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ICYS Annual Report 2012

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Contents

Preface 2

History 3

Activity 4

Scientific Interaction 6

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38 39

40 41 42 43

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III : Patents 60

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VI : Visitors 64


2 Executive Summary

Introduction

Kenjiro Miyano, Managing Director of ICYS


3History of ICYS

History of ICYS

2003Jun. Preparatory office for the International Center for Young Scientists (ICYS) opened.Jul. Researcher recruitment activities began.Sep. ICYS was formally launched. Partnerships with international research institutes began.

2004Feb. ICYS office and labs were completed in the nano and biomaterials research wing of NIMS (Namiki

district).Apr. Program for assigning newly hired NIMS researchers to ICYS was launched.Jun. Symposium commemorating the founding of ICYS was held.Sep. First Evaluation Committee meeting was held.

2005Mar. ICYS Workshop 2005 was held.Aug. Second Evaluation Committee meeting was held. Nov. Intermediate evaluation was conducted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.Dec. Second ICYS Symposium was held.

2006Feb. ICYS Workshop 2006 and first IAMF meeting (Mishima) were held.Apr. Program for assigning researchers obtaining NIMS research seed money to ICYS was launched.Jul. ICYS-ICMR Summer School 2006 (Tsukuba) was held. ICYS/NIMS internship program was launched. ICYS alumni program was developed.

2007Feb. ICYS Workshop 2007 and second IAMF meeting (Tsukuba) were held.Jul. ICYS-ICMR Summer Course 2007 was held.Oct. WPI Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) was launched.

2008Jan. Preparatory office for the ICYS-IMAT opened.Mar. ICYS Workshop 2008 and first MANA Symposium were co-hosted.Mar. Third Evaluation Committee meeting was held (final).Apr. ICYS-MANA and ICYS-IMAT were launched.Jul. 1st Researcher recruitment FY2008 began.Dec. ICYS was launched.

2009Jan. 2nd Researcher recruitment FY2008 began.Feb. MANA International Symposium 2009 Jointly with ICYS (Tsukuba) was held.

2010Jan. 1st Researcher recruitment FY2009 began.Jan. ICYS Workshop 2010 (Minakami) was held.Mar. MANA International Symposium 2010 Jointly with ICYS (Tsukuba) was held.Sep. 1st Researcher recruitment FY2010 began.

2011Jan. 2nd Researcher recruitment FY2010 began.Jan. ICYS Workshop 2011 (Manza) was held.Mar. MANA International Symposium 2011 Jointly with ICYS (Tsukuba) was held.Sep. 1st Researcher recruitment FY2011 began.

2012Jan. 2nd Researcher recruitment FY2011 began.Jan. ICYS Workshop 2012 (Urabandai) was held.Feb. MANA International Symposium 2012 Jointly with ICYS (Tsukuba) was held.Sep. 1st Researcher recruitment FY2012 began.Dec. ICYS Workshop FY2012 (Nasu) was held.

2013Jan. 2nd Researcher recruitment FY2012 began.Mar. MANA International Symposium 2013 (Tsukuba) was held.


4 Activity in ICYS

Activity in ICYS

Management

Organization

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Section ManagerInternational Research

Support Section

Sengen site Sengen site Namiki site Namiki site

Prof. Kenjiro Miyano

(Internationalization of NIMS/Manager of ICYS-Sengen,

ICYS-Magne, ICYS-Namiki)

Team LeaderGeneral Affairs Team,

(Manage of ICYS-MANA)

ICYS researchers


5Activity in ICYS

FY Number of papers

Average IF values

Number of papers / a

person

Number of patent appl.

Number of presentations

2008 61 2.967 4.7 3 34

2009 51 3.592 3.0 5 44

2010 72 3.797 4.0 7 39

2011 63 5.355 4.2 1 24

2012 85 4.802 5.6 2 49

Total 332 4.103 4.3 18 190

ICYS as a carrier path to NIMS researchers

FY Number

2006 4

2007 1

2008 10

2009 2

2010 1

2011 2

2012 3

Total 23

Table 1. The number of the applicants and those appointed

Table 2. The research activity

Table 3. NIMS Permanent from ICYS

FY Applicants Appointed

2008 152 16

2009 84 5

2010 128 10

2011 94 11

2012 169 6

Total 627 55

Country Number

USA 2

Italy 6

UK 9

India 184

Korea 28

China 132

Czech 2

Germany 4

Japan 82

France 14

Russia 10

Others 154

Total 627


6 Scientific Interaction

Scientific Interaction

Fig.1 ICYS/MANA Joint Seminar Fig.2 ICYS Special Seminar

Year Period Number of Participants

2009 February 25-27, 2009 3102010 March 3-5, 2010 3512011 March 2-4, 2011 4102012 February 29-March 2, 2012 3862013 February 27-March 1, 2013 414

Fig.3 ICYS Workshop 2011 Fig.5 ICYS Workshop FY2012Fig.4 ICYS Workshop 2012

Fig.6 MANA Symposium 2013


7Research Digest

Research Digest Index

Development of Novel Micro- and Nano-Oxynitride Phosphors for Low-Energy Consumption Ultraviolet and Visible EmittersICYS-NAMIKI Researcher Benjamin DIERRE 9

Single-Layer Graphene Growth on Pt(111) Substrate by Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Technique ICYS-SENGEN Researcher Jianhua GAO 10

Fullerene-Based NanomagnetICYS-MANA Researcher Fatin HAJJAJ 11

Surface Chemistry and Molecular Self-Assembled Mono and Multilayers for NanoelectronicICYS-MANA Researcher Hicham HAMOUDI 12

Optical Manipulation of Single-Electron Tunneling Through Photochromic Molecular DotsICYS-SENGEN Researcher Ryoma HAYAKAWA 13

Directed Self-Assembly of Alkylated Polycyclic Aromatic Molecules with Molecular AdditivesICYS-SENGEN Researcher Martin HOLLAMBY 14

Nanostructured Coordination Polymers for Water Treatment and Biomedical ApplicationICYS-MANA Researcher Ming HU 15

Supramolecular Nanomaterials with Sensing and Dynamic Functions ICYS-MANA Researcher Shinsuke ISHIHARA 16

Atomic Field-Effect Transistor for Ultimate ElectronicsICYS-MANA Researcher Song-Lin LI 17

Tuning Organic Superconductors by Scanning Probe MicroscopiesICYS-SENGEN Researcher César MORENO SIERRA 18

Developing Advanced Methodologies for Nanostructure CharacterisationICYS-SENGEN Researcher Brian Richard PAUW 19

Spin Characterization of Next-Generation Electronic MaterialsICYS-SENGEN Researcher Andrew PRATT 20

High-Efficiency Photo-Electric Energy Conversion Devices Based on InxGa1-xNICYS-MANA Researcher Liwen SANG 21

Materials for Sustainable CatalysisICYS-SENGEN Researcher Zoe SCHNEPP 22

Development of High Performance Nd-Fe-B Magnets without Heavy Rare Earth Elements ICYS-MAGNE Researcher H. SEPEHRI-AMIN 23


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C60 Microcrystals with Diverse MorphologiesICYS-MANA Researcher Lok Kumar SHRESTHA 24

Synthesis of Well-Ordered Mesoporous Titania Thin Films -Toward an Efficient Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Solar Cells-ICYS-SENGEN Researcher Norihiro SUZUKI 25

Two-Level Population Inversion Using Photonic Crystals, Exciton-Polaritons in Organic-Dye Nanofibers and Roles of Trichomes in Aphananthe AsperaICYS-SENGEN Researcher Hiroyuki TAKEDA 26

Control of Order of Phase Transition by Distortion Effect in Frustrated Magnetic SystemsICYS-SENGEN Researcher Ryo TAMURA 27

Revealing the Anomalous Tensile Properties of WS2 Nanotubes by in situ TEMICYS-MANA Researcher Dai-Ming TANG 28

Low-Temperature Fluorination of Layered Iron OxideICYS-MANA Researcher Yoshihiro TSUJIMOTO 29

Oxygen Diffusivity in Ba-Fe-Based PerovskiteICYS-MANA Researcher Ken WATANABE 30

Electron Emission from One-Atom-Thick Solids ICYS-MANA Researcher Xianlong WEI 31

Direct Fabrication of Plasmonic Nanoparticles ICYS-MANA Researcher Jung-Sub WI 32

Loss Mechanism of Charge Generation in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells ICYS-SENGEN Researcher Xudong YANG 33

High-Performance Solar-Blind Photodetectors ICYS-MANA Researcher Tianyou ZHAI 34

Ultra-Bright and Monochromatic Electron Point Source Using a Single LaB6 Nanowire ICYS-SENGEN Researcher Han ZHANG 35

Nano-Carbon Materials for Green Energy: Ambipolar Engineering of Graphitic Carbon Nitride via Graphene ICYS-MANA Researcher Yuanjian ZHANG 36


9Research Digest

1. Outline of Research

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Fig. 1. CL spectra of BaSi2O2N2, BaSi2O2N2, and (Ba0.5Sr0.5)Si2O2N2 – SE and CL images take at 470 and 550 nm of (Ba0.5Sr0.5)Si2O2N2.

References1) R.J. Xie and N. Hirosaki, Sci. Technol. Adv. Mat. 8, 588 (2007).2) B. Dierre, X.L. Yuan, K. Inoue, N. Hirosaki, R.J. Xie, and T. Sekiguchi, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 92, 1272 (2009).

Benjamin DIERRE


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Jianhua GAO



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Fig. 1 (a) Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) of graphene on Pt(111) substrate. Fig. 1 (b) shows the CKLL image of the single-layer graphene on the Pt(111) substrate. The inset indicates the AES spectrum of graphene and Pt(111) substrate, respectively.

References1) J. H. Gao, K. Sagisaka, H. X. Guo, M. Kitahara, D. Fujita, Large-area single layer graphene islands on Pt(111) surfaces by surface segregation, to be submitted. 2) J. H. Gao, H. X. Guo, D. Fujita, Triangular Shape of Single- and Double-layer Hexagonal Boron Nitride on Metal Substrates by Surface Segregation, in preparation.


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References1) F. Hajjaj, K. Tashiro, H. Nikawa, N. Mizorogi, T. Akasaka, S. Nagase, K. Furukawa, T. Kato, T. Aida, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133, 9290 (2011).2) F. Hajjaj et al., Chem. Commun., submitted.

Fatin HAJJAJ


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Hicham HAMOUDI


2. Research ActivitiesA- Building block strategy

Fig 1: BDMT-Ag-BDMT - Building block strategy

B- Freestanding Organometallic Nanosheets

Fig 2: Top) - BPD-Ni-BPD deposited on Si-SiO2. Down) - BPD-Cu-BPD deposited on TEM grid

References1) Rocha, A. R. et al. Towards molecular spintronics. Nature Mater. 4, 335–339 (2005).2) H. Hamoudi, S. Neppl, P. Kao, B. Schüpbach, P. Feulner, A. Terfort, D. Allara and Michael Zharnikov.. Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 027801 (2011)3) H. Hamoudi and K. Uosaki, Freestanding organometallics nano- membrane and method of manufacturing SAM, Patent application No.:12-MS-062E Japan.

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Ryoma HAYAKAWA


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Fig. 1. Schematic illustration of optical single-electron memory

devices with photochromic molecules as quantum dots.

2. Research Activities(1) Photoisomerzation of diarylethene thin films.

Fig. 2. Optical images (a) and UV-Vis spectra (b) of diarylethene thin films on quartz substrates.

(2) Optical control of single-electron tunneling via photochromic molecules in MIS structures.

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Fig. 3. Optical manipulation of single-electron tunneling in the samples with diarylethene molecules as quantum dots.

References1) S. Tiwari, F. Rana, H. Hanafi, H. Haratstein, E.F. Crabbe, K. Chan, Appl. Phys. Lett. 68, 1377 (1996).2) C. Pace, F. Crupi, S. Lombardo, C. Gerardi, G. Cocorullo, Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 182106 (2005).3) R. Hayakawa, N. Hiroshiba, T. Chikyow, Y. Wakayama, Adv. Funct. Mater. 21, 2933 (2011).


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Martin HOLLAMBY


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References1) Li, H.; Babu, S. S.; Turner, S. T.; Neher, D.; Hollamby, M. J.; Seki, T.; Yagai, S.; Deguchi, Y.; Möhwald, H.; Nakanishi, T. J Mater Chem C 1, 1943–1951 (2013)2) Hollamby, M. J. Phys Chem Chem Phys Advance Article, (2013)

3) Babu, S. S.; Hollamby, M. J.; Aimi, J.; Ozawa, H.; Saeki, A.; Seki, S.; Kobayashi, K.; Hagiwara, K.; Yoshizawa, M.; Möhwald, H.; Nakanishi, T. Nat Commun Accepted Article (2013)

Fig. 1 Example of the sort of molecules and assemblies that are being produced via additive-directed assembly


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Ming HU


2. Research Activities(1) Syntheses of microporous metal-cyanide compounds nanocrystals.

Fig. 1. Generation process of PB analogues.

(2) Syntheses of microporou s PBAs nanocr ystal s with heterogeneous nanostructures.

Fig. 2 (A) Schematic illustration for making shell-in-shell FeFe hollow particles. (B-1) TEM image of FeFe particles as the starting seeds. (B-2) TEM image of a ‘soft@hard’@‘soft@hard’ FeFe particle grown on the seed. (B-3) TEM image of shell-in-shell hollow FeFe particle after chemical etching. (C-1) Low-magnified TEM image of shell-in-shell hollow FeFe particles after chemical etching. (C-2) SEM image of shell-in-shell hollow FeFe particles after chemical etching. (C-3) HAADF-STEM image of a shell-in-shell hollow FeFe particle.

(3) Cs+ removal of hollow MOF nanoparticles.

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Fig. 3. Cs+ adsorption capability of hollow MOF nanoparticle compared to solid and commercial ones.

References1) M. Hu, S. Ishihara, K. Ariga, Y. Yamauchi, Chem. Euro. J., in press.2) M. Hu, S. Ishihara, Y. Yamauchi, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 52(4), 1235 (2013).3) M. Hu, A. A. Belik, M. Imura, Y. Yamauchi, J. Am. Chem. Soc., in press.4) N.L. Torad, M. Hu, M. Imura, M. Naito, Y. Yamauchi, J. Mater. Chem. 22, 18261 (2012).


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Shinsuke ISHIHARA


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Fig.1. Colorimetric detection of trace water in THF using OxPs.

(2) Aniline Sensor.4

Fig.2. Selective sensing of Aniline by CNC-composite nanomaterial.

(3) Clay-actuator5,6

Fig.3. Adjusting inter-layer space of LDH at sub-Ångström precision.

References 1) S. Ishihara, Y. Wakayama, N. Hiroshiba, J. P. Hill, K. Ariga, Curr. Org. Synth. 9, 428 (2012).2) S. Ishihara, J. Labuta, T. Šikorský, J. Burda, N. Okamoto, H. Abe, K. Ariga, J. P. Hill, Chem. Commun. 48, 3933 (2012). Featured on inside-back-cover3) S. Ishihara, J. Labuta, J. P. Hill, K. Ariga, Jpn. Patent Appl. 2012-146816.4) Y. Kosaki, H. Izawa, S. Ishihara, K. Kawakami, M. Sumita, Y. Tateyama, Q. Ji, V. Krishnan, S. Hishita, Y. Yamauchi, J. P. Hill, A. Vinu, S. Shiratori, K. Ariga, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 5, 2930 (2013).5) S. Ishihara, N. Iyi, Y. Tsujimoto, S. Tominaka, Y. Matsushita, V. Krishnan, M. Akada, J. Labuta, K. Deguchi, S. Ohki, M. Tansho, T. Shimizu, Q. Ji, Y. Yamauchi, J. P. Hill, H. Abe, K. Ariga, Chem. Commun. 49, 3631 (2013). Featured on inside-front-cover6) S. Ishihara, N. Iyi, J. Labuta, V. Krishnan, J. P. Hill, H. Abe, K. Ariga, Jpn. Patent appl. 2012-039478.7) S. Ishihara, Y. Furuki, J. P. Hill, K. Ariga, S. Takeoka, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 12, 7885 (2012).8) H. Abe, F. M. Auxilia, S. Ishihara, S. Govindachetty, G. V.Ramesh, T. Hara, S. Hishita, K. Ariga, Jpn. Patent Appl. 2012-115599.


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Song-Lin LI


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Fig.1. (a) Comparison between calculation and experiment for intensity ratio of the MoS2 E2g

1 (~ 383 cm-1) Raman mode to that of the Si substrate (520 cm-1). This new quantity can be used as a unique criterion for counting the number of layers (NLs) for atomic sheets. The errors for the assgined NL values (by AFM) and intensity ratios are 10% and 5%, respectively. (b) Thickness-dependent carrier transport for the atomic MoS2 layers, which is used to uncover the dominant carrier scattering mechanism. Both experimental and theoretical results are shown.

Reference1) S.L. Li, H. Miyazaki, H. Song, H. Kuramochi, S. Nakaharai, K. Tsukagoshi, ACS Nano 6, 7381 (2012).


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César MORENO SIERRA



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Figure 1. STM images of Cu(100) surface with different coverage levels of nitrogen. (a) Low coverage displaying small irregular islands of Cu2N, (b) islands themselves self assemble into a grid-like array at a coverage slightly below 0.5 monolayers, and (c) 0.5 monolayer nitrogen covered surface showing trench-like structures.

Figure 2. STM images displaying picene molecules deposited on top of a Cu2N/Cu(100/ surface recorded at (a) room temperature, (b) 78K and (c) 5.1K.

References1) Mitsuhashi, R. et al Nature 2010, 464, (7285), 76-79. 2) Leibsle, Surf. Sci. 2002, (514), 33-40.


