Wrap an electrode material for Li-ion battery into the inner spacing of carbon nanotube

09-May-2018 - Researchers at the Toyohashi University of Technology have demonstrated the electrochemical performance of lithium ion batteries (LIBs) using phosphorus-encapsulated carbon nanotube electrodes, in which red phosphorus with considerable high capacity is introduced into the inner spacing of carbon ...

Smaller laser - more power

25-Jan-2018 - An international team of scientists has produced the first high-powered, randomly polarised laser beam with a "Q switch" laser, which typically emits pulses of light so brief that they're measured in nanoseconds. Lasers are a critical part of modern technology--they're used in everything from our ...

Sulfur improves birefringence!

Developing liquid crystalline molecules

29-Nov-2017 - A team of researchers led by Assistant Professor Yuki Arakawa, Toyohashi University of Technology, has successfully liquid crystallized π-conjugated 2 rod-like molecules with alkylthio groups containing sulfur 1 , and developed high birefringence molecules that exhibit nematic liquid crystal with ...

Smooth propagation of spin waves using gold

28-Jun-2017 - Assistant Professor Taichi Goto at Toyohashi University of Technology elucidated the noise generation mechanism of the spin wave (SW), the wave of a magnetic moment transmitted through magnetic oxide, and established a way to suppress it. The large noise generated by SWs traveling through ...

Discovery of 'helical molecular glue'

11-Apr-2017 - The research group led by Professor Hideto Tsuji conducts basic and applied researches on biodegradable polymers derived from renewable resources such as corn or potato starch. The group mainly studies a typical biodegradable polymer poly(lactic acid). Poly(lactic acid) is hydrolyzed and degraded ...

Microhotplates for a smart gas sensor

24-Feb-2017 - Gas sensors used for leakage alerts and air quality monitoring are essential in our daily lives. Towards a ubiquitous society, smart gas sensors, which perform signal processing and communication besides sensing, have attracted much attention. In addition, integrating these functions into a ...

A new thermoelectric material for a sustainable society

The first synthesis of bulk CaMgSi with thermoelectric properties

31-Oct-2016 - Thermoelectric materials, which can directly convert thermal energy into electrical energy (Seebeck effect), can be effectively used for the development of a clean and environmentally compatible power-generation technology. However, these materials are not commonly used for practical applications ...

Artificial enzyme for asymmetric synthesis using a synthetic chiral polymer

18-Oct-2016 - Enzymes, high-molecular-weight chiral polymeric compounds, are complex biological catalysts. Capture of the substrate molecule, catalyzing the reaction, and release of the product are three important events performed by enzymes. In order to accomplish these important events using a synthetic ...

New bimetallic alloy nanoparticles for printed electronic circuits

07-Jan-2016 - "Printed electronics" has the potential to enable low-cost fabrication of electronics on flexible or curved surfaces, which will lead to the use of electronics in more varied applications. We will be able to fabricate homemade mobile phones or smart watches using a printer in the future. However, ...

Semiconductor nanoparticles show high luminescence in a polymer matrix

05-Oct-2015 - Semiconductor nanocrystals known as quantum dots (QDs) are increasingly being used as photoluminescent materials in bio-imaging, photonics, and optoelectronic applications. However, these QDs must have stable photoluminescence properties to be used in these applications. Photoluminescence ...