「次世代電子顕微鏡法」社会連携講座

Publications

2025

  1. Atomic-scale observations of dislocation junction formation and decomposition processes in gold

    M. Sou, S. Kondo, T. Seki, E. Tochigi, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Scripta Materialia, 258 116505 (2025).

  2. High-performance solid-state electrochemical thermal switches with earth-abundant cerium oxide

    A. Jeong, M. Yoshimura, H. Kong, Z. Bian, J. Tam, B. Feng, Y. Ikuhara, T. Endo, Y. Matsuo, H. Ohta
    Science Advances, 11 eads6137 (2025).

  3. Realizing near-full density monophasic tetragonal 1.5-mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia ceramics via current-ramp flash sintering

    F.S. Ong, K. Nambu, K. Kawamura, K. Hosoi, H. Masuda, B. Feng, K. Matsui, Y. Ikuhara, H. Yoshida
    Acta Materialia, 283 120496 (2025).

  4. Enhanced ferromagnetism in an artificially stretched lattice in quasi-two-dimensional Cr2Ge2Te6

    H. Idzuchi, A.E.L. Allcca, A.K.A. Lu, M. Saito, S. Das, J.F. Ribeiro, M. Houssa, R. Meng, K. Inoue, X.C. Pan, K. Tanigaki, Y. Ikuhara, T. Nakanishi, Y.P. Chen
    Physical Review B, 111 L020402 (2025).

  5. Direct observations of jog formation and drag caused by screw-screw dislocation interaction

    S. Kondo, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Scripta Materialia, 258 116513 (2025).

  6. Highly Reversible Conversion-Type CoSn2 Cathode for Fluoride-Ion Batteries

    S. Sasano, R. Ishikawa, K. Kawahara, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Small, 21 2408023 (2025).

  7. Nanoscale electromagnetic field imaging by advanced differential phase-contrast STEM

    S. Toyama, T. Seki, Y. Kohno, Y.O. Murakami, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata
    Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering, 2 27 (2025).

2024

  1. Quantitative evaluation of local magnetic property using magnetic domain wall width measurement with tilt-scan averaged DPC STEM

    Y.O. Murakami, T. Seki, K. Tabata, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata
    Ultramicroscopy, 114132 (2025).

  2. On the temporal transfer function in STEM imaging from finite detector response time

    J.J.P. Peters, T. Mullarkey, J.M. Bekkevold, M. Geever, R. Ishikawa, N. Shibata, L. Jones
    Ultramicroscopy, 267 114056 (2024).

  3. Atomic and electronic structures of inversion domain boundary in MgO doped AlN

    D. Kato, B. Feng, T. Nishi, Y. Noritake, T. Hishida, N. Shibata, K. Matsunaga, Y. Ikuhara
    Acta Materialia, 281 120371 (2024).

  4. Point-defect chemistry for ionic conduction in solid electrolytes with isovalent cation mixing

    T.Ogawa, S. Kazuyuki, K. Mori, S. Kobayashi, H. Moriwake, Y. Ikuhara, A. Kuwabara
    Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12 31173 (2024).

  5. Dose-efficient phase-contrast imaging of thick weak phase objects via OBF STEM using a pixelated detector.

    K. Ooe, T. Seki, M. Nogami, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata
    Microscopy, dfae051 (2024).

  6. La1-xSrxF3-x: A Solid-State Electrolyte for Fluoride Ion Battery with High Ionic Conductivity and Wide Electrochemical Potential Window

    K. Kawahara, R. Ishikawa, S. Sasano, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 171 110508 (2024).

  7. Defect-Engineered Coordination Compound Nanoparticles Based on Prussian Blue Analogues for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

    X.Yu, X. Tang, J. Dong, Y. Deng, M. Saito, Z. Gao, Pablo, P.M. Pancorbo, M. Marumi, W. Peterson, H. Zhang, N. Kishimoto, A.N. Alodhayb, P.K. Dwivedi, Y. Ikuhara, Y. Kitahama, T. Xiao, K. Goda
    ACS Nano, 18 30987 (2024).

  8. Highly Reversible Conversion-Type CoSn2 Cathode for Fluoride-Ion Batteries

    S. Sasano, R. Ishikawa, K. Kawahara, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Small, 2408023 (2024).

  9. Direct observation of space-charge-induced electric fields at oxide grain boundaries

    S. Toyama, T. Seki, B. Feng, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata
    Nature Communications, 15 8704 (2024).

  10. Unusual Crystal Orientation in Hexagonal HoFeO3 Multiferroic Films and the Effect on Magnetism

    B. Chen, J. Lin, B. Feng, Y. Ikuhara, H. Ohta, T. Katayama
    Crystal Growth & Design, 24 8439 (2024).

  11. Atomic-engineered gradient tunable solid-state metamaterials

    Z. Yan, A.D. Handoko, W. Wu, C. Yang, H. Wang, M. Yilmaz, Z. Zhang, L. Cheng, Z. Cheng, G.M. Ho, B. Feng, N. Shibata, R. Zhao, J.K.W. Yang, C.T. Chong, Y. Ikuhara, C. Qui
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121 e2408974121 (2024).

  12. Ultra-fast Digital DPC Yielding High Spatio-temporal Resolution for Low-Dose Phase Characterization

    J.M. Bekkevold, J.J.P. Peters, R. Ishikawa, N. Shibata, L. Jones
    Microscopy and microanalysis, 30 878 (2024).

  13. Modulating the cross-plane thermal conductivity of graphite by MnCl2 and FeCl3 co-intercalation

    H. Chandra, S. Sasano, B. Xu, R. Ishikawa, S. Noda, N. Shibata, J. Shiomi
    Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12 23848 (2024).

  14. Real-Space Tilting Method for Atomic Resolution STEM Imaging of Nanocrystalline Materials

    J. Wei, Z. Xu, W. Shen, B. Feng, R. Ishikawa, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara, X. Bai
    Small Methods, 2401023 (2024).

  15. Atomic-Scale and Nanoscale Structural Changes in LiCoO2 Due to Irreversible Delithiation Accompanied by Oxygen Release

    K. Nakayama, S. Kobayashi. R. Ishikawa, A. Kuwabara, Y. Ikuhara
    Chemistry of Materials, 36 8984 (2024).

  16. Synthesis of Ultrahigh-Purity (6,5) Carbon Nanotubes Using a Trimetallic Catalyst

    S. Shiina, T. Murohashi, K. Ishibashi, X. He, T. Koretsune, Z. Liu, W. Terashima, Y.K. Kato, K. Inoue, M. Saito, Y. Ikuhara, T. Kato
    ACS Nano, 18 23979 (2024).

  17. Crystal structures of two new high-pressure oxynitrides with composition SnGe4N4O4, from single-crystal electron diffraction

    P. Gollé-Leidreiter, S. Bhat, L. Wiehl, Q. Wen, P. Kroll, R. Ishikawa, M. Etter, R. Farla, Y. Ikuhara, R. Riedel, U. Kolb
    Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials, 80 182 (2024).