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Brian Richard PAUW



References1) Pauw, B. R., Pedersen, J. S., Tardif, S., Takata, M. and Iversen, B. B., J. Appl. Cryst. 46, 365--371 (2013).2) Pauw, B. R., Ohnuma, M., Sakurai, K. and Klop, E. A., arXiv:1303.2903 (submitted to J. Appl. Cryst.), 2013.3) Rosalie, J. M. and Pauw, B. R., arXiv:1210.5366 (submitted to Acta Mater.), 2013.4) Schnepp, Z., Zhang, Y., Hollamby, M. J., Pauw, B. R., Tanaka, M. Matsushita, Y. and Sakka, Y., submitted to Angew. Chem., 2013.


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Andrew PRATT


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References1) J. Naughton, A. Pratt, C. Eames, C. Woffinden, S. P. Tear, S. M. Thompson, A. Lee and K. Wilson, J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 25290 (2011).2) A. Pratt, M. Kurahashi, X. Sun, D. Gilks and Y. Yamauchi, Phys. Rev. B 85, 180409(R) (2012).3) A. Pratt, M. Kurahashi, X. Sun and Y. Yamauchi, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys.44, 064010 (2011).


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Fig. 2. Novel structure and photovoltaic property of InGaN solar cell.

References1) L. W. Sang, M. Y. Liao. Y. Koide, M. Sumiya, Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 103502 (2011).2) L. W. Sang, M. Y. Liao. Y. Koide, M. Sumiya, Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 161109 (2011).3) L. W. Sang, M. Y. Liao. Y. Koide, M. Sumiya, Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 031115(2011).


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Zoe SCHNEPP

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References1) A Sustainable Global Society (White paper), Royal Society of Chemistry, 2011.2) A. Alexander, J. S. J. Hargreaves, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 4388.3) Z. Schnepp, M. J. Hollamby, M. Tanaka, Y. Matsushita, Y. Katsuya, Y. Sakka, Sci. Tech. Adv. Mater. 2012, 13, 035001.


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H. SEPEHRI-AMIN


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Fig. 1. a) Modeled geometr y of hot deformed magnet with applied meshes. Nd2Fe14B grains can be recognized with different colors. b) Magnetization reversal of the modeled magnet with GB magnetization varied between 1.2 T to 0. Magnetization reversal at nucleation point in the modeled sample with GB magnetization of c) 0.0 T and d) 1.2 T. nucleation at a higher external magnetic field and a strong pinning effect of GB phase against magnetic domain wall motion can be seen in the sample with non-magnetic GB phase.

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References1) K. Miyazawa, Y. Kuwasaki, A. Obayashi, M. Kuwabara, J. Mater. Res.17, 83 (2002).2) M. Sathish, K. Miyazawa, J.P. Hill, K. Ariga, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 6372 (2009).


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Hiroyuki TAKEDA


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References1) H. Takeda and S. John, Phys. Rev. A 83, 053811 (2011).2) H. Takeda, Phys. Rev. A 85, 023837 (2012).3) H. Takeda, Opt. Express, 20, 17201 (2012).4) H. Takeda, Phys. Rev. A 86, 013803 (2012).5) H. Takeda and K. Sakoda, Phys. Rev. B 86, 205319 (2012).6) H. Takeda, F. Ito, S. Yamanaka, N. Takiyama and K. Yoshino, AIP Advances 3, 032120 (2013).


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Ryo TAMURA



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References1) R. Tamura and N. Kawashima, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 77, 103002 (2008).2) R. Tamura and N. Kawashima, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 80, 074008 (2011).3) R. Tamura, S. Tanaka, and N. Kawashima, arXiv: 1209.2520.


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Fig. 1. Tensile testing of an individual WS2 nanotube with the outer three shells fractured. (a-b) TEM images of the nanotube before and after the test. (c) HRTEM image of the fractured end, demonstrating that there are three layers broken. (d) Strain-stress curve recorded with abrupt fracture at a strain of ~4.0 % and a stress of ~8.9 GPa.

References1) D.-M. Tang; X. Wei; M.-S. Wang; N. Kawamoto; Y. Bando; C. Zhi; M. Mitome; A. Zak; R. Tenne; D. Golberg, Nano Lett. 13, 1034 (2013).


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Yoshihiro TSUJIMOTO


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References1) Y. Tsujimoto, J.J. Li, K. Yamaura, Y. Matsushita, Y. Katsuya, M. Tanaka, Y. Shirako, M. Akaogi, E. Takayama-Muromachi, Chem. Commun. 47, 3263 (2011).2) Y. Tsujimoto, K. Yamaura, N. Hayashi, K. Kodama, N. Igawa, Y. Matsushita, Y. Katsuya, Y. Shirako, M. Akaogi, E. Takayama-Muromachi, Chem. Mater. 23, 3652 (2011).


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Ken WATANABE


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References1) K. Watanabe, I. Sakaguchi, S. Hishita, N. Ohashi, H. Haneda, Appl. Phys. Exp. 4, 055801 (2011).2) K. Watanabe, , K. Matsumoto, Y. Adachi, T. Ohgaki, T. Nakagawa, N. Ohashi, H. Haneda, I. Sakaguchi, Solid State Communication 152, 1917 (2012).


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Fig. 1. A schematic drawing of electron emission from a one-atom-thick solid surface.

2. Research Activities(1) Phonon-Assisted Electron Emission from Monatomic CNT Shells.

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Fig. 2. (a) Electron emission from the shell of an electrically biased CNT and the energy diagram of PAEE. (b) Theoretical (lines) and experimental (symbols) emission curves.

(2) Electron Emission from Graphene Nanoribbons.

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Fig. 3. The two different ways of electron emission from a GNR under internal drive with a preferable emission way marked.

References1) X.L. Wei, D. Golberg, Q. Chen, Y. Bando, L.M. Peng, Nano Lett. 11, 734 (2011).2) X.L. Wei, D. Golberg, Q. Chen, Y. Bando, L.M. Peng, Phys. Rev. B 84, 195462 (2011).3) X.L. Wei, Y. Bando, D. Golberg ACS Nano 6, 705 (2012).

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2. Research Activities(1) Sombrero-shaped Raman-active Ag nanoparticles

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Fig. 1. Schematic illustration of the overall process: generation of polymer pocket array (details are described in Ref. 1), oblique angle deposition of SiO2, metal deposition, nanoparticle release, and centrifugation. Inset SEM image shows the fabricated nanoparticles after centrifugation.

Fig. 2. SEM images of (left) SiO2 bases and (middle) sombrero-shaped plasmonic nanoparticle arrays. The scale bars are 200 nm (right). The squared magnitude of the local electrical field amplitude of Ag Raman sombrero nanoparticle. The direction of incident light and its polarization are indicated in the inset as yellow and white colored arrows, respectively.

in-vitro or in-vivo

(2) Three-tiered Au disks for trapping broadband light.

References1) J.S. Wi, E.S. Barnard, R.J. Wilson, M. Zhang, M. Tang, M.L. Brongersma, S.X. Wang, ACS Nano 5, 6449 (2011).2) J.S. Wi, S. Sengupta, R.J. Wilson, Z. Zhang, M. Tang, S.X. Wang, Small 7, 3276 (2011).3) J.S. Wi, M. Rana, T. Nagao, Jpn. Patent Appl. 2011-279027.


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Fig. 1.a) Schematic picture of coupling between dye molecule and additives in electrolyte; b) examples of IR band shifts of dye molecules when the additives are changed.

References1). Liyuan Han, Ashraful Islam, Han Chen, Chandrasekharam Malapaka, Barreddi Chiranjeevi, Shufang Zhang, Xudong Yang and Masatoshi Yanagida, Energy Environ. Sci., 5, 6057(2012).2). Shufang Zhang, Xudong Yang, Youhei Numata and Liyuan Han. Energy Environ. Sci., DOI: 10.1039/C3EE24453A(2013).3). Xudong Yang, Masatoshi Yanagida and Liyuan Han. Energy Environ. Sci., 6, 54(2013).4). S. E. Koops, B. C. O’Regan, P. R. F. Barnes, and J. R. Durrant, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131(13), 4808-4818 (2009).


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References1) W. Tian, C. Zhi, T.Y. Zhai, X. Wang, M. Liao, S. Li, S. Chen, D. Golberg, Y. Bando, Nanoscale 4(20), 6318 (2012).2) W. Tian, C. Zhi, T.Y. Zhai, S. Chen, X. Wang, M. Liao, D. Golberg, Y. Bando, J. Mater. Chem. 22(34), 17984 (2012).3) T.Y. Zhai, L. Li, Y. Ma. M. Liao, X. Wang, X. Fang, J. Yao, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Chem. Soc. Rev. 40, 2986 (2011).4) T.Y. Zhai, L. Li, X. Fang, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Adv. Funct. Mater. 20, 4233 (2010).5) L. Li, P.S. Lee, C. Yan, T.Y. Zhai, X. Fang, M. Liao, Y. Koide, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Adv. Mater. 22, 5145 (2010).6) G. Li, T.Y. Zhai, Y. Jiang, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 9740 (2011).


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Fig. 2. FIM pattern characterizing the nanowire tip structure and electron emission from the top La atom layer.

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Fig. 1. Idealized motif of graphene (a) and graphitic C3N4 (g-C3N4) sheet (b).

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Appendix

Appendix I-1 : Member List Top Management 38

Appendix I-2 : Member List ICYS-MANA Researchers 39

Appendix I-3 : Member List ICYS-Namiki Researchers 40

Appendix I-4 : Member List ICYS-Sengen Researchers 41

Appendix I-5 : Member List ICYS-Magne Researchers 42

Appendix I-5 : Member List Former ICYS Researchers 43

Appendix II : Research Papers 46

Appendix III : Patents 60

Appendix IV : Invited Lectures to International Conferences 61

Appendix V : Commendations 63

Appendix VI : Visitors 64


38 Member List Top Management

Appendix I-1 : Member List Top Management

Daisuke FUJITA Shunichi HISHITA Koichi TSUCHIYA

Sukekatsu USHIODA Kenjiro MIYANO


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Appendix I-2 : Member List ICYS-MANA Researchers (Namiki)

NAMEStarting DateMentor’s nameMentor’s name

Yuanjian ZHANG Ryoma HAYAKAWA Lok Kumar SHRESTHA

Fatin HAJJAJ Jung-Sub WIYoshihiro TSUJIMOTO

Tianyou ZHAI Xianlong WEIKen WATANABE


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Songlin LI

Liwen SANG

Benjamin DIERRE

Shinsuke ISHIHARA Dai-Ming TANG

Hicham HAMOUDI Ming HU

Appendix I-3 : Member List ICYS-Namiki Researchers (Namiki)


41Member List ICYS-Sengen Researchers

Jianhua GAOZoe SCHNEPP Hossein SEPEHRI AMIN

Han ZHANGHiroyuki TAKEDAXudong YANG

César MORENO SIERRA Martin HOLLAMBYBrian Richard PAUW

Appendix I-4 : Member List ICYS-Sengen Researchers (Sengen)


42 Member List ICYS-Magne Researchers

Hossein SEPEHRI AMIN

Norihiro SUZUKI Andrew PRATTRyo TAMURA

Appendix I-5 : Member List ICYS-Magne Researchers (Sengen)


43Member List Former ICYS Researchers

Antonio TORRALBAMasataka IMURA Mingsheng XUUjjal GAUTAM

Appendix I-6 : Member List Former ICYS Researchers

Byunjoo PARK Ayako HASHIMOTO

Cesar Pay GOMEZ Yasuhiro SHIRAI Canhua LIU

Michael V. LEE

Ammanabrolu RAJANIKANTH

Davide UGLIETTI


44 Member List Former ICYS Researchers

Genki YOSHIKAWA Jesse WILLIAMS

Vaishali SHINDE

Qingsong MEITatsuo SHIBATA

Yufang ZHU

Rudder WU

Pavuluri SRINIVASUXiaosheng FANG

Jun CHEN

Mathieu GRANDCOLASSamuel SANCHEZ


45Member List Former ICYS Researchers

Christopher Patrick ROYALL Hong-Tao SUN Ilya SYCHUGOVHisanori UEKI


46 Research Papers

Appendix II : Research Papers

1 S. Acharya, K. Ariga, Electric-field Assisted Assembly of Ultra-narrow CdS Nanomaterials, Asian J. Phys. 17, 97 (2008).

2 S. Acharya, U. K. Gautam, T. Sasaki, Y. Bando, Y. Golan, K. Ariga, Ultranarrow PbS rods with intense fluorescence, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 4594 (2008).

3C. Anand, P. Srinivasu, S. Alam, V.V. Balasubramanian, D.P. Sawant, M. Palanichamy, V. Murugesan, A. Vinu, Highly active three dimensional cage type mesoporous ferrosilicate catalysts for the friedel-crafts alkylation, Microp. Mesop. Mater. 111, 72 (2008).

4 A. Bandyopadhyay, S. Acharya, A 16-bit parallel processor in a molecular assembly, Proc. Nat. Acad. Soc. 105, 3668 (2008).

5N. Belman, S. Acharya, O. Konovalov, A. Vorobiev, J. Israelachvili, S. Efrima, Yuval Gola, Hierarchical Assembly of Ultranarrow Alkylamine-Coated ZnS Nanorods: A Synchrotron Surface X-Ray Diffraction Study, Nano Lett. 8, 3858 (2008).

6 R.B. Blake, L. Pei, L. Yang, M.V. Lee, H.J. Conley, R.C. Davis, N. Shirahata, and M.R. Linford, One-Step Growth of ca. 2-15 nm Polymer Thin Films on Hydrogen-Terminated Silicon, Macromolecular Rapid Communications 29, 638 (2008).

7 R. Charvet, J.P. Hill, Y. Xie, Y. Wakayama, K. Ariga, Recent Developments on Porphyrin Assemblies, Cosmos 4, 141 (2008).

8 J. Chen, B. Chen, T. Sekiguchi, M. Fukuzawa, M. Yamada, Correlation Between Residual Strain and Electrically Active Grain Boundaries in Multicrystalline Silicon, Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 112105 (2008).

9J. Chen, T. Sekiguchi, N. Fukata, M. Takase, T. Chikyo, K. Yamabe, R. Hasunuma, M. Sato, Y. Nara, K. Yamada, Comparison of Leakage Behaviors in p- and n-Type Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Capacitors with Hafnium Silicon Oxynitride Gate Dielectric by Electron-Beam-Induced Current, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 262103 (2008).

10J. Chen, T. Sekiguchi, N. Fukata, M. Takase, T. Chikyow, K. Yamabe, R. Hasunuma, M. Sato, Y. Nara, K. Yamada, Characterization of Leakage Behaviors of High-K Gate Stacks by Electron-Beam-Induced Current, 2008 IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium (IRPS) Proceedings, 584-588.

11 J. Chen, T. Sekiguchi, S. Ito, D. Yang, Carrier Recombination Activities and Structural Properties of Small-Angle Boundaries in Multicrystalline Silicon, Solid State Phenomena 131-133, 9 (2008).

12 J. Chen, X. Yuan, T. Sekiguchi, Advanced Semiconductor Diagnosis by Multidimensional Electron-Beam-Induced Current Technique, Scanning, 30, 347 (2008).

13D.P. Dutta, V. Sudarsan, P. Srinivasu, A. Vinu, A.K. Tyagi, Indium oxide and Europium/Dysprosium doped indium oxide nanoparticles: Sonochemical synthesis, characterization and photoluminescence studies, J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 6781 (2008).

14 X.S. Fang, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Recent progress in one-dimensional ZnS nanostructures: syntheses and novel properties, J. Mater. Sci. Tech. 24 512 (2008).

15 X.S. Fang, Y. Bando, U. Gautam, C. Ye, D. Golberg, Inorganic semiconductor nanostructures and their field-emission applications, J. Mater. Chem. 18, 509 (2008).

16 X.S. Fang, U.K. Gautam, Y. Bando, B. Dierre, T. Sekiguchi, D. Golberg, Multi-angular branched ZnS nanostructures with needle-shaped tips: potential luminescent and field-emitter nanomaterial, J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 4735 (2008).

17 X.S. Fang, U. K. Gautam, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, One-dimensional ZnS-based hetero-, core/shell and hierarchical nanostructures, J. Mater. Sci. Tech. 24, 520 (2008).

18 N. Fukata, S. Matsushita, N. Okada, J. Chen, T. Sekiguchi, N. Uchida, K. Murakami, Impurity doping in silicon nanowires synthesized by laser ablation, Appl. Phys. A. 93, 589 (2008).

19 N. Fukata, M. Mitome, Y. Bando, M. Seoka, S. Matsushita, K. Murakami, J. Chen, T. Sekiguchi, Codoping of boron and phosphorus in silicon nanowires synthesized by laser ablation, Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 203106 (2008).

20 N. Fukata, T. Oshima, N. Okada, S. Matsushita, T. Tsurui, J. Chen, T. Sekiguchi, K. Murakami, Phonon confinement and impurity doping in silicon nanowires synthesized by laser ablation, Solid State Phenom. 131-133, 553 (2008).

21 U.K. Gautam, Y. Bando, J.H. Zhan, P.M.F.J. Costa, X.S. Fang, D. Golberg, Ga-doped ZnO nanowire-precursors for ZnO/ZnGa2O4 nanotubes, Adv. Mater. 20, 810 (2008).

22 U. K. Gautam, X.S. Fang, Y. Bando, J. Zhan, D. Golberg, Synthesis, Structure, and Multiply Enhanced Field-Emission Properties of Branched ZnS Nanotube-In Nanowire Core Shell Heterostructures, ACS Nano 2, 1015 (2008).

23 C. P. Gómez, S. Ohhashi, A. Yamamoto and A. P. Tsai, Disordered Structures of the TM-Mg-Zn 1/1 Quasicrystal Approximants (TM = Hf, Zr, or Ti) and Chemical Intergrowth, Inorg. Chem. 47, 8258 (2008).

