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2023

Buessler, M.; Maruyama, S.; Zelenka, M.; Onishi, H.; Backus, E. H. G. Unravelling the interfacial water structure at the photocatalyst strontium titanate by sum frequency generation spectroscopy. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2023, 25, 31471–31480. link 11
Generative AIs in dissertations preparation10
Lu Zhengxi (陸政希) joined the team. Welcome! 10
Fu, Z.; Onishi, H., Photocatalytic Reaction in Aqueous Suspension: FTIR Spectroscopy with Attenuated Total Reflection in Diamond. ACS Omega 2023, 8, 33825–33830. link9
Dr. Shiho Moriguchi joined the team. Welcome! 7
Kanako Endo and Naoki Saijo joined the team. Welcome! 4
Jiani Hong, PhD student of Peking Univ. China, visited us for collaborative research.3
Daichi Hosokawa, Meguru Murakami, Akitsu Sakata, and Ryo Yanagisawa have graduated. Congratulations!3
Purin Sathirathai, undergraduate student of Thammasat University, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, visited us for research internship. 1
Cheng May Fung, PhD student of Monash Univ. Malaysia, visited us for collaborative research. 1
Fu, Z.; Onishi, H., Infrared and near-Infrared Spectrometry of Anatase and Rutile Particles Bandgap Excited in Liquid. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2023, 127, 321–327. link1

2022

Outcomes of year 2022: 2 master student2, 2 undergraduate students, 1 original papers, 2 review papers, 8 invited talks, 9 contributed talks, 9 posters. Good job!12
Sasahara, A.; Kimura, K.; Sudrajat, H.; Happo, N.; Hayashi, K.; Onishi, H., KTaO3 Wafers Doped with Sr or La Cations for Modeling Water-Splitting Photocatalysts: 3D Atom Imaging around Doping Cations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2022, 19745–19755. link11
Dr. Yi Hao Chew joined the team. Welcome!7
Kyohei Matsui, Liu Miao, Meguru Murakami, Ryo Yanagisawa, and Akitsu Sakata have joined the laboratory. Welcome!4

2021

Outcomes of year 2021: 1 master student, 2 undergraduate students, 7 original papers, 2 review papers, 3 invited talks, 7 contributed talks, 1 poster, and 2 awards. Good job!12
Fu, Z.; Hirai, T.; Onishi, H., Long-Life Electrons in Metal-Doped Alkali-Metal Tantalate Photocatalysts Excited under Water. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2021, 125, 26398–26405. link12
Hiroshi Onishi joined Institute of Molecular Science as a professor in addition to the professorship in Kobe University. His professorship in the institute is in a cross-appointment scheme for 5 years starting from November 11, 2021. Do it well! 11
Miao Hu has joined the laboratory. Welcome!10
Kosaka, T.; Ando, T.; Hisatomi, T.; Nishiyama, H.; Zhou, Y.; Domen, K.; Takahashi, Y.; Onishi, H., Microelectrode-Based Transient Amperometry of O2 Adsorption and Desorption on a SrTiO3 Photocatalyst Excited under Water. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2021, 23, 19386–19393. HOT PCCP article link9
Sudrajat, H.; Kitta, M.; Katoh, R.; Ichikuni, N.; Onishi, H., Dependence of Photoexcited Electron Behavior on Octahedral Distortion in Barium-Doped NaTaO3 Photocatalysts. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2021, 125, 16403–16412. link8
Minato, T.; Umeda, K.; Kobayashi, K.; Araki, Y.; Konishi, H.; Ogumi, Z.; Abe, T.; Onishi, H.; Yamada, H., Atomic-Level Nature of Solid/Liquid Interface for Energy Conversion Revealed by Frequency Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 2021, 60, SE0806. link7
Hashimoto, K.; Amano, K.; Nishi, N.; Onishi, H.; Sakka, T., Comparison of Atomic Force Microscopy Force Curve and Solvation Structure Studied by Integral Equation Theory. The Journal of Chemical Physics 2021, 154, 164702. link4
Sudrajat, H.; Kitta, M.; Ito, R.; Nagai, S.; Yoshida, T.; Katoh, R.; Ohtani, B.; Ichikuni, N.; Onishi, H., The Role of the Shell in Core-Shell-Structured La-Doped NaTaO3 Photocatalysts. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2021, 23, 8868. link4
Kitta, M.; Taguchi, N.; Sudrajat, H.; Onishi, H., Direct Confirmation of the Dopant Site in Indium-Doped SrTiO3 Photocatalyst Via Atomic-Scale Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy Imaging. Applied Physics Letters 2021, 118, 153901. link4
Daichi Hosokawa, Marina Narimiya, and Kyohei Matsui have joined the laboratory. Welcome!4
Takumu Kosaka, Chiaki Sasaki, and Daichi Hosokawa have graduated. Congratulations!3
Shengkai Xue's paper has been selected to be of Editors' Choice in The Journal of Chemical Physics. Conratulations!3
Konno, R.; Maruyama, S.; Kosaka, T.; Katoh, R.; Takahashi, R.; Kumigashira, H.; Ichikuni, N.; Onishi, H.; Matsumoto, Y., Artificially Designed Compositionally-Graded Sr-Doped NaTaO3 Single-Crystalline Thin Films and the Dynamics of Their Photoexcited Electron-Hole Pairs. Chemistry of Materials 2021, 33, 226-233. link1

