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126. Elucidating the mechanism of perovskite surface passivation with organic molecules: the impact of π-conjugation length

Daichi Koseki,   Chathuranganie A. M. Senevirathne,   Dai Senba,  Yuki Fujita,ab   Jun Lin,    Mengde Zhai,   Juan Shang,   Telugu Bhim Raju,   Shintaro Ida,   Motonori Watanabe,   Aleksandar Staykov,   Hiroshi Segawa,   Zhanglin Guo  and  Toshinori Matsushima

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025,13, 17783-17798

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125.Effects of Ce co-doping at the A site of Sm0.5−xSr0.5CoO3±δ for a high-performance air electrode for solid oxide reversible cells 

Sovann Khan, Aleksandar Staykov, Junko Matsuda, Maksymilian Kluczny, Kuan-Ting Wu, Kakeru Ninomiya, Maiko Nishibori, Jun Tae Song, Motonori Watanabe, Miki Inada, Tatsumi Ishihara

Journal of Materials Chemistry A 13(9) 6620-6630 2025

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124.Activation of NO with microwave irradiation for low temperature direct decomposition 

Ikoma, Y, Siman, F, Watanabe, M, Inada, M, Takagaki, A, Ishihara, T.

APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL 687 2024

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123.Conversion of Cellobiose to Formic Acid as a Biomass‐Derived Renewable Hydrogen Source Using Solid Base Catalysts 

Ikuto Yoshiki, Atsushi Takagaki, Jun Tae Song, Motonori Watanabe, Tatsumi Ishihara

ChemistryOpen 2024 Volume13, Issue11 e202400079

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122.Enhancing DSSCs and Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production with D-A(1)-A(2)-π-A Sensitizers Containing 10'H-Spiro [Fluorene-9,9'-Phenanthren]-10'-one and Benzo[c][1,2,5]Thiadiazole. 

Li H, Shen XF, Lin YS, Lin YH, Hung YT, Chen NH, Watanabe M, Chang YJ

Chemistry, an Asian journal 19(19) e202400697 2024

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121.BaZr(Ce,Y)O3-Pr-Doped CeO2 Double Columnar for the Cathodic Functional Layer of Ni-Fe Metal-Supported Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells 

Kim, HY; Watanabe, M; Song, JT; Inada, M; Ishihara, T

ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 7(18) 7945-7955 2024  

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120.The effect of hydrophobicity of ruthenium complex dyes on photocatalytic water electrolysis 

Sharif, HM, Shen, XF, Watanabe, M

APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING 130(8) 2024

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119.Nanocomposite of Nb-based binary phase for lowering the activation energy of Li+ intercalation as an anode for high-performance aqueous dual-ion batteries 

Yang, DY; Matsuda, J; Song, JT; Watanabe, M; Ishihara, T

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A 12(22) 13338-13347 2024  

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118.High-Pressure Torsion Processing of Serine and Glutamic Acid: Understanding Mechanochemical Behavior of Amino Acids under Astronomical Impacts 

Edalati, K; Hidalgo-Jiménez, J; Nguyen, TT; Watanabe, M; Taniguchi, I

ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS 2024

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117.[FeFe]-Hydrogenase Encapsulated in Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework (ZIF)-8 Nanoparticles as a Robust Biocatalyst for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production 

Kosem, N; Ohsaki, Y; Watanabe, M; Song, JT; Ishihara, T

ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING 12(16) 6300-6309 2024

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116.Surface Modification of NiFe Anode-Support for Thin-Film Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell 

Sovann KHAN, Jun Tae SONG, Motonori WATANABE, Tatsumi ISHIHARA

Electrochemistry 92(3) 037005-037005 2024年3月15日  

 

115.Photobiocatalytic conversion of solar energy to NH3 from N2 and H2O under ambient condition 

Nuttavut Kosem, Xiao-feng Shen, Yutaka Ohsaki, Motonori Watanabe, Jun Tae Song, Tatsumi Ishihara

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 342 123431-123431 2024

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114.Controlled Pore Size of NiO-YSZ Tubular Substrate for Improved Performance of Reversible Solid Oxide Cell Using LaGaO3 Electrolyte Film 

Bin Liu, Tan Zhe, Sun Kim, Jun Tae Song, Motonori Watanabe, Tatsumi Ishihara

Journal of The Electrochemical Society 171(2) 024504-024504 2024

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113.Enhanced charge mediator properties of photocatalysts with reduced graphene nanoribbons for photocatalytic acceleration of hydrogen production in aqueous media 

Ryono Morita, Yasushi Murakami, Xiao-Feng Shen, Dengyao Yang, Motonori Watanabe, Jun Tae Song, Atsushi Takagaki, Tatsumi Ishihara

Journal of Materials Chemistry C 12(5) 1652-1660 2024

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112.Visible light driven hydrogen peroxide production by oxygen and phosphorus co-doped CoP-C3N4 photocatalyst 

Kaito Jinguji, Motonori Watanabe, Ryono Morita, Yuta Takaoka, Md. Sharif Hossain, Jun Tae Song, Atsushi Takagaki, Junko Matsuda, Tatsumi Ishihara

Catalysis Today 426 114400-114400 2024

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111.Oxide ion conductivity in doped bismuth gallate mullite type oxide, Bi2Ga4O9 

Maksymilian Kluczny, Thi Nguyen, Jun Tae Song, Motonori Watanabe, Atsushi Takagaki,Aleksandar Staykov, Tatsumi Ishihara

