[2023]

 

T. Ohkubo, H. Nakayasu, Y. Takeuchi, N. Takeyasu, and Y. Kuroda

Acidic layer-enhanced nanoconfinement of anions in cylindrical pore of single-walled carbon nanotube

J. Colloid Interface Sci. 629 (2023) 238-244.

 

 

[2022]

 

A. Oda, K. Sawabe, T. Ohkubo, Y. Kuroda

Identification of a stable ozonide ion bound to a single cadmium site within the zeolite cavity

J. Phys. Chem. C 126 (2022) 261-272.

 

A. Oda, H. Kouzai, K. Sawabe, A. Satsuma, T. Ohkubo, K. Gotoh, Y. Kuroda

Orbital trap of xenon: Driving force distinguishing between Xe and Kr found at a single Ag(I) site in MFI zeolite at room temperature

J. Phys. Chem. C 126 (2022) 8312-8326.

 

T. Ohkubo, Y. Hirano, H. Nakayasu, and Y. Kuroda

Polyiodide production triggered by acidic phase of aqueous solution confined in carbon nanospace

Chem. Lett. 51 (2022) 971-974.

 

K. Nogami, K. Kishimoto, Y. Hashimoto, H. Watanabe, Y. Hishii, Q. Ma, T. Niki, T. Kotani, T. Kiwa, S. Shoji, T. Ohkubo, J. Kano, N. Takeyasu

Self-growth of silver tree-like fractal structures with different geometries

Appl. Phys. A 128 (2022) 630.

 

 

[2021]

 

J. Kimura, T. Ohkubo, Y. Nishina, K. Urita, and Y. Kuroda

Adsorption enhancement of nitrogen gas by atomically heterogeneous nanospace of boron nitride

RSC Adv., 11 (2021) 838-846.

 

A. Oda, S. Hiraki, E. Harada, I. Kobayashi, T. Ohkubo, Y. Ikemoto, T. Moriwaki, and Y. Kuroda

Unprecedented CO2 adsorption behaviour by 5A-type zeolite discovered in lower pressure region and at 300 K

J. Mater. Chem. A, 9 (2021) 7531-7545.

 

A. Oda, J. Kumagai, T. Ohkubo, and Y. Kuroda

A low-temperature oxyl transfer to carbon monoxide from the ZnIIoxyl site in a zeolite catalyst

Inorg. Chem. Front., 8 (2021) 319-328.

 

A. Oda, J. Kumagai, K. Sawabe, T. Ohkubo, Y. Kuroda, and A. Satsuma

17O-ESR evidence for zeolite matrix isolation of a square planar ZnO3 ring radical with C2v symmetry

J. Phys. Chem. C, 125 (2021) 5136-5145.

 

 

[2020]

 

A. Oda, T. Nanjo, T. Ohkubo, and Y. Kuroda

Experimental description of biomimetic NiII-superoxo δ-bond: Franck-Condon analyses on its vibronically-resolved spectrum

J. Phys. Chem. C, 124 (2020) 11544-11557.

 

 

[2019]

 

A. Oda, Y. Mamenari, T. Ohkubo, and Y. Kuroda

Spectroscopic determination of the site in MFI zeolite where cobalt(I) performs two-electron reduction of O2 at room temperature

J. Phys. Chem. C, 123 (2019) 17842-17854.

 

A. Oda, T. Ohkubo, and Y. Kuroda

Room temperature O transfer from N2O to CO mediated by the nearest Cd(I) ions in MFI zeolite cavities

Dalton Trans., 48 (2019) 2308-2317.

 

A. Oda, T. Ohkubo, T. Yumura, H. Kobayashi, and Y. Kuroda

Room-temperature activation of the C-H bond in methane over terminal ZnII-oxyl species in an MFI zeolite: A combined spectroscopic and computational study of the reactive frontier molecular orbitals and their origins

Inorg. Chem., 58 (2019) 327-338.

