Publications

2024

Papers

1. The Effect of Silver Modification on the Kinetics and Mechanisms of an Electrochemical Glycerol Oxidation Reaction at a Platinum Electrode in an Alkaline Medium
   Takuya Hamada, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Clive Randall, Hiroshi Inoue
   ACS Applied Energy Materials, 7, 1970-1982 (2024).
   DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.3c03111

Proceedings

2023

Papers

1. Analysis of the Irreversible Capacity in an All-Solid-State Lithium Battery with a Porous Current Collector Using Soft X-ray Emission Spectroscopy
   Shota Shinzo, Eiji Higuchi, Masanobu Chiku, Hiroshi Inoue
   J.Phys. Chem. C, 127 (16), 7602-7608 (2023).
   DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c09084
2. Electrocatalytic Performances of TiO2-x Nanosheet Coupled Pd Nanoparticles for Oxygen Reduction and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions
   Keerti M. Naik, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 48, 30741-30750 (2023).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.04.263
3. Manganese Oxides as Positive Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Aluminum Batteries
   Masanobu Chiku, Yihan Tian, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   J. Alloys Comp., 969, 172430 (2023).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.04.263
4. Solvothermal synthesis of Li3BO3-coated graphite powder as an anode material for all-solid-state lithium batteries
   H. Sonomura, T. Ozaki, Y. Hasegawa, Y. Sakurai, M. Chiku
   J. Ceram. Soc. JAPAN, 131, 877-881 (2023).
   DOI: 10.2109/jcersj2.23123
5. Effect of SnO2 and Rh modifications on CO-stripping kinetics and ethanol oxidation mechanism of Pt electrodes
   Nguyen Trung Kien, Ai Ozaki, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   Res. Chem. Intermed., 50, 339-351 (2023).
   DOI: 10.1007/s11164-023-05180-7
6. Effect of surface composition on electrochemical oxidation reaction of carbon monoxide and ethanol of PtxRh1-x solid solution electrodes
   Nguyen Trung Kien, Haruki Yara, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   Int. J. Electrochemistry, 2023, Article ID 2386013 (2023).
   DOI: 10.1155/2023/23860137

Proceedings

2022

Papers

1. Porous Current Collector with Randomly Distributed Pores for Li Metal Negative Electrode in All-Solid-State Batteries (Communication)
   Shota Shinzo, Miho Shoji, Eiji Higuchi, Masanobu Chiku, Hiroshi Inoue
   J. Electrochem. Soc., 169 (4), 040521 (2022).
   DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ac62c0
2. Intermetallic PdZn Nanoparticles Loaded on Deficient TiO2 Nanosheets as Support: A Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in PEMFC and Glycerol Oxidation Reaction
   Keerti M. Naik, Kanaru Hashisake, Takuya Hamada, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   J. Mater. Chem. A, 10 (26), 13987-13997 (2022).
   DOI: 10.1039/D2TA03736J
3. Activity and Durability of Intermetallic PdZn Electrocatalyst for Ethanol Oxidation Reaction
   Nguyen Trung Kien, Kanaru Hashisake, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   Res. Chem. Intermed., 48 (9), 3795-3810 (2022).
   DOI: 10.1007/s11164-022-04780-z
4. Bifunctional Intermetallic PdZn Nanoparticle-Loaded Deficient TiO2 Nanosheet Electrocatalyst for Electrochemical Water Splitting
   Keerti M. Naik, Kanaru Hashisake, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   Mater. Adv., 4 (2), 561-569 (2023).
   DOI: 10.1039/D2MA00904H
   

Proceedings

2021

Papers

1. Effect of Rh Coverage on CO Adsorption and Stripping Behaviors of Rhodium-Adlayer-Modified Platinum Electrodes
   Toyoki Imada, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   J. Phys. Chem. C, 125 (27), 14616-14626 (2021).
   DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c02039
   
2. Defect-Rich Black Titanium Dioxide Nanosheet-Supported Palladium Nanoparticle Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction and Glycerol Oxidation Reactions in Alkaline Medium
   Keerti M. Naik, Takuya Hamada, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 4 (11), 12391-12402 (2021).
   DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.1c02195
3. High Rate Lithium Metal Plating and Stripping on Solid Electrolyte Using Porous Current Collector with High Aperture Ratio
   Shota Shinzo, Eiji Higuchi, Masanobu Chiku, Akitoshi Hayashi, Hiroshi Inoue
   ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 4 (11), 12613-12622 (2021).
   DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.1c02378
   

