2022: Papers, Journals, Books

1.Nondegenerate Polycrystalline Hydrogen-Doped Indium Oxide (InOx:H) Thin Films Formed by Low-Temperature Solid-Phase Crystallization for Thin Film Transistors

• Taiki Kataoka*1, Yusaku Magari*2, Hisao Makino*3*4, Mamoru Furuta*1*3
• *1)Materials Science and Engineering Course, Kochi University of Technology, Kami 782-8502, Kochi, Japan
• *2)Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Shimane University, Matsue 690-8504, Shimane, Japan
• *3)Center for Nanotechnology, Research Institute, Kochi University of Technology, Kami 782-8502, Kochi, Japan
• *4)Electronic and Photonic Systems Engineering Course, Kochi University of Technology, Kami 782-8502, Kochi, Japan
• Materials 2022, 15(1), 187

2021: Papers, Journals, Books

1.Thermal and Damp Heat Stability of High-Mobility In₂O₃-Based Transparent Conducting Films Fabricated at Low Process Temperatures

• T.Koida and Y.Ueno
• Research Center for Photovoltaics, 
  National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
• Physica Status Solidi A 2021,2000487, DOI:10.1002/pssa.202000487

2.The role of synthetic oils in controlling hydrogen permeation of rolling/sliding contacts

• Hiroyoshi Takana*1*2, Monica Ratoi*3,  and Joichi Sugimura*2*4
• *1)Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
• *2)Research Center for Hydrogen Industrial Use and Storage, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
• *3)Faculty of Engineering and Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
• *4)International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
• RSC Advances, 2021, 11, 726-738

3. Rapid Hydrogen Embrittlement Evaluation Method for Spot Welded Joints in High-Strength Steel Plates Using Low-Speed Tensile Shear Testing Under Hydrogen Charging Conditions

• Manabu Kitahara, Hideaki Matsuoka, Takashi Asada
• Toyota Central R&D Labs, Inc., Materials and Processes Division 1
• Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals, Vol. 85, No. 2 (2021), pp. 75-83

4.Numerical Interpretation of Hydrogen Thermal Desorption Spectra for Iron with Hydrogen-Enhanced Strain-Induced Vacancies

• Ken-ichi Ebihara*1, Yuri Sugiyama*2, Ryosuke Matsumoto*3, Kenichi Takai*4 and Tomoaki Suzudo*5
• *1)Center for Computational Science & e-Systems, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan
• *2)Graduate School of Science and Technology, Sophia University, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-8554, Japan
• *3)Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University of Advanced Science, 18, Yamanouchi-Gotandacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8577, Japan
• *4)Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Sophia University, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-8554, Japan
• *5)Center for Computational Science & e-Systems, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA),and also with the Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Oarai-machi, Higashiibaraki-gun, Ibaraki, 313-1313, Japan
• Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Volume 52A, January

5.Highly Selective Etching between Different Oxide Films by Vapor Phase Cleaning

• Kazuki Nishihara*1, Masaki Inaba*1 and Hiroaki Takahashi*1
• *1)SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions Co., Ltd., 480-1, Takamiya-cho, Hikone-city, Shiga, 522-0292, Japan
•  Solid State Phenomena Vol.314, 101-106

6.Atomic layer etching of Si₃N₄ with high selectivity to SiO₂ and poly-Si

• Nobuya Miyoshi*1, Kazunori Shinoda*2, Hiroyuki Kobayashi*1, Masaru Kurihara*2, Yutaka Kouzuma*3, and Masaru Izawa*4
• *1)Hitachi High-Tech America, Inc., 6357 NE Evergreen Parkway, Building D, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124
• *2)Center for Technology Innovation-Instrumentation, Hitachi, Ltd., 1-280 Higashi-Koigakubo, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo 185-8601, Japan
• *3)Nano-Technology Solution Business Group, Hitachi High-Tech Corp., 794 Higashitoyoi, Kudamatsu-shi, Yamaguchi 744-0002, Japan
• Nano-Technology Solution Business Group, Hitachi High-Tech Corp., 1-17-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6409, Japan
• Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 39, 052601 (2021)