2020

Outcomes of year 2020: 2 PhDs, 1 master, 1 undergraduate, 9 original papers, 5 review paper, 13 invited talks, 15 contributed talks, 9 posters, and 2 awards. Good job!12
Kosaka, T.; Teduka, Y.; Ogura, T.; Zhou, Y.; Hisatomi, T.; Nishiyama, H.; Domen, K.; Takahashi, Y.; Onishi, H., Transient Kinetics of O2 Evolution in Photocatalytic Water-Splitting Reaction. ACS Catalysis 2020, 13159. link to the manuscript link to Research at Kobe 11
Dr. Zhebin Fu joined our team. Welcome!10
Shiho Moriguchi has graduated. Congratulations!9
Sudrajat, H.; Fadlallah, M.; Tao, S.; Kitta, M.; Ichikuni, N.; Onishi, H., Dopant Site in Indium-Doped SrTiO3 Photocatalysts. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2020, 22, 19178. link9
Sudrajat, H.; Kitta, M.; Ito, R.; Nagai, S.; Yoshida, T.; Katoh, R.; Ohtani, B.; Ichikuni, N.; Onishi, H., Water Splitting Activity of La-Doped NaTaO3 Photocatalysts Sensitive to Spatial Distribution of Dopants. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2020, 124, 15285. link7
Undergraduate students in their fourth year are back to the laboratory.6
Students in their first year in master course are back to the laboratory.6
Students in their PhD course or last year in master course are back to the laboratory.6
Onishi's review paper has been recognized to be a top 10% most downloaded paper in ChemSusChem. Good job!4
Our laboratory has been temporally closed according to the emergency declaration by the national government. See you again soon.4
Takuya Hirai, Kosuke Miyake, Chiaki Sasaki, and Daichi Hosokawa have joined the laboratory. Welcome!4
Dr. Hanggara Sudrajat left from the laboratory to be a lecturer of Universitas Jember, Indonesia. Congratulations!3
Shengkai Xue, Dianqi Song, and Takuya Toyonaga have graduated. Congratulations!3
Teduka, Y.; Sasahara, A.; Onishi, H., Atomic Force Microscopy Imaging of Crystalline Sucrose in Alcohols. ACS Omega 2020, 5, 2569. link2
Xue, S.; Sasahara, A.; Onishi, H., Atom-Scale Imaging of TiO2(110) Surface in Water by Frequency-Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy. The Journal of Chemical Physics 2020, 152, 054703 (7 pages). Editor's Pick. link2

2019

Outcomes of year 2019: 3 masters, 2 undergraduates, 8 original papers, 1 review paper, 6 invited talks, 6 contributed talks, 3 posters, and 2 awards. Good job!12
Sudrajat, H.; Ichikuni, N.; Onishi, H., Visible Light Responsive La and Fe Co-Doped NaTaO3 Photocatalysts: Local Structure around Dopants. Chemical Physics 2020, 531, 110648 (7 pages). link12
Söngen, H.; Jaques, Y. M.; Zivanovic, L.; Seibert, S.; Bechstein, R.; Spijker, P.; Onishi, H.; Foster, A. S.; Kühnle, A., Hydration Layers at the Graphite–Water Interface: Attraction or Confinement? Physical Review B 2019, 200, 205410. link 11
Sudrajat, H.; Kitta, M.; Ichikuni, N.; Onishi, H., Double Doping of NaTaO3 Photocatalysts with La and Mn for Strongly Enhanced Visible-Light Absorption. ACS Applied Energy Materials 2 (2019) 7518-7526. link 10
Moriguchi, S.; Tsujimoto, T.; Sasahara, A.; Kokawa, R.; Onishi, H., Nanometer-Scale Distribution of Lubricant Modifier on Iron Films: A Frequency-Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy Study Combined with Friction Test. ACS Omega 2019, 17593-17599. link 10
Kaiyuan Liu has graduated. Congratulations! 9
Furukawa, S.; Amano, K.; Ishihara, T.; Hashimoto, K.; Nishi, N.; Onishi, H.; Sakka, T., Enhancement of Stratification of Colloidal Particles near a Substrate Induced by Addition of Non-Adsorbing Polymers. Chemical Physics Letters 2019, 734, 136705. link 9
Rawipa Intakul, undergraduate student of Thammasat University, visited us for a one-week internship supported by Sakura exchange program in science . 8
Sudrajat, H.; Dhakal, D.; Kitta, M.; Sasaki, T.; Ozawa, A.; Babel, S.; Yoshida, T.; Ichikuni, N.; Onishi, H., Electron Population and Water Splitting Activity Controlled by Strontium Cations Doped in KTaO3 Photocatalysts. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2019, 123, 18387-18397. link 8
Charge Carrier Dynamics in Sr-Doped NaTaO3 Photocatalysts Revealed by Deep UV Single-Particle Microspectroscopy. Mizutani, S.; Karimata, I.; An, L.; Sato, T.; Kobori, Y.; Onishi, H.; Tachikawa, T., Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2019, 123, 12592-12598. link 6
Hiroshi Onishi has been awarded by Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science. 5
Sodium Tantalate Photocatalysts Doped with Metal Cations: Why Are They Active for Water Splitting? Hiroshi Onishi, ChemSusChem 12 (2019) 1825-1834. link
Takuya Toyonaga and Takumu Kosaka joined our team. Welcome! 4
Takamasa Sato, Yuya Teduka, Noi Tamura, and Takumu Kosaka have graduated. Congratulations! 3
The Atomic-Scale Structure of LaCrO3-NaTaO3 Solid Solution Photocatalysts with Enhanced Electron Population. Hanggara Sudrajat, Yizhong Zhou, Takuro Sasaki, Nobuyuki Ichikuni, Hiroshi Onishi, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 21 (2019) 5148-5157. link
Preparation of Visible-Light Responsible Rutile-TiO2(110) Wafer with Well-Defined Surface by Chromium and Antimony Codoping. Mitsunori Kitta, Hiroshi Onishi, e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology 17 (2019) 5-9. link2
Hiroshi Onishi serves Surface Science Report as one of the editors.1

