A paper on CO2 electrolytic reduction by our Ph.D. student Jiaying Yan and colleagues has been selected for the back cover of Small Science.
Our Ph.D. student Jiaying Yan was selected as a participant in Asian Deans’ Forum “The Rising Stars Women in Engineering Workshop 2025”.
Dr. Jittraporn Saengkaew has joined our laboratory as a Project Researcher.
A scientific paper on CO2 electroreduction by our Ph.D. student Jiaying Yan et al. has been accepted for publication in Small Science.
We have developed a metal Bi nanoflower catalyst for the highly efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2 to formate using electrochemical techniques. We have elucidated how defects and small-angle grain boundaries in metal Bi can significantly enhance catalytic performance. This study explains why the activity of materials with the same composition may differ significantly, and suggests guidelines for the design of catalysts for efficient CO2 electrolytic reduction.
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A scientific paper on magnesium rechargeable battery simulations by our former Project Assistant Professor, Dr. Atsushi Tamura et al., has been accepted for publication in Mater. Today Commun.
Through simulations and experiments using COMSOL Multiphysics® modeling software, we clarified the effects of the surface topography of the magnesium negative electrode and the transport properties of magnesium ions on the deposition behavior of magnesium in magnesium rechargeable batteries, and provided design guidelines for achieving uniform magnesium metal deposition. The design guideline for the realization of uniform magnesium metal deposition was presented. This result was achieved in collaboration with Dr. Mandai of NIMS.
Prof. Yagi is introduced in connection with the international collaboration with Yale University.
We are strengthening our ties with Yale University through programs such as the PEAKS Yale University Program, a university support forum led by the Cabinet Office.
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Prof. Yagi received a Reviewer Certificate from Wiley.
In 2024, Prof. Yagi reviewed a large number of papers submitted to journals such as Adv. Mater., Adv. Funct. Mater., Small Science, and Small Methods.
Ms. Selina Kinne, a graduate student at RWTH Aachen University, has been assigned to Yagi Laboratory as a special auditing student.
She will be studying energy storage and conversion materials and surface treatment for six months.
A scientific paper on positive electrode active materials for magnesium rechargeable batteries by our former student, Project Researcher, Mr. Isaac Oda-Bayliss, et al. has been accepted for publication in J. Mater. Chem. A.
We have revealed that V-ion doping of α-KxMnO
An academic paper on oxide-based solid electrolytes by our student, DingYuan Huang et al. has been accepted for publication in EcoEnergy.
Ga-doped Li7La3Zr2O12 was used as an oxide-based solid electrolyte to investigate in detail how the synthesis conditions and particle size affect the electrochemical and chemical stability of the solid electrolyte.