24 H. Irie, K. Obata, T. Shibata, K Hashimoto, Photoelectrochemical etching on zinc oxide single crystals: Crystallographic surface dependence and wettability control, Electrochemistry 76, 171 (2008).

25 Q. Ji, S. Acharya, J.P. Hill, G.J. Richards, K. Ariga, Multi-dimensional Control of Surfactant Guided Assemblies of Quantum Gold Particle, Adv. Mater. 20, 1 (2008).


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26 Q.Ji, M. Miyahara, J.P. Hill, S. Acharya, S. B. Yoon, J.S. Yu, K. Sakamoto, K. Ariga, Stimuli-Free Auto-Modulated Material Release from Mesoporous Nano-Compartment Films, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 2376 (2008)

27 Y. Jian, X. Fang, L. D. Zhang, Y. Bando, U. K. Gautam, B. Dierre, T. Sekiguchi, D. Golberg, Structure and cathodoluminescence of individual ZnS/ZnO biaxial nanobelt heterostructures, Nano Lett. 8, 2794 (2008).

28 M. Y. Liao, Y. Koide, J. Alvarez, M. Imura, J. P. Kleider, Persistent positive and transit absolute negative photoconductivity in diamond photodetectors, Phys. Rev. B 78, 045112 (2008).

29 T.M. Nakatani, Z. Gercsi, A. Rajanikanth, Y.K. Takahashi, K. Hono, The effect of iron addition on the spin polarization and magnetic properties of Co2CrGa Heusler alloy, J. Phys. D 41, 225002 (2008).

30 R.S. Ningthoujam, V. Sudarsan, A. Vinu, P. Srinivasu, K. Ariga, S.K. Kulshreshtha, A.K. Tyagi, Luminescence Properties of SnO2 Nanoparticles Dispersed in Eu3+ Doped SiO2 Matrix, J. Nanosci. Nanotechn. 8, 1489 (2008).

31 A. Rajanikanth, Y.K. Takahashi, K. Hono, The enhancement of the spin polarization of Co2MnSn by Fe Doping, J. Appl. Phys. 103, 103904 (2008).

32 M. Rao, V. Sudarsan, R.S. Ningthoujam, U.K. Gautam, R.K. Vatsa, A. Vinu, A.K. Tyagi, Luminescence Studies on Low Temperature Synthesized ZnGa2O4:Ln3+ (Ln = Tb and Eu) Nanoparticles, J. Nanosci. Nanotechn. 8, 5776 (2008).

33D.P. Sawant, J. Justus, V.V. Balasubramanian, K. Ariga, P. Srinivasu, S. Velmathi, S.B. Halligudi, A. Vinu, Heteropoly Acid Encapsulated SBA-15/TiO2 Nanocomposites and Their Unusual Performance in Acid-Catalyzed Organic Transformations, Chem. Eur. J. 14, 3200 (2008).

34 D.P. Sawant, A. Vinu, J. Justus, P. Srinivasu, S.B. Halligudi, Catalytic performances of silicotungstic acid/zirconia supported SBA-15 in an acetylation of veratrol with hexanoyl chloride, Chemistry - A European Journal 14, 3200 (2008).

35 R. Scipioni, A.Oshiyama, T .Ohno, Increased stability of C60 encapsulated in double walled carbon nanotubes, Chem Phys. Lett. 455, 88 (2008).

36T. Sekiguchi, J. Chen, M. Takase, N. Fukata, N. Umezawa, K. Ohmori, T. Chikyow, R. Hasunuma, Y. Yamabe, S. Inumiya, Y. Nara, Observation of leakage sites in High-K gate dielectrics in MOSFET devices by electron beam-induced current technique , Solid State Phenom. 131-133, 449-454 (2008). doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.131-133.449

37 T. Shibata, Y. Ebina, T. Kogure, T. Sasaki, One-Nanometer-thick Seed Layer of Unilamellar Nanosheets Promotes Oriented Growth of Oxide Crystal Films, Adv. Mat. 20, 231 (2008).

38 T. Shibata, K. Fukuda, Y. Ebina, T. Kogure, T. Sasaki, One-Nanometer-Thick Seed Layer of Unilamellar Nanosheets Promotes Oriented Growth of Oxide Crystal Films, Adv. Mat. 20, 231 (2008).

39 Y. Shirai, T. Sasaki, J. M. Guerrero, B. C. Yu, P. Hodge, J. M. Tour, Synthesis and photo isomerization of fullerene- and oligo(phenylene ethynylene) - Azobenzene derivatives, ACS Nano 2, 97 (2008).

40P. Srinivasu, S. Alam, V.V. Balasubramanian, D.P. Sawant, W. Böhlmann, S.P. Mirajkar, S.B. Halligudi, A. Vinu, Novel three dimensional cubic Fm3m mesoporous aluminosilicates with tailored cage type pore structure and high aluminum content, Adv. Funct. Mater. 18, 640 (2008).

41P. Srinivasu, S. Alam, V.V. Balasubramanian, S. Velmathi, D.P. Sawant, W. Böhlmann, S.P. Mirajkar, K. Ariga, S.B. Halligudi, A. Vinu, Novel Three Dimensional Cubic Fm3m Mesoporous Aluminosilicates with Tailored Cage Type Pore Structure and High Aluminum Content, Adv. Funct. Mater. 18, 640 (2008).

42P. Srinivasu, C. Anand, S. Alam, K. Ariga, S.B. Halligudi, V.V. Balasubramanian, A. Vinu, Highly ordered two dimensional p6mm mesoporous niobium silicates with high niobium content: "winding road" of regularly aligned nano-channels, J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 10130 (2008).

43 P. Srinivasu, D.P. Sawant, J. Justus, V.V. Balasubramanian, A. Vinu, Incorporation of Al into cage type mesoporous silica molecular sieves, WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING 47-54, (2008).

44 P. Srinivasu, A. Vinu, Three dimensional mesoporous gallosilicate with Pm3n symmetry and its unusual catalytic performances, Chemistry - A European Journal 14, 3553 (2008).

45 P. Srinivasu, A. Vinu, K. Ariga, T. Mori, Preparation and characterization of novel microporous carbon nitride with very high surface area via nanocasting technique, Microp. Mesop. Mater. 108, 340 (2008).

46 P. Srinivasu, A. Vinu, S. Hishita, T. Sasaki, K. Ariga, T. Mori, Preparation and Characterization of Novel Microporous Carbon Nitride with Very High Surface Area Via Nanocasting Technique, Microp. Mesop. Mater. 108, 340 (2008).

47S. Takami, Y. Shirai, Y. Wakayama, T. Chikyow, Synthesis of octabutoxyphthalocyanine nanorods using porous alumina as a template and magnetic-field-directed control of the molecular orientation in the nanorods, J. Mat. Chem. 18, 4347 (2008).

48 S. Takami, Y. Shirai, Y. Wakayama, T. Chikyow, Control of molecular packing structure of a derivative of vanadyl-phthalocyanine using pore wall of porous alumina and/or magnetic field, Thin Solid Films 516, 2438 (2008).

49A.S. Torralba, M. Todorovic, V. Brazdova, R.Choudhury, T. Miyazaki, M.J. Gillan, D.R. Bowler, Pseudo-atomic orbitals as basis sets for the O(N) DFT code CONQUEST, J. Phys.: Condens. Mat. 20, 294206 (2008). doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/20/29/294206

50A. Vinu, S. Anandan, C. Anand, P. Srinivasu, K. Ariga, T. Mori, Fabrication of partially graphitic three-dimensional nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon using polyaniline nanocomposite through nanotemplating method, Microp. Mesop. Mater. 109, 398 (2008).


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51A. Vinu, J. Justus, D.P. Sawant, K. Ariga, T. Mori, P. Srinivasu, V.V. Balasubramanian, S. Velmathi, S. Alam, Hexagonally Ordered Mesoporous Highly Acidic AlSBA-15 with Different Morphology: An Efficient Catalyst for Acylation of Aromatics, Microp. Mesop. Mater. 116, 108-115 (2008).

52 A. Vinu, P. Srinivasu, V.V. Balasubramanian, K. Ariga, T. Mori, Y. Nemoto, Three dimensional mesoporous TiKIT-6 with Ia3d symmetry synthesized at low acid concentration and its catalytic performances, Chem. Lett. 37, 1016 (2008).

53A. Vinu, P. Srinivasu, D.P. Sawant, S. Alam, T. Mori, K. Ariga, V.V. Balasubramanian, C. Anand, Fabrication and Morphological Control of Three-Dimensional Cage Type Mesoporous Titanosilicate with Extremely High Ti Content, Microp. Mesop. Mater. 110, 422 (2008).

54 J. Yan, X.S. Fang , L. Zhang, Y. Bando, B. Dierre, T. Sekiguchi, U. K. Gautam, D. Golberg, Structure and cathodoluminescence of individual ZnS/ZnO biaxial nanobelt heterostructures, Nano Lett. 8, 2794 (2008).

55S. Alam, C. Anand, R. Logudurai, V.V. Balasubramanian, K. Ariga, A. Chandra Bose, T. Mori, P. Srinivasu, A. Vinu, Comparative study on the magnetic properties of iron oxide nanoparticles loaded on mesoporous silica and carbon materials with different structure, Micropor. Mesopor. Mater. 121, 178 (2009).

56 J. Alvarez, M. Y. Liao, J. P. Kleider, Y. Koide, M. Imura, Ultraviolet Detectors Based on Ultraviolet-Ozone Modified Hydrogenated Surfaces, Appl. Phys. Express 2, 065501 (2009).

57 K. Ariga, M. V. Lee, J. Labuta, K. Okamoto, J. P. Hill, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 74, 426-435 (2009).

58J. Chen, T. Sekiguchi, N. Fukata, M. Takase, T. Chikyo, R. Hasunuma, K. Yamabe, M. Sato, Y. Nara, K. Yamada, Electron beam induced current investigation of stress-induced leakage and breakdown processes in high-k stacks, IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium Proceedings 333 (2009).

59J. Chen, T. Sekiguchi, N. Fukata, M. Takase, R. Hasunuma, K. Yamabe, M. Sato, Y. Nara, K. Yamada, T. Chikyo, Trap-related carrier transports in p-channel field-effect transistor with polycrystalline Si/HSiON gate stack, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 48, 04C005 (2009).

60P. MFJ Costa, X. S. Fang, S. L. Wang, Y. H. He, Y. Bando, M. Mitome, J. Zou, H. Huang, D. Golberg, Two-probe electrical measurements in transmission electron microscopes – behavioural control of tungsten microwires, Microscopy Research and Technique. 72, 93 (2009).

61P.M.F.J. Costa, P.B. Cachim, U.K Gautam,Y. Bando, D. Golberg, The mechanical response of turbostratic carbon nanotubes filled with Ga-doped ZnS: I. Data processing for the extraction of the elastic modulus, J. Nanosci. Nanotech. 20, 405706 (2009).

62P.M.F.J. Costa, P.B. Cachim, U.K. Gautam, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, The mechanical response of turbostratic carbon nanotubes filled with Ga-doped ZnS: II. Slenderness ratio and crystalline filling effects, J. Nanosci. Nanotech. 20, 405707 (2009).

63 P.M.F.J. Costa, U.K. Gautam, Y. Bando, M.S. Wang, D. Golberg, Effect of crystalline filling on the mechanical response of carbon nanotubes, Carbon 47, 541 (2009).

64 X. S. Fang, S. L. Xiong, T. Y. Zhai, Y. Bando, M. Y. Liao, U. K. Gautam, Y. Koide, X. G. Zhang, Y. T. Qian, D. Golberg, High-performance blue/ultraviolet light-sensitive ZnSe nanobelt photodetectors, Adv. Mater. 21, 5016 (2009).

65 X. S. Fang, Y. Bando, M. Y. Liao, U. K. Gautam, C. Y. Zhi, B. Dierre, B. D. Liu, T. Y. Zhai, T. Sekiguchi, Y. Koide, D. Golberg, Single-crystalline ZnS nanobelts as ultraviolet-light sensors, Adv. Mater. 21, 2034 (2009).

66 X. S. Fang, Y. Bando, U. K. Gautam, T. Y. Zhai, S. Gradečak, D. Golberg, Heterostructures and superlattices in one-dimensional nanoscale semiconductors, J. Mater. Chem. 19, 5683 (2009).

67 X. S. Fang, Y. Bando, U. K. Gautam, T. Y. Zhai, H. B. Zeng, X. J. Xu, M. Y. Liao, D. Golberg, ZnO and ZnS nanostructures: ultraviolet-light emitters, lasers and sensors, Crit. Rev. Solid State Mat. Sci. 34, 190 (2009).

68 X.S. Fang, Y. Bando, U.K. Gautam, T. Zhai, M. Liao, D. Golberg, ZnO and ZnS Nanostructures: Ultraviolet-Light Emitters, Lasers and Sensors, Critical Rev. Solid Stat. Mater. Sci. 34, 190 (2009).

69 D. Fujita, K. Onishi, M Xu, Standardization of Nanomaterials Characterization by Scanning Probe Microscopy for Societal Acceptance, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 159, 012002 (2009).

70 U.K. Gautam, Y. Bando, L. Bourgeois, X. Fang, P.M.F.J. Costa, J. Zhan, D. Golberg, Synthesis of metal–semiconductor heterojunctions inside carbon nanotubes, J. Mater. Chem. 19, 4414 (2009).

71U.K. Gautam, L.S. Panchakarla, B. Dierre, X. Fang, Y. Bando, T. Sekiguchi, A. Govindaraj, D. Golberg, C.N.R. Rao, Solvothermal Synthesis, Cathodoluminescence, and Field-Emission Properties of Pure and N-Doped ZnO Nanobullets, Adv. Funct. Mater. 19, 131 (2009).

72 C.P. Gomez, Y. Morita, A. Yamamoto, A.P. Tsai, Structure analysis of complex metallic alloys in the Eu-Ag-In system by X-ray diffraction, J. Phys.: Conf. Series 165, 012045 (2009).

73 A.K. Gulnar, V. Sudarsan, R.K. Vatsa, R.C. Hubli, U.K. Gautam, A. Vinu, A.K. Tyagi, CePO4:Ln (Ln = Tb3+ and Dy3+) Nanoleaves Incorporated in Silica Sols, Crystal Growth & Design 9, 2451 (2009).

74 M. Imura, M. Y. Liao, J. Alvarez, Y. Koide, Schottky-Barrier Photodiode using p-Diamond Epilayer Grown on p+-Diamond Substrate, Diam. Relat. Mat. 18, 296-298 (2009).

75O.D. Jayakumar, R. Sasikala, C.A. Betty, A.K. Tyagi, S.R. Bharadwaj, U.K. Gautam, P. Srinivasu, A. Vinu, A rapid method for the synthesis of nitrogen doped TiO2 for nanoparticles for photocatalytic hydrogen generation, J. Nanosci. Nanotech. 70, 4663 (2009).


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76Y. Li, X. S. Fang, N. Koshizaki, T. Sasaki, L. Li, S. Y. Gao, Y. Shimizu, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Periodic TiO2 nanorod arrays with hexagonal-non-closed packed arrangements: excellent field emitters by parameter optimization, Adv. Funct. Mater. 19, 2467 (2009).

77 M. Y. Liao, M. Imura, X. S. Fang, K. Nakajima, G. Chen, Y. Koide, Integration of (PbZr0.52Ti0.48O3) on single crystal diamond as metal-ferroelectric-insulator- semiconductor capacitor, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 242901 (2009).

78 R.C. Reed, R.T. Wu, M.S. Hook, C.M.F. Rae, R.G. Wing, On oxidation behaviour of platinum aluminide coated nickel based superalloy CMSX-4, Materials Science and Technology 25, pp. 276-286 (2009).

79S. Sanchez, M. Pumera, E. Fabregas, J. Bartroli, M. J. Esplandiu, Carbon nanotube/polysulfone soft composites: preparation,characterization and application for electrochemical sensing of biomarkers, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 11, 7721 (2009).

80 S. Sanchez, M. Pumera, Nanorobots: The Ultimate Wireless Self-Propelled Sensing and Actuating Devices, Chem- Asian J. 4, 1402, (2009).

81 G. Sheet, U.K. Gautam, A.D. Thakur, K. Hirata, Y. Bando, T. Nakayama, Clean superconducting In nanowires encapsulated within insulating ZnS nanotubes, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 053108 (2009).

82V. R. Shinde, T. P. Gujar, T. Noda, D. Fujita, C. D. Lokhande, O.S. Joo, Ultralong Cadmium Chalcogenide Nanotubes from One Dimensional Cadmium Hydroxide Nanowires Bundles by Soft Solution Chemistry, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 113, 14179-14183 (2009).

83 Y. Shirai, J. M. Guerrero, T. Sasaki, T. He, H. Ding, G. Vives, B.C. Yu, L. Cheng, A.K. Flatt, P.G. Taylor, Y. Gao, J. M. Tour, Fullerene/Thiol-Terminated Molecules, J. Org. Chem. 74, 7885 (2009).

84 R. Shukla, V. Bedekar, S.M. Yusuf, P. Srinivasu, A. Vinu, A.K. Tyagi, Nano-crystalline HoCrO4: Facile synthesis and Magnetic properties, J. Nanosci. Nanotech. 9, 501 (2009).

85 K. Srinivasu, R.S. Ningthoujam, V. Sudarsan, R.K. Vatsa, A.K. Tyagi, P. Srinivasu, A. Vinu, Eu3+ and Dy3+ doped YPO4 nanoparticles: Low temperature synthesis and luminescence studies, J. Nanosci. Nanotech. 9, 3034 (2009).

