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Overview

Shinzo Takata is affiliated with the Kanazawa Institute of Technology in Japan with a research focus spanning engineering, materials science, and chemistry. Their scholarly output includes 36 publications in engineering, 32 in materials science, and 25 in chemistry, demonstrating extensive interdisciplinary expertise.

The scientist's work delves deeply into several specialized subfields, including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, organic chemistry, and spectroscopy. These areas underpin a research portfolio that addresses advanced polymer synthesis, characterization, and applications in energy and materials.

Takata's main research topics encompass:

  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications

Their publication record includes contributions to several frequent venues such as:

  • Journal of Applied Crystallography
  • Macromolecules
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • Proceedings of the 3rd J-PARC Symposium (J-PARC2019)
  • Polymer

Recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Takata highlight research in fuel cells, polymer electrolyte membranes, and lipid bilayers. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Distinguishing Adsorbed and Deposited Ionomers in the Catalyst Layer of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Using Contrast-Variation Small-Angle Neutron Scattering" (2021, ACS Omega)
  • "Star-Polymer-DNA Gels Showing Highly Predictable and Tunable Mechanical Responses" (2022, Advanced Materials)
  • "Structural Investigation of Sulfonated Polyphenylene Ionomers for the Design of Better Performing Proton-Conductive Membranes" (2020, ACS Applied Polymer Materials)
  • "Relationship between Viscosity and Acyl Tail Dynamics in Lipid Bilayers" (2021, Physical Review Letters)
  • "Nanostructures and Viscosities of Nafion Dispersions in Water/Ethanol from Dilute to Concentrated Regimes" (2020, Macromolecules)

Takata has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Hiroki Iwase (21 joint publications)
  • Kosuke Hiroi (12 joint publications)
  • Hiroshi Arima-Osonoi (9 joint publications)
  • Mitsuhiro Shibayama (8 joint publications)
  • Motoki Shibata (5 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Transparent conducting p-type NiO thin films prepared by magnetron sputtering

    H. Sato;T. Minami;S. Takata;T. Yamada

  • Highly Conductive and Transparent Aluminum Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films Prepared by RF Magnetron Sputtering

    Tadatsugu Minami;Hidehito Nanto;Shinzo Takata

  • Group III Impurity Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films Prepared by RF Magnetron Sputtering

    Tadatsugu Minami;Hirotoshi Sato;Hidehito Nanto;Shinzo Takata

  • Zinc-oxide thin-film ammonia gas sensors with high sensitivity and excellent selectivity

    Hidehito Nanto;Tadatsugu Minami;Shinzo Takata

  • Electrical and optical properties of zinc oxide thin films prepared by rf magnetron sputtering for transparent electrode applications

    H. Nanto;T. Minami;S. Shooji;S. Takata

  • Highly conductive and transparent zinc oxide films prepared by rf magnetron sputtering under an applied external magnetic field

    T. Minami;H. Nanto;S. Takata

  • Conduction mechanism of highly conductive and transparent zinc oxide thin films prepared by magnetron sputtering

    T. Minami;H. Sato;K. Ohashi;T. Tomofuji

  • Highly Transparent and Conductive Zn2In2O5 Thin Films Prepared by RF Magnetron Sputtering

    Tadatsugu Minami;Hideo Sonohara;Toshikazu Kakumu;Shinzo Takata

  • Highly Transparent and Conductive Zinc-Stannate Thin Films Prepared by RF Magnetron Sputtering

    Tadatsugu Minami;Hideo Sonohara;Shinzo Takata;Hirotoshi Sato

  • Optical Properties of Aluminum Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films Prepared by RF Magnetron Sputtering

    Tadatsugu Minami;Hidehito Nanto;Shinzo Takata

  • Preparation of transparent and conductive In2O3–ZnO films by radio frequency magnetron sputtering

    Tadatsugu Minami;Toshikazu Kakumu;Shinzo Takata

  • Physics of very thin ITO conducting films with high transparency prepared by DC magnetron sputtering

    T. Minami;H. Sonohara;T. Kakumu;S. Takata

  • Properties of transparent zinc‐stannate conducting films prepared by radio frequency magnetron sputtering

    T. Minami;S. Takata;H. Sato;H. Sonohara

  • Highly Conductive and Transparent Silicon Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films Prepared by RF Magnetron Sputtering

    Tadatsugu Minami;Hirotoshi Sato;Hidehito Nanto;Shinzo Takata

  • Preparations of ZnO:Al transparent conducting films by d.c. magnetron sputtering

    T. Minami;K. Oohashi;S. Takata;T. Mouri

  • The stability of zinc oxide transparent electrodes fabricated by R.F. magnetron sputtering

    T. Minami;H. Nanto;S. Shooji;S. Takata

  • Highly conductive and transparent ZnO thin films prepared by r.f. magnetron sputtering in an applied external d.c. magnetic field

    T. Minami;H. Nanto;S. Takata

  • The stability of aluminium-doped ZnO transparent electrodes fabricated by sputtering

    S. Takata;T. Minami;H. Nanto

  • Transparent conducting ZnO thin films prepared on low temperature substrates by chemical vapour deposition using Zn(C5H7O2)2

    H. Sato;T. Minami;T. Miyata;S. Takata

  • Substrate Temperature Dependence of Transparent Conducting Al-Doped ZnO Thin Films Prepared by Magnetron Sputtering

    Tadatsugu Minami;Hirotoshi Sato;Hideyuki Imamoto;Shinzo Takata

Frequent Co-Authors

Tadatsugu Minami
Tadatsugu Minami Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Toshihiro Miyata
Toshihiro Miyata Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Masamichi Yamanishi
Masamichi Yamanishi Hamamatsu Photonics (Japan)

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