Solid State Ionics 401 116343-116343 2023

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110.Proton conductivity in Yb-doped BaZrO3-based thin film prepared by pulsed laser deposition 

Eiki Niwa, Maksymilian Kluczny, Hyo Young Kim, Jun Tae Song, Motonori Watanabe, Atsushi Takagaki, Tatsumi Ishihara

SOLID STATE IONICS 396 2023

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109.Pronounced Strain Effects on Oxygen Dissociation; Pt‐ or Au‐Dispersed Pr2Ni(Cu, Ga)O4 for Active Cathode of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 

Sun Jae Kim, Motonori Watanabe, Tatsumi Ishihara

Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research 4(10) 2023

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108.Bi/UiO-66-derived electrocatalysts for high CO2-to-formate conversion rate 

Yuta Takaoka, Jun Tae Song, Atsushi Takagaki, Motonori Watanabe, Tatsumi Ishihara

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 326 122400-122400 2023

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107.Hybridizing Tetraglyme to Aqueous Electrolyte with Concentrated Salts Promote Intercalation of Anions on Graphite Cathode in Dual-Ion Battery 

Dengyao Yang, Motonori Watanabe, Tatsumi Ishihara

SMALL METHODS 2023  

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106.Controlled Solvation Structure of a Zn Ion in an Aqueous Electrolyte by Amine Additives for Long Cycle Life of a Large Capacity Zn-Air Rechargeable Battery 

Tatsumi Ishihara, Yuiko Inoishi, Sun Kim, Aleksandar Staykov, Motonori Watanabe, Nao Naohara, Kimiko Takahashi, Takashi Itoh

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C 127(14) 6619-6628 2023  

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105.A comprehensive study on rational biocatalysts and individual components of photobiocatalytic H2 production systems 

Nuttavut Kosem, Motonori Watanabe, Jun Tae Song, Atsushi Takagaki, Tatsumi Ishihara

APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL 651 2023

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104.The acceleration of BODIPY dye-sensitized photocatalytic hydrogen production in aqueous ascorbic acid solutions using alkyl-chain formed second coordination sphere effects 

Xiao-Feng Shen, Motonori Watanabe, Jun Tae Song, Atsushi Takagaki, Tatsuki Abe, Keiji Tanaka, Tatsumi Ishihara

Journal of Materials Chemistry A 11(39) 21153-21160 2023

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103.Pyridyl anchoring squaraine as a near-infrared dye sensitizer for effective sensitized hydrogen production over a titanium dioxide photocatalyst in water medium 

Xiao-Feng Shen, Motonori Watanabe, Atsushi Takagaki, Jun Tae Song, Tatsuki Abe, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Keiji Tanaka, Tatsumi Ishihara

APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING 129(1) 2023

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102.Significant CO2 photoreduction on a high-entropy oxynitride 

Saeid Akrami, Parisa Edalati, Yu Shundo, Motonori Watanabe, Tatsumi Ishihara, Masayoshi Fuji, Kaveh Edalati

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL 449 2022  

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101.Solvated Structure of Hybrid Tetraglyme-Aqueous Electrolyte Dissolving High-Concentration LiTFSI-LiFSI for Dual-Ion Battery 

Dengyao Yang, Huan Li, Xiaofeng Shen, Motonori Watanabe, Tatsumi Ishihara

CHEMSUSCHEM 2022

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100.High Voltage and Capacity Dual-Ion Battery Using Acetonitrile-Aqueous Hybrid Electrolyte with Concentrated LiFSI-LiTFSI 

Dengyao Yang, Motonori Watanabe, Atsushi Takagaki, Tatsumi Ishihara

JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY 169(12) 2022 

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99.Introduction of tensile strain into titanium dioxide for increased solid acid catalytic activity 

Atsushi Takagaki, Taiga Ozaki, Jun Tae Song, Eiki Niwa, Motonori Watanabe, Tatsumi Ishihara

CATALYSIS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 12(21) 2022 

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98.Enhanced CO2 conversion on highly-strained and oxygen-deficient BiVO4 photocatalyst 

Akrami, S; Murakami, Y; Watanabe, M; Ishihara, T; Arita, M; Guo, QX; Fuji, M; Edalati, K

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL 442 2022 

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97.[2.2]- and [3.3]Paracyclophane as Bridging Units in Organic Dyads for Visible-Light-Driven Dye-Sensitized Hydrogen Production 

Motonori Watanabe, Yuka Ono, Tatsumi Ishihara, Yuan Jay Chang, Masahiko Shibahara

CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL 28(43) 2022

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96.Photocatalytic Water Splitting on KTa(Zr)O-3 Modified with Acene-Based Organic Semiconductors 

Hidehisa Hagiwara, Motonori Watanabe, Sun Kim, Kohei Higashi, Tatsumi Ishihara

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C 126(23) 9634-9641 2022

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95.Mixing nitrogen-containing compounds for synthesis of porous boron nitride for improved porosity, surface functionality, and solid base catalytic activity 

Atsushi Takagaki, Shohei Nakamura, Shu Ashimura, Masaaki Yoshida, Jun Tae Song, Motonori Watanabe, Shigenobu Hayashi, Tatsumi Ishihara

APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL 638 2022

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94.Defective high-entropy oxide photocatalyst with high activity for CO2 conversion 