  18. Synthesis of a Gold-Silver Alloy Nanocluster within a Ring-Shaped Polyoxometalate and Its Photocatalytic Property

    M. Kamachi, K. Yonesato, T. Okazaki, D. Yanai, S. Kikkawa, S. Yamazoe, R. Ishikawa, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara, K. Yamaguchi, K. Suzuki
    Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63 e202408358 (2024).

  19. Total third-degree variation for noise reduction in atomic-resolution STEM images

    K. Kawahara, R. Ishikawa, S. Sasano, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Microscopy, dfae031 (2024).

  20. Diffraction contrast of ferroelectric domains in DPC STEM images

    M. Takamoto, T. Seki, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata
    Microscopy, 73 422 (2024).

  21. Direct Imaging of Atomic Rattling Motion in aClathrate Compound

    K. Tabata, T. Seki, S.D. Findlay, R. Ishikawa, R. Tamura, Y.Ikuhara, N. Shibata
    Small Science, 4 2300254(2024).

  22. Magnetic field observation in a magnetic tunneljunction by scanning transmission electronmicroscopy

    Y. Kohno, T. Seki, S. Tsuruoka, S. Ohya, N.Shibata
    Microscopy, 73 329(2024).

  23. Fabrication of 3YSZ with single tetragonal phaseby ultrafast high-temperature sintering

    R. Murakami, B. Feng, K. Matsui, S. Kondo, N. Shibata, Y.Ikuhara
    Ceramics International, 50 37308(2024).

  24. Understanding the Activation Mechanism of RhCrOxCocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution with NanoparticulateElectrodes

    T. Higashi, K. Seki, V. Nandal, Y. Pihosh, M. Nakabayashi, N.Shibata, K. Domen
    ACS Applied Materials &Interfaces16 26325(2024).

  25. Reduction of (100)-Faceted CeO2 for Effective PtLoading

    A. Yoko, H. Wang, K. Furuya, D. Takahashi, G. Seong, T. Tomai,A.I. Frenkel, M. Saito, K. Inoue, Y. Ikuhara, T. Adschiri
    Chemistry of Materials 36 5611(2024).

  26. Three-dimensional crystal defect imaging by STEMdepth sectioning

    R. Ishikawa, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Chinese Physics B33 86101(2024).

  27. New Poisson denoising method for pulse-countSTEM imaging

    T. Kusumi, S. Katakami, R. Ishikawa, K. Kawahara, T. Mullarkey,J.M. Bekkevold, J.J.P. Peters, L. Jones, N. Shibata, M. Okada
    Ultramicroscopy264 113996(2024).

  28. Comprehensive electrochemical imaging analysesof redox activities correlated to multilayer graphene and graphitestructures

    A. Kumatani, C. Miura, H. Ida, Y. Takahashi, Y. Ikuhara, H.Shiku, T. Matsue, T. Okada
    Electrochimica Acta, 449 144688 (2024).

  29. Ultra-stable and highly reactive colloidal gold nanoparticle catalysts protected using multi-dentate metal oxide nanoclusters

    K. Xia, T. Yatabe, K. Yonesato, S. Kikkawa, S. Yamazoe, A. Nakata, R. Ishikawa, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara, K. Yamaguchi, K. Suzuki
    Nature Communications, 15 851 (2024).

  30. Hydrogen-Induced Reduction Improves the Photoelectrocatalytic Performance of Titania

    C. Sánchez-Sánchez, R. Muñoz, E. Alfonso-González, M. Barawi, J.I. Martínez, E. López-Elvira, G. Sánchez-Santolino, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara, G.J. Ellis, M. García-Hernández, M.F. López, V. A. de la Peña O'Shea, J.A. Martín-Gago
    ACS Applied Energy Materials, 7 2101 (2024).

  31. Nanoscale Localized Phonons at Al2O3 Grain Boundaries

    J. Yan, R. Shi, J. Wei, Y. Li, R. Qi, M. Wu, X. Li, B. Feng, P. Gao, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Nano Letters, 24 3323 (2024).

  32. Atomistic Investigation of Grain Boundary Fracture in Alumina

    J. Yan, S. Kondo, B. Feng, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Nano Letters, 24 3112 (2024).

  33. Real-time tracking of three-dimensional atomic dynamics of Pt trimer on TiO2 (110)

    R. Ishikawa, T. Futazuka, Y. Jimbo, K. Kawahara, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Science Advances, 10 (2024).

  34. Composite anode for fluoride-ion batteries using alloy formation and phase separation in charge and discharge processes

    K. Nakayama, H. Miki, T. Nakagawa, K. Noi, Y. Sugawara, S. Kobayashi, K. Sakurai, H. Iba, A. Kuwabara, Y. Ikuhara, T. Abe
    Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12 8350 (2024).

  35. Efficient and stable visible-light-driven Z-scheme overall water splitting using an oxysulfide H2 evolution photocatalyst

    L. Lin, Y. Ma, J.J.M. Vequizo, M. Nakabayashi, C. Gu, X. Tao, H. Yoshida, Y. Pihosh, Y. Nishina, A. Yamakata, N. Shibata, T. Hisatomi, T. Takata, K. Domen
    Nature Communications, 15 397 (2024).

  36. Mixed anion effects on structural and electrochemical characteristics of Li4Ti5O12 for high-rate and durable anode materials

    H. Kim, D. Kim, K. Hara, H. Shiiba, Y. Charles-Blin, E. Otal, H. Tanaka, K. Teshima, G. Sánchez-Santolino, R. Ishikawa, Y. Ikuhara, N. Zettsu
    Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 127107 (2024).

2023

  1. La-Al Intermetallic Alloy Anode for Realizing High-Energy Fluoride-Ion Battery

    S. Sasano, R. Ishikawa, K. Kawahara, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 170 120523 (2023).

  2. Sub-50 nm perovskite-type tantalum-based oxynitride single crystals with enhanced photoactivity for water splitting

    J. Xiao, M. Nakabayashi, T. Hisatomi, J.J.M. Vequizo, W. Li, K. Chen, X. Tao, A. Yamakata, N. Shibata, T. Takata, Y. Inoue, K. Domen
    Nature Communications, 14 8030 (2023).

  3. Incommensurate grain-boundary atomic structure

    T. Seki, T. Futazuka, N. Morishige, R. Matsubara, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata
    Nature Communications, 14 7806 (2023).

  4. The atomic and electronic band structures in Ca/Si-doped and Ca/Si/Ti-doped Al2O3 grain boundaries

    C. Yang, B. Feng, T. Futazuka, J.K. Wei, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Journal of The European Ceramic Society, 44 1005 (2023).

  5. Dopant-impurity interactions on grain boundary segregation in alumina

    C. Yang, B. Feng, J. Wei, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 181 58 (2023).

  6. Tetragonal phase stabilization and densification in AC flash-sintered 1.5 mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia polycrystals with high toughness

    F.S. Ong, K. Nambu, K. Hosoi, K. Kawamura, H. Masuda, B. Feng, K. Matsui, Y. Ikuhara, H. Yoshida
    Journal of The European Ceramic Society, 44 1036 (2023).

