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Hiroaki Imai

Hiroaki Imai

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Materials Science

D-Index
76
Citations
20527
World Ranking
3290
National Ranking
136

Chemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
20205
World Ranking
4257
National Ranking
237

Overview

Hiroaki Imai is affiliated with Keio University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in materials science and engineering. Their work spans a range of topics with a particular focus on materials chemistry and its applications.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Subfields of study encompass:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomaterials
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Organic Chemistry

Their research covers several main topics, including:

  • Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications
  • Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications

Notable frequent coauthors are:

  • Yuya Oaki (81 collaborations)
  • Hiroto Watanabe (15 collaborations)
  • Yasuhiko Igarashi (14 collaborations)
  • Mihiro Takasaki (10 collaborations)
  • Toshihiko Mandai (8 collaborations)

Hiroaki Imai has published multiple papers in prominent venues. Some recent publications include:

  • Ultrahigh-Sensitive Compression-Stress Sensor Using Integrated Stimuli-Responsive Materials, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • Ultraporous, Ultrasmall MgMn2O4 Spinel Cathode for a Room-Temperature Magnesium Rechargeable Battery, 2023, ACS Nano
  • Phase Transition Behavior of MgMn2O4 Spinel Oxide Cathode during Magnesium Ion Insertion, 2021, Chemistry of Materials
  • Spinel-Type MgMn2O4 Nanoplates with Vanadate Coating for a Positive Electrode of Magnesium Rechargeable Batteries, 2020, Langmuir
  • Fluorine-Free Substrate-Independent Superhydrophobic Coatings by Nanoarchitectonics of Polydispersed 2D Materials, 2023, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

Frequent publication venues where Hiroaki Imai's work appears are:

  • CrystEngComm (11 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (7 publications)
  • Nanoscale Advances (6 publications)
  • Nanoscale (5 publications)
  • Small (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • Crystallization and Reduction of Sol-Gel-Derived Zinc Oxide Films by Irradiation with Ultraviolet Lamp

    Naoko Asakuma;Hiroshi Hirashima;Hiroaki Imai;Toshimi Fukui

  • Growth conditions for wurtzite zinc oxide films in aqueous solutions

    Satoshi Yamabi;Hiroaki Imai

  • Growth of Submicrometer-Scale Rectangular Parallelepiped Rutile TiO2 Films in Aqueous TiCl3 Solutions under Hydrothermal Conditions

    Eiji Hosono;Shinobu Fujihara;Keita Kakiuchi;Hiroaki Imai

  • Synthesis of silica nanoparticles having a well-ordered mesostructure using a double surfactant system.

    Keisei Suzuki;Kenichi Ikari;Hiroaki Imai

  • Direct preparation of anatase TiO2 nanotubes in porous alumina membranes

    Hiroaki Imai;Yuko Takei;Kazuhiko Shimizu;Manabu Matsuda

  • Low-temperature synthesis of anatase thin films on glass and organic substrates by direct deposition from aqueous solutions

    Kazuhiko Shimizu;Hiroaki Imai;Hiroshi Hirashima;Koji Tsukuma

  • Two types of oxygen-deficient centers in synthetic silica glass

    Hiroaki Imai;Kazuo Arai;Hiroshi Imagawa;Hideo Hosono

  • Bridged Nanocrystals in Biominerals and Their Biomimetics: Classical Yet Modern Crystal Growth on the Nanoscale†

    Yuya Oaki;Akiko Kotachi;Takashi Miura;Hiroaki Imai

  • The hierarchical architecture of nacre and its mimetic material

    Yuya Oaki;Hiroaki Imai

  • Experimental Demonstration for the Morphological Evolution of Crystals Grown in Gel Media

    Yuya Oaki and;Hiroaki Imai

  • Crystal phase control for titanium dioxide films by direct deposition in aqueous solutions

    Satoshi Yamabi;Hiroaki Imai

  • Growth of layered basic zinc acetate in methanolic solutions and its pyrolytic transformation into porous zinc oxide films.

    Eiji Hosono;Shinobu Fujihara;Toshio Kimura;Hiroaki Imai

  • Hydrothermal routes to prepare nanocrystalline mesoporous SnO2 having high thermal stability

    Shinobu Fujihara;Takahiro Maeda;Hirotoshi Ohgi;Eiji Hosono

  • Superhydrophobic silica films by sol–gel co-precursor method

    Sanjay S. Latthe;Hiroaki Imai;V. Ganesan;A. Venkateswara Rao

  • Non-Basic Solution Routes to Prepare ZnO Nanoparticles

    Eiji Hosono;Shinobu Fujihara;Toshio Kimura;Hiroaki Imai

  • Nanoengineering in echinoderms: the emergence of morphology from nanobricks.

    Yuya Oaki;Hiroaki Imai

  • Experimental evidence for the Si-Si bond model of the 7.6-eV band in SiO2 glass.

    H. Hosono;Y. Abe;H. Imagawa;H. Imai

  • A biomimetic approach for hierarchically structured inorganic crystals through self-organization

    Hiroaki Imai;Yuya Oaki;Akiko Kotachi

  • Two‐photon processes in defect formation by excimer lasers in synthetic silica glass

    K. Arai;H. Imai;H. Hosono;Y. Abe

  • One-pot synthesis of manganese oxide nanosheets in aqueous solution : Chelation-mediated parallel control of reaction and morphology

    Yuya Oaki;Hiroaki Imai

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuya Oaki
Yuya Oaki Keio University
Eiji Hosono
Eiji Hosono National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Shinobu Fujihara
Shinobu Fujihara Keio University
Satoshi Wada
Satoshi Wada University of Yamanashi
Hajime Haneda
Hajime Haneda National Institute for Materials Science
Hiroyuki Kageyama
Hiroyuki Kageyama National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Yoshihiro Abe
Yoshihiro Abe Nagoya Institute of Technology
Haoshen Zhou
Haoshen Zhou Nanjing University
Hideo Hosono
Hideo Hosono Tokyo Institute of Technology
Sanjay S. Latthe
Sanjay S. Latthe Shivaji University

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