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田中 裕久*; 松村 大樹; 他8名*
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 141, p.1317 - 1327, 2025/06
The safe removal, transportation, and long-term storage of fuel debris in the decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi is the biggest challenge facing Japan. In the nuclear power field, passive autocatalytic recombiners (PARs) have become established as a technology to prevent hydrogen explosions inside the containment vessel. To utilize PAR as a measure to reduce the concentration of hydrogen generated in the fuel debris storage canister, which is currently an issue, it is required to perform in a sealed environment with high doses of radiation, low temperature, and high humidity, and there are many challenges different from conventional PAR. A honeycomb-shaped catalyst based on automotive catalyst technology has been newly designed as a PAR, and research has been conducted to solve unique problems such as high dose radiation, low temperature, high humidity, coexistence of hydrogen and low oxygen, and catalyst poisons. This paper summarizes the challenges of hydrogen generation in a sealed container, the results of research, and a guide to how to use the PAR for fuel debris storage canisters.
田中 裕久*; 松村 大樹; 他10名*
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 141, p.1088 - 1097, 2025/06
Global efforts are being made to decarbonize the energy sector. Liquefied (cryogenic) hydrogen is suitable for large-scale storage and transportation due to its high storage density, so it is likely to play a fundamental role in the future hydrogen economy. The STACY project, "Towards the Safe Storage and Transport of Cryogenic Hydrogen", is investigating safety aspects of liquid hydrogen in order to overcome potential safety risks. Research is being conducted into passive autocatalytic recombiners using cutting-edge catalyst technology to enable them to be used in conditions where liquid hydrogen escapes, evaporates and forms a cold (
50
C) explosive gas mixture with the ambient air. To this end, the crystal structure of the catalyst was designed at the atomic level, an actual catalyst was prototyped, and repeated tests were carried out on a laboratory scale and in a large reaction vessel. Progress has been made in developing catalysts that can oxidize hydrogen even at very low temperatures, high expansion, and low-oxygen environments, are resistant to catalyst poisons, and can prevent spontaneous unintended ignition. The tested catalyst technologies use different carrier materials (alumina and ceria) to control the surface state of precious metals and suppress hydrogen ignition through a multilevel configuration.
田中 裕久*; 松村 大樹; 他9名*
SAE Technical Paper 2025-01-8474 (Internet), 8 Pages, 2025/04
On-board diagnosis (OBD) of gasoline vehicle emissions is detected by measuring the fluctuations of the rear oxygen sensor due to the time-dependent deterioration of the oxygen storage capacity (OSC) contained in the automotive catalyst materials. To detect OBD in various driving modes of automobiles with an order of magnitude higher accuracy than before, it is essential to understand the OSC mechanism based on fundamental science. In this study, time-resolved dispersive X-ray absorption fine structure (DXAFS) using synchrotron radiation was used to carry out a detailed analysis not only of the OSC of ceria-based complex oxides, which had previously been roughly understood, but also of how differences in design parameters such as the type of precious metals, reducing gases (CO and H
), detection temperatures, and mileages (degree of deteriorations) affect the OSC rate in a fluctuating redox atmosphere. A fundamental characteristic was clearly demonstrated in ceria-based complex oxides: the oxygen release rate accompanying the generation of oxygen vacancies is overwhelmingly slower than the oxygen storage rate that restores the crystal structure. Another interesting result was revealed: when precious metals are supported, a competitive reaction occurs between the precious metal and the ceria-based complex oxide in the release/storage of oxygen, and the change in cerium valence from tetravalent to trivalent actually slows down. Furthermore, it was proven that CZY is more durable than CZ in terms of both OSC rate and amount. In this way, the basic scientific properties of ceria-based complex oxides, which are necessary for designing OBD logic, have been clarified.
川崎 卓郎; 福田 竜生; 山中 暁*; 村山 一郎*; 加藤 孝典*; 馬場 将亮*; 橋本 英樹*; Harjo, S.; 相澤 一也; 田中 裕久*; et al.
Journal of Applied Physics, 137(9), p.094101_1 - 094101_7, 2025/03
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Physics, Applied)Energy harvesting from waste heat can improve energy efficiency in society. This research investigated the structural behaviors of lead zirconate titanate-based ferroelectric ceramics using operando neutron diffraction measurements under the conditions of two energy-harvesting cycles that involve consideration of the temperature changes of automobile exhaust gas for achieving good harvesting efficiencies. Input and output electrical energies and neutron diffraction data were simultaneously collected. The obtained time-resolved neutron-diffraction intensity data indicate that the applied electric fields and temperature changes induced 90 domain rotation and lattice strain. These structural changes and their variations depending on cycle conditions, such as temperature changes, applied electric fields, and circuit switching, provide insight into the origins of the differences in the behaviors of electrical input/output energies in the cycles.