  7. The effect of room-temperature plastic deformation in darkness on the photoluminescence properties of ZnS

    Y. Ogura, A. Nakamura, T. Kameyama, Y. Kurokawa, E. Tochigi, N. Shibata, T. Torimoto, S. Hoshino, T. Yokoi, K. Matsunaga
    Journal of The American Ceramic Society, 107 2040 (2023).

  8. Effect of oxygen potential gradient on mass transfer along grain boundary in alumina bicrystal

    T. Matsudaira, T. Ogawa, M. Takeuchi, J.K. Wei, B. Feng, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara, S. Kitaoka
    Journal of The Ceramic Society of Japan, 131 632 (2023).

  9. Applications of electron microscopic observations to electrochemistry in liquid electrolytes for batteries

    K. Yoshida, Y. Sasaki, A. Kuwabara, Y. Ikuhara
    Microscopy, 73 154 (2023).

  10. High-mobility rutile SnO2 epitaxial films grown on (1−100) α-Al2O3

    B. Chen, J. Lin, B. Feng, Y. Ikuhara, H. Ohta
    Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 131 640 (2023).

  11. Direct observation of intrinsic core structure of a partial dislocation in ZnS

    B. Feng, S. Hoshino, B. Miao, J. Wei, Y. Ogura, A. Nakamura, E. Tochigi, K. Matsunaga, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata
    Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 131 659 (2023).

  12. The effect of annealing atmospheres on the segregation behaviors in Ti-doped α-Al2O3 grain boundary

    C. Yang, B. Feng, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 131 608 (2023).

  13. Shedding new light on the dislocation-mediated plasticity in wurtzite ZnO single crystals by photoindentation

    Y. Li, X. Fang, E. Tochigi, Y. Oshima, S. Hoshino, T. Tanaka, H. Oguri, S. Ogata, Y. Ikuhara, K. Matsunaga, A. Nakamura
    Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 156 206 (2023).

  14. Mathematical Description for the Hierarchy of Grain-boundary Structures

    K. Inoue, M. Kotani, Y. Ikuhara
    Vacuum and Surface Science, 66 146 (2023).

  15. Ion diffusion across/along symmetric tilt grain boundaries in yttria-stabilized zirconia investigated by molecular dynamics simulations

    S. Ikeda, B. Feng, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Solid State Ionics, 392 116163 (2023).

  16. Ultrahigh toughness zirconia ceramics

    K. Matsui, K. Hosoi, B. Feng, H. Yoshida, Y. Ikuhara
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120 e2304498120 (2023).

  17. Suppression of Strain Relaxation in VO2/TiO2 Multilayered Films

    B. Chen, C. Yang, B. Feng, Y. Ikuhara, H. Ohta
    ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 5 2433 (2023).

  18. Direct imaging of local atomic structures in zeolite using optimum bright-field scanning transmission electron microscopy

    K. Ooe, T. Seki, K. Yoshida, Y. Kohno, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata
    Science Advances, 9 (2023).

  19. Formation of La-rich tysonite nano-precipitates in fluorite Ba0.6La0.4F2.4

    S. Sasano, R. Ishikawa, K. Kawahara, A. Mineshige, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Journal of Power Sources, 557 232581 (2023).

  20. In-situ observation of magnetic domain structures in nanocrystalline soft magnetic materials by differential-phase-contrast scanning transmission electron microscopy

    T. Seki, M. Takamoto, M. Ishihara, H. Ishio, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata
    Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 131 767 (2023).

  21. Effect of oxygen potential gradient on mass transfer in polycrystalline alumina film doped with trace elements

    T. Matsudaira, T. Ogawa, M. Takeuchi, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara, S. Kitaoka
    Acta Materialia, 252 118927 (2023).

  22. Real-space observation of a two-dimensional electron gas at semiconductor heterointerfaces

    S. Toyama, T. Seki, Y. Kanitani, Y. Kudo, S. Tomiya, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata
    Nature Nanotechnology, 18 521 (2023).

  23. Atomic and electronic structure of grain boundaries in a-Al2O3: A combination of machine learning, first-principles calculation and electron microscopy

    T. Yokoi, A. Hamajima, J. Wei, B. Feng, Y. Oshima, K. Matsunaga, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Scripta Materialia, 229 115368 (2023).

  24. Sodium-ion migration in secondary battery cathode material Na4Co3(PO4)2P2O7: A first-principles molecular dynamics study

    H. Moriwake, A. Kuwabara, C.A.J. Fisher, K. Kohama, M. Nose, S. Nakanishi, H. Iba, Y. Ikuhara
    Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 131 279 (2023).

  25. Solid-State Electrochemical Thermal Transistors

    Q. Yang, H.J. Cho, Z. Bian, M. Yoshimura, J. Lee, H. Jeen, J. Lin, J. Wei, B. Feng, Y. Ikuhara, H. Ohta
    Advanced Functional Materials, 33 2114939 (2023).

  26. CeO2 supported high-valence Fe oxide for highly active and stable water oxidation

    H. Liu, J. Yu, J. Lin, B. Feng, M. Sun, C. Qiu, K. Qian, Z. Si, B. Huang, J. Delaunay, Y. Ikuhara, S. Yang
    EES Catalysis, 1 720 (2023).

  27. Single-atom microscopy in wide-bandgap nitrides

    R. Ishikawa, N. Shibata, F. Oba, T. Taniguchi, Y. Ikuhara
    International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 20 166 (2023).

  28. Overall Water Splitting by a SrTaO2N-Based Photocatalyst Decorated with an Ir-Promoted Ru-Based Cocatalyst

    K. Chen, J. Xiao, J.J.M. Vequizo, T. Hisatomi, Y. Ma, M. Nakabayashi, T. Takata, A. Yamakata, N. Shibata, K. Domen
    Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145 3839 (2023).

  29. Efficient visible-light-driven water oxidation by single-crystal Ta3N5 nanoparticles

    Z. Wang, J. Seo, T. Hisatomi, M. Nakabayashi, J. Xiao, S. Chen, L. Lin, Z. Pan, M. Krause, N. Yin, G. Smith, N. Shibata, T. Takata, K. Domen
    Nano Research, 16 4562 (2023).

  30. Promoted Utilization of Charge Carriers in La5Ti2Cu0.9Ag0.1O7S5-Based Photocatalyst Sheets for Efficient Z-Scheme Overall Water Splitting

    S. Chen, S. Nandy, J.J.M. Vequizo, T. Hisatomi, M. Nakabayashi, Z. Pan, Q. Xiao, Z. Wang, L. Lin, S. Sun, K. Kato, A. Yamakata, N. Shibata, T. Takata, F. Zhang, K. Domen
    ACS Catalysis, 13 3285 (2023).

