WPI-AIMR Nano Interface Technology Group Tohoku University

Publications

2023

Inoue, K; Kotani, M; Ikuhara, Y: “Mathematical Description of the Hierarchy of Grain-boundary Atomic Structures”, VACUUM and SURFACE SCIENCE, 66(3), 146-155 (2023), DOI:10.1380/vss.66.146
Tang R; Aziz A; Yu W; Pan Z; Nishikawa G; Yoshii T; Nomura K; Taylor EE; Stadie NP; Inoue, K; Kotani M; Kyotani T; Nishihara H: “Prominent structural dependence of quantum capacitance unraveled by nitrogen-doped graphene mesosponge”, SMALL, 202308066 (2023) DOI:10.1002/smll.202308066
Yu, W; Yoshii, T; Aziz, A; Tang, R; Pan, Z; Inoue, K; Kotani, M; Tanaka, H; Scholtzova, E; Tunega, D; Nishina, Y; Nishioka, K; Nakanishi, S; Zhou, Y; Terasaki, O; Nishihara, H: “Edge-Site-Free and Topological-Defect-Rich Carbon Cathode for High-Performance Lithium-Oxygen Batteries”, ADVANCED SCIENCE (2023) DOI: 10.1002/advs.202300268
Tang R; Nomura K; Inoue K; Kotani M; Kyotani T; Nishihara H: “Capacitance of edge-free three-dimensional graphene: New perspectives on the design of carbon structures for supercapacitor applications”, ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA, 429, 141009 (2023), DOI:10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141009

2021

Saito, M; Li, H; Inoue, K; Matsuhata, H; Ikuhara, Y: "Oxygen Atom Ordering on SiO2/4H-SiC {0001} Polar Interfaces formed by Wet Oxidation", ACTA MATERIALIA, (2021) 117360, in press.
Schusteritsch, G; Ishikawa, R; Elmaslmane, AR; Inoue, K; McKenna, KP; Ikuhara, Y; Pickard, CJ: “Anatase-like grain boundary structure in rutile titanium dioxide”, NANO LETTERS, 21(7), 2745–2751 (2021), DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c04564
Hao, X; Zhang, S; Xu, Y; Tang, L; Inoue, K; Saito, M; Ma, S; Chen, C; Xu, B; Adschiri, T; Ikuhara, Y: “Surfactant-mediated Morphology Evolution and Self-assembly of Cerium Oxides Nanocrystals for Catalytic and Supercapacitor Applications” NANOSCALE 13 (2021) 10393–10401. DOI:10.1039/D1NR01746B
Inoue, K; Roh, JY; Kawahara, K; Saito, M; Kotani, M; Ikuhara, Y: “Arrangement of polyhedral units for [0001]-symmetrical tilt grain boundaries in zinc oxide”, ACTA MATERIALIA, 212 (2021) 116864, DOI:10.1016/j.actamat.2021.116864
Hao, X; Yoko, A; Inoue, K; Xu, Y; Saito, M; Chen, C; Seong, G; Tomai, T; Takami, S; Shluger, AL; Xu, B; Adschiri, T; Ikuhara, Y: "Atomistic origin of high-concentration Ce3+ in {100}-faceted Cr-substituted CeO2 nanocrystals", ACTA MATERIALIA, 203 (2021) 116473, DOI:10.1016/j.actamat.2020.11.015
Inoue, K; Kawahara, K; Saito, M; Kotani, M; Ikuhara, Y: "3D arrangement of atomic polyhedra in tilt grain boundaries", ACTA MATERIALIA, 202, 266-276, (2021), DOI:10.1016/j.actamat.2020.10.017

2019

Yin, D; Chen, C; Saito, M; Inoue, K; Ikuhara, Y: “Ceramic phases with one-dimensional long-range order”, NATURE MATERIALS, 18, 19-23, (2019), DOI:10.1038/s41563-018-0240-0
Maras, E; Saito, M; Inoue, K; Jónsson, H; Ikuhara, Y; McKenna, KP: “Determination of the structure and properties of an edge dislocation in rutile TiO2”, ACTA MATERIALIA, 163, 199-207, (2019), DOI:10.1016/j.actamat.2018.10.015
Li, H; Saito, M; Chen, C; Inoue, K; Akagi, K; Ikuhara, Y: “Strong metal–metal interaction and bonding nature in metal/oxide interfaces with large mismatches”, ACTA MATERIALIA, 179, 237-246, (2019), DOI:10.1016/j.actamat.2019.08.018
Chen, CL; Yin, DQ; Kato, T; Taniguchi, T; Watanabe, K; Ma, XL; Ye, HQ; Ikuhara, Y: ''Stabilizing the metastable superhard material wurtzite boron nitride by three-dimensional networks of planar defects'', PNAS, 116[23], 11181-11186, (2019), DOI:10.1073/pnas.1902820116