7.The effects of interstitial hydrogen and carbon atoms and aging temperature on annihilation behavior of hydrogen-enhanced strain-induced vacancies in iron

• Yuri Sugiyama*1, Nami Kurihara*2, YuyaMatsumoto*3, Kenichi Takai*4
• *1)Graduate School of Science and Technology, Sophia University, 7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
• *2)Graduate School of Science and Technology, Sophia University, Now at Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., 1-1-1, Ichigayakaga-cho, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8001, Japan
• *3)Graduate School of Science and Technology, Sophia University, Now at Toyota Motor Corporation, 1, Toyota-cho, Toyota-shi, Aichi 471-8571, Japan
• *4)Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, 7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
• Scripta Materialia Volume 202, September 2021, 114031

8.Quantities and distribution of strain-induced vacancies and dislocations enhanced by hydrogen in iron

• Yuri Sugiyama*1, Kenichi Takai*2
• *1)Graduate School of Science and Technology, Sophia University, 7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
• *2)Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, 7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
• Acta Materialia Volume 208, 15 April 2021, 116663

9.High-Performance Indium Gallium Tin Oxide Transistors with an Al₂O₃ Gate Insulator Deposited by Atomic Layer Deposition at a Low Temperature of 150 °C: Roles of Hydrogen and Excess Oxygen in the Al₂O₃ Dielectric Film

• Cheol Hee Choi*1, Taikyu Kim*1, Shigenori Ueda*3, Yu-Shien Shiah*2, Hideo Hosono*2*3, Junghwan Kim*2, and Jae Kyeong Jeong*1
• *1)Department of Electronic Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, South Korea
• *2)Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
• *3)National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
• ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 24, 28451–28461

10.Analysis of sodium generation by sodium oxide decomposition on corrosion resistance materials: a new approach towards sodium redox water-splitting cycle

• Rajesh Kumar*1, Hiroki Miyaoka*1*2, Keita Shinzato*1, and Takayuki Ichikawa*1*2
• *1)Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
• *2)Natural Science Center for Basic Research and Development, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
• RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 21017-21022

11.Investigation of the effect of adding a moderate amount of hydrogen on the properties of tin oxide films deposited by DC magnetron sputtering

• Rostislav Velichko*1, Yusaku Magari*2*4, Hisao Makino*3*4, and Mamoru Furuta*2*4
• *1)Engineering Course, Kochi University of Technology, 185 Miyanokuchi Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi 782-8502, Japan
• *2)School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, 185 Miyanokuchi Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi 782-8502, Japan
• *3)School of Systems Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, 185 Miyanokuchi Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi 782-8502, Japan
• *4)Center for Nanotechnology, Research Institute, Kochi University of Technology, 185 Miyanokuchi Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi 782-8502, Japan
• Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 60, 5, 055503, May 2021

12.Effects of substrate temperature on thermal stability of Al-doped ZnO thin films capped by AlO_x

• Hoa T.Dao*1, HisaoMakino*2
• *1)Graduate School of Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, 185 Miyanokuchi, Tosayamada-cho, Kami, Kochi, 782-8502, Japan
• *2)Department of Electronic and Photonic Systems Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, 185 Miyanokuchi, Tosayamada-cho, Kami, Kochi, 782-8502, Japan
• Ceramics International Volume 47, Issue 6, 15 March 2021, Pages 8060-8066

13.Rapid Evaluation of Hydrogen Embrittlement Resistance for Spot-Welds of High Tensile Strength Steel Sheet by Slow Rate Tensile Shear Test under Hydrogen Charging Conditions

• Gaku Kitahara, Hideaki Matsuoka, Takashi Asada
• Toyota Central R＆D Labs Inc., Nagakute 480-1192, Japan
• MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS Vol. 62 (2021), No. 7 pp. 943-951