  31. Flux-Assisted Synthesis of Y2Ti2O5S2 for Photocatalytic Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Reactions

    L. Lin, P. Kaewdee, V. Nandal, R. Shoji, H. Matsuzaki, K. Seki, M. Nakabayashi, N. Shibata, X. Tao, X. Liang, Y. Ma, T. Hisatomi, T. Takata, K. Domen
    Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62 (2023).

  32. Characterization of Planar Defect in Layered Perovskite Photocatalyst Y2Ti2O5S2 by Electron Microscopy and First-Principles Calculations

    M. Nakabayashi, K. Nishiguchi, X. Liang, T. Hisatomi, T. Takata, T. Tsuchimochi, N. Shibata, K. Domen, S.L. Ten-No
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 127 7887 (2023).

  33. Mechanistic Insights into Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution of CrOx/Rh Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Water Splitting

    T. Higashi, K. Seki, Y. Sasaki, Y. Pihosh, V. Nandal, M. Nakabayashi, N. Shibata, K. Domen
    Chemistry-A European Journal, 29 e202204058 (2023).

  34. Atomistic grain boundary migration in Al2O3

    B. Feng, J. Wei, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    International Journal of Ceramic Engineering & Science, 5 (2023).

  35. Fast reconstruction of scanning transmission electron microscopy images using Markov random field model

    T. Kusumi, S. Katakami, R. Ishikawa, K. Kawahara, N. Shibata, M. Okada
    Ultramicroscopy, 253 113811 (2023).

  36. Fluoride Ion Conductivity of Rb Doped KSbF4

    K. Kawahara, R. Ishikawa, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 170 20528 (2023).

  37. Spatial and phase resolution in electron microscopy

    R. Ishikawa, S. Morishita, T. Tanigaki, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Microscopy, 72 78 (2023).

  38. Transcriptome Profiling of Anhidrotic Eccrine Sweat Glands Reveals that Olfactory Receptors on Eccrine Sweat Glands Regulate Perspiration in a Ligand-Dependent Manner

    N. Murayama, T. Miyaki, D. Okuzaki, Y. Shibata, T. Koji, A. Inoue, J. Aoki, H. Hayashi, Y. Tanaka, H. Murota
    JID Innovations, 3 100196 (2023).

  39. Information flow and dynamic functional connectivity during electroconvulsive therapy in patients with depression

    Y. Kyuragi, N. Oishi, S. Yamasaki, M. Hazama, J. Miyata, M. Shibata, H. Fujiwara, Y. Fushimi, T. Murai, T. Suwa
    Journal of Affective Disorders, 328 141 (2023).

  40. Oxide layer coating enabling oxysulfide-based photocatalyst sheet to drive Z-scheme water splitting at atmospheric pressure

    S. Nandy, T. Hisatomi, M. Nakabayashi, H. Li, X. Wang, N. Shibata, T. Takata, K. Domen
    Joule, 7 1641 (2023).

  41. Transparent conductive polymer composites obtained via electrostatically assembled carbon nanotubes–poly (methyl methacrylate) composite particles

    W.K. Tan, Y. Matsubara, A. Yokoi, G. Kawamura, A. Matsuda, I. Sugiyama, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara, H. Muto
    Advanced Powder Technology, 33 103528 (2023).

  42. Direct Observation of Atomistic Reaction Process between Pt Nanoparticles and TiO2 (110)

    R. Ishikawa, Y. Ueno, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata
    Nano Letters, 22 4161 (2023).

  43. Reliable electrochemical setup for in situ observations with an atmospheric SEM

    K. Yoshida, Y. Sasaki, A. Kuwabara, Y. Ikuhara
    Microscopy, 71 311 (2023).

  44. Atomic-Level Changes during Electrochemical Cycling of Oriented LiMn2O4 Cathodic Thin Films

    Y.H. Ikuhara, X. Gao, K. Kawahara, C.A.J. Fisher, A. Kuwabara, R. Ishikawa, H. Moriwake, Y. Ikuhara
    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14 6507 (2022).

  45. Defect structures and dopant solution states of Hf-doped Si3N4 ceramics

    A. Kuwabara, X. Gao, R. Riedel, E. Ionescu, Y. Ikuhara
    International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 20 190 (2022).

  46. Formation Mechanisms of Rhombohedral Twinning in Sapphire

    E. Tochigi, B. Miao, A. Nakamura, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Materia Japan, 61 856 (2022).

  47. Atomic and electronic band structures of Y-doped Al2O3 grain boundaries

    C. Yang, B. Feng, J. Wei, E. Tochigi, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 130 286 (2022).

  48. Lithium Lanthanum Titanate Single Crystals: Dependence of Lithium-Ion Conductivity on Crystal Domain Orientation

    S. Kobayashi, D. Yokoe, Y. Fujiwara, K. Kawahara, Y. Ikuhara, A. Kuwabara
    Nano Letters, 22 5516 (2022).

  49. Highly luminescent and narrow-band-emitting InP/ZnSe/ZnS quantum dot synthesis by halide modified shell reaction

    T. Moriyama, A. Kumamoto, M. Kido, H. Sasaki, T. Novet, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Applied Physics Express, 16 15504 (2022).

2022

  1. Highly Durable Bifunctional Gas Diffusion Electrodes Fabricated with Melilite-Type Fe/Co/Ni-Mixed Oxide Electrocatalysts

    S. Ogawa, K. Nakayama, M. Katayama, R. Ishikawa, Y. Ikuhara, M. Saito, T. Motohashi
    ACS Applied Energy Materials, 5 15502 (2022).

  2. One-Step Excitation Overall Water Splitting over a Modified Mg-Doped BaTaO2N Photocatalyst

    H. Li, J. Xiao, J.J.M. Vequizo, T. Hisatomi, M. Nakabayashi, Z. Pan, N. Shibata, A. Yamakata, T. Takata, K. Domen
    ACS Catalysis, 12 10179 (2022).

  3. Ceramic science of crystal defect cores

    K. Matsunaga, M. Yoshiya, N. Shibata, H. Ohta, T. Mizoguchi
    Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 130 648 (2022).

  4. Band-tail states meditated visible-light-driven overall water splitting in Y2Ti2O5S2 photocatalyst

    R. Li, Z. Zha, Y. Zhang, M. Yang, L. Lin, Q. Wang, T. Hisatomi, M. Nakabayashi, N. Shibata, K. Domen, Y. Li
    Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 10 24247 (2022).

  5. Nanostructural Analysis of SrTiO3:Al Photocatalyst Dispersed with Pt/Cr2O3/CoOOH Cocatalysts by Electron Microscopy

    M. Nakabayashi, T. Takata, N. Shibata, K. Domen
    Chemistry Letters, 51 978 (2022).

  6. Enhanced Overall Water Splitting by a Zirconium-Doped TaON-Based Photocatalyst

    J.D. Xiao, S. Nishimae, J.J.M. Vequizo, M. Nakabayashi, T. Hisatomi, H. Li, L. Lin, N. Shibata, A. Yamakata, Y. Inoue, K. Domen
    Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61 (2022).

