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A03 (i) Design of a Well-defined Surface Nanostructure and Development of Novel Catalytic Functions

  • T. Toyao, K. Suzuk, S. Kikuchi, S. Takakusagi, K. Shimizu, I. Takigawa, Toward Effective Utilization of Methane: Machine Learning Prediction of Adsorption Energies on Metal Alloys. J. Phys. Chem. C 122, 8315 (2018).
  • J. Contreras-Mora, H. Ariga-Miwa, S. Takakusagi, C. T. Williams, K. Asakura, Phosphorous Diffusion Through Ni2P—Low Energy Diffusion Path and Its Unique Local Structure. J. Phys. Chem. C 122, 6318 (2018).
  • T. Ma, H. Ariga, S. Takakusagi, K. Asakura, Smooth epitaxial copper film on sapphire surface suitable for high quality graphene growth. Thin Solid Films 646, 12 (2018).
  • S. M. A. H. Siddiki, A. S. Touchy, Md. A. R. Jamil, T. Toyao, K. Shimizu, C-Methylation of Alcohols, Ketones, and Indoles with Methanol Using Heterogeneous Platinum Catalysts. ACS Catalysis 8, 3091 (2018).
  • T. Kamachi, S. M. A. H. Siddiki, Y. Morita, Md. N. Rashed, K. Kon, T. Toyao,　K. Shimizu, K. Yoshizawa, Combined theoretical and experimental study on alcoholysis of amides on CeO2 surface: A catalytic interplay between Lewis acid and base sites. Catal. Today 303, 256 (2018).
  • S. Sato, S. Iwase, S. K. Namba, T. Ono, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka, K. Uosaki, K. Ikeda, Electrical Matching at Metal/Molecule Contacts for Efficient Heterogeneous Charge Transfer. ACS Nano 12, 1228 (2018).
  • Q. Yuan, S. Takakusagi, Y. Wakisaka, Y. Uemura, T. Wada, H. Ariga, K. Asakura, Polarization-dependent Total Reflection Fluorescence X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (PTRF-XAFS) Studies on the Structure of a Pt Monolayer on Au(111) Prepared by the Surface-limited Redox Replacement Reaction. Chem. Lett. 46, 1250–1253 (2017).
  • T. Ohba, H. Kubo, Y. Ohshima, Y. Makita, N. Nakamura, H. Uehara, S. Takakusagi, K. Asakura, An Origin for Lattice Expansion in PVP-Protected Small Pd Metal Nanoparticles. Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 90, 720–727 (2017). (Selected paper)
  • H. Huang, T. Wada, H. Ariga, S. Takakusagi, K. Asakura, Y. Iwasawa, Controlling the inhomogeneity of solid catalysts at the mesoscopic scale. Chem. Phys. Lett. 683, 18–21 (2017).
  • Y. Uemura, D. Kido, A. Koide, Y. Wakisaka, Y. Niwa, S. Nozawa, K. Ichiyanagi, R. Fukaya, S. Adachi, T. Katayama, T. Togashi, S. Owada, M. Yabashi, K. Hatada, A. Iwase, A. Kudo, S. Takakusagi, T. Yokoyama, K. Asakura, Capturing local structure modulations of photoexcited BiVO4 by ultrafast transient XAFS. Chem. Commun. 53, 7314−7317 (2017).
  • S. M. A. H. Siddiki, A. S. Touchy, A. Bhosale, T. Toyao, Y. Mahara, J. Ohyama, A.Satsuma, K. Shimizu, Direct Synthesis of Lactams from Keto Acids, Nitriles, and H2 by Heterogeneous Pt Catalysts. ChemCatChem 10, 789 (2018).
  • K. Kon, T. Toyao, W. Onodera, S. M. A. H. Siddiki, K. Shimizu, Hydrodeoxygenation of Fatty Acids, Triglycerides, and Ketones to Liquid Alkanes by a Pt–MoOx/TiO2 Catalyst. ChemCatChem 9, 2822 (2017).
  • S. M. A. H. Siddiki, Abeda S. Touchy, K. Kon, T. Toyao, K. Shimizu, Oxidant-free Dehydrogenation of Glycerol to Lactic Acid by Heterogeneous Platinum Catalysts. ChemCatChem 9, 2816 (2017).
