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Masatoshi Osawa

Masatoshi Osawa

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Chemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
19027
World Ranking
5507
National Ranking
335

Overview

Masatoshi Osawa is affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan, focusing on research that spans energy and engineering fields. Their work primarily addresses topics related to renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment, with additional emphasis on electrical and electronic engineering and catalysis.

Osawa's research topics include:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Ionic Liquids Properties and Applications
  • Electrodeposition and Electroless Coatings
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures

Their scientific contributions appear in a variety of publication venues such as Electrocatalysis, Journal of The Surface Finishing Society of Japan, and IUPAC Standards Online. Notable recent papers are:

  • "Progress of CO2 Electrochemical Methanation Using a Membrane Electrode Assembly" (2024, Electrocatalysis)
  • "Organic Device Characteristics of Electroless-Plated Au Electrode" (2020, Journal of The Surface Finishing Society of Japan)
  • "Experiments on Adsorption at Hydrous Metal Oxide Surfaces Using Attenuated Total Reflection Infrared Spectroscopy (Atrirs) (IUPAC Technical Report)" (2021, IUPAC Standards Online)

Collaboration is an element of Osawa's research approach, with frequent co-authors including Shofu Matsuda, Minoru Umeda, Zhentao Zhao, Chikara Itagaki, and Masamichi Ito. These collaborations often intersect various research themes in energy conversion and electrode materials.

Best Publications

  • Charge transfer resonance Raman process in surface-enhanced Raman scattering from p-aminothiophenol adsorbed on silver: Herzberg-Teller contribution

    Masatoshi Osawa;Naoki Matsuda;Katsumasa Yoshii;Isamu Uchida

  • Potential-Dependent Reorientation of Water Molecules at an Electrode/Electrolyte Interface Studied by Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy

    † Ken-ichi Ataka;and Takao Yotsuyanagi;Masatoshi Osawa

  • Dynamic Processes in Electrochemical Reactions Studied by Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy (SEIRAS)

    Masatoshi Osawa

  • Formate, an active intermediate for direct oxidation of methanol on pt electrode.

    Yan Xia Chen;Atsushi Miki;Shen Ye;Hidetada Sakai

  • Surface-Enhanced Infrared Spectroscopy: The Origin of the Absorption Enhancement and Band Selection Rule in the Infrared Spectra of Molecules Adsorbed on Fine Metal Particles

    Masatoshi Osawa;Ken-Ichi Ataka;Katsumasa Yoshii;Yuji Nishikawa

  • Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption

    Masatoshi Osawa

  • Electroless deposition of gold thin films on silicon for surface-enhanced infrared spectroelectrochemistry

    Hiroto Miyake;Shen Ye;Shen Ye;Masatoshi Osawa

  • Surface-enhanced infrared absorption of p-nitrobenzoic acid deposited on silver island films: contributions of electromagnetic and chemical mechanisms

    Masatoshi Osawa;Masahiko Ikeda

  • In Situ Infrared Study of Water−Sulfate Coadsorption on Gold(111) in Sulfuric Acid Solutions

    Ken-ichi Ataka;Masatoshi Osawa

  • Inhibited proton transfer enhances Au-catalyzed CO2-to-fuels selectivity.

    Anna Wuttig;Momo Yaguchi;Kenta Motobayashi;Masatoshi Osawa

  • Surface-enhanced IR absorption on platinum nanoparticles: an application to real-time monitoring of electrocatalytic reactions

    Atsushi Miki;Shen Ye;Masatoshi Osawa

  • Molecular Orientation and Ordered Structure of Benzenethiol Adsorbed on Gold(111)

    Li-Jun Wan,†,§;Mimi Terashima;and Hiroyuki Noda;Masatoshi Osawa

  • Formic acid electrooxidation on Pd in acidic solutions studied by surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy

    Hiroto Miyake;Tatsuhiro Okada;Gabor Samjeské;Masatoshi Osawa

  • Structure of Water at the Electrified Platinum−Water Interface: A Study by Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy

    Masatoshi Osawa;Minoru Tsushima;Hirokazu Mogami;Gabor Samjeské,†,‡ and

  • Tracking a Common Surface-Bound Intermediate during CO2-to-Fuels Catalysis

    Anna Wuttig;Can Liu;Qiling Peng;Momo Yaguchi

  • Mechanistic study of electrocatalytic oxidation of formic acid at platinum in acidic solution by time-resolved surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy.

    Gabor Samjeské;Atsushi Miki;Shen Ye;Masatoshi Osawa

  • Importance of acid-base equilibrium in electrocatalytic oxidation of formic acid on platinum.

    Jiyong Joo;Taro Uchida;Angel Cuesta;Marc T. M. Koper;Marc T. M. Koper

  • Current oscillations during formic acid oxidation on a Pt electrode: insight into the mechanism by time-resolved IR spectroscopy.

    Gabor Samjeské;Masatoshi Osawa

  • Visible light responsive pristine metal oxide photocatalyst: enhancement of activity by crystallization under hydrothermal treatment.

    Fumiaki Amano;Akira Yamakata;Kohei Nogami;Masatoshi Osawa

  • Mechanism of the Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Formic Acid on Metals

    Angel Cuesta;Gema Cabello;Masatoshi Osawa;Claudio Gutiérrez

  • The Role of Bridge‐Bonded Adsorbed Formate in the Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Formic Acid on Platinum

    Masatoshi Osawa;Kei-ichi Komatsu;Gabor Samjeské;Taro Uchida

Frequent Co-Authors

Shen Ye
Shen Ye Tohoku University
Akira Yamakata
Akira Yamakata Okayama University
Kohei Uosaki
Kohei Uosaki National Institute for Materials Science
Yoichi Sasaki
Yoichi Sasaki Kyushu University
Li-Jun Wan
Li-Jun Wan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wen-Bin Cai
Wen-Bin Cai Fudan University
Marc T. M. Koper
Marc T. M. Koper Leiden University
Tetsuo Sakka
Tetsuo Sakka Kyoto University
Thorsten Friedrich
Thorsten Friedrich University of Freiburg

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