Prof. Dr. Yoshinori Tokura

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsExperimental Condensed Matter Physics
Keywordscorrelated electrons, multiferroics, transition metal oxides, spin-orbit interaction, topological properties

Current contact address

CountryJapan
CitySaitama
InstitutionRIKEN
InstituteCenter for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)

Host during sponsorship

Start of initial sponsorship15/10/2021

Programme(s)

2019Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Tokura is an internationally leading authority in research on materials exhibiting collective quantum phenomena such as superconductivity and topological edge channels. His exceptional record of achievement spans many areas of solid-state research. It includes the definition and exploration of new areas of investigation, the discovery of new materials and phenomena, and the promotion of their applications. In Germany, Professor Tokura will pursue spectroscopic and transport studies of novel quantum materials.