  7. Interface engineering of Ta3N5 thin film photoanode for highly efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting

    J. Fu, Z.Y. Fan, M. Nakabayashi, H.X. Ju, N. Pastukhova, Y.Q. Xiao, C. Feng, N. Shibata, K. Domen, Y.B. Li
    NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 13 729 (2022).

  8. Confinement of Magnetic Skyrmions to Corrals of Artificial Surface Pits with Complex Geometries

    T. Matsumoto, N. Shibata
    Frontiers In Physics, 9 (2022).

  9. Flexoelectric nanodomains in rare-earth iron garnet thin films under strain gradient

    H. Yamahara, B. Feng, M. Seki, M. Adachi, M. Sarker, T. Takeda, M. Kobayashi, R. Ishikawa, Y. Ikuhara, Y.S. Cho, H. Tabata
    Communications Materials, 2 95 (2021).

  10. Experimental Observation of Long-Range Magnetic Order in Icosahedral Quasicrystals

    R. Tamura, A. Ishikawa, Suzuki, T. Kotajima, Y. Tanaka, T. Seki, N. Shibata, T. Yamada, T. Fujii, C.W. Wang, M. Avdeev, K. Nawa, D. Okuyama, T.J. Sato
    Journal of The American Chemical Society, 143 19938 (2021).

  11. A self-healing catalyst for electrocatalytic and photoelectrochemical oxygen evolution in highly alkaline conditions

    C. Feng, F. Wang, Z. Liu, M. Nakabayashi, Y. Xiao, Q. Zeng, J. Fu, Q. Wu, C. Cui, Y.F. Han, N. Shibata, I.D. Sharp, Y.B. Li
    Nature Communications, 12 5980 (2021).

  12. Photocatalytic solar hydrogen production from water on a 100-m2 scale

    H. Nishiyama, T. Yamada, M. Nakabayashi, Y. Maehara, M. Yamaguchi, Y. Kuromiya, Y. Nagatsuma, H. Tokudome, S. Akiyama, T. Watanabe, R. Narushima, S. Okunaka, N. Shibata, T. Takata, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
    Nature, 598 304 (2021).

  13. Factors limiting quantitative phase retrieval in atomic-resolution differential phase contrast scanning transmission electron microscopy using a segmented detector

    T. Mawson, D.J. Taplin, H.G. Brown, L. Clark, R. Ishikawa, T. Seki, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata, D.M. Paganin, M.J. Morgan, M. Weyland, T.C. Petersen, S.D. Findlay
    Ultramicroscopy, 233 113457 (2021).

  14. Effect of annealing on grain growth and Y segregation behavior in tetragonal ZrO2 thin film

    H. Nakade, E. Tochigi, B. Feng, R. Ishikawa, H. Ohta, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 105 2300 (2021).

2021

  1. Spin Polarization-Assisted Dopant Segregation at a Coherent Phase Boundary

    Y. Jiang, H. Li, T. Yao, Y. Wang, D. Yin, C. Chen, X. Ma, H. Ye, Y. Ikuhara
    ACS Nano, 15 19938 (2021).

  2. On-chip electrochemical analysis combined with liquid-phase electron microscopy of zinc deposition/dissolution

    Y. Sasaki, K. Yoshida, A. Kuwabara, Y. Ikuhara
    Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 168 112511 (2021).

  3. Cocatalyst engineering of a narrow bandgap Ga-La5Ti2Cu0.9Ag0.1O7S5photocatalyst towards effectively enhanced water splitting

    Q. Xiao, J. Xiao, J.J.M. Vequizo, T. Hisatomi, M. Nakabayashi, S. Chen, Z. Pan, L. Lin, N. Shibata, A. Yamakata, T. Takata, K. Domen
    Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9 27485 (2021).

  4. Unveiling the electronic structure of grain boundaries in anatase with electron microscopy and first-principles modeling

    J.A. Quirk, B. Miao, B. Feng, G. Kim, H. Ohta, Y. Ikuhara, K.P. McKenna
    Nano Letters, 21 9217 (2021).

  5. Solid-State Electrochemical Switch of Superconductor-Metal-Insulators

    X. Zhang, G. Kim, Q. Yang, J. Wei, B.Feng, Y. Ikuhara, H. Ohta
    ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13 54204 (2021).

  6. Breaking of Thermopower-Conductivity Trade-Off in LaTiO3 Film around Mott Insulator to Metal Transition

    T. Katase, X. He, T. Tadano, J.M. Tomczak, T. Onozato, K. Ide, B. Feng, T. Tohei, H. Hiramatsu, H. Ohta, Y. Ikuhara, H. Hosono, T. Kamiya
    Advanced Science, 8 2102097 (2021).

  7. An elastic metal-organic crystal with a densely catenated backbone

    W. Meng, S. Kondo, T. Ito, K. Komatsu, J. Pirillo, Y. Hijikata, Y. Ikuhara, T. Aida, H. Sato
    Nature, 598 298 (2021).

  8. Oxygen atom ordering on SiO2/4H-SiC {0001} polar interfaces formed by wet oxidation

    M. Saito, H. Li, K. Inoue, H. Matsuhata, Y. Ikuhara
    Acta Materialia, 221 117360 (2021).

  9. One-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures: Growth mechanism and handedness correlation revealed by nondestructive TEM

    Y. Zheng, A. Kumamoto, K. Hisama, K. Otsuka, G. Wickerson, Y. Sato, M. Liu, T. Inoue, S. Chiashi, D.-M. Tang, Q. Zhang, A. Anisimov, E.I. Kauppinen, Y. Li, K. Suenaga, Y. Ikuhara, S. Maruyama, R. Xiang
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118 e2107295118 (2021).

  10. Crystallization of Ti-Ni-Cu-(Cr, Fe, Mn) metallic glasses

    V. Semin, J. Jiang, V.I. Polkin, M. Saito, Y. Ikuhara, D.V. Louzguine-Luzgin
    Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 876 160185 (2021).

  11. Atomic-scale mechanism of rhombohedral twinning in sapphire

    E. Tochigi, B. Miao, A. Nakamura, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Acta Materialia, 216 117137 (2021).

  12. Surface segregation of 3mol% yttria-doped tetragonal zirconia particle studied by atomic-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy-energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy

    B. Feng, A. Kumamoto, K. Matsui, M. Tanemura, M. Yoshiya, H. Yoshida, Y. Ikuhara
    Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 129 561 (2021).

  13. Direct visualization of nucleation intermediate state of magnetic skyrmion from helical stripes assisted by artificial surface pits

    T. Matsumoto, Y.-G. So, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata
    Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 531 167976 (2021).

  14. Atomistic Origin of Li-Ion Conductivity Reduction at (Li3 xLa2/3- x)TiO3 Grain Boundary

    S. Sasano, R. Ishikawa, G. Sánchez-Santolino, H. Ohta, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Nano Letters, 21 6282 (2021).