Akrami, S; Murakami, Y; Watanabe, M; Ishihara, T; Arita, M; Fuji, M; Edalati, K

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL 303 2022  

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93.Particle Size Effect on Hydrogen Cyanide Synthesis with CH4 and NO over an Alumina-supported Platinum Catalyst 

Tatsuya Yamasaki, Atsushi Takagaki, Tetsuya Shishido, Kyoko K. Bando, Tetsuya Kodaira, Junichi Murakami, Jun Tae Song, Eiki Niwa, Motonori Watanabe, Tatsumi Ishihara

JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE 65(5) 184-191 2022

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92.Ethylene Carbonate (EC)-Propyl Acetate (PA) Based Electrolyte for Low Temperature Performance of Li-Ion Rechargeable Batteries 

Hiroki Nagano, Hackho Kim, Suguru Ikeda, Seiji Miyoshi, Motonori Watanabe, Tatsumi Ishihara

BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 94(9) 2202-2209 2021  

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91.High-entropy oxynitride as a low-bandgap and stable photocatalyst for hydrogen production 

Parisa Edalati, Xiao-Feng Shen, Motonori Watanabe, Tatsumi Ishihara, Makoto Arita, Masayoshi Fuji, Kaveh Edalati

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A 9(26) 15076-15086 2021

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90.Heptacene: Synthesis and Its Hole-Transfer Property in Stable Thin Films 

Takaaki Miyazaki, Motonori Watanabe, Toshinori Matsushima, Ching-Ting Chien, Chihaya Adachi, Shih-Sheng Sun, Hiroyuki Furuta, Tahsin J. Chow

CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL 27(41) 10677-10684 2021  

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89.Enhanced performance of a Li‐ion rechargeable battery at low temperatures: Use of 3,3,3‐trifluoropropyl acetate as an electrolyte additive 

Hiroki Nagano, Hackho Kim, Suguru Ikeda, Seiji Miyoshi, Motonori Watanabe, Tatsumi Ishihara

Electrochemical Science Advances e2100062 2021

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88.A novel aqueous dual-ion battery using concentrated bisalt electrolyte 

Huan Li, Takuya Kurihara, Dengyao Yang, Motonori Watanabe, Tatsumi Ishihara

ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS 38 454-461 2021

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87.An effect of crystallographic distortion on carrier mobility in poly(3-hexylthiophene) thin films 

Tatsuki Abe, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Motonori Watanabe, Taiki Hoshino, Tatsumi Ishihara, Keiji Tanaka

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 118(18) 2021

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86.[2.2]Paracyclophane-based hole-transporting materials for perovskite solar cells Yin-Sheng Lin, Hsin Li, Wen-Sheng Yu, Szu-Tan Wang, Yi-Min Chang, Tsung-Hsin Liu, Shao-Sian Li, Motonori Watanabe, Hsiao-Han Chiu, Di-Yan Wang …

JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES 491 2021

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85.Photo-biohydrogen Production by Photosensitization with Biologically Precipitated Cadmium Sulfide in Hydrogen-Forming RecombinantEscherichia coli 

Yuki Honda, Yuka Shinohara, Motonori Watanabe, Tatsumi Ishihara, Hiroshi Fujii

CHEMBIOCHEM 21(23) 3389-3397 2020 

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84.Tensile strain for band engineering of SrTiO3 for increasing photocatalytic activity to water splitting 

Yoonyoung Kim, Motonori Watanabe, Junko Matsuda, Jun Tae Song, Atsushi Takagaki, Aleksandar Staykov, Tatsumi Ishihara

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL 278 2020

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83.Hexafluorophosphate-Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide anion co-intercalation for increased performance of dual-carbon battery using mixed salt electrolyte 

Jose C. Madrid Madrid, Kotaro Nakamura, Keisuke Inda, Lukas Haneke, Andreas Heckmann, Joop Enno Frerichs, Michael Ryan Hansen, Tobias Placke, Martin Winter, Motonori Watanabe …

JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES 479 2020

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82.Porous Boron Nitride as a Weak Solid Base Catalyst 

Shohei Nakamura, Atsushi Takagaki, Motonori Watanabe, Kanta Yamada, Masaaki Yoshida, Tatsumi Ishihara

CHEMCATCHEM 12(23) 6033-6039 2020

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81.High-pressure torsion of SiO2 quartz sand: Phase transformation, optical properties, and significance in geology 

Qing Wang, Kaveh Edalati, Ikuro Fujita, Motonori Watanabe, Tatsumi Ishihara, Zenji Horita

Journal of the American Ceramic Society 103(11) 6594-6602 2020

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80.Enhancement of solid base activity for porous boron nitride catalysts by controlling active structure using post treatment 

Atsushi Takagaki, Shohei Nakamura, Motonori Watanabe, Yoonyoung Kim, Jun Tae Song, Keiko Jimura, Kanta Yamada, Masaaki Yoshida, Shigenobu Hayashi, Tatsumi Ishihara

APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL 608 2020 

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79.Novel black bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) with enhanced photocurrent generation, produced by high-pressure torsion straining 

Ikuro Fujita, Parisa Edalati, Qing Wang, Motonori Watanabe, Makoto Arita, Shinji Munetoh, Tatsumi Ishihara, Kaveh Edalati

SCRIPTA MATERIALIA 187 366-370 2020  

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78.Highly correlation of CO2 reduction selectivity and surface electron Accumulation: A case study of Au-MoS2 and Ag-MoS2 catalyst 

Songmei Sun, Qi An, Motonori Watanabe, Junfang Cheng, Hack Ho Kim, Taner Akbay, Atsushi Takagaki, Tatsumi Ishihara