 

 

 [2018]

 

A. Kondo, T. Yashiro, N. Okada, S. Hiraide, T. Ohkubo, H. Tanaka, and K. Maeda

Selective molecular-gating adsorption in a novel copper-based metal-organic framework

J. Mater. Chem. A, 6 (2018) 5910-5918.

 

T. Tajima, H. Goto, M. Nishi, T. Okubo, Y. Nishina, H. Miyake, and Y. Takaguchi

A facile synthesis of a SnO2/graphene oxide nano-nano composite and its photoreactivity

Mater. Chem. Phys., 212 (2018) 149-154.

 

 

[2017]

 

A. Oda, T. Ohkubo, T. Yumura, H. Kobayashi, and Y. Kuroda

Why do zeolites induce unprecedented electronic state on exchanged metal ions?

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 19 (2017) 25105-25114.

 

M. Nishi, T. Ohkubo, M. Yamasaki, H. Takagi, and Y. Kuroda

Surplus adsorption of bromide ion into p-conjugated carbon nanospaces assisted by proton coadsorption

J. Colloid Interface Sci., 508 (2017) 415-418.

 

A. Oda, T. Ohkubo, T. Yumura, H. Kobayashi, and Y. Kuroda

Identification of stable ZnII−oxyl species enforced by MFI and its reversible reactivity with O2 at RT

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 56 (2017) 9715-9718.

 

Y. Hirose, A. Itadani, T. Ohkubo, H. Hashimoto, J. Takada, S. Kittaka, and Y. Kuroda

Tubular nitrogen-doped TiO2 samples with efficient photocatalytic properties based on long-lived charge separation under visible-light irradiation: synthesis, characterization and reactivity

Dalton Trans. 46 (2017) 4435-4451.

 

 

[2016]

 

A. Itadani, A. Oda, H. Torigoe, T. Ohkubo, M. Sato, H. Kobayashi, and Y. Kuroda

Material exhibiting efficient CO2 adsorption at room temperature for concentrations lower than 1000 ppm: Elucidation of the state of barium-ion exchanged in an MFI-type zeolite

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 8 (2016) 8821-8833.

 

T. Yumura, Y. Hirose, T. Wakasugi, Y. Kuroda, and H. Kobayashi

Roles of water molecules in modulating the reactivity of dioxygen-​bound Cu-​ZSM-​5 toward methane: A theoretical prediction

ACS Catal. 6 (2016) 2487-2495.

 

M. Nishi, T. Ohkubo, K. Urita, I. Moriguchi, and Y. Kuroda

Experimental information on the adsorbed phase of water formed in the inner pore of single-walled carbon nanotube itself

Langmuir 32 (2016) 1058-1064.

 

T. Ohkubo, T. Kusudo, and Y. Kuroda

Asymmetric hydration structure around calcium ion restricted in micropore fabricated in activated carbons

J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 28 (2016) 464003 (7pp).

 

 

[2015]

 

A. Oda, T. Ohkubo, T. Yumura, H. Kobayashi, and Y. Kuroda

Synthesis of an unexpected [Zn2]2+ species utilizing an MFI-type zeolite as a nano-reaction pot and its manipulation with light and heat

Dalton Trans. 44 (2015) 10038-10047.

 

A. Itadani, Y. Sogawa, A. Oda, T. Ohkubo, T. Yumura, H. Kobayashi, M. Sato, and Y. Kuroda

Possibility of copper-ion-exchanged MFI-type zeolite as C-H bond activation material for propane and driving force for activation

J. Phys. Chem. C 119 (2015) 21483-21496.

 

 

[2014]

 

A. Oda, H. Torigoe, A. Itadani, T. Ohkubo, T. Yumura, H. Kobayashi, and Y. Kuroda

An important factor in CH4 activation by Zn ion in comparison with Mg ion in MFI: The superior electron-accepting nature of Zn2+

J. Phys. Chem. C 118 (2014) 15234-15241.

 

T. Yumura, A. Oda, H. Torigoe, A. Itadani, Y. Kuroda, T. Wakasugi, and H. Kobayashi

Combined experimental and computational approaches to elucidate the structure of silver clusters inside the ZSM-5 cavity

J. Phys. Chem. C 118 (2014) 23874-23887.

 

T. Ohkubo, M. Ushio, K. Urita, I. Moriguchi, B. Ahmmad, A. Itadani, and Y. Kuroda

Nanospace-enhanced photoreduction for the synthesis of copper(I) oxide nanoparticles under visible-light irradiation

J. Colloid Interface Sci. 421 (2014) 165-169.

 

B. Ahmmad, K. Kanomata, F. Hirose, J. Kurawaki, and T. Ohkubo

Biosynthesis of elliptical hematite microparticles and their photocatalytic performance

Rangsit J. Arts Sci., 4 (2014) 31-38.