稲川 康平*; 松村 大樹; 谷口 昌司*; 上垣 伸弥*; 中山 智仁*; 浦野 純乃介*; 青谷 拓朗*; 田中 裕久*
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 127(24), p.11542 - 11549, 2023/06
被引用回数：4 パーセンタイル：30.80(Chemistry, Physical)Passive autocatalytic recombiner (PAR) represents a potential technology for ensuring process safety in the hydrogen society. PARs function through the catalytic oxidation of generated or leaked hydrogen, facilitating its conversion into water and effectively mitigating the risk of hydrogen explosions. CO is recognized as a catalyst poison that hampers surface catalytic reactions. To investigate the negative effects of CO on the local structure of platinum metal nanoparticle catalysts during water formation, in situ and time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy analyses were conducted. The results revealed that the Pt-Fe/CZY catalyst exhibited notable hydrogen oxidation activity even in the presence of CO. The enhanced performance can be attributed to the combined effects of Pt-Fe alloy composition and CZY support materials.
high energy resolution XAFS山本 直生*; 松村 大樹; 萩原 悠人*; 田中 啓偉*; 長谷川 優太*; 石井 賢司*; 田中 裕久*
Journal of Power Sources, 557, p.232508_1 - 232508_10, 2023/02
被引用回数：8 パーセンタイル：47.82(Chemistry, Physical)Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) is one of the key electrochemical reactions, especially in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells (PEFCs). In this work, the reaction pathway and intermediate species such as molecular-type oxygen during ORR were discussed. High energy resolution X-ray absorption fine structure spectra at the Pt L
-edge were obtained to observe the electronic structure of Pt catalyst. Carbon-supported Pt nanoparticles as powder catalysts were used for measurement as more realistic conditions, and the species adsorbed on the Pt nanoparticles were analyzed while controlling under the potentials in acidic electrolyte solution with N or O gas bubbling. Molecular-type oxygen adsorption species is observed only in the O-bubbled electrolyte solution. This intermediate adsorption species is assigned to a hydrogen superoxide.
structure observation of pyroelectric ceramics during power generation cycle川崎 卓郎; 福田 竜生; 山中 暁*; 坂本 友和*; 村山 一郎*; 加藤 孝典*; 馬場 将亮*; 橋本 英樹*; Harjo, S.; 相澤 一也; et al.
Journal of Applied Physics, 131(13), p.134103_1 - 134103_7, 2022/04
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：12.78(Physics, Applied)The microscopic origin of the pyroelectric power generation using ferroelectric ceramics for energy harvesting from time-varying waste heat can be understood by conducting 
neutron diffraction measurements. The behavior of the domain orientation and lattice strain in the lead zirconate titanate (PZT)-based ceramics with a tetragonal structure during the novel power generation cycle combining electric field and temperature change were investigated. The [001] domains and the lattice strain of the (111) plane in the direction of parallel to the electric field increase in the process of simultaneous rise in the electric field and temperature, and rapidly decrease in the process of the field drop. The alignment of the domain orientation by the electric field and its randomization by the higher temperature during the cycle are critical features of the current power generation system.
田中 裕久*; 正木 清香*; 青谷 拓朗*; 稲川 康平*; 岩田 宗悟*; 相田 樹哉*; 山本 忠亮*; 喜多 知輝*; 大野 瞳*; 竹中 啓恭*; et al.
SAE Technical Paper 2022-01-0534 (Internet), 10 Pages, 2022/03
The catalyst called a Passive Autocatalytic Recombiner (PAR) is required to have robustness that can maintain its activity for more than 30 years in an environment where temperature, humidity, gas concentration, etc. cannot be controlled. Here, it is expected that "An Intelligent Catalyst" for automotive emissions control exhibits excellent performance even in such a harsh environment. The intelligent catalyst is the nanostructure designed perovskite catalyst that has the rejuvenating function instead of preventing aging. The authors emphasize that the technology developed as a catalyst for automobiles is expected to be useful not only in other industries but also as a relief technology from the national crisis.
