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Japan-EU Workshop Overview of Japanese Research Overview of Japanese Research Activity on Critical Raw Materials Activity on Critical Raw Materials Elemental Strategy Project Elemental Strategy Project November 21, 2011 Teruo Kishi Advisor, National Institute for Materials Science Program Director, Japan Science and Technology Agency

Critical Materials for Energy and Environment Critical Materials for Energy and Environment Energy Energy use cleaning Generation, conversion, storage Heat, actuation, illumination, information Thermo- Electronics Solar Cell Fuel Cell Battery Motor LED Catalyst Electric Ag Pt Li Ga Ga Dy Au Pt Bi Rh Co As Nd In Pd Pd Te La Ni In S La Rh Rh Co Ce R.E. Cd m Eu In R.E. Sb Gd Ru Co Y W B METI Research Institutes and Funding System in Japan MEXT Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Trade and Industry (METI) and Science and Technology (MEXT) funding agencies JST JSPS funding agency NEDO RIKEN NIMS Universities AIST Industry Strategic Research Basic Research Applied Research 2

"An elemental strategy project" "Rare metal substitution material development project " （ MEXT &METI ) MEXT METI An elemental strategy Rare metal substitution material project development project Target : Rare and harmful elements Elements which need urgent provisions such as Basic Research ↓ In, Dy, W, Pt, Tb, Eu, Ce ・ Drastic substitution Aim: 30~80% Reduction ・ Vast reduction of consumption amount The proposal of the new paradigm The promotion of of Material Research Research Development Joint adoption, Joint symposium, Joint session of shared research equipment and etc. Setting the numerical target of reduction amount Examination of developing METI project at a point Aiming to reach to the sample level of time when the assignment ends in 5years 3

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Elements Science and Technology Project Elements Science and Technology Project - Designing Material Functions through Fundamental Research on Elements’ Roles - Background - Rare resources, represented by rare earth and other rare metal elements which are being utilized for the advanced industries such as electronics, automotives, information technologies, robots, etc., are facing their price increase and tight supply due to rapid increase of their consumptions and producing countries’ resource management policies accompanying with the global economic growth and advanced industries’ expansion. 5

Elements Science and Technology Project Elements Science and Technology Project - Designing Material Functions through Fundamental Research on Elements’ Roles - Project Outline - This project started in 2007 aiming at the establishment of fundamentals on roles of material’s elements responsible for the material properties and the development of alternative materials substituting rare metals and rare earth elements by ubiquitous and nonhazardous ones. - Research subjects which see their paving ways for their practical stages are expected to explore opportunities for further development by applied research funding programs after their accomplishment. 6

An elemental strategy project : in FY2007 Research leader/ No. Subject of research Adoption entrepreneur Development of Hot-dipped Aluminum Alloy Toru Tsuru 1 Coated Steels Tokyo Institute of Technology Development of the next-generation nonvolatile Giyuu Kido 2 memory using anodized aluminum film National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) The new function which hydrogen induces in Masuo Okada 3 Tohoku University subnano lattice substance Self-forming Nano-particle Catalyst without Yasuo Nishihata 4 Japan Atomic Energy Agency Precious Metals Development of Barium-based New Lead-free Satoshi Wada 5 Piezoelectric Materials with Ultrahigh University of Yamanashi Piezoelectric Property for Piezoelectric Frontier Development of TiO2-based Transparent Electrode Tethuya Hasegawa 6 Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) High Performance Anisotropic Nano composite Satoshi Hirosawa 7 Hitachi Metals Permanent Magnets with Low RareEarth Content 7

An elemental strategy project : in FY2008 Research leader/ No. Subject of research Adoption entrepreneur 1 Masato Machida Material Design and Processing of Highly-Dispersed Kumamoto University Catalysts with Minimum Precious Metal Loadings 2 Nano-hybridized Precious-metal-free Catalysts for Kohei Uosaki Hokkaido University Chemical Energy Conversion 3 Development of Innovative Energy Conversion Systems Yoshinori Naruta Kyushu University with Molecular Catalysts Replacing Precious Metals 4 Hideo Hosono Ubiquitous Element Strategy for Function Emergence Tokyo Institute of Technology 5 Kazuyuki Kuroda Functional design by precise synthesis of silicon oxide Waseda University compounds 8