86S. Takami, Y. Shirai, T. Chikyow, Y. Wakayama, Phthalocyanine molecular nanowires that were prepared using porous alumina as a template: Development in the sample preparation procedure to evaluate electronic properties, Thin Solid Films 518, 692 (2009).

87 A.S. Torralba, D.R. Bowler, T. Miyazaki, M.J. Gillan, Non-self-consistent density-functional theory exchange-correlation forces for GGA functionals, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 5, 1499 (2009). doi: 10.1021/ct8005425

88 Y. Tsuruma, A. Al-Mahboob, S. Ikeda, J. T. Sadowski, G. Yoshikawa, Y. Fujikawa, T. Sakurai, K. Saiki, Real-Time observation and Control of Pentacene Film Growth on an Artificially Structured Substrate, Adv. Mater. 21, 4996 (2009).

89S. L. Wang, Y. H. He, X. S. Fang, J. Zou, Y. Wang, H. Huang, P. M. F. J. Costa, M. Song, B. Y. Huang, C. T. Liu, P. K. Liaw, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Structure and field emission properties of submicron-sized tungsten whisker arrays fabricated by vapor-deposition process, Adv. Mater. 21, 2387 (2009).

90 M. Xu, D. Fujita, N. Hanagata, Perspective and challenges of emerging single-molecule DNA sequencing technologies, Small 5, 2638-2649 (2009).

91 M. Xu, D. Fujita, K. Onishi, K. Miyazawa, Improving Accuracy of Sample Surface Topography by Atomic Force Microscopy, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 9, 6003-6007 (2009).

92 M. Xu, D. Fujita, K. Onishi, Reconstruction of atomic force microscopy image by using nanofabricated tip characterizer toward the actual sample surface topography, Review of Scientific Instruments 80, 043703 (2009).

93 G. Yoshikawa, H.-P. Lang, T. Akiyama, L. Aeschimann, U. Staufer, P. Vettiger, M. Aono, T. Sakurai, C. Gerber, Sub-ppm detection of vapors using pezoresistive microcantilever array sensors, Nanotechn. 20, 015501 (2009).

94 H.B. Zeng, X.J. Xu, Y. Bando, U.K. Gautam, T.Y. Zhai, X.S. Fang, B.D. Liu, D. Golberg, Template Deformation-Tailored ZnO Nanorod/Nanowire Arrays: Full Growth Control and Optimization of Field-Emission, Adv. Funct. Mater. 19, 3165 (2009).

95 T. Y. Zhai, X. S. Fang, M. Y. Liao, X. J. Xu, H. B. Zeng, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, A comprehensive review of one-dimensional metal-oxide nanostructure photodetectors, Sensors 9, 6504 (2009).

96 Y. Zhu, E. Kockrick, T. Ikoma, N. Hanagata, S. Kaskel, An Efficient Route to Rattle-type Fe3O4@SiO2 Hollow Mesoporous Spheres Using Colloidal Carbon Spheres Templates, Chemistry of Materials 21, 2547 (2009).

97 Y. Zhu, E. Kockrick, S. Kaskel, T. Ikoma, N. Hanagata, Nanocasting route to ordered mesoporous carbon with FePt nanoparticles and its adsorption property, The Journal of Physical Chemistry-C 113, 5998 (2009).

98Y. Zhu, S. Kaskel, T. Ikoma, N. Hanagata, Magnetic SBA-15/Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Composite: Preparation, Characterization and Temperature-Responsive Drug Release Property, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 123, 107 (2009).

99 Z. Bai, H.-T. Sun, T. Hasegawa, M. Fujii, F. Shimaoka, Y. Miwa, M. Mizuhata, S. Hayashi, Efficient near-infrared luminescence and energy transfer in erbium/bismuth codoped zeolites, Optics Letters 35, 1926 (2010).

100 X. S. Fang, Y. Bando, M. Y. Liao, T. Y. Zhai, U. K. Gautam, L. Li, Y. Koide, D. Golberg, An efficient way to assemble ZnS nanobelts as ultraviolet-light sensors with enhanced photocurrent and stability, Adv. Funct. Mater 20, 500-508 (2010).

101 X. S. Fang, T. Zhai, U. K. Gautam, L. Li, L. Wu, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, ZnS nanostructures: From synthesis to applications, Progress in Materials Science 56, 175 (2010). doi:10.1016/j.pmatsci.2010.10.001

102 J. Gao, D. Fujita, M. Xu, K. Onishi, S. Miyamoto, Unique synthesis of few-layer graphene films on carbon doped Pt83Rh17 surface, ACS Nano 4, 1026 (2010).


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103U. K. Gautam, M. Imura, C. Sekhar Rout, Y. Bando, X. Fanga, B. Dierre, L. Sakharov, A. Govindaraj, T. Sekiguchi, D. Golberg, C. N. R. Rao, Unipolar assembly of zinc oxide rods manifesting polarity-driven collective luminescence, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107, 13588 (2010). doi: 10.1073/pnas.1008240107

104T. P. Gujar, C. Anand, V. R. Shinde, J. Ye, K. Ariga, A. Vinu, Low Temperature Synthesis and Visible Light Driven Photocatalytic Activity of Highly Crystalline Mesoporous TiO2 Particles, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 10, 8124-8129 (2010).

105 N. Hanagata, M. Xu, T. Takemura, F. Zhuang, Cellular response to ZnO nanoparticle toxicity inferred from global gene expression profiles, Nano Biomedicine 2, 153-169 (2010).

106R. Hayakawa, A. Turak, X.N. Zhang, N. Hiroshiba, H. Dosch, T. Chikyow, Y. Wakayama, Strain-effect for controlled growth mode well-ordered structure of quaterrylene thin films, Journal of Chemical Physics 133, 034706 (2010). doi:10.1063/1.3456733

107N. Hayashi, H. Kageyama, Y. Tsujimoto, T. Watanabe, S. Muranaka, T. Ono, S. Nasu, Y. Ajiro, K. Yoshimura, M. Takano, 57Fe Mossbauer Spectroscopic Study on Fe2+-Oxides with Infinite-Layer and Ladder Structures, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 79, 123709 (2010). doi: 10.1143/JPSJ.79.123709

108M. Imura, K. Nakajima, M. Y. Liao, Y. Koide, H. Amano, Growth mechanism of c-axis oriented AlN on (001) diamond substrates by metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy, Journal of Crystal Growth 312, 368 (2010). doi: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2009.11.017

109M. Imura, K. Nakajima, M. Y. Liao, Y. Koide, H. Amano, Microstructure of AlN with two-domain structure on (001) diamond substrate grown by metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy, Diamond & Related Materials 10, 131 (2010). doi: 10.1016/j.diamond.2009.08.004

110M. Imura, K. Nakajima, M. Y. Liao, Y. Koide, H. Amano, Growth mechanism of c-axis-oriented AlN on (111) diamond substrates by metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy, Journal of Crystal Growth 312, 1325 (2010). doi: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2009.09.020

111M. Imura, T. Ohnishi, M. Sumiya, M. Y. Liao, Y. Koide, H. Amano, M. Lippmaa, Analysis of polar direction of AlN grown on (0001) sapphire and 6H-SiC substrates by high-temperature metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy using coaxial impact collision ion scattering spectroscopy, Physica Status Solidi (c) 7, 2365 (2010). doi: 10.1002/pssc.200983900

112L. Li, X. S. Fang, T. Zhai, M. Liao, U. K. Gautam, X. Wu, Y. Koide, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Electrical Transport and High-Performance Photoconductivity in Individual ZrS2 Nanobelts, Advanced Materials 22, 4151 (2010). doi: 10.1002/adma.201001413

113 L. Li, P.S. Lee, C.Y. Yan, T.Y. Zhai, X.S. Fang, M.Y. Liao, Y. Koide, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Ultrahigh-Performance Solar-Blind Photodetectors Based on Individual Single-Crystalline In2Ge2O7 Nanobelts, Advanced Materials 22, 5145 (2010).

114L. Li, P.C. Wu, X.S. Fang, T.Y. Zhai, L. Dai, M.Y. Liao, Y. Koide, H.Q. Wang, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Single-Crystalline CdS Nanobelts for Excellent Field Emitters and Ultrahigh Quantum-Efficiency Photodetectors, Advanced Materials 22, 3161 (2010).

115 Q. S. Mei, L. Zhang, K. Tsuchiya, H. Gao, T. Oumura, T. Tsuzaki, Grain size dependence of elastic modulus in nanostructured NiTi, Scripta Materialia 60, 977 (2010). doi:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2010.07.018

116M. Okuda, M. Takeguchi, Ó. Ó Ruairc, M. Tagaya, Y. Zhu, A. Hashimoto, N. Hanagata, W. Schmitt, T. Ikoma, Structural analysis of hydroxyapatite coating on magnetite nanoparticles using energy filter imaging and electron tomography, Journal of Electron Microscopy 59, 173 (2010).

117M. Okuda, M. Takeguchi, Y. Zhu, A. Hashimoto, N. Ogawa, M. Tagaya, S. Chen, N. Hanagata, T. Ikoma, Structural Analysis of Rattle-type Hollow Mesoporous Silica Spheres using Electron Tomography and Energy Filtered Imaging, Surface and Interface Analysis 42, 1548 (2010).

118 R.R. Pradhanga, A. Nyachhyon, A. Yadav, L.K. Shrestha, S. Tandukar, Fabrication and application of silver sulphide based ion sensors, Advanced Materials Research 117, 7-14 (2010). doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.117.7

119D. Rangappa, K. Sone, M. Wang, U. K. Gautam, D. Golberg, H. Itoh, M. Ichihara, I. Honma, Rapid and Direct Conversion of Graphite Crystals into High-Yielding, Good-Quality Graphene by Supercritical Fluid Exfoliation, Chemistry: A European Journal 16, 6488 (2010). doi: 10.1002/chem.201000199

120C. Rodriguez-Abereu, M.S. Dominguez, B. Sarac, M.B. Rodac, R.G. Shrestha, L.K Shrestha, D. Varade, G. Ghosh, V.K. Aswal, Solution behavior and unexpected transitions in aqueous mixtures of low and high molecular weight hydrophobic amphiphiles, Colloid and Polymer Science 288, 739 (2010). doi:10.1007/s00396-010-2188-8

121 S.C. Sharma, L.K. Shrestha, K. Sakai, H. Sakai, M. Abe, Viscoelastic solution of long polyoxyethylene chain phytosterol/monoglyceride/water system, Colloid and Polymer Sciences 288, 405 (2010). doi:10.1007/s00396-009-2135-8

122V. R. Shinde, T. P. Gujar, T. Noda, D. Fujita, A. Vinu, M. Grandcolas, J. Ye, Shape and size selective zinc oxide nanorods by microwave assisted chemical bath deposition method: Effect on photocatalysis properties, Chemistry - A European Journal 16, 10569–10575 (2010).

123L.K. Shrestha, T. Sato, M. Dulle, O. Glatter, K. Aramaki, Effect of lipophilic tail architecture and solvent engineering on the structure of trehalose-based nonionic surfactant reverse micelles, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 114, 12008 (2010). doi: 10.1021/jp103080b

124L.K Shrestha, R.G. Shrestha, K. Oyama, M. Matsuzawa, K. Aramaki, Structure of diglycerol polyisostearate nonionic surfactant micelles in nonpolar oil n-hexadecane: a SAXS study, Journal of Oleo Science 59, 339 (2010). JOI JST.JSTAGE/jos/58.235


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125 L.K Shrestha, M. Dulle, O. Glatter, K. Aramaki, Structure of polyglycerol oleic acid ester nonionic surfactant reverse micelles in decane: growth control by headgroup size, Langmuir 26, 7015 (2010). doi: 10.1021/la904231t

126 L.K. Shrestha, T. Sato, D. Varade, K. Aramaki, Effect of polyol on the structure of nonionic surfactant reverse micelles in glycerol monoisostearate/decane systems, Langmuir 26, 3115 (2010). doi: 10.1021/la9030602

127R.G. Shrestha, L.K. Shrestha, C. Solans, C. Gonzalez, K. Aramaki, Nonaqueous foam with outstanding stability in diglycerol monomyristate/olive oil system, Colloid and Surfaces A: A Physicochemical Engineering Aspects 353, 157 (2010). DOI:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2009.11.007

128L. K. Shrestha, P. Worsch, K. Aramaki, Structural characterization of nonionic surfactant reverse micelles in diglycerol monolaurate/squalene system, Advanced Materials Research 117, 87 (2010). doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.117.87

129 L.K. Shrestha, K. Aramaki, Structure of nonionic surfactant micelles in organic solvents: A SAXS Study, T. Tadros, Eds., in Self-Organized Surfactant Structures, Wiley-VCH 2010, Chapter 2, p 17-57.

130 V.A. Soloshonok, H. Ueki, Towards Modular Design of Chiroptically Switchable Molecules Based on Formation and Cleavage of Metal–Ligand Coordination Bonds, Synthesis 49, (2010). doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1217090

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V.A. Soloshonok, T. Ono, H. Ueki, N. Vanthuyne, T.S. Balaban, J. Burck, H. Fliegl, W. Klopper, J.-V. Naubron, T.T.T. Bui, A.F. Drake, C. Roussel, Ridge-Tile-like Chiral Topology: Synthesis, Resolution, and Complete Chiroptical Characterization of Enantiomers of Edge-Sharing Binuclear Square Planar Complexes of Ni(II) Bearing Achiral Ligands, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132, 10477 (2010). doi: 10.1021/ja103296g

132 P. Srinivasu, Highly dispersed platinum nanoparticles over mesoporous materials, Pure. Appl. Chem. 82, 2111 (2010). doi:10.1351/PAC-CON-10-03-01

133 H.-T. Sun,Y. Sakka, Y. Miwa, N. Shirahata, M. Fujii, H. Gao, Spectroscopic characterization of bismuth embedded Y zeolites, Applied Physics Letters 97, 131908 (2010).

134 H.-T. Sun, M. Fujii, Y. Sakka, Z. Bai, N. Shirahata, L. Zhang, Y. Miwa, H. Gao, Near Infrared Photoluminescence and Raman Characterization of Bismuth Embedded Sodalite Nanocrystals, Optics Letters 35, 1743 (2010).

135 H.-T. Sun, F. Shimaoka, Y. Miwa, J. Ruan, M. Fujii, J. Qiu, S. Hayashi, Sensitized superbroadband near-IR emission in bismuth glass/Si nanocrystal superlattices, Optics Letters 35, 2215 (2010).

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S. Takami, R. Hayakawa, Y. Wakayama, T. Chikyow, Continuous hydrothermal synthesis of nickel oxide nanoplates and their use as nanoinks for p-type channel material in a bottom-gate field-effect transistor, Nonotechinology 21, 134009 (2010). doi:10.1088/0957-4484/21/13/134009

137 Y. Tsujimoto, J. J. Li, K. Yamaura, Y. Matsushita, Y. Katsuya, M. Tanaka, Y. Shirako, M. Akaogi, E. Takayama-Muromachi, New layred cobalt oxyfluoride, Sr2CoO3F, Chemical Communications 47, 3263-3265 (2011). doi: 10.1039/c0cc05482h

138S. Tsuzuki, H. Orita, H. Ueki, V.A. Soloshonok, First Principle Lattice Energy Calculations for Enantiopure and Racemic Crystals of a-(Trifluoromethyl)lactic Acid: Is Self-disproportionation of Enantiomers Controlled by Thermodynamic Stability of Crystals?, J. Fluorine Chem. 131, 461 (2010). doi: 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2009.12.018

139 H. Ueki, G. Chapman, M.T. Ashby, Reactive Sulfur Species: Kinetics and Mechanism of the Oxidation of Aryl Sulfinates with Hypochlorous Acid, J. Phys. Chem. A 114, 1670 (2010). doi: 10.1021/jp906651n

140H. Ueki, M. Yasumoto, V.A. Soloshonok, Rational Application of Self-disproportionation of Enantiomers via Sublimation ~ A Novel Methodological Dimension for Optical Purifications, Tetrahdron: Asymmetry 21, 1396 (2010). doi: 10.1016/j.tetasy.2010.04.040

141 T. Wakahara, Y. Nemoto, M.Xu, K. Miyazawa, D. Fujita, Preparation of endohedral metallofullerene nanowhiskers and nanosheets, Carbon 48, 3359-3363 (2010).

142 X. Wang, R.T. Wu, A. Atkinson, Characterisation of residual stress and interface degradation in TBCs by photo-luminescence piezo-spectroscopy, Surface and Coatings Technology 204, pp.2472-2482 (2010).

143J.-S. Wi, K. Lim, T. W. Kim, S.-J. Choi, K.-H. Shin, K.-B. Kim, Fabrication of multilayered Co/Pd nano-dot array with an areal density of 1tera-dot/in2, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 322, 2585 (2010). doi: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2010.03.025

144J. Ma, J. Tang, Q. Cheng, H. Zhang, N. Shinya, L.-C. Qin, Effect of surfactants on spinning carbon nanotube fibers by electrophoresis, Science and Technology of Advanced Materials 11, 065005 (2010). doi:10.1088/1468-6996/11/6/065005

145 C. Wu, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhu, T. Friis, Y. Xiao, Structure-property relationships of silk-modified mesoporous bioglass scaffolds, Biomaterials 31, 3429 (2010).

146 C. Wu, Y. Zhu, J. Chang, Y. Zhang, Y. Xiao, Bioactive inorganic-materials/Aliginate microspheres with controlled drug-delivery ability, J. Biomed. Mater. Res. Part: B 94B, 32 (2010).

147 R.T. Wu, X. Wang, A. Atkinson, On the interfacial degradation mechanisms of thermal barrier coating systems: Effects of bond coat compositions, Acta Materialia 58, pp.5578-5585, (2010).