 

 

[2013]

 

A. Oda, H. Torigoe, A. Itadani, T. Ohkubo, T. Yumura, H. Kobayashi and Y. Kuroda

Success in making Zn+ of an atomic Zn0 encapsulated in an MFI-type zeolite with UV-light irradiation

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 135 (2013) 18481-18489.

 

A. Oda, H. Torigoe, A. Itadani, T. Ohkubo, T. Yumura, H. Kobayashi and Y. Kuroda

Mechanism of CH4 activation on a monomeric Zn2+-ion exchanged in MFI-type zeolite with a specific Al arrangement: similarity to the activation site for H2

J. Phys. Chem. C 117 (2013) 19525-19534.

 

A. Itadani, Y. Sogawa, A. Oda, H. Torigoe, T. Ohkubo and Y. Kuroda

Further evidence for the existence of a dual-Cu+ site in MFI working as the efficient site for C2H6 adsorption at room temperature

Langmuir 23 (2013) 9727-9733.

 

H. Hashimoto, A. Itadani, T. Kudoh, Y. Kuroda, M. Seno, Y. Kusano, Y. Ikeda, M. Nakanishi, T. Fujii and J. Takada

Acidic amorphous silica prepared from iron oxide of bacteria origin

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 5 (2013) 518-523.

 

H. Hashimoto, A. Itadani, T. Kudoh, S. Fukui, Y. Kuroda, M. Seno, Y. Kusano, Y. Ikeda, T. Nanba, M. Nakanishi, T. Fujii and J. Takada

Nano-micrometer-architectural acidic silica prepared from iron oxide of Leptothrix ochracea origin

ACS Applied Mater. Interfaces 5 (2013) 5194-5200.

 

H. Hashimoto, A. Itadani, T. Fujii, M. Nakanishi, H. Asaoka, Y. Kusano, Y. Ikeda, Y. Kuroda and J. Takada

Nano-micro-architectural composites with acid properties: Magnetic iron oxides/amorphous silicate prepared from iron oxide produced by iron-oxidizing bacterium, Leptothrix ochracea

Mater. Res. Bull. 48 (2013) 1174-1177.

 

M. Muruganandham, M. E. T. Sillanpaa, R. P. S. Suri, G. J. Lee, J. J. Wu, B. Ahmmad and Y. Kuroda

Fabrication and photocatalytic properties of self-assembled In(OH)3 and In2O3 nano/micro-cubes

J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 13 (2013) 1639-1648.

 

M. Nishi, T. Ohkubo, K. Tsurusaki, A. Itadani, B. Ahmmad, K. Urita, I. Moriguchi, S. Kittaka and Y. Kuroda

Highly-compressed nanosolution restricted in cylindrical carbon nanospaces

Nanoscale 5 (2013) 2080-2088.

 

B. Ahmmad, M. Nishi, F. Hirose, T. Ohkubo and Y. Kuroda

Structure of hydrated cobalt ion confined in the nanospace of single-walled carbon nanotube

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 15 (2013) 8264-8270.

 

B. Ahmmad, K. Leonard, M. S. Islam, J. Kurawaki, M. Muruganandham, T. Ohkubo and Y. Kuroda

Green synthesis of mesoporous hematite (a-Fe2O3) nanoparticles and their photocatalytic activity

Adv. Powder. Technol. 24 (2013) 160-167.