An elemental strategy project : in FY2009 Research leader/ Subject of research No. Adoption entrepreneur 1 Design and Processing of Functional Materials with Tetsuya Uda Kyoto University Multi-elements Based on Chemical Potential Diagrams 2 Yasushi Morita Organic Molecular Approach to High-performance Osaka University secondary Batteries and Mechanistic Elucidation of Charge-discharge Processes 3 Eiji Kita Development of the platinoid-elements free University of Tsukuba functional magnetic material by compound interface control 4 Shigeto Okada Development of Eco-friendly Post Lithium-ion Kyushu University Batteries 9

New Projects of MEXT (2011) Crest PD. Prof. Ｔａｍ ao さきがけ PD. Prof. Hosono 10

National Instiute for Materials Science (NIMS) Science and Technology Agency National Research Institute National Institute for Research for Metals (NRIM) in Inorganic Materials (NRIM) (since 1956) (since 1966) April 2001 MEXT Independent Administrative Institution National Institute for Materials Science － The only national lab dedicated to materials science in Japan － 1. Fundamental and inovative research on materials science 2. Promotion of widespread use of research results and applications 3. Shared use of advanced research facilities 4. Cultivation of researchers in the materials science discipline Budget : $200 million (Subsidy : from MEXT $150M) Personnel : 450 Scientists, 100 staffs 500 visiting researchers 11

NIMS Organization （ 2011/4/1 ） President President Advisory Board 12 Units Environment and Energy Materials Division International Center for Young Scientists(ICYS ) International Center for Young Scientists(ICYS ) Auditor Environmental Remediation Materials Unit Battery Materials Unit ICYS-SENGEN Vice President Superconducting Wires Unit Superconducting Properties Unit ICYS-NAMIKI Fellow/Emeritus Fellow Photovoltaic Materials Unit Optical and Electronic Materials Unit Research Network and Facility Services NIMS Advisor Materials Reliability Unit Hydrogen Materials Unit Magnetic Materials Unit Division Administration Office Senior Adviser Emeritus High Temperature Materials Unit Hybrid Materials Unit Sialon Unit Global Research Center for Environment and Senior Distinguished Adviser Energy based on Nanomaterials Science International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics(MANA) Senior Director of Administration International Center for Nanotechnology Network MANA Administrative Office Secretary’s Office Secretary’s Office Center of Materials Research for Low Carbon Emission Soft Chemistry Unit Nanotubes Unit Supermolecules Unit Audit Office Materials Information Station Audit Office Inorganic Nanostructures Unit Nano-Electronics Materials Unit Materials Manufacturing & Engineering Station Information Analysis Office Information Analysis Office Transmission Electron Microscopy Station Compliance Office Nano-System Organization Unit Nano Functionality Integration Unit Compliance Office High Magnetic Field Station 3 Centers TIA Promotion Office Atomic Electronics Unit Nano-System Theoretical Physics Unit TIA Promotion Office 7 Stations NIMS Beamline Station at Spring-8 Planning Division 6 Offices π -Electron Electronics Unit 2 Offices Strategy Planning & Materials Analysis Station 1 Lab 17 Units Office Coordination Office Nano Interface Unit Soft Ionics Unit Nano Photocatalyst Unit 1 Foundry Nanotechnology Innovation Station Research Public Relations 1 Office Reticular Materials Unit Sustainability Materials Unit Evaluation Office Office NIMS-Leica Bio-imaging Laboratory 1 Lab Human Scientific NIMS Office at EMPA Resources Information Biomaterials Unit Tissue Regeneration Materials Unit Development Office External Collaboration Division Office MANA Foundry Biomaterials Medical Innovation Laboratory Academic Research Collaboration General Affairs Division Office Collaboration Office General 6 Offices 7 Units Advanced Key Technologies Division Affairs Namiki Site NIMS-TOYOTA Materials Center of Office Nano Characterization Unit Materials Processing Unit Managing Office Excellence for Sustainable Mobility Information Computational Materials Science Unit Surface Physics and Structure Unit Technology Safety Management NIMS Saint-Gobain Center of Office Office Photonic Materials Unit Polymer Materials Unit Quantum Beam Unit Excellence for Advanced Materials 3 Offices Gender Equality Office 2 Centers Research Center for Strategic Materials 1 Unit Tsukuba University Liaison Office Construction Office for Environmental Structural Materials Unit technology Research and Development 12 Center, etc