2018

Chen, CL; Li, HP; Seki, T; Yin, DL; Sanchez-Santolino, G; Inoue, K; Shibata, N; Ikuhara, Y: ''Direct Determination of Atomic Structure and Magnetic Coupling of Magnetite Twin Boundaries'', ACS NANO, 12[3], 2662-2668, (2018), DOI:10.1021/acsnano.7b08802
Hao, XD; Yoko, A; Chen, CL; Inoue, K; Saito, M; Seong, G; Takami, S; Adschiri, T; Ikuhara, Y: ''Atomic-Scale Valence State Distribution inside Ultrafine CeO2 Nanocubes and Its Size Dependence'', SMALL, 14[42], 1802915 (2018), DOI:10.1002/smll.201802915
Hao, XD; Chen, CL; Saito, M; Yin, DQ; Inoue, K; Takami, S; Adschiri, T; Ikuhara, Y: ''Direct Imaging for Single Molecular Chain of Surfactant on CeO2 Nanocrystals'', SMALL, 14[31], 1801093 (2018), DOI:10.1002/smll.201801093
Kobayashi, S; Inoue, K; Kato, T; Ikuhara, Y; Yamamoto, T: ''Multiphase nanodomains in a strained BaTiO3 film on a GdScO3 substrate'', JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 123[6], 64102 (2018), DOI:10.1063/1.5012545
Wang, Z; Chen, CL; Ketov, SV; Akagi, K; Tsarkov, AA; Ikuhara, Y; Louzguine-Luzgin, DV: ''Local chemical ordering within the incubation period as a trigger for nanocrystallization of a highly supercooled Ti-based liquid'', MATERIALS & DESIGN, 156, 504-513, (2018), DOI:10.1016/j.matdes.2018.07.013

2017

Chen, CL; Yin, DQ; Inoue, K; Lichtenberg, F; Ma, XL; Ikuhara, Y; Bednorz, JG: ''Atomic-Scale Origin of the Quasi-One-Dimensional Metallic Conductivity in Strontium Niobates with Perovskite-Related Layered Structures'', ACS NANO, 11[12], 12519-12525, (2017), DOI:10.1021/acsnano.7b06619
Bean, JJ; Saito, M; Fukami, S; Sato, H; Ikeda, S; Ohno, H; Ikuhara, Y; McKenna, KP: ''Atomic structure and electronic properties of MgO grain boundaries in tunnelling magnetoresistive devices'', SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 7, 45594 (2017), DOI:10.1038/srep45594
Nezu, Y; Zhang, YQ; Chen, CL; Ikuhara, Y; Ohta, H: ''Solid-phase epitaxial film growth and optical properties of a ferroelectric oxide, Sr2Nb2O7'', JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 122[13], 135305 (2017), DOI:10.1063/1.4997813
Inoue, K; Feng, B; Shibata, N; Kotani, M; Ikuhara, Y: ''Structure of < 110 >-tilt boundaries in cubic zirconia'', JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE, 52[8], 4278-4287, (2017), DOI:10.1007/s10853-016-0682-1
Wang, Z; Ketov, SV; Chen, CL; Shen, Y; Ikuhara, Y; Tsarkov, AA; Louzguine-Luzgin, DV; Perepezko, JH: ''Nucleation and thermal stability of an icosahedral nanophase during the early crystallization stage in Zr-Co-Cu-Al metallic glasses'', ACTA MATERIALIA, 132, 298-306, (2017), DOI:10.1016/j.actamat.2017.04.044