 

B. Ahmmad, J. Kurawaki, T. Ohkubo and F. Hirose

TiO2/TaON- and TiO2/BiOI-based solid-state solar cells

J. Energy Eng. 139 (2013) 338-342.

 

Y. Ozawa, T. Tajima, M. Nishi, T. Ohkubo and Y. Takaguchi

Template-free fabrication of a cylindrical macropore array in SnO2

RSC Adv. 3 (2013) 22949-22952.

 

Y. Sasada, T. Tajima, T. Wada, T. Uchida, M. Nishi, T. Ohkubo and Y. Takaguchi

Photosensitized hydrogen evolution from water using single-walled carbon nanotube-fullerodendron-Pt(II) coaxial nanohybrids

New J. Chem. 37 (2013) 4214-4219.

 

 

[2012]

 

A. Oda, H. Torigoe, A. Itadani, T. Ohkubo, T. Yumura, H. Kobayashi, and Y. Kuroda

Unprecedented Reversible Redox Process in the ZnMFI-H2 System Involving Formation of Stable Atomic Zn0

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 51 (2012) 7719−7723.

 

A. Itadani, H. Torigoe, T. Yumura, T. Ohkubo, H. Kobayashi, and Y. Kuroda

Dual-Copper Catalytic Site Formed in CuMFI Zeolite Makes Effective Activation of Ethane Possible Even at Room Temperature

J. Phys. Chem. C 116 (2012) 10680–10691.

 

M. Tanaka, A. Itadani, Y. Kuroda, and M. Iwamoto

Effect of Pore Size and Nickel Content of Ni-MCM-41 on Catalytic Activity for Ethane Dimerization and Local Structures of Nickel

J. Phys. Chem. C 116 (2012) 5664–5672.

 

M. Muruganandham, R. Amutha, M. Wahed, B. Ahmmad, Y. Kuroda, R. Suri, J. Jerry, and M. Sillanpaa

Controlled Fabrication of a-GaOOH and a-Ga2O3 Self-Assembly and Its Superior Photocatalytic Activity

J. Phys. Chem. C 116 (2012) 44–53.

 

T. Ohkubo, Y. Takehara, and Y. Kuroda

Water-Initiated Ordering around a Copper Ion of Copper Acetate Confined in Slit-Shaped Carbon Micropores

Micropor. Mesopor. Mater. 154 (2012) 82–86.

 

K. Gotoh, H. Hashimoto, R. Kawai, Y. Nishina, E. Fujii, T. Ohkubo, A. Itadani, Y. Kuroda, and H. Ishida

Arrangement and Dispersion of Rh and Pt Atoms on Graphene Oxide Sheets

Chem. Lett. 41 (2012) 680-682.

 

M. Tanaka, Y. Kuroda, and M. Iwamoto
Reply to “Comments on ‘Effect of Pore Size and Nickel Content of Ni-MCM-41 on Catalytic Activity for Ethene Dimerization and Local Structures of Nickel Ions’”
J. Phys. Chem. C 116 (2012) 22649–22651.

 

 

[2011]

 

Y. Hirose, T. Mori, Y. Morishita, A. Itadani, T. Kudoh, T. Ohkubo, T. Matsuda, S. Kittaka,

and Y. Kuroda

Visible-Light-Derived Photocatalyst Based on TiO2-dNd with a Tubular Structure

Inorg. Chem. 50 (2011) 9948-9957

 

T. Yumura, T. Nanba, H. Torigoe, Y. Kuroda, and H. Kobayashi

Bahavior of Ag3 Clusters Inside a Nanometer-Sized Space of ZSM-5 Zeolite

Inorg. Chem. 50 (2011) 6533-6542

 

T. Ohkubo, M. Nishi, and Y. Kuroda

Actual Structure of Dissolved Zinc Ion Restricted in Less Than 1 Nanometer Micropores of Carbon

J. Phys. Chem. C 115 (2011) 14954-14959

 

R. Amutha, S. Akilandeswari, M. Muruganandham, M. Sillanpaa, B. Ahmmad, and T. Ohkubo

Template-Free Synthesis of Self-Assembled Co3O4 Micro/Nanocrystals

J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 11 (2011) 3171-3179

 

K. Gotoh, T. Kinumoto, E. Fujii, A. Yamamoto, H. Hashimoto, T. Ohkubo, A. Itadani, Y. Kuroda, and H. Ishida

Exfoliated Graphene Sheets Decorated with Metal/Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Simple Preparation from Cation Exchanged Graphite Oxide

Carbon 49 (2011) 1118-1125.