  • Md. N. Rashed, S.M.A.H. Siddiki, Md. A. Ali, S. K. Moromi, A. S. Touchy, K. Kon, T. Toyao, K. Shimizu, Heterogeneous catalysts for cyclization of dicarboxylic acids to cyclic anhydrides as monomers for bioplastics. Green Chemistry 19, 3238 (2017).
  • K. Takeishi, Y. Wagatsuma, H. Ariga, K. Kon, K. Shimizu, Promotional Effect of Water on Direct Dimethyl Ether Synthesis from Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen Catalyzed by Cu−Zn/Al2O3. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 5, 3675 (2017).
  • T. Toyao, SMAH Siddiki, Y. Morita, T. Kamachi, A. S. Touchy, W. Onodera, K. Kon, S. Furukawa, H. Ariga, K. Asakura, K. Yoshizawa, K. Shimizu, Rhenium-loaded TiO2: A highly versatile and chemoselective catalyst for the hydrogenation of carboxylic acid derivatives and the N-methylation of amines using H2 and CO2. Chem. Eur. J. 23, 14848 (2017).
  • T. Toyao, S. M. A. H. Siddiki, A. S. Touchy, W. Onodera, K. Kon, Y. Morita, T. Kamachi, K. Yoshizawa, K. Shimizu, TiO2-supported Re as a general and chemoselective heterogeneous catalyst for hydrogenation of carboxylic acids to alcohols. Chem. Eur. J. 23, 1001 (2017).
  • A. Lyalin, K. Shimizu, T. Taketsugu, Interface Effects in Hydrogen Elimination Reaction from Isopropanol by Ni13 Cluster on θ-Al2O3(010) Surface. J. Phys. Chem. C 121, 3488 (2017).
  • S. K Moromi, SMAH Siddiki, K. Kon, T. Toyao, K. Shimizu, Acceptorless dehydrogenation of N-heterocycles by supported Pt catalysts. Catal. Today 281, 507 (2017).
  • V. Sable, K. Maindan, A. R. Kapdi, P. S. Shejwalkar, K. Hara, Active Palladium Colloids via Palladacycle Degradation as Efficient Catalysts for Oxidative Homocoupling and Cross-Coupling of Aryl Boronic Acids. ACS Omega 2, 204 (2017).
  • S. Takakusagi, A. Kunimoto, N. Sirisit, H. Uehara, T. Ohba, Y. Uemuara, T. Wada, H. Ariga, W.-J. Chun, Y. Iwasawa, K. Asakura, A new indicator for single metal dispersion on a TiO2(110) surface premodified with a mercapto compound. J. Phys. Chem. C 120, 15785 (2016).
  • T. Masuda, S. Yu, H. Fukumitsu, H. Uehara, S. Takakusagi, W.-J. Chun, T. Kondo, K. Asakura, K. Uosaki, Various active metal species incorporated within molecular layers on Si(111) electrodes for hydrogen evolution and CO2 reduction reactions. J. Phys. Chem. C 120, 16200 (2016).
  • I. Takigawa, K. Shimizu, K. Tsuda, S. Takakusagi, Machine-learning prediction of the d-band center for metals and bimetals. RSC Adv. 6, 52587 (2016).
  • T. Kaito, H. Tanaka, H. Mitsumoto, S. Sugawara, K. Shinohara, H. Ariga, H. Uehara, S. Takakusagi, K. Asakura, In Situ X‑ray absorption fine structure analysis of PtCo, PtCu, and PtNi alloy electrocatalysts: the correlation of enhanced oxygen reduction reaction activity and structure. J. Phys. Chem. C 120, 11519 (2016).
  • Y. Watanabe, Y. F. Nishimura, R. Suzuki, H. Uehara, T. Nimura, A. Beniya, N. Isomura, K. Asakura, S. Takakusagi, Portable ultrahigh-vacuum sample storage system for polarization-dependent total-reflection fluorescence x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 34, 023201 (2016). (Selected as cover art)
  • Y. Uemura, D. Kido, Y. Wakisaka, H. Uehara, T. Ohba, Y. Niwa, S. Nozawa, T. Sato, K. Ichiyanagi, R. Fukaya, S. Adachi, T. Katayama, T. Togashi, S. Owada, K. Ogawa, M. Yabashi, K. Hatada, S. Takakusagi, T. Yokoyama, B. Ohtani, K. Asakura, Dynamics of photoelectrons and structural changes of tungsten trioxide observed by femtosecond transient XAFS. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 55, 1364-51367(2016).