Proceedings

2020

Papers

1. Two-Dimensional Oxygen-Deficient TiO2 Nanosheets-Supported Pt Nanoparticles as Durable Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
   Keerti M. Naik, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   J. Power Sources, 455, 227972 (2020).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.227972
   
2. Control of Dendritic Growth of Lithium Metal in All-Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries: Effect of Current Collector with Micro-Sized Pores
   Shota Shinzo, Eiji Higuchi, Masanobu Chiku, Akitoshi Hayashi, Hiroshi Inoue
   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12(20), 22798-22803 (2020).
   DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c01759
   
3. Pt nanoparticles-decorated two-dimensional oxygen-deficient TiO2 nanosheet as an efficient and stable electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction
   Keerti M. Naik, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   Nanoscale, 12, 11055-11062 (2020).
   DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02092C
   
4. Microband-Array Electrode Technique for the Detection of Reaction Distributions in the Depth Direction of Composite Electrodes for the All-Solid-State Lithium-ion Batteries
   Masanobu Chiku, Keiichiro Ota, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   ACS Omega, 5(27), 16739-16743 (2020).
   DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c00949
   
5. Effect of Rhodium Modification on Activity of Platinum Nanoparticle-Loaded Carbon Catalysts for Electrochemical Toluene Hydrogenation
   Toyoki Imada, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   ACS Catalysis, 10, 13718-13728 (2020).
   DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c04179
   
6. Electrochemical Toluene Hydrogenation Using Binary Platinum-Based Alloy Nanoparticle-Loaded Carbon Catalysts
   Toyoki Imada, Yusuke Iida, Yousuke Ueda, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   Catalysts, 11, 318 (14 pages) (2021).
   DOI: 10.3390/catal11030318
   

Proceedings

2019

Papers

1. Copper Chloride as a Conversion-Type Positive Electrode for the Rechargeable Aluminum Battery (Open Access)
   Masanobu Chiku, Takeshi Kunisawa, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   RSC Advances, 9(71), 41475-41480 (2019).
   DOI: 10.1039/C9RA09158K
   
2. Metal-Free Hybrid Capacitor Using Intercalation of 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Cations
   Masanobu Chiku, Yuuya Tanimoto, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   Electrochemistry, 88(2), 60-62 (2020).
   DOI: 10.5796/electrochemistry.20-63003

Proceedings

2018

Papers

1. Electrochemical Properties of Nb-substituted Zr-Ti-Ni Hydrogen Storage Alloy Negative Electrodes for Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries
   Akihiro Matsuyama, Hironori Mizutani, Takumi Kozuka, Hiroshi Inoue
   Metals, 8(7), 473: 1-15 (2018).
   DOI: 10.3390/met8070473
   
2. Mechanism of Glycerol Oxidation Reaction on the Silver-modified Palladium Electrodes in Alkaline Medium
   Hiroshi Inoue, Shohei Kimura, Yuki Teraoka, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Binh Thi Xuan Lam
   Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 43, 18664-18671 (2018).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.05.076
   
3. Synthesis and Electrochemical Characterization of Palladium Crystals Enclosed by (100) Facets by Seed-Mediated Fabrication
   Eiji Higuchi, Masashi Kawai, Masanobu Chiku, Hiroshi Inoue
   Int. J. Electrochemistry, 2018 (2018), Article ID 7138638.
   DOI: 10.1155/2018/7138638
   
4. Electrochemical Hydrogenation Reaction of Toluene with PtxRu Alloy Catalysts-Loaded Gas Diffusion Electrodes
   Eiji Higuchi, Yousuke Ueda, Masanobu Chiku, Hiroshi Inoue
   Electrocatalysis, 9, 226-235 (2018).
   DOI: 10.1007/s12678-017-0432-4
   

Proceedings

2017

Papers

1. Ethanol Oxidation Reaction on Tandem Pt/Rh/SnOx Catalyst (Open Access)
   Phuong Tu Mai, Akinori Haze, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   Catalysts, 7(9), 246:1-10 (2017).
   DOI: 10.3390/catal7090246
   