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL 271 2020\  

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77.Scandium and copper co-doping effect on stability and activity to the NO direct decomposition of Ba3Y4O9 

Siman Fang, Atsushi Takagaki, Motonori Watanabe, Jun Tae Song, Tatsumi Ishihara

APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL 602 2020 

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76.Z-scheme-type conductive-polymer-P3HT/KTa(Zr)O-3 heterojunction composites for enhancing the photocatalytic activity of water splitting 

Yuta Koganemaru, Yoonyoung Kim, Motonori Watanabe, Atsushi Takagaki, Tatsumi Ishihara

APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL 602 2020

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75.High-pressure torsion to induce oxygen vacancies in nanocrystals of magnesium oxide: Enhanced light absorbance, photocatalysis and significance in geology 

Ikuro Fujita, Kaveh Edalati, Qing Wang, Makoto Arita, Motonori Watanabe, Shinji Munetoh, Tatsumi Ishihara, Zenji Horita

MATERIALIA 11 2020

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74.Photobiocatalytic H(2)evolution of GaN:ZnO and [FeFe]-hydrogenase recombinantEscherichia coli 

Nuttavut Kosem, Yuki Honda, Motonori Watanabe, Atsushi Takagaki, Zahra Pourmand Tehrani, Fatima Haydous, Thomas Lippert, Tatsumi Ishihara

CATALYSIS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 10(12) 4042-4052 2020  

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73.Visible-Light Photocurrent in Nanostructured High-Pressure TiO2-II (Columbite) Phase 

Qing Wang, Motonori Watanabe, Kaveh Edalati

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C 124(25) 13930-13935 2020

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72.Pyridyl-Anchored Type BODIPY Sensitizer-TiO2 Photocatalyst for Enhanced Visible Light-Driven Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production 

Xiao-Feng Shen, Motonori Watanabe, Atsushi Takagaki, Jun Tae Song, Tatsumi Ishihara

CATALYSTS 10(5) 2020

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71.Characteristics of crystalline sputtered LaFeO3 thin films as photoelectrochemical water splitting photocathodes 

Min-Kyu Son, Hyunwoong Seo, Motonori Watanabe, Masaharu Shiratani, Tatsumi Ishihara

NANOSCALE 12(17) 9653-9660 2020

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70.The direct decomposition of NO into N-2 and O-2 over copper doped Ba3Y4O9 

Siman Fang, Atsushi Takagaki, Motonori Watanabe, Tatsumi Ishihara

CATALYSIS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 10(8) 2513-2522 2020  

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69.Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production on GaN-ZnO oxynitride by introduction of strain-induced nitrogen vacancy complexes 

Kaveh Edalati, Ryoko Uehiro, Shuhei Takechi, Qing Wang, Makoto Arita, Motonori Watanabe, Tatsumi Ishihara, Zenji Horita

ACTA MATERIALIA 185 149-156 2020

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68.Improved Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution on Tantalate Perovskites CsTaO3 and LiTaO3 by Strain-Induced Vacancies 

Kaveh Edalati, Keisuke Fujiwara, Shuhei Takechi, Qing Wang, Makoto Arita, Motonori Watanabe, Xavier Sauvage, Tatsumi Ishihara, Zenji Horita

ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 3(2) 1710-1718 2020  

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67.Photocatalytic hydrogen generation on low-bandgap black zirconia (ZrO2) produced by high-pressure torsion 

Qing Wang, Kaveh Edalati, Yuta Koganemaru, Shohei Nakamura, Motonori Watanabe, Tatsumi Ishihara, Zenji Horita

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A 8(7) 3643-3650 2020

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66.Chemo-mechanical strain effects on band engineering of the TiO2 photocatalyst for increasing the water splitting activity 

Yoonyoung Kim, Motonori Watanabe, Junko Matsuda, Aleksandar Staykov, Hajime Kusaba, Atsushi Takagaki, Taner Akbay, Tatsumi Ishihara

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A 8(3) 1335-1346 2020  

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65.Photocatalytic activity of aluminum oxide by oxygen vacancy generation using high-pressure torsion straining 

Kaveh Edalati, Ikuro Fujita, Shuhei Takechi, Yuki Nakashima, Kazuki Kumano, Hadi Razavi-Khosroshahi, Makoto Arita, Motonori Watanabe, Xavier Sauvage, Taner Akbay …

SCRIPTA MATERIALIA 173 120-124 2019

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64.Spark Plasma Sintering Treatment for Introduction of Oxygen Vacancy in Pt Dispersed SrTiO3 for Increasing Photocatalytic Water Splitting Activity 

Yoonyoung Kim, Motonori Watanabe, Atsushi Takagaki, Junko Matsuda, Tatsumi Ishihara

CHEMCATCHEM 11(24) 6270-6274 2019

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63.Electrocatalytic hydrogen production using [FeFe]-hydrogenase mimics based on tetracene derivatives 

Motonori Watanabe, Kenta Goto, Takaaki Miyazaki, Masahiko Shibahara, Yuan Jay Chang, Tahsin J. Chow, Tatsumi Ishihara

NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY 43(35) 13810-13815 2019

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62.Single-Electron-Trapped Oxygen Vacancy on Ultrathin WO3 center dot 0.33H(2)O {100} Facets Suppressing Backward Reaction for Promoted H-2 Evolution in Pure Water Splitting 

