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Etsuo Akiba

Etsuo Akiba

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Materials Science

D-Index
71
Citations
15312
World Ranking
4314
National Ranking
198

Chemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
14612
World Ranking
6313
National Ranking
407

Overview

Etsuo Akiba is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan and has a significant research focus within the field of Materials Science, particularly specializing in hydrogen storage and related materials.

The scientist's recent publications address various aspects of hydrogen storage, including kinetics, thermodynamics, and material properties. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Perspectives and challenges of hydrogen storage in solid-state hydrides" (2020, Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering)
  • "Impact of severe plastic deformation on kinetics and thermodynamics of hydrogen storage in magnesium and its alloys" (2022, Journal of Material Science and Technology)
  • "Magnesium- and intermetallic alloys-based hydrides for energy storage: modelling, synthesis and properties" (2022, Progress in Energy)
  • "Research and development of hydrogen carrier based solutions for hydrogen compression and storage" (2022, Progress in Energy)
  • "Structural degradation behavior of Mg2-Pr Ni4 upon hydrogenation" (2022, Journal of Alloys and Compounds)

Their research explores topics such as hydrogen storage and materials, ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction, hybrid renewable energy systems, nuclear materials and properties, fusion materials and technologies, magnesium alloys, and MXene and MAX phase materials.

Frequent coauthors contributing alongside them include Haiwen Li, Kouji Sakaki, Yumiko Nakamura, Jacques Huot, and J.R. Ares.

Publication venues that frequently feature this scientist's work are:

  • Progress in Energy
  • Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering
  • Journal of Material Science and Technology
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials

The scope of Akiba's work intersects mainly with the subfields of Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Biomaterials, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Best Publications

  • Hydrogen - A sustainable energy carrier

    Kasper T. Møller;Torben R. Jensen;Etsuo Akiba;Etsuo Akiba;Hai wen Li;Hai wen Li

  • Magnesium based materials for hydrogen based energy storage: Past, present and future

    V. A. Yartys;M. V. Lototskyy;E. Akiba;R. Albert

  • Hydrogen absorption by Laves phase related BCC solid solution

    E. Akiba;H. Iba

  • Nanotechnology in Mg-based materials for hydrogen storage

    Huaiyu Shao;Gongbiao Xin;Jie Zheng;Xingguo Li

  • Study of Mg-M (M=Co, Ni and Fe) mixture elaborated by reactive mechanical alloying: hydrogen sorption properties

    Jean Louis Bobet;Etsuo Akiba;B. Darriet

  • Hydrogen sorption in TiZrNbHfTa high entropy alloy

    C. Zlotea;M. A. Sow;Gustav Ek;J-P Couzinie

  • Hydrogen storage characteristics of Ti–Zr–Cr–V alloys

    Sung Wook Cho;Chang Suck Han;Choong Nyeon Park;Etsuo Akiba

  • Complex metal hydrides for hydrogen, thermal and electrochemical energy storage

    Kasper T. Møller;Drew Sheppard;Drew Sheppard;Dorthe B. Ravnsbæk;Craig E. Buckley

  • Design and synthesis of a magnesium alloy for room temperature hydrogen storage

    Kaveh Edalati;Kaveh Edalati;Ryoko Uehiro;Yuji Ikeda;Hai-Wen Li;Hai-Wen Li

  • Hydrogen storage performance of TiFe after processing by ball milling

    Hoda Emami;Kaveh Edalati;Junko Matsuda;Etsuo Akiba;Etsuo Akiba

  • 1H, 7Li, and 19F nuclear magnetic resonance and ionic conductivity studies for liquid electrolytes composed of glymes and polyetheneglycol dimethyl ethers of CH3O(CH2CH2O)nCH3 (n=3–50) doped with LiN(SO2CF3)2

    Kikuko Hayamizu;Etsuo Akiba;Toshinori Bando;Yuichi Aihara

  • Hydrogen absorption and modulated structure in Ti-V-Mn alloys

    Hideki Iba;Etsuo Akiba

  • Perspectives and challenges of hydrogen storage in solid-state hydrides

    Zhen Chen;Zhen Chen;Zhongliang Ma;Zhongliang Ma;Jie Zheng;Xingguo Li

  • Preparation of the hydrides Mg2FeH6 and Mg2CoH5 by mechanical alloying followed by sintering

    J. Huot;H. Hayakawa;Etsuo Akiba

  • High-pressure torsion of TiFe intermetallics for activation of hydrogen storage at room temperature with heterogeneous nanostructure

    Kaveh Edalati;Kaveh Edalati;Junko Matsuda;Junko Matsuda;Hideaki Iwaoka;Hideaki Iwaoka;Shoichi Toh

  • Mechanical alloying of MgNi compounds under hydrogen and inert atmosphere

    J. Huot;E. Akiba;T. Takada

  • Activation of TiFe for hydrogen storage by plastic deformation using groove rolling and high-pressure torsion: Similarities and differences

    Kaveh Edalati;Kaveh Edalati;Junko Matsuda;Junko Matsuda;Akira Yanagida;Etsuo Akiba;Etsuo Akiba

  • Metal boranes: Progress and applications

    Bjarne R.S. Hansen;Mark Paskevicius;Hai Wen Li;Hai Wen Li;Etsuo Akiba;Etsuo Akiba

  • Significance of grain boundaries and stacking faults on hydrogen storage properties of Mg2Ni intermetallics processed by high-pressure torsion

    Toshifumi Hongo;Kaveh Edalati;Kaveh Edalati;Makoto Arita;Junko Matsuda

  • Direct synthesis of Mg2FeH6 by mechanical alloying

    J. Huot;S. Boily;Etsuo Akiba;R. Schulz

  • The relation between microstructure and hydrogen absorbing property in Laves phase-solid solution multiphase alloys

    H. Iba;E. Akiba

Frequent Co-Authors

Zenji Horita
Zenji Horita Kyushu University
Kaveh Edalati
Kaveh Edalati Kyushu University
Huaiyu Shao
Huaiyu Shao University of Macau
Jacques Huot
Jacques Huot Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Kikuko Hayamizu
Kikuko Hayamizu University of Tsukuba
Takashi Kamiyama
Takashi Kamiyama High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
Fujio Izumi
Fujio Izumi Kyoto University
Torben R. Jensen
Torben R. Jensen Aarhus University
Shigenobu Hayashi
Shigenobu Hayashi National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Robert C. Bowman
Robert C. Bowman Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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