2016

Shiraki, S; Takagi, Y; Shimizu, R; Suzuki, T; Haruta, M; Sato, Y; Ikuhara, Y; Hitosugi, T, "Orientation control of LiCoO2 epitaxial thin films on metal substrates", THIN SOLID FILMS, 600, 175-178, 2016, DOI:10.1016/j.tsf.2016.01.032
Inoue, K; Saito, M; Chen, CL; Kotani, M; Ikuhara, Y, “Mathematical Analysis and STEM Observations of Arrangement of Structural Units in <001> Symmetrical Tilt Grain Boundaries”, Microscopy, 65, 479-487, 2016, DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfw034
Wang, Z; Saito, M; McKenna, KP; Fukami, S; Sato, H; Ikeda, S; Ohno, H; Ikuhara, Y, Atomic-Scale Structure and Local Chemistry of CoFeB-MgO Magnetic Tunnel Junctions, NANO LETT., 16(3) 1530-1536, 2016, DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b03627
Ishikawa, R; Lugg, NR; Inoue, K; Sawada, H; Taniguchi, T; Shibata, N; Ikuhara, Y, "Interfacial Atomic Structure of Twisted Few-Layer Graphene", SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 6, 2016, DOI:10.1038/srep21273
Chen, CL; Saito, M; Tohei, T; Takano, Y; Ikuhara, Y, “Atomic Resolution Imaging of Enamel in Shark Teeth”, Materia, 55, 612 (2016).
Inoue, K; Saito, M; Chen, CL; Kotani, M; Ikuhara, Y, “Mathematical Analysis of Tilt Boundaries and STEM Observations”, Materia, 55, 582 (2016).
Taniguchi, T; Chen, CL; Kato, T; Shibata, N; Ikuhara, Y, “ Fabrication of diamond and cBN single crystals junction and characterization of its interface”, Ceramics, 51, 94-97 (2016).

2015

Chen, CL; Wang, ZC; Lichtenberg, F; Ikuhara, Y; Bednorz, JG, “ Patterning Oxide Nanopillars at the Atomic Scale by Phase Transformation ”, Nano Lett., 15(10), 6469-6474 (2015), DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b01847.
Louzguine-Luzgin, DV; Chen, CL; Lin, LY; Wang, ZC; Ketov, SV; Miyama, MJ; Trifonov, AS; LubenChenko, AV; Ikuhara, Y, “ Bulk metallic glassy surface native oxide: Its atomic structure, growth rate and electrical properties ”, Acta Mater., 97, 282-290 (2015), DOI:10.1016/j.actamat.2015.06.039.
Ohsawa, T; Saito, M; Hamada, I; Shimizu, R; Iwaya, K; Shiraki, S; Wang, ZC; Ikuhara, Y; Hitosugi, T, “ A Single-Atom-Thick TiO2 Nanomesh on an Insulating Oxide ”, ACS Nano, 9(9), 8766-8772 (2015), DOI:10.1021/acsnano.5b02867.
Chen, CL; Lv, SH; Li, JJ; Wang, ZC; Liang, XB; Li, YX; Viehland, D; Nakajima, K; Ikuhara, Y, “ Two-dimensional electron gas at the Ti-diffused BiFeO3/SrTiO3 interface ”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 107(3), 031601, 2015, DOI:10.1063/1.4926732.
Sun, R; Wang, ZC; Saito, M; Shibata, N; Ikuhara, Y, “ Atomistic mechanisms of nonstoichiometry-induced twin boundary structural transformation in titanium dioxide ”, Nat. Commun., 6, 7120 (2015), DOI:10.1038/ncomms8120.
Gu, L; Xu, LM; Zhang, QS; Pan, D; Chen, N; Louzguine-Luzgin, DV; Yao, KF; Wang, WH; Ikuhara, Y, “ Direct in situ observation of metallic glass deformation by real-time nano-scale indentation ”, Sci. Rep., 5, 09122 (2015), DOI:10.1038/srep09122.
Chen, CL; Wang, ZC; Kato, T; Shibata, N; Taniguchi, T; Ikuhara, Y, “ Misfit accommodation mechanism at the heterointerface between diamond and cubic boron nitride ”, Nat. Commun., 6, 6327 (2015), DOI:10.1038/ncomms7327.
Inoue, K; Saito, M; Wang, ZC; Kotani, M; Ikuhara, Y, “ The Decomposition Formula of < 001 > Symmetrical Tilt Grain Boundaries ”, Mater. Trans., 56(12), 1945-1952 (2015), DOI:10.2320/matertrans.M2015277.
Inoue, K; Saito, M; Wang, ZC; Kotani, M; Ikuhara, Y, “ On the Periodicity of < 001 > Symmetrical Tilt Grain Boundaries ”, Mater. Trans., 56(3), 281-287 (2015), DOI:10.2320/matertrans.M2014394.
Sun, R; Wang, ZC; Shibata, N; Ikuhara, Y, “ A dislocation core in titanium dioxide and its electronic structure ”, RSC Adv., 5(24), 18506-18510 (2015), DOI:10.1039/c4ra15278f.
Ang, R; Wang, ZC; Chen, CL; Tang, J; Liu, N; Liu, Y; Lu, WJ; Sun, YP; Mori, T; Ikuhara, Y, “ Atomistic origin of an ordered superstructure induced superconductivity in layered chalcogenides ”, Nat. Commun., 6, 6091 (2015) DOI:10.1038/ncomms7091.