 

 

[2010]

 

H. Torigoe, T. Mori, K. Fujie, T. Ohkubo, A. Itadani, K. Gotoh, H. Ishida, H. Yamashita, T. Yumura, H. Kobayashi, and Y. Kuroda

Direct Information on Structure and Energetic Features of Cu+-Xe Species Formed in MFT-Type Zeolite at Room Temperature

J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 1 (2010) 2642-2650

 

A. Itadani, M. Tanaka, T. Mori, H. Torigoe, H. Kobayashi, and Y. Kuroda

Potential for Fixation of N2 at Room Temperature Utilizing a Copper-Ion-Exchanged MFI-Type Zeolite As an Adsorbent: Evaluation of the Bond Dissociation Energy of Adsorbed NN and the Bond Strength of the Cu+-N(N) Species

J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 1 (2010) 2385-2390

 

A. Itadani, T. Yumura, T. Ohkubo, H. Kobayashi, and Y. Kuroda

Existence of dual species composed of Cu+ in CuMFI being bridged by C2H2

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 12 (2010) 6455-6465

 

T. Yumura, S. Hasegawa, A. Itadani, H. Kobayashi, and Y. Kuroda

The variety of carbon-metal bonds inside Cu-ZSM-5 zeolites: a density functional theory study

Materials 3 (2010) 2516-2535

 

T. Yumura, H. Yamashita, H. Torigoe, H. Kobayashi, and Y. Kuroda

Site-specific Xe additions into Cu-ZSM-5 zeolite

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 12 (2010) 2392-2400

 

D. Minami, T. Ohkubo, Y. Kuroda, K. Sakai, H. Sakai, and M. Abe

Structural optimization of arranged carbon nanotubes for hydrogen storage by grand canonical Monte Carlo simulation

Int. J. Hydrog. Energy 35 (2010) 12398-12404

 

 

[2009]

 

R. Kumashiro, K. Fujie, A. Kondo, T. Mori, M. Nagao, H. Kobayashi, and K. Kuroda

Development of a new analysis method evaluating adsorption energies for the respective ion-exchanged sites on alkali-metal ion-exchanged ZSM-5 utilizing CO as a probe molecule: IR-spectroscopic and calorimetric studies

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys 11 (2009) 5041-5051

 

A. Itadani, H. Sugiyama, M. Tanaka, T. Ohkubo, T. Yumura, H. Kobayashi, and K. Kuroda

Potential for C-H Activation in CH4 Utilizing a CuMFI-Type Zeolite as a Catalyst

J. Phys. Chem. C 113 (2009) 7213-7222

 

Y. Kuroda, T. Mori, H. Sugiyama, Y. Uozumi, K. Ikeda, A. Itadani, and M. Nagao

On the possibility of AgZSM-5 zeolite being a partial oxidation catalyst for methane

J. Colloid Interface Sci. 333 (2009) 294-299

 

T. Yumura, M. Takeuchi, H. Kobayashi, and Y. Kuroda

Effects of ZSM-5 Zeolite Confinement on Reaction Intermediates during Dioxygen Activation by Enclosed Dicopper Cations

Inorg. Chem. 48 (2009) 508-517

 

 

[2008]

 

T. Mori, A. Itadani, E. Tabuchi, Y. Sogo, R. Kumashiro, M. Nagao, and Y. Kuroda

Identification of Two Types of Exchangeable Sites for Monovalent Copper Ions Exchanged in MFI-type Zeolite

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 10 (2008) 1203-1212

  

S. Takahara, S. Kittaka, T. Mori, Y. Kuroda, T. Takamuku, and T. Yamaguchi

Neutron Scattering and Dielectric Studies on Dynamics of Methanol and Ethanol Confined in MCM-41

J. Phys. Chem. C 112 (2008) 14385-14393

 

