Energy Storage Materials Engineering Lab
Research
Efficient energy storage and conversion technologies are essential to realize a sustainable society. From the viewpoint of materials science, our laboratory is conducting research and development of innovative rechargeable batteries and highly efficient electrochemical processes. Our goal is to contribute to the realization of a truly affluent society and to knowledge by exploring the essence behind phenomena.
Publications
Our laboratory was established at Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo in April 2016. The achievements of our research are published in the form of academic papers, books, and patents etc.
People
We continue to take on challenges as a team with the strengths of each member. We look forward to the day when we can research and grow with you.
News
A review article by Panagiotis Herodotou, a ph. D. student who spent two months interning at the Yagi Laboratory from University of Cyprus, and colleagues regarding the prospects for implementing systems incorporating Mg rechargeable batteries has been accepted for publication in Electrochimica Acta.
A special feature article titled “Suppression of Electrolyte Decomposition in Magnesium Rechargeable Batteries by Controlling the Catalytic Activity of Positive Electrode Active Materials” has been published in Ceramics Journal (the Ceramic Society of Japan ).
This study clarifies that Fe ions in spinel-type oxides effectively suppress the oxidative decomposition of electrolytes and elucidates the mechanism behind this effect. The first-principles calculations essential to this research were performed by groups led by Professor Masanobu Nakayama of Nagoya Institute of Technology and Professor Yoshitaka Tateyama of Institute of Science Tokyo.
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