Publications

2024

1. Impact of dynamic density decay of growing carbon nanotube forests on electrical resistivity
   Kazuki Nishita, Takayuki Nakano, Yasuhiro Shimizu, Masaki Nagata, Sota Yanai, Nobuaki Shirai, Terumasa Omatsu, Yoku Inoue
   Carbon, in press
   DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2023.118749
   

2023

1. Evaluation of the Effect of Diameter of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube on the Tensile Strength Using Sonication-Induced Fragmentation
   Yoshinobu Shimamura, Tomoyuki Fujii, Po-Wei Su and Yoku Inoue
   Modern Physics Letters B, 2340015 (2023)
   DOI: 10.1142/S0217984923400158
2. Synergistic mixing effects on electrical and mechanical properties in homogeneous CNT/Cu composites
   Kosuke Tanaka, Takayuki Nakano, Yoshinobu Shimamura, Yoku Inoue
   ACS Applied Engineering Materials 1, 2359 (2023)
   DOI: 10.1021/acsaenm.3c00269
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3. Raman spectroscopy used for estimating the effective elastic modulus of carbon nanotubes in aligned multi-walled carbon nanotubes/ epoxy composites under tensile loading
   Ayaka Aoki, Toshio Ogasawara, Takuya Aoki, Yuichi Ishida, Yoshinobu Shimamura, Yoku　Inoue
   Composite Part A, 167, 107448 (2023)
   DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2023.107448

2022

1. Effect of Annealing and Diameter on Tensile Property of Spinnable Carbon Nanotube and Unidirectional Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Epoxy Composite
   Naoki Tokumitsu, Yoshinobu Shimamura, Tomoyuki Fujii and Yoku Inoue
   Journal of Composite Science 6, 389 (2022).
   DOI: 10.3390/jcs6120389
2. Catalyst Dynamics in the Growth of High-Density CNT Forests; Fine Control of the Mass Density of Forest by Colloidal Catalyst Nanoparticles
   Kento Tabata, Yuga Kono, Ryosuke Goto, Yuya Abe, Takayuki Nakano, Hisashi Sugime, Yoku Inoue
   The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, accepted
   DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c05454
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3. Fabrication and evaluation of rib-waveguide-type wavelength conversion devices using GaN-QPM crystal
   Hiroki Ishihara, Keiya Shimada, Soshi Umeda, Naoki Yokoyama, Hiroto Honda, Kazuhiro Kurose, Yoshimasa Kawata, Atsushi Sugita, Yoku Inoue, Masahiro Uemukai, Tomoyuki Tanikawa, Ryuji Katayama, and Takayuki Nakano
   Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 61, SK1020 (2022).
   DOI: 10.35848/1347-4065/ac727a
4. Enhancement of catalytic activity by addition of chlorine in chemical vapor deposition growth of carbon nanotube forests
   Toshiya Kinoshita, Motoyuki Karita, Norikazu Chikyu, Takayuki Nakano, Yoku Inoue
   Carbon 196, 391-400 (2022).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2022.04.075

2021

1. Fabrication and optical characterization of GaN quasi-phase matching crystal by double polarity selective area growth in metal organic vapor phase epitaxy
   Kai Matsuhisa, Hiroki Ishihara, Mako Sugiura, Yoshimasa Kawata, Atsushi Sugita, Yoku Inoue and Takayuki Nakano
   Functional Materials Letters 14, 2150034 (2021)
   DOI: 10.1142/S179360472150034X
2. Effective neutron detection using vertical-type BGaN diodes
   Takayuki Nakano, Ken Mochizuki, Takuya Arikawa, Hisaya Nakagawa, Shigeyoshi Usami, Yoshio Honda, Hiroshi Amano, Adrian Vogt, Sebastian Schütt, Michael Fiederle, Kazunobu Kojima, Shigefusa F. Chichibu, Yoku Inoue, and Toru Aoki
   Journal of Applied Physics 130, 124501 (2021)
   DOI: 10.1063/5.0051053
3. A Study on the growth enhancement effects of chlorine on carbon nanotube forest in chloride-mediated chemical vapor deposition
   Tatsuhiro Hayashi, Motoyuki Karita, Takayuki Nakano, Yoku Inoue
   Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 60, 045001 (2021).
   DOI: 10.35848/1347-4065/abf087
4. Study on the mechanical and electrical properties of twisted CNT yarns fabricated from CNTs with various diameters
   Yoku Inoue, Kohei Hayashi, Motoyuki Karita, Takayuki Nakano, Yoshinobu Shimamura, Keiichi Shirasu, Go Yamamoto, Toshiyuki Hashida
   Carbon 176, 400-410 (2021).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2021.01.139