  15. Surface Modifications of (ZnSe)0.5(CuGa2.5Se4.25)0.5to Promote Photocatalytic Z-Scheme Overall Water Splitting

    S. Chen, J.J.M. Vequizo, Z. Pan, T. Hisatomi, M. Nakabayashi, L. Lin, Z. Wang, K. Kato, A. Yamakata, N. Shibata, T. Takata, T. Yamada, K. Domen
    Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143 10633 (2021).

  16. Simultaneously Tuning the Defects and Surface Properties of Ta3N5Nanoparticles by Mg-Zr Codoping for Significantly Accelerated Photocatalytic H2Evolution

    J. Xiao, J.J.M. Vequizo, T. Hisatomi, J. Rabeah, M. Nakabayashi, Z. Wang, Q. Xiao, H. Li, Z. Pan, M. Krause, N. Yin, G. Smith, N. Shibata, A. Brückner, A. Yamakata, T. Takata, K. Domen
    Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143 10059 (2021).

  17. Fabrication of calcite-core/Mg-calcite-shell nanorods for better thermal stability

    Y. Kezuka, E. Tochigi, H. Murata, M. Yoshida, A. Nakahira, Y. Ikuhara, M. Tajika
    Advanced Powder Technology, 32 2577 (2021).

  18. Synthesis of a Ga-doped La5Ti2Cu0.9Ag0.1O7S5 photocatalyst by thermal sulfidation for hydrogen evolution under visible light

    Z. Pan, Q. Xiao, S. Chen, Z. Wang, L. Lin, M. Nakabayashi, N. Shibata, T. Takata, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
    Journal of Catalysis, 399 230 (2021).

  19. Single-Dislocation Schottky Diodes

    A. Tao, T. Yao, Y. Jiang, L. Yang, X. Yan, H. Ohta, Y. Ikuhara, C. Chen, H. Ye, X. Ma
    Nano Letters, 21 5586 (2021).

  20. Arrangement of polyhedral units for [0001]-symmetrical tilt grain boundaries in zinc oxide

    K. Inoue, J.-Y. Roh, K. Kawahara, M. Saito, M. Kotani, Y. Ikuhara
    Acta Materialia, 212 116864 (2021).

  21. Defect engineering and anisotropic modulation of ionic transport in perovskite solid electrolyte lixla(1−x)/3nbo3

    J. Hong, S. Kobayashi, A. Kuwabara, Y.H. Ikuhara, Y. Fujiwara, Y. Ikuhara
    Molecules, 26 3559 (2021).

  22. Two-Dimensional Room-Temperature Giant Antiferrodistortive SrTiO3 at a Grain Boundary

    B. Han, R. Zhu, X. Li, M. Wu, R. Ishikawa, B. Feng, X. Bai, Y. Ikuhara, P. Gao
    Physical Review Letters, 126 225702 (2021).

  23. Ultraviolet light induced hardening in gallium nitride

    M. Cao, E. Tochigi, R. Imamura, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 129 329 (2021).

  24. Atomic-Resolution Topographic Imaging of Crystal Surfaces

    R. Ishikawa, R. Tanaka, K. Kawahara, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    ACS Nano, 15 9186 (2021).

  25. Surfactant-mediated morphology evolution and self-assembly of cerium oxide nanocrystals for catalytic and supercapacitor applications

    X. Hao, S. Zhang, Y. Xu, L. Tang, K. Inoue, M. Saito, S. Ma, C. Chen, B. Xu, T. Adschiri, Y. Ikuhara
    Nanoscale, 13 10393 (2021).

  26. Anataselike Grain Boundary Structure in Rutile Titanium Dioxide

    G. Schusteritsch, R. Ishikawa, A.R. Elmaslmane, K. Inoue, K.P. McKenna, Y. Ikuhara, C.J. Pickard
    Nano Letters, 21 2745 (2021).

  27. Direct visualization of anionic electrons in an electride reveals inhomogeneities

    Q. Zheng, T. Feng, J.A. Hachtel, R. Ishikawa, Y. Cheng, L. Daemen, J. Xing, J.C. Idrobo, J. Yan, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara, B.C. Sales, S.T. Pantelides, M. Chi
    Science Advances, 7 eabe6819 (2021).

  28. Low thermal conductivity of SrTiO3−LaTiO3 and SrTiO3−SrNbO3 thermoelectric oxide solid solutions

    Y. Zhang, H.J. Cho, K. Sugo, M. Mikami, S. Woo, M.-C. Jung, Y.-H. Zhuang, B. Feng, Y.-M. Sheu, W. Shin, W.S. Choi, M.J. Han, Y. Ikuhara, H. Ohta
    Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 104 4075 (2021).

  29. Dislocation-induced large local polarization inhomogeneity of ferroelectric materials

    LN. Li, R. Zhu, X. Cheng, H.-J. Liu, Z. Zhang, Y.-L. Huang, Y.-H. Chu, L.-Q. Chen, Y. Ikuhara, P. Gao
    Scripta Materialia, 194 113624 (2021).

  30. Nanometre imaging of Fe3GeTe2 ferromagnetic domain walls

    D.G. Hopkinson, T. Seki, N. Clark, R. Chen, Y. Zou, A. Kimura, R.V. Gorbachev, T. Thomson, N. Shibata, S.J. Haigh
    Nanotechnology, 32 205703 (2021).

  31. Photoindentation: A New Route to Understanding Dislocation Behavior in Light

    A. Nakamura, X. Fang, A. Matsubara, E. Tochigi, Y. Oshima, T. Saito, T. Yokoi, Y. Ikuhara, K. Matsunaga
    Nano Letters, 21 1962 (2021).

  32. Anomalously Low Heat Conduction in Single-Crystal Superlattice Ceramics Lower Than Randomly Oriented Polycrystals

    H.J. Cho, Y. Wu, Y.-Q. Zhang, B. Feng, M. Mikami, W. Shin, Y. Ikuhara, Y.-M. Sheu, K. Saito, H. Ohta
    Advanced Materials Interfaces, 8 2001932 (2021).

  33. Sequential cocatalyst decoration on BaTaO2N towards highly-active Z-scheme water splitting

    Z. Wang, Y. Luo, T. Hisatomi, J.J.M. Vequizo, S. Suzuki, S. Chen, M. Nakabayashi, L. Lin, Z. Pan, N. Kariya, A. Yamakata, N. Shibata, T. Takata, K. Teshima, K. Domen
    Nature Communications, 12 1005 (2021).

  34. Room temperature fluoride ion conductivity in defective β-KSb1-δF4-3δ polycrystals

    K. Kawahara, R. Ishikawa, K. Nakayama, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Journal of Power Sources, 483 229173 (2021).

  35. One-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures

    R. Xiang, T. Inoue, Y. Zheng, A. Kumamoto, Y. Qian, Y. Sato, M. Liu, D. Tang, D. Gokhale, J. Guo, K. Hisama, S. Yotsumoto, T. Ogamoto, H. Arai, Y. Kobayashi, H. Zhang, B. Hou, A. Anisimov, M. Maruyama, Y. Miyata, S. Okada, S. Chiashi, Y. Li, J. Kong, E.I. Kauppinen, Y. Ikuhara, K. Suenaga, S. Maruyama
    Science, 367 537 (2021).