  • K. Yoshida, K. Kon, K. Shimizu, Atomic-Resolution HAADF-STEM Study of Ag/Al2O3 Catalysts for Borrowing-Hydrogen and Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling Reactions of Alcohols. Top. Catal. 59, 1740 (2016).
  • S.M.A.H. Siddiki, T. Toyao, K. Kon, A. S. Touchy, K. Shimizu, Catalytic hydrolysis of hydrophobic esters on/in water by high-silica large pore zeolites. J. Catal. 344, 741 (2016).
  • K. Kon, W. Onodera, T. Toyao, K. Shimizu, Supported rhenium nanoparticle catalysts for acceptorless dehydrogenation of alcohols: structure–activity relationship and mechanistic studies. Catal. Sci. Technol. 6, 5864 (2016).
  • S. M. A. H. Siddiki, A. S. Touchy, C. Chaudhari, K. Kon, T. Toyaoa, K. Shimizu, Synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted pyrroles via dehydrogenative condensation of secondary alcohols and 1,2-amino alcohols by supported platinum catalysts. Org. Chem. Front. 3, 846 (2016).
  • A. S. Touchy, S. M. A. H. Siddiki, W. Onodera, K. Kon, K. Shimizu, Hydrodeoxygenation of sulfoxides to sulfides by a Pt and MoOx co-loaded TiO2 catalyst. Green Chem. 18, 2554 (2016).
  • K. Shimizu, W. Onodera, A. S. Touchy, S. M. A. H. Siddiki, T. Toyao, K. Kon, Lewis Acid-Promoted Heterogeneous Platinum Catalysts for Hydrogenation of Amides to Amines. ChemistrySelect 4, 736 (2016).
  • S. M. A. H. Siddiki, A. S.Touchy, K. Kon, K. Shimizu, Direct Olefination of Alcohols with Sulfones by Using Heterogeneous Platinum Catalysts. Chem. Eur. J 22, 6111 (2016).
  • Md. A. Ali, S. K. Moromi, A. S. Touchy, K. Shimizu, Direct Synthesis of Cyclic Imides from Carboxylic Anhydrides and Amines by Nb2O5 as a water-tolerant Lewis acid Catalyst. ChemCatChem 8, 891 (2016).
  • X. Liu, Y. Maegawa, Y. Goto K. Hara K. S. Inagaki, Heterogeneous Catalysis for Water Oxidation by an Iridium Complex Immobilized on Bipyridine-Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 55, 7943 (2016).
  • N. Murata, M. Kobayashi, Y. Okada, T. Suzuki, H. Nitani, Ya. Niwa, H. Abe, T. Wada, S. Mukai, H. Uehara, H. Ariga, S. Takakusagi, K. Asakura, A high-temperature in situ cell with a large solid angle for fluorescence X-ray absorption fine structure measurement. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 034102 (2015).
  • T. Mao, K. Miyazaki, H. Ariga, S. Takakusagi, K. Asakura, Investigation of the cleanliness of transferred graphene: the first step toward its application as a window material for electron microscopy and spectroscopy. Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 88, 1029 (2015). (BCSJ Award article)
  • M. Kato, K. Kimijima, M. Shibata, H. Notsu, K. Ogino, K. Inokuma, N. Ohta, H. Uehara, Y. Uemura, N. Oyaizu, T. Ohba, S. Takakusagi, K. Asakura, I Yagi, Deprotonation of a dinuclear copper complex of 3,5-diamino-1,2,4-triazole for high oxygen reduction activity. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 17, 8638 (2015).
  • T. Ohba, H. Kubo, Y. Ohshima, Y. Makita, N. Nakamura, H. Uehara, S. Takakusagi, Kiyotaka Asakura, EXAFS Studies of Pd Nanoparticles: Direct Evidence for Unusual Pd-Pd Bond Elongation. Chem. Lett. 44, 803 (2015).
  • F. Mauriello, H. Ariga, M.G. Musolino, R. Pietropaolo, S. Takakusagi, K. Asakura, Exploring the catalytic properties of supported palladium catalysts in the transfer hydrogenolysis of glycerol. Appl. Catal. B-Environm. 166, 121 (2015).