14.Effects of Retained Austenite on Hydrogen Embrittlement in TRIP-aided Bainitic Ferrite Steel Sheet

• Junya KOBAYASHI*1, Ryo SAKATA*2, Naoya KAKEFUDA*3, Goroh ITOH*1, and Tomohiko HOJO*4
• *1)Depertment of Mecchanical Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, Ibaraki University, 4-12-1 Nakanarusawa-cho,Hitachi, 316-8511 Japan
• *2)Major in Mecchanical Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ibaraki University. Now at DaiNippon Printing Co., Ltd., 1-1-3 Midorigahara, Tsukuba, 300-2646 Japan
• *3)Major in Mecchanical Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ibaraki University, 4-12-1 Nakanarusawa-cho, Hitachi, 316-8511 Japan
• *4)Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577 Japan
• ISIJ International, Vol. 61 (2021), No. 4, pp. 1315–1321

15.Highly Selective Etching between Different Oxide Films by Vapor Phase Cleaning

• Kazuki Nishihara, Masaki Inaba, and Hiroaki Takahashi
• SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions Co., Ltd., 480-1, Takamiya-cho, Hikone-city, Shiga, 522-0292, Japan
• Solid State Phenomena, Volume 314(2021), pp. 101-106

16.Mobility–stability trade-off in oxide thin-film transistors

• Yu-Shien Shiah*1, Kihyung Sim*1, Yuhao Shi*1, Katsumi Abe*2, Shigenori Ueda*3, Masato Sasase*1, Junghwan Kim*1, and Hideo Hosono*1*3
• *1)Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan.
• *2)Silvaco, Kyoto, Japan.
• *3)WPI-MANA, National Institute for Materials Science, Ibaraki, Japan.
• Nature Electronics, volume 4, pages 800–807 (2021)

17.High-Pressure and High-Temperature Synthesis of Anion-Disordered Vanadium Perovskite Oxyhydrides

• Kazumasa Miyazaki*1 ,Masayuki Ochi*2, Takumi Nishikubo*1, Jinya Suzuki*1, Takashi Saito*3, Takashi Kamiyama*3, Kazuhiko Kuroki*2, Takafumi Yamamoto*1, Masaki Azuma*1*4
• *1)Laboratory for Materials and Structures, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 226-8503, Japan
• *2)Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan
• *3)Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tokai, Ibaraki, 319-1106, Japan
• *4)Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, 705-1 Shimoimaizumi, Ebina 243-0435, Japan
• Inorganic Chemistry, 2021, 60, 20, 15751–15758

18.Cesium polytungstate in sputtered solar control films. II. Electronic structure and water-induced defects

• Satoshi Yoshio*1, Keiichi Sato*2, and Kenji Adachi*3
• *1)Department of Computer-Aided Engineering and Development, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd., Niihama, Ehime 792-0001, Japan
• *2)Ink Materials Department, Ohkuchi Electronics Co., Ltd., Isa, Kagoshima 895-2501, Japan
• *3)Ichikawa Research Center, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd., 3-18-5 Nakakokubun, Ichikawa, Chiba 272-8588, Japan
• Journal of Applied Physics 130, 123102 (2021)

19.Dehydration of Electrochemically Protonated Oxide: SrCoO2 with Square Spin Tubes

• Hao-Bo Li*1, Shunsuke Kobayashi*2, Chengchao Zhong*1, Morito Namba*1, Yu Cao*1, Daichi Kato*1, Yoshinori Kotani*3, Qianmei Lin*1, Maokun Wu*4, Wei-Hua Wang*4, Masaki Kobayashi*5, Koji Fujita*5, Cédric Tassel*1, Takahito Terashima*6, Akihide Kuwabara*2, Yoji Kobayashi*1, Hiroshi Takatsu*1, Hiroshi Kageyama*1
• *1)Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Kyoto University, Kyoto, 615-8510 Japan.
• *2)Nanostructures Research Laboratory, Japan Fine Ceramics Center, Nagoya, 456-8587 Japan.
• *3)Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, 1-1-1, Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo, 679-5198 Japan.
• *4)Department of Electronic Science and Engineering, and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Photo-Electronic Thin Film Device and Technology, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071 China.
• *5)Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.
• *6)Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
• J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 17517−17525