2018

Outcomes of year 2018: 3 masters, 2 undergraduate, 9 original papers, 5 review paper, 13 invited talks, 15 contributed talks, 9 posters, and 2 awards. Good job!12
Cobalt Porphyrins on Mica: Atomic Force Microscope Imaging in Organic Solvents. Hirotaka Honda, Akira Sasahara, Hiroshi Onishi, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 561 (2019) 194-200. link11
Dingkun Gong joined our team. Welcome!10
Photoexcited Electrons Driven by Doping Concentration Gradient: Flux-Prepared NaTaO3 Photocatalysts Doped with Strontium Cations, Longjie An, Mitsunori Kitta, Akihide Iwase, Akihiko Kudo, Nobuyuki Ichikuni, Hiroshi Onishi. ACS Catalysis 8 (2018) 9334-9341. link9
An original paper that Prof. Akira Sasahara publised in 2016 has been awarded as an outstanding paper by the Japan society of applied physics. Congraturations! link8
Molecular-Scale Structures of Surface and Hydration of Bioinert Mixedcharged Self-Assembled Monolayers Investigated by the Frequency Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy, Yuki Araki, Taito Sekine, Ryongsok Chang, Tomohiro Hayashi, Hiroshi Onishi, RSC Advances 8 (2018) 24660-24664. link7
Heteroepitaxial Barium-Doped NaTaO3 Films on SrTiO3(001) Substrate, Thin Solid Films 658 (2018) 66-72, Tomoya Fujiwara, Longjie An, Yohan Park, Naohisa Happo, Kouichi Hayashi, Hiroshi Onishi. link6
Dianqi Song joined our team. Welcome!4
Yizhong Zhou, Takuya Ogura and Tomoya Fujiwara have graduated. Congratulations! 3
Namin Dai joined our team. Welcome!3
Diksha Dhakal, graduate student of Thammasat University, visited us for a one-week internship supported by Sakura exchange program in science . 1
Local Environment of Strontium Cations Activating NaTaO3 Photocatalysts. ACS Catalysis 8 (2018) 880, L. An, T. Sasaki, P. Weidler, C. Wöll, N. Ichikuni, H. Onishi. link 1

2017

Outcomes of year 2017: 3 PhDs, 2 masters, 2 bachelars, 4 original papers, 1 review paper, 1 text book, 7 invited talks, 23 contributed talks, 14 posters, 1 lectureship. Good job!12
Masako Tatsutani joined our team. Welcome!12
Cross-Sectional Imaging of Boundary Lubrication Layer Formed by Fatty Acid by Means of Frequency-Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy, Langmuir, 33 (2017) 10492, Tomoko Hirayama, Ryota Kawamura, Keita Fujino, Takashi Matsuoka, Hiroshi Komiya, Hiroshi Onishi. link 10
Shiho Moriguchi and Dr. Hanggara Sudrajat joined our team. Welcome!10
Interface Structure between Tetraglyme and Graphite, Journal of Chemical Physics, 147 (2017) 124701, T. Minato, Y. Araki, K. Umeda, T. Yamanaka, K. Okazaki, H. Onishi, T. Abe, Z. Ogumi. Scilight & link9
Longjie An and Hirotaka Honda have graduated. Congratulations! 9
Localization of Cesium on Montmorillonite Surface Investigated by Frequency Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy, Surface Science 665 (2017) 32-36, Yuki Araki, Hisao Satoh, Masahiro Okumura, Hiroshi Onishi. link 9
Dr. Henry Teng (George Washington University, USA) and Dr. Jun Kawano (Hokkaido University, Japan) deliver talks about water-mineral interfaces on June 14.6
Dr. Mehmet Baykara (Bilkent University, Turkey) delivers a talk about atomic force mycroscopy related to toribology on June 9.5
Dr. Hanggara Sudrajat (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand) delivers a talk about Bi2O3 photocatalysts on May 16.4
Yohan Park, Shengkai Xue, Yuki Takata, Takamasa Sato and Yuya Teduka have graduated. Congratulations! 3
Intrinsic Superhydrophilicity of Titania-terminated Surfaces, Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2017) 2268-2275, Seij Kawasaki, Eero Holmström, Ryota Takahashi, Peter Spijker, Adam Foster, Hiroshi Onishi, Mikk Lippmaa. link1

2016

Outcomes of year 2016: 1 master student, 2 undergraduate students, 3 original papers, 1 review paper, 14 invited talks, 7 contributed talks, 24 posters.12
Kaiyuan Liu has joined the laboratory. Welcome!10
Hiroshi Onishi has published 159 original papers and reviews. The number of articles citing his studies comes up to 6,913 with an h-index of 40. Good job! Top 15 papers7
Transform Theory for Obtaining Number Density Distribution of Solvent Molecules or Colloidal Particles on a Substrate: A Theory for Atomic Force Microscopy, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 18 (2016) 15534, Ken-ichi Amano, Kazuya Kobayashi, Keisuke Miyazawa, Yunfeng Liang, Kota Hashimoto, Kazuhiro Fukami, Naoya Nishi, Tetsuo Sakka, Hiroshi Onishi, Takeshi Fukuma. link Two cats playing with an AFM force curve are on the front cover of the issue.6
Dr. Akira Sasahara joined our team. Welcome!.6
Prospectus for our graduate school, PhD and master cources, is available here. The laboratory can pay for PhD students. Contact Hiroshi Onishi for details.6
Non-contact Atomic Force and Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy on MgO(100) and MgO(100)-Supported Ba, Surface Science 650 (2016) 76, Chi Lun Pang, Akira Sasahara, Hiroshi Onishi. link5
An open postdoctoral position is available. details 4
Takamasa Sato and Yuya Tezuka have joined the laboratory. Welcome! 4
Dr. Yuki Araki has moved to Hirofumi Yamada 's group in Kyoto University.3
Haoliang Li, Takuya Ogura andTomoya Fujiwara have graduated. Congratulations! 3
The Structure of Uniaxially Stretched Isotactic Polypropylene Films: Imaging with Frequency-modulation Atomic Force Microscopy, Polymer 82 (2016) 349. link1