2. Appropriate Arrangement of Rh for Selective CO2 Formation in Ethanol Oxidation Reaction with Pt/Rh/SnO2 Catalyst (Open Access)
   Phuong Tu Mai, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   J. Electrochem. Soc., 164, F1011-F1013 (2017).
   DOI: 10.1149/2.0011712jes
   
3. Aluminum bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide as a Chloride-free Electrolyte for Rechargeable Aluminum Batteries
   Masanobu Chiku, Shota Matsumura, Hiroki Takeda, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   J. Electrochem. Soc., 164, A1841-A1844 (2017).
   DOI: 10.1149/2.0701709jes
   
4. Effect of Ti Substitution on Electrochemical Properties of ZrNi Alloy Electrode for Use in Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries
   Akihiro Matsuyama, Hironori Mizutani, Takumi Kozuka, Hiroshi Inoue
   Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 42(35), 22622-22627 (2017).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.03.119
   
5. Crystal Structure and Hydrogen Absorption-Desorption Properties of Zr1-xTixNi (0.05 < x < 0.5) alloys
   Akihiro Matsuyama, Hironori Mizutani, Takumi Kozuka, Hiroshi Inoue
   J. Alloys Comp., 714, 467-475 (2017).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.04.217
   

Proceedings

1. Preparation and Characterization of New Pt/Rh/SnO2 Nanoparticle Catalysts for Ethanol Oxidation Reaction to CO2
   Mai Phuong Tu, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   ECS Trans., 77(11), 1937-1945 (2017).
   DOI: 10.1149/07711.1937ecst
   

2016

Papers

1. Rhodium Nanoparticle-Loaded Carbon Black Electrocatalyst for the Glycerol Oxidation Reaction in Alkaline Medium
   Binh Thi Xuan Lam, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   Adv. Nanoparticles, 5, 60-66 (2016).
   DOI: 10.4236/anp.2016.51007
   
2. Effect of Surface Treatment with Boiled Alkaline Solution on Electrochemical Properties of ZrNi Alloy Electrode
   Akihiro Matsuyama, Hironori Mizutani, Takumi Kozuka, Hiroshi Inoue
   Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 41, 9908-9913 (2016).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.01.033
   
3. Ti-V-Cr-Ni Alloys as High Capacity Negative Electrode Active Materials for Use in Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries
   Hiroshi Inoue, Norihiro Kotani, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi
   Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 41, 9939-9947 (2016).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.02.004
   
4. PtAg nanoparticle electrocatalysts for the glycerol oxidation reaction in alkaline medium
   Binh Thi Xuan Lam, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   Adv. Nanoparticles, 5, 167-175 (2016).
   DOI: 10.4236/anp.2016.53018
   
5. Charge-discharge properties of the surface-modified ZrNi alloy electrode with different degrees of boiling alkaline treatment
   Akihiro Matsuyama, Hironori Mizutani, Takumi Kozuka, and Hiroshi Inoue
   Batteries, 2(4), 30 (2016).
   DOI: 10.3390/batteries2040030
   

Proceedings

2015

Papers

1. NiO Layers Grown on a Ni Substrate by Galvanostatic Anodization as a Positive Electrode Material for Aqueous Hybrid Capacitors
   Masanobu Chiku, Masanari Toda, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   J. Power Sources, 286, 193-196 (2015).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.03.095
   
2. Simple Preparation of Pd Core Nanoparticles for Pd Core/Pt Shell Catalyst and Evaluation of Activity and Durability for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
   Hiroshi Inoue, Ryotaro Sakai, Taiki Kuwahara, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi
   Catalysts, 5, 1375-1387 (2015).
   DOI: 10.3390/catal5031375
   
3. High Capacity Hydrogen Storage Alloy Negative Electrodes for Use in Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries
   Hiroshi Inoue, Norihiro Kotani, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi
   J. Alloys Comp., 645, S136-S139 (2015).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.01.132
   
4. Preparation of PdAg and PdAu nanoparticle-loaded carbon black catalysts and their electrocatalytic activity for the glycerol oxidation reaction in alkaline medium
   Binh Thi Xuan Lam, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   J. Power Sources, 297, 149-157 (2015).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.07.086
   
5. Electrocatalytic Activity for Oxygen Reduction Reaction of Au Core/Pt Shell Nanoparticle-Loaded Carbon Black Catalyst with Different Core Sizes
   Eiji Higuchi, Kohei Okada, Masanobu Chiku, Hiroshi Inoue
   Electrochim. Acta, 179, 100-107 (2015).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.03.079
   