  • T. Kondo, J. Zegenhagen, S. Takakusagi, K. Uosaki, In situ Real-time Study on Potential Induced Structure Change at Au(111) and Au(100) Single Crystal Electrode/sulfuric Acid Solution Interfaces by Surface X-ray Scattering. Surf. Sci. 631, 96 (2015).
  • Md. A. Ali, S. M. A. H. Siddiki, W. Onodera, K. Kon, K. Shimizu, Amidation of Carboxylic Acids with Amines by Nb2O5 as a Reusable Lewis Acid Catalyst. ChemCatChem 7, 3555 (2015).
  • Md. A. Ali, S. M. A. H. Siddiki, K. Kon, K. Shimizu, A Heterogeneous Niobium(V) Oxide Catalyst for the Direct Amidation of Esters. ChemCatChem 7, 2705 (2015).
  • C. Chaudhari, S. M. A. H. Siddiki, K. Shimizu, Acceptorless dehydrogenative synthesis of benzothiazoles and benzimidazoles from alcohols or aldehydes by heterogeneous Pt catalysts under neutral conditions. Tetrahedron Letters 56, 4885 (2015).
  • A. S. Touchy, K. Kon, W. Onodera, K. Shimizu, Unprecedented Reductive Esterification of Carboxylic Acids under Hydrogen by Reusable Heterogeneous Platinum Catalysts. Adv. Synth. Catal. 357, 1499 (2015).
  • A. S. Touchy, K. Shimizu, Acceptorless dehydrogenative lactonization of diols by Pt-loaded SnO2 catalysts. RSC Adv. 5, 29072 (2015).
  • Y. Nakamura, K. Kon, A. S. Touchy, K. Shimizu, W. Ueda, Selective Synthesis of Primary Amines by Reductive Amination of Ketones with Ammonia over Supported Pt catalysts. ChemCatChem 7, 921 (2015).
  • S. M. A. H. Siddiki, K. Kon, K. Shimizu, Selective N-alkylation of indoles with primary alcohols using a Pt/HBEA catalyst. Green Chem. 17, 173 (2015).
  • S. K. Moromi, A. S. Touchy, S. M. A. H. Siddiki, Md. A. Ali, K. Shimizu, Synthesis of indoles via dehydrogenative N-heterocyclization by supported platinum catalysts. RSC Adv. 5, 1059 (2015).
  • K. Shimizu, Heterogeneous catalysis for the direct synthesis of chemicals by borrowing hydrogen methodology. Catal. Sci. Technol. 5, 1412 (2015).
  • N. Ishito, H. Kobayashi, K. Nakajima, Y. Maegawa, S. Inagaki, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka, Ruthenium-Immobilized Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica: Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Application for Selective Oxidation of Alkanes. Chem. Eur. J. 21, 15564 (2015).
  • S. Sato, K. Namba, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka, K. Murakoshi, K. Uosaki, K. Ikeda, Kinetic Behavior of Catalytic Active Sites Connected with a Conducting Surface through Various Electronic Coupling. J. Phys. Chem. C 120, 2159 (2015).
  • S. Isobe, K. Kudoh, S. Hino, K. Hara, N. Hashimoto, S. Ohnuki, Catalytic efficiency of Nb and Nb oxides for hydrogen dissociation, Appl. Phys. Lett., 107, 081602 (2015).
  • M. Yabushita, H. Kobayashi, A. Shrotri, K. Hara, S. Ito, A. Fukuoka, Sulfuric Acid-Catalyzed Dehydration of Sorbitol: Mechanistic Study on Preferential Formation of 1,4-Sorbitan. Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 88, 996 (2015).
  • S. Takakusagi, T. Ogawa, H. Uehara, H. Ariga, K. Shimizu, K. Asakura, Electrodeposition Study on a TiO2 Single Crystal Electrode: Pt on a Nb-doped TiO2(110). Chem. Lett. 43, 1797 (2014).
  • K. Fujikawa, H. Ariga, S. Takakusagi, H. Uehara, T. Ohba, K. Asakura, Micro Reverse Monte Carlo Approach to EXAFS Analysis, e-J. Surf. Sci. Nanotech. 12, 322 (2014).
