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Momoji Kubo

Momoji Kubo

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Chemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
8531
World Ranking
14418
National Ranking
1126

Overview

Momoji Kubo is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and materials science. Their research spans a broad range of topics, focusing particularly on materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, atomic and molecular physics, optics, and the mechanics of materials. The work integrates aspects of electrical and electronic engineering as well.

The main topics covered by Kubo's research include diamond and carbon-based materials, force microscopy techniques and applications, lubricants and their additives, metal and thin film mechanics, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, fuel cells and related materials, and semiconductor materials and devices.

Kubo's recent published papers demonstrate active engagement with molecular dynamics simulations, quantum chemistry, and materials characterization. Notable publications include:

  • Development of a Transferable ReaxFF Parameter Set for Carbon- and Silicon-Based Solid Systems, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Different Etching Mechanisms of Diamond by Oxygen and Hydrogen Plasma: a Reactive Molecular Dynamics Study, 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Non-Empirical Law for Nanoscale Atom-by-Atom Wear, 2020, Advanced Science
  • Atom-by-Atom and Sheet-by-Sheet Chemical Mechanical Polishing of Diamond Assisted by OH Radicals: A Tight-Binding Quantum Chemical Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Molecular-Level Elucidation of a Fracture Process in Slide-Ring Gels via Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Simulations, 2022, Macromolecules

Kubo frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Nobuki Ozawa, Yusuke Ootani, Jingxiang Xu, Yang Wang, and Koshi Adachi. The number of joint publications ranges from 16 to 41, indicating ongoing and significant collaborative efforts.

The research is often published in notable venues, with The Journal of Physical Chemistry C being the most frequent publisher of Kubo's work. Other publication venues include ECS Meeting Abstracts, Chemistry Letters, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Advanced Science.

Best Publications

  • Atomic‐scale formation of ultrasmooth surfaces on sapphire substrates for high‐quality thin‐film fabrication

    M. Yoshimoto;T. Maeda;T. Ohnishi;H. Koinuma

  • A computational chemistry study on friction of h-MoS2. Part I. Mechanism of single sheet lubrication

    Tasuku Onodera;Yusuke Morita;Ai Suzuki;Michihisa Koyama

  • A Computational Chemistry Study on Friction of h-MoS2. Part II. Friction Anisotropy

    Tasuku Onodera;Yusuke Morita;Ryo Nagumo;Ryuji Miura

  • Diamond-like carbon coating under oleic acid lubrication: Evidence for graphene oxide formation in superlow friction.

    Maria Isabel De Barros Bouchet;Jean Michel Martin;José Avila;Makoto Kano

  • A Quantum Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study of the Initial Hydrolysis Step in Sol−Gel Process

    Mohamed Elanany;Parasuraman Selvam;Toshiyuki Yokosuka;Seiichi Takami

  • Grand canonical Monte Carlo simulation of the adsorption of CO2 on silicalite and NaZSM-5

    Akiyasu Hirotani;Koichi Mizukami;Ryuji Miura;Hiromitsu Takaba

  • NH3 adsorption on the brönsted and Lewis acid sites of V2O5(010): A periodic density functional study

    Xilin Yin;Huanmei Han;Isao Gunji;Akira Endou

  • Tribochemical Reaction Dynamics Simulation of Hydrogen on a Diamond-like Carbon Surface Based on Tight-Binding Quantum Chemical Molecular Dynamics

    Kentaro Hayashi;Kotoe Tezuka;Nobuki Ozawa;Tomomi Shimazaki

  • Effect of Tribochemical Reaction on Transfer-Film Formation by Poly(tetrafluoroethylene)

    Tasuku Onodera;Kenji Kawasaki;Takayuki Nakakawaji;Yuji Higuchi

  • Triboemission of hydrocarbon molecules from diamond-like carbon friction interface induces atomic-scale wear

    Yang Wang;Naohiro Yamada;Jingxiang Xu;Jingxiang Xu;Jing Zhang

  • Tight-binding quantum chemical molecular dynamics simulation of mechano-chemical reactions during chemical-mechanical polishing process of SiO 2 surface by CeO 2 particle

    Arivazhagan Rajendran;Yasufumi Takahashi;Michihisa Koyama;Momoji Kubo

  • Friction reduction mechanism of hydrogen- and fluorine-terminated diamond-like carbon films investigated by molecular dynamics and quantum chemical calculation

    Shandan Bai;Tasuku Onodera;Ryo Nagumo;Ryuji Miura

  • Density functional theory analysis of methanation reaction of CO2 on Ru nanoparticle supported on TiO2 (1 0 1)

    Satoshi Akamaru;Tomomi Shimazaki;Momoji Kubo;Takayuki Abe

  • Dynamics of hydrogen spillover on Pt/γ-Al2O3 catalyst surface: A quantum chemical molecular dynamics study

    Farouq Ahmed;Md. Khorshed Alam;Ai Suzuki;Michihisa Koyama

  • Study of the Activity of Ga-ZSM-5 in the de-NOx Process by a Combination of Quantum Chemistry, Molecular Dynamics, and Computer Graphics Methods

    Hiroaki Himei;Michiyuki Yamadaya;Momoji Kubo;Rajappan Vetrivel

  • Development of a new molecular dynamics method for tribochemical reaction and its application to formation dynamics of MoS2 tribofilm

    Yusuke Morita;Tasuku Onodera;Ai Suzuki;Riadh Sahnoun

  • Density functional theory calculations of the reaction pathway for methane activation on a gallium site in metal exchanged ZSM‐5

    Ewa Broclawik;Hiroaki Himei;Michiyuki Yamadaya;Momoji Kubo

  • Structure and Function of Transfer Film Formed from PTFE/PEEK Polymer Blend

    Tasuku Onodera;Jun Nunoshige;Kenji Kawasaki;Koshi Adachi

  • Periodic density functional study on V2O5 bulk and (001) surface

    Xilin Yin;Adil Fahmi;Akira Endou;Ryuji Miura

  • Atomic control of layer-by-layer epitaxial growth on SrTiO 3 (001): Molecular-dynamics simulations

    Momoji Kubo;Yasunori Oumi;Ryuji Miura;Andras Stirling

  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Ni Nanoparticles Sintering Process in Ni/YSZ Multi-Nanoparticle System

    Jingxiang Xu;Ryota Sakanoi;Yuji Higuchi;Nobuki Ozawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Akira Miyamoto
Akira Miyamoto Tohoku University
Yasunori Oumi
Yasunori Oumi Gifu University
Parasuraman Selvam
Parasuraman Selvam Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Koshi Adachi
Koshi Adachi Tohoku University
Masashi Kawasaki
Masashi Kawasaki University of Tokyo
Tomoyuki Inui
Tomoyuki Inui Kyoto University
Hiroshi Ito
Hiroshi Ito Fukushima Medical University
Hideomi Koinuma
Hideomi Koinuma Tokyo Institute of Technology
Toshiyuki Hashida
Toshiyuki Hashida Tohoku University
Osamu Terasaki
Osamu Terasaki Stockholm University

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