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Koichi Niihara is affiliated with Nagaoka University of Technology in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and materials science. Their research encompasses multiple subfields including materials chemistry, civil and structural engineering, mechanical engineering, ceramics, composites, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work covers a variety of main topics such as advanced ceramic materials synthesis, advanced materials and composites, dielectric materials and actuators, vibration control and rheological fluids, concrete and cement materials research, transition metal oxide nanomaterials, and ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials.

Koichi Niihara has published frequently in several journals, with notable repeated publication venues including:

  • Journal of the American Ceramic Society
  • Ceramics International
  • Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology

The scientist's collaborative network includes multiple frequent co-authors such as Tadachika Nakayama, Hisayuki Suematsu, Thi Mai Dung, Ayahisa Okawa, and Son Thanh Nguyen.

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Koichi Niihara include:

  • Self-healing ability, strength enhancement, and high-temperature oxidation behavior of silicon carbide-dispersed ytterbium disilicate composite for environmental barrier coatings under isothermal heat treatment, 2022, Journal of the European Ceramic Society
  • Improving self-healing ability and flexural strength of ytterbium silicate-based nanocomposites with silicon carbide nanoparticulates and whiskers, 2021, Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan
  • Autonomous crack healing ability of SiC dispersed Yb2Si2O7 by oxidations in air and water vapor, 2021, Ceramics International
  • Synthesis of β-MoO 3 whiskers by the thermal evaporation method with flowing oxygen gas, 2021, Journal of the American Ceramic Society
  • Enhancing low-temperature energy harvesting by lead-free ferroelectric Ba(Zr 0.1 Ti 0.9 )O 3, 2022, Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Best Publications

  • Formation of titanium oxide nanotube

    Tomoko Kasuga;Masayoshi Hiramatsu;Akihiko Hoson;Toru Sekino

  • Titania Nanotubes Prepared by Chemical Processing

    Tomoko Kasuga;Masayoshi Hiramatsu;Akihiko Hoson;Tohru Sekino

  • New design concept of structural ceramics―ceramic nanocomposites

    Koichi Niihara

  • A fracture mechanics analysis of indentation-induced Palmqvist crack in ceramics

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  • Sintering Behaviors and Consolidation Process for Al2O3/SiC Nanocomposites

    Atsushi Nakahira;Koichi Niihara

  • A superplastic covalent crystal composite

    F. Wakai;Y. Kodama;S. Sakaguchi;N. Murayama

  • Reduction and Sintering of a Nickel–Dispersed‐Alumina Composite and Its Properties

    Tohru Sekino;Toshio Nakajima;Satoru Ueda;Koichi Niihara

  • Strengthening and Toughening Mechanisms of Ceramic Nanocomposites

    Tatsuki Ohji;Young-Keun Jeong;Yong-Ho Choa;Koichi Niihara

  • Wetting and interface microstructure between Sn–Zn binary alloys and Cu

    Katsuaki Suganuma;Koichi Niihara;Takeshi Shoutoku;Yoshikazu Nakamura

  • Synthesis, atomic structures and properties of carbon and boron nitride fullerene materials

    Takeo Oku;Takanori Hirano;Masaki Kuno;Takafumi Kusunose

  • Mechanical property improvement of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy composites by Al2O3 filler dispersion

    Manwar Hussain;Atsushi Nakahira;Koichi Niihara

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Photoconducting Polyaniline-TiO2 Nanocomposite

    Wei Feng;Enhai Sun;Akihiko Fujii;Hongcai Wu

  • Characterization of nanocrystalline CoCrFeNiTiAl high-entropy solid solution processed by mechanical alloying

    K.B. Zhang;Z.Y. Fu;J.Y. Zhang;W.M. Wang

  • Dense Hydroxyapatite–Zirconia Ceramic Composites with High Strength for Biological Applications

    Z. J. Shen;E. Adolfsson;M. Nygren;L. Gao

  • Tough and strong Ce-TZP/Alumina nanocomposites doped with titania

    Masahiro Nawa;Syoichi Nakamoto;Tohru Sekino;Koichi Niihara

  • The Effect of Stoichiometry on Mechanical Properties of Boron Carbide

    Koichi Niihara;Atsushi Nakahira;Toshio Hirai

  • Fabrication and mechanical behaviour of Al2O3/Mo nanocomposites

    M. Nawa;T. Sekino;K. Niihara

  • Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Si3N4 with Yb2O3 as a Sintering Additive

    Hyoungjoon Park;Hyoun-Ee Kim;Koichi Niihara

  • Fabrication and mechanical properties of 5 vol% copper dispersed alumina nanocomposite

    Sung Tag Oh;Tohru Sekino;Koichi Niihara

  • Fabrication process and electrical behavior of novel pressure-sensitive composites

    Manwar Hussain;Yong-Ho Choa;Koichi Niihara

  • Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Silicon Nitride–Silicon Carbide Nanocomposite Material

    Akihiro Sawaguchi;Kohji Toda;Koichi Niihara

Frequent Co-Authors

Tohru Sekino
Tohru Sekino Osaka University
Weihua Jiang
Weihua Jiang Nagaoka University of Technology
Jianfeng Yang
Jianfeng Yang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Zhengyi Fu
Zhengyi Fu Wuhan University of Technology
Katsuaki Suganuma
Katsuaki Suganuma Osaka University
Tatsuki Ohji
Tatsuki Ohji National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Toshio Hirai
Toshio Hirai Tohoku University
Isao Tanaka
Isao Tanaka Kyoto University
Lian Gao
Lian Gao Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Masashi Yoshimura
Masashi Yoshimura Osaka University

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