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Materials Science
Japan
2022

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Materials Science

D-Index
85
Citations
23285
World Ranking
2187
National Ranking
91

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Tadakatsu Ohkubo is affiliated with the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science, Engineering, and Physics and Astronomy.

Ohkubo's work extensively covers subfields such as Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their main research topics include Magnetic properties of thin films, Magnetic Properties of Alloys, Magnetic Properties and Applications, Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials, Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques, Semiconductor materials and devices, and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics.

Frequent publication venues for Ohkubo encompass Acta Materialia, Scripta Materialia, arXiv (Cornell University), Journal of Applied Physics, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Notable recent papers by Ohkubo include:

  • Magnetic refrigeration material operating at a full temperature range required for hydrogen liquefaction, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Most frequently asked questions about the coercivity of Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets, 2021, Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
  • Achievement of high coercivity in Sm(Fe0.8Co0.2)12 anisotropic magnetic thin film by boron doping, 2020, Acta Materialia
  • Improved coercivity and squareness in bulk hot-deformed Nd-Fe-B magnets by two-step eutectic grain boundary diffusion process, 2020, Acta Materialia
  • Thermally-stable high coercivity Ce-substituted hot-deformed magnets with 20% Nd reduction, 2020, Acta Materialia

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Ohkubo include:

  • K. Hono
  • Jun Uzuhashi
  • H. Sepehri-Amin
  • Xin Tang
  • Seiji Mitani

Best Publications

  • Effect of Zn additions on the age-hardening of Mg-2.0Gd-1.2Y-0.2Zr alloys

    T. Honma;T. Ohkubo;S. Kamado;K. Hono;K. Hono

  • Grain boundary and interface chemistry of an Nd–Fe–B-based sintered magnet

    H. Sepehri-Amin;T. Ohkubo;T. Shima;K. Hono

  • The mechanism of coercivity enhancement by the grain boundary diffusion process of Nd–Fe–B sintered magnets

    H. Sepehri-Amin;T. Ohkubo;K. Hono

  • Effect of post-sinter annealing on the coercivity and microstructure of Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets

    W.F. Li;T. Ohkubo;K. Hono

  • Chemistry of nanoscale precipitates in Mg–2.1Gd–0.6Y–0.2Zr (at.%) alloy investigated by the atom probe technique

    T. Honma;T. Ohkubo;K. Hono;K. Hono;S. Kamado

  • Enhanced age hardening response by the addition of Zn in Mg–Sn alloys

    T.T. Sasaki;K. Oh-ishi;T. Ohkubo;K. Hono;K. Hono

  • High-coercivity ultrafine-grained anisotropic Nd–Fe–B magnets processed by hot deformation and the Nd–Cu grain boundary diffusion process

    H. Sepehri-Amin;T. Ohkubo;S. Nagashima;M. Yano

  • Plasticity and structural instability in a bulk metallic glass deformed in the supercooled liquid region

    T.G. Nieh;J. Wadsworth;C.T. Liu;T. Ohkubo

  • Bulk mechanical alloying of Cu–Ag and Cu/Zr two-phase microstructures by accumulative roll-bonding process

    S. Ohsaki;S. Ohsaki;S. Kato;N. Tsuji;T. Ohkubo

  • Demonstration of half-metallicity in fermi-level-tuned Heusler alloy Co2FeAl0.5Si0.5 at room temperature.

    R. Shan;H. Sukegawa;W. H. Wang;M. Kodzuka

  • In situ formed two-phase metallic glass with surface fractal microstructure

    A.A. Kündig;M. Ohnuma;D.H. Ping;T. Ohkubo

  • Coercivity enhancement of hydrogenation–disproportionation–desorption–recombination processed Nd–Fe–B powders by the diffusion of Nd–Cu eutectic alloys

    H. Sepehri-Amin;H. Sepehri-Amin;T. Ohkubo;T. Nishiuchi;S. Hirosawa

  • Phase separation in Cu43Zr43Al7Ag7 bulk metallic glass

    J.C. Oh;T. Ohkubo;Y.C. Kim;E. Fleury

  • Effect of Nd content on the microstructure and coercivity of hot-deformed Nd–Fe–B permanent magnets

    J. Liu;J. Liu;H. Sepehri-Amin;T. Ohkubo;K. Hioki

  • The microstructure of sintered Sm (Co0.72Fe0.20Cu0.055Zr0.025) (7.5) permanent magnet studied by atom probe

    X.Y Xiong;T Ohkubo;T Koyama;K Ohashi

  • Structure and chemical compositions of the grain boundary phase in Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets

    T.T. Sasaki;T. Ohkubo;K. Hono

  • Formation of non-ferromagnetic grain boundary phase in a Ga-doped Nd-rich Nd–Fe–B sintered magnet

    T.T. Sasaki;T. Ohkubo;Y. Takada;T. Sato

  • Bimodally grained microstructure development during hot extrusion of Mg–2.4 Zn–0.1 Ag–0.1 Ca–0.16 Zr (at.%) alloys

    K. Oh-ishi;C.L. Mendis;T. Homma;S. Kamado

  • Microstructure of fine-grained Nd–Fe–B sintered magnets with high coercivity

    H. Sepehri-Amin;Y. Une;T. Ohkubo;K. Hono

  • The origin of coercivity decrease in fine grained Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets

    W.F. Li;T. Ohkubo;K. Hono;M. Sagawa

  • The kinetics of nanocrystallization and microstructural observations in FINEMET, NANOPERM and HITPERM nanocomposite magnetic materials

    M.E. McHenry;F. Johnson;H. Okumura;T. Ohkubo

  • TEM and 3DAP characterization of an age-hardened Mg–Ca–Zn alloy

    J.C. Oh;T. Ohkubo;T. Mukai;K. Hono

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuhiro Hono
Kazuhiro Hono National Institute for Materials Science
Yoshihiko Hirotsu
Yoshihiko Hirotsu Osaka University
Seiji Mitani
Seiji Mitani National Institute for Materials Science
Keiichiro Oh-ishi
Keiichiro Oh-ishi Nagaoka University of Technology
Takayoshi Sasaki
Takayoshi Sasaki National Institute for Materials Science
Yukiko Takahashi
Yukiko Takahashi National Institute for Materials Science
Satoshi Hirosawa
Satoshi Hirosawa National Institute for Materials Science
David E. Laughlin
David E. Laughlin Carnegie Mellon University
Shigeharu Kamado
Shigeharu Kamado Nagaoka University of Technology
Toshiji Mukai
Toshiji Mukai Kobe University

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