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Overview

Yasuhiro Iwasawa is affiliated with the University of Electro-Communications in Japan. Their research spans several interconnected fields including engineering, energy, and materials science, with focal interests in renewable energy, sustainability, electrical and electronic engineering, and materials chemistry. The scientist's work addresses key aspects of electrocatalysts for energy conversion, fuel cells, electrochemical applications, and catalytic processes in materials science.

Their recent publications showcase a consistent output in leading journals, reflecting their engagement with advanced topics in catalysis and materials science. Notable papers include:

  • "Pd-PdO Nanodomains on Amorphous Ru Metallene Oxide for High-Performance Multifunctional Electrocatalysis" (2023, Advanced Materials)
  • "Synthesis of catalysts with fine platinum particles supported by high-surface-area activated carbons and optimization of their catalytic activities for polymer electrolyte fuel cells" (2021, RSC Advances)
  • "Elucidation of Active Sites and Mechanistic Pathways of a Heteropolyacid/Cu-Metal-Organic Framework Catalyst for Selective Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural via Ex Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and In Situ Attenuated Total Reflection-Infrared Studies" (2023, ACS Catalysis)
  • "Subnanometric Osmium Clusters Confined on Palladium Metallenes for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction Catalysis" (2024, ACS Nano)
  • "Roles of structural defects in polycrystalline platinum nanowires for enhanced oxygen reduction activity" (2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)

Common publication venues for their work include:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society

The scientist collaborates frequently with peers such as Tomoya Uruga, Takuma Kaneko, Kotaro Higashi, Takefumi Yoshida, and Mizuki Tada, reflecting a collaborative network across their research domains.

Their research addresses several specialized subfields that include:

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrochemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

Yasuhiro Iwasawa's main topical areas of work cover:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science

Their publication record and fields of study indicate a sustained focus on advancing materials science, particularly for energy conversion and catalysis technologies, contributing to fundamental and applied knowledge in these areas.

Best Publications

  • Reactant-Promoted Reaction Mechanism for Water-Gas Shift Reaction on Rh-Doped CeO2

    Takafumi Shido;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Reconstruction of TiO2(110) surface: STM study with atomic-scale resolution

    Hiroshi Onishi;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure for Catalysts and Surfaces

    Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Active Oxygen Species and Mechanism for Low-Temperature CO Oxidation Reaction on a TiO2-Supported Au Catalyst Prepared from Au(PPh3)(NO3) and As-Precipitated Titanium Hydroxide

    Haichao Liu;Alexander I. Kozlov;Anguelina P. Kozlova;Takafumi Shido

  • Regulation of reaction intermediate by reactant in the water-gas shift reaction on CeO2, in relation to reactant-promoted mechanism

    Takafumi Shido;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Adsorption of Na atoms and oxygen-containing molecules on MgO(100) and (111) surfaces

    Hiroshi Onishi;Chikashi Egawa;Tetsuya Aruga;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Atom-Resolved Image of the TiO 2 \(110\) Surface by Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy

    Ken-ichi Fukui;Hiroshi Onishi;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Dynamic visualization of a metal-oxide-surface/gas-phase reaction: Time-resolved observation by scanning tunneling microscopy at 800 K.

    Hiroshi Onishi;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Single rhodium atoms anchored in micropores for efficient transformation of methane under mild conditions.

    Yu Tang;Yuting Li;Victor Fung;De-en Jiang

  • A new approach to active supported Au catalysts

    Alexander I Kozlov;Anguelina P Kozlova;Haichao Liu;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Supported Au catalysts prepared from Au phosphine complexes and As-precipitated metal hydroxides: Characterization and low-temperature CO oxidation

    Youzhu Yuan;Youzhu Yuan;Anguelina P. Kozlova;Kiyotaka Asakura;Huilin Wan

  • Atomic-Scale Surface Structures of TiO2(110) Determined by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy: A New Surface-Limited Phase of Titanium Oxide

    Hiroshi Onishi;Kenichi Fukui;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • In Situ Time‐Resolved Dynamic Surface Events on the Pt/C Cathode in a Fuel Cell under Operando Conditions

    Mizuki Tada;Shigeaki Murata;Takahiko Asakoka;Kazutaka Hiroshima

  • STM-imaging of formate intermediates adsorbed on a TiO2(110) surface

    Hiroshi Onishi;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Atom-Resolved Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopic Observations of CeO2(111) Surfaces with Different Oxidation States: Surface Structure and Behavior of Surface Oxygen Atoms

    Yoshimichi Namai;Ken-Ichi Fukui;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Silica-supported aminopyridinium halides for catalytic transformations of epoxides to cyclic carbonates under atmospheric pressure of carbon dioxide

    Ken Motokura;Shintaro Itagaki;Yasuhiro Iwasawa;Akimitsu Miyaji

  • Direct phenol synthesis by selective oxidation of benzene with molecular oxygen on an interstitial-N/Re cluster/zeolite catalyst.

    Rajaram Bal;Mizuki Tada;Takehiko Sasaki;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Hydrogen adatoms on TiO2(110)-(1x1) characterized by scanning tunneling microscopy and electron stimulated desorption

    Shushi Suzuki;Ken-ichi Fukui;Hiroshi Onishi;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Adsorption of CH3OH, HCOOH and SO2 on TiO2(110) and stepped TiO2(441) surfaces

    Hiroshi Onishi;Tetsuya Aruga;Chikashi Egawa;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

  • Heterogeneous organic base-catalyzed reactions enhanced by acid supports.

    Ken Motokura;Mizuki Tada;Yasuhiro Iwasawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Kiyotaka Asakura
Kiyotaka Asakura Hokkaido University
Mizuki Tada
Mizuki Tada Nagoya University
Takehiko Sasaki
Takehiko Sasaki University of Tokyo
Kenichi Fukui
Kenichi Fukui Osaka University
Hiroshi Onishi
Hiroshi Onishi Kobe University
Youzhu Yuan
Youzhu Yuan Xiamen University
Keiichi Tomishige
Keiichi Tomishige Tohoku University
Haichao Liu
Haichao Liu Peking University
Haruo Kuroda
Haruo Kuroda Tokyo University of Science
Kenzi Tamaru
Kenzi Tamaru University of Tokyo

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