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Shinohara, Yuya*; Iwashita, Takuya*; Nakanishi, Masahiro*; Liu, Y.*; Cooper, V. R.*; Kofu, Maiko*; Nirei, Masami; Dmowski, W.*; Hickner, M. A.*; Egami, Takeshi*
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 129(47), p.12330 - 12337, 2025/11
Che, G.*; Tang, X.*; Liu, J.*; Lang, P.*; Fei, Y.*; Yang, X.*; Wang, Y.*; Gao, D.*; Wang, X.*; Ju, J.*; et al.
Nano Letters, 25(39), p.14467 - 14472, 2025/09
Mechanochemical radical polymerization has unique advantages in the synthesis of polymer due to its reduced solvent consumption and adaptability of insoluble monomers. However, it suffers from the uncontrollable degradation of the formed polymers during reaction and new synthetic strategy with precise controllability needs to be developed. Here, by employing high static pressure up to 30 GPa, we found 1,3,5-trifluorobenzene undergoes radical polymerization by breaking the conjugated
-bonds, and forms a carbon nanothread with high selectivity (Polymer-I polymorph). Based on the crystal structure at the threshold pressure and the calculated energy barriers for the bonding pathway, we concluded that the benzene-rings react via a 1-2 radical polymerization pathway. Our work highlights high pressure is a robust method to initiate the solid-state radical polymerization, even for very stable aromatics, and offers fresh insights for the synthesis of polymeric carbon-based materials with high selectivity.
Zhao, X.*; Zhang, Z.*; Hattori, Takanori; Wang, J.*; Li, L.*; Jia, Y.*; Li, W.*; Xue, J.*; Fan, X.*; Song, R.*; et al.
Nature Communications (Internet), 16, p.7713_1 - 7713_8, 2025/08
Times Cited Count:0 Percentile:0.00Caloric effects usually occur in the vicinity of solid-state phase transitions with a limited refrigeration temperature span. Here, we introduce and realize an unprecedented concept -all temperature barocaloric effect, i.e., a remarkable barocaloric effect in KPF
across an exceptionally wide temperature span, from 77.5 to 300 K and potentially down to 4 K, covering typical room temperature, liquid nitrogen, liquid hydrogen, and liquid helium refrigeration regions. The directly measured barocaloric adiabatic temperature change reaches 12 K at room temperature and 2.5 K at 77.5 K upon the release of a 250 MPa pressure. This effect is attributed to a persistent phase transition to a rhombohedral high pressure phases. We depict the thermodynamic energy landscape to account for the structural instability. This unique all-temperature barocaloric effect presents a novel approach to highly applicable solid-state refrigeration technology, transcending the conventional multi-stage scenario.
Li, F.*; Tang, X.*; Fei, Y.*; Zhang, J.*; Liu, J.*; Lang, P.*; Che, G.*; Zhao, Z.*; Zheng, Y.*; Fang, Y.*; et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147(17), p.14054 - 14059, 2025/04
Times Cited Count:1 Percentile:59.84(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)We synthesized a crystalline graphane nanoribbon (GANR) via pressure-induced polymerization of 2,2'-bipyrazine (BPZ). By performing Rietveld refinement of in situ neutron diffraction data, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, infrared spectra, and theoretical calculation, we found that BPZ experienced Diels-Alder polymerization between the
stacked aromatic rings, and formed extended boat-GANR structures with exceptional long-range order. The unreacted -C=N- groups bridge the two ends of the boat, and ready for further functionalization. The GANR has a bandgap of 2.25 eV, with booming photoelectric response (
/
=18.8). Our work highlights that the high-pressure topochemical polymerization is a promising method for the precise synthesis of graphane with specific structure and desired properties.
Cho, S. H.*; Cho, S. W.*; Lv, Z.*; Sekine, Yurina; Liu, S.*; Zhou, M.*; Nuxoll, R. F.*; Kanatzidis, E. E.*; Ghaffari, R.*; Kim, D.*; et al.
Lab on a Chip, 25(7), p.1647 - 1655, 2025/04
Times Cited Count:1 Percentile:87.50(Biochemical Research Methods)Amino acids are essential for protein synthesis and metabolic processes in support of homeostatic balance and healthy body functions. This study quantitatively investigates eccrine sweat as a significant channel for loss of amino acids during exercise, to improve an understanding of amino acid turnover and to provide feedback to users on the need for supplement intake. The measurement platform consists of a soft, skin-interfaced microfluidic system for real-time analysis of amino acid content in eccrine sweat. This system relies on integrated fluorometric assays and smartphone-based imaging techniques for quantitative analysis.
