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Kenji Miyatake is affiliated with the University of Yamanashi in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with significant contributions in electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, polymers and plastics, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications

Kenji Miyatake has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
  • Advanced Energy Materials

Their recent selected papers demonstrate a focus on polymer electrolytes, proton exchange membranes, and fuel cell technology. Notable works include:

  • "Aryl ether-free polymer electrolytes for electrochemical and energy devices," 2024, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Highly conductive and alkaline stable partially fluorinated anion exchange membranes for alkaline fuel cells: Effect of ammonium head groups," 2021, Journal of Membrane Science
  • "Rechargeable proton exchange membrane fuel cell containing an intrinsic hydrogen storage polymer," 2020, Communications Chemistry
  • "Quaternary ammonium-biphosphate ion-pair based copolymers with continuous H+ transport channels for high-temperature proton exchange membrane," 2022, Journal of Membrane Science
  • "Reinforced Polyphenylene Ionomer Membranes Exhibiting High Fuel Cell Performance and Mechanical Durability," 2021, ACS Materials Au

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Miyatake's research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Makoto Uchida
  • Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Mahmoud
  • Katsuyoshi Kakinuma
  • Lin Guo
  • Vikrant Yadav

Best Publications

  • Scientific aspects of polymer electrolyte fuel cell durability and degradation.

    Rodney Borup;Jeremy Meyers;Bryan Pivovar;Yu Seung Kim

  • Aliphatic/Aromatic Polyimide Ionomers as a Proton Conductive Membrane for Fuel Cell Applications

    Naoki Asano;Makoto Aoki;Shinsuke Suzuki;Kenji Miyatake

  • Anion conductive block poly(arylene ether)s: synthesis, properties, and application in alkaline fuel cells.

    Manabu Tanaka;Keita Fukasawa;Eriko Nishino;Susumu Yamaguchi

  • Tuned Polymer Electrolyte Membranes Based on Aromatic Polyethers for Fuel Cell Applications

    Kenji Miyatake;Yohei Chikashige;Eiji Higuchi;Masahiro Watanabe

  • Proton-conductive aromatic ionomers containing highly sulfonated blocks for high-temperature-operable fuel cells.

    Byungchan Bae;Takeshi Yoda;Kenji Miyatake;Hiroyuki Uchida

  • Novel Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether): A Proton Conductive Polymer Electrolyte Designed for Fuel Cells

    Kenji Miyatake;Yohei Chikashige;Masahiro Watanabe

  • Design of flexible polyphenylene proton-conducting membrane for next-generation fuel cells.

    Junpei Miyake;Ryunosuke Taki;Takashi Mochizuki;Ryo Shimizu

  • Poly(arylene ether) Ionomers Containing Sulfofluorenyl Groups for Fuel Cell Applications

    Yohei Chikashige;Yoshiki Chikyu;Kenji Miyatake;Masahiro Watanabe

  • Proton conductive polyimide electrolytes containing trifluoromethyl groups: Synthesis, properties, and DMFC performance

    Kenji Miyatake;Hua Zhou;Takashi Matsuo;Hiroyuki Uchida

  • Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone ketone) Multiblock Copolymers with Highly Sulfonated Block. Synthesis and Properties

    Byungchan Bae;Kenji Miyatake;Masahiro Watanabe

  • Proton conductive polyimide electrolytes containing fluorenyl groups: Synthesis, properties, and branching effect

    Kenji Miyatake;Hua Zhou;Masahiro Watanabe

  • Hydrolytically stable polyimide ionomer for fuel cell applications

    Naoki Asano;Kenji Miyatake;Masahiro Watanabe

  • Synthesis and properties of novel sulfonated arylene ether/fluorinated alkane copolymers

    Kenji Miyatake;Kenichi Oyaizu;Eishun Tsuchida;Allan S. Hay

  • Synthesis of Poly(phenylene sulfide sulfonic acid) via Poly(sulfonium cation) as a Thermostable Proton-Conducting Polymer

    Kenji Miyatake;Hiroyuki Iyotani;Kimihisa Yamamoto;Eishun Tsuchida

  • Highly proton conductive polyimide electrolytes containing fluorenyl groups

    Kenji Miyatake;Hua Zhou;Hiroyuki Uchida;Masahiro Watanabe

  • Anion conductive aromatic ionomers containing fluorenyl groups

    Manabu Tanaka;Masaki Koike;Kenji Miyatake;Masahiro Watanabe

  • Synthesis and properties of anion conductive ionomers containing fluorenyl groups for alkaline fuel cell applications

    Manabu Tanaka;Masaki Koike;Kenji Miyatake;Masahiro Watanabe

  • ATR-FTIR study of water in Nafion membrane combined with proton conductivity measurements during hydration/dehydration cycle.

    Keiji Kunimatsu;Byungchan Bae;Kenji Miyatake;Hiroyuki Uchida

  • Synthesis and Properties of Polyimide Ionomers Containing 1H-1,2,4-Triazole Groups

    Jumpei Saito;Kenji Miyatake;Masahiro Watanabe

  • Effect of the Hydrophobic Component on the Properties of Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone)s

    Byungchan Bae;Kenji Miyatake;Masahiro Watanabe

  • Recent progress in proton conducting membranes for PEFCs

    Kenji Miyatake;Masahiro Watanabe

Frequent Co-Authors

Masahiro Watanabe
Masahiro Watanabe University of Yamanashi
Hiroyuki Uchida
Hiroyuki Uchida University of Yamanashi
Makoto Uchida
Makoto Uchida University of Yamanashi
Eishun Tsuchida
Eishun Tsuchida Waseda University
Allan S. Hay
Allan S. Hay McGill University
Hiroyuki Nishide
Hiroyuki Nishide Waseda University
Donald A. Tryk
Donald A. Tryk University of Yamanashi
Kimihisa Yamamoto
Kimihisa Yamamoto Tokyo Institute of Technology
Shinji Takeoka
Shinji Takeoka Waseda University
Kenichi Oyaizu
Kenichi Oyaizu Waseda University

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