Organization
School of Engineering Assistant Professor
Title
Assistant Professor
Other name(s)
Maria Vanessa Balois
External link
OGUCHI MARIA VANESSA BALOIS
Research Areas
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Nanotechnology/Materials / Optical engineering and photon science / Raman spectroscopy
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Nanotechnology/Materials / Thin film/surface and interfacial physical properties / scanning probe microscopy
Education
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Tokyo Institute of Technology D.Sc. Electronic Chemistry
2012.10 - 2015.9
Country： Japan
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Institute of Optics, University of Rochester MS Optics
2008.9 - 2010.3
Country： United States
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National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines BS Physics
2001.6 - 2007.3
Country： Philippines
Research History
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Institute of Science Tokyo School of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
2024.10
Country：Japan
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Tokyo Institute of Technology School of Engineering Assistant Professor
2024.4 - 2024.10
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RIKEN RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics Research Scientist
2022.4 - 2024.3
Country：Japan
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RIKEN RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics Special Postdoctoral Researcher
2019.4 - 2022.3
Country：Japan
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RIKEN RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics Postdoctoral Researcher
2018.4 - 2019.3
Country：Japan
Professional Memberships
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OPTICA
2021.9
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Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
2021.8
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Japan Society of Applied Physics
2013.4
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Optical Society of America
2013.4 - 2021.9
Papers
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Surface plasmon resonance excited using Kretschmann configuration with high refractive-index-prism
Daehyun Kim, Hayato Otsu, Masato Tsujiguchi, Naoki Fujita, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Kotaro Kajikawa
Optics Communications 2026.6
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Re-Examining Tip-Enhanced Raman Signals at High Spatial Resolution Under Ambient Conditions Using Graphene Nanobubbles
Yuto Fujita, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Satoshi Yasuda, Takuo Tanaka, Tomoko K. Shimizu
Applied Spectroscopy 2026.1
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Gap-Controlled Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy: A Unique Interface-Sensitive Spectroscopy Based on the Combination of Linear Spectroscopy and Multivariate Curve Resolution
Shoichi Maeda, Shunta Chikami, Subin Song, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Airi Katase, Glenn Villena Latag, Takuo Tanaka, Tomohiro Hayashi
Analytical Chemistry 2025.9
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Plasmonic Activation of Phonon Modes via Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy in Ambient Invited Reviewed
Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Norihiko Hayazawa
53 ( 7 ) 292 - 298 2024.7
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Modification of transition pathways in polarized resonance Raman spectroscopy for carbon nanotubes by highly confined near-field light Reviewed International journal
Yuto Fujita, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Takuo Tanaka, Tomoko K. Shimizu
Journal of Applied Physics 135 ( 19 ) 193191 2024.5
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Intermolecular Interaction between Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Encapsulated Molecules Studied by Polarization Resonance Raman Microscopy Invited Reviewed
Yuika Saito, Takahiro Kondo, Sora Harada, Ryo Kitaura, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Norihiko Hayazawa
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 127 ( 30 ) 6726 - 6733 2023.8
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Probing Strain and Doping along a Graphene Wrinkle Using Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Invited Reviewed
Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Norihiko Hayazawa, Satoshi Yasuda, Katsuyoshi Ikeda, Tien Quang Nguyen, Mary Clare Escaño, Takuo Tanaka
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 127 ( 12 ) 5982 - 5990 2023.3
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Effect of detection angle and substrate in the polarization analysis of 1D dipole emission Reviewed
