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2025
Article
- Ultrasmall α-MnO2 with Low Aspect Ratio: Applications to Electrochemical Multivalent-Ion Intercalation Hosts and Aerobic Oxidation Catalysts
Reona Iimura, Shiori Kawasaki, Takashi Yabu, Shinnosuke Tachibana, Kazuya Yamaguchi, Toshihiko Mandai, Kazuaki Kisu, Naoto Kitamura, Zhirong Zhao-Karger, Shin-ichi Orimo, Yasushi Idemoto, Masaki Matsui, Maximilian Fichtner, Itaru Honma, Tetsu Ichitsubo, Hiroaki Kobayashi*
Small, (2025) (in press).
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202411493 - Selective Growth of ZnO Nanosheets via Ionic Layer Epitaxy for UV Photodetection Application
Ryunosuke Matsumura, Yuta Kazama, Hikaru Saito, Takao Yasui, Yasutaka Matsuo, Akira Nasu, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Sayuki Oka, Narathon Khemasiri, Kazuki Nagashima*
ACS Appl. Nano Mater., (2025) (in press).
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.4c07224 - Acetonitrile-Based Highly Concentrated Electrolytes for High-Power Organic Sodium-Ion Batteries
Yoshiyuki Gambe, Hiroaki Kobayashi,* Itaru Honma*
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 17, 3316–3323 (2025).
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c16866 - Self-Reinforced Cathode Interface to Prolong the Cyclic Stability of Zn-MnO2 Batteries
Xiangru Si, Ruijie Zhu,* Cheng Yang, Tanghao Shi, Peixing Du, Min Li, Yang Yang, Wei Cui, Huijun Yang,* Hiroaki Kobayashi, Masaki Matsui, Nan Sheng, Chunyu Zhu*
Nano Lett., 25, 28–34 (2025).
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c03390
2024
Article
- A Nanoparticle ZnMn2O4/Graphene Composite Cathode Doubles the Reversible Capacity in an Aqueous Zn-Ion Battery
Yuto Katsuyama, Chie Ooka, Ruijie Zhu, Reona Iimura, Masaki Matsui, Richard B. Kaner, Itaru Honma, Hiroaki Kobayashi*
Adv. Funct. Mater., 34, 2405551 (2024).
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202405551 - Chemical Compatibility of Solid-State Electrolytes with Hydroflux Cathode-Coating Process
Kana Onoue, Tomoyuki Watanabe, Christopher C. John, Akira Nasu, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Masaki Matsui*
Electrochemistry, 92, 077002 (2024).
DOI: 10.5796/electrochemistry.24-00046 - An Electrically Conductive CuMn2O4 Ultrananospinel Cathode for Room-Temperature Magnesium Rechargeable Batteries
Reona Iimura, Hiroto Watanabe, Toshihiko Mandai, Itaru Honma, Hiroaki Imai, Hiroaki Kobayashi*
ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 7, 5308–5314 (2024).
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.4c01211 - Effect of Vanadium Doping on α-KxMnO2 as a Positive Electrode Active Material for Rechargeable Magnesium Batteries
Isaac Oda-Bayliss, Shunsuke Yagi,* Masao Kamiko, Kai Shimada, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Tetsu Ichitsubo
J. Mater. Chem. A, 12, 17510–17519 (2024).
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA00659C - Synthesis of High-Sodium-Content Oxythiosilicate Glass Electrolytes Via Sodium Polysulfide
Tomoya Otono, Akira Nasu, Taichi Asakura, Hiroe Kowada, Kota Motohashi, Atsushi Sakuda,* Masahiro Tatsumisago, Akitoshi Hayashi*
Adv. Sustain. Syst., 2400130 (2024) (in press).
DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202400130 - Toward Cost-Effective High-Energy Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes: Covalent Bond Formation Empowers Solid-State Oxygen Redox in Antifluorite-Type Lithium-Rich Iron Oxide
Hiroaki Kobayashi,* Yuki Nakamura, Yumika Yokoyama, Itaru Honma, Masanobu Nakayama
ACS Mater. Lett., 6, 2072–2076 (2024).
DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c00268
Research Press Release: Cost-effective, high-capacity, and cyclable lithium-ion battery cathodes - High-Sodium-Concentration Sodium Oxythioborosilicate Glass Synthesized via Ambient Pressure Method with Sodium Polysulfides
Tomoya Otono, Akira Nasu, Taichi Asakura, Hiroe Kowada, Kota Motohashi, Masahiro Tatsumisago, Atsushi Sakuda,* Akitoshi Hayashi*
Inorg. Chem., 63, 4589–4594 (2024).
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04101 - Utilizing reactive polysulfides flux Na2Sx for the synthesis of sulfide solid electrolytes for all-solid-state sodium batteries
Akira Nasu, Tomoya Otono, Takuma Takayanagi, Minako Deguchi, Atsushi Sakuda,* Masahiro Tatsumisago, Akitoshi Hayashi*
Energy Stor. Mater., 67, 103307 (2024).