  • M. Yoshida, T. Yomogida, T. Mineo, K. Nitta, K. Kato, T. Masuda, H. Nitani, H. Abe, S. Takakusagi, T. Uruga, K. Asakura, K. Uosaki, H. Kondoh, Photoexcited Hole Transfer to a MnOx Cocatalyst on a SrTiO3 Photoelectrode During Oxygen Evolution Studied by in situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. J. Phys. Chem. C 118, 24302 (2014).
  • T. Kaito, H. Mitsumoto, S. Sugawara, K. Shinohara, H. Uehara, H. Ariga, S. Takakusagi, K. Asakura, A new spectroelectrochemical cell for in situ measurement of Pt and Au K-edge X-ray absorption fine structure. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 185, 084104 (2014).
  • T. Kaito, H. Mitsumoto, S. Sugawara, K. Shinohara, H. Uehara, H. Ariga, S. Takakusagi, Y. Hatakeyama, K. Nishikawa, K. Asakura, K‑Edge X‑ray Absorption Fine Structure Analysis of Pt/Au Core-Shell Electrocatalyst: Evidence for Short Pt-Pt Distance. J. Phys. Chem. C 118, 848 (2014).
  • H. Uehara, Y. Uemura, T. Ogawa, K. Kono, R. Ueno, Y. Niwa, H. Nitani, H. Abe, S. Takakusagi, M. Nomura, Y. Iwasawa, K. Asakura, In Situ Back-side Illumination Fluorescence XAFS (BI-FXAFS) Studies on Platinum Nanoparticles Deposited on a HOPG Surface as a Model Fuel Cell: a New Approach to the Pt-HOPG Electrode/electrolyte Interface. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 16, 13748 (2014).
  • Y. Uemura, H. Uehara, Y. Niwa, S. Nozawa, T. Sato, S. Adachi, B. Ohtani, S. Takakusagi, K. Asakura, In Situ Picosecond XAFS Study of an Excited State of Tungsten Oxide. Chem. Lett. 43, 977 (2014).
  • C. Chaudhari, S. M. A. H. Siddiki, M. Tamura, K. Shimizu, Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Synthesis of 2-Substituted Quinazolines from 2-Aminobenzylamine with Primary Alcohols or Aldehydes by Heterogeneous Pt Catalysts. RSC Adv. 4, 53374 (2014).
  • A. Tomita, K. Shimizu, Y Tai, Low Temperature CO Oxidation over Water-Pretreated Pt/Alumina Catalysts. Catal. Lett. 144, 1689 (2014).
  • M. A. Ali, S. M. A. H. Siddiki, K. Kon, J. Hasegawa, K. Shimizu, Versatile and Sustainable Synthesis of Cyclic Imides from Dicarboxylic Acids and Amines by Nb2O5 as a Base-Tolerant Heterogeneous Lewis Acid Catalyst. Chem. Eur. J. 20, 14256 (2014).
  • K. Kon, W. Onodera, S. Takakusagi, K. Shimizu, Hydrodeoxygenation of Fatty Acids and Triglyceride by Pt-loaded Nb2O5 Catalysts. Catal. Sci. Technol. 4, 3705 (2014).
  • S. K. Moromi, S. M. A. H. Siddiki, M. A. Ali, K. Kon, K. Shimizu, Acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling of primary alcohols to esters by heterogeneous Pt catalysts. Catal. Sci. Technol. 4, 3631 (2014).
  • S. M. A. H. Siddiki, A. S. Touchy, M. Tamura, K. Shimizu, Versatile and Sustainable Alcoholysis of Amides by a Reusable CeO2 Catalyst. RSC Adv. 4, 35803 (2014).
  • A. S. Touchy, S. M. A. H. Siddiki, K. Kon, K. Shimizu, Heterogeneous Pt Catalysts for Reductive Amination of Levulinic Acid to Pyrrolidones. ACS Catal. 4, 3045 (2014).
  • K. Kon, W. Onodera, K. Shimizu, Selective Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid to Valeric Acid and Valeric Biofuels by Pt/HMFI Catalyst. Catal. Sci. Technol. 4, 3227 (2014).
  • K. Shimizu, S. Kanno, K. Kon, Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid to γ–Valerolactone by Ni and MoOx Co-loaded Carbon Catalysts. Green Chem. 16, 3899 (2014).