Lean Dasallas, Rafael Jaculbia, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Wilson Garcia, Norihiko Hayazawa
Journal of the Optical Society of America B 39 ( 1 ) 307 - 307 2021.12
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Molecular Monolayer Sensing Using Surface Plasmon Resonance and Angular Goos-Hänchen Shift Reviewed
Cherrie May Olaya, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Nathaniel Hermosa, Takuo Tanaka
Sensors 21 ( 13 ) 4593 - 4593 2021.7
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Visualization of subnanometric phonon modes in a plasmonic nano-cavity via ambient tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy Reviewed
Maria Vanessa Balois, Norihiko Hayazawa, Satoshi Yasuda, Katsuyoshi Ikeda, Bo Yang, Emiko Kazuma, Yasuyuki Yokota, Yousoo Kim, Takuo Tanaka
npj 2D Materials and Applications 3 38 2019.10
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Development of tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy based on a scanning tunneling microscope in a controlled ambient environment Reviewed
Maria Vanessa Balois, Norihiko Hayazawa, Chi Chen, Emiko Kazuma, Yasuyuki Yokota, Yousoo Kim, Takuo Tanaka
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 58 SI0801 2019.8
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Lean L. Dasallas, Rafael B. Jaculbia, Maria Vanessa Balois, Wilson O. Garcia, Norihiko Hayazawa
Optical Materials Express 8 ( 5 ) 1290 - 1290 2018.4
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Tip-enhanced THz Raman spectroscopy for local temperature determination at the nanoscale Reviewed
Maria Vanessa Balois, Norihiko Hayazawa, Francesca Celine Catalan, Satoshi Kawata, Taka-aki Yano, Tomohiro Hayashi
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 407 ( 27 ) 8205 - 8213 2015.7
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Maria Vanessa Balois, Norihiko Hayazawa, Alvarado Tarun, Satoshi Kawata, Manfred Reiche, Oussama Moutanabbir
Nano Letters 14 ( 7 ) 3793 - 3798 2014.6
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Alvarado Tarun, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois, Satoshi Kawata, Manfred Reiche, Oussama Moutanabbir
New Journal of Physics 15 ( 5 ) 053042 - 053042 2013.5
Presentations
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Kretschmann-type surface plasmon sensor excited at normal incidence
Daehyun Kim, Masato Tsujiguchi, Naoki Fujita, Maria Vanessa Oguchi, Kotaro Kajikawa
The 72nd JSAP Spring Meeting 2025 2025.3
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Plasmonic and Photothermal Response in Au/Pt Nanogap: Effect of Pt Length
Tong Zhou, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Yutaka Majima, Kotaro Kajikawa
The 72nd JSAP Spring Meeting 2025 2025.3
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Development of a near-field scanning optical microscope geared towards multi-modular nanospectroscopy
Maria Vanessa Oguchi
The 28th Interdisciplinary Exchange Evening 2024.11
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High aspect ratio double insulator plasmonic nanostructures towards gas sensing applications Invited International coauthorship International conference
Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Cheng Hung Chu, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Takuo Tanaka
SPIE Optics+Photonics 2024.8
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Modification of polarized resonance Raman selection rule by near-field light in carbon naotubes
Yuto Fujita, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Takuo Tanaka, Tomoko K. Shimizu
The 71st JSAP Spring Meeting 2024 2024.3
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Near-field scanning optical microscopy for nanomaterial characterization in ambient Invited International conference
Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Norihiko Hayazawa, Takuo Tanaka
Academia Sinica-NTU-RIKEN Joint Symposium 2024.3
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Modification of Raman selection rule by near-field light in anisotropic materials Invited International conference
Yuto Fujita, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Takuo Tanaka, Tomoko K. Shimizu
Academia Sinica-NTU-RIKEN Joint Symposium 2024.3
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Investigation of light-matter interaction in sub-nanoscale using carbon nanotubes International conference
Yuto Fujita, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Takuo Tanaka, Tomoko K. Shimizu
The 10th International Symposium on Surface Science 2024.10
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Investigation of selection rules in tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy using anisotropic materials International conference