2014

McKenna, KP; Hofer, F; Gilks, D; Lazarov, VK; Chen, CL; Wang, ZC; Ikuhara, Y, “ Atomic-scale structure and properties of highly stable antiphase boundary defects in Fe3O4 ”, Nat. Commun., 5, 5740 (2014), DOI:10.1038/ncomms6740.
Chen, CL; Lv, SH; Wang, ZC; Akagi, K; Lichtenberg, F; Ikuhara, Y; Bednorz, JG “ Atomic and electronic structure of the SrNbO3/SrNbO3.4 interface ”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 105(22), 221602 (2014), DOI:10.1063/1.4902970.
Shiraki, S; Oki, H; Takagi, Y; Suzuki, T; Kumatani, A; Shimizu, R; Haruta, M; Ohsawa, T; Sato, Y; Ikuhara, Y; Hitosugi, T, “ Fabrication of all-solid-state battery using epitaxial Li CoO2 thin films ”, J. Power Sources, 267, 881-887 (2014), DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.05.133.
Wang, ZC; Saito, M; Chen, CL; Matsubara, Y; Ueno, K; Kawasaki, M; Ikuhara, Y, “ Full Determination of Individual Reconstructed Atomic Columns in Intermixed Heterojunctions ”, Nano Lett., 14(11), 6584-6589 (2014) DOI:10.1021/nl503212j.
Hojo, D; Togashi, T; Ohsawa, T; Saito, M; Wang, ZC; Sakuda, Y; Asahina, S; Ikuhara, Y; Hitosugi, T; Adschiri, T, “ Nanoepitaxy of Anatase-type TiO2 on CeO2 Nanocubes Self-Assembled on a Si Substrate for Fabricating Well-Aligned Nanoscale Heterogeneous Interfaces ”, Cryst. Growth Des., 14(9), 4714-4720 (2014), DOI:10.1021/cg500821z.
Chang, H; Saito, M; Nagai, T; Liang, YY; Kawazoe, Y; Wang, ZC; Wu, H; Kimoto, K; Ikuhara, Y, “ Single adatom dynamics at monatomic steps of free-standing few-layer reduced graphene ”, Sci. Rep., 4, 6037 (2014), DOI:10.1038/srep06037.
Saito, M; Wang, ZC; Ikuhara, Y, “ Selective impurity segregation at a near-Sigma 5 grain boundary in MgO ”, J. Mater. Sci., 49(11), 3956-3961 (2014), DOI:10.1007/s10853-014-8016-7.
Chen, CL; Wang, ZC; Saito, M; Tohei, T; Takano, Y; Ikuhara, Y, “ Fluorine in Shark Teeth: Its Direct Atomic-Resolution Imaging and Strengthening Function ”, Angew. Chem.-Int. Edit., 53(6), 1543-1547 (2014), DOI:10.1002/anie.201307689.
Wang, ZC; Saito, M; McKenna, KP; Ikuhara, Y, “ Polymorphism of dislocation core structures at the atomic scale ”, Nat. Commun., 5, 3239 (2014), DOI:10.1038/ncomms4239.