148 R.T. Wu, M. Osawa, T. Yokokawa, H. Harada, Degradation Mechanisms of an Advanced Jet Engine Service-Retired TBC Component, Journal of Solid Mechanics and Materials Engineering 4, pp.119-130, (2010).

149 M. Xu, D. Fujita, S. Kajiwara, T. Minowa, X. Li, T. Takemura, H. Iwai, N. Hanagata, Contribution of physicochemical characteristics of nano-oxides to cytotoxicity, Biomaterials 31, 8022-31 (2010).


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150 M. Xu, D. Fujita, P. Chen, X. Ma, D. Yang, Electrical transport properties through nanoscale and large-area contacts of ZnO/Si diodes, Current Nanoscience 6, 219-225 (2010).

151 M. Xu, D. Fujita, N. Hanagata, Monitoring electron-beam irradiation effect on graphenes by temporal Auger electron spectroscopy, Nanotechnology 21, 265705 (2010).

152 M. Xu, D. Fujita, J. Gao, N. Hanagata, Auger electron spectroscopy: a Rational Method for Determining Thickness of Graphene Films, ACS Nano 4, 2937-2945 (2010).

153 X.J. Xu, X.S. Fang, H.B. Zeng, T.Y. Zhai, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, One Dimensional Nanostructures in Porous Anodic Alumina Membranes, Science of Advanced Materials 2, 273 (2010).

154 M. Yasumoto, H. Ueki, V.A. Soloshonok, Self-disproportionation of Enantiomers of 3,3,3-Trifluorolactic Acid Amides via Sublimation, J. Fluorine Chem. 131, 266 (2010). doi: 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2009.10.002

155M. Yasumoto, H. Ueki, T. Ono, T. Katagiri, V.A. Soloshonok, Self-disproportionation of Enantiomers of 3,3,3-(Trifluoro)lactate via Sublimation: Sublimation Rates vs. Enantiomeric Composition, J. Fluorine Chem. 131, 535 (2010). doi: 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2009.11.026

156 M. Yasumoto, H. Ueki, V.A. Soloshonok, Self-disproportionation of Enantiomers of a-Trifluoromethyl Lactic Acid Amides via Sublimation, J. Fluorine Chem. 131, 540 (2010). doi: 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2009.11.010

157 G. Yoshikawa, Y. Tsuruma, S. Ikeda, K. Saiki, Noble metal-intercalated fullerene fabricated by low temperature Co-deposition, Adv Mater 22, 43 (2010). doi: 10.1002/adma.200900921

158 H.B. Zeng, Y. Bando, X.J. Xu, L. Li, T.Y. Zhai, X.S. Fang, D. Golberg, Heteroepitaxial Growth of ZnO Nanorod Arrays on GaAs (111) Substrates by Electrochemical Deposition, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 4339 (2010).

159 T.Y. Zhai, M.F. Ye, L. Li, X.S. Fang, M.Y. Liao, Y.F. Li, Y. Koide, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Single-Crystalline Sb2Se3 Nanowires for High-Performance Field Emitters and Photodetectors, Advanced Materials 22, 4530 (2010).

160 T.Y. Zhai, L. Li, X. Wang, X.S. Fang, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Recent Developments in One-Dimensional Inorganic Nanostructures for Photodetectors, Advanced Functional Materials 20, 4233 (2010).

161T.Y. Zhai, H.M. Liu, H.Q. Li, X.S. Fang, M.Y. Liao, L. Li, H.S. Zhou, Y. Koide, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Centimeter-Long V2O5 Nanowires: From Synthesis to Field-emission, Electrochemical, Electrical Transport and Photoconductor Properties, Advanced Materials 22, 2547 (2010).

162 T.Y. Zhai, X.S. Fang, M.Y. Liao, X.J. Xu, L. Li, B.D. Liu, Y. Koide, Y. Ma, J.N. Yao, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Fabrication of High-Quality In2Se3 Nanowire Arrays toward High-Performance Visible-Light Photodetectors, ACS Nano 4, 1596 (2010).

163 T.Y. Zhai, X.S. Fang, L. Li, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, One-Dimensional CdS Nanostructures: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications, Nanoscale 2, 168 (2010).

164T.Y. Zhai, Y. Ma, L. Li, M.Y. Liao, X.S. Fang, Y. Koide, J.N. Yao, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Synthesis, Morphology-Tunable In2Se3 Nanostructures with Enhanced Electrical and Photoelectrical Performances via Sulfur Doping, Journal of Materials Science 20, 6630 (2010).

165 T.Y. Zhai, X. Fang, H. Zeng, X. Xu, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Vapor-Phase Synthesis of One-Dimensional ZnS, CdS and ZnxCd1-xS Nanostructures, Pure and Applied Chemistry 82, 2027 (2010). Pure Appl. Chem. 2010, 82, 2027.

166 Y. J. Zhang, T. Mori, J. H. Ye, M. Antonietti, Phosphorus-Doped Carbon Nitride Solid: Enhanced Electrical Conductivity and Photocurrent Generation, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132, 6294 (2010). doi: 10.1021/ja101749y

167 Y. Zhu, T. Ikoma, N. Hanagata, S. Kaskel, Rattle-type Fe3O4@SiO2 Hollow Mesoporous Spheres as Carriers for Drug Delivery, Small 6, 471 (2010).

168 Z. Bai, M. Fujii, Y. Mori, Y. Miwa, M. Mizuhata, H.-T. Sun, S. Hayashi, Efficient near-infrared emission from neodymium by broadband sensitization of bismuth in zeolites, Optics Letters 36, 1017 (2011).

169 Z. Bai, H.-T. Sun, M. Fujii, Y. Miwa, T.Hasegawa, M. Mizuhata, S. Hayashi, Bismuth-sensitized efficient near-infrared luminescence from ytterbium in zeolites, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 44, 155101 (2011).

170 P. M.F.J. Costa, U. K. Gautam, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Comparative study of the stability of sulfide materials encapsulated in and expelled from multi-walled carbon nanotube capsules, Carbon 49, 342 (2011). doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2010.08.058

171 H.-T. Sun, Y. Sakka, H. Gao, Y. Miwa, M. Fujii, N. Shirahata, Z. Bai, J. Li, Ultrabroad near infrared photoluminescence from Bi5(AlCl4)3 crystal, Journal of Materials Chemistry 21, 4060 (2011). doi: 10.1039/C1JM10164A

172 H.-T. Sun, Y. Sakka, M. Fujii, N. Shirahata, H. Gao, Ultrabroad near-infrared photoluminescence from ionic liquids containing subvalent bismuth, Optics Letters 36, 100 (2011).

173 H.-T. Sun, J. Yang, M. Fujii, Y. Sakka, Y. Zhu, T. Asahara, N. Shirahata, M. Ii, Z. Bai, J. Li, H. Gao, Highly Fluorescent Silica-Coated Bismuth Doped Aluminosilicate Nanoparticles for Near Infrared Bioimaging, Small 7, 199 (2011).

174 H. Takeda, S. John, Self-consistent Maxwell-Bloch theory of quantum dot population switching in photonic crystals, Physical Review A 83, 053811, (2011).

175 M. Xu, D. Fujita, K. Sagisaka, E. Watanabe, N. Hanagata, Production of extended single-layer graphene, ACS Nano 5, 1522-1528 (2011).

176 S. Zhang, M. Yanagida, X. Yang, L. Han, Effect of 4-tert-Butylpyridine on the Quasi-Fermi Level of Dye-Sensitized TiO2 Films, Applied Physics Express 4, 042301 (2011). doi: 10.1143/APEX.4.042301


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177Y. Zhu, W. Meng, X. Li, N. Hanagata, H. Gao, Design of Mesoporous Silica/Cytosine-phosphodiester-Guanine Oligodeoxynucleotide Complexes to Enhance Delivery Efficiency, The Journal of Physical Chemistry-C 115, 447 (2011). doi: 10.1021/jp109535d

178 G. Yoshikawa, T. Akiyama, S. Gautsch, P. Vettiger, H. Rohrer : Nanomechanical Membrane-type Surface Stress Sensor Nano Lett. 11[3] (2011). 1044-1048 DOI:10.1021/nl103901a

179 G. Yoshikawa, Mechanical analysis and optimization of a microcantilever sensor coated with a solid receptor film Appl. Phys. Lett. 98 (2011). 173502-1 DOI:10.1063/1.3583451

180JR.Williams, M. Kobata, I. Pis, E. Ikenaga, T. Sugiyama, K. Kobayashi, N. Ohashi, Polarity Determination of Wurtzite-type Crystals using Hard X-ray Photoelectron Diffraction , Surface Science 605, 13-14, 1336-1340, (2011). DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2011.04.036

181Y. Adachi, N. Ohashi, T. Ohgaki, T. Ohnishi, I. Sakaguchi, S. Ueda, H. Yoshikawa, K. Kobayashi, JR. Williams, T. Ogino, H. Haneda, Polarity of heavily doped ZnO films grown on sapphire and SiO2 glass substrates by pulsed laser deposition, Thin Solid Films 519, 18, 5875-5881, (2011). DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.02.087

182Y. Zhang, T. Mori, L. Niu, J. Ye, Non-Covalent Doping of Graphitic Carbon Nitride Polymer with Graphene: Controlled Electronic Structure and Enhanced Optoelectronic Conversion, Energy & Environ. Sci. 4, 4517 (2011). [Back cover image]. doi: 10.1039/C1EE01400E

183 J. Paraknowitsch, Y. Zhang, A. Thomas, Synthesis of mesoporous composite materials of nitrogen-doped carbon and silica using a reactive surfactant approach, J. Mater. Chem. 21, 15537 (2011). doi: 10.1039/C1JM11633A

184M. Hu, J. Reboul, S. Furukawa, L. Radhakrishnan, Y. Zhang, P. Srinivasu, H. Iwai, H. Wang, Y. Nemoto, N. Suzuki, S. Kitagawa, Y. Yamauchi, Direct synthesis of nanoporous carbon nitride fibers using Al-based porous coordination polymers (Al-PCPs), Chem. Commun. 47, 8124 (2011). doi: 10.1039/C1CC12378E

185N. Zhang, S. Ouyang, P. Li, Y. Zhang, G. Xi, T. Kako, J. Ye, Ion-exchange synthesis of a micro/mesoporous Zn2GeO4 photocatalyst at room temperature for photoreduction of CO2, Chem. Commun. 47, 2041 (2011). doi: 10.1039/C0CC04687F

186 K. Xie, N. Umezawa, N. Zhang, P. Reunchan, Y. Zhang, J. Ye, Self-doped SrTiO3−δ photocatalyst with enhanced activity for artificial photosynthesis under visible light, Energy & Environ. Sci. 4, 4211 (2011). doi: 10.1039/C1EE01594J

187 S. M. Yusuf, A. K. Bera, C. Ritter, Y. Tsujimoto, Y. Ajiro, H. Kageyama, J. P. Attfield, Magnetic correlation in the square-lattice system (CuBr)Sr2Nb3O10, Physical Review B 84, 064407 (2011). doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.84.064407

188Y. Tsujimoto, K. Yamaura, N. Hayashi, K. Kodama, N. Igawa, Y. Matsushita, Y. Katsuya, Y. Shirako, M. Akaogi, E. Takayama-Muromachi, Topotactic synthesis and crystal structure of a highly fluorinated Ruddlesden-Popper type iron oxide, Sr3Fe2O5+xF2-x (x ~ 0.44), Chemistry of Materials 23, 3652, (2011). doi/ 10.1021/cm201075g

189J. Li, Y. Guo, S. Zhang, S. Yu, Y. Tsujimoto, H. Kontani, K. Yamaura, E. Takayama-Muromachi, Linear decrease of critical temperature with increasing Zn substitution in the iron-based superconductor BaFe1.89-2xZn2xC0.11As2, Phys. Rev. B 84, 020513(R) (2011). doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.84.020513

190S. Tominaka, Y. Tsujimoto, Y. Matsushita, K. Yamaura, Synthesis of Nanostructured Reduced Titanium Oxide: Crystal Structure Transformation Maintaining Nanomorphology, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 50, 7418 (2011). doi/ 10.1002/anie.201101432

191X. X. Wang, J. J. Li, Y. G. Shi, Y. Tsujimoto, Y. F. Guo, S. B. Zhang, Y. Matsushita, M. Tanaka, Y. Katsuya, K. Kobayashi, K. Yamaura, E. Takayama-Muromachi, Structure and magnetism of the postlayered perovskite Sr3Co2O6: A possible frustrated spin-chain material, Physical Review B 83, 100410(R) (2011). doi/ 10.1103/PhysRevB.83.100410

192 Y. Tsujimoto, J. J. Li, K. Yamaura, Y. Matsushita, Y. Katsuya, M. Tanaka, Y. Shirako, M. Akaogi, E. Takayama-Muromachi, New layered cobalt oxyfluoride, Sr2CoO3F, Chemical Communication, 47, 3263 (2011). doi/ 10.1039/C0CC05482H

193R. Hayakawa, N. Hiroshiba, T. Chikyow, Y. Wakayama, Single-electron Tunneling through Molecular Quantum Dots in a Metal-insulator- semiconductor Structure, Advanced functional materials 21, 2933 (2011).doi: 10.1002/adfm.201100220

194R. Hayakawa, M. Yoshida, K. Ide, Y. Yamashita, H. Yoshikawa, K. Kobayashi, S. Kunugi, T. Uehara, and N. Fujimura, Structural Analysis and Electrical Properties of pure Ge3N4 dielectric layers formed by an atmospheric-pressure nitrogen plasma, Journal of Applied Physics 110, 064103 (2011). doi:10.1063/1.3638133

195 R. Hayakawa, Y. Wakayama, Impact of Lattice Strain on Evolving Structure and Growth Process of Quaterrylene Thin Films, J. Surf. Sci. Soc. Jpn. 32, 158 (2011) (in Japanese).

196 J.-S. Wi, R. J. Wilson, R. M. White, S. X. Wang, Gradual pressure release for reliable nanoimprint lithography, Journla of Vacuum Science and Technology B 29, 033001 (2011). doi: 10.1116/1.3574390

197 J.-S. Wi, R. J. Wilson, D. Lee, R. M. White, S. X. Wang, Silicon nano-well arrays for reliable pattern transfer and locally confined high temperature reactions, Nanotechnology 22, 305304 (2011). doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/30/305304

198J.-S. Wi, E. S. Barnard, R. J. Wilson, M. Zhang, M. Tang, M. L. Brongersma, S. X. Wang, Sombrero-shaped plasmonic nanoparticles with molecular-level sensitivity and multifunctionality, ACS Nano 5, 6449 (2011). doi: 10.1021/nn201649n

199 J.-S. Wi, S. Sengupta, R. J. Wilson, M. Zhang, M. Tang, S. X. Wang, Raman-active two-tiered Ag nanoparticles with a concentric cavity, Small 7, 3276 (2011). doi: 10.1002/smll.201101523

200 L.K. Shrestha, R.G. Shrestha, M. Abe, K. Ariga, Reverse micelle microstructructural transformations induced by oil and water, Soft Matter, 7, 10017 (2011). DOI: 10.1039/c1sm06047c


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201R.G Shrestha, L.K. Shrestha, K. Ariga, M. Abe, Reverse micelle microstructural transformations induced by surfactant molecular structure, composition, and temperature, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 11, 7665 (2011). DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.5121

202 R.G. Shrestha, L.K. Shrestha, Effect of mixing solvents on the structure of trehalose-tri-isostearate nonionic surfactant reverse micelles, Journal of Nepal Chemical Society 27, 26 (2011)

203L.K. Shrestha, R.G. Shrestha, K. Aramaki, K. Ariga, Structure of diglycerol monomyristate reverse micelles in styrene: A small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) study, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 11, 6986 (2011). DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.4214

204 R.G. Shrestha, L.K. Shrestha, K. Aramaki, M. Abe, SAXS and rheometry studies of diglycerol monolaurate reverse micelles in styrene, Journal of Oleo Science 60, 393 (2011).

205L.K. Shrestha, R.G. Shrestha, K. Aramaki, Growth control of nonionic reverse micelles by surfactant and solvent molecular architecture and water addition, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 11, 4863 (2011). DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.4190

206 L.K. Shrestha, R.G. Shrestha, K. Aramaki, Intrinsic parameters for the structure control of nonionic reverse micelles in styrene: SAXS and rheometry studies, Langmuir 27, 5862 (2011). dx.doi.org/10.1021/la200663v

207 L.K. Shrestha, Y. Yamamoto, S. Arima, K. Aramaki, Charge-free reverse wormlike micelles in nonaqueous media, Langmuir 27, 2340 (2011). dx.doi.org/10.1021/la104884j

208R.G. Shrestha, L.K. Shrestha, T. Matsunaga, M. Shibayama, K. Aramaki, Lipophilic tail architecture and molecular structure of neutralizing agent for the controlled rheology of viscoelastic fluid in amino-acid based anionic surfactant system. Langmuir 27, 2229 (2011). dx.doi.org/10.1021/la1048248

209L.K. Shrestha, T. Sato, R.G. Shrestha, J. Hill, K. Ariga, K. Aramaki, Structure and rheology of reverse micelles in dipentaerythrityl tri-(12-hydroxystearate)/oil systems, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 13, 4911 (2011). DOI: 10.1039/c0cp02024a.