Yuto Fujita, Norihiko Hayazawa, Maria Vanessa Balois-Oguchi, Takuo Tanaka, Tomoko K. Shimizu
28th International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy 2024.7
Awards
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Poster Award
2024.11 RIKEN Scientist's Assembly Steering Committee Development of a near-field scanning optical microscope geared towards multi-modular nanospectroscopy
Maria Vanessa Oguchi
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工学院助教インセンティブ研究経費
2024.9 東京工業大学 工学院 ナノプラスチック分析のための超低波数ラマンナノ分光システムの開発
OGUCHI MARIA VANESSA
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Ohbu Research Incentive Award
2024.3 The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) Super resolution nanospectroscopy system for physicochemical analysis of 2D nanomaterials
Maria Vanessa Oguchi
Research Projects
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In-situ ultra-low frequency nanospectroscopy at lipid membrane surfaces in liquid
Grant number：25K08558 2025.4 - 2028.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
OGUCHI MARIA VANESSA
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
Grant amount：\4550000 （ Direct Cost: \3500000 、 Indirect Cost：\1050000 ）
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Design and fabrication of a hybrid metamaterial scanning probe for tunable tip-enhanced nanospectroscopy
Grant number：23K13640 2023.4 - 2025.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
OGUCHI MARIA VANESSA
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
Grant amount：\4030000 （ Direct Cost: \3100000 、 Indirect Cost：\930000 ）
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Molecular interaction analysis of lipid bilayer nanodomains by scanning probe nanospectroscopy in fluid environments
Grant number：19K15449 2019.4 - 2021.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
BALOIS MARIA VANESSA
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
Grant amount：\3250000 （ Direct Cost: \2500000 、 Indirect Cost：\750000 ）
In this work, we were able to construct a nanospectroscopy system that can operate at 632.8 nm and 785 nm wavelengths and is housed in an environment control system to accommodate environment sensitive samples. The system was designed through the use of numerical simulations (FDTD and Mathematica) to obtain the optimal experimental parameters of the optics and probe (numerical aperture, laser illumination angle, tip tilt). A three-electrode electrochemical etching system was made to fabricate Au tips and a methodology was established to make these Au tips.
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窒素空孔中心ダイヤモンドを用いたメタマテリアルのナノスケール磁場計測と特性評価
Grant number：16F16066 2016.4 - 2018.3
日本学術振興会 科学研究費助成事業 特別研究員奨励費
田中 拓男, BALOIS MARIA VANESSA
Authorship：Coinvestigator(s) Grant type：Competitive
Grant amount：\2300000 （ Direct Cost: \2300000 ）
To maintain high stability of scanning probe microscope in room temperature, a compact and rigid SPM system based on a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) was designed and constructed. The new optics for illumination and detection were based on a fiber coupled system, which is useful for easy alignment. Beam splitters with varying reflectance and transmittance ratios were used to increase detection sensitivity. Through this environment control chamber, 3 kinds of environments in room temperature are possible: (1) ambient air, (2) nitrogen purged, and (3) low-vacuum (~10 Pa). With this multi-environment system, it will be easier to study samples that are sensitive to the local environment.
The unexpected result of this work is attaining subnanometer resolution of 0.6 nm using the developed environment controlled SPM system while conducting Raman experiments to test the detection efficiency of the system. From this result, it can also be assumed that the same high resolution that was observed for the electric field can also be observed when probing the magnetic field. Such high resolution is beneficial in studying nanosized metamaterial structures, especially at the edges of the structures where light tends to concentrate itself and generates hot spots.
Academic Activities
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43rd Physics Society of the Philippines Physics Conference and Annual Meeting International contribution
Role(s)： Peer review
Physics Society of the Philippines 2025.4 - 2025.5
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Symposium II: New trends in nanophotonics and advanced materials
Role(s)： Panel moderator, session chair, etc.
META 2024: The 14th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics 2024.7
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42nd Physics Society of the Philippines Physics Conference and Annual Meeting International contribution
Role(s)： Peer review
Physics Society of the Philippines 2024.5 - 2024.6