DOI: 10.1016/j.ensm.2024.103307 - Heat Treatment of Mechanochemically Prepared Amorphous LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4–Li2SO4 as High-Voltage Positive-Electrode Material
Neung Kwon, Akira Nasu, Hiroe Kowada, Kota Motohashi, Masahiro Tatsumisago, Atsushi Sakuda,* Akitoshi Hayashi
ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 7, 1687–1692 (2024).
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.3c02698 - Ether molecule decomposition on MgM2O4 (M = Mn, Fe, Co) spinel surface: A first-principles study
Tomoaki Kaneko,* Yui Fujihara, Toshihiko Mandai, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Keitaro Sodeyama*
Electrochemistry, 92, 027003 (2024).
DOI: 10.5796/electrochemistry.23-00087 - A 3.5 V-class organic sodium-ion battery using a croconate cathode
Yoshiyuki Gambe, Hiroaki Kobayashi,* Itaru Honma*
Chem. Eng. J., 479, 147760 (2024).
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.147760
Review
- Development of Oxide-Type Cathode Materials towards Room-Temperature Magnesium Rechargeable Batteries
Hiroaki Kobayashi*
Electrochemistry, 92, 101004 (2024).
DOI: 10.5796/electrochemistry.24-00068 - All-Solid-State Sodium-ion Batteries: A Leading Contender in the Next-Generation Battery Race
Ruijie Zhu,* Zechen Li, Wei Zhang, Akira Nasu, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Masaki Matsui
J. Electrochem., (2024) (in press).
DOI: 10.61558/2993-074X.3476
2023
Article
- Trigger of the Highly Resistive Layer Formation at the Cathode–Electrolyte Interface in All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries Using a Garnet-Type Lithium-Ion Conductor
Kana Onoue, Akira Nasu, Kazuhiko Matsumoto, Rika Hagiwara, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Masaki Matsui*
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 15, 52333–52341 (2023).
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c07177 - Kinetically Enhanced Reaction Pathway to Form Highly Crystalline Layered LiCoO2 at Low Temperatures Below 300 °C
Rannosuke Maeda, Ryo Nakanishi, Minoru Mizuhata, Masaki Matsui*
Inorg. Chem., 62, 18830–18838 (2023).
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01704
Research Press Release: Cathode active materials for lithium-ion batteries could be produced at low temperatures - Mechanochemical Synthesis and Characterization of K2+xZr1–xYxCl6: Potassium-Ion-Conducting Chloride
Yuya Okada, Akira Nasu, Takuya Kimura, Hirofumi Tsukasaki, Shigeo Mori, Hamdi Ben Yahia, Kota Motohashi, Atsushi Sakuda, Akitoshi Hayashi*
Chem. Mater., 35, 7422–7429 (2023).
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c00185 - Correlation among crystal and local structure, phase transition, and Li–ion conduction of solid electrolyte Li7La3Zr2O12
Takanori Itoh,* Qiuyi Yuan, Chulho Song, Koji Ohara, Satoshi Hiroi, Toru Ishigaki, Masaki Matsui
J. Solid State Chem., 327, 124274 (2023).
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2023.124274 - Hard Carbon–Sulfide Solid Electrolyte Interface in All-Solid-State Sodium Batteries
Wataru Yoshida, Akira Nasu, Kota Motohashi, Masahiro Tatsumisago, Atsushi Sakuda,* Akitoshi Hayashi
Electrochemistry, 91, 037009 (2023).
DOI: 10.5796/electrochemistry.23-00009
2022
Article
- Disproportionation Phenomenon at the Silica Interface of Propylene Carbonate–1,2-Dimethoxyethane Binary Solvent Containing Lithium Perchlorate
Yoshimasa Suzuki, Nobuaki Kunikata, Motohiro Kasuya, Hideshi Maki, Masaki Matsui, Kazue Kurihara,* Minoru Mizuhata*
J. Phys. Chem. C, 126, 11810–11821 (2022).
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c02980 - The Effect of the Solvation Ability Towards Mg2+-ion on the Kinetic Behavior of Mg3Bi2 Electrode
Fumihiro Sagane,* Masaki Matsui, Kiyoshi Kanamura
J. Electrochem. Soc., 169, 030517 (2022).
DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ac593a
Review
- Electrochemical In Situ/operando Spectroscopy and Microscopy Part 2: Battery Applications
Masaki Matsui,* Yuki Orikasa, Tomoki Uchiyama, Naoya Nishi, Yuto Miyahara, Misae Otoyama, Tetsuya Tsuda
Electrochemistry, 90, 102010 (2022).
DOI: 10.5796/electrochemistry.22-66109 - Electrochemical In Situ/operando Spectroscopy and Microscopy Part 1: Fundamentals
Masaki Matsui,* Yuki Orikasa, Tomoki Uchiyama, Naoya Nishi, Yuto Miyahara, Misae Otoyama, Tetsuya Tsuda
Electrochemistry, 90, 102009 (2022).
DOI: 10.5796/electrochemistry.22-66093