210 T. Zhai, L. Li, Y. Ma, M. Liao, X. Wang, X. Fang, J. Yao, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, One-dimensional inorganic nanostructures: synthesis, field-emission and photodetection, Chemical Society Reviews 40, 2986 (2011). doi: 10.1039/c0cs00126k

211 X. Fang, T. Zhai, U.K. Gautam, L. Li, L. Wu, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, ZnS nanostructures: From synthesis to applications, Progress in Materials Science 56, 175 (2011). doi:10.1016/j.pmatsci.2010.10.001

212Y. Huang, J. Lin, C. Tang, Y. Bando, C. Zhi, T. Zhai, B. Dierre, T. Sekiguchi, D. Golberg, Bulksynthesis, growth mechanism and properties of highly pure ultrafine boron nitride nanotubes with diameters of sub-10 nm, Nanotechnology 22, 145602 (2011). doi:10.1088/0957-4484/22/14/145602

213 G. Li, T. Zhai, Y. Jiang, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Enhanced Field-Emission and Red Lasing of Ordered CdSe Nanowire Branched Arrays, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 115, 9740 (2011).doi: 10.1021/jp200398s

214 L. Li, E. Auer, M. Liao, X. Fang, T. Zhai, U.K. Gautam, A. Lugstein, Y. Koide, Y. Bando, D.Golberg, Deep-ultraviolet solar-blind photoconductivity of individual gallium oxide nanobelts,Nanoscale 3, 1120 (2011). doi: 10.1039/c0nr00702a

215L. Li, G. Meng, H. Wang, T. Zhai, X. Fang, U.K. Gautam, X. Fang, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, High-yield synthesis of single-crystalline zinc oxide nanobelts and their applications in novel Schottky solar cells, Chemical Communications 47, 8247 (2011). doi: 10.1039/c1cc12419f

216 L. Li, H. Wang, X. Fang, T. Zhai, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, High-performance Schottky solar cells using ZrS2 nanobelt networks, Energy & Environmental Science 4, 2586 (2011). doi: 10.1039/c1ee01286j

217 L. Li, T. Zhai, H. Zeng, X. Fang, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Polystyrene sphere-assisted one-dimensional nanostructure arrays: synthesis and applications, Journal of Materials Chemistry 21, 40 (2011). doi: 10.1039/c0jm02230f

218L. Li, Y. Zhang, X. Fang, T. Zhai, M. Liao, X. Sun, Y. Koide, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, WO3 nanowires on carbon papers: electronic transport, improved ultraviolet-light photodetectors and excellent field emitters, Journal of Materials Chemistry 21, 6525 (2011). doi:10.1039/c0jm04557h

219L. Li, Y.X. Zhang, X.S. Fang, T.Y. Zhai, M.Y. Liao, H.Q. Wang, G.H. Li, Y. Koide, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Sb2O3 nanobelt networks for excellent visible-light-range photodetectors, Nanotechnology 22, 165704 (2011). doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/16/165704

220 X. Wang, H. Guan, S. Chen, H. Li, T. Zhai, D. Tang, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Self-stacked Co3O4 nanosheets for high-performance lithium ion batteries, Chemical Communications 47, 12280 (2011). doi: 10.1039/c1cc15169j

221X. Wang, Y. Zhong, T. Zhai, Y. Guo, S. Chen, Y. Ma, J. Yao, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Multishelled Co3O4-Fe3O4 hollow spheres with even magnetic phase distribution: Synthesis, magnetic properties and their application in water treatment, Journal of Materials Chemistry 21, 17680 (2011). doi: 10.1039/c1jm13180j

222 X. Xu, X. Fang, T. Zhai, H. Zeng, B. Liu, X. Hu, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Tube-in-Tube TiO2 Nanotubes with Porous Walls: Fabrication, Formation Mechanism, and Photocatalytic Properties, Small 7, 445 (2011). doi: 10.1002/smll.201001849

223X. Xu, C. Tang, H. Zeng, T. Zhai, S. Zhang, H. Zhao, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Structural Transformation, Photocatalytic, and Field-Emission Properties of Ridged TiO2 Nanotubes, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 3, 1352 (2011). doi: 10.1021/am200152b

224 X. Wei, M.-S. Wang, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Electron-beam-induced substitutional carbon doping of boron nitride nanosheets, nanoribbons, and nanotubes, ACS NANO 5, 2916 (2011). doi: 10.1021/nn103548r


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225 X. Wei, M.-S. Wang, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Thermal stability of carbon nanotubes probed by anchored tungsten nanoparticles, Science and Technilogy of Advanced Materials 12, 044605 (2011). doi: 10.1088/1468-6996/12/4/044605

226X. Wei, D. Golberg, Q. Chen, Y. Bando, L. Peng, Electric-field-direction dependent spatial distribution of electron emission along electrically biased carbon nanotubes, Physical Review B 84, 195462 (2011). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.195462

227N.Kawamoto, M.S. Wang, X.Wei, D.M. Tang, Y. Murakami, D. Shindo, M. Mitome, D. Golberg, Local temperature measurements on nanoscale materials using a movable nanothermocouple assembled in a transmission electron microscope, Nanotechnology 22, 485707 (2011). doi:10.1088/0957-4484/22/48/485707

228D.-M. Tang, C. Ren, X. Wei, M.-S. Wang, C. Liu, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Mechanical properties of bamboo-like boron nitride nanotubes by in situ TEM and MD simulations: strengthening effect of interlocked joint interfaces, ACS NANO 5, 7362 (2011). doi: 10.1021/nn202283a

229 S.-L. Li, H. Miyazaki, M. V. Lee, C. Liu, A. Kanda, K. Tsukagoshi, Complementary-like Semiconducting Graphene Logic Gates Controlled by Electrostatic Doping, Small 7, 1552 (2011). doi:10.1002/smll.201100318

230 S.-L. Li, H. Miyazaki, H. Hiura, C. Liu, K. Tsukagoshi, Enhanced Logic Performance with Semiconducting Bilayer Graphene Channels, ACS Nano 5, 500 (2011). doi:10.1021/nn102346b

231 S.-L. Li, J. Li, Y. Zhang, D.-N. Zheng, K. Tsukagoshi, Unipolar resistive switching in high-resistivity Pr0.7Ca0.3MnO3 junctions, Appl. Phys. A-Mater 103, 21 (2011). doi:10.1007/s00339-011-6313-4

232 R. Wu, R. Zhu, L. Wu, Y. M. Nie, R. Reed, K. Kawagishi, H. Harada : Thermodynamic assessment of ternary NiCrAl alloys: from calculations to experiments Can. Metall. Q. 50[3] (2011) 291-294

233S. Zhang, X. Yang, K. Zhang, H. Chen, M. Yanagida and L. Han, Effects of 4-tert-butylpyridine on the quasi-Fermi levels of TiO2 films in the presence of different cations in dye-sensitized solar cells, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 13, 19310(2011). doi: 10.1039/C1CP22832C

234 Y. Miwa, H.-T. Sun, K. Imakita, M. Fujii, Y. Teng, J. R. Qiu, Y. Sakka, S. Hayashi, Sensitized broadband near-infrared luminescence from bismuth-doped silicon-rich silica films, Optics Letters, 36, 4221-4223 (2011).

235 Z. Bai, H.-T. Sun, M. Fujii, Y. Miwa, T. Hasegawa, M. Mizuhata and S. Hayashi, Bismuth-sensitized efficient near-infrared luminescence from ytterbium in zeolites, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 44, 155101 (2011).

236 Q. Cheng, J. Tang, J. Ma, H. Zhang, N. Shinya, L.-C. Qin, Graphene and nanostructured MnO2 composite electrodes for supercapacitors, Carbon 49, 2917 (2011). doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2011.02.068

237 Q. Cheng, J. Tang, J. Ma, H. Zhang, N. Shinya, L.-C. Qin, Graphene and carbon nanotube composite electrodes for supercapacitors, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 13, 17615 (2011). doi:10.1039/c1cp21910c

238 Q. Cheng, J. Tang, J. Ma, H. Zhang, N. Shinya, L.-C. Qin, Polyaniline-coated and electro-etched carbon fiber cloth electrodes for supercapacitors, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 115, 23584 (2011). doi:10.1021/jp203852p

239JR. Williams, I. Pis, M. Kobata, A. Winkelmann, T. Matsushita, Y. Adachi, N. Ohashi, K. Kobayashi, Observation and simulation of hard X-ray photoelectron diffraction to determine polarity of polycrystalline zinc oxide films with rotation domains, Journal of Applied Physics 111, 3, 033525 (2012). DOI: 10.1063/1.3682088

240 Y. Zhang, K. Fugane, T. Mori, L. Niu, J. Ye, Wet Chemical Synthesis of N-Doped Carbon towards Sustainable Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts, J. Mater. Chem. 22, 6575 (2012). [Back cover image]. doi: 10.1039/C2JM00044J

241Y. Zhang, T. Mori, J. Ye, Polymeric Carbon Nitrides: Semiconducting Properties and Emerging Applications in Photocatalysis and Photoelectrochemical Energy Conversion, Sci. Adv. Mater. 4, 282 (2012). [Invited review]. doi: 10.1166/sam.2012.1283

242S. Ouyang, H. Tong, N. Umezawa, J. Cao, P. Li, Y. Bi, Y. Zhang, J. Ye, Surface alkalinization induced enhancement of photocatalytic H2 evolution over SrTiO3-based photocatalysts, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134, 1974 (2012). [Front cover Image]. doi: 10.1021/ja210610h

243L.K. Shrestha, R.G. Shrestha, S. Acharya, K. Aramaki, J.P. Hill, K. Ariga, Structural Characterizations of Diglycerol Monomyristate Reverse Micelles in Aromatic Solvent Ethylbenzene, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 12, 3716 (2012). DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2012.8561

244L.K. Shrestha, R.G. Shrestha, K. Aramaki, S. Acharya, K. Ariga, Structure and Rheology of Charge-Free Reverse Micelles in Aromatic Liquid Phenyloctane, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 12, 3701 (2012). DOI:10.1166/jnn.2012.6170

245 S-J, Wi, L.K. Shrestha, T. Nagao, Topographically Controlled Growth of Silver Nanoclusters, Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters, 6, 202-204 (2012). (Highlighted in front cover). DOI: 10.1002/pssr.201206082

246R. Rajbhandari, L.K. Shrestha, R.R. Pradhananga, Nanoporous Activated Carbon Derived from Lapsi (Chorespondias axillaries) Seed Stone for the Removal of Arsenic from Water, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 12, 7002-7009, (2012)

247 R.G. Shrestha, L.K. Shrestha, S. Acharya, K. Aramaki, K. Ariga, Water Induced Microstructure Transformation of Diglycerol Monolaurate Reverse Micelles in Ethylbenzene, Journal of Oleo Science 61, 575-584, (2012).

248 L.K. Shrestha, J.P. Hill, K. Miyazawa, K. Ariga, Mixing antisolvents induced modulation in the morphology of crystalline C60, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 12, 6380-6384 (2012). DOI:10.1166.2012.6220

249 R.G. Shrestha, L.K. Shrestha, Structure of Nonionic Reverse Micelles in Octylbenzene, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology 34, 684-691, (2012). DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2012.683977


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250 X. Wei, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Electron emission from individual graphene nanoribbons driven by internal electric field, ACS NANO 6, 705 (2012). doi: 10.1021/nn204172w

251D. Golberg, P. Costa, M.-S. Wang, X. Wei, D.-M. Tang, Z. Xu, Y. Huang, U. Gautam, B. Liu, H. Zeng, N.Kawamoto, C. Zhi, M. Mitome, Y. Bando, Nanomaterial engineering and property studies in a transmission electron microscope, Advanced Materials 24, 177 (2012). doi: 10.1002/adma.201102579

252D.-M. Tang, C. Ren, M.-S. Wang, X. Wei, N.Kawamoto, C. Liu, Y. Bando, M. Mitome, N. Fukata, D. Golberg, Mechanical properties of Si nanowires as revealed by in situ transmission electron microscopy and molecular dynamics simulations, Nano Letters 12, 1898 (2012). doi: 10.1021/nl204282y

253 H. Takeda, Collective population evolution of two-level atoms based on mean-field theory, Physical Review A 85, 023837 (2012). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.85.023837

254 J. Ma, J. Tang, Q. Cheng, H. Zhang, N. Shinya, L.-C. Qin, Carbon composite microelectrodes fabricatedby electrophoretic deposition, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 12, 1972 (2012).

255 J. Yuan, H. Zhang, J. Tang, N. Shinya, K. Nakajima, L.-C. Qin, Field emission from single crystalline HfC nanowires, Applied Physics Letters 100, 113111 (2012). doi:10.1063/1.3694047

256J. Yuan, H. Zhang, J. Tang, N. Shinya, K. Nakajima, L.-C. Qin, Synthesis and characterization of single crystalline hafnium carbide nanowires, Journal of the American Ceramic Society 95, 2352-2356 (2012). doi:10.1111/j.1551-2916.2012.05247.x

257Z. Schnepp, M. J. Hollamby, M. Tanaka, Y. Matsushita, Y. Katsuya, Y. Sakka, One-step route to a hybrid TiO2/TixW1-xN nanocomposite by in situ selective carbothermal nitridation, Science and Technology of Advanced Materials 13, 035001 (2012). doi: 10.1088/1468-6996/13/3/035001

258 J. H. Gao, N. Ishida, S. Isaacson, D. Fujita, Controllable growth of single-layer graphene on a Pd(111) substrate, Carbon 50, 1674 (2012). doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2012.01.062

259 H. Sepehri-Amin, T. Ohkubo , T. Shima , K. Hono, Grain boundary and interface chemistry of an Nd–Fe–B-based sintered magnet, Acta Materialia 60, 819 (2012). doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2011.10.043

260 D. Prabhu, H. Sepehri-Amin et al. Enhanced coercivity of spark plasma sintered Zn-bondedSm–Fe–N magnets, Scripta Materialia 67, 153-156 (2012). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2012.04.001

261H.-T. Sun, Y. Matsushita, Y. Sakka, N. Shirahata, M. Tanaka, Y. Katsuya, H. Gao and K. Kobayashi, Synchrotron X-ray, Photoluminescence and Quantum Chemistry Studies of Bismuth Embedded Dehydrated Zeolite Y, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, 2918-2921 (2012).

262 J. H. Gao, N. Ishida, S. Isaacson, D. Fujita, Controllable growth of single-layer graphene on a Pd(111) substrate, Carbon 50, 1674 (2012). doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.12.012

263 J. H. Gao, K. Sagisaka, M. Kitahara, M. S. Xu, S. Miyamoto and D. Fujita, Graphene growth on a Pt(111) substrate by surface segregation and precipitation, Nanotechnology 23, 055704 (2012).doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/5/055704

264S. Ishihara, Y. Furuki, J. P. Hill, K. Ariga, S. Takeoka, Coordinative Nanoporous Polymers Synthesized with Hydrogen-Bonded Columnar Liquid Crystals, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 12, 7885 (2012). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2012.6600

265 S. Ishihara, Y. Wakayama, N. Hiroshiba, J. P. Hill, K. Ariga, Novel Concepts for Organic Syntheses Based on Interfaces and Molecular Machines, Current Organic Synthesis 9, 428 (2012). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157017912802651384

266S.-L. Li, H. Miyazaki, H. Song, H. Kuramochi, S. Nakaharai and K. Tsukagoshi, Quantitative Raman Spectrum and Reliable Thickness Identification for Atomic Layers on Insulating Substrates, ACS Nano 6, 7381 (2012). doi: 10.1021/nn3025173

267C. Moreno, C. Munuera, X. Obradors, C. Ocal, The memory effect of nanoscale memristors investigated by conducting scanning probe microscopy method,Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 3, 722-730 (2012). Invited contribution to a thematic series Advanced Atomic Force Microscopy Techniques. doi: 10.3762/bjnano.3.82

268N. Suzuki, Y. –T. Huang, Y. Nemoto, A. Nakahira, Y. Yamauchi, Highly Densified Mesoporous Silica Bulk Prepared with Colloidal Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles toward a New Low-k Material, Chemistry Letters, 41, 1518 (2012). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1246/cl.2012.1518

269 H. Takeda, All-optical modulation and amplification resulting from population inversion in two-level systems using a photonic-crystal cavity, Physical Review A 86, 013803 (2012). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.86.013803

270 H. Takeda, K. Sakoda, Exciton-polariton mediated light propagation in anisotropic waveguides, Physical Review B 86, 205319 (2012). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.205319

271D. M. Tang, L. L. Zhang, C. Liu, L. C. Yin, P. X. Hou, H. Jiang, Z. Zhu, F. Li, B. L. Liu, E. I. Kauppinen, H. M. Cheng, Heteroepitaxial Growth of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes from Boron Nitride, Scientific Reports 2, 971 (2012). doi: 10.1038/srep00971

272 W. F. Li, H. Sepehri-Amin, et al. Effect of ball-milling surfactants on the interface chemistry in hot-compacted SmCo5 magnets, Acta Materialia 60, 6685 (2012). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2012.08.038

273 K. Hono, H. Sepehri-Amin, Strategy for high-coercivity Nd-Fe-B magnets, Scripta Materialia 67, 530-535 (2012). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2012.06.038


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274M. Li, S. Ishihara, Q. Ji, M. Akada, J. P. Hill, K. Ariga, Paradigm shift from self-assembly to commanded assembly of functional materials: recent examples in porphyrin/fullerene supramolecular systems, Science and Technology of Advanced Materials 13, 053001 (2012). doi: 10.1088/1468-6996/13/5/053001

275H.S. Song, S.-L. Li, H. Miyazaki, S. Sato, K. Hayashi, A. Yamada, N. Yokoyama and K. Tsukagoshi, Origin of the Relatively Low Transport Mobility of Graphene Grown through Chemical Vapor Deposition, Scientific Reports 2, 337 (2012). doi: 10.1038/srep00337

276 Y. Zhang, S.-L. Li, J. Li, H. Deng, L.-M. Cui, D.-N. Zheng, Controllable Formation of Resistive Switching Filaments by Low-Energy H+ Irradiation in Transition-Metal Oxides, Applied Physics Letters 101, 043502 (2012). doi: 10.1063/1.4738894

277 H. Miyazaki, S.-L. Li, S. Nakaharai, K. Tsukagoshi, Unipolar Transport in Bilayer Graphene Controlled by Multiple p-n Interfaces, Applied Physics Letters 100, 163115 (2012). doi: 10.1063/1.3701592

278 M. Y. Liao, L. W. Sang, T. Teraji, M. Imura, J. Alvarez, Y. Koide, Comprehensive Investigation of Single Crystal Diamond Deep-Ultraviolet Detectors, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 51 090115 (2012). doi:10.1143/JJAP.51.090115

279S.H. Cheng, L. W. Sang, M. Y. Liao, J. W. Liu, M. Imura, H. D. Li, Y.Koide, N. Shibata, T. Matsumoto, Y. Ikuhara, Integration of high-dielectric constant Ta2O5 oxides on diamond for power devices,Applied Physics Letters 101, 232907 (2012) doi: 10.1063/1.4770059

280 角谷　正友、桑立，窒化物薄膜や ZnO薄膜など次世代太陽電池に期待されるマテリアル，MATERIALSTAGE 46,12 (2012).