6. Amorphous Vanadium Oxide/Carbon Composite Positive Electrode for Rechargeable Aluminum Battery
   Masanobu Chiku, Hiroki Takeda, Shota Matsumura, Eiji Higuchi, and Hiroshi Inoue
   ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 7, 24385-24389 (2015).
   DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b06420
   

Proceedings

1. Effect of Alloy Composition on Electrocatalytic Activity of PdAu Core/Pt Shell Nanoparticle Catalysts for Oxygen
   Taiki Kuwahara, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   ECS Trans., 69(17), 611-617 (2015).
   DOI: 10.1149/06917.0611ecst
   
2. Structure-Controlled Rh/Sn/Pt Ternary Catalysts for Complete Oxidation Reaction of Ethanol to Carbon Dioxide
   Mai Phuong Tu, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   ECS Trans., 69(17), 675-681 (2015).
   DOI: 10.1149/06917.0675ecst
   

2014

Papers

1. Durability of Nickel-Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) Battery Cathode Using Nickel-Aluminum Layered Double Hydroxide/Carbon (Ni-Al LDH/C) Composite
   Alexis Bienvenu Beleke, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue, Minoru Mizuhata
   J. Power Sources, 247,572-578 (2014).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.08.001
   
2. Effect of Pretreatment on the Surface Structure of a Co(OH)2 Electrode
   Eiji Higuchi, Hazuki Otsuka, Masanobu Chiku, Hiroshi Inoue
   J. Power Sources, 248, 762-768 (2014).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.09.134
   
3. Effect of Current Density on Electrochemical Shape Control of Pt Nanoparticles
   Takashi Nishimura, Takuo Nakade, Tsutomu Morikawa, Hiroshi Inoue
   Electrochim. Acta, 129, 152-159 (2014).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.02.105
   
4. Preparation of Ternary Pt/Rh/SnO2 Anode Catalysts for Use in Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells and Their Electrocatalytic Activity for Ethanol Oxidation Reaction
   Eiji Higuchi, Tomonori Takase, Masanobu Chiku, Hiroshi Inoue
   J. Power Sources, 263, 280-287 (2014).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.04.056
   
5. Kinetic Analysis for Hydrogen Absorption and Desorption of MgH2-Based Composites
   Motoki Shimada, Hisashi Tamaki, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   J. Mater. Chem. Eng., 2, 64-71(2014).
   

Proceedings

1. Electrochemical Analyzing Method of the Charge Transfer Reaction at the Interface between Sulfide-based Solid Electrolyte and Positive Electrode Material with Microelectrode
   Wataru Tsujiwaki, Eiji Higuchi, Masanobu Chiku, Hiroshi Inoue
   ECS Transactions, 58(25), 77-84 (2014).
   DOI: 10.1149/05825.0077ecst
   
2. Electrochemical Characterization of Rare Earth-Free Negative Electrodes for Nickel-Metal Hydride Battery Applications
   Hiroshi Inoue, Norihiro Kotani, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi
   ECS Transactions, 58(36), 19-23 (2014).
   DOI: 10.1149/05836.0019ecst
   
3. Construction of All-Solid-State Nickel-Zinc Rechargeable Cell with Hybrid Hydrogel Electrolyte
   Hiroshi Inoue, Shoji Tomita, Eiji Higuchi, Jie-Shen Tsai, Masanobu Chiku
   ECS Transactions, 61(27), 229-235 (2014).
   DOI: 10.1149/06127.0229ecst
   

