PAPERS

Original Papers

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2024年以降
“Atomically Dispersed d10 s-block Au Boosts 1e- Water Oxidation Reaction for Direct Artificial Photosynthesis of Hydroxyl Radicals”
Zhenyuan Teng, Hongbin Yang, Qitao Zhang, Wenan Cai, Ying-Rui Lu, Kosaku Kato, Zhenzong Zhang, Jie Ding, Han Sun, Sixiao Liu, Chengyin Wang, Peng Chen, Akira Yamakata, Ting-Shan Chan, Chenliang Su*, Bin Liu*, Teruhisa Ohno*,
Nature Chem., in press (2024).


“Trapping of Intermediates of a Photocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Overall Water Splitting”
 Fumiaki Amano*, Satoshi Nakayama, Souta Suzuki, Akira Yamakata, Kosuke Beppu,
ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 1398-1402 (2024).

“Efficient and stable visible-light-driven Z-scheme overall water splitting using an oxysulfide H2 evolution photocatalyst”
Lihua Lin, Yiwen Ma, Junie Jhon M Vequizo, Mamiko Nakabayashi, Chen Gu, Xiaoping Tao, Hiroaki Yoshida, Yuriy Pihosh, Yuta Nishina, Akira Yamakata, Naoya Shibata, Takashi Hisatomi, Tsuyoshi Takata, Kazunari Domen*,
Nat. Commun., 397 (2024).

“Suppression of Charge Recombination by Vertical Arrangement of A Donor Moiety on Flat Planar Dyes for Efficient Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells”
Qi Guo, Tomohiro Higashino*, Rintaro Adachi, Chayanit Wechwithayakhlung, Daniel Packwood, Akira Yamakata*, Hiroshi Imahori*,
ChemSusChem., e202301661(2024).

“An efficient particulate photocatalyst for overall water splitting based on scandium and magnesium co-doped strontium titanate”
Shigeru Ikeda*, Riku Okamoto, Akira Kimura, Yuhi Nakayasu, Akira Yamakata, Ryota Tomizawa, Taizo Masuda, Koichiro Nakatani,
Sustain.Energy Fuels., in press (2024).


2023年以降
“Sub-50 nm Perovskite-Type Tantalum-Based Oxynitride Single Crystals with Enhanced Photoactivity for Water Splitting”
Jiadong Xiao, Mamiko Nakabayashi, Takashi Hisatomi, Junie Vequizo, Wenpeng Li, Kaihong Chen, Xiaoping Tao, Akira Yamakata, Naoya Shibata, Tsuyoshi Takata, Yasunobu Inoue, Kazunari Domen*
Nature Communications.,14, 8030 (2023).

“A quantitative study on the relationship of specific surface area and carrier lifetime to photocatalytic activity of anatase TiO2 nanoparticles”
Shimpei Naniwa, Kosaku Kato, Akira Yamakata*, Akira Yamamoto, Hisao Yoshida*,
ACS Catal., 13 , 15212-15218 (2023).

“Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Activity of Nitrogen/Fluorine-Codoped Rutile TiO2”
Akinobu Miyoshi, Megumi Okazaki, Kosaku Kato, Tomoki Kanazawa, Toshiyuki Yokoi, Shunta Nishioka, Shunsuke Nozawa, Akira Yamakata, Kazuhiko Maeda*,
ACS Omega., 8 , 41809-41815 (2023).

“In situ surface-enhanced infrared absorption analysis of the excited carrier transfer from n-type Si photoelectrode to Pt oxygen evolution cocatalyst by probing adsorbed CO molecules”
Shu Ashimura, Reiya Konaka, Taki Suginaga, Kazuki Harada, Akira Yamakata, Chechia Hu, Hepsiba Niruba Catherine, Ke-Hsuan Wang, Takeshi Kawai, Masaaki Yoshida*,
J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng., 105121 (2023).


“Unfolding the Impact of H2-Reduction Treatment in Enhancing the Photocatalytic Activity of Rutile TiO2 Based on Photocarriers Dynamics”
Junie Jhon M Vequizo, Kosaku Kato, Fumiaki Amano, Akira Yamakata*,
J. Phys. Chem. C., 127 , 10411-10418 (2023).

“Metal Single‐Atom Cocatalyst on Carbon Nitride for the Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: Effects of Metal Species”
Yuki Akinaga, Tokuhisa Kawawaki*, Hinano Kameko, Yuki Yamazaki, Kenji Yamazaki, Yuhi Nakayasu, Kosaku Kato, Yuto Tanaka, Adie Tri Hanindriyo, Makito Takagi, Tomomi Shimazaki, Masanori Tachikawa, Akira Yamakata, Yuichi Negishi*,
Adv. Funct. Mater., 33, 2303321 (2023).

“Harnessing infrared solar energy with plasmonic energy upconversion”
Zichao Lian, Yoichi Kobayashi, Junie Jhon M Vequizo, Chandana Sampath Kumara Ranasinghe, Akira Yamakata, Takuro Nagai, Koji Kimoto, Katsuaki Kobayashi, Koji Tanaka, Toshiharu Teranishi, Masanori Sakamoto*,
Nature Sustain., 6, 612 (2023).

“Synthesis of crystal-phase and color tunable mixed anion co-doped titanium oxides and their controllable photocatalytic activity”
Jingdi Cao, Takuya Hhasegawa, Yusuke Asakura, Akira Yamakata, Peng Sun, Wenbin Cao, Shu Yin*,
Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 30, 2036-2043 (2023)

“Improved Photocatalytic O2 Evolution on a Sillén–Aurivillius Perovskite Oxychloride Bi6NbWO14Cl by Rh2O3 Additives and Surface Modifications”
Hajime Suzuki, Takanori Takashima, Osamu Tomita, Tomoki Kanazawa, Shunsuke Nozawa, Kosaku Kato, Akira Yamakata, Kouichi Nakashima, Akinori Saeki, Ryu Abe*,
J. Phys. Chem. C., 127, 7965-7973 (2023).

“Carbon Nitride Loaded with an Ultrafine, Monodisperse, Metallic Platinum-Cluster Cocatalyst for the Photocatalytic Hydrogen-Evolution Reaction.”
Daichi Yazaki, Tokuhisa Kawawaki*, Daisuke Hirayama, Masanobu Kawachi, Kosaku Kato, Sota Oguchi, Yuichi Yamaguchi, Soichi Kikkawa, Yoshiya Ueki, Sakiat Hossain, DJ Osborn, Fumihiko Ozaki, Shunsuke Tanaka, Jun Yoshinobu, Gregory F Metha, Seiji Yamazoe, Akihiko Kudo, Akira Yamakata, Yuichi Negishi*,
Small., 19, 2208287 (2023).

“An unexplored role of the CrOx shell in an elaborated Rh/CrOx core–shell cocatalyst for photocatalytic water splitting: a selective electron transport pathway from semiconductors to core metals, boosting charge separation and H2 evolution”
Tetsu Kotani, Kanta Ogawa, Hajime Suzuki, Kosaku Kato, Osamu Tomita, Akira Yamakata, Ryu Abe*,
EES Catalysis., 1, 255-262 (2023).

“Asymmetrically coordinated cobalt single atom on carbon nitride for highly selective photocatalytic oxidation of CH4 to CH3OH”
Jie Ding, Zhenyuan Teng, Xiaozhi Su, Kosaku Kato, Yuhang Liu, Ting Xiao, Wei Liu, Lingyue Liu, Qiao Zhang, Xinyi Ren, Jincheng Zhang, Zhaoyang Chen, Ohno Teruhisa, Akira Yamakata, Hongbin Yang, Yanqiang Huang, Bin Liu, Yueming Zhai*,
Chem., 9, 1017-1035 (2023).

“Surface-Specific Modification of Graphitic Carbon Nitride by Plasma for Enhanced Durability and Selectivity of Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction with a Supramolecular Photocatalyst”
Noritaka Sakakibara, Mitsuhiko Shizuno, Tomoki Kanazawa, Kosaku Kato, Akira Yamakata, Shunsuke Nozawa, Tsuyohito Ito, Kazuo Terashima, Kazuhiko Maeda, Yusuke Tamaki, and Osamu Ishitani*,
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces., 15, 13205-13218 (2023).