2020

1. カーボンナノチューブ無撚糸の引張特性の解析モデルの提案とカーボンナノチューブの引張特性の推定
   島村佳伸，山口雄大，東郷敬一郎，藤井朋之，井上翼
   材料 69(12), pp.847-854 (2020)
   DOI: 10.2472/jsms.69.847
2. Ultra-long carbon nanotube forest via in situ supplements of iron and aluminum vapor
   Hisashi Sugime, Toshihiro Sato, Rei Nakagawa, Tatsuhiro Hayashi, Yoku Inoue, Suguru Noda
   Carbon 172, 772-780 (2021)
   DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2020.10.066
3. Excellent electromagnetic interference shielding characteristics of a unidirectionally oriented thin multiwalled carbon nanotube/polyethylene film
   Norikazu Chikyu, Takayuki Nakano, Gunther Kletetschka, Yoku Inoue
   Materials & Design 195, 108918 (2020).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2020.108918
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4. Novel method for carbon nanotube growth using vapor-phase catalyst delivery
   Takayuki Nakano, Takahiro Kikuchi, Yuki Usuda and Yoku Inoue
   Functional Materials Letters 13, 2050026 (2020).
   DOI: 10.1142/S1793604720500265
5. Dry Drawability of Few-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Grown by Alcohol Chemical Vapor Deposition
   Morihiro Okada, Shinji Igimi, Taiki Inoue, Xiyuan Cheng, Rong Xiang, Shohei Chiashi, Yoku Inoue, YuHuang Wang, and Shigeo Maruyama
   J. Phys. Chem. C 124, 17331−17339 (2020).
   DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c04426
6. The critical role of the forest morphology for dry drawability of few-walled carbon nanotubes
   Hirotaka Inoue, Masaki Hada, Tomohiro Nakagawa, Tatsuki Marui, Takeshi Nishikawa, Yoshifumi Yamashita, Yoku Inoue, Kazuhiko Takahashi, Yasuhiko Hayashi
   Carbon 158, 662-671 (2020).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2019.11.038

2019

1. Effects of high-temperature thermal annealing on properties of aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube sheets and their composites
   T. Huu Nam, K. Goto, Y. Shimamura, Y. Inoue, G. Yamamoto, K. Shirasu, T. Hashida
   Compos. Interfaces. (2019) 1-18.
   DOI: 10.1080/09276440.2019.1670000
2. Survivability of carbon nanotubes in space
   Yoji Ishikawa, Yasuhiro Fuchita, Takashi Hitomi, Yoku Inoue, Motoyuki Karita, Kohei Hayashi, Takayuki Nakano, Naoko Baba
   Acta Astronautica 165, 129-138 (2019).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2019.07.024
3. Magnetic tunneling with CNT-based metamaterial
   Gunther Kletetschka, Yoku Inoue, Jan Lindauer & Zdeněk Hůlka
   Scientific Reports 9, 2551 (2019).
   DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39325-9
4. Impact of growth temperature on the structural properties of BGaN films grown by metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy using trimethylboron
   Kazushi Ebara, Ken Mochizuki, Yoku Inoue, Toru Aoki, Kazunobu Kojima, Shigefusa F. Chichibu, and Takayuki Nakano
   Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 58 (2019) SC1042.
   DOI: 10.7567/1347-4065/ab1395
5. Two step floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition including in situ fabrication of catalyst nanoparticles and carbon nanotube forest growth with low impurity level
   Toshiya Kinoshita, Motoyuki Karita, Takayuki Nakano, Yoku Inoue
   Carbon 144, 152-160 (2019).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2018.12.019

2018

1. Improved mechanical properties of aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube/thermoplastic polyimide composites by hot stretching, Tran H Nam, Ken Goto, Toshiki Kamei, Yoshinobu Shimamura, Yoku Inoue, Satoshi Kobayashi and Shinji Ogihara
   Journal of Composite Materials 2018
   DOI: 10.1177/0021998318796916.
2. Double-Polarity Selective-Area Growth of GaN by Metal-Organic Vapor-Phase Epitaxy Using Narrow-Pitch Patterns, Hirotaka Yagi, Noriyuki Osumi, Yoku Inoue, and Takayuki Nakano
   Phys. Status Solidi B 255 5 (2018) 1700475.
   DOI: 10.1002/pssb.201700475