2015

Outcomes of year 2015: 1 PhD student, 1 master student, 2 undergraduate students, 5 original papers, 3 review papers, 11 invited talks, 15 contributed talks, 11 posters and 1 award.12
Effect of Etching on Electron–Hole Recombination in Sr-doped NaTaO3 Photocatalysts, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 119 (2015) 28440-28447, Longjie An, Yohan Park, Youngku Sohn, Hiroshi Onishi. link12
100 original papers have been registered in our oscillating AFM force curves, journal papers database. Good job!10
Dangpeng Li and Yizhong Zhou have joined the laboratory. Welcome!10
Our latest study of NaTaO3 photocatalysts is spot-lighted on a Kobe Univ. web page here.8
Force Measurement Reveals Structure of a Confined Liquid: Observation of the Impenetrable Space, Surface Science 641 (2015) 242, Ken-ichi Amano, Eisuke Tanaka, Kazuya Kobayashi, Hiroshi Onishi, Naoya Nishi, Tetsuo Sakka. link8
Prospectus for our graduate school, PhD and master cources, is available here. The laboratory can pay for PhD students. Contact Hiroshi Onishi for details.6
Rate of Ag Photodeposition on Sr-doped NaTaO3 Photocatalysts as Controlled by Doping Sites, e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology 13 (2015) 253, Longjie An, Hiroshi Onishi. link6
Hiroshi Onishi has published 154 papers and reviews. The number of articles citing his studies comes up to 5,054 with an h-index of 35. Good job! Top 15 papers4
Electron-Hole Recombination Controlled by Doping Sites in Perovskite-structured Photocatalysts: Sr-doped NaTaO3, ACS Catalysis 5 (2015) 3196, Longjie An, Hiroshi Onishi. link4
Yuki Takata, Shengkai Xue, Takuya Ogura, and Tomoya Fujiwara have joined the laboratory. Welcome! 4
You are cordially invited to join 'Dynamical Processes of Light Harvesting Surfaces' symposium in PACIFICHEM2015. Flyer2
Ryohei Kokawa, Shunsuke Suiko, Yuki Takata, and Yaokun Liu have graduated. Congratulations! 3

2014

Outcomes of year 2014: 3 master students, 2 undergraduate students, 4 original papers, 5 review papers, 2 databases, 13 invited talks, 15 contributed talks, 14 posters and 4 awards.12
Longjie An has been awarded by his poster presentation, Reconstruction of Sr-doped NaTaO3 Photocatalysts, in 4th CSJ Festa, Chemical Society of Japan. Congratulations! 11
Hirotaka Honda and Shengkai Xue joined the laboratory. Welcome! members10
Mitsunori Kitta, visiting researcher, has received his PhD degree. Longjie An has received his master degree. Congratulations!9
True Atomic-scale Imaging of a Spinel Li4Ti5O12(111) Surface in Aqueous Solution by Frequency-modulation Aatomic Force Microscopy, Applied Physics Letters 105 (2014) 111606, Mitsunori Kitta, Masanori Kohyama, Hiroshi Onishi. link9
A reference list of oscillating AFM force curves is availabe here.8
A reference list of perovskite-structured tantalate photocatalysts is availabe here.8
Hiroshi Onishi was awarded by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science as a good reviewer of fellowships. Nice job!8
Prospectus for our graduate school, PhD and master cources, is available here. The laboratory can pay for PhD students. Contact Hiroshi Onishi for details.6
Physical Operation of Hydrodynamic Orientation of an Azobenzene Supramolecular Assembly with Light and Sound, ChemComm 50 (2014) 5615, Yasuhisa Hotta, Jin Motoyanagi, Shunsuke Suiko, Hiroshi Onishi, Daisuke Iozaki, Ryuichi Arakawa, Akihiko Tsuda. link5
Hiroshi Onishi has published 149 papers and reviews. The number of articles citing his studies comes up to 4,613 with an h-index of 34. Good job! Top 15 papers4
Yohan Park, Yuki Takada, Yokon Ryu, and Dr. Yuki Araki has joined the laboratory. Welcome! 4
Yusuke Tanaka,Takao Mizutani, Taiga Yoshihara,and Hao Liang Li have graduated. Congratulations! 3
Longjie An has been awarded by his poster presentation, Reconstruction of Sr-doped NaTaO3 Photocatalysts, in 33th Conference of Surface Science Society of Japan. Congratulations! 2
Understanding the Interface of Liquids with an Organic Crystal Surface from Atomistic Simulations and AFM Experiments, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 118 (2014) 2058-2066, Peter Spijker, Takumi Hiasa, Tiziana Musso, Rina Nishioka, Hiroshi Onishi, Adam Foster. link 2
Dr. Takumi Hiasa has been awarded by his achievements in this laboratory, Exploring Interfacial Liquids with FM-AFM. Congratulations!1
Shimadzu coorporation released a comercial frequency-modulation AFM. We have involved in its development for 8 years. Congratulations! 1
Mercaptohexanol Assembled on Gold: FM-AFM Imaging in Water, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 441 (2014) 149-154, Takumi Hiasa, Hiroshi Onishi. link 1