“Active BaTaO2N Photocatalysts Prepared from Amorphous Ta2O5 Precursor for Overall Water Splitting under Visible Light”
Shinji Nishimae, Junie Jhon M Vequizo, Yasunobu Inoue, Akira Yamakata, Mamiko Nakabayashi, Tomohiro Higashi, Kazunari Domen*,
J. Mater. Chem. A., 11, 6299-6310 (2023).

“Overall Water Splitting by a SrTaO2N-Based Photocatalyst Decorated with an Ir-Promoted Ru-Based Cocatalyst”
Kaihong Chen, Jiadong Xiao, Junie Jhon M Vequizo, Takashi Hisatomi, Yiwen Ma, Mamiko Nakabayashi, Tsuyoshi Takata, Akira Yamakata, Naoya Shibata, Kazunari Domen*,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 145, 3839-3843 (2023).

“Promoted Utilization of Charge Carriers in La5Ti2Cu0.9Ag0.1O7S5-Based Photocatalyst Sheets for Efficient Z-Scheme Overall Water Splitting”
Chen Shanshan, Nandy Swarnava, Junie Jhon M Vequizo, Hisatomi Takashi, Mamiko Nakabayashi, Pan Zhenhua, Xiao Qi, Wang Zheng, Lin Lihua, Sun Song, Kosaku Kato, Akira Yamakata, Naoya Shibata, Tsuyoshi Takata, Zhang Fuxiang, Kazunari Domen,
ACS Catal., 13, 3285-3294 (2023).

“Particle Size-Dependent Trap States of Photoexcited Carriers in Anatase TiO2 Nanoparticles”
Shimpei Naniwa, Kosaku Kato, Akira Yamamot, Hisao Yoshida*, Akira Yamakata*,
J. Phys. Chem. C., 127, 4295-4302 (2023).

“Zr-doped BaTaO2N photocatalyst modified with Na–Pt cocatalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution and Z-scheme water splitting”
Huihui Li, Junie Jhon M Vequizo, Takashi Hisatomi, Mamiko Nakabayashi, Jiadong Xiao, Xiaoping Tao, Zhenhua Pan, Wenpeng Li, Shanshan Chen, Zheng Wang, Naoya Shibata, Akira Yamakata, Tsuyoshi Takata, Kazunari Domen*,
EES Catalysis.,
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, 26-35 (2023).

2022年

“Effects of Hydroxy Groups in Anthraquinone Dyes on Photocatalytic Activity of Visible-light-sensitized Pt-TiO2 for Hydrogen Evolution”
Fumiaki Amano*, Yasukazu Akaki, Akira Yamakata,
Catal. Surv. from Asia., 1-9, (2023).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10563-022-09370-y

“Harnessing infrared solar energy with plasmonic energy upconversion”
Zichao Lian, Yoichi Kobayashi, Junie Jhon M Vequizo, Chandana Sampath Kumara Ranasinghe, Akira Yamakata, Takuro Nagai, Koji Kimoto, Katsuaki Kobayashi, Koji Tanaka, Toshiharu Teranishi*, Masanori Sakamoto*,
Nature Sustainability, 5, 1092-1099 (2022).

“A general interfacial-energetics-tuning strategy for enhanced artificial photosynthesis”
Tian Liu, Zhenhua Pan, Kosaku Kato, Junie Vequizo, Rito Yanagi, Xiaoshan Zheng, Weilai Yu, Akira Yamakata, Baoliang Chen, Shu Hu, Kenji Katayama, Chiheng Chu*,
Nature Communications, 13, 7783 (2022).

“Effects of a Nanoparticulate TiO2 Modifier on the Visible-Light CO2 Reduction Performance of a Metal-Complex/Semiconductor Hybrid Photocatalyst” Mitsuhiko Shizuno, Kosaku Kato, Shunta Nishioka, Tomoki Kanazawa, Daiki Saito, Shunsuke Nozawa, Akira Yamakata, Osamu Ishitani*, Kazuhiko Maeda*,
ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 5, 9479-9486 (2022).

“One-Step Excitation Overall Water Splitting over a Modified Mg-Doped BaTaO2N Photocatalyst”
Huihui Li, Jiadong Xiao, Junie Jhon M Vequizo, Takashi Hisatomi, Mamiko Nakabayashi, Zhenhua Pan, Naoya Shibata, Akira Yamakata, Tsuyoshi Takata, Kazunari Domen*,
ACS Catal., 12, 10179-10185 (2022).

“Effect of Surface Plasmon Resonance and the Heterojunction on Photoelectrochemical Activity of Metal-Loaded TiO2 Electrodes under Visible Light Irradiation”
Chia-Yu Chang, Akira Yamakata*, and Wenjea J. Tseng*,
J. Phys. Chem. C.,126, 12450-12459 (2022).

“Improvement of Visible‐Light H2 Evolution Activity of Pb2Ti2O5.4F1.2 Photocatalyst by Coloading of Rh and Pd Cocatalysts”
Kenta Aihara, Kosaku Kato, Tomoki Uchiyama, Shuhei Yasuda, Toshiyuki Yokoi, Akira Yamakata, Yoshiharu Uchimoto, Kazuhiko Maeda*,
Chem. Eur. J., 28, e202200875 (2022).

“Role of Oxygen Vacancy in the Photocarrier Dynamics of WO3 Photocatalysts: The Case of Recombination Centers”
Kosaku Kato, Yohei Uemura, Kiyotaka Asakura, Akira Yamakata*,
J. Phys. Chem. C., 126, 9257–9263 (2022).

“Eliciting the Contribution of TiN to Photoelectrochemical Performance Enhancement of Imma-LaTiO2N at Neutral pH”
Mirabbos Hojamberdiev, Juan Manuel Mora-Hernandez*, Ronald Vargas, Eva Maria Heppke, Kunio Yubuta, Akira Yamakata, Zukhra Kadirova, Leticia Torres-Martínez, Katsuya Teshima, Martin Lerch,
Mater. Today., 27,101053(2022).

“Enhanced Overall Water Splitting by a Zirconium‐Doped TaON‐Based Photocatalyst”
Jiadong Xiao, Shinji Nishimae, Junie Jhon M Vequizo, Mamiko Nakabayashi, Takashi Hisatomi, Huihui Li, Lihua Lin, Naoya Shibata, Akira Yamakata, Yasunobu Inoue, Kazunari Domen*,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 61, e202116573 (2022).

“Identification of a Self-Photosensitizing Hydrogen Atom Transfer Organocatalyst System” Hiromu Fuse, Yu Irie, Masaaki Fuki, Yasuhiro Kobori, Kosaku Kato, Akira Yamakata, Masahiro Higashi, Harunobu Mitsunuma*, Motomu Kanai*,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 144, 6566–6574 (2022).

“Donor-π-Acceptor Type Porphyrin-Fullerene Dyad with Acetylene Bridge for p-Type Dye-sensitized Solar Cell”
Qi Guo, Tomohiro Higashino, Kosaku Kato, Akira Yamakata*, Hiroshi Imahori*,
Chem. Lett., 51, 260-263 (2022).

“Overall photosynthesis of H2O2 by an inorganic semiconductor” Tian Liu, Zhenhua Pan*, Junie Jhon M Vequizo, Kosaku Kato, Binbin Wu, Akira Yamakata, Kenji Katayama, Baoliang Chen, Chiheng Chu*, Kazunari Domen,
Nature Communications, 13, 1-8 (2022).