Songmei Sun, Ji Wu, Motonori Watanabe, Taner Akbay, Tatsumi Ishihara

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS 10(11) 2998-3005 2019

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61.Synergistic Enhancement of H-2 and CH4 Evolution by CO2 Photoreduction in Water with Reduced Graphene Oxide-Bismuth Monoxide Quantum Dot Catalyst 

Songmei Sun, Motonori Watanabe, Pangpang Wang, Tatsumi Ishihara

ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 2(3) 2104-2112 2019

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61.Synthesis of Perfluoroalkyl Gelators and Their Selective Gelation Ability for Fluorinated Solvents 

Toshiaki Shimasaki, Yuki Ohno, Mao Tanaka, Masato Amano, Yuta Sasaki, Hirobumi Shibata, Motonori Watanabe, Naozumi Teramoto, Mitsuhiro Shibata

BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 92(1) 97-104 2019

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60.Ultra-low friction of polyethylenimine / molybdenum disulfide (PEI/MoS2)(15) thin films in dry nitrogen atmosphere and the effect of heat treatment 

Prabakaran Saravanan, Roman Selyanchyn, Motonori Watanabe, Shigenori Fujikawa, Hiroyoshi Tanaka, Stephen Matthew Lyth, Joichi Sugimura

TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 127 255-263 2018  

 

59.Visible Light-Driven Dye-Sensitized Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production by Porphyrin and its Cyclic Dimer and Trimer: Effect of Multi-Pyridyl-Anchoring Groups on Photocatalytic Activity and Stability 

Motonori Watanabe, Songmei Sun, Tatsumi Ishihara, Takuya Kamimura, Masato Nishimura, Fumito Tani

ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 1(11) 6072-6081 2018

 

58.Donor-Donor'-Acceptor Triads Based on [3.3]Paracyclophane with a 1,4-Dithiafulvene Donor and a Cyanomethylene Acceptor: Synthesis, Structure, and Electrochemical and Photophysical Properties 

Katsuya Sako, Tomoya Hasegawa, Hiroyuki Onda, Michito Shiotsuka, Motonori Watanabe, Teruo Shinmyozu, Sachiko Tojo, Mamoru Fujitsuka, Tetsuro Majima, Yasukazu Hirao …

CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL 24(44) 11407-11416 2018 

 

57.A Cocatalyst that Stabilizes a Hydride Intermediate during Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution over a Rhodium-Doped TiO2 Nanosheet 

Shintaro Ida, Kenta Sato, Tetsuya Nagata, Hidehisa Hagiwara, Motonori Watanabe, Namhoon Kim, Yoshihito Shiota, Michio Koinuma, Sakae Takenaka, Takaaki Sakai …

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION 57(29) 9073-9077 2018

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56.Synthesis and properties of fully conjugated macrocycles composed of m-diethynylene-phenylene-bridged two dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene and carbazole units 

Toshiaki Shimasaki, Shunsuke Okajima, Rino Ishikawa, Shinji Kawaguchi, Takeshi Akimoto, Naoto Asano, Tetsuo Iwanaga, Motonori Watanabe, Naozumi Teramoto, Mitsuhiro Shibata

TETRAHEDRON 74(20) 2454-2465 2018 

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55.Ultrathin WO3 center dot 0.33H(2)O Nanotubes for CO2 Photoreduction to Acetate with High Selectivity 

Songmei Sun, Motonori Watanabe, Ji Wu, Qi An, Tatsumi Ishihara

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 140(20) 6474-6482 2018

 

54.Synthesis and physical properties of brominated hexacene and hole-transfer properties of thin-film transistors 

Motonori Watanabe, Takaaki Miyazaki, Toshinori Matsushima, Junko Matsuda, Ching-Ting Chein, Masahiko Shibahara, Chihaya Adachi, Shih-Sheng Sun, Tahsin J. Chow, Tatsumi Ishihara

RSC ADVANCES 8(24) 13259-13265 2018

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53.Effects of preparation condition on the photocatalytic activity of porphyrin-modified GaN:ZnO for water splitting 

Hidehisa Hagiwara, Ryota Kakigi, Shuhei Takechi, Motonori Watanabe, Satoshi Hinokuma, Shintaro Ida, Tatsumi Ishihara

SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY 324 601-606 2017 

 

52.Inorganic/whole-cell biohybrid photocatalyst for highly efficient hydrogen production from water 

Yuki Honda, Motonori Watanabe, Hidehisa Hagiwara, Shintaro Ida, Tatsumi Ishihara

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL 210 400-406 2017  

 

51.Ethynylene-Bridged Conjugate Carbazole Trimers: Synthesis and their Structural, Photophysical, and Electrochemical Properties 

Toshiaki Shimasaki, Ryosuke Iwasawa, Motonori Watanabe, Naozumi Teramoto, Mitsuhiro Shibata

ASIAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 6(7) 841-851 2017

 

50.Photoelectrochemical H-2 evolution using TiO2-coated CaFe2O4 without an external applied bias under visible light irradiation at 470 nm based on device modeling 

Shintaro Ida, Kara Kearney, Takamitsu Futagami, Hidehisa Hagiwara, Takaaki Sakai, Motonori Watanabe, Angus Rockett, Tatsumi Ishihara

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & FUELS 1(2) 280-287 2017 

 

49.Triphenylamine derivatives and the lithium-ion capture of [3.3] cyclophane used in organic dye-sensitized solar cells 