Liu, Y.*; Miyata, Noboru*; Miyazaki, Tsukasa*; Shundo, Atsuomi*; Kawaguchi, Daisuke*; Tanaka, Keiji*; Aoki, Hiroyuki
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8 Pages, 2025/00
Liu, P.-F.*; Li, X.*; Li, J.*; Zhu, J.*; Tong, Z.*; Kofu, Maiko*; Nirei, Masami; Xu, J.*; Yin, W.*; Wang, F.*; et al.
National Science Review, 11(12), p.nwae216_1 - nwae216_10, 2024/12
Times Cited Count:16 Percentile:91.03(Multidisciplinary Sciences)
systemPan, Y.-W.*; Liu, Z.-W.*; Geng, L.-S.*; Hosaka, Atsushi; Liu, X.*
Physical Review D, 110(9), p.094004_1 - 094004_8, 2024/11
Times Cited Count:2 Percentile:38.91(Astronomy & Astrophysics)no abstracts in English
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transitionsYang, Q.*; Yang, X.*; Wang, Y.*; Fei, Y.*; Li, F.*; Zheng, H.*; Li, K.*; Han, Y.*; Hattori, Takanori; Zhu, P.*; et al.
Nature Communications (Internet), 15, p.7778_1 - 7778_9, 2024/09
Times Cited Count:16 Percentile:92.39(Multidisciplinary Sciences)Luminescent materials that simultaneously embody bright singlet and triplet excitons hold great potential in optoelectronics, signage, and information encryption. However, achieving high-performance white-light emission is severely hampered by their inherent unbalanced contribution of fluorescence and phosphorescence. Herein, we address this challenge by pressure treatment engineering via hydrogen bonding cooperativity effect to realize the mixture of n-
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transitions, where the triplet state emission was boosted from 7% to 40% in isophthalic acid (IPA). A superior white-light emission based on hybrid fluorescence and phosphorescence was harvested in pressure-treated IPA, and the photoluminescence quantum yield was increased to 75% from the initial 19% (blue-light emission). In-situ high-pressure IR spectra, X ray diffraction, and neutron diffraction reveal continuous strengthening of the hydrogen bonds with the increase of pressure. Furthermore, this enhanced hydrogen bond is retained down to the ambient conditions after pressure treatment, awarding the targeted IPA efficient intersystem crossing for balanced singlet/triplet excitons population and resulting in efficient white-light emission. This work not only proposes a route for brightening triplet states in organic small molecule, but also regulates the ratio of singlet and triplet excitons to construct high-performance white-light emission.
Uchida, Kazuto*; Masuda, Tsukuru*; Hara, Shintaro*; Matsuo, Yoichi*; Liu, Y.*; Aoki, Hiroyuki; Asano, Yoshihiko*; Miyata, Kazuki*; Fukuma, Takeshi*; Ono, Toshiya*; et al.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 16(30), p.39104 - 39116, 2024/07
Times Cited Count:2 Percentile:51.81(Nanoscience & Nanotechnology)Kawano, Masayuki*; Morimitsu, Yuma*; Liu, Y.*; Miyata, Noboru*; Miyazaki, Tsukasa*; Aoki, Hiroyuki; Kawaguchi, Daisuke*; Yamamoto, Satoru*; Tanaka, Keiji*
Macromolecules, 57(14), p.6625 - 6633, 2024/07
Times Cited Count:0 Percentile:0.00(Polymer Science)Wang, S.*; Wang, J.*; Zhang, S.*; Wei, D.*; Chen, Y.*; Rong, X.*; Gong, W.; Harjo, S.; Liu, X.*; Jiao, Z.*; et al.
Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 185, p.245 - 258, 2024/06
Times Cited Count:21 Percentile:97.33(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)
Gu, Y. Q.*; Gu, Y. M.*; Liu, F.*; Kawamura, Seiko; Murai, Naoki; Zhao, J.*
Physical Review Letters, 132(24), p.246702_1 - 246702_7, 2024/06
Times Cited Count:3 Percentile:69.02(Physics, Multidisciplinary)Baccou, J.*; Glantz, T.*; Ghione, A.*; Sargentini, L.*; Fillion, P.*; Damblin, G.*; Sueur, R.*; Iooss, B.*; Fang, J.*; Liu, J.*; et al.