“Unfolding the role of B site-selective doping of aliovalent cations on enhancing sacrificial visible light-induced photocatalytic H2 and O2 evolution over BaTaO2N” Mirabbos Hojamberdiev*, Ronald Vargas, Zukhra C Kadirova, Kosaku Kato, Hadi Sena, Aleksei G Krasnov, Akira Yamakata, Katsuya Teshima, Martin Lerch,
ACS Catal.,12, 1403-1414 (2022).
10.1021/acscatal.1c0454

“Effects of the rigid and sterically bulky structure of non-fused nonfullerene acceptors on transient photon-to-current dynamics”
Seihou Jinnai*, Kasumi Murayama, Keisuke Nagai, Megumi Mineshita, Kosaku Kato, Azusa Muraoka, Akira Yamakata*, Akinori Saeki, Yasuhiro Kobori*, Yutaka Ie*,
J. Mater. Chem. A., 10, 20035-20047 (2022)

“Photoexcited charge manipulation in conjugated polymers bearing a Ru (ii) complex catalyst for visible-light CO 2 reduction” Akinobu Nakada*, Ryuichi Miyakawa, Ren Itagaki, Kosaku Kato, Chinami Takashima, Akinori Saeki, Akira Yamakata, Ryu Abe, Hiromi Nakai, Ho-Chol Chang*,
J. Mater. Chem. A., 10, 19821-19828  (2022).

“Influences of pulverization and annealing treatment on the photocatalytic activity of BiVO4 for oxygen evolution” Kazuya Okuno, Hiromu Kumagai, Junie Jhon M Vequizo, Kosaku Kato, Makoto Kobayashi, Akira Yamakata*, Masato Kakihana, Hideki Kato*,
Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 6, 1698-1707 (2022).

“Manipulation of charge carrier flow in Bi4 NbO8 Cl nanoplate photocatalyst with metal loading”
Kanta Ogawa, Ryota Sakamoto, Chengchao Zhong, Hajime Suzuki, Kosaku Kato, Osamu Tomita, Kouichi Nakashima, Akira Yamakata, Takashi Tachikawa, Akinori Saeki, Hiroshi Kageyama*, Ryu Abe*,
Chem. Sci.,13, 3118-3128 (2022). 10.1039/D1SC06054F


2021年

“Effect of Terminal-Group Halogenation of Naphthalene-Based Nonfullerene Acceptors on Their Film Structure and Photophysical and Photovoltaic Properties”
Tomokazu Umeyama*, Tatsuho Wada, Kensho Igarashi, Kosaku Kato, Akira Yamakata, Taiki Takeyama, Yuji Sakamoto, Yasunari Tamai, Hideo Ohkita, Keiichi Ishida, Tomoyuki Koganezawa, Shunsuke Ohtani, Kazuo Tanaka and Hiroshi Imahori*,
ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 4, 14022–14033 (2021).
10.1021/acsaem.1c02816

“Modified SILAR grown ZnO films on p-Si(100) with enhanced charge separation for UV light sensing application”
Jose Presiphil B. Ontolan Jr.*, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Akira Yamakata and Reynaldo M. Vequizo*,
Phys. Status Solidi A-Appl. Mat., 218, 2100363 (2021).
10.1002/pssa.202100363

“Forward and backward electron transfer on Pt loaded TiO2 photocatalysts under visible-light illumination”
Naohiro Inoue, Kyohei Shiraki, Kosaku Kato, Shu Ashimura, Masaaki Yoshida and Akira Yamakata*,
Appl. Phys. Lett., 119, 133905 (2021).
10.1063/5.0065074

“Time-Retrenched Synthesis of BaTaO2N by Localizing an NH3 Delivery System for Visible-Light-Driven Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation at Neutral pH: Solid-State Reaction or Flux Method?”
Mirabbos Hojamberdiev*, J. Manuel Mora-Hernandez, Ronald Vargas, Akira Yamakata, Kunio Yubuta, Eva Maria Heppke, Leticia M. Torres-Martínez, Katsuya Teshima and Martin Lerch,
ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 4, 9315–9327 (2021).
10.1021/acsaem.1c01539

“Control of the Photocatalytic Activity of Metastable Layered Oxynitride K2LaTa2O6N through Topochemical Transformation of Tuned Oxide Precursors”
Hiroto Mogi, Kosaku Kato, Shuhei Yasuda, Tomoki Kanazawa, Akinobu Miyoshi, Shunta Nishioka, Takayoshi Oshima, Ya Tang, Toshiyuki Yokoi, Shunsuke Nozawa, Akira Yamakata and Kazuhiko Maeda*,
Chem. Mater., 33, 6443-6452 (2021).
10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c01726

“Surface Modifications of (ZnSe)0.5(CuGa2.5Se4.25)0.5 to Promote Photocatalytic Z-Scheme Overall Water Splitting”
Shanshan Chen, Junie Jhon M Vequizo, Zhenhua Pan, Takashi Hisatomi, Mamiko Nakabayashi, Lihua Lin, Zheng Wang, Kosaku Kato, Akira Yamakata, Naoya Shibata, Tsuyoshi Takata, Taro Yamada and Kazunari Domen*,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 143, 10633–10641 (2021).
10.1021/jacs.1c03555

“Simultaneously Tuning the Defects and Surface Properties of Ta3N5 Nanoparticles by Mg–Zr Codoping for Significantly Accelerated Photocatalytic H2 Evolution”
Jiadong Xiao, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Takashi Hisatomi, Jabor Rabeah, Mamiko Nakabayashi, Zheng Wang, Qi Xiao, Huihui Li, Zhenhua Pan, Mary Krause, Nick Yin, Gordon Smith, Naoya Shibata, Angelika Brückner, Akira Yamakata, Tsuyoshi Takata and Kazunari Domen*,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 143, 10059-10064 (2021).
10.1021/jacs.1c04861

“Titanium Dioxide/Polyvinyl Alcohol/Cork Nanocomposite: A Floating Photocatalyst for the Degradation of Methylene Blue under Irradiation of a Visible Light Source”
Nurul Hidayah Mohamad Idris, Jayalakshmi Rajakumar, Kuan Yew Cheong, Brendan J. Kennedy, Teruhisa Ohno, Akira Yamakata and Hooi Ling Lee*,
ACS Omega, 6, 14493–14503 (2021).
10.1021/acsomega.1c01458

“Atomically Dispersed Antimony on Carbon Nitride for the Artificial Photosynthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide“
Zhenyuan Teng, Qitao Zhang, Hongbin Yang, Kosaku Kato, Wenjuan Yang, Ying-Rui Lu, Sixiao Liu, Chengyin Wang, Akira Yamakata, Chenliang Su*, Bin Liu* and Teruhisa Ohno*,
Nature Catalysis.,4, 374-384 (2021).

“Earth-abundant iron(iii) species serves as a cocatalyst boosting the multielectron reduction of IO3−/I− redox shuttle in Z-scheme photocatalytic water splitting“
Katsuya Murofushi, Kanta Ogawa, Hajime Suzuki, Ryota Sakamoto, Osamu Tomita, Kosuke Kato, Akira Yamakata, Akinori Saeki, Ryu Abe*,
J. Mater. Chem. A, 9, 11718-11725 (2021).
10.1039/D1TA01703A

“Buckyball as an Electron Donor in a Dyad of C60 and Xanthene Dye“
Haruka Kano, Kyohei Matsuo, Hironobu Hayashi, Kosaku Kato, Akira Yamakata, Hiroko Yamada,* and Naoki Aratani*
Eur. J. Org. Chem.,2021, 3377-3381 (2021)
10.1002/ejoc.202100276

“A Na-containing Pt cocatalyst for efficient visible-light-induced hydrogen evolution on BaTaO2N“
Huihui Li, Daling Lu, Shanshan Chen, Takashi Hisatomi, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Jiadong Xiao, Zheng Wang, Lihua Lin, Qi Xiao, Yuliang Sun, Yugo Miseki, Kazuhiro Sayama, Akira Yamakata, Tsuyoshi Takata and Kazunari Domen*,
J. Mater. Chem. A, 9, 13851-13854 (2021)
10.1039/D1TA01162F

“Utilization of Perovskite-Type Oxynitride La0.5Sr0.5Ta0.5Ti0.5O2N as an O2-Evolving Photocatalyst in Z-Scheme Water Splitting”
Hiromu Kumagai, Ryosuke Aoyagi, Kosaku Kato, Akira Yamakata, Masato Kakihana and Hideki Kato*,
ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 4, 2056–2060 (2021).
10.1021/acsaem.0c03055