2013

Outcomes of year 2013: 2 master students, 2 undergraduate students, 9 original papers, 3 review papers, 6 invited talks, 8 contributed talks, 13 posters and 2 awards.12
The Relationship between Local Liquid Density and Force Applied on a Tip of Atomic Force Microscope: A Theoretical Analysis for Simple Liquids, Journal of Chemical Physics 139 (2013) 224710, Ken-ichi Amano, Kazuhiro Suzuki, Takeshi Fukuma, Ohgi Takahashi, Hiroshi Onishi. link 12
Prof. Bruce C. Gates and Prof. Yuichi Ichihashi give lectures on October 29. abstracts 10
Our winter semestar has started.10
Time-Resolved Infrared Absorption Study of SrTiO3 Photocatalysts Codoped with Rhodium and Antimony, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 117 (2013) 19101-19106, Koji Furuhashi, Jia Qingxinb, Akihiko Kudo, Hiroshi Onishi. link 9
Water and 2-Propanol Structured on Calcite (104) Probed by Frequency-Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy, Langmuir 29 (2013) 10744-10751, Hirotake Imada, Kenjiro Kimura, Hiroshi Onishi. link 8
Atom-Resolved AFM Imaging of Calcite Nanoparticles in Water, Chemical Physics 419 (2013) 193-195, Hirotake Imada, Kenjiro Kimura, Hiroshi Onishi. link 6
Sub-Nanometer-Resolution Imaging of Peptide Nanotubes in Water Using Frequency Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy, Chemical Physics 419 (2013) 74-77, Tomoki Sugihara, Itsuho Hayashi, Hiroshi Onishi, Kenjiro Kimura, Atsuo Tamura. link 6
Phonon Mode of TiO2 Coupled With the Electron Transfer From N3 Dye, Journal of Chemical Physics 138 (2013) 224704 (6 pages), Tomonori Nomoto, Keita Fujio, Akira Sasahara, Hajime Okajima, Naoki Koide, Hiroyuki Katayama, Hiroshi Onishi. link 6
Prospectus for our graduate school, PhD and master cources, is available here. The laboratory can pay for PhD students. Contact Hiroshi Onishi for details.6
Competitive Adsorption on Graphite Investigated Using Frequency-Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy: Interfacial Liquid Structure Controlled by Competition of Adsorbed Species, Langmuir 29 (2013) 5801, Takumi Hiasa, Hiroshi Onishi. link 5
Dr. Christopher Kley gives a talk on June 4. abstract5
Hiroshi Onishi has published 140 papers and reviews. The number of articles citing his studies comes up to 4,214 with an h-index of 33. Good job! Top 15 papers4
A visiting researcher, Mitsunori Kitta, and two undergraduate students, Hao Liang Li and Taiga Yoshihar, joined the group. Welcome!4
Dr. Ken-ichi Amano and Dr. Takumi Hiasa heve moved from the group. Good luck! 3
Interfacial Structure of Primary and Tertiary Alcohol Liquids over Hhydrophilic Thiolate Monolayers, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 117 (2013) 5730, Takumi Hiasa, Kenjiro Kimura, Hiroshi Onishi. link 3
Hirotake Imada, Tomoko Suzuki, Rina Nishioka, Koji Furuhashi, Shoko Okumra, Shunsuke Suiko and Kazuya Nishikawa have graduated. Congratulations! 3
Dr. Takumi Hiasa has been awarded by his poster presentation, FM-AFM Observation of Competitive Adsorption on Graphit, in 4th International Workshop on Advanced Atomic Force Microscopy Techniques. Congratulations! Awarded Poster3
Prof. Thorsten M Bernhardt and Prof. Seiji Akimoto give talks on March 27. abstracts3
Our paper published in Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. accidentally contained a wrong result. addition is now available.2
Specific Hydration on p-Nitroaniline Crystal Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 117 (2013) 2939-2943, Rina Nishioka, Takumi Hiasa, Kenjiro Kimura, Hiroshi Onishi. link2
Prof. Adam Foster, Hirotake Imada, and Mitsunori Kitta give talks on February 18. abstracts2

2012

Outcomes of year 2012: one PhD student, two master students, 4 undergraduate students, 6 original papers, 1 review paper, 1 article, 17 invited talks, 8 contributed talks, and 9 posters.12
Cross-Sectional Structure of Liquid 1-Decanol over Graphite, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 116 (2012) 26475–26479, Takumi Hiasa, Kenjiro Kimura, Hiroshi Onishi. link 12
Longjie An has been a graduate student and Dr. Takumi Hiasahas been a postdoctral fellow supported by JSPS.10
Takumi Hiasa has graduated from our PhD course. Congratulations!9

Top pages in Chinese language and in Korean language have been opened.9
Kelvin Probe Force Microscope Study of a Pt/TiO2 Catalyst Model Placed in an Atmospheric Pressure of N2 Environment, Chemistry – An Asian Journal 7 (2012) 1251. link 5
Hydration of Hydrophilic Thiolate Monolayers Visualized by Atomic Force Microscopy, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 14 (2012) 8419. link 5
A new school year has started. Shoko Okumura, Hiroyuki Kataoka, Shunsuke Suiko, Kazuya Nishikawa, Akari Masuda and Longjie An joined the laboratory. Welcome! 4
Kenjiro Kimura has been promoted to be an associate professor. Congratulations!4
Sayuri Saito left the laboratory. Thanks for her nice job!3
Tomoki Sugihara and Ryusuke Ban have graduated from the laboratory. Congratulations! 3
Prof. Udo Schwarz (Yale University) visits us and give a talk on March 22. abstract3
Two-Dimensional Distribution of Liquid Hydrocarbons Facing Alkanethiol Monolayers Visualized by Frequency Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 396 (2012) 203. link 3
Minitips in Frequency-Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy at Liquid-Solid Interfaces, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 51 (2012) 025703. linkfree access to full text 2
FM-AFM Imaging of A Commercial Polyethylene Film Immersed in n-Dodecane, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 24 (2012) 084011. link2
Prof. Christof Wöll (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) visits us and give a talk on April 2. abstract2
Hiroshi Onishi was appreciated by American Chemical Society for his contribution in the peer review of manuscripts. Nice job!1
Yasuko Imamura joined the laboratory as a secretary. Welcome!1

