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Overview

Toshiji Kanaya is affiliated with the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with significant contributions focused on polymers, plastics, and mechanical aspects of materials.

The scientist's main subfields of study include:

  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films

They have focused on several key research topics throughout their career, notably:

  • Polymer crystallization and properties
  • Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications

The publication record includes papers in various renowned journals. Representative recent papers are:

  • "Distinguishing Adsorbed and Deposited Ionomers in the Catalyst Layer of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Using Contrast-Variation Small-Angle Neutron Scattering," 2021, ACS Omega
  • "Detailed Structural Study on the Poly(vinyl alcohol) Adsorption Layers on a Si Substrate with Solvent Vapor-Induced Swelling," 2020, Langmuir
  • "Water Distribution in Nafion Thin Films on Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Carbon Substrates," 2020, Langmuir
  • "Tensile strength of polyester fiber estimated by molecular-chain extension prior to structure formation," 2023, Scientific Reports
  • "Insights into the cavitation morphology of rubber reinforced with a nano-filler," 2023, Scientific Reports

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Langmuir
  • Scientific Reports
  • Polymer
  • ACS Omega
  • Journal of Synchrotron Radiation

Throughout their work, Toshiji Kanaya has collaborated often with several researchers, including:

  • Ryo Mashita
  • Hiroyuki Kishimoto
  • Ren Tomisawa
  • Toshifumi Ikaga
  • KyoungHou Kim

Best Publications

  • Crystallization and Melting Behavior of Poly (l-lactic Acid)

    Takahiko Kawai;Nelly Rahman;Go Matsuba;Koji Nishida

  • Structural formation of poly (ethylene terephthalate) during the induction period of crystallization: 1. Ordered structure appearing before crystal nucleation

    M. Imai;K. Mori;T. Mizukami;K. Kaji

  • Ordering process in the induction period of crystallization of poly(ethylene terephthalate).

    M. Imai;K. Kaji;T. Kanaya;Y. Sakai

  • Effect of Polylactide Stereocomplex on the Crystallization Behavior of Poly(l-lactic acid)

    Nelly Rahman;Takahiko Kawai;Go Matsuba;Koji Nishida

  • Structural Formation of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) during the Induction Period of Crystallization. 3. Evolution of Density Fluctuations to Lamellar Crystal

    M. Imai;K. Kaji;T. Kanaya

  • Orientation fluctuations of poly(ethylene terephthalate) during the induction period of crystallization

    M. Imai;K. Kaji;T. Kanaya

  • Structural formation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) during the induction period of crystallization. 2: Kinetic analysis based on the theories of phase separation

    M. Imai;K. Mori;T. Mizukami;K. Kaji

  • Phase diagram of polyelectrolyte solutions

    K. Kaji;H. Urakawa;T. Kanaya;R. Kitamaru

  • Multipurpose soft-material SAXS/WAXS/GISAXS beamline at SPring-8

    Hiroyasu Masunaga;Hiroki Ogawa;Takumi Takano;Sono Sasaki

  • Structure of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Gels Studied by Wide- and Small-Angle Neutron Scattering

    T. Kanaya;M. Ohkura;K. Kaji;M. Furusaka

  • Crystallization of Isotactic Polypropylene from Prequenched Mesomorphic Phase

    Takashi Konishi;Koji Nishida;Toshiji Kanaya

  • Thermal expansion behavior of ultrathin polymer films supported on silicon substrate

    Tsukasa Miyazaki;Tsukasa Miyazaki;Koji Nishida;Toshiji Kanaya

  • Effects of high molecular weight component on crystallization of polyethylene under shear flow

    Y. Ogino;H. Fukushima;G. Matsuba;N. Takahashi

  • Hierarchic structure of shish-kebab by neutron scattering in a wide Q range

    Toshiji Kanaya;Go Matsuba;Yoshiko Ogino;Koji Nishida

  • Conformational change and orientation fluctuations prior to the crystallization of syndiotactic polystyrene

    Go Matsuba;Keisuke Kaji;Koji Nishida;Toshiji Kanaya

  • Neutron scattering study of the vibration-relaxation crossover in amorphous polycarbonates.

    Buchenau U;Schönfeld C;Richter D;Kanaya T

  • Annealing effects on thickness of polystyrene thin films as studied by neutron reflectivity

    T. Kanaya;T. Miyazaki;T. Miyazaki;H. Watanabe;K. Nishida

  • Late Stage Dynamics of Phase Separation Processes of Binary Mixtures Containing Surfactants

    Toshihiro Kawakatsu;Kyozi Kawasaki;Michihiro Furusaka;Hirofumi Okabayashi

  • Spinodal crystallization of polymers: Crystallization from the unstable melt

    Keisuke Kaji;Koji Nishida;Toshiji Kanaya;Go Matsuba

  • Gels of poly(vinyl alcohol) from dimethyl sulphoxide/water solutions

    Masatoshi Ohkura;Toshiji Kanaya;Kaji Keisuke

  • Effect of Isotacticity on Formation of Mesomorphic Phase of Isotactic Polypropylene

    Takashi Konishi;Koji Nishida;Toshiji Kanaya;Keisuke Kaji

Frequent Co-Authors

Keisuke Kaji
Keisuke Kaji Kyoto University
Hiroshi Watanabe
Hiroshi Watanabe Kyoto University
Takasuke Matsuo
Takasuke Matsuo Osaka University
Masaki Takata
Masaki Takata Tohoku University
Atsushi Takahara
Atsushi Takahara Kyushu University
Toshio Masuda
Toshio Masuda Kyoto University
Kazuo Sakurai
Kazuo Sakurai The University of Kitakyushu
Keiji Tanaka
Keiji Tanaka Kyushu University
Mikio Kataoka
Mikio Kataoka Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Dieter Richter
Dieter Richter Forschungszentrum Jülich

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