2013

Papers

1. Effects of the Composition on the Properties of Nickel-Aluminum Layered Double Hydroxide/Carbon (Ni-Al LDH/C) Composite Fabricated by Liquid Phase Deposition (LPD)
   Alexis Bienvenu Beleke, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue, Minoru Mizuhata
   J. Power Sources, 225, 215-220 (2013).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.10.048
2. Determination of the Rate-determining Step in the Electrochemical Oxidation of Li Metal at the Li Negative Electrode/Li2S-P2S5 Solid Electrolyte Interface
   Masanobu Chiku, Wataru Tsujiwaki, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   J. Power Sources, 244, 675-678 (2013).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.12.047
3. Preparation of MgH2-Ni, MgH2-Ni-Si and MgH2-Ni-Ni2Si Composites by Mechanochemical Method and Their Hydrogen Absorption and Desorption Properties
   Motoki Shimada, Hisashi Tamaki, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   J. Mater. Sci., 43, 7312-7319 (2013).
   DOI: 10.1007/s10853-013-7551-y
4. A Simple Cobalt modifying Method for Accelerating the Rate Capability of NiO Electrode for Hybrid Capacitors
   Masanobu Chiku, Yusuke Namba, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   Electrochemistry, 81, 792-794 (2013).
   JOI:DN/JST.JSTAGE/electrochemistry/81.792
5. Hydrogen Desorption Properties of MgH2-Ni-Ni2Si Composites Prepared by Mechanochemical Method
   Motoki Shimada, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   J. Alloys. Comp., 580, S153-S155 (2013).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2013.01.191
6. Study on the Electrolyte Containing AlBr3 and KBr for Rechargeable Aluminum Batteries
   Masanobu Chiku, Hiroki Takeda, Yosuke Yamaguchi, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   Int. J. Chem., 5(4), 1-8 (2013).
   DOI: 10.5539/ijc.v5n4p1

Proceedings

1. Electrochemical Properties of Electrochemical Capacitors Using NiO Electrode
   Masanobu Chiku, Masanari Toda, Eiji Higuchi, Chung-Bo Tsai, Po-Chou Chen, Wen-Hsien Ho, Hiroshi Inoue
   ECS Transactions, 50(43), 103-110 (2013).
   DOI: 10.1149/05043.0103ecst
2. Preparation of Shape-Controlled Pt Nanoparticles by Galvanostatic Electrolysis
   Takashi Nishimura, Takuo Nakade, Tsutomu Morikawa, Hiroshi Inoue
   ECS Transactions, 50(19), 15-21 (2013).
   DOI: 10.1149/05019.0015ecst
3. Deterioration Behavior of Pt in a Pt/Au Nanoparticle-Loaded Carbon Black Catalyst Analyzed by an Accelerated Durability Test
   Kohei Okada, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   ECS Transactions, 58(1), 1285-1291 (2013).
   DOI: 10.1149/05801.1285ecst

2012

Papers

1. Stacked Polypyrrole-coated Non-woven Fabric Sheets for Absorbing Electromagnetic Waves with Extremely High Frequencies
   Yoshihiro Egami, Takanori Yamamoto, Kunio Suzuki, Tadashi Yasuhara, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   J. Mater. Sci., 47(1), 382-390 (2012).
   DOI: 10.1007/s10853-011-5809-9
   
2. Charge-Discharge Performance of Cr-substituted V-based Hydrogen Storage Alloy Negative Electrodes for Use in Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries
   Hiroshi Inoue, Satoshi Koyama, Eiji Higuchi
   Electrochim. Acta, 59, 23-31 (2012).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2011.09.068
   
3. Gold Nanoparticle-Loaded PEGylated Dendrimers for Theragnosis
   Chie Kojima, So-Hye Cho, Eiji Higuchi
   Res. Chem. Intermed., 38, 1279-1289 (2012).
   DOI: 10.1007/s11164-011-0466-9
   
4. Stacked Polypyrrole-coated Non-woven Fabric Sheets for Absorbing Electromagnetic Waves with Broadband Frequencies
   Yoshihiro Egami, Takashi Yamamoto, Kunio Suzuki, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., 51, 081501-081509 (2012).
   DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.51.081501
   
5. Electrochemical Hydrogen Production System from Ammonia Borane in Methanol Solution
   Hiroshi Inoue, Toshiki Yamazaki, Takuya Kitamura, Motoki Shimada, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi
   Electrochim. Acta, 82, 392-396 (2012).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.05.091
   
6. Microelectrode Studies on Kinetics of Charge Transfer at an Interface of Li Metal and Li2S-P2S5 Solid Electrolytes
   Masanobu Chiku, Wataru Tsujiwaki, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   Electrochemistry, 80, 740-742 (2012).
   DOI: DN/JST.JSTAGE/electrochemistry/80.740
   
7. Simple Preparation of Au Nanoparticles and Their Application to Au Core/Pt Shell Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
   Eiji Higuchi, Kiyoaki Hayashi, Masanobu Chiku, Hiroshi Inoue
   Electrocatalysis, 3, 274-283 (2012).
   DOI: 10.1007/s12678-012-0101-6
   