K. Sakai, S. Umezawa, M. Tamura, Y. Takamatsu, K. Tsuchiya, K. Torigoe, T. Ohkubo, T. Yoshimura, K. Esumi, H. Sakai, and M. Abe

Adsorption and micellization behavior of novel gluconamide-type gemini surfactants

J. Colloid Interface Sci. 318 (2008) 440-448

 

 

[2007]

 

T. Yamaguchi, K. Yoshida, P. Smirnov, T. Takamuku, S. Kittaka, S. Takahara, Y. Kuroda, and M.-C. Bellissent-Funel

Structure and Dynamic Properties of Liquids Confined in MCM-41 Mesopores

Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 141 (2007) 19-27

 

A. Itadani, M. Tanaka, T. Mori, M. Nagao, H. Kobayashi, and Y. Kuroda

A New Strategy for the Improvement of the N2 Adsorption Properties of Copper-Ion-Exchanged MFI-Type Zeolites at Room Temperature

J. Phys. Chem. C 111 (2007) 12011-12023

  

A. Itadani, M. Tanaka, Y. Kuroda, and M. Nagao

New insight into N2 adsorption and ion-exchange features of CuMFI with different Si/Al ratios

New J. Chem. 31 (2007) 1681-1690

 

A. Itadani, H. Sugiyama, M. Tanaka, T. Mori, M. Nagao, and Y. Kuroda

New Information Related to the Adsorption Model of N2 on CuMFI at Room Temperature

J. Phys. Chem. C 111 (2007) 16701-16705

 

T. Ohkubo, S. Suzuki, K. Mitsuhashi, T. Ogura, S. Iwanaga, H. Sakai, M. Koishi, and M. Abe

Preparation of Petaloid Microspheres of Basic Magnesium Carbonate

Langmuir 23 (2007) 5872-5874

 

T. Ohkubo, T. Ogura, H. Sakai, and M. Abe

Synthesis of Highly-Ordered Mesoporous Silica Particles Using Mixed Cationic and Anionic Surfactants as Templates

J. Colloid Interface Sci. 312 (2007) 42-46

 

K. Mitsuhashi, N. Tagami, K. Tanabe, S. Suzuki, S. Iwanaga, T. Ohkubo, H. Sakai, M. Koishi, and M. Abe

Synthesis and properties of a microtube photocatalyst with photoactive inner surface and inert outer surface

J. Photochem. Photobiol. A 185 (2007) 133-139

 

S. Utsumi, M. Kanamaru, H. Honda, H. Kanoh, H. Tanaka, T. Ohkubo, H. Sakai, M. Abe, and K. Kaneko

RBM Band Shift-Evidenced Dispersion Mechanism of Single-Wall Carbonnanotube Bundles with NaDDBS

J. Colloid Interface Sci. 308 (2007) 276-284

 

K. Tsuchiya, J. Ishikake, T. S. Kim, T. Ohkubo, H. Sakai, and M. Abe

Phase Behavior of Mixed Solution of a Glycerin-Modified Cationic Surfactant and an Anionic Surfactant

J. Colloid Interface Sci. 312 (2007) 139-145

 

H. Sakai, H. Ebana, K. Sakai, K. Tsuchiya, T. Ohkubo, and M. Abe,

Photo-isomerization of spiropyran-modified cationic surfactants

J. Colloid Interface Sci. 316 (2007) 1027-1030

 

M. Abe, A. Nakayama, T. Kondo, H. Morishita, K. Tsuchiya, S. Utsumi, T. Ohkubo, and H. Sakai

Preparation of tiny biodegradable capsules using electrocapillary emulsification

J. Microencapsulation 24 (2007) 777-786

 

D. Noguchi, Y. Hattori, C.-M. Yang, Y. Tao, T. Konishi, T. Fujikawa, T. Ohkubo, Y. Nobuhara, T. Ohba, H. Tanaka, H. Kanoh, M. Yudasaka, S. Iijima, H. Sakai, M. Abe, Y.-J. Kim, M. Endo, and K. Kaneko

Storage function of carbon nanospaces for molecules and ions

ECS Trans. 11 (2007) 63-75