2013

ZC. Wang, L. Gu, M. Saito, S. Tsukimoto, M. Tsukada, F. Lichtenberg, Y. Ikuhara, and J. G. Bednorz, “Spontaneous Structural Distortion and Quasi-One-Dimensional Quantum Confinement in a Single-Phase Compound”, Adv. Mater., 25, 218-222 (2013).
C. L. Chen, R. Huang, Z. C. Wang, N. Shibata, T. Taniguchi, and Y. Ikuhara, “Microstructures and Grain Boundaries of Cubic Boron Nitrides” Diamond and Related Materials, 32, 27−31 (2013).
I. Sugiyama, N. Shibata, Z.C. Wang, S. Kobayashi, T. Yamamoto and Y. Ikuhara, “Ferromagnetic dislocations in antiferromagnetic NiO”, Nature Nanotechnology, 8, 266-270 (2013).
C.L. Chen, S.H. Lv, Z.C. Wang, M. Saito, N. Shibata, T. Taniguchi, and Y. Ikuhara, “Oxygen segregation at coherent grain boundaries of cubic boron nitride”, Applied Physics Letters, 102, 091607 (2013).
M. Saito, Z.C. Wang, S. Tsukimoto, Y. Ikuhara, “Local atomic structure of a near-sigma 5 tilt grain boundary in MgO”, J. Mater Sci., in press.

2012

Y. Wang, L. Guo, Y. Guo, H. Li, X. He, S. Tsukimoto, and Y. Ikuhara, LJ Wan, “Rutile-TiO2 Nanocoating for a High-Rate Li4Ti5O12 Anode of a Lithium-Ion Battery”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134, 7874-7879 (2012).
X. Lu, L. Zhao, X. He, R. Xiao, L. Gu, Y. Hu, H. Li, Z. Wang, X. Duan, L. Chen, J. Maier, and Y. Ikuhara, “Lithium Storage in Li4Ti5O12 Spinel: The Full Static Picture from Electron Microscopy”, Adv. Mater., 24, 3233-3238 (2012).
ZC. Wang, R. Sun, CL Chen, M. Saito, S. Tsukimoto, Y. Ikuhara, “Structural and electronic impact of SrTiO3 substrate on TiO2 thin films”, J. Mater. Sci., 47, 5148-5157 (2012).
ZC. Wang, M. Saito, S. Tsukimoto, and Y. Ikuhara, “Terraces at ohmic contact in SiC electronics: Structure and electronic states”, J. Appl. Phys., 111, 113717 (2012).
H. Matsuhata, T. Kato, S. Tsukimoto, and Y. Ikuhara, “High-resolution observation of basal-plane C-core edge dislocations in 4H-SiC crystal by transmission electron microscopy”, Philos. Mag., 92, 3780-3788 (2012).
L. Suo, W. Han, X. Lu, L. Gu, Y. Hu, H. Li, D. Chen, L. Chen, S. Tsukimoto, and Y. Ikuhara, ”Highly ordered staging structural interface between LiFePO4 and FePO4”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 14, 5363-5367 (2012).

2011

Z. C. Wang, M. Saito, K. McKenna, L. Gu, S. Tsukimoto, A. Shluger, and Y. Ikuhara, “Atom-Resolved Imaging of Ordered Defect Superstructures at Individual Grain Boundaries”, Nature 479, 380 (2011).
Y. Yamada, K. Ueno, T. Fukumura, H. T. Yuan, H. Shimotani, Y. Iwasa, L. Gu, S. Tsukimoto, Y. Ikuhara, and M. Kawasaki, "Electrically Induced Ferromagnetism at Room Temperature in Cobalt-Doped Titanium Dioxide", Science 332, 1065 (2011).
Y. Sato, T. Hirayama. and Y. Ikuhara, “Real-Time Direct Observations of Polarization Reversal in a Piezoelectric Crystal: Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 Studied via In-Situ Electrical Biasing Transmission Electron Microscopy”, Physical Review Letters 107, 187601 (2011).
Z. C. Wang,M. Saito, S. Tsukimoto, and Y. Ikuhara, "Atomic-Scale Ti3SiC2 Bilayers Embedded in SiC: Formation of Point Fermi Surface" Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 104101 (2011). [APL Cover, 7 March 2011, Vol. 98, No. 10, 2011]
S. Lv, H. Li, Z. C. Wang, L. Han, Y. Liu, X. Liu, and J. Meng, "Strain Control of Orbital Polarization and Correlated Metal-Insulator Transition in La2CoMnO6 from First Principles", Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 202110 (2011).
Z. C. Wang,M. Saito, S. Tsukimoto, and Y. Ikuhara, "Heterointerfaces: Atomic Structures, Electronic States, and Related Properties" J. Ceram. Soc. Jpn. 119, 783 (2011). [Invited Review]
S. Chakraverty, M. Saito, S. Tsukimoto, Y, Ikuhara, A. Ohtomo, and M. Kawasaki, "Magnetic Properties of Sr2FeTaO6 Double Perovskite Epitaxially Grown by Pulsed-laser Deposition" Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 223101 (2011).
S. Chakraverty, A. Ohtomo, D. Okuyama, M. Saito, M. Okude, R. Kumai, T. Arima, Y. Tokura, S. Tsukimoto, Y, Ikuhara, , and M. Kawasaki, "Ferrimagnetism and Spontaneous Ordering of Transition Metals in Double Perovskite La2CrFeO6 Films" Phys. Rev. B 84, 064436 (2011).