Nuclear Engineering and Design, 421, p.113035_1 - 113035_16, 2024/05
Times Cited Count:7 Percentile:93.43(Nuclear Science & Technology)
-MgAgSbLi, J.*; Li, X.*; Zhang, Y.*; Zhu, J.*; Zhao, E.*; Kofu, Maiko; Nakajima, Kenji; Avdeev, M.*; Liu, P.-F.*; Sui, J.*; et al.
Applied Physics Reviews (Internet), 11(1), p.011406_1 - 011406_8, 2024/03
Times Cited Count:13 Percentile:91.20(Physics, Applied)
Linh, B. D.*; Corsi, A.*; Gillibert, A.*; Obertelli, A.*; Doornenbal, P.*; Barbieri, C.*; Duguet, T.*; G
mez-Ramos, M.*; Holt, J. D.*; Hu, B. S.*; et al.
Physical Review C, 109(3), p.034312_1 - 034312_15, 2024/03
Times Cited Count:3 Percentile:70.29(Physics, Nuclear)no abstracts in English
FCC hierarchical martensite transformation under dynamic impact in FeMnAlNiTi alloyLi, C.*; Fang, W.*; Yu, H. Y.*; Peng, T.*; Yao, Z. T.*; Liu, W. G.*; Zhang, X.*; Xu, P. G.; Yin, F.*
Materials Science & Engineering A, 892, p.146096_1 - 146096_11, 2024/02
Times Cited Count:6 Percentile:78.02(Nanoscience & Nanotechnology)Yamamoto, Kazami; Moriya, Katsuhiro; Okita, Hidefumi; Yamada, Ippei; Chimura, Motoki; Saha, P. K.; Shobuda, Yoshihiro; Tamura, Fumihiko; Yamamoto, Masanobu; Morishita, Takatoshi; et al.
Journal of Neutron Research, 26(2-3), p.59 - 67, 2024/01
The linac and 3 GeV rapid cycling synchrotron at the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex was designed to provide 1-MW proton beams to the following facilities. Thanks to the improvement works of the accelerator system, we successfully accelerate 1-MW beam with quite small beam loss. Currently, the beam power of RCS is limited by the lack of anode current in the RF cavity system rather than the beam loss. Recently we developed a new acceleration cavity that can accelerate a beam with less anode current. This new cavity enables us not only to reduce requirement of the anode power supply but also to accelerate more than 1-MW beam. We have started to consider the way to achieve beyond 1-MW beam acceleration. So far, it is expected that up to 1.5-MW beam can be accelerated after replacement of the RF cavity. We have also been continuing study to achieve up to 2 MW beam in J-PARC RCS.
Yu, C.*; Kawakita, Yukinobu; Kikuchi, Tatsuya*; Kofu, Maiko*; Honda, Takashi*; Zhang, Z.*; Zhang, Z.*; Liu, Y.*; Liu, S. F.*; Li, B.*
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (Internet), 15(1), p.329 - 338, 2024/01
Times Cited Count:1 Percentile:39.66(Chemistry, Physical)
Be ground-state molecular structure using
Be(
)
He triple differential reaction cross-section measurementsLi, P. J.*; Beaumel, D.*; Lee, J.*; Assi
, M.*; Chen, S.*; Franchoo, S.*; Gibelin, J.*; Hammache, F.*; Harada, T.*; Kanada-En'yo, Yoshiko*; et al.
Physical Review Letters, 131(21), p.212501_1 - 212501_7, 2023/11
Times Cited Count:25 Percentile:93.87(Physics, Multidisciplinary)The cluster structure of the neutron-rich isotope
Be has been probed via the (
) reaction. The triple differential cross-section was extracted and compared to distorted-wave impulse approximation reaction calculations performed in a microscopic framework using the Tohsaki-Horiuchi-Schuck-R
pke wave function and the wave function deduced from Antisymmetrized Molecular Dynamics calculations. The remarkable agreement between calculated and measured cross-sections in both shape and magnitude validates the description of the
Be ground-state as a rather compact nuclear molecule.