2020: Papers, Journals, Books

1.Prospective Research of Fundamental Factors and Characteristic Evaluations of Hydrogen Embrittlement

• K.Takai*1, E.Akiyama*2 and T.Senuma*3
• *1)Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Engineering and Applied Science, Sophia University
• *2)Enviromentally Robust Materials Research Laboratory, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University
• *3)Laboratory for Structual Materials Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Systems Engineering, Okayama University
• ふぇらむ Vol.25(2020) No.3

2.Effect of hydrogen plasma treatment on the passivation performance of TiO_x on crystalline sillicon prepared by atomic layer deposition

• S.Miyagawa*1, K.Gotoh*1, S.Ogura*2, M.Wilde*2, Y.Kurokawa*1, K.Fukutani*2 and N.Usami*1
• *1)Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, JP
• *2)University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JP
• Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A ALD2020, 022410(2020)

3.Effect of poisoning gases on and restoration of PdCuSi metallic glass in a capacitive MEMS hydrogen sensor

• Y.Hayashi*1, H.Yamazaki*1, K.Masunishi*1, T.Ikehashi*2, N.Nakamura*1, A.Kojima*1
• *1)Corporate Research & Development Center, Toshiba Corporation, Janpan
• *2)Graduate School of Information, Production and Systems, Waseda University, Japan
• International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 45, Issue 1, 1 January 2020, Pages 1187-1194

4.Reaction of GeO₂ with Ge and crystallization of GeO₂ on Ge

• M.Xie, T.Nishimura, T.Yajima, and A.Toriumi
• Department of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan
• Jounal of Applied Physics 127, 024101(2020)

5. Unified Interpretation of Hydrogen Diffusion Characteristics and Various Fracture Properties in High-Pressure Hydrogen Gas Based on Hydrogen Trap Occupancy in Dislocations
- Austenitic Stainless Steels and Low-Alloy Steels

• Saburo Matsuoka*1, Osamu Takakusa*2*3, Saburo Okazaki*3, Satoko Yoshida*4, Junichiro Yamabe*5, Hisao Matsunaga*2*3
• *1) Full Professor, Fellow, Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University
• *2) Full Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University
• *3) Full Professor, Advanced Hydrogen Materials Science Research Center, Kyushu University
• *4) Advanced Hydrogen Materials Science Research Center, Kyushu University
• *5) Full Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Fukuoka University
• No.20-00172 ［DOI: 10.1299/ transjsme.20-00172］

6.Synthesis and Photoluminescence Properties of Rare-Earth-Activated Sr3-xAxAIO4H (A=Ca, Ba; x=0, 1): New Members of Aluminate Oxyhydrides.

• Tong Wu*1, Kotaro Fujii*2, Taito Murakami*2, Masatomo Yashima*2, Satoru Matsuishi*1
• *1)Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
• *2)Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
• Inorganic Chemistry, 29 Sep 2020, 59(20):15384-15393
  [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02356 PMID: 32991153]

7.Hydrocarbon Lubricants Can Control Hydrogen Embrittlement

• Monica Ratoi*1, Hiroyoshi Tanaka*2*3, Brian G. Mellor*1 and Joichi Sugimura *2*3
• *1)Faculty of Engineering and Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
• *2)Research Center for Hydrogen Industrial Use and Storage, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
• *3)International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka,819-0395,Japan
• SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2020) 10:1361

2020: Key Points of the Society

1.Hydrogen Desorption Spectral Analysis of Tempered Martensite Subjected to Repeated Stress Loading with and without Hydrogen Addition

• Keisuke Kikuchi*, Masaharu Ohori*, Takahiro Chiba*, Kenichi Takai*
• *Sophia University
• The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan 179th Spring Conference