Yu-Hsiang Chiu, Masahiko Shibahara, Rui-Yu Huang, Motonori Watanabe, Zhong-Sheng Wang, Yu-Jen Hsiao, Bo-Fong Chang, Ting-Hsuan Chiang, Yuan Jay Chang

DYES AND PIGMENTS 136 761-772 2017

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48.Synthesis of 1,2-Bis(2-aryl-1H-indol-3-yl)ethynes via 5-exo-Digonal Double Cyclization Reactions of 1,4-Bis(2-isocyanophenyl)buta-1,3-diyne with Aryl Grignard Reagents 

Rino Ishikawa, Ryosuke Iwasawa, Yuichiro Takiyama, Tomokazu Yamauchi, Tetsuo Iwanaga, Makoto Takezaki, Motonori Watanabe, Naozumi Teramoto, Toshiaki Shimasaki, Mitsuhiro Shibata

JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 82(1) 652-663 2017

 

47.5,5 '-alkylsubsituted indigo for solution-processed optoelectronic devices 

Motonori Watanabe, Naoki Uemura, Shintaro Ida, Hidehisa Hagiwara, Kenta Goto, Tatsumi Ishihara

TETRAHEDRON 72(29) 4280-4287 2016

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46.Synthesis of Dibromo[3.3]paracyclophanes 

Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Takaaki Miyazaki, Kenta Goto, Teruo Shinmyozu

SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 48(8) 1197-1201 2016 

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45.Effect of Porphyrin Molecular Structure on Water Splitting Activity of a KTaO3 Photocatalyst 

Hidehisa Hagiwara, Kohei Higashi, Motonori Watanabe, Ryota Kakigi, Shintaro Ida, Tatsumi Ishihara

CATALYSTS 6(3) 2016 

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44.Dual-Carbon Battery Using High Concentration LiPF6 in Dimethyl Carbonate (DMC) Electrolyte 

Seiji Miyoshi, Hiroki Nagano, Taro Fukuda, Takuya Kurihara, Motonori Watanabe, Shintaro Ida, Tatsumi Ishihara

JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY 163(7) A1206-A1213 2016

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43.Synthesis of bromo- and iodo-substituted pyromellitic diimide-based [2+2]- and [3+3]macrocycles, and their absorption spectra and electrochemical and inclusion properties 

Md. Ershad Halim, Arkasish Bandyopadhyay, Liansheng Sun, Keisuke Tao, Yogesh Shashikant Sangvikar, Takaaki Miyazaki, Motonori Watanabe, Keiko Ideta, Taisuke Matsumoto, Kenta Goto …

TETRAHEDRON LETTERS 56(50) 6970-6974 2015

 

42.Synthesis and Investigation of the Effect of Substitution on the Structure, Physical Properties, and Electrochemical Properties of Anthracenodifuran Derivatives 

Motonori Watanabe, Yasutaka Doi, Hidehisa Hagiwara, Aleksandar Tsekov Stakov, Shintaro Ida, Taisuke Matsumoto, Teruo Shinmyozu, Tatsumi Ishihara

JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 80(18) 9159-9166 2015

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41.The synthesis of 2-halopentacenes and their charge transport properties 

Ching-Ting Chien, Motonori Watanabe, Tahsin J. Chow

TETRAHEDRON 71(11) 1668-1673 2015

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40.Synthesis and electronic properties of ferrocene-containing organic dyads 

Motonori Watanabe, Yuan Jay Chang, Po-Ting Chou, Aleksandar Staykov, Masahiko Shibahara, Katsuya Sako, Tatsumi Ishihara, Tahsin J. Chow

TETRAHEDRON LETTERS 56(12) 1548-1551 2015

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39.Cycloaddition of hexacene and fullerene[60] 

Wei-Ting Su, Motonori Watanabe, Yuan Jay Chang, Po-Ting Chou, Avijit Ghosh, Tahsin J. Chow

TETRAHEDRON LETTERS 56(9) 1092-1095 2015

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38.Impact of alkoxy chain length on carbazole-based, visible light-driven, dye sensitized photocatalytic hydrogen production 

Motonori Watanabe, Hidehisa Hagiwara, Yudai Ogata, Aleksandar Staykov, Sean R. Bishop, Nicola H. Perry, Yuan Jay Chang, Shintaro Ida, Keiji Tanaka, Tatsumi Ishihara

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A 3(43) 21713-21721 2015

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37.Synthesis and Electronic and Photophysical Properties of [2.2]- and [3.3]Paracyclophane-Based Donor-Donor'-Acceptor Triads 

Takaaki Miyazaki, Masahiko Shibahara, Jun-ichi Fujishige, Motonori Watanabe, Kenta Goto, Teruo Shinmyozu

JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 79(23) 11440-11453 2014  

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36.Structural properties of five- and six-layered [3.3]metacyclophanes 

Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Kenta Goto, Takaaki Miyazaki, Hua Zhang, Yuki Nakayama, Teruo Shinmyozu

TETRAHEDRON LETTERS 55(51) 7089-7093 2014

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35.Crystal structure of a four-layered [3.3](3,5)pyridinophane 

Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Taisuke Matsumoto, Kenta Goto, Teruo Shinmyozu

ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION E-STRUCTURE REPORTS ONLINE 70 447 2014

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34.Photoswitching of Conductance through Salicylidene Methylamine 

Aleksandar Staykov, Motonori Watanabe, Tatsumi Ishihara, Kazunari Yoshizawa

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C 118(47) 27539-27548 2014

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33.N-confused phlorin: a stable dihydroporphyrin isomer containing a confused pyrrole ring 