“Sequential cocatalyst decoration on BaTaO2N towards highly-active Z-scheme water splitting”
Zheng Wang, Ying Luo, Takashi Hisatomi, Junie Jhon Vequizo, Sayaka Suzuki, Shanshan Chen, Mamiko Nakabayashi, Lihua Lin, Zhenhua Pan, Nobuko Kariya, Akira Yamakata, Naoya Shibata, Tsuyoshi Takata, Katsuya Teshima* and Kazunari Domen*,
Nature Communications, 12, 1005 (2021).
10.1038/s41467-021-21284-3

“Core-Shell Double Doping of Zn and Ca on β-Ga2O3 Photocatalysts for Remarkable Water Splitting”
Akira Yamakata*, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Takafumi Ogawa*, Kosaku Kato, Shoya Tsuboi, Naohiro Furutani, Masahiro Ohtsuka, Shunsuke Muto, Akihide Kuwabara and Yoshihisa Sakata*,
ACS Catalysis, 11, 1911–1919 (2021).
10.1021/acscatal.0c05104


2020年

“Heavy Metal Effects on the Photovoltaic Properties of Metallocorroles in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”
Tomohiro Higashino, Yuma Kurumisawa, Abraham B. Alemayehu, Rune F. Einrem, Debashis Sahu, Daniel Packwood, Kosaku Kato, Akira Yamakata*, Abhik Ghosh* and Hiroshi Imahori*,
ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 3, 12460–12467 (2020).
10.1021/acsaem.0c02427

“Optically Transparent Colloidal Dispersion of Titania Nanoparticles Storable for Longer than One Year Prepared by Sol/Gel Progressive Hydrolysis/Condensation”
Keito Sano, Fazalurahman Kuttassery, Tetsuya Shimada, Tamao Ishida, Shinsuke Takagi, Bunsho Ohtani, Akira Yamakata, Tetsuo Honma, Hiroshi Tachibana and Haruo Inoue*,
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 12, 44743-44753 (2020).
10.1021/acsami.0c12951

“Investigation on the highly active SrTiO3 photocatalyst toward overall H2O splitting by doping Na ion”
Junzhe Jiang, Kosaku Kato, Hirotaka Fujimori, Akira Yamakata and Yoshihisa Sakata*,
J. Catal., 390, 81-89 (2020).
10.1016/j.jcat.2020.07.025

“Synthesis of Three-Layer Perovskite Oxynitride K2Ca2Ta3O9N·2H2O and Photocatalytic Activity for H2 Evolution under Visible Light ”
Ya Tang, Kosaku Kato, Takayoshi Oshima, Hiroto Mogi, Akinobu Miyoshi, Kotaro Fujii, Kei-ichi Yanagisawa, Koji Kimoto, Akira Yamakata, Masatomo Yashima and Kazuhiko Maeda*,
Inorg. Chem., 59, 11122-11128 (2020).
10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01607

“Enhancement of photoelectrochemical activity of TiO2 electrode by particulate/dense double-layer formation ”
Naruki Hayashi, Kosaku Kato and Akira Yamakata*,
J. Chem. Phys., 152, 241101 (2020).
10.1063/5.0010121

“Nano vs. bulk rutile TiO2:N,F in Z-scheme overall water splitting under visible light”
Akinobu Miyoshi, Kosaku Kato, Toshiyuki Yokoi, Jan J. Wiesfeld, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Akira Yamakata and Kazuhiko Maeda*,
J. Mater. Chem. A, 8, 11996-12002 (2020).
10.1039/D0TA04450D

“Heteroatom Dopants Promote Two‐Electron O2 Reduction for Photocatalytic Production of H2O2 on Polymeric Carbon Nitride ”
Peng Zhang, Yawen Tong, Yong Liu, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Hongwei Sun, Can Yang, Akira Yamakata, Fengtao Fan, Wei Lin, Xinchen Wang and Wonyong Choi*,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 59, 16209-16217 (2020).
10.1002/anie.202006747

“Defect-Induced Acceleration and Deceleration of Photocarrier Recombination in SrTiO3 Powders”
Kosaku Kato and Akira Yamakata*,
J. Phys. Chem. C., 124, 11057–11063 (2020).
10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c03369

“Activation of a Pt-loaded Pb2Ti2O5.4F1.2 photocatalyst by alkaline chloride treatment for improved H2 evolution under visible light”
Haruki Wakayama, Kosaku Kato, Kodai Kashihara, Tomoki Uchiyama, Akinobu Miyoshi, Hiroko Nakata, Daling Lu, Kengo Oka, Akira Yamakata, Yoshiharu Uchimoto and Kazuhiko Maeda*,
J. Mater. Chem. A., 8, 9099-9108 (2020).
10.1039/D0TA02883E

“Cobalt Aluminate Spinel as a Cocatalyst for Photocatalytic Oxidation of Water: Significant Hole-Trapping Effect”
Tomoki Kanazawa, Kosaku Kato, Ryusei Yamaguchi, Tomoki Uchiyama, Daling Lu, Shunsuke Nozawa, Akira Yamakata*, Yoshiharu Uchimoto and Kazuhiko Maeda*,
ACS Catalysis, 10, 4960-4966 (2020).
10.1021/acscatal.0c00944

“Efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution on single-crystalline metal selenide particles with suitable cocatalysts”
Shanshan Chen, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Takashi Hisatomi, Mamiko Nakabayashi, Lihua Lin, Zheng Wang, Akira Yamakata, Naoya Shibata, Tsuyoshi Takata, Taro Yamada and Kazunari Domen*,
Chemical Science, 11, 6436-6441 (2020).
10.1039/D0SC01167C

“Synthesis of three-component C3N4/rGO/C-TiO2 photocatalyst with enhanced visible-light responsive photocatalytic deNOx activity”
Chiaki Noda, Yusuke Asakura, Kyohei Shiraki, Akira Yamakata and Shu Yin*,
Chem. Eng. J., 124616 (2020).

“Identification of Individual Electron- and Hole-Transfer Kinetics at CoOx/BiVO4/SnO2 Double Heterojunctions”
Akira Yamakata*, Chandana Sampath Kumara Ranasinghe, Naruki Hayashi, Kosaku Kato and Junie Jhon M. Vequizo,
ACS Applied Energy Materials, 3, 1207-1214 (2020).
10.1021/acsaem.9b02262


2019年

“Synthesis of Copolymerized Carbon Nitride Nanosheets from Urea and 2-Aminobenzonitrile for Enhanced Visible-Light CO2 Reduction with a Ruthenium(II) Complex Catalyst”
Kengo Shibata, Kosaku Kato, Constantine Tsounis, Tomoki Kanazawa, Daling Lu, Shunsuke Nozawa, Akira Yamakata, Osamu Ishitani and Kazuhiko Maeda*,
Solar RRL, 1900461 (2019).
10.1002/solr.201900461

“How g-C3N4 Works and Is Different from TiO2 as Environmental Photocatalyst: Mechanistic View”
Jonghun Lim, Hyejin Kim, Jihee Park, Gun-hee Moon, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Akira Yamakata, Jinwoo Lee and Wonyong Choi*,
Environmental Science & Technology, 54, 497-506 (2020).
10.1021/acs.est.9b05044

“Fe/Ru Oxide as Versatile and Effective Cocatalyst for Boosting Z-Scheme Water Splitting: Suppressing Undesirable Backward Electron Transfer”
Akinobu Nakada, Hajime Suzuki, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Kanta Ogawa, Masanobu Higashi, Akinori Saeki, Akira Yamakata, Hiroshi Kageyama* and Ryu Abe*,
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11, 45606-45611 (2019).
10.1021/acsami.9b14802

“Enhancement of UV-responsive photocatalysts aided by visible-light responsive photocatalysts: role of WO3 for H2 evolution in CuCl”
Masaki Takagi, Masayuki Kawaguchi, Akira Yamakata*,
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 263, 118333 (2020).
10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.118333

“Crucial impact of reduction on the photocarriers dynamics on SrTiO3 powders studied by transient absorption spectroscopy”
Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Shunta Nishioka, Yoshihiro Yamazaki, Kazuhiko Maeda* and Akira Yamakata*,
J. Mater. Chem. A., 7, 26139-26146 (2019).
10.1039/C9TA08216F

“Effect of Na-doping on Electron Decay kinetics in SrTiO3 Photocatalyst”
Kosaku Kato, Junzhe Jiang, Yoshihisa Sakata, and Akira Yamakata*,
ChemCatChem, 11, 6349-6354 (2019).
10.1002/cctc.201901669