  • P. Hirunsit, K. Shimizu, R. Fukuda, S. Namuangruk, Y. Morikawa, M. Ehara, Cooperative H2 Activation at Ag Cluster/θ-Al2O3 (110) Dual Perimeter Sites: A Density Functional Theory Study. J. Phys. Chem. C 118, 7996 (2014).
  • S. M. A. H. Siddiki, K. Kon, A. S. Touchy, K. Shimizu, Direct Synthesis of Quinazolinones by Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling of o–Aminobenzamide and Alcohols by Heterogeneous Pt Catalysts. Catal. Sci. Technol. 4, 1716 (2014).
  • K. Kon, S. M. A. H. Siddiki, W. Onodera, K. Shimizu, Sustainable Heterogeneous Platinum Catalyst for Direct Methylation of Secondary Amines by Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen. Chem. Eur. J. 20, 6264 (2014).
  • K. Shimizu, S. Kanno, K. Kon, S. M. A. H. Siddiki, H. Tanaka, Y. Sakata, N-Alkylation of Ammonia and Amines with Alcohols Catalyzed by Ni-loaded CaSiO3. Catal. Today 232, 134 (2014).
  • C. Chaudhari, S. M. A. H. Siddiki, K. Shimizu, Self-Coupling of Secondary Alcohols and a-Alkylation of Methyl Ketones with Secondary Alcohols by Pt/CeO2 Catalyst. Top. Catal. 57, 1042 (2014).
  • M. A. Ali, S. M. A. H. Siddiki, K. Kon, K. Shimizu, Fe3+-Exchanged Clay Catalyzed Transamidation of Amides with Amines under Solvent-free Condition. Tetrahedron Lett. 55, 1316 (2014).
  • C. Chaudhari, S. M. A. H. Siddiki, K. Kon, T. Atsuko, Y. Tai, K. Shimizu, C-3 Alkylation of Oxindoles with Alcohols by Pt/CeO2 Catalyst in Additive-free Conditions. Catal. Sci. Technol. 4, 1064 (2014).
  • K. Hara, M. Sawamura, A. Fukuoka, High-Density Monolayers of Metal Complexes: Preparation and Catalysis. Chem. Rec. 869 (2014).
  • M. Yabushita, H. Kobayashi, J. Hasegawa, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka, Entropically Favored Adsorption of Cellulosic Molecules onto Carbon Materials through Hydrophobic Functionalities. ChemSusChem 7, 1443 (2014).
  • S. Yamanaka, T. Oiso, Y. Kurahashi, H. Abe, K. Hara, T. Fujimoto, Y. Kuga, Scalable and Template-free Production of Mesoporous Calcium Carbonate and Its Potential to Formaldehyde Adsorbent. J. Nanopart. Res. 16, 2266 (2014).
  • M. Yabushita, H. Kobayashi, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka, Quantitative Evaluation of Ball-milling Effects on the Hydrolysis of Cellulose Catalysed by Activated Carbon. Catal. Sci. Technol. 4, 2312 (2014).
  • H. Ohta, B. Feng, H. Kobayashi, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka, Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of Lignin-related 4-Propylphenol into n-Propylbenzene in Water by Pt-Re/ZrO2 Catalysts. Catal. Today 234, 139 (2014).
  • J. I. B. Janairo, T. Sakaguchi, K. Hara, A. Fukuoka and K. Sakaguchi, Effects of Biomineralization Peptide Topology on the Structure and Catalytic Activity of Pd Nanomaterials. Chem. Commun. 50, 9259 (2014).
  • C. Jiang, K. Hara, K. Namba, H. Kobayashi, S. Ittisanronnachai, H. Nishihara, T. Kyotani, A. Fukuoka, Preparation of Highly Dispersed Pt Nanoparticles Supported on Zeolite-templated Carbon and Catalytic Application in Hydrogenation Reaction. Chem. Lett. 43, 1794 (2014).
  • M. Hashimoto, M. S. Okajima, T. Kondo, K. Hara, W.-J. Chun, Thin Film Structures of Metal-Organic Framework [Cu3(BTC)2(H2O)3]n on TiO2. Electrochemistry 82, 335 (2014).
