "Excitonic sensor of electric field in quantum-well heterostructures," 2024, Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • "Quantum beats of light-hole and heavy-hole excitons in reflection spectra of GaAs/AlGaAs quantum well," 2022, Физика и техника полупроводников

Masumoto has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, notably:

  • E. S. Khramtsov
  • А. В. Трифонов
  • Yu. P. Efimov
  • B. F. Gribakin
  • A. V. Mikhailov

Their research contributions focus heavily on understanding the behavior of excitons and quantum well heterostructures, particularly in III-V semiconductor systems such as GaAs/AlGaAs. This includes investigations into optical control mechanisms, magneto-Stark effects, and the sensing of electric fields in nanoscale semiconducting structures.

Yasuaki Masumoto's work integrates experiments and theory to explore how quantum and optical phenomena manifest in semiconductor materials, contributing to the broader understanding of strong light-matter interactions and electronic transport. Their diverse expertise spans from fundamental spectroscopic techniques to applied materials science relevant for quantum device development.

Best Publications

  • Visible photoluminescence of Ge microcrystals embedded in SiO2 glassy matrices

    Yoshihito Maeda;Nobuo Tsukamoto;Yoshiaki Yazawa;Yoshihiko Kanemitsu

  • Microstructure and optical properties of free-standing porous silicon films: Size dependence of absorption spectra in Si nanometer-sized crystallites.

    Yoshihiko Kanemitsu;Hiroshi Uto;Yasuaki Masumoto;Takahiro Matsumoto

  • On the origin of visible photoluminescence in nanometer-size Ge crystallites

    Yoshihiko Kanemitsu;Hiroshi Uto;Yasuaki Masumoto;Yoshihito Maeda

  • Temperature-Dependent Photoluminescence of CdSe-Core CdS/CdZnS/ZnS-Multishell Quantum Dots

    Pengtao Jing;Jinju Zheng;Micho Ikezawa;Xueyan Liu

  • Effect of ZnS shell thickness on the phonon spectra in CdSe quantum dots

    A. V. Baranov;Yu. P. Rakovich;J. F. Donegan;T. S. Perova

  • Coherent oscillation of zone-folded phonon modes in GaAs-AlAs superlattices.

    Aishi Yamamoto;Tomobumi Mishina;Yasuaki Masumoto;Masaaki Nakayama

  • Dielectrically enhanced excitons in semiconductor-insulator quantum wires: Theory and experiment

    E. A. Muljarov;E. A. Zhukov;V. S. Dneprovskii;Yasuaki Masumoto

  • Localized exciton and its stimulated emission in surface mode from single-layer InxGa1-xN

    Akihiro Satake;Yasuaki Masumoto;Takao Miyajima;Tsunenori Asatsuma

  • Efficient Photoluminescence of Mn2+ Ions in MnS/ZnS Core/Shell Quantum Dots

    Jinju Zheng;Xi Yuan;Micho Ikezawa;Pengtao Jing

  • Biexciton lasing in CuCl quantum dots

    Yasuaki Masumoto;Tomohiro Kawamura;Koh Era

  • Optical properties of quasi-one-dimensional thiophene-based oligomers.

    Yoshihiko Kanemitsu;Katsunori Suzuki;Yasuaki Masumoto;Yoshimasa Tomiuchi

  • Zero-dimensional excitonic properties of self-organized quantum dots of CdTe grown by molecular beam epitaxy

    Yoshikazu Terai;Shinji Kuroda;Koˆ ki Takita;Tsuyoshi Okuno

  • Visible photoluminescence of silicon‐based nanostructures: Porous silicon and small silicon‐based clusters

    Yoshihiko Kanemitsu;Katsunori Suzuki;Hiroshi Uto;Yasuaki Masumoto

  • Localized indirect excitons in a short-period GaAs/AlAs superlattice.

    F. Minami;K. Hirata;K. Era;T. Yao

  • Improved Photoluminescence of MnS/ZnS Core/Shell Nanocrystals by Controlling Diffusion of Mn Ions into the ZnS Shell

    Jinju Zheng;Wenyu Ji;Xiuying Wang;Micho Ikezawa

  • Evidence of quantum size effect in nanocrystalline silicon by optical absorption

    Takahiro Matsumoto;Jun-ichi Suzuki;Masato Ohnuma;Yoshihiko Kanemitsu

  • Enhanced luminescence and energy transfer in Mn2+ doped CsPbCl3-xBrx perovskite nanocrystals.

    Liling Fei;Xi Yuan;Jie Hua;Michio Ikezawa

  • Optical spectroscopy of silicon nanowires

    Jifa Qi;John M. White;Angela M. Belcher;Yasuaki Masumoto

  • Fluorescence Intermittency in Self-Assembled InP Quantum Dots

    Mitsuru Sugisaki;Hong-Wen Ren;Kenichi Nishi;Yasuaki Masumoto

  • Quantum size effects and enhancement of the oscillator strength of excitons in chains of silicon atoms.

    Yoshihiko Kanemitsu;Katsunori Suzuki;Yoshiaki Nakayoshi;Yasuaki Masumoto

  • Ultraviolet stimulated emission and optical gain spectra in CdxZn1−xS‐ZnS strained‐layer superlattices

    Yoichi Yamada;Yasuaki Masumoto;John T. Mullins;Tsunemasa Taguchi

  • Picosecond time-resolved study of excitons in GaAs-A1As multi-quantum-well structures

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Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshihiko Kanemitsu
Yoshihiko Kanemitsu Kyoto University
Jialong Zhao
Jialong Zhao Guangxi University
Kenichi Nishi
Kenichi Nishi NEC (Japan)
Junichi Motohisa
Junichi Motohisa Hokkaido University
Nobuyoshi Koshida
Nobuyoshi Koshida Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Takashi Fukui
Takashi Fukui Hokkaido University
V. M. Ustinov
V. M. Ustinov Russian Academy of Sciences
Yoichi Kawakami
Yoichi Kawakami Kyoto University
Shizuo Fujita
Shizuo Fujita Kyoto University
Shu Hotta
Shu Hotta Kyoto Institute of Technology

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