2011

Output of year 2011: one graduate student, 5 undergraduate students, 1 original paper, 3 review papers, 3 articles, 8 invited talks, 18 contributed talks, 14 posters, and 2 awards.12
A Self-Assembled Helical Anthracene Nanofibre Whose P- and M-Isomers Show Unequal Linear Dichroism in a Vortex, Chemical Communications 47 (2011) 11748. link12
Prospectus for our PhD cource starting from 2012 is available here.12
Dr. Kenichi Amano joined the laboratory as a postdoctral researcher. Welcome! 12
Sayuri Saito joined the laboratory as a technician. Welcome!1
Local Work Function of Catalysts and Photoelectrodes, in: S. Sadewasser, T. Glatzel (Eds.), Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy, Berlin, 2012, pp. 201-219. 11
Prof. Adam Foster (abstract), Prof. Takashi Uchino (abstract), Bernhard Reischl (abstract), and Hirotake Imada (revised abstract) give talks on November 14.10
Takumi Hiasa has been awarded by his talk in Annual Meeting Japan Society for Molecular Science. Congratulations! 10
Our winter semester has started.10
Keita Fujio joined the laboratory as a technician. Welcome!8
Mai Omi joined the laboratory as a technician. Welcome!8
Koji Furuhashi has won a student award on Catalysis Society of Japan, West Japan branch. Congratulations! 6
Prospectus for the PhD cources starting in 2011 and 2012 is available here.6
Keiko Kobata, Yusuke Tanaka, Takao Mizutani, and Yuki Mima joined the laboratory. Welcome! 4
Masayuki Ueda, Yusuke Ikeda, and Moyuko Hosokawa have graduated from the laboratory. Congratulations! 3
Dr. Dergej Polisski (Univ. Bath, UK) visited us.1

2010

Output of year 2010: one graduate student, 5 undergraduate students, 5 original papers, 1 review papers, 2 articles, 23 invited talks, 18 contributed talks, 19 posters, and 4 awards.12

Aqueous Solution Structure over α-Al2O3(01-12) Probed by Frequency-Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 114 (2010) 21423. link12
Prof. Angelika Kühnle (abstract) and Dr. Yasuyuki Yokota (abstract) give talks on December 14.11
Our winter semester has started.10
Acetone Adsorption on Oxidized and Reduced TiO2(110): A Scanning Tunneling Microscope Study, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 114 (2010) 14579. link8
Black-Dye-Adsorbed TiO2 (110) Electrodes Studied by Frequency-Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 49 (2010) 08LB06. link8
Takumi Hiasa, a PhD student, has won a prize for his nice poster in 13th International Conference on Non-Contact Atomic Force Microscopy (NC-AFM2010). Congratulations! abstract 8
Visualizing Water Molecule Distribution by Atomic Force Microscopy, Journal of Chemical Physics 132 (2010) 194705. link6
Surface Science Approach to Photochemistry of TiO2, Solid State Phenomena 162 (2010) 115. link5
Hiroshi Onishi has been nominated for a fellow of The Surface Science Society of Japan.5
Hiroshi Onishi has been nominated for a visiting professor at Hokkaido University Catalysis Research Center. 4
Yusuke Ikeda, Tomoko Suzuki, Rina Nishioka, Moyuko Hosokawa, Koji Furuhashi, and Keiko Kobata joined the laboratory. Welcome! 4
Kenji Takeda has graduated from the laboratory. Congratulations! 3
Prof. Annabella Selloni visits us and gives a talk about water-TiO2 interfaces. abstract2
Hiroshi Onishi has earned a place as one of the top 20% of reviewers for Langmuir. Nice job!2
Dr. Tomonori Nomoto has moved to Masanori Fujinami 's group at Chiba University as an assistant professor.2
Ryohei Kokawa, a PhD student, has won a prize for his nice poster in 7th Internatinal Workshop of Metal Oxide Surfaces (IWOX-VII). Congratulations! abstract 1
Prof. Yossi Rosenwaks visits us and gives a talk about Kelvin probe maicroscopy of pentacene films. abstract1
STM Imaging of a Model Surface of Ru(4,40-dicarboxy-2,20-bipyridine)2(NCS)2 Dye-Sensitized TiO2 Photoelectrodes, Surface Science 406 (2010) 106. link 1
Dr. Ralf Bechstein visits us and gives a talk about his work with doped photocatalysts. abstract1