Proceedings

1. Characterization of Pretreated Co(OH)2-Coated Ni(OH)2 Positive Electrode for Ni-MH batteries
   Hazuki Otsuka, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   ECS Transactions, 41(21), 7-12 (2012).
   DOI: 10.1149/1.3695096
2. Analysis of Mechanism of Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Non-Noble Metals in Alkaline Solution by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy
   Rie Teranishi, Eiji Higuchi, Masanobu Chiku, Hiroshi Inoue
   ECS Transactions, in press.
   DOI: 10.1149/05002.2031ecst

2011

Papers

1. Nanoparticles Prepared by the Double Potential Step Electrolysis Takashi Nishimura, Tsutomu Morikawa, Masayuki Yokoi and Hiroshi Inoue J. New Mat.Electrochem. Syst., 14(1), 11-17 (2011).
2. Ethanol Oxidation Reaction Activity of Highly Dispersed Pt/SnO2 Double Nanoparticles on Carbon Black
   Eiji Higuchi, Kazumasa Miyata, Tomonori Takase, Hiroshi Inoue
   J. Power Sources, 196(4), 1730-1737 (2011).
   
3. Preparation and Characterization of Conductive Fabrics Coated Uniformly with Polypyrrole Nanoparticles
   Yoshihiro Egami, Kunio Suzuki, Takanori Tanaka, Tadashi Yasuhara, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   Synth. Met., 161(3-4), 219-224 (2011).
4. Preparation of Pt-Nanoparticles-Loaded Carbon Black Catalysts by Using Pt-Carbonyl Cluster Complexes and Their Activity for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
   Eiji Higuchi, Akihiro Taguchi, Kiyoaki Hayashi and Hiroshi Inoue
   Electrochemistry, 79(5), 353-356 (2011).
5. Preparation and Characterization of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Hydrogel Electrolyte Using Alkaline Solution
   Masanobu Chikui, Shoji Tomita, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   Polymers., 3(4), 1600-1606 (2011).
   DOI: 10.3390/polym3041600
6. Electrocatalytic Activity for Oxygen Reduction Reaction of Pt Nanoparticle Catalysts with Narrow Size Distribution Prepared from [Pt3(CO)3(μ-CO)3]n2- (n = 3-8) Complexes
   Eiji Higuchi, Akihiro Taguchi, Kiyoaki Taguchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   J. Electroanal. Chem, 663(2), 84-89 (2011).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2011.09.028

Proceedings

1. Electrochemical Hydrogen Production from Ammonia Borane at Different Metal Electrodes
   Motoki Shimada, Toyohiro Baba, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   ECS Transactions, 33(21), 39-42 (2011).
   DOI:10.1149/1.3557569
2. Electrocatalytic Activity for Oxygen Reduction Reaction of Au Core/Pt Shell Catalysts
   Hiroshi Inoue, Kiyoaki Hayashi, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi
   ECS Transactions, 41(1), 2237-2243 (2011).
   DOI:10.1149/1.3635756
3. Activity and Durability of Pd Core/Pt Shell Nanoparticles-Loaded Carbon Black as the Cathode Catalyst in PEFC
   Ryotaro Sakai, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   ECS Transactions, 41(1), 2211-2218 (2011).
   DOI:10.1149/1.3635752
4. Analysis of Kinetics of Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Solution by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy
   Rie Teranishi, Eiji Higuchi, Masanobu Chiku, Hiroshi Inoue
   ECS Transactions, 41(1), 2179-2184 (2011).
   DOI:10.1149/1.3635749
5. Electrocatalytic Ethanol Oxidation Reaction at Rh and SnO2 Monolayer-Modified Pt Electrodes
   Akinori Haze, Masanobu Chiku, Eiji Higuchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   ECS Transactions, 41(1), 2277-2282 (2011).
   DOI:10.1149/1.3635760

