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Takeo Yamada is affiliated with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan. Their research focuses extensively on materials science and engineering, with a significant body of work related to carbon nanotubes and polymers.

Yamada's main fields of study include Materials Science and Engineering. Within these, their subfields cover Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. This range reflects a multidisciplinary approach to materials development and application.

The scientist's research topics concentrate particularly on:

  • Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Thermal properties of materials
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Smart Materials for Construction
  • Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials

Yamada has published multiple papers, including the following recent contributions:

  • "Improved thermal stability of silicone rubber nanocomposites with low filler content, achieved by well-dispersed carbon nanotubes," 2020, Composites Communications
  • "Annealing-induced enhancement of electrical conductivity and electromagnetic interference shielding in injection-molded CNT polymer composites," 2022, Polymer
  • "Thermal expansion of Cu/carbon nanotube composite wires and the effect of Cu-spatial distribution," 2020, Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • "Dispersions of High-Quality Carbon Nanotubes with Narrow Aggregate Size Distributions by Viscous Liquid for Conducting Polymer Composites," 2020, ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • "Supercapacitor Electrodes of Blended Carbon Nanotubes with Diverse Conductive Porous Structures Enabling High Charge/Discharge Rates," 2021, ACS Applied Energy Materials

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Yamada include Kenji Hata, Kazufumi Kobashi, Toshiya Okazaki, A. Sekiguchi, and Ken Kokubo.

The primary venues for publication include RSC Advances, Carbon Trends, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Composites Communications, and Polymer, indicating an engagement with journals focused on polymer science, nanomaterials, and composite materials.

Best Publications

  • A stretchable carbon nanotube strain sensor for human-motion detection

    Takeo Yamada;Yuhei Hayamizu;Yuki Yamamoto;Yoshiki Yomogida

  • Shape-engineerable and highly densely packed single-walled carbon nanotubes and their application as super-capacitor electrodes

    Don N. Futaba;Kenji Hata;Takeo Yamada;Tatsuki Hiraoka

  • Extracting the full potential of single-walled carbon nanotubes as durable supercapacitor electrodes operable at 4 V with high power and energy density.

    Ali Izadi-Najafabadi;Satoshi Yasuda;Kazufumi Kobashi;Takeo Yamada

  • One hundred fold increase in current carrying capacity in a carbon nanotube–copper composite

    Chandramouli Subramaniam;Takeo Yamada;Kazufumi Kobashi;Atsuko Sekiguchi

  • Size-selective growth of double-walled carbon nanotube forests from engineered iron catalysts.

    Takeo Yamada;Tatsunori Namai;Kenji Hata;Don N. Futaba

  • Kinetics of water-assisted single-walled carbon nanotube synthesis revealed by a time-evolution analysis.

    Don N. Futaba;Kenji Hata;Takeo Yamada;Kohei Mizuno

  • Carbon Nanotubes with Temperature-Invariant Viscoelasticity from –196° to 1000°C

    Ming Xu;Don N. Futaba;Takeo Yamada;Motoo Yumura

  • Integrated three-dimensional microelectromechanical devices from processable carbon nanotube wafers

    Yuhei Hayamizu;Takeo Yamada;Kohei Mizuno;Robert C Davis

  • 84% catalyst activity of water-assisted growth of single walled carbon nanotube forest characterization by a statistical and macroscopic approach.

    Don N Futaba;Kenji Hata;Tatsunori Namai;Takeo Yamada

  • High-Power Supercapacitor Electrodes from Single-Walled Carbon Nanohorn/Nanotube Composite

    Ali Izadi-Najafabadi;Takeo Yamada;Don. N. Futaba;Masako Yudasaka

  • Elastomeric Thermal Interface Materials with High Through‐Plane Thermal Conductivity from Carbon Fiber Fillers Vertically Aligned by Electrostatic Flocking

    Kojiro Uetani;Seisuke Ata;Shigeki Tomonoh;Takeo Yamada

  • Self-regulating enzyme-nanotube ensemble films and their application as flexible electrodes for biofuel cells

    Takeo Miyake;Syuhei Yoshino;Takeo Yamada;Kenji Hata

  • Revealing the secret of water-assisted carbon nanotube synthesis by microscopic observation of the interaction of water on the catalysts.

    Takeo Yamada;Alan Maigne;Masako Yudasaka;Kouhei Mizuno

  • Synthesis of single- and double-walled carbon nanotube forests on conducting metal foils.

    Tatsuki Hiraoka;Takeo Yamada;Kenji Hata;Don N Futaba

  • Compact and Light Supercapacitor Electrodes from a Surface-Only Solid by Opened Carbon Nanotubes with 2 200 m2 g-1 Surface Area

    Tatsuki Hiraoka;Ali Izadi-Najafabadi;Ali Izadi-Najafabadi;Takeo Yamada;Don N. Futaba

  • Exploring Advantages of Diverse Carbon Nanotube Forests with Tailored Structures Synthesized by Supergrowth from Engineered Catalysts

    Bin Zhao;Don N. Futaba;Satoshi Yasuda;Megumi Akoshima

  • Improved and large area single-walled carbon nanotube forest growth by controlling the gas flow direction.

    Satoshi Yasuda;Don N Futaba;Takeo Yamada;Junichi Satou

  • Role of subsurface diffusion and Ostwald ripening in catalyst formation for single-walled carbon nanotube forest growth.

    Shunsuke Sakurai;Hidekazu Nishino;Don N. Futaba;Satoshi Yasuda

  • Carbon nanotube-copper exhibiting metal-like thermal conductivity and silicon-like thermal expansion for efficient cooling of electronics

    Chandramouli Subramaniam;Yuzuri Yasuda;Satoshi Takeya;Seisuke Ata

  • Copper/carbon nanotube composites: research trends and outlook

    Rajyashree M. Sundaram;Atsuko Sekiguchi;Mizuki Sekiya;Takeo Yamada

  • Surface Photovoltage NO Gas Sensor with Properties Dependent on the Structure of the Self‐Ordered Mesoporous Silicate Film

    Takeo Yamada;Hao-Shen Zhou;Hidekazu Uchida;Masato Tomita

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenji Hata
Kenji Hata National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Don N. Futaba
Don N. Futaba National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Motoo Yumura
Motoo Yumura National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Itaru Honma
Itaru Honma Tohoku University
Haoshen Zhou
Haoshen Zhou Nanjing University
Sumio Iijima
Sumio Iijima Meijo University
Toshiya Okazaki
Toshiya Okazaki National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Osamu Niwa
Osamu Niwa Saitama Institute of Technology
Brian Yuliarto
Brian Yuliarto Bandung Institute of Technology
Matsuhiko Nishizawa
Matsuhiko Nishizawa Tohoku University

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