2009

Output summary of 2009: 2 graduate students, 11 original papers, 3 review papers, 3 articles, 11 invited talks, 14 contributed talks, 4 posters, 2 patent and 2 awards. 12
Time-Domain Infrared-Visible-Visible Sum-Frequency Generation for Surface Vibrational Spectroscopy, Journal of Physical Chemistry C (Letter) 113 (2009) 21467. link issue cover12
Dr. Sean O'Shea visited us and gave a talk, Conduction AFM in Liquids.12
Hiroshi Onishi put a plenary talk in 27th congress of The Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas (Physics Society of the Philippines). 10
Tomonori Nomoto and Kenjiro Kimura were awarded with their own talks by Japan Society for Molecular Science. Congratulations! 10
Fourth-Order Coherent Raman Scattering at Burried Interfaces, in Molecular Nano Dynamics; H. Fukumura, M. Irie, Y. Iwasawa, H. Masuhara, K. Uosaki, Eds.; Wiley-VCH: Weinheim, 2009; Vol. 1; pp 103.10
A Solution-TiO2 Interface Probed by Frequency-Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 48 (2009) 08JB19. free access to full text9
Optically Excited Near-Surface Phonons of TiO2(110) Observed by Fourth-Order Coherent Raman Spectroscopy, Journal of Chemical Physics 131 (2009) 084703. link9
Fourth-Order Coherent Raman Spectroscopy of Liquid-Solid Interfaces: Near-Surface Phonons of TiO2(110) in Liquids, Applied Spectroscopy 63 (2009) 941. link8
Time-Resolved Infrared Absorption Study of NaTaO3 Photocatalysts Doped with Alkali Earth Metals, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 113 (2009) 13918. link7
Surface Reconstruction Induced by Transition Metal Doping of TiO2(110), Journal of Physical Chemistry C 113 (2009) 13199. link7
The web pages were reconstructed.6
Effects of Antimony-Doping on the Surface Structure of Rutile TiO2(110), Nanotechnology 20 (2009) 264003. link6
Ryohei Kokawa, Hirotake Imada, Tomoki Sugihara, Kenji Takeda, Ryusuke Ban and Yuichi Higashi joined the laboratory. Welcome! 4
Metal-to-Oxide Charge Transfer Observed by a Kelvin Probe Force Microscope, Catalysis Surveys from Asia 13 (2009) 9. link4
Naho Takeuchi and Motoji Maruyama graduated from the laboratory. Congratulations! 3
An Atomic Force Microscope Study of Vanadium-Benzene Sandwich Clusters Soft-Landed on Self-Assembled Monolayers, The European Physical Journal D 52 (2009) 103. link3
Evidence for Vacancy Creation by Chromium Doping of TiO2(110), Journal of Physical Chemistry C 113 (2009) 3277. link3
Lateral Distribution of N3 Dye Molecules on TiO2(110) Surface, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A 202 (2009) 185. link 2
Cr-Sb Co-doped TiO2 from First Priciples Calculations, Chemical Physics Letters 469 (2009) 166. link2

2008

Output summary of the year 2008: 2 graduate students, 1 undergraduate student, 5 original papers, 1 review paper, 2 articles, 11 invited talks, 12 contributed talks, 19 posters, and 4 awards. 12
Dr. Tomonori Nomoto has been awarded a prize for his nice talk in the annual meeting of the Spectroscopical Society of Japan. Congratulations! abstract 11
Dr. Kenjiro Kimura and his colleagues have won Technique Award of Surface Science Society of Japan. Their initiatives with scanning capacitance microscopes are admired. Congratulations! 11
Satoshi Seike has joined our team. Welcome! 11
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Study of Black Dye and Deoxycholic Acid Adsorbed on a Rutile TiO2(110), Langmuir 24 (2008) 8056. link 7
Kelvin Probe Force Microscope Observation of Chlorine-Adsorbed TiO2(110) Surfaces Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 47 (2008) 6149. link 7
Sebastian Rode, PhD student of Osnabru?Nck, visited us for colaboration. 7
Work Function on Dye-adsorbed TiO2 Surfaces Measured by Using a Kelvin Probe Force Microscope, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112 (2008) 6961. link 4
Suzumi Kataoka, Takumi Hiasa, Akinori Ito, and Masayuki Ueda joined the laboratory. Welcome! 4
Fourth-order Raman Spectroscopy of Adsorbed Organic Species on TiO2 Surface, Chemical Physics Letters 455 (2008) 343-347, Tomonori Nomoto, Hiroshi Onishi. link 4
Dr. Kenjiro Kimura has joined us as a faculty member. Welcome! 4
Masaaki Yasuo, Kumiko Hiehata, and Mitsunori Kitta graduated from the laboratory. Congratulations! 3
Mitunori Kitta and Hiroshi Onishi visited Dr. Angelika Kühnle at Osnabrück University for collaboration. 2
Dr. Akira Sasahara has moved to Masahiko Tomitori 's group at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. 1
Photoinduced Dynamics of TiO2 Doped with Cr and Sb, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112 (2008) 1167. link 1

2007

Output summary of the year 2007: One graduate student, 4 original papers, 5 review papers, 4 articles, 11 invited talks, 11 contributed talks, 12 posters, and 2 awards. 12
Dr. Thilo Glätzel (University of Basel, Department of Physics) visited us and gave a talk. 12
TOYOTA researchers visited us for collaboration. 12
Scanning Probe Microscope Study of Dye-sensitized TiO2(110), Paper Award, 17th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference (PVSEC17) 12
A Perspective Paper on PCCP, Fourth-order Coherent Raman Spectroscopy in a Time Domain: Applications to Buried Interfaces, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 9 (2007) 5515. full text and cover_illustration 10
Time-resolved Infrared Absorption Study of Nine TiO2 Photocatalysts, Chemical Physics 339 (2007) 133. full text 10
Keio University students visited us for collaboration. 8
TOYOTA researchers visited us for collaboration. 7
Scanning Probe Microscopy Study of Ba Overlayers on TiO2(110), Journal of Physical Chemistry C 111 (2007) 9221, Chi Lun Pang, Akira Sasahara, Hiroshi Onishi. full text 6
Suzumi Kataoka and Mitsunori Kitta joined the laboratory. Wellcome! 4
Masatoshi Ikeda graduated from the laboratory. Congratulations! 3
SPM Characterization of Catalysts, in Roadmap of Scanning Probe Microscopy, S. Morita Ed., Springer, (2006), pp 151-153. 2
Work Function Analysis of Pt/TiO2 Photocatalyst by Kelvin Probe Force Microscope, Nanotechnology 18 (2007) 084007 (6 pages). full text 1