“Achievement of High Photocatalytic Performance to BaTi4O9 toward Overall H2O Splitting ”
Yuichi Hiramachi, Hirotaka Fujimori, Akira Yamakata, and Yoshihisa Sakata*,
ChemCatChem, 11, 6213-6217 (2019).
10.1002/cctc.201901564

“Solar-Driven Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation over an n-Type Lead-Titanium Oxyfluoride Anode”
Naoki Hirayama, Hiroko Nakata, Haruki Wakayama, Shunta Nishioka, Tomoki Kanazawa, Ryutaro Kamata, Yousuke Ebato, Kosaku Kato, Hiromu Kumagai, Akira Yamakata, Kengo Oka and Kazuhiko Maeda*,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 141, 17158-17165 (2019).
10.1021/jacs.9b06570

“Oxygen-Doped Ta3N5 Nanoparticles for Enhanced Z-Scheme Carbon Dioxide Reduction with a Binuclear Ruthenium(II) Complex under Visible Light ”
Kanemichi Muraoka, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Ryo Kuriki, Akira Yamakata, Tomoki Uchiyama, Daling Lu, Yoshiharu Uchimoto, Osamu Ishitani* and Kazuhiko Maeda*,
ChemPhotoChem, 3, 1027-1033 (2019).
10.1002/cptc.201900120

“Enhanced water splitting through two-step photoexcitation by sunlight using tantalum/nitrogen-codoped rutile titania as a water oxidation photocatalyst”
Shunta Nishioka, Kei-ichi Yanagisawa, Daling Lu, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Akira Yamakata, Koji Kimoto, Miki Inada and Kazuhiko Maeda*,
Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 3, 2337-2346 (2019).
10.1039/C9SE00289H

“Construction of Spatial Charge Separation Facets on BaTaO2N Crystals by Flux Growth Approach for Visible-Light-Driven H2 Production”
Ying Luo, Sayaka Suzuki, Zheng Wang, Kunio Yubuta, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Akira Yamakata, Hiromasa Shiiba, Takashi Hisatomi, Kazunari Domen and Katsuya Teshima*,
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11, 22264-22271 (2019).
10.1021/acsami.9b03747

“Enhanced Visible Light Response of TiO2 Codoped with Cr and Ta Photocatalysts by Electron Doping”
Fumiaki Amano*, Masashi Nakata, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo and Akira Yamakata,
ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2, 3274-3282 (2019).
10.1021/acsaem.9b00126

“Effect of CuFe2O4 ferrite on photocatalysis and carrier dynamics of electrospun α-Fe2O3 nanofibers by time-resolved transient absorption spectroscopy”
Pei-Hsuan Hung, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Ren-An Wu, Akira Yamakata* and Wenjea J. Tseng*,
Ceram. Int., 45, 15676-15680 (2019).
10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.05.080

“Improvement of photocatalytic activity under visible-light irradiation by heterojunction of Cu ion loaded WO3 and Cu ion loaded N-TiO2”
Tomoya Iihoshi, Takeshi Ohwaki, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo and Akira Yamakata,
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 248, 249-254 (2019).

“Plasmonic p-n Junction for Infrared Light to Chemical Energy Conversion”
Zichao Lian, Masanori Sakamoto*, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Chandana Sampath Kumara Ranasinghe, Akira Yamakata, Takuro Nagai, Koji Kimoto, Yoichi Kobayashi, Naoto Tamai and Toshiharu Teranishi*,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 141, 2446-2450 (2019).

“Clear and Transparent Nanocrystals for Infrared-Responsive Carrier Transfer”
Masanori Sakamoto*, Tokuhisa Kawawaki, Masato Kimura, Junie Jhon Vequizo, Hironori Matsunaga, Chandana Sampath Kumara Ranasinghe, Akira Yamakata, Hiroyuki Matsuzaki, Akihiro Furube, and Toshiharu Teranishi*
Nature Communications, 10, 406 (2019).

“SodiumTitanium Oxide Bronze Nanoparticles Synthesized via Concurrent Reduction and Na+-dopinginto TiO2(B)”
George Hasegawa*, Moeko Tanaka, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Akira Yamakata, Hajime Hojo, Makoto Kobayashi, Masato Kakihana, Miki Inada, Hirofumi Akamatsu and Katsuro Hayashi*,
Nanoscale, 11, 1442-1450 (2019).


2018年

“Expansion of the photoresponse window of a BiVO4 photocatalyst by doping with chromium(VI)”
Kazuya Okuno, Hideki Kato,* Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Akira Yamakata,* Hisayoshi Kobayashi, Makoto Kobayashi and Masato Kakihana
RSC Advances, 8, 38140-38145 (2018).

“A Copolymerization Approach to Improving Ru(II)-Complex/C3N4 Hybrid Photocatalysts for Visible-Light CO2 Reduction”
Constantine Tsounis, Ryo Kuriki, Kengo Shibata, Junie Jhon Magdadaro Vequizo, Daling Lu, Akira Yamakata, Osamu Ishitani, Rose Amal, and Kazuhiko Maeda*
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 6, 15333?15340 (2018)

“Effects of Interfacial Electron Transfer in Metal Complex Semiconductor Hybrid Photocatalysts on Z Scheme CO2 Reduction under Visible Light”
Akinobu Nakada, Ryo Kuriki, Keita Sekizawa, Shunta Nishioka, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Tomoki Uchiyama, Nozomi Kawakami, Daling Lu, Akira Yamakata, Yoshiharu Uchimoto, Osamu Ishitani*, and Kazuhiko Maeda*
ACS Catalysis, 8, 9744-9754 (2018).

“Enhanced photocatalytic NOx decomposition of visible-light responsive F-TiO2/(N,C)-TiO2 by charge transfer between F-TiO2 and (N,C)-TiO2 through their doping levels”
Shio Komatsuda, Yusuke Asakura, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Akira Yamakata, Shu Yin*
Appl. Catal. B Environ., 238, 358-364 (2018)

“Binary flux-promoted formation of trigonal ZnIn2S4 layered crystals using ZnS-containing industrial waste and their photocatalytic performance for H2 production”
Mirabbos Hojamberdiev*, Yanfei Cai, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Mohammad Mansoob Khan, Ronald Vargas, Kunio Yubuta, Akira Yamakata, Katsuya Teshima, and Masashi Hasegawa
Green Chemistry, 20, 3845-3856 (2018)

“Excited-State Dynamics of Graphitic Carbon Nitride Photocatalyst and Ultrafast Electron Injection to a Ru(II) Mononuclear Complex for Carbon Dioxide Reduction”
Ryo Kuriki, Chandana Sampath Kumara Ranasinghe, Yasuomi Yamazaki, Akira Yamakata, Osamu Ishitani, and Kazuhiko Maeda*
J. Phys. Chem. C, 122, 29, 16795-16802 (2018)

“Homogeneous Electron Doping into Non-Stoichiometric Strontium Titanate Improves Its Photocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution”
Shunta Nishioka, Junji Hyodo, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Shunsuke Yamashita, Hiromu Kumagai, Koji Kimoto, Akira Yamakata, Yoshihiro Yamazaki*, and Kazuhiko Maeda*
ACS Catal., 8, 7190-7200 (2018).

“Near Infrared Light Induced Plasmonic Hot Hole Transfer At a Nano-Heterointerface”
Zichao Lian, Masanori Sakamoto*, Hironori Matsunaga, Junie Jhon Vequizo, Akira Yamakata, Mitsutaka Haruta, Hiroki Kurata, Wataru Ota, Tohru Sato, and Toshiharu Teranishi*
Nature Communications, 9, 2314 (2018).

“Nitrogen/fluorine-codoped rutile titania as a stable oxygen-evolution photocatalyst for solar-driven Z-scheme water splitting”
Akinobu Miyoshi, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Shunta Nishioka, Yuma Kato, Muneaki Yamamoto, Shunsuke Yamashita, Toshiyuki Yokoi, Akihide Iwase, Shunsuke Nozawa, Akira Yamakata, Tomoko Yoshida, Koji Kimoto, Akihiko Kudo, and Kazuhiko Maeda*
Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2, 2025-2035 (2018).