281 S. Tanaka, R. Tamura, H. Katsura, Entanglement Spectra of the quantum hard-square model: Holographic minimal models, Physical Review A 86, 032326 (2012). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.86.032326

282M. Yamaguchi, D.-M. Tang, C. Zhi, Y. Bando, D. Shtansky, D. Golberg, Synthesis, structural analysis and in situ transmission electron microscopy mechanical tests on individual aluminum matrix/boron nitride nanotube nanohybrids, Acta Mater. 60, 6213-6222 (2012). doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2012.07.066

283 M. Hafeez, T. Zhai, A. Bhatti, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Oxygen Vacancy Driven Modulations in In2O3 Pyramidal Beaded Nanowires, Crystal Growth & Design 12, 4935 (2012). doi: 10.1021/cg300870y

284 A. Aparecido-Ferreira, H. Miyazaki, S.-L. Li, K. Komatsu, S. Nakaharai, K. Tsukagoshi, Enhanced Current-rectification in Bilayer Graphene with An Electrically Tuned Sloped Bandgap, Nanoscale 4, 7842 (2012). doi: 10.1039/C2NR32526H

285 H. Miyazaki, M.V. Lee, S.-L. Li, H. Hiura, A. Kanda, K. Tsukagoshi, Observation of Tunneling Current in Semiconducting Graphene p-n Junctions, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 81, 014708 (2012). doi: 10.1143/JPSJ.81.014708

286 M. Lozac’h, Y. Nakano, L. Sang, K. Sakoda, M. Sumiya, Study on Defect Levels in the Band Gap for a Thick InGaN Film, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 51, 121001 (2012). doi: 10.1143/JJAP.51.121001

287 S. Zhang, M. Yanagida, X. Yang, L. Han, Directly Determine an Additive-Induced Shift in Quasi-Fermi Level of TiO2 Films in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 51, 10NE15 (2012). doi: 10.1143/JJAP.51.10NE15

288W. Tian, C. Zhi, T. Zhai, X. Wang, M. Liao, S. Li, S. Chen, D. Golberg, Y. Bando, Ultrahigh Quantum Efficiency of CuO Nanoparticle Decorated In2Ge2O7 Nanobelt Deep-UV Light Photodetectors, Nanoscale 4, 6318 (2012). doi: 10.1039/C2NR31791E

289W. Tian, C. Zhi, T. Zhai, S. Chen, X. Wang, M. Liao, D. Golberg, Y. Bando, In-doped Ga2O3 Nanobelt Based Photodetector with High Sensitivity and Wide-Range Photoresponse, Journal of Materials Chemistry 22, 17984 (2012). doi: 10.1039/C2JM33189F

290 X. Wang, W. Tian, T. Zhai, C. Zhi, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Cobalt (II, III) Oxide Hollow Structures: Fabrication, Properties and Applications, Journal of Materials Chemistry 22, 23310 (2012). doi: 10.1039/C2JM33940D

291P. Darmawan, T. Minari, Y. Xu, S.-L. Li, H. Song, M. Chan, K. Tsukagoshi, Optimal Structure for High-Performance and Low-Contact-Resistance Organic Field-Effect Transistors Using Contact-Doped Coplanar and Pseudo-Staggered Device Architectures, Advanced Functional Materials 22, 4577 (2012). doi: 10.1002/adfm.201201094

292K. Zhang, S. Zhang, K. Sodeyama, X. Yang, H. Chen, M. Yanagida, Y. Tateyama, L. Han, A New Factor Affecting the Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells in the Presence of 4-tert-Butylpyridine. Applied Physics Express 5, 42303 (2012). doi: 10.1143/APEX.5.042303

293X. Wang, M. Liao, Y. Zhong, T. Zhai, C. Zhi, Y. Ma, J. Yao, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, ZnO Hollow Spheres with Douple-Yolked Egg Structure for High-Performance Photocatalysts and Photodetectors, Advanced Materials 24, 3421 (2012). doi: 10.1002/adma.201201139

294 S. Nakaharai, T. Iijima, S. Ogawa, H. Miyazaki, S. Li, K. Tsukagoshi, S. Sato, N. Yokoyama, Gate-Controlled P-I-N Junction Switching Device with Graphene Nanoribbon, Applied Physics Express 5, 015101 (2012). doi: 10.1143/APEX.5.015101

295C. Liu, Y. Li, Y. Xu, T. Minari, S. Li, K. Takimiya, K. Tsukagoshi, Controlling the Crystal Formation in Solution-process for Organic Field-effect Transistors with High-performance, Organic Electronics 13, 2975 (2012). doi: 10.1016/j.orgel.2012.08.024

296K. Löwe, J. Liu, K. Skokov, J. D. Moore, H. Sepehri-Amin, K. Hono, M. Katter, O. Gutfleisch, The effect of the thermal decomposition reaction on the mechanical and magnetocaloric properties of La(Fe,Si,Co)13, Acta Materialia, 60, 4268 (2012). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2012.04.027

297H. Kuramochi, S. Odaka, K. Morita, S. Tanaka, H. Miyazaki, M.V. Lee, S.-L. Li, H. Hiura, K. Tsukagoshi, Role of Atomic Terraces and Steps in the Electron Transport Properties of Epitaxial Graphene Grown On SiC, AIP Advances 2, 012115 (2012). doi: 10.1063/1.3679400


58 Research Papers

298A. Uedono, S. Ishibashi, T. Watanabe, X. Q. Wang, S. T. Liu, G. Chen, L. W. Sang, M. Sumiya, B. Shen, Vacancy-type defects in InGaN alloys probed using a monoenergetic positron beam, Journal of Applied Physics 112, 014507 (2012). doi: 10.1063/1.4732141

299 L. Han, A. Islam, H. Chen, C. Malapaka, B. Chiranjeevi, S. Zhang, X. Yang, M. Yanagida, High-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cell with a novel co-adsorbent, Energy Environ. Sci., 5, 6057(2012). doi:10.1039/C2EE03418B

300H. Sepehri-Amin, D. Prabhu, M. Hayashi, T. Ohkubo, K. Hioki, A. Hattori , K. Hono, Coercivity enhancement of rapidly solidified Nd-Fe-B magnet powders, Scripta Materialia, 68, 167-170 (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2012.10.005

301H. Sepehri-Amin, T. Ohkubo, M. Kodzuka, H. Yamamura, T. Saito, H. Iba, K. Hono, Evidence for nano-Si clusters in amorphous SiO anode materials for rechargeable Li-ion batteries, Scripta Materialia, (2013) In Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2013.02.040

302H. Sepehri-Amin, T. Ohkubo , K. Hono, The mechanism of coercivity enhancement by the grain boundary diffusion process of Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets, Acta Materialia, 61, 1982 (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2012.12.018

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S. Ishihara, N. Iyi, Y. Tsujimoto, S. Tominaka, Y. Matsushita, V. Krishnan, M. Akada, J. Labuta, K. Deguchi, S. Ohki, M. Tansho, T. Shimizu, Q. Ji, Y. Yamauchi, J. P. Hill, H. Abe, K. Ariga, Hydrogen-Bond-Driven ‘Homogeneous Intercalation’ for Rapid, Reversible, and Ultra-Precise Actuation of Layered Clay Nanosheets, Chemical Communications 49, 3631 (2013). doi: 10.1039/C3CC40398J

304 M. Hu, S. Ishihara, Y. Yamauchi, Bottom-up Synthesis of Monodispersed Single-Crystalline Cyano-Bridged Coordination Polymer Nanoflakes, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 52, 1235 (2013). doi: 10.1002/anie.201208501

305M. Hu, S. Ishihara, K. Ariga, M. Imura, Y. Yamauchi, Kinetically Controlled Crystallization for Synthesis of Monodispersed Coordination Polymer Nanocubes and Their Self-Assembly to Periodic Arrangements, Chemistry-A European Journal 19, 1882 (2013). doi: 10.1002/chem.201203138

306B. R. Pauw, J. S. Pedersen, S. Tardif, M. Takata, B. B. Iversen, Improvements and considerations for size distribution retrieval from small-angle scattering data by Monte Carlo methods, J. Appl. Cryst 46, 365-371 (2013). doi:10.1107/S0021889813001295

307N. Suzuki, M. Imura, K. Sato, N. Fukata, M. Matsuura, K. Maekawa, Y. Yamauchi, Synthesis and Characterization of Zn-Doped Mesoporous SnO2 by Using Thermally-Stable Block Copolymer Templates, Dalton Transactions, Published on the Web. (2013). doi:10.1039/C2DT32760K

308N. Suzuki, M. B. Zakaria, N. L. Torad, K. C. –W. Wu, Y. Nemoto, M. Imura, M. Osada, Y. Yamauchi, Synthesis of Highly Strained Mesostructured SrTiO3/BaTiO3 Composite Films with Robust Ferroelectricity, Chemistry-A European Journal, 19, 4446 (2013). doi:10.1002/chem.201203421

309N. Suzuki, Y. Kamachi, Y. –D. Chiang, K. C. –W. Wu, S. Ishihara, K. Sato, N. Fukata, M. Matsuura, K. Maekawa, K. Ariga, Y. Yamauchi, Synthesis of Mesoporous Antimony-Doped Tin Oxide (ATO) Thin Films and Investigation of Their Electrical Conductivity, CrystEngComm, Accepted. doi:10.1039/C3CE40189H

310 H. Takeda, F. Ito, S. Yamanaka, N. Takiyama, K. Yoshino, Roles of trichomes with silica particles on the surface of leaves in Aphananthe aspera, AIP Advances 3, 032120 (2013). doi: 10.1063/1.4794958

311D.-M. Tang, X. Wei, M.-S. Wang, N. Kawamoto, Y. Bando, C. Zhi, M. Mitome, A. Zak, R. Tenne, D. Golberg, Revealing the Anomalous Tensile Properties of WS2 Nanotubes by in Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy, Nano Lett. 13, 1034-1040 (2013). doi: 10.1021/nl304244h

312 M. J. Hollamby Practical applications of small-angle neutron scattering Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Advance Article (2013) doi: 10.1039/C3CP50293G

313 X. Yang, M. Yanagida, L. Han, Reliable evaluation of dye-sensitized solar cells, Energy Environ. Sci., 6, 54(2013). doi: 10.1039/C2EE22998F

314S. S. Babu, M. J. Hollamby, J. Aimi, H. Ozawa, A. Saeki, S. Seki, K. Kobayashi, K. Hagiwara, M. Yoshizawa, H. Möhwald, T. Nakanishi Nonvolatile Liquid Anthracenes: Facile Full Color Luminescence Tuning at Single Blue-Light Excitation Nature Communications Accepted Article (2013)

315N. Iyi, S. Ishihara, Y. Kaneko, H. Yamada, Swelling and gel/sol formation of perchlorate-type layered double hydroxides in concentrated aqueous solutions of amino acid-related zwitterionic compounds, Langmuir 29, 2562 (2013). doi: 10.1021/la304964q

316M. Li, S. Ishihara, K. Ohkubo, M. Liao, Q. Ji, C. Gu, Y. Pan, X. Jiang, M. Akada, J. P. Hill, T. Nakanishi, Y. Ma, Y. Yamauchi, S. Fukuzumi, K. Ariga, Electrochemical Synthesis of Transparent, Amorphous C60-Rich Photoactive Low Doped Film with Interconnected Structure, Small, Publised on the Web. (2013). doi: 10.1002/smll.201202680

317 I. –J. Kuo, N. Suzuki, Y. Yamauchi, K. C. –W. Wu, Cellulose-to-HMF Conversion Using Crystalline Mesoporous Titania and Zirconia Nanocatalysts in Ionic Liquid Systems, RSC Advances, 3, 2028 (2013). doi:10.1039/C2RA21805D

318M. B. Zakaria, N. Suzuki, N. L. Torad, M. Matsuura, K. Maekawa, H. Tanabe, Y. Yamauchi, Preparation of Mesoporous Titania Thin Films with Well-Crystallized Frameworks by Using Thermally-Stable Triblock Copolymer, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Published on the Web. (2013). doi:10.1002/ejic.201201305

319 X. Wei, D.-M. Tang, Q. Chen, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Local Coulomb Explosion of Boron Nitride Nanotubes under Electron Beam Irradiation, ACS Nano 7, 3491-3497 (2013). doi: 10.1021/nn400423y


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320 N. Kawamoto, D.-M. Tang, X. Wei, X. Wang, M. Mitome, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, Transmission electron microscope as an ultimate tool for nanomaterial property studies, Microscopy 62, 157-175 (2013). doi: 10.1093/jmicro/dfs078

321

Y. Kosaki, H. Izawa, S. Ishihara, K. Kawakami, M. Sumita, Y. Tateyama, Q. Ji, V. Krishnan, S. Hishita, Y. Yamauchi, J. P. Hill, A. Vinu, S. Shiratori, K. Ariga, Nanoporous Carbon Sensor with Cage-in-Fibre Structure: Highly-Selective Aniline Adsorbent towards Cancer Risk Management, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 5, 2930 (2013). doi: 10.1021/am400940q

322M. Loza’h, Y. Nakano, L. Sang, K. Sakoda, M. Sumiya, Fabrication of transparent conducting polymer/GaN Schottky junction for deep level defect evaluation under light irradiation, Physica status solidi (A) 1-4, (2013). doi:10.1002/pssa.201200716

323Z. Mei, S. Ouyang, D.-M. Tang, T. Kako, D. Golberg, J. Ye, An ion-exchange route for the synthesis of hierarchical In2S3/ZnIn2S4 bulk composite and its photocatalytic activity under visible-light irradiation, Dalton Trans. 42, 2687-2690 (2013) doi: 10.1039/C2DT32271D

324W. Tian, C. Zhang, T. Zhai, S. Li, X. Wang, M. Liao, K. Tsukagoshi, D. Golberg, Y. Bando, Flexible SnO2 Hollow Nanosphere Film Based High-Performance Ultraviolet Photodetector, Chemical Communications 49, 3739 (2013). doi: 10.1039/C3CC39273B

325 W. Tian, X. Wang, T. Zhai, D. Liu, C. Zhang, D. Golberg, Y. Bando, Ni(OH)2 nanosheet @ Fe2O3 nanowire hybrid composite arrays for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes, Nano Energy ASAP (2013). doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2013.01.004

326J. Zabaleta, S. Valencia, F. Kronast, C.Moreno, P. Abellán, J. Gázquez, H. Sepehri-Amin, F. Sandiumenge, T. Puig, N. Mestres, X. Obradors, Photoemission electron microscopy study of sub-200 nm self-assembled La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 epitaxial islands, Nanoscale 5, 2990-2998 (2013). doi: 10.1039/C3NR33346A

327K. C. –W. Wu, H. –S. Huang, K. –H. Chang, N. Suzuki, Y. Yamauchi, C. –C. Hu, Evaporation-Induced Coating of Hydrous Ruthenium Oxide on the Silica Nanoparticles for High-Performance Supercapacitors, Small, Published on the Web. (2013). doi:10.1002/smll.201202786

328H. Li, S. S. Babu, S. T. Turner, D. Neher, M. J. Hollamby, T. Seki, S. Yagai, Y. Deguchi, H. Möhwald, T. Nakanishi Alkylated-C60 Based Soft Materials: Regulation of Self-Assembly and Optoelectronic Property by Chain Branching Journal of Materials Chemistry C 1, 1943 (2013) doi: 10.1039/C3TC00066D

329M. Loza’h, S. Ueda, S. Liu, H. Yoshikawa, S. Liwen, X. Wang, B. Shen, K. Sakoda, K. Kobayashi, M. Sumiya, Determination of the surface band bending in InGaN films by hard x-ray photoemission spectroscopy, Science and Technology of Adbanced Materials 14, 015007 (2013). doi:10.1088/1468-6996/14/1/015007

330B. P. Bastakoti, H. Oveisi, C. –C. Hu, K. C. –W. Wu, N. Suzuki, K. Takai, Y. Kamachi, Y. Yamauchi, In2O3 Nanoparticles Incorporated Mesoporous Carbon as High-Performance Supercapacitors, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 7, 1109 (2013). doi:10.1002/ejic.201201311

331 Y. Zhang, D. Li, X. Tan, B. Zhang, X. Ruan, H. Liu, C. Pan, L. Liao, T. Zhai, Y. Bando, S. Chen, W. Cai, R. Ruoff, High quality grapheme sheets from graphene oxide by hot-pressing, Carbon 54, 143 (2013). doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2012.11.012

332 Z. Schnepp, Biopolymers as a Flexible Resource for Nanochemistry, Angew Chem Int. Ed 52, 1096-1108(2013). doi: 10.1002/anie.201206943

Co-authored Books

1

R.T. Wu, Thermal Barrier CoatingsISBN 1 84569 658 1ISBN-13: 978 1 84569 658 0January 2011, Woodhead Publishing Ltd., Cambridge, United Kingdom

