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Chemistry at Interfaces

We are proud of our international-compatible studies of interfaces and photocatalysts. Liquid-solid interfaces characterization with frequency-modulation AFM is one of the coming research issues. The other topic is photoinduced dynamics of water-splitting photocatalysts studied by time-resolved infrared and Raman spectroscopy. We are pleased to collaborate with researchers and students in applied chemistry, physics, geoscience, materials and mechanical engineering. PhD students are financially supported by the laboratory and university. Foreign students to promise much here in Kobe are welcome. See Study in Japan.

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  • Chew, Y.-H.; Saijo, N.; Kumabe, Y.; Tachikawa, T.; Onishi, H., Unravelling the Influence of Major Seawater Salt Ions on the Photogenerated Charge Carriers in a Sr-Doped NaTaO3 Photocatalyst Via ATR-FTIR. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2025, 129, 3531. link2
  • Masaki Saito joined the team. Welcome!2
  • Cheng-May Fung; Boon-Junn Ng; Yi-Hao Chew; Chen-Chen Er; Jingxiang Low; Xuecheng Guo; Xin Ying Kong; Lling-Lling Tan; Hiroshi Onishi; Abdul Rahman Mohamed; Siang-Piao Chai. Mxene Quantum Dot-Sensitized Heterostructures for Broad Solar Spectrum CO2 Reduction. Cell Reports Physical Science 2024, 5, 102296. link1
  • Outcomes of year 2024: 1 master student, 2 undergraduate students, 4 original papers, 4 invited talks, 8 contributed talks, 9 posters. Good job!12
  • Oscillating AFM force curves, journal papers database

    Perovskite-structured tantalate photocatalysts, journal papers database

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