  36. Anisotropic Electrical Conductivity of Oxygen-Deficient Tungsten Oxide Films with Epitaxially Stabilized 1D Atomic Defect Tunnels

    G. Kim, B. Feng, S. Ryu, H.J. Cho, H. Jeen, Y, Ikuhara, H. Ohta
    ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13 6864 (2021).

  37. Grain boundary Li-ion conductivity in (Li0.33La0.56)TiO3 polycrystal

    S. Sasano, R. Ishikawa, K. Kawahara, T. Kimura, Y.H. Ikuhara, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Applied Physics Letters, 116 43901 (2021).

  38. Automated geometric aberration correction for large-angle illumination STEM

    R. Ishikawa, R. Tanaka, S. Morishita, Y. Kohno, H. Sawada, T. Sasaki, M. Ichikawa, M. Hasegawa, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Ultramicroscopy, 222 113215 (2021).

  39. Atomistic origin of high-concentration Ce3+ in {100}-faceted Cr-substituted CeO2 nanocrystals

    X. Hao, A. Yoko, K. Inoue, Y. Xu, M. Saito, C. Chen, G. Seong, T. Tomai, S. Takami, A.L. Shluger, B. Xu, T. Adschiri, Y. Ikuhara
    Acta Materialia, 203 116473 (2021).

  40. High electrical conducting deep-ultraviolet-transparent oxide semiconductor La-doped SrSnO3 exceeding ∼3000 S cm-1

    M. Wei, A.V. Sanchela, B. Feng, Y. Ikuhara, H.J. Cho, H. Ohta
    Applied Physics Letters, 116 22103 (2021).

  41. Direct imaging of atomistic grain boundary migration

    J. Wei, B. Feng, R. Ishikawa, T. Yokoi, K. Matsunaga, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Nature Materials, 20 951 (2021).

  42. Synthesis of Y2Ti2O5S2 by thermal sulfidation for photocatalytic water oxidation and reduction under visible light irradiation

    Z. Pan, H. Yoshida, L. Lin, Q. Xiao, M. Nakabayashi, N. Shibata, T. Takata, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
    Research on Chemical Intermediates, 47 225 (2021).

  43. Nanoscale Defluorination Mechanism and Solid Electrolyte Interphase of a MgF2Anode in Fluoride-Shuttle Batteries

    S. Kobayashi, H. Nakamoto, D. Yokoe, A. Kuwabara, T. Abe, Y. Ikuhara
    ACS Applied Energy Materials, 4 996 (2021).

  44. Thickness dependence of transport behaviors in SrRu O3/SrTi O3 superlattices

    KP.-C. Wu, H. Song, Y. Yuan, B. Feng, Y. Ikuhara, R. Huang, P. Yu, C.-G. Duan, Y.-H. Chu
    Physical Review Materials, 4 14401 (2021).

  45. 3D arrangement of atomic polyhedra in tilt grain boundaries

    K. Inoue, K. Kawahara, M. Saito, M. Kotani, Y. Ikuhara
    Acta Materialia, 202 266 (2021).

  46. In situ electron microscopy analysis of electrochemical Zn deposition onto an electrode

    Y. Sasaki, K. Yoshida, T. Kawasaki, A. Kuwabara, Y. Ukyo, Y. Ikuhara
    Journal of Power Sources, 481 228831 (2021).

  47. Toward quantitative electromagnetic field imaging by differential-phase-contrast scanning transmission electron microscopy

    T. Seki, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata
    Microscopy, 70 148 (2021).

  48. Microscopic characterization of the C-F bonds in fluorine-graphite intercalation compounds

    K. Yoshida, Y. Sugawara, M. Saitoh, K. Matsumoto, R. Hagiwara, Y. Matsuo, A. Kuwabara, Y. Ukyo, Y. Ikuhara
    Journal of Power Sources, 445 227320 (2021).

  49. Fabrication and characterization of tetragonal yttria-stabilized zirconia single-crystalline thin film

    H. Nakade, E. Tochigi, B. Feng, Y. Nezu, H. Ohta, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 1041198 (2021).

  50. Ultra-high contrast STEM imaging for segmented/pixelated detectors by maximizing the signal-to-noise ratio

    K. Ooe, T. Seki, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata
    Ultramicroscopy, 22113133 (2021).

  51. Improving the depth resolution of STEM-ADF sectioning by 3D deconvolution

    A. Ishizuka, K. Ishizuka, R. Ishikawa, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara, H. Hashiguchi, R. Sagawa
    Microscopy (Oxford, England), 70 241 (2021).

  52. Layered cobalt oxide epitaxial films exhibiting thermoelectric: ZT = 0.11 at room temperature

    Y. Sasaki, K. Yoshida, T. Kawasaki, A. Kuwabara, Y. Ukyo, Y. Ikuhara
    Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9 274 (2021).

2020

  1. Atomic and electronic band structures of Ti-doped Al2O3 grain boundaries

    C. Yang, B. Feng, J. Wei, E. Tochigi, S. Ishihara, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Acta Materialia, 201 488 (2020) .

  2. Optimization of Two-Dimensional Channel Thickness in Nanometer-Thick SnO2-Based Top-Gated Thin-Film Transistors Using Electric Field Thermopower Modulation: Implications for Flat-Panel Displays

    D. Liang, B.-J. Chen, B. Feng, Y. Ikuhara, H.J. Cho, H. Ohta
    ACS Applied Nano Materials, 3 12427 (2020).

  3. Single-source-precursor synthesis and high-temperature evolution of novel mesoporous SiVN(O)-based ceramic nanocomposites

    C. Zhou, A. Ott, R. Ishikawa, Y. Ikuhara, R. Riedel, E. Ionescu
    Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 40 6280 (2020).

  4. In situ electron microscopic observation of electrochemical Li-intercalation into MoS2

    K. Yoshida, T. Kawasaki, A. Kuwabara, Y. Ukyo, Y. Ikuhara
    Solid State Ionics, 357 115488 (2020).

  5. Oxygen-Induced Reversible Sn-Dopant Deactivation between Indium Tin Oxide and Single-Crystalline Oxide Nanowire Leading to Interfacial Switching

    H. Zeng, T. Takahashi, T. Seki, M. Kanai, G. Zhang, T. Hosomi, K. Nagashima, N. Shibata, T. Yanagida
    ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 12 52929 (2020).

  6. Band structure engineering and defect control of Ta3N5 for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation

    Y. Xiao, C. Feng, J. Fu, F. Wang, C. Li, V.F., Kunzelmann, C.-M. Jiang, M. Nakabayashi, N. Shibata, I.D. Sharp, K. Domen, Y. Li
    Nature Catalysis, 3932 (2020).