2006

Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy Study of Ammonia Adsorbed on TiO2(110), Nanotechnology 18 (2006) 044003. full text 12
Prof. Cristiana Di Valentin?iUniversity of Milano-Bicocca?jvisits us and presents a talk entitled "Nature of impurity states in N-doped TiO2: theory and experiment" on November 13. 11
The manuscript below has been frequently downloaded and raised to be a Featured Article of the Month. 10
Tailored TiO2(110) Surfaces and Thier Reactivity, Nanotechnology 17 (2006) 5397. full text 10
Keita Fujio, a graduate student joined our laboratory. Welcome! 10
Local Work Function of Pt Clusters Vacuum-deposited on a TiO2 Surface, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110 (2006) 17584. full text 9
Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy Imaging of Water Dissociation Products on TiO2(110), Physical Review B 74 (2006) 073411. full text 9
Thanks for coming to NC-AFM2006 conference in Kobe. We have 229 participants from 17 countries! NC-AFM2007 will be held at Antalya in Turkey in September 16-20, 2007. 7
Probe Microscope Observation of Pt Atoms Deposited on TiO2(110)-(1?~1) Surface, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110 (2006) 13453. full text 7
NC-AFM2006 conference is in the coming month. 6
Molecular Vibrations at a Liquid-Liquid Interface Observed by Fourth-Order Raman Spectroscopy, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110 (2006) 9571. full text 5
Hiroshi Onishi has published one hundred original papers. His list of publication 4
Time-resolved Infrared Spectroscopy of K3Ta3B2O12 Photocatalysts for Water Splitting, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110 (2006) 7883. full text 4
Two students, Naho Takeuchi and Motoji Maruyama, joined the laboratory. Welcome! 4
Toshitatsu Ikeda graduated from our laboratory and joined Mitsubishi Chemical Company. 3
AFM Observation of Immobilized Self-Oscillating Polymer, Journal of Physical Chemistry B (Letter) 110 (2006) 5170. full text 3
STM Observation of a Ruthenium Dye Adsorbed on a TiO2(110) Surface, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110 (2006) 4751. full text 3
Direct Visualization of Defect Mediated Dissociation of Water on TiO2(110), Nature Materials 5 (2006). full text 3
Selectivity Changes During Organic Photooxidation on TiO2: Role of O2 Pressure and Organic Coverage, Journal of Catalysis 238 (2006) 153. full text 2
Transient IR Absorption Study of Charge Carriers Photogenerated in Sulfur-doped TiO2, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 177 (2006) 269. full text 2

2005

Photochemical Reaction of Trimethylacetates on Pt/TiO2(110), Langmuir 21 (2005) 11802. full text 12
AFM Topography of Nickel-Affected MoS2 Model Catalysts, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 44 (2005) 8116. full text 11
Dr. Chi Pang has moved to Geoff Thornton's group at University College of London. We appreciate his contribution to our microscope research as long as two years. 11
Time-resolved Infrared Absorption Study of Photochemical Reactions over Metal Oxides (review paper), Topics in Catalysis 35 (2005) 211. full text 10
Yasuko Imamura joined us as an asistant. Welcome! 9
9th International Conference on Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy (NC-AFM2006) will be held in Kobe.details
Adsorption of Fluorescein Isothiocyanate Isomer-I (FITC-I) Dye on TiO2(110) from an Acetone Solution, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 44 (2005) 5438. full text 8
Fourth-Order Raman Spectroscopy of Wide-Bandgap Materials, Journal of Physical Chemistry B (Letter) 109 (2005) 8557. full text 5
We have five fresh persons; Dr. Tomonori Nomoto, Kenji Matsubara, Masatoshi Ikeda, Kumiko Hiehata, and Masa-aki Yasuo.4
Four talks are presented in Spring meetings of Chemical Society and Applied Physics Society.4
Our paper 'Microscope Observation of MoS2 Nanoparticles Synthesized on Rutile TiO2 Single Crystals was awarded Paper of The Year 2004 (Gold Prize) from e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology.2
Low-frequency Vibrations of Molecular Submonolayers Detected by Time-domain Raman Spectroscopy, Journal of Molecular Structure 735-736 (2005) 169. full text 2
Topography of Anatase TiO2 Film Synthesized on LaAlO3(001), Nanotechnology 16 (2005) S18. full text2
Dr. Qiao Chen and Prof. Geoff Thornton have visited us for a Japan-UK collaborative research project.2
In 2004 we have put 14 original papers, 2 books, 4 review papers, 4 journal articles, 14 invited talks, and 19 contributed presentations. 1
Carrier Dynamics in TiO2 and Pt/TiO2 Powders Observed by Femtosecond Time-resolved Near-infrared Spectroscopy at Spectral Region of 0.9 to 1.5 ??m with Direct Absorption Method, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 108 (2004) 20233. full text1
Fifth-Order Raman Spectroscopy of Excited-State Molecules, Journal of Physical Chemistry A 108 (2004) 11165. full text1

2004

CO2 Sensing Properties of La-loaded SnO2 Thin Films Prepared by Sputtering, Chemistry Letters 33 (2004) 1080. full text
Dr. Satoru Fujiyoshi has moved to Tokyo Institute of Technology.
CO2 Sensing Properties of La-loaded SnO2 Thin Films Prepared by Sputtering, Chemistry Letters 33 (2004) 1080. full text
An Ordered Retinoate Monolayer Prepared on Rutile TiO2(110), Journal of Physical Chemistry B 108 (2004) 17166. full text
Dr. Akira Yamakata has won an award of Surface Science Society of Japan. His initiatives in the time-resolved IR spectroscopy of TiO2 photocatalysts were admired.
Multiplex Sum-frequency Spectroscopy with Electronic Resonance Enhancement, Chemistry Letters (Highlight Reveiw) 33 (2004) 1404. full text

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