2

S. Tanaka, R. Tamura, Lectures on Quantum Computing, Thermodynamics and Statistical PhysicsISBN-10: 9814425184ISBN-13: 978-9814425186December 2012, World Scientific Pub Co Inc., Singapore


60 Patents

Appendix III : Patents

No. Name of InventionApplicationNumber

Date of Application

1 有機電界効果トランジスタ 2008-321975 18/12/2008

2The fabrication method of single-crystalline ZnS nanobelts and the use of UV-light sensors

2009-131847 01/06/2009

3ナノリボン及びその製造方法、ナノリボンを用いた FET 及びその製造方法、ナノリボンを用いた塩基配列決定方法およびその装置

2009-194892 26/08/2009

4 グラフェンフィルム製造方法 2009-199126 31/08/2009

5Single-crystalline ZnSe blue/ultraviolet-light photodetectors and its fabrication method

2009-232381 06/10/2009

6 The fabrication method for micro-scale UV-light sensors 2009-279520 09/12/2009

7 Epitaxial growth of graphenes 2010-047225 04/03/2010

8 Heat Resistant Coatings 2010-096554 20/04/2010

9 Surface Stress Sensor 2010-118859 24/05/2010

10 硫化物及びセレン化物粉体の合成方法 2010-226230 06/10/2010

11 Field-effect transistor and the formation method 2010-231352 14/10/2010

12 Fabrication method of field effect transistors 2010-231352 14/10/2010

13グラフェンシート集積体、その製造方法及びグラフェンシートキャパシター

2010-269093 02/12/2010

14Vertically stacked plasmonic metal disk for trapping broadband light

2011-279027 20/12/2011

15 六ホウ化金属冷電界エミッター、その製造方法及び電子銃 2012-149031 03/07/2012

16 金属ホウ化物フィールドエミッター作製方法 2012-168532 30/07/2012


61Invited Lectures to International Conferences

Appendix IV : Invited Lectures to International Conferences

Date of Conference Name of International Conference, Country Name of Speaker Title of Invited Lecture

November 10, 2008

Osaka University - NIMS Young Scientist Symposium on Advanced Structural and Functional Materials Design, Japan

Mingsheng XuGraphoepitaxial Growth of Organic Crystalline Films and its Application in Organic Field-Effect Transistors

July 21-24, 2009 NIMS Week, Japan Mingsheng Xu Characterization of nanomaterials for nanorisk assessment

October 16, 2009 JST Evening Forum, Japan Rudder Wu Revolution of Modern Aircrafts

March 7, 2010 Hakone Mini Workshop, Japan Genki Yoshikawa Piezoresistive cantilever array sensors

April 5, 2010 Aerospace MaterialsWorkshop, Taiwan Rudder Wu Recent Progress in Thermal Barrier Coatings

for Aerospace Applications

April 5-9, 2010 MRS 2010 Spring Meeting, USA Xiaosheng Fang Recent Progress on ZnS nanostructures

April 16-18, 2010First World Conference on Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery, India

Mingsheng Xu The Effect of Physicochemical Properties of Nano-oxides on Cytotoxicity

July 16, 2010 EUFOAM2010, Bulgaria Lok Kumar ShresthaHighly Stable Non-aqueous Foams in Glycerol-Based Nonionic Surfactant/Oil Systems

September 10, 2010

Otto Glatter Special Symposium in 24th Conference of the European Colloid and Interface Society (ECIS), Czech Rep.

Lok Kumar Shrestha SAXS Studies of Nonionic Reverse Micelles in Nonaqueous Media

September 22-24, 2010Turbine Forum 2010 Advanced Coatings for High Temperatures, France

Rudder Wu Development and Systematic Optimization of EQ-Coatings

September 25-28, 2010 11th IUMRS International Conference in Asia, China Lok Kumar Shrestha

Which Parameters Control the Structures of Nonionic Reversed Micelles in Nonaqueous Media?

November 16, 2010 UCL, LCN meeting, UK Genki Yoshikawa

Optimization of Piezoresistive Cantilever Array Sensors Towards Highly Sensitive Membrane-type Surface stress Sensors (MSS)

November 27, 2010 IW-SMART at M&P2010, Japan Qingsong MeiMicrostructure and properties of NiTi processed by surface mechanical attrition treatment

December 15-20, 2010 Pacifichem 2010, USA Yoshihiro Tsujimoto Study of low dimensional magnets synthesized by low-temperature reaction

December 20-22, 2010 MRS Japan symposium, Japan Mingsheng Xu What causes toxic effect of nanomaterials – size, cations, or electron/hole?

January 28-30, 2011

International Conference on Recent trends in Renewable Energy Resources (ICR2ER-2011), IICT Hyderabad, India

Vaishali R. ShindeMesoporous Spherical TiO2 as scattering layer for High-Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

October 21-24, 2011International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Nepal

Han Zhang LaB6 field emission gun: making a decade old dream come true with nanotechnology


62 Invited Lectures to International Conferences

October 23-26, 2011 Nano-S&T 2011, China Jianhua Gao Synthesis and Characterization of Graphene on Metal Substrates

August 8-9, 2012Electronic Materials Meeting 2012 (EMM2012), Kogakuin University, Japan

Liwen Sang InGaN-based p-n junction soalr cells.

September 2-5, 2012Rare-Earth Permanent magnets and their Applications REPM’12, Japan

Hossein Sepehri AminMicrostructure and Coercivity of Hot Deformed Nd-Fe-B Anisotropic Magnets with Non-Magnetic Grain Boundary Phase

October 22-25, 2012

International Conference on Emerging Advanced Nanomaterials (ICEAN-2012), Brisbane, Australia

César Moreno SierraResistive switching for high density non volatile memories: multilevel states at nanoscale

October 22-25, 2012

International Conference on Emerging Advanced Nanomaterials (ICEAN-2012), Brisbane, Australia

Han ZhangAn ultra-bright and monochromatic electron point source enabled by nanotechnology

November 22, 2012 NanoCarbons 2012 in Tsinghua, China Dai-Ming Tang

In Situ TEM: A Nanolab for Growth Mechanism, Structure Manipulation, and Properties Measurements

November 25, 2012

10th China-Japan-Korea Joint Symposium on Carbon Materials to Save the Earth, China

Dai-Ming Tang Mechanical Properties of 1-D Materials as Revealed by In Situ TEM

March 27-29, 2013 Japan Institute of Metals, 2013 Spring annual meeting, Japan Hossein Sepehri Amin Microstructure-coercivity relationship of

hot-deformed Nd-Fe-B anisotropic magnets


63Commendations

Appendix V : Commendations

Date Prize Prize Winner Research for Commendation

May 2010

JSPM Award for Innovatory Research

Cedric Tassel,Yoshihiro Tsujimoto,Hiroshi Kageyama,Kazuyoshi Yoshimura

Synthesis of novel infinite layer iron oxide SrFeO2 by low-temperature reduction method

Apr 2011

Small Frontispiece Image winner

Xijin Xu, Xiaosheng Fang, Tianyou Zhai, Haibo Zeng, Baodan Liu, Xiaoye Hu, Yoshio Bando, Dmitri Golberg

Tube-in-Tube TiO2 Nanotubes with Porous Walls: Fabrication, Formation Mechanism, and Photocatalytic Properties

May 2011

Journal of Materials Chemistry, Cover Image Winner

Liang Li, Yong Zhang, Xiaosheng Fang, Tianyou Zhai, Meiyong Liao, Xueliang Sun, Yasuo Koide, Yoshio Bando, Dmitri Golberg

WO3 nanowires on carbon papers: electronic transport, improved ultraviolet-light photodetectors and excellent field emitters

May 2011 IUMAS-V Best Poster Award Xianlong Wei

Post-Synthesis Substitutional C-doping of Individual Boron Nitride Nanostructures via in-situ Electron Beam Irradiation

Jul 2011

Nanoscale Poster Prize NanoFormulation2011, ICMAT2011 International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies

Lok Kumar Shrestha, Rekha Goswami Shrestha, Takaaki Sato, Kenji Aramaki, Katsuhiko Ariga

Structure and Dynamics of Nonionic Surfactant Micelles in Non-aqueous Media.

Sep 2011

Cover Highlight: RIKEN Research

Fatin Hajjaj Kentaro Tashiro Locking in Molecular Magnetism

Nov 2011

Journal of Materials Chemistry, Cover Image Winner

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Dec 2011

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Non-Covalent Doping of Graphitic Carbon Nitride Polymer with Graphene: Controlled Electronic Structure and Enhanced Optoelectronic Conversion

Dec 2011

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May 2012

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Xi Wang, Dai-Ming Tang, Huiqiao Li, Wei Yi, Tianyou Zhai, Yoshio Bando, Dmitri Golberg

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Jul2012

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N-doped Graphene-SnO2 Sandwich Paper for High-Performance Lithium-ion Batteries

Oct2012

Poster Award for NIMS post doctoral researcher at 12th NIMS forum (2012)

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Feb 2013

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Hydrogen-bond-driven ‘homogeneous intercalation’ for rapid, reversible, and ultra-precise actuation of layered clay nanosheets

Feb 2013

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Feb 2013

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64 Visitors

Appendix VI : Visitors

Date Name Affiliation

Jun 3 – Jun 5 2009 Prof. James M. Kikkawa University of Pennsylvania, USA

Jul 27 – Aug 7 2009 Prof. Jian-Bin Xu The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Jul 27 – Aug 28 2009 Prof. Xinli Guo School of Materials Science & Engineering, Southeast University Nanjing, China

Aug 17 – Aug 21 2009 Prof. Cheolmin Park Yonsei University, Korea

Sep 15 – Oct 15 2009 Dr. Veronika Brazdova London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College of London, UK

Sep 17 2009 Ms Suteetida Suntornnond / Dr. Surin Laosooksathit National Nanotechonology Center, Thailand

Sep 18 2009 Dr. Clifford J. Gabriel / Dr. Machi. Fukuyama Dilworth National Science Foundation, USA

Sep 28 2009 Mr. Ryuji Atago Japan Science and Technology Agency, Japan

Oct 7 2009 Prof. Peter Gudmundsson / Prof. Stefan Stahl / Ms. Charlotte Elfgren Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Oct 7 2009 Ms. Izumi Tanaka Embassy of Sweden in Tokyo, Japan

Oct 8 2009 Prof. Dan Wu / Prof. Dexiu Ma / 7 other members Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Nov 9 – Nov 13 2009 Prof. Jian-Lin Shi Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Nov 10 – Nov 17 2009 Prof. Dongsheng Xu Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Nov 15 – Nov 16 2009 Prof. Maurice Skolnick Department of Physics, University of Sheffield, UK

Nov 15 – Dec 11 2009 Dr. Binghai Yan Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, Germany

Nov 27 2009 Ms. Keiko Packerd Rice University, USA

Dec 11 2009 Prof. Robert P Chang Northwestern University, USA

Dec 16 2009 Prof. Zhanghai Chen Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Dec 21 2009 Prof. Jung-Kook Hong University of Tokyo, Japan

Jan 19 – Jan 21 2010 Prof. Laurence Eaves Department of Physics, University of Nottingham, UK

Jan 19 – Jan 21 2010 Prof. Robin J. Nicholas Department of Physics, University of Oxford, UK

Jan 20 – Jan 26 2010 Prof. Julia. R. Weertman Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Northwestern University, USA

Jan 20 – Jan 26 2010 Prof. Johannes Weertman Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Northwestern University, USA

Jan 25 – Jan 29 2010 Prof. Andrew Briggs Department of Materials, University of Oxford, UK

Jan 25 – Feb 2 2010 Dr. Kathrin Dörr IFW Dresden, Germany

Feb 1 – Feb 5 2010 Dr. Peng Wang Department of Materials, University of Oxford, UK

Feb 1 – Feb 19 2010 Prof. Yung-Mau NieDepartment of Applied Materials and Optoelectronic Engineering, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan

Mar 7 – Mar 13 2010 Prof. Chirstian Rentenberger Physics of Nanostructured Materials, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Austria

Mar 15 2010 Dr. Yasuhiro Ito University of Oxford, UK

Mar 25 2010 Dr. Oliver Portugall High Magnetic Field National Laboratory of Toulouse, CNRS, France

Mar 26 2010 Mr. Ryozo Tanaka British Embassy in Tokyo, Japan

Mar 26 2010 Dr. Lorenz Granrath Fraunhofer Representative Office, Japan


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Mar 26 2010 Mr. Toshiyasu Ichioka EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Japan

Mar 26 2010 Mr. Frantisek Trojacek Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tokyo, Japan

Mar 26 2010 Dr. Christer Per Lund Royal Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo, Japan

Mar 26 2010 Dr. Iris Wieczorek DFG Office, Japan

Mar 26 2010 Ms. Naho Kawaguchi Japan Echo (Camera crew), Japan

Mar 26 2010 Ms. Izumi Tanaka Embassy of Sweden, Japan

Mar 26 2010 Mr. Mitsuru Niwano Embassy of Finland, Japan

Mar 26 2010 Mr. Tom Kuczynski Embassy of Poland, Japan

May 25 2010 Prof. Andrew I. Cooper / Prof. Werner Hofer / Prof. Steve Holoway / Prof. Samar Hasnain University of Liverpool, UK

Jun 28 – Jul 9 2010 Prof. Raja Ram Pradhananga Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Jul 1 – Jul 7 2010 Prof. Liang Li East China University of Science & Technology, China

Jul 7 2010 Dr. John Haynes American Institute of Physics, USA

Jul 22 – Jul 29 2010 Prof. Limin Wu Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, China

Jul 26 – Aug 6 2010 Prof. Niu Li Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Jul 28 – Aug 6 2010 Prof. Yung-Mau NieDepartment of Applied Materials and Optoelectronic Engineering, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan

Sep 21 2010 Prof. Jochen Wosnitza Hochfeld-Magnetlabor Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

Sep 30 – Oct 8 2010 Prof. Guang-Hai LiAnhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, ISSP, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Oct 1 – Oct 8 2010 Prof. Xiaodong PiState Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, China

Oct 5 2010

Prof. Andy Tzi Sum Hor / Dr. Jasbir Singh / Dr. Foo Yong Lim / Dr. Tripathy Sudhiranjan / Prof. Chua Soo Jin / Dr. Jie Zhang / Dr. Joel Kwang Wei Yang / Dr. Lerwen Liu

Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore

Oct 22 2010 Prof. Anthony K. Cheetham Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, UK

Nov 18 – Nov 25 2010 Prof. Jianrong Qiu School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, China

Jan 4 – Jan 13 2011 Prof. Ying Ma Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Jan 5 – Jan 14 2011 Prof. Prasanth Jose Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India

Jan 17 – Jan 21 2011 Prof. Oliver G. Schmidt IFW Dresden, Germany

Jan 17 – Jan 25 2011 Prof. Rasmita Raval Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, UK

Jan 17 – Jan 28 2011 Prof. Samuel Sanchez Ordonez IFW Dresden, Germany

Feb 14 – Feb 15 2011 Prof. Andrew Briggs Department of Materials, University of Oxford, UK

Feb 21 – Feb 25 2011 Prof. Junichiro Kono Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Physics & Astronomy, Rice University, USA

Feb 28 2011 Prof. RPH Chang Northwetern University

Feb 28 2011 Dr. Rehka Goswami Shrestha Tokyo University of Science

Mar 7 – Mar 10 2011 Prof. Andrea Maria HodgeAerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department ,University of Southern California, USA


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Jun 19 – Jun 25 2011 Prof. Amar Prasad Yadav Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Aug 18 – Aug 24 2011 Prof. Songqin Liu School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, China

Aug 24 – Aug 30 2011 Prof. Qing Chen

Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevice(Peking University), Ministry of Education. Institute of Physical Electronics. Department of Electronics, Peking University, China

Aug 28 – Sep 3 2011 Dr. Simon Hall School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, UK

Oct 10 – Oct 15 2011 Prof. Zhao-hua Cheng State Key Lab. of Magnetism, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Dec 3 – Dec 10 2011 Prof. Zhifang Peng Institute of Structure Materials, Wuhan University, China

Dec 6 – Dec 10 2011 Dr. Lanyuan LuDivision of Structural and Computational Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Dec 11 – Dec 17 2011 Prof. Zhengjun Zhang Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, China

Jan 16 – Jan 21 2012 Prof. John Francis Ryan Department of Physics, Oxford University, UK

Jan 18 – Jan 23 2012 Prof. David Cahen Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute, Israel

Jan 17 – Jan 25 2012 Dr. John Singleton National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA

Mar 11 – Mar 17 2012 Prof. Qinyuan Zhang Institute of Optical Communication Materials, South China University of Technology, China

Jun 18 – Jun 23 2012 Prof. Raja Ram Pradhananga Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Aug 5 – Aug 11 2012 Prof. Lian-Mao Peng Department of Electronics, Peking University, China

Aug 5 – Aug 11 2012 Prof. Yuanbo Zhang Department of Physics, Fudan University, China

Aug 6 – Aug 11 2012 Prof. Lei Liao Wuhan University, China

Aug 6 – Aug 11 2012 Dr. Zhiyong Fan

Functional and Advanced Nanostructures (FAN) Laboratory, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Hongkong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, P. R. China

Aug 27 – Sep 1 2012 Prof. Arne Thomas Department of Chemistry,Technische Universität Berlin (TU-Berlin), Germany

Sep 9 – Sep 15 2012 Prof. Rubén Pérez Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

Oct 1 – Oct 6 2012 Prof. Fangli Yuan Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IPE, CAS), P. R. China

Dec 17 – Dec 22 2012 Prof. Ivan K. Schuller Condensed Matter Physics Group, University of California, San Diego, U.S.A

Dec 17 – Dec 22 2012 Prof. Markus Niederberger Laboratory for Multifunctional Materials, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland


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