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Susumu Kuwabata

Susumu Kuwabata

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Materials Science

D-Index
77
Citations
19004
World Ranking
3167
National Ranking
132

Chemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
18736
World Ranking
4092
National Ranking
226

Overview

Susumu Kuwabata is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan. Their research focuses primarily on materials science and engineering, with specific emphasis on materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering. They have also contributed to the fields of renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, catalysis, and electrochemistry.

The scientist's work revolves around several main topics, including:

  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications

Susumu Kuwabata has published extensively, with many recent papers highlighting their contributions to semiconductor quantum dots and photoluminescence properties. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Facile High-Yield Synthesis of Ag-In-Ga-S Quaternary Quantum Dots and Coating with Gallium Sulfide Shells for Narrow Band-Edge Emission" (2023) in Chemistry of Materials
  • "Luminescent Quaternary Ag(InxGa1-x)S2/GaSy Core/Shell Quantum Dots Prepared Using Dithiocarbamate Compounds and Photoluminescence Recovery via Post Treatment" (2021) in Inorganic Chemistry
  • "Controlling optical properties and electronic energy structure of I-III-VI semiconductor quantum dots for improving their photofunctions" (2022) in Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C Photochemistry Reviews
  • "Tailored Photoluminescence Properties of Ag(In,Ga)Se2 Quantum Dots for Near-Infrared In Vivo Imaging" (2020) in ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • "Surface ligand chemistry on quaternary Ag(InxGa1−x)S2 semiconductor quantum dots for improving photoluminescence properties" (2021) in Nanoscale Advances

The venues where Susumu Kuwabata frequently publishes include:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Electrochemistry
  • RSC Advances
  • Proceedings of the International Display Workshops
  • Chemistry of Materials

Collaborative work is a significant part of Kuwabata's research. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Tsukasa Torimoto (52 publications)
  • Taro Uematsu (41 publications)
  • Tatsuya Kameyama (35 publications)
  • Genichi Motomura (16 publications)
  • Tetsuya Tsuda (16 publications)

Best Publications

  • New frontiers in materials science opened by ionic liquids.

    Tsukasa Torimoto;Tetsuya Tsuda;Ken-ichi Okazaki;Susumu Kuwabata

  • Sputter deposition onto ionic liquids: Simple and clean synthesis of highly dispersed ultrafine metal nanoparticles

    Tsukasa Torimoto;Ken-ichi Okazaki;Tomonori Kiyama;Kaori Hirahara

  • Ligand-free platinum nanoparticles encapsulated in a hollow porous carbon shell as a highly active heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst.

    Shigeru Ikeda;Satoru Ishino;Takashi Harada;Natsumi Okamoto

  • Facile synthesis of ZnS-AgInS2 solid solution nanoparticles for a color-adjustable luminophore.

    Tsukasa Torimoto;Tomohiro Adachi;† Ken-ichi Okazaki;Miwa Sakuraoka

  • Effect of Inert Supports for Titanium Dioxide Loading on Enhancement of Photodecomposition Rate of Gaseous Propionaldehyde

    Norihiko Takeda;Tsukasa Torimoto;Srinivasan Sampath;Susumu Kuwabata

  • Single-wall carbon nanotubes supported platinum nanoparticles with improved electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction.

    Anusorn Kongkanand;Susumu Kuwabata;G. Girishkumar;Prashant Kamat

  • In situ SEM study of a lithium deposition and dissolution mechanism in a bulk-type solid-state cell with a Li2S-P2S5 solid electrolyte.

    Motohiro Nagao;Akitoshi Hayashi;Masahiro Tatsumisago;Tsukasa Kanetsuku

  • Nanoparticle-Stabilized Cholesteric Blue Phases

    Hiroyuki Yoshida;Yuma Tanaka;Kosuke Kawamoto;Hitoshi Kubo

  • Template Synthesis of Polypyrrole‐Coated Spinel LiMn2 O 4 Nanotubules and Their Properties as Cathode Active Materials for Lithium Batteries

    Matsuhiko Nishizawa;Kiyoshi Mukai;Susumu Kuwabata;Charles R. Martin

  • Remarkable photoluminescence enhancement of ZnS–AgInS2 solid solution nanoparticles by post-synthesis treatment

    Tsukasa Torimoto;Shoji Ogawa;Tomohiro Adachi;Tatsuya Kameyama

  • Observation of Ionic Liquid by Scanning Electron Microscope

    Susumu Kuwabata;Anusorn Kongkanand;Daisuke Oyamatsu;Tsukasa Torimoto

  • Highly Dispersed Pt Catalysts on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Their Role in Methanol Oxidation

    Anusorn Kongkanand;K. Vinodgopal;Susumu Kuwabata;Prashant V. Kamat

  • Charge-discharge properties of composites of LiMn2O4 and polypyrrole as positive electrode materials for 4 V class of rechargeable Li batteries

    Susumu Kuwabata;Shingo Masui;Hiroshi Yoneyama

  • Fabrication of CdS Nanoparticle Chains along DNA Double Strands

    Tsukasa Torimoto;Masahiro Yamashita;Susumu Kuwabata;Takao Sakata

  • Enhancement of light-energy conversion efficiency by multi-porphyrin arrays of porphyrin-peptide oligomers with fullerene clusters.

    Taku Hasobe;Taku Hasobe;Prashant V. Kamat;Vincent Troiani;Nathalie Solladié

  • Tunable photoluminescence from the visible to near-infrared wavelength region of non-stoichiometric AgInS2 nanoparticles

    Meilin Dai;Shoji Ogawa;Tatsuya Kameyama;Ken Ichi Okazaki

  • Preparation and photoelectrochemical properties of densely immobilized Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticle films

    Tatsuya Kameyama;Takaaki Osaki;Ken Ichi Okazaki;Tamaki Shibayama

  • Single-step synthesis of gold–silver alloy nanoparticles in ionic liquids by a sputter deposition technique

    Ken-ichi Okazaki;Tomonori Kiyama;Kaori Hirahara;Nobuo Tanaka

  • Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid. A New Medium for Material Production and Analyses under Vacuum Conditions

    Susumu Kuwabata;Tetsuya Tsuda;Tsukasa Torimoto

  • Electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide to methanol with the assistance of formate dehydrogenase and methanol dehydrogenase as biocatalysts

    Susumu Kuwabata;Ryo Tsuda;Hiroshi Yoneyama

  • CdS Quantum Dots Sensitized TiO2 Sandwich Type Photoelectrochemical Solar Cells

    Yasuhiro Tachibana;Hitomi Y. Akiyama;Yasuhide Ohtsuka;Tsukasa Torimoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Tsukasa Torimoto
Tsukasa Torimoto Nagoya University
Hiroshi Yoneyama
Hiroshi Yoneyama Osaka University
Yasuhiro Tachibana
Yasuhiro Tachibana RMIT University
Takahisa Yamamoto
Takahisa Yamamoto Nagoya University
Akihiko Kudo
Akihiko Kudo Tokyo University of Science
Takao Sakata
Takao Sakata Osaka University
Toshio Tanaka
Toshio Tanaka Mie University
Charles R. Martin
Charles R. Martin University of Florida
Shu Seki
Shu Seki Kyoto University
Hiroshi Uyama
Hiroshi Uyama Osaka University

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