“Undoped Layered Perovskite Oxynitride Li2LaTa2O6N for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction with Visible Light”
Takayoshi Oshima, Tom Ichiba, Ken Sinkou Qin, Kanemichi Muraoka, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Keisuke Hibino, Ryo Kuriki, Shunsuke Yamashita, Kenta Hongo, Tomoki Uchiyama, Kotaro Fujii, Daling Lu, Ryo Maezono, Akira Yamakata, Hideki Kato, Koji Kimoto, Masatomo Yashima, Yoshiharu Uchimoto, Masato Kakihana, Osamu Ishitani, Hiroshi Kageyama and Kazuhiko Maeda*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 57, 1-5 (2018).

“Visible light CO2 reduction over a ruthenium(II)-complex/C3N4 hybrid photocatalyst: the promotional effect of silver species”
Kazuhiko Maeda,* Daehyeon An, Chandana Sampath Kumara Ranasinghe, Tomoki Uchiyama, Ryo Kuriki, Tomoki Kanazawa, Daling Lu,e Shunsuke Nozawa, Akira Yamakata, Yoshiharu Uchimoto, Osamu Ishitani
J. Mater. Chem. A, 6, 9708-9715 (2018).

“Structural Changes of Water Molecules during Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation on TiO2 Thin Film Electrodes”
Chandana Sampath Kumara Ranasinghe and Akira Yamakata*
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 20, 3388-3394 (2018).

“Oxygen Induced Enhancement of NIR Emission in Brookite TiO2 Powders: Comparison with Rutile and Anatase TiO2 Powders”
Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Sunao Kamimura, Teruhisa Ohno,* and Akira Yamakata*
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 20, 3241-3248 (2018).

“Engaging the Flux-Grown La1-xSrxFe1-yTiyO3 Crystals in Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation”
Mirabbos Hojamberdiev, Kenta Kawashima, Mahesh Kumar, Akira Yamakata, Kunio Yubuta, Aleksander Gurlo, Masashi Hasegawa, Kazunari Domen, and Katsuya Teshima*
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42, 27024-27033 (2018).

“Role of CoOx Cocatalyst on Ta3N5 Photocatalysts Studied by Transient Visible to Mid-Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy”
Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Mirabbos Hojamberdiev, Katsuya Teshima, and Akira Yamakata*
J. Photochem. and Photobiol. A: Chemistry, 358, 315-319 (2018).

“Fabrication of Robust TiO2 Thin Films by Atomized Spray Pyrolysis Deposition for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation”
Chandana Sampath Kumara Ranasinghe, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Akira Yamakata*,
J. Photochem. and Photobiol. A: Chemistry, 358, 320-326 (2018).


2017年

“Interfacial Manipulation by Rutile TiO2 Nanoparticles to Boost CO2 Reduction into CO on a Metal-Complex/Semiconductor Hybrid Photocatalyst”
Keisuke Wada, Chandana Sampath Kumara Ranasinghe, Ryo Kuriki, Akira Yamakata, Osamu Ishitani*, and Kazuhiko Maeda*
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9, 23869-23877 (2017).

“Cation-Dependent Restructure of the Electric Double Layer on CO-Covered Pt Electrodes: Difference between Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Cations”
Akira Yamakata* and Masatoshi Osawa
J. Electroanal. Chem., 800, 19-24 (2017).

“Elucidating the Impact of A-Site Cation Change on Photocatalytic H2 and O2 Evolution Activities of Perovskite-Type LnTaON2 (Ln = La and Pr)”
Mirabbos Hojamberdiev, Maged F. Bekheet, Judy N. Hart, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Akira Yamakata, Kunio Yubuta, Aleksander Gurlo, Masashi Hasegawa, Kazunari Domen, and Katsuya Teshima*
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 19, 22210-22220 (2017).

“Solar-driven Z-scheme water splitting using tantalum/nitrogen codoped rutile titania nanorod as an oxygen evolution photocatalyst”
Akinobu Nakada, Shunta Nishioka, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Kanemichi Muraoka, Tomoki Kanazawa, Akira Yamakata, Shunsuke Nozawa, Hiromu Kumagai, Shin-ichi Adachi, Osamu Ishitani, and Kazuhiko Maeda*
J. Mater. Chem. A., 5, 11710-11719 (2017).

“Trapping-Induced Enhancement of Photocatalytic Activity on Brookite TiO2 Powders: Comparison with Anatase and Rutile TiO2 Powders”
Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Hironori Matsunaga, Tatsuya Ishiku, Sunao Kamimura, Teruhisa Ohno*, and Akira Yamakata*,
ACS Catal., 7, 2644-2651 (2017).


2016年

“The Contrasting Effect of the Ta/Nb Ratio in (111)-Layered B-Site Deficient Hexagonal Perovskite Ba5Nb4-xTaxO15 Crystals on Visible-Light-Induced Photocatalytic Water Oxidation Activity of Their Oxynitride Derivatives”
Mirabbos Hojamberdiev, Maged F. Bekheet, Ehsan Zahedi, Hajime Wagata, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Akira Yamakata, Kunio Yubuta, Aleksander Gurlo, Kazunari Domen and Katsuya Teshima*
Dalton Trans., 45, 12559-12568 (2016).

“Enhancement of Photoelectrochemical Activity of SnS Photoelectrodes using TiO2, Nb2O5, and Ta2O5 Metal Oxide Layers”
Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Masanori Yokoyama, Masaya Ichimura, and Akira Yamakata*
Appl. Phys. Express, 9, 067101 (2016).

“Dynamics of Photogenerated Charge Carriers on Ni- and Ta-Doped SrTiO3 Photocatalysts Studied by Time-Resolved Absorption and Emission Spectroscopy”
Akira Yamakata*, Masayuki Kawaguchi, Ryosuke Murachi, Masahiro Okawa, and Itaru Kamiya
J. Phys. Chem. C, 120, 7997-8004 (2016).

“Nature-Inspired, Highly Durable CO2 Reduction System Consisting of a Binuclear Ruthenium(II) Complex and an Organic Semiconductor Using Visible Light”
Ryo Kuriki, Hironori Matsunaga, Takuya Nakashima, Keisuke Wada, Akira Yamakata, Osamu Ishitani,* and Kazuhiko Maeda*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 138, 5159-5170 (2016).

“Photocatalytic Property of Metal ion Added SrTiO3 to the Overall H2O splitting”
Yoshihisa Sakata*, Yoshiko Miyoshi, Tatsuya Maeda, Kohki Ishikiriyama, Yuki Yamazaki, Hayao Imamura, Yeilin Ham, Takashi Hisatomi, Jun Kubota, Akira Yamakata, and Kazunari Domen*
Appl. Catal. A General, 521, 227-232 (2016).

“Flux-mediated doping of SrTiO3 photocatalysts for efficient overall water splitting”
Yeilin Ham, Takashi Hisatomi, Yosuke Goto, Yousuke Moriya, Yoshihisa Sakata, Akira Yamakata, Jun Kubota, and Kazunari Domen*
J. Mater. Chem. A., 4, 3027-3033 (2016).

“KCl flux-induced growth of isometric crystals of cadmium-containing early transition-metal (Ti4+, Nb5+, and Ta5+) oxides and nitridability to form their (oxy)nitride derivatives under an NH3 atmosphere for water splitting application”
Mirabbos Hojamberdiev, Hajime Wagata, Kunio Yubuta, Kenta Kawashima, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Akira Yamakata, Shuji Oishi, Kazunari Domen, and Katsuya Teshima*
Appl. Catal. B Environ., 182, 626-635 (2016)


2015年

“Distinctive Behavior of Photogenerated Electrons and Holes in Anatase and Rutile TiO2 Powders”
Akira Yamakata*, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, and Hironori Matsunaga
J. Phys. Chem. C, 119, 24538-24545 (2015).

“Morphology-sensitive Trapping States of Photogenerated Charge Carriers on SrTiO3 Particles Studied by Time-resolved Visible to Mid-IR Absorption Spectroscopy: the Effects of Molten Salt Flux Treatments”
Akira Yamakata*, Ham Yeilin, Masayuki Kawaguchi, Takashi Hisatomi, Jun Kubota, Yoshihisa Sakata, and Kazunari Domen*
J. PhotoChem. Photobiol. A – chem., 313, 168-175 (2015).