2010

Papers

1. Effect of Pretreatment on Electrochemical Properties of Positive Electrodes for Use in Ni-MH Batteries
   Eiji Higuchi, Touta Mizuta, Hiroshi Inoue
   Electrochemistry, 78(5), 420-422 (2010).
2. Preparation of Nanoparticles of Pt and SnO2 Highly Dispersed on Carbon Black Support and Their Activity for Ethanol Oxidation
   Eiji Higuchi, Kazumasa Miyata, Hiroshi Inoue
   Electrochemistry, 78(6), 526-528 (2010).
3. Preparation of Stacked Polypyrrole-Coated Non-Woven Fabrics for an Electromagnetic Wave-Absorbing Sheet
   Yoshihiro Egami, Takashi Yamamoto, Kunio Suzuki, Tadashi Yasuhara, Hiroshi Inoue
   Adv. in Tech. of Mat. and Mat. Proc. J., 12(1), 31-34 (2010).
4. Hydrogen Oxidation Activity and CO Tolerance of Pt-Ni Alloy Nanoparticles Prepared on Ni Substratet
   Eiji Higuchi, Masahiro Ieguchi, Hiroshi Inoue
   Adv. in Tech. of Mat. and Mat. Proc. J., 12(2), 35-42 (2010).
5. Preparation and Characterization of Ni-based Positive Electrodes for Use in Aqueous Electrochemical Capacitors
   Hiroshi Inoue, Yusuke Namba, Eiji Higuchi
   J. Power Sources, 195(18), 6239-6244 (2010).

Proceedings

1. Effect of Predischarging on Electrochemical Properties of Positive Electrodes for Use in Ni-MH Batteries
   Hiroshi Inoue, Touta Mizuta, Eiji Higuchi
   ECS Transactions, 25(35), 113-119 (2010).

2009

Papers

1. New Inorganic Hydrogel Electrolyte with Liquid-like Ionic Conductivity
   Hiroshi Inoue, Yuichi Inaba, Shun Okuda, Eiji Higuchi, Shinji Nohara
   Electrochem. Solid-State Lett., 12(3), A58-A60 (2009).
2. Oxygen Reduction Activity of Nanocrystalline Pt-Ni Alloy Catalysts Prepared on Ni
   Tadahito Nakashima, Makoto Shimada, Shinji Nohara, Chiaki Iwakurai and Hiroshi Inoue
   ITE-IBA Lett. Batt. New Tech. Med., 2(1), 47-55 (2009).
3. Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity of Monodispersed Pt Nanoparticles-Loaded Carbon Black Catalyst Prepared with a Pt Carbomyl Cluster Anion
   Eiji Higuchi, Kouta Adachi, Shinji Nohara, Hiroshi Inoue
   Res. Chem. Intermed., 35(8-9), 985-995 (2009).

Proceedings

2008

Papers

1. Preparation of Novel Pt-Based Nanoparticles by Double Potential Step Electrolysis and
   Their Electrocatalytic Activity for Oxygen Reduction
   Takashi Nishimura, Tsutomu Morikawa, Masayuki Yokoi, Chiaki Iwakura and Hiroshi Inoue
   Electrochim. Acta, 54(2), 499-505 (2008).

Proceedings

2007

Papers

1. Characterization of Initial Activation Behavior for Hydrogen Storage Alloys by Acoustic Emission Technique
   Hiroshi Inoue, Ryosuke Tsuzuki, Shinji Nohara and Chiaki Iwakura
   J. Alloys Compd., 446-447(8), 681-686 (2007).
2. Electric Double Layer Capacitor Using Polymer Hydrogel Electrolyte with 4 M H2SO4 Aqueous Solution
   Shinji Nohara, Takuya Miura, Chiaki Iwakura, Hiroshi Inoue
   Electrochemistry, 75(8), 579-581 (2007).
3. Electrochemical Characterization of a New Hybrid Capacitor with Zn and Activated Carbon Electrodes
   Hiroshi Inoue, Tomoko Morimoto, Shinji Nohara
   Electrochem. Solid-State Lett., 10, A261-A263 (2007).
4. Electrocatalysis of Pt-Loaded Tungsten/Tungsten Oxides for Methanol Oxidation Reaction
   Tadahito Nakashima, Kohei Miyaji, Shinji Nohara, Chiaki Iwakura and Hiroshi Inoue
   ITE Lett. Batt. New Tech. Med., 8(5), 40-48 (2007).