2010

Z. C. Wang, M. Okude, M. Saito, S. Tsukimoto, A. Ohtomo, T. Mizoguchi, T. Kita, M. Tsukada, M. Kawasaki, and Y. Ikuhara, “Dimensitionality-driven insulator-metal transition in A-site excess nonstoichiometric perovskites”, Nature Communications 1, 106 (2010).
H. Ohta, Y. Sato, T. Kato, S-W. Kim, K. Nomura, Y. Ikuhara, and H. Hosono, "Field-Induced Water Electrolysis Switches an Oxide Semiconductor from an Insulator to a Metal", Nature Communications 1, 118 (2010).
Y. Yu, L. Gu, C. Zhu, S. Tsukimoto, P. A. van Aken, and J. Maier, “Reversible storage of lithium in silver-coated three dimensional macropolous silicon”, Advanced Materials 22, 2247 (2010).
H. Hojo, T. Mizoguchi, H. Ohta, S. D. Findlay, N. Shibata, T. Yamamoto, and Y. Ikuhara, "Atomic Structure of a CeO2 Grain Boundary: The Role of Oxygen Vacancies", Nano Letters 10, 4668, (2010).
C. L. Li, L. Gu, S. Tsukimoto, P. A. van Aken, and J. Maier, "Low-Temperature Ionic-Liquid-Based Synthesis of Nanostructured Iron-Based Fluoride Cathodes for Lithium Batteries", Advanced Materials 22, 3650 (2010).
Z. C. Wang, W. Zeng, L. Gu, M. Saito, S. Tsukimoto, and Y. Ikuhara, "Atomic-Scale Structure and Electronic Property of the LaAlO3/TiO2 Interface", J. Appl. Phys. 108, 113701 (2010).
E. Tochigi, N. Shibata, A. Nakamura, T. Mizoguchi, T. Yamamoto, and Y. Ikuhara, "Structures of Dissociated <1-100> Dislocations and {1-100} Stacking Faults of Alumina", Acta materialia 58, 208 (2010).
A. Nakahira, K. Konishi, K. Yokota, T. Kubo, Y. Sasaki, and Y. Ikuhara, "Synthesis of Novel Structured TiO2 with Mesopores by Anodic Oxidation", Inorganic Chemistry, 49, 47 (2010).
H. Hiramatsu, T. Kamiya, T. Tohei, E. Ikenaga, T. Mizoguchi, Y. Ikuhara, K. Kobayashi, and H. Hosono, "Origins of Hole Doping and Relevant Optoelectronic Properties of Wide Gap p-type Semiconductors, LaCuOSe" Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132, 15060 (2010).
W. Zeng, T. M. Liu, Z. C. Wang, S. Tsukimoto, M. Saito, and Y. Ikuhara, “Oxygen Adsorption on Anatase TiO2 (101) and (001) Surfaces from First Principles”, Mater. Trans. 51, 171 (2010).
L. Gu, V. B. Özdöl, W. Sigle, C. T. Koch, V. Srot, and P. A. van Aken “Correlating the structural, chemical and optical properties at nanometer resolution”, J. Appl. Phys.107, 013501 (2010).
S. Jiang, T. M. Liu, L. W. Lu, W. Zeng, and Z. C. Wang, “Atomic Motion in Mg-3Al-1Zn during Twinning Deformation”, Scripta Mater. 62, 556 (2010).
T. Takeda, N. Hirosaki, R. J. Xie, K. Kimoto, and M. Saito, "Anomalous Eu Layer Doping in Eu, Si co-doped Aluminium Nitride Based Phosphor and its Direct Observation" J. Mater. Chem. 20, 9948 (2010). [Inside Front Cover]

2009

N. Shibata, S.D. Findlay, S. Azuma, T. Mizoguchi, T. Yamamoto, and Y. Ikuhara, “Atomic-scale imaging of individual dopant atoms in a buried interface”, Nature Materials 8, 654 (2009).