2017

1. Development of large-movements and high-force electrothermal bimorph actuators based on aligned carbon nanotube reinforced epoxy composites
   Keiichi Shirasu, Go Yamamoto, Yoku Inoue, Toshio Ogasawara, Yoshinobu Shimamura, and Toshiyuki Hashida
   Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 267, 455-463 (2017).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2017.10.051
2. Key factors limiting carbon nanotube strength: Structural characterization and mechanical properties of multi-walled carbon nanotubes
   Keiichi Shirasu, Itaru Tamaki, Takamichi Miyazaki, Go Yamamoto, Raman Bekarevich, Kaori Hirahara, Yoshinobu Shimamura, Yoku Inoue and Toshiyuki Hashida
   Mechanical EngineeringJournal, 4 (5), p.17-00029(11pp) 2017.
   DOI: 10.1299/mej.17-00029
3. 多層カーボンナノチューブの強度・破壊特性評価と構造欠陥の影響に関する研究
   玉木格，白須圭一，宮崎孝道，山本剛，RamanBekarevich，平原佳織，島村佳 伸，井上翼，橋田俊之
   日本機械学会論文集，Vol.83，No.847，Article No. 16-00283, 2017.
4. Potential use of CNTs for production of zero thermal expansion coefficient composite materials: An experimental evaluation of axial thermal expansion coefficient ofCNTs using a combination of thermal expansion and uniaxial tensile tests
   Keiichi Shirasu, Akihiro Nakamura, Go Yamamoto, Toshio Ogasawara, Yoshinobu Shimamura, Yoku Inoue, Toshiyuki Hashida
   Composites Part A 95, pp.152-160 (2017).
   DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.12.027
5. Mechanical properties of cross-ply and quasi-isotropic composite laminates processed using aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube/epoxy prepreg
   Toshio Ogasawara, Satoru Hanamitsu, Takeshi Ogawa, Sook-Young Moon, Yoshinobu Shimamura and Yoku Inoue
   Adv. Compos. Mater. 26, pp. 157-168 (2017).
   DOI: 10.1080/09243046.2016.1226688

2016

1. Rapid-response, widely stretchable sensor of aligned MWCNT/elastomer composites for human motion detection
   Katsunori Suzuki, Koji Yataka, Yasuro Okumiya, Shingo Sakakibara, Keisuke Sako, Hidenori Mimura, and Yoku Inoue
   ACS Sensors 1, pp.817-825 (2016).
2. Effect of substrate offcut angle on BGaN epitaxial growth
   Kohei Ueyama, Hidenori Mimura, Yoku Inoue, Toru Aoki, and Takayuki Nakano
   Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 55, 05FD05 (2016).
3. Analysis of interface formation mechanism in GaN double-polarity selective-area growth by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy
   Kenta Kuze, Noriyuki Osumi, Yohei Fujita, Yoku Inoue, and Takayuki Nakano
   Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 55, 05FA05 (2016).
4. Evaluation of interfacial shear stress between multi-walled carbon nanotubes and epoxy based on strain distribution measurement using Raman spectroscopy
   Shigeki Yashiro, Yoshihisa Sakaida, Yoshinobu Shimamura, Yoku Inoue
   Composites part A 85, pp.192-198 (2016).
5. Study of radiation detection properties of GaN pn diode
   Mutsuhito Sugiura, Maki Kushimoto, Tadashi Mitsunari, Kohei Yamashita, Yoshio Honda, Hiroshi Amano, Yoku Inoue, Hidenori Mimura, Toru Aoki, Takayuki Nakano
   Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 55, 05FJ02 (2016).
6. Preparation and Performance Evaluation of Electrothermal Actuators using Aligned Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Epoxy Composites
   Keiichi Shirasu, Akihiro Nakamura, Go Yamamoto, Toshio Ogasawara, Yoshinobu Shimamura, Yoku Inoue and Toshiyuki Hashida
   Mechanical Engineering Journal, DOI:10.1299/mej.15-00607.
7. Cross-linking Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes using PFPA for Building Robust, Flexible and Highly aligned Large-Scale Sheets and Yarns
   Yoku Inoue, Kazumichi Nakamura, Yuta Miyasaka, Takayuki Nakano and Gunther Kletetschka
   Nanotechnology 27, 115701(10pp) (2016).
8. Improving mechanical properties of high volume fraction aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube/epoxy composites by stretching and pressing
   Tran Huu Nam, Ken Goto, Yudai Yamaguchi, E.V.A. Premalal, Yoshinobu Shimamura, Yoku Inoue, Shuichi Arikawa, Satoru Yoneyama, Shinji Ogihara
   Composites part B 85, pp.15-23 (2016).
   

2015

1. Negative axial thermal expansion coefficient of carbon nanotubes: Experimental determination based on measurements of coefficient of thermal expansion for aligned carbon nanotube reinforced epoxy composites
   Keiichi Shirasu, Go Yamamoto, Itaru Tamaki, Toshio Ogasawara, Yoshinobu Shimamura, Yoku Inoue, Toshiyuki Hashida
   Carbon 95, pp.904-909 (2015).
2. Effects of CNT diameter on mechanical properties of aligned CNT sheets and composites
   Tran Huu Nam, Ken Goto, Yudai Yamaguchi, E.V.A. Premalal, Yoshinobu Shimamura, Yoku Inoue, Kimiyoshi Naito, Shinji Ogihara
   Composites part A 76, pp.289-298 (2015).
3. Interfacial Oxygen Stabilizes Composite Silicon Anodes
   Chuan-Fu Sun, Hongli Zhu, Morihiro Okada, Karen Gaskell, Yoku Inoue, Liangbing Hu, YuHuang Wang
   Nano Letters 15, pp.703-708 (2015).