  7. Metastable oxysulfide surface formation on LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 single crystal particles by using carbothermal reaction with Sulfur-doped hetercarbon nanoparticles: New insight for their structural and electrochemical characteristics, and their potential applications

    D. Kim, N. Zettsu, H. Shiiba, G. Sánchez-Santolino, R. Ishikawa, Y. Ikuhara, K. Teshima
    Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8 42 (2020).

  8. Dislocation and oxygen-release driven delithiation in Li2MnO3

    K. Nakayama, R. Ishikawa, S. Kobayashi, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Nature Communications, 11 4452 (2020).

  9. Quantitative electric field mapping of a p-n junction by DPC STEM

    S. Toyama, T. Seki, S. Anada, H. Sasaki, K. Yamamoto, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata
    Ultramicroscopy, 216 113033 (2020).

  10. Atomic structures of Ti-doped α-Al2O3 Σ13 grain boundary with a small amount of Si impurity

    S. Ishihara, E. Tochigi, R. Ishikawa, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 103 6659 (2020).

  11. Suppressing dynamical diffraction artefacts in differential phase contrast scanning transmission electron microscopy of long-range electromagnetic fields via precession

    T. Mawson, A. Nakamura, T.C. Petersen, N. Shibata, H. Sasaki, D.M. Paganin, M.J. Morgan, S.D. Findlay
    Ultramicroscopy, 219 113097 (2020).

  12. Nanostructural evolution of intermediate grown superconducting joint layers between GdBa2Cu3Oy coated conductors

    T. Kato, R. Yoshida, D. Yokoe, K. Ohki, T. Nagaishi, Y. Yanagisawa, T. Hirayama, Y. Ikuhara, H. Maeda
    Superconductor Science and Technology, 33 105008 (2020).

  13. Composition gradient (1-x)Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3-x(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3 film with improved dielectric, piezoelectric and ferroelectric temperature stability

    R. Zhu, Z. Wang, Z. Cheng, X. Guo, T. Zhang, Z. Cai, H. Kimura, T. Matsumoto, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Ceramics International, 46 20284 (2020).

  14. Stabilization of a honeycomb lattice of IrO 6 octahedra by formation of ilmenite-type superlattices in MnTiO 3

    K. Miura, K. Fujiwara, K. Nakayama, R. Ishikawa, N. Shibata, A. Tsukazaki
    Communications Materials, 1 55 (2020).

  15. Coexistence of High Electron Conduction and Low Heat Conduction in Tungsten Oxide Epitaxial Films with 1D Atomic Defect Tunnels

    G. Kim, B. Feng, Y.-M. Sheu, H. J. Cho, Y. Ikuhara, H. Ohta
    ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2 2507 (2020).

  16. Atomic-Scale Analysis of Biphasic Boundaries in the Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode Material LiFePO4

    S. Kobayashi, A. Kuwabara, C. A. J. Fisher, Y. Ikuhara
    ACS Applied Energy Materials, 3 8009 (2020).

  17. Unusually Large Thermopower Change from +330 to -185 μv K-1of Brownmillerite SrCoO2.5

    Q. Yang, J. Lee, B. Feng, Y. Ikuhara, G. Kim, H. J. Cho, H. Jeen, H. Ohta
    ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2 2250 (2020).

  18. First-principles calculations of group IIA and group IV impurities in α-Al2O3

    T. Futazuka, R. Ishikawa, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
    Physical Review Materials, 4 73602 (2020).

  19. Ultrafast Encapsulation of Metal Nanoclusters into MFI Zeolite in the Course of Its Crystallization: Catalytic Application for Propane Dehydrogenation

    J. Zhu, R. Osuga, R. Ishikawa, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara, J. N. Kondo, M. Ogura, J. Yu, T. Wakihara, Z. Liu, T. Okubo
    Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 59 19669 (2020).

  20. Reversible Electrochemical Insertion/Extraction of Magnesium Ion into/from Robust NASICON-Type Crystal Lattice in a Mg(BF4)2-Based Electrolyte

    G. Hasegawa, Y. Akiyama, M. Tanaka, R. Ishikawa, H. Akamatsu, Y. Ikuhara, K. Hayashi
    ACS Applied Energy Materials, 3 6824 (2020).

  21. Synthesis of Novel Melilite-Type Iron/Cobalt Oxides and Their Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalytic Activity

    S. Ogawa, Y. Ogino, M. Yonemura, T. Fukunaga, H. Kiuchi, K. Nakayama, R. Ishikawa, Y. Ikuhara, Y. Doi, K. Suzuki, M. Saito, T. Motohashi
    Chemistry of Materials, 32 6847 (2020).

  22. Self-activated Rh-Zr mixed oxide as a nonhazardous cocatalyst for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

    T. Nishino, M. Saruyama, Z. Li, Y. Nagatsuma, M. Nakabayashi, N. Shibata, T. Yamada, R. Takahata, S. Yamazoe, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen, T. Teranishi
    Chemical Science, 11 6862 (2020).

  23. Photocatalytic water splitting with a quantum efficiency of almost unity

    T. Takata, J. Jiang, Y. Sakata, M. Nakabayashi, N. Shibata, V. Nandal, K. Seki, T. Hisatomi, K, Domen
    Nature, 581 411 (2020) .

  24. Magnetic-structure imaging in polycrystalline materials by specimen-tilt-series averaged DPC STEM

    Y. O Murakami, T. Seki, A. Kinoshita, T. Shoji, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata
    Microscopy, 69 312 (2020) .

  25. Bioinspired selective synthesis of liquid-crystalline nanocomposites: Formation of calcium carbonate-based composite nanodisks and nanorods

    M. Nakayama, S. Kajiyama, A. Kumamoto, Y. Ikuhara, T. Kato
    Nanoscale Advances, 2 2326 (2020).

  26. Discovery of Ternary Silicon Titanium Nitride with Spinel-Type Structure

    S. Bhat, A. Lale, S. Bernard, W. Zhang, R. Ishikawa, S. Haseen, P. Kroll, L. Wiehl, R. Farla, T. Katsura, Y. Ikuhara, R. Riedel
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  27. Grain boundary functions as a spin valve

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  28. High spatiotemporal-resolution imaging in the scanning transmission electron microscope

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  29. Efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution on single-crystalline metal selenide particles with suitable cocatalysts

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  30. Three-Dimensional Imaging of a Single Dopant in a Crynmpstal

    R. Ishikawa, N. Shibata, T. Taniguchi, Y. Ikuhara
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  31. Thickness-dependent frictional behavior of topological insulator Bi2Se3 nanoplates

    R. Zhu, Z. Wang, Q. Yao, Q. Li, Z. Cheng, X. Guo, T. Zhang, X. Li, H. Kimura, T. Matsumoto, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
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  32. Direct Measurement of Electronic Band Structures at Oxide Grain Boundaries

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  34. Efficient Water Oxidation Using Ta3N5 Thin Film Photoelectrodes Prepared on Insulating Transparent Substrates

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