Z. C. Wang, M. Saito, S. Tsukimoto, and Y. Ikuhara, “Interface Atomic-Scale Structure and its Impact on Quantum Electron Transport”, Advanced Materials 21, 4966 (2009).

Y. Yu, L. Gu, C. Zhu, P. A. van Aken, and J. Maier, “Tin nanoparticles encapsulated in porous multichannel carbon microtubes: Preparation by single-nozzle electronspinning and applications as anode material for high performance Li-based batteries”, Journal of American Chemistry Society 131, 15984 (2009).

M. Saito, T, Wagner, G. Richter, and M. Rühle, “High-resolution TEM Investigation of Structure and Composition of Polar Pd/ZnO Interfaces”, Phys. Rev. B 80, 134110 (2009).

Y. Yu, L. Gu, C. Wang, A. Dhanabalan, P. A. van Aken, and J. Maier, “Encapsulation of Sn@carbon nanoparticles in bamboo-like hollow carbon nanofibers and its benefits for anode applications in lithium-based batteries”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 48, 6485 (2009).

N. Shibata, A. Goto, K. Matsunaga, T. Mizoguchi, S.D. Findlay, T. Yamamoto, and Y. Ikuhara, “Interface structures of gold nanoparticles on TiO2(110)”, Physical Revew Letters 102, 136105 (2009).

Z. C. Wang, S. Tsukimoto, M. Saito, K. Ito, M. Murakami, and Yuichi Ikuhara, “Ohmic Contacts on Silicon Carbide: The First Monolayer and Its Electronic Effect”, Phys. Rev. B, 80, 245303 (2009). [Editor’s Suggestions]

Z. C.Wang, S. Tsukimoto, M. Saito, and Yuichi Ikuhara, “SiC/Ti3SiC2 Interface: Atomic Structure, Energetics, and Bonding”, Phys. Rev. B 79, 045318 (2009).

L. Gu, W. Sigle, C. T. Koch, J. Nelayah, V. Srot, and P. A. Van Aken, “Mapping of valence energy losses via energy-filtered annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy”, Ultramicroscopy 109, 1164 (2009).

L. Gu, Y. Yu, V. Penmatsa, C. Wang, J. Maier, and P. A. van Aken, “Synthesis and characterization of N-rich single-crystalline SiOxNy nanowires with 3-dimensional branches”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 231903 (2009).

M. Saito, K. Kimoto, T. Nagai, S. Fukushima, D. Akahoshi, H. Kuwahara, Y. Matsui, and K. Ishizuka, “Local crystal structure analysis with 10-pm accuracy using scanning transmission electron microscopy”, J. Electron Microscopy 58, 131 (2009).

W. Zeng, T. Liu, Z. C. Wang, S. Tsukimoto, M. Saito, and Y. Ikuhara, “Selective Detection of Formaldehyde Gas Using a Cd-Doped TiO2-SnO2 Sensor”, Sensors 9, 9029 (2009).

S. Tsukimoto, K. Ito, Z. C. Wang, M. Saito, Y. Ikuhara, and M. Murakami, “Growth and microstructure of epitaxial Ti3SiC2 contact layers on SiC”, Mater. Trans. 50, 1071 (2009).

Z. C. Wang, S. Tsukimoto, M. Saito, and Yuichi Ikuhara, “Individual Charge-Trapping Dislocations in an Ionic Insulator”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 184101 (2009).

M. Benaissa, L. Gu, M. Korytov, T. Huault, P. A. van Aken, J. Brault, and P. Vennéguès, “Phase separation in GaN/AlGaN quantum dots”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 141901 (2009).

Z. C. Wang, S. Tsukimoto, M. Saito, and Yuichi Ikuhara, “Quantum Electron Transport through SrTiO3: Effects of Dopants on Conductance Channel”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 252103 (2009).

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