Masatoshi Ishida, Kensuke Nakahara, Ryuichi Sakashita, Tomoya Ishizuka, Motonori Watanabe, Hidemitsu Uno, Atsuhiro Osuka, Hiroyuki Furuta

JOURNAL OF PORPHYRINS AND PHTHALOCYANINES 18(10-11) 909-918 2014

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32.Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b ']dithiophene and benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b ']difuran based organic dipolar compounds for sensitized solar cells 

Yan-Zuo Lin, Chia-Wei Yeh, Po-Ting Chou, Motonori Watanabe, Yu-Hsuan Chang, Yuan Jay Chang, Tahsin J. Chow

DYES AND PIGMENTS 109 81-89 2014  

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31.Crystal structure of (E)-2-cyano-3-(12-methyl-12H-benzo[b]phenothiazin-11-yl)acrylic acid 

Motonori Watanabe, Tatsumi Ishihara

ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION E-CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS 70 O1026-+ 2014

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30. Spacer effects in metal-free organic dyes for visible-light-driven dye-sensitized photocatalytic hydrogen production 

Motonori Watanabe, Hidehisa Hagiwara, Aoi Iribe, Yudai Ogata, Kenta Shiomi, Aleksandar Staykov, Shintaro Ida, Keiji Tanaka, Tatsumi Ishihara

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A 2(32) 12952-12961 2014

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29.Triarylene linked spacer effect for dye-sensitized solar cells 

Yuan Jay Chang, Yu-Jane Wu, Po-Ting Chou, Motonori Watanabe, Tahsin J. Chow

THIN SOLID FILMS 558 330-336 2014

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28.Four-layered [3.3] metacyclophane with ethenetetracarbonitrile 

Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Kenta Goto, Teruo Shinmyozu

ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION E-CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS 70 O625 2014 

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27.Synthesis, physical properties, and structure of TIPS-difuranoacenes 

Motonori Watanabe, Ching-Ting Chien, Yan-Duo Lin, Yuan Jay Chang, Yuh-Sheng Wen, Kenta Goto, Masahiko Shibahara, Teruo Shinmyozu, Tahsin J. Chow

TETRAHEDRON LETTERS 55(8) 1424-1427 2014

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26.Modification effects of meso-hexakis(pentafluorophenyl) [26]hexaphyrin aggregates on the photocatalytic water splitting 

Hidehisa Hagiwara, Motonori Watanabe, Takeshi Daio, Shintaro Ida, Tatsumi Ishihara

CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS 50(83) 12515-12518 2014

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25.Anthracene based organic dipolar compounds for sensitized solar cells 

Yan-Zuo Lin, Chiung Hui Huang, Yuan Jay Chang, Chia-Wei Yeh, Tsung-Mei Chin, Kai-Ming Chi, Po-Ting Chou, Motonori Watanabe, Tahsin J. Chow

TETRAHEDRON 70(2) 262-269 2014

 

24.The synthesis and ambipolar charge transport properties of 1,2,3,4-tetrafluoropentacene 

Ching-Ting Chien, Ta-Chung Chiang, Motonori Watanabe, Ting-Han Chao, Yuan Jay Chang, Yan-Duo Lin, Hung-Kai Lee, Ching-Yang Liu, Chih-Hsin Tu, Chia-Hsing Sun …

TETRAHEDRON LETTERS 54(8) 903-906 2013 

 

23.Solution-Processed Optoelectronic Properties of Functionalized Anthradifuran 

Motonori Watanabe, Wei-Teing Su, Yuan Jay Chang, Ting-Han Chao, Yuh-Sheng Wen, Tahsin J. Chow

CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL 8(1) 60-64 2013

 

22.A soluble precursor of hexacene and its application in thin film transistors 

Motonori Watanabe, Wei-Ting Su, Kew-Yu Chen, Ching-Ting Chien, Ting-Han Chao, Yuan Jay Chang, Shun-Wei Liu, Tahsin J. Chow

CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS 49(22) 2240-2242 2013

 

21.Organic dyes containing oligo-phenothiazine for dye-sensitized solar cells 

Yuan Jay Chang, Po-Ting Chou, Yan-Zuo Lin, Motonori Watanabe, Chih-Jen Yang, Tsung-Mei Chin, Tahsin J. Chow

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY 22(40) 21704-21712 2012

 

20.The synthesis, crystal structure and charge-transport properties of hexacene 

Motonori Watanabe, Yuan Jay Chang, Shun-Wei Liu, Ting-Han Chao, Kenta Goto, Md. Minarul Islam, Chih-Hsien Yuan, Yu-Tai Tao, Teruo Shinmyozu, Tahsin J. Chow

NATURE CHEMISTRY 4(7) 574-578 2012

 

19.2-Halo-subsituted tetracenes: their generation and single crystal OFET characteristics 

Motonori Watanabe, Ting-Han Chao, Ching-Ting Chien, Shun-Wei Liu, Yuan Jay Chang, Kew-Yu Chen, Tahsin J. Chow

TETRAHEDRON LETTERS 53(18) 2284-2287 2012

 

18.High-Performance Organic Materials for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Triarylene-Linked Dyads with a 4-tert-Butylphenylamine Donor 

Yuan Jay Chang, Po-Ting Chou, Szu-Yu Lin, Motonori Watanabe, Zhi-Qian Liu, Ju-Ling Lin, Kew-Yu Chen, Shih-Sheng Sun, Ching-Yang Liu, Tahsin J. Chow

CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL 7(3) 572-581 2012 

 

17.[2.2]Paracyclophane as a bridging unit in the design of organic dyes for sensitized solar cells 

Yuan Jay Chang, Motonori Watanabe, Po-Ting Chou, Tahsin J. Chow

CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS 48(5) 726-728 2012  

 

16.Solution processed high performance pentacene thin-film transistors 

Ting-Han Chao, Ming-Jen Chang, Motonori Watanabe, Ming-Hui Luo, Yuan Jay Chang, Tzu-Chien Fang, Kew-Yu Chen, Tahsin J. Chow

CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS 48(49) 6148-6150 2012 

 

15.Tetracene-based field-effect transistors using solution processes 

Ching-Ting Chien, Chih-Chun Lin, Motonori Watanabe, Yan-Duo Lin, Ting-Han Chao, Ta-chung Chiang, Xin-Hua Huang, Yuh-Sheng Wen, Chih-Hsin Tu, Chia-Hsing Sun …

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY 22(26) 13070-13075 2012

 

14.Phenothiazine derivatives as organic sensitizers for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells 

Chih-Jen Yang, Yuan Jay Chang, Motonori Watanabe, Yung-Son Hon, Tahsin J. Chow

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY 22(9) 4040-4049 2012

 

13.Synthesis and redox properties of pi-conjugated 4,5-diazafluorene derivatives incorporating 9-cyanomethylene moiety as an electron acceptor 

Katsuya Sako, Yasufumi Mugishima, Tetsuo Iwanaga, Shinji Toyota, Hiroyuki Takemura, Motonori Watanabe, Teruo Shinmyozu, Michito Shiotsuka, Hitoshi Tatemitsu

TETRAHEDRON LETTERS 52(44) 5865-5868 2011

 

12.Structural properties of charge-transfer complexes of four- and five-layered [3.3]metacyclophanes 

Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Chang Yuan, Teruo Shinmyozu

TETRAHEDRON LETTERS 52(39) 5012-5015 2011 

 

11.Structural properties of charge-transfer complexes of multilayered [3.3]paracyclophanes 

Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Chang Yuan, Kenta Goto, Teruo Shinmyozu

TETRAHEDRON LETTERS 52(26) 3371-3375 2011 

 

10. Delocalization of Positive Charge in pi-Stacked Multi-benzene Rings in Multilayered Cyclophanes 

Mamoru Fujitsuka, Sachiko Tojo, Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Teruo Shinmyozu, Tetsuro Majima

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A 115(5) 741-746 2011 

 

9. Solution-processed organic micro crystal transistor based on tetraceno[2,3-b] thiophene from a monoketone precursor 

Motonori Watanabe, Ting-Han Chao, Shun-Wei Liu, Ching-Ting Chien, Yuan Jay Chang, Chih-Hsien Yuan, Kuan-Chun Huang, Shu-Hua Chien, Teruo Shinmyozu, Tahsin J. Chow

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY 21(30) 11317-11322 2011

 

8. 2,1,3-Benzothiadiazole Dimers: Preparation, Structure, and Transannular Electronic Interactions of syn- and anti-[2.2](4,7)Benzothiadiazolophanes 

Motonori Watanabe, Kenta Goto, Mamoru Fujitsuka, Sachiko Tojo, Tetsuro Majima, Teruo Shinmyozu

BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 83(10) 1155-1161 2010

 

7. Synthesis, Structure, and Electronic and Photophysical Properties of Two- and Three-Layered [3.3]Paracyclophane-Based Donor-Acceptor Systems 

Motonori Watanabe, Kenta Goto, Masahiko Shibahara, Teruo Shinmyozu

JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 75(18) 6104-6114 2010

 

6. A conformational study of [3.3](3,5)pyridinophane 

Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Masahiko Suenaga, Keiko Ideta, Taisuke Matsumoto, Teruo Shinmyozu

TETRAHEDRON LETTERS 50(12) 1340-1344 2009

 

5. Synthesis of Multilayered [3.3](3,5)Pyridinophanes 

Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Kazuhiro Aso, Teruo Shinmyozu

SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART (23) 3749-3754 2008

 

4. Optical Resolution, Absolute Configuration, and Chiroptical Properties of Three-Layered [3.3]Paracyclophane 

Atsuya Muranaka, Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Taisuke Matsumoto, Teruo Shinmyozu, Nagao Kobayashi

JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 73(22) 9125-9128 2008

 

3. Synthesis, structure, and transannular pi-pi interaction of three- and four-layered [3.3]paracyclophanes (vol 73, pg 4441, 2008) 

Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Tetsuo Twanaga, Taisuke Matsumoto, Keiko Ideta, Teruo Shinmyozu

JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 73(15) 6052-6052 2008

 

2. Synthesis, structure, and transannular pi-pi interaction of three- and four-layered [3.3]paracyclophanes 

Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Tetsuo Iwanaga, Taisuke Matsumoto, Keiko Ideta, Teruo Shinmyozu

JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 73(12) 4433-4442 2008 

 

1. Multilayered [3.3]cyclophanes, Part 1. Synthesis, structure, and transannular pi-pi interaction of multilayered [3.3]Metacyclophanes(1) 

Masahiko Shibahara, Motonori Watanabe, Tetsuo Iwanaga, Keiko Ideta, Teruo Shinmyozu

JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 72(8) 2865-2877 2007