RESEARCH

The main research interest of my work is transition-metal compound superconductors.
I have studied the cobalt oxide and the iron pnictide superconductors using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance/Nuclear Quadrupolar Resonance methods. I have revealed the symmetry of superconductivity from microscopic point of view.

In this project, I will study non-centersymmetric superconductors using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance/Nuclear Quadrupolar Resonance methods.
I will also search for new non-centersymmetric superconductors.

EDUCATION

2009

Ph.D. in Science, Okayama University, Japan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008-2009

Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

2009-2010

Engineer, NEC corporation

2010-2012

Research Associate, Department of Physics, Okayama University

2012-present

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Okayama University

HONORS AND AWARDS

2009

Nishina Prize (Okayama pref., Japan)

SELECTION OF PUBLICATIONS

"Anisotropic spin fluctuations and multiple superconducting gaps in hole-doped Ba_0.72K_0.28Fe₂As₂: NMR in a single crystal",
K. Matano, Z. Li, G. L. Sun, D. L. Sun, C. T. Lin, M. Ichioka and G.-q. Zheng,
Europhysics Letters 87 27012 (2009).

"Hydration-induced anisotropic spin fluctuations in Na_xCoO₂·1.3H₂O superconductor",
K. Matano, C. T. Lin, and G.-q. Zheng,
Europhysics Letters 84, 57010 (2008).

"Spin-singlet superconductivity with multiple gaps in PrFeAsO_0.89F_0.11",
K. Matano, Z. A. Ren, X. L. Dong, L. L. Sun, Z. X. Zhao, and G.-q. Zheng,
Europhysics Letters 83, 57001 (2008).

"Spin singlet pairing in the superconducting state of Na_xCoO₂·1.3H₂O: Evidence from a ⁵⁹Co Knight shift in a single crystal",
G.-q. Zheng, K. Matano, D. P. Chen, and C. T. Lin,
Physical Review B 73, 180503 (2006).

"Na content dependence of superconductivity and the spin correlations in Na_xCoO₂·1.3H₂O",
G.-q. Zheng, K. Matano, R. L. Meng, J. Cmaidalka, and C. W. Chu,
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 18, L63 (2006).