  • S. Jagtap, Y. Kaji, A. Fukuoka, K. Hara, High Density Monolayer of Diisocyanide on Gold Surface as a Platform of Supported Rh-catalyst for Selective 1,4-Hydrogenation of αΒ-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds. Chem. Commun. 50, 5046 (2014).
  • M. Waki, Y. Maegawa, K. Hara, Y. Goto, S. Shirai, Y. Yamada, N. Mizoshita, T. Tani, W.-J. Chun, S. Muratsugu, M. Tada, A. Fukuoka, S. Inagaki, A Solid Chelating Ligand: Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica Containing 2,2-Bipyridine within the Pore Walls. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 4003 (2014).
  • G. Baraldi, E. Lopez-Tobar, K. Hara, S. Sanchez-Cortes, J. Gonzalo, J. Probing Plasmonic Effects on the Raman Activity of Ag Nanoparticle-Based Nanostructures through Terphenyl Diisocyanide Adsorption. J. Phys. Chem. C 118, 4680 (2014).
  • S. Takakusagi, H. Nojima, H. Ariga, H. Uehara, K. Miyazaki, W.-J. Chun, Y. Iwasawa, K. Asakura, Fine Tuning and Orientation Control of Surface Cu Complexes on TiO2(110) Premodified with Mercapto Compounds: the Effect of Different Mercapto Group Position. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 15, 14080 (2013).
  • K. Kon, W. Onodera, S. Takakusagi, K. Shimizu, Hydrodeoxygenation of fatty acids and triglycerides by Pt-loaded Nb2O5 catalysts. Catal. Sci. Technol. 4, 3705 (2013).
  • S. Takakusagi, W.-J. Chun, H. Uehara, K. Asakura, Y. Iwasawa, Polarization-Dependent Total-Reflection Fluorescence X-ray Absorption Fine Structure for 3D Structural Determination and Surface Fine Tuning. Top. Catal. 56, 1477 (2013).
  • K. Asakura, S. Takakusagi, H. Ariga, W.-J. Chun, S. Suzuki, Y. Koike, H. Uehara, K. Miyazaki, Y. Iwasawa, Preparation and Structure of a Single Au Atom on the TiO2(110) Surface: Control of the Au-metal Oxide Surface Interaction. Faraday Discuss. 162, 165 (2013).
  • W.-J. Chun, K. Miyazaki, N. Watanabe, Y. Koike, S. Takakusagi, K. Fujikawa, M. Nomura, Y. Iwasawa, K. Asakura, Au Clusters on TiO2(110) (1 × 1) and (1 × 2) Surfaces Examined by Polarization-Dependent Total Reflection Fluorescence XAFS. J. Phys. Chem. C 117, 252-(2013).
  • M. Yoshida, T. Yomogida, T. Mineo, K. Nitta, K. Kato, T. Masuda, H. Nitani, H. Abe, S. Takakusagi, T. Uruga, K. Asakura, K. Uosaki, H. Kondoh, In Situ Observation of Carrier Transfer in the Mn-oxide/Nb:SrTiO3 Photoelectrode by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. Chem.Commun. 49, 7848 (2013).
  • Y. Huang , H. Ariga, X. Zheng, X. Duan, S. Takakusagi, K. Asakura, Y. Yuan, Silver-modulated SiO2-supported Copper Catalysts for Selective Hydrogenation of Dimethyl Oxalate to Ethylene Glycol. J. Catal. 307, 74 (2013).
  • H. Uehara, M. H. Bin Hanaffi, Y. Koike, K. Fujikawa, S. Suzuki, H. Ariga, S. Takakusagi, W.-J. Chun, Y. Iwasawa, K. Asakura, Anisotropic Growth of a Nickel Trimer Formed on a Highly-stepped TiO2(110) Surface. Chem. Phys. Lett. 570, 64 (2013).
  • H. Ariga, M. Bin Kawashima, S. Takakusagi, K. Asakura, Density Functional Theoretical Investigation on the Ni3PP Structure and the Hydrogen Adsorption Property of the Ni2P(0001) Surface. Chem. Lett. 42, 1481 (2013).
  • T. Kamachi, K. Shimizu, D. Yoshihiro, K. Igawa, K. Tomooka, K. Yoshizawa, Oxidation of Silanes to Silanols on Pd Nanoparticles: H2 Desorption Accelerated by Surface Oxygen Atom. J. Phys. Chem. C 117, 22967 (2013).
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