“NH3-Assisted Flux Growth of Cube-Like BaTaO2N Submicron Crystals in a Completely Ionized Nonaqueous High-Temperature Solution and Their Water Splitting Activity”
Mirabbos Hojamberdiev, Kunio Yubuta, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Akira Yamakata, Shuji Oishi, Kazunari Domen, and Katsuya Teshima*
Crystal Growth & Design, 15, 4663-4671 (2015).

“NH3-Assisted Flux-Mediated Direct Growth of LaTiO2N Crystallites for Visible-Light-Induced Water Splitting”
Kenta Kawashima, Mirabbos Hojamberdiev, Hajime Wagata, Kunio Yubuta, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Akira Yamakata, Shuji Oishi, Kazunari Domen, and Katsuya Teshima*
J. Phys. Chem. C, 119, 15896-15904 (2015).

“Behavior and Energy State of Photogenerated Charge Carriers in Single-Crystalline and Polycrystalline Powder SrTiO3 Studied by Time-Resolved Absorption Spectroscopy in the Visible to Mid-Infrared Region”
Akira Yamakata*, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, and Masayuki Kawaguchi
J. Phys. Chem. C, 119, 1880-1885 (2015).


2014年

“Behavior and Energy States of Photogenerated Charge Carriers on Pt- or CoOx-Loaded LaTiO2N Photocatalysts: Time-Resolved Visible to Mid-Infrared Absorption Study”
Akira Yamakata*, Masayuki Kawaguchi, Naoyuki Nishimura, Tsutomu Minegishi, Jun Kubota, and Kazunari Domen*
J. Phys. Chem. C, 118, 23897-23906 (2014).


2013年

“Real-Time Observation of the Destruction of Hydration Shells under Electrochemical Force”
Akira Yamakata*, Eiji Soeta, Tatsuya Ishiyama, Masatoshi Osawa and Akihiro Morita
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 135, 15033-15039 (2013).

“Effect of Particle Size on the Photocatalytic Activity of WO3 Particles for Water Oxidation”
Fumiaki Amano*, Eri Ishinaga, and Akira Yamakata
J. Phys. Chem. C, 117, 22584-22590 (2013).

“Photocatalytic activity of titania particles calcined at high temperature:Investigating deactivation”
Fumiaki Amano*, Masashi Nakata, Kenji Asami, and Akira Yamakata
Chemical Physics Letters, 579, 111-113 (2013)

“Electronically cross-linked PbS quantum dot networks using polymers as surface ligands”
Wei Lu, Yue Yang, Akira Yamakata, and Itaru Kamiya*
Nano, 08, 1350013 (2013).

“Structural Changes of the KcsA Potassium Channel Upon Application of the Electrode Potential Studied by Surface-Enhanced IR Absorption Spectroscopy”
Akira Yamakata*, Hirofumi Shimizu, Masatoshi Osawa, and Shigetoshi Oiki*
Chem. Phys., 419, 224-228 (2013).




2012年

“Cobalt-Modified Porous Single-Crystalline LaTiO2N for Highly Efficient Water Oxidation under Visible Light”
Fuxiang Zhang, Akira Yamakata, Kazuhiko Maeda, Yosuke Moriya, Tsuyoshi Takata, Jun Kubota, Katsuya Teshima, Shuji Oishi, and Kazunari Domen*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134, 8348-8351 (2012).




2011年

“Infrared Spectroscopic Study of the Potential Change at Cocatalyst Particles on Oxynitride Photocatalysts for Water Splitting by Visible Light Irradiation”
Xuwang Lu, Athula Bandara, Masao Katayama, Akira Yamakata, Jun Kubota, and Kazunari Domen*
J. Phys. Chem. C, 115, 23902-23907 (2011).

“Effect of Photoexcited Electron Dynamics on Photocatalytic Efficiency of Bismuth Tungstate”
Fumiaki Amano, Akira Yamakata, Kohei Nogami, Masatoshi Osawa, and Bunsho Ohtani*
J. Phys. Chem. C, 115, 16598-16605 (2011).

“Potential-dependent Recombination Kinetics of Photogenerated Electrons in n-type and p-type GaN Photoelectrodes Studied by Time-resolved IR Absorption Spectroscopy”
Akira Yamakata*, Masaaki Yoshida, Jun Kubota, Masatoshi Osawa and Kazunari Domen
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 133, 11351-11357 (2011).




2010年

“Destruction of the Water Layer on a Hydrophobic Surface Induced by the Forced Approach of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Cations”
Akira Yamakata* and Masatoshi Osawa
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 1, 1487-1491 (2010).


2009年

“ATR-SEIRAS Investigation of the Fermi Level of Pt Cocatalyst on a GaN Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution under Irradiation”
Masaaki Yoshida, Akira Yamakata, Kazuhiro Takanabe, Jun Kubota, Masatoshi Osawa, and Kazunari Domen*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131, 13218-13219 (2009).

“Destruction of the hydration shell around tetra-alkyl ammonium ions at the electrochemical interface”
Akira Yamakata* and Masatoshi Osawa
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131, 6892-6893 (2009).


2008年

“Visible Light-Responsive Pristine Metal Oxide Photocatalyst: Enhancement of Activity by Crystallization under Hydrothermal Treatment”
Fumiaki Amano, Akira Yamakata, Kohei Nogami, Masatoshi Osawa, and Bunsho Ohtani*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, 17650-17651 (2008).

“Hydrogen evolution reaction catalyzed by proton-coupled redox cycle of 4,4 ‘-bipyridine monolayer adsorbed on silver electrodes”
Taro Uchida, Hirokazu Mogami, Akira Yamakata, Youhei Sasaki, and Masatoshi Osawa*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, 10862-10863 (2008).

“Dynamics of double-layer restructuring on a Pt electrode covered by CO: Laser-induced potential transient measurement”
Akira Yamakata* and Masatoshi Osawa
J. Phys. Chem. C, 112, 11427-11432 (2008).

“Structure of Water at the Electrified Platinum-Water Interface: A Study by Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy”
Masatoshi Osawa*, Minoru Tsushima, Hirokazu Mogami, Gabor Samjeske, and Akira Yamakata
J. Phys. Chem. C, 112, 4248-4256 (2008).

“Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopic Studies of Adsorbed Nitrate, Nitric Oxide and Related Compounds 1. Reduction of Adsorbed NO on a Platinum Electrode”
Kou Nakata, Akinori Okubo, Katsuaki Shimazu*, Akira Yamakata, Shen Ye, and Masatoshi Osawa
Langmuir, 24, 4352-4357 (2008).

“Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopic Studies of Adsorbed Nitrate, Nitric Oxide and Related Compounds 2. Nitrate Ion Adsorption at a Platinum Electrode”
Kou Nakata, Yota Kayama, Katsuaki Shimazu*, Akira Yamakata, Shen Ye, and Masatoshi Osawa
Langmuir, 24, 4358-4363 (2008).

“CO/Pt電極界面における電気二重層の構造ダイナミクス”
山方啓*, 大澤雅俊
表面科学, 29, 526 (2008).


2007年

“Time-resolved Infrared Absorption Study of Nine TiO2 Photocatalysts”
Akira Yamakata, Taka-aki Ishibashi, and Hiroshi Onishi*
Chemical Physics, 339, 133-137 (2007).


2006年

“Laser-Induced Potential Jump at the Electrochemical Interface Probed by Picosecond Time-Resolved Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy”
Akira Yamakata, Taro Uchida, Jun Kubota, and Masatoshi Osawa*
J. Phys. Chem. B (Letter), 110, 6423-6427 (2006).

“Adsorbed structures of 4,4 ‘-bipyridine on Cu(111) in acid studied by STM and IR”
Yu-Xia Diao, Mei-Juan Han, Li-Jun Wan, Kingo Itaya, Taro Uchida, Hiroto Miyake, Akira Yamakata, and Masatoshi Osawa*
Langmuir, 22, 3640-3646 (2006).