Proceedings

2006

Papers

1. Solid State Metal Hydride Batteries Using ZrO2 nH2O as an Electrolyte
   Hiroki Sakaguchi, Keisuke Hatakeyama, Mikio Fujii, Hiroshi Inoue, Chiaki Iwakura, Takao Esaka
   Res. Chem. Intermed., 32(5,6), 473-481 (2006).
2. Solid StateMetal Hydride Secondary Batteries Using Heteropolyacid Hydrate as an Electrolyte
   Hiroki Sakaguchi, Keisuke Hatakeyama, Taku Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Inoue, Chiaki Iwakura, Takao Esaka
   Res. Chem. Intermed., 32(5,6), 483-490 (2006).
3. Self-Discharge Characteristics of Electric Double Layer Capacitor with PolymerHydrogel Electrolyte
   Shinji Nohara, Hajime Wada, Naoji Furukawa, Hiroshi Inoue and Chiaki Iwakura
   Res. Chem. Intermed., 32(5,6), 491-496 (2006).
4. A New Simple Preparation of Platinum-Nickel Alloy Nanoparticles and
   Their Characterization as an Electrocatalyst for Methanol Oxidation
   Tadahito Nakashima, Shinji Nohara, Hiroshi Inoue and Chiaki Iwakura
   Res. Chem. Intermed., 32(5,6), 561-573 (2006).
5. Reduction of nitrate ion using hydrogen permeating Pd foil electrodes
   Megumi Koizumi, Masashi Tanaka, Yoshinori Nishiki, Masao Sekimoto, Tsuneto Furuta, Hiroshi Inoue, Chiaki Iwakura
   Res. Chem. Intermed., 32(5,6), 585-594 (2006).
6. Hybrid Capacitor with Activated Carbon Electrode, Ni(OH)2 Electrode and Polymer Hydrogel Electrolyte
   Shinji Nohara, Toshihide Asahina, Hajime Wada, Naoji Furukawa, Hiroshi Inoue, Nozomu Sugoh,
   Hideharu Iwasaki, Chiaki Iwakura
   J. Power Sources, 157(1), 605-609 (2006).
7. Electrochemical Characteristics of New Electric Double Layer Capacitor with
   Acidic Polymer Hydrogel Electrolyte
   Hajime Wada, Kumiko Yoshikawa, Shinji Nohara, Naoji Furukawa, Hiroshi Inoue, Nozomu Sugoh,
   Hideharu Iwasaki and Chiaki Iwakura
   J. Power Sources, 159(2), 1464-1467 (2006).
8. In Situ Monitoring of Hydrogen Storage Alloy Negative Electrode during Charging
   by an Acoustic Emission Technique
   Hiroshi Inoue, Ryosuke Tsuzuki, Shinji Nohara and Chiaki Iwakura
   Electrochem. Solid-State Lett., 9(11), A504-A506 (2006).
9. Pt-Loaded WC Electrocatalysis for Methanol Oxidation
   Tadahito Nakashima, Kohei Miyaji, Satoru Takehara, Shinji Nohara, Chiaki Iwakura and Hiroshi Inoue
   ITE Lett. on Batteries, New Technologies & Medicine, 7(5), 448-453 (2006).

Proceedings

1. Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction at Pt-Based Catalysts Prepared from Pt-Carbonyl Complex
   Tadahito Nakashima, Masayuki Miyanaga, Shinji Nohara and Hiroshi Inoue
   Proceedings of Renewable Energy 2006, 1333-1336 (2006).

2005

Papers

1. Capacity retention characteristics of nickel/metal hydride batteries with polymer hydrogel electrolyte
   C. Iwakura, K. Ikoma, S. Nohara, N. Furukawa and H. Inoue
   Electrochem. Solid-State Lett., 8(1), A45-A47 (2005).
2. Suppression of electrolyte creepage with polymer hydrogel electrolyte for nickel/metal hydride battery
   C. Iwakura, M. Horiuchi, S. Nohara, N. Furukawa and H. Inoue
   J. Appl. Electrochem., 35(3), 293-295 (2005).
3. Charge-discharge characteristics of nickel/zinc battery with polymer hydrogel electrolyte
   C. Iwakura, H. Murakami, S. Nohara, N. Furukawa and H. Inoue
   J. Power Sources, 152(1), 291-294 (2005)

Proceedings

1. Electrocatalytic activity of nanocrystalline Pt-Ni alloy catalysts prepared on Ni for oxygen reduction reaction
   H. Inoue, M. Shimada, T. Nakashima, S. Nohara and C. Iwakura
   Proceedings of International Fuel Cell Workshop 2005, 159-163 (2005).