“Transient IR absorption study of charge carriers photogenerated in sulfur-doped TiO2”
Kan Takeshita*, Akira Yamakata, Taka-aki Ishibashi, Hiroshi Onishi, Kazumoto Nishijima, and Teruhisa Ohno
J. Photochem. Photobiol. A, 177, 269-275 (2006).


2005年

“Potential Oscillations in Galvanostatic Electrooxidation of Formic Acid on Platinum: A Time-Resolved Surface Enhanced Infrared Study”
Gabor Samjeske, Atsushi Miki, Shen Ye, Akira Yamakata, Yoshiharu Mukouyama, Hiroshi Okamoto, and Masatoshi Osawa*
J. Phys. Chem. B, 109, 23509-23516 (2005).


2004年

“Carrier dynamics in TiO2 and Pt/TiO2 powders observed by femtosecond time-resolved near-infrared spectroscopy at spectral region of 0.9 to 1.5 mm with direct absorption method”
Koichi Iwata*, Tomohisa Takaya, Hiro-o Hamaguchi, Akira Yamakata, Taka-aki Ishibashi, Hiroshi Onishi, and Haruo Kuroda
J. Phys. Chem. B, 108, 20233-20239 (2004).

“In situ surface-enhanced infrared study of hydrogen bond pairing of complementary nucleic acid bases at the electrochemical interface”
Yukari Sato, Hiroyuki Noda, Fumio Mizutani, Akira Yamakata, and Masatoshi Osawa*
Anal. Chem., 76, 5564-5569 (2004).

“Effect of annealing temperature on back electron transfer and distribution of deep trap sites in dye-sensitized TiO2, studied by time-resolved infrared spectroscopy”
K. Takeshita, Y. Sasaki, M. Kobashi, Y. Tanaka, S. Maeda , A. Yamakata, T. Ishibashi, H. Onishi,
J. Phys. Chem. B, 108, 2963 -2969 (2004).


2003年

“Photodynamics of NaTaO3 Catalysts for Efficient Water Splitting”
Akira Yamakata*, Taka-aki Ishibashi, Hideki Kato, Akihiko Kudo, and Hiroshi Onishi
J. Phys. Chem. B, 107, 14383-14387 (2003).

“Effects of Water Addition on the Methanol Oxidation on Pt/TiO2 Photocatalyst Studied by Time-resolved Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy”
Akira Yamakata, Taka-aki Ishibashi*, and Hiroshi Onishi
J. Phys. Chem. B, 107, 9820-9823 (2003).

“Microsecond Kinetics of Photocatalytic Oxidation on Pt/TiO2 Traced by Vibrational Spectroscopy”
Akira Yamakata, Taka-aki Ishibashi*, and Hiroshi Onishi
Chem. Phys. Lett., 376, 576-580 (2003).

“Effects of Accumulated Electrons on the Decay Kinetics of Photogenerated Electrons in Pt/TiO2 Photocatalyst Studied by Time-resolved Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy”
Akira Yamakata, Taka-aki Ishibashi*
J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 160, 33-36 (2003).

“Photophysics and Electron Dynamics in Dye-sensitized Semiconductor Film Studied by Time-resolved Mid-IR Spectroscopy”
Kan Takeshita*, Yutaka Sasaki, Masahiro Kobashi, Yuki Tanaka, Shuichi Maeda, Akira Yamakata, Taka-aki Ishibashi, and Hiroshi Onishi
J. Phys. Chem. B, 107, 4156-4161 (2003).

“Pressure Dependence of Electron- and Hole-consuming Reactions in Photocatalytic Water Splitting on Pt/TiO2 Studied by Time-resolved IR Spectroscopy”
Akira Yamakata, Taka-aki Ishibashi*, and Hiroshi Onishi
Int. Journal of Photoenergy, 5, 7-9 (2003).

“時間分解赤外分光法を用いた二酸化チタン光触媒反応中間体の観察”
山方啓, 石橋孝章*, 大西洋
表面科学, 24, 563-567, (2003).

“Time-resolved Infrared Absorption Study of Electron- and Hole-capture Reactions on Photoexcited Pt/TiO2 in the Presence of Methanol-Water Vapor Mixture”
Akira Yamakata, Taka-aki Ishibashi*, and Hiroshi Onishi
Stud. in Surf. Sci. and Catal., 145, 157-160 (2003).


2002年

“Microscopic Identification of a Bimolecular Reaction Intermediate”
Hiroshi Uetsuka, Akira Sasahara, Akira Yamakata, and Hiroshi Onishi*
J. Phys. Chem. B, 106, 11549-11552 (2002).

“Electron- and Hole-capture Reactions on Pt/TiO2 Photocatalyst Exposed to Methanol Vapor Studied by Time-resolved Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy”
Akira Yamakata, Taka-aki Ishibashi*, and Hiroshi Onishi
J. Phys. Chem. B, 106, 9122-9125 (2002).

“Time-resolved Infrared Absorption Studies of Surface OH Groups on TiO2 Particles Irradiated by UV pulses”
Akira Yamakata, Taka-aki Ishibashi*, and Hiroshi Onishi
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 75, 1019-1022 (2002).


2001年

“Water- and Oxygen-induced Decay Kinetics of Photogenerated Electrons in TiO2 and Pt/TiO2: A Time-resolved Infrared Absorption Study”
Akira Yamakata, Taka-aki Ishibashi*, and Hiroshi Onishi
J. Phys. Chem. B, 105, 7258-7262 (2001).

“Time-resolved Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy of Photogenerated Electrons in Platinized TiO2 Particles”
Akira Yamakata, Taka-aki Ishibashi*, and Hiroshi Onishi
Chem. Phys. Lett., 333, 271-2771 (2001).


1999年

“In Situ Observation of the Exchange Reaction of Formate with Molecular Formic Acid on Ni(110)”
Akira Yamakata, Jun Kubota, Junko N. Kondo, Chiaki Hirose, Kazunari Domen, Fumitaka Wakabayashi*, and Kenzi Tamaru
J. Mol. Catal. A., 141, 73-82 (1999).

“Exchange Reaction of Formate with Gas Phase Acetic Acid on Ni(110)”
Akira Yamakata, Jun Kubota, Junko N. Kondo, Chiaki Hirose, Kazunari Domen, Fumitaka Wakabayashi*, and Kenzi Tamaru
Surf. Sci., 433, 210-214 (1999).


1998年

“Exchange Reaction of Adsorbed Formate with Gaseous Formic Acid on Ni(110) Studied by Time Resolved Fourier Transform Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy”
Akira Yamakata, Jun Kubota, Junko N. Kondo, Chiaki Hirose, Kazunari Domen, Fumitaka Wakabayashi*, and Kenzi Tamaru
J. Phys. Chem. B, 102, 4401-4403 (1998).

“時間分解赤外反射吸収分光法による Ni(110) 表面に吸着したフォルメートと気相に導入したギ酸の交換反応”
山方啓, 久保田純, 野村淳子, 広瀬千秋, 堂免一成, 若林文高*
表面科学, 19, 441-445 (1998).


1997年

“In Situ Observation of the Dehydration of Formate on Ni(110)”
Akira Yamakata, Jun Kubota, Junko N. Kondo, Chiaki Hirose, Kazunari Domen, and Fumitaka Wakabayashi*
J. Phys. Chem. B, 101, 5177-5181 (1997).

“赤外反射吸収分光法による Ni(110) 表面に吸着したギ酸の分解過程観察”
山方啓, 久保田純, 野村淳子, 広瀬千秋, 堂免一成, 若林文高*
表面科学, 18, 417-423 (1997).


1996年

“Isotope Exchange Reaction of Formate Adsorbed on Ni(110) Studied by IRAS”
Akira Yamakata, Jun Kubota, Junko N. Kondo, Kazunari Domen*, and Chiaki Hirose
J. Phys. Chem., 100, 18177-18182 (1996).

“SFG Study of Formic Acid on a Pt(110)-(1x2) Surface”
Nobuyuki Watanabe, Katsuhiko Iwatsu, Akira Yamakata, Takaharu Onishi, Jun Kubota, Akihide Wada, Kazunari Domen*, and Chiaki Hirose
Surf. Sci., 357, 651-655, (1996).