Reinecke, E.-A.*; 竹中 啓恭*; 大野 瞳*; 喜多 知輝*; 谷口 昌司*; 西畑 保雄; 日野 竜太郎; 田中 裕久*
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46(23), p.12511 - 12521, 2021/03
被引用回数：11 パーセンタイル：36.99(Chemistry, Physical)安全な廃炉は福島第一原子力発電所の事故による放射性物質の除染同様に今後の大きな課題である。現在、廃棄物長期保管容器の研究開発は日本の国際協力における緊急の課題となっている。容器中の放射線分解による大量の水素と酸素は、海水を含んでいるために問題となっている。放射線分解による可燃性ガスの発生は容器の内圧を上昇させ、引火による設備の健全性喪失のリスクとなる。日本の文部科学省のプロジェクト「廃棄物長期保管容器内に発生する可燃性ガスの濃度低減技術に関する研究開発」では、保管容器内における水素再結合触媒装置の適用可能性について調べた。ここで適用したのは、インテリジェント触媒と呼ばれており、自動車排ガス浄化用の大量生産のために開発されたもので、Pd, Pt, Rhの貴金属がペロブスカイト酸化物中に固溶しており、自己再生機能を有している。水素再結合触媒評価装置REKO-4によって、触媒の基本的な特性を評価した。
Kim, J.*; 山中 暁*; 村山 一郎*; 加藤 孝典*; 坂本 友和*; 川崎 卓郎; 福田 竜生; 関野 徹*; 中山 忠親*; 武田 雅敏*; et al.
Sustainable Energy & Fuels (Internet), 4(3), p.1143 - 1149, 2020/03
被引用回数：24 パーセンタイル：65.11(Chemistry, Physical)Waste heat is a potentially exploitable energy source but remains a problem awaiting a solution. To explore solutions for automobile applications, we investigate pyroelectric power generation from the temperature variation of exhaust gas using a novel electro-thermodynamic cycle. Niobium-doped lead zirconate titanate stannate (PNZST) ceramics were applied as pyroelectric materials, and their structural characteristics were investigated. In the driving cycle assessments (JC-08) using real exhaust gas, the maximum power generated was identified as 143.9 mW cm
(777.3 J L
per 1 cycle) over a temperature range of 150-220 C and an electric field of 13 kV cm-1. The net mean generating power of the total driving cycle was 40.8 mW cm, which is the most enhanced result in our power generating systems to date and 314 times greater than our first report. Materials with sharp transition behaviors with the temperature and electric field are worthy of study with regard to pyroelectric energy harvesting materials, and their corresponding crystal and domain structures were investigated to optimize performance.
大野 瞳*; 竹中 啓恭*; 喜多 知輝*; 谷口 昌司*; 松村 大樹; 西畑 保雄; 日野 竜太郎; Reinecke, E.-A.*; 高瀬 和之*; 田中 裕久*
E-Journal of Advanced Maintenance (Internet), 11(1), p.40 - 45, 2019/05
Safety management technology of hydrogen gas is extremely important not only for nuclear power generation but also for future society. A brand-new passive autocatalytic recombiner (PAR) system utilizing the monolithic "intelligent catalyst" has been studied for the long-term storage of high-concentration radioactive materials related to the decommissioning of nuclear reactors. The monolith-type automotive catalyst showed high hydrogen conversion activity from a room temperature in a large scale reactor of REKO-4. It became clear that natural convection by reaction is greatly improved by roughening the cell density of the monolith catalyst especially under static environmental conditions such as in a storage container. Taking advantage of this superior catalytic property, we aim to complete the safety technology for storage containers at an early stage and advance the development of highly active catalyst from further low temperature.
草野 翔吾*; 松村 大樹; 石井 賢司*; 田中 裕久*; 水木 純一郎*
Nanomaterials (Internet), 9(4), p.642_1 - 642_14, 2019/04
被引用回数：10 パーセンタイル：40.39(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) on Pt/C in alkaline solution was studied by in situ high energy resolution X-ray absorption spectroscopy. To discuss the X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES), this paper introduced the rate of change of the 
(RCD), which is an analysis method that is sensitive to surface adsorption. The surface adsorptions as hydrogen (below 0.34 V), superoxide anion (from 0.34 V to 0.74 V), hydroxyl species (from 0.44 V to 0.74 V), atomic oxygen (above 0.74 V), and 
-PtO (above 0.94 V) were distinguished. It is clarified that the catalytic activity in an alkaline solution is enhanced by the stability of atomic oxygen and the low stability of superoxide anion/peroxide adsorption on the platinum surface.
岸 浩史*; 坂本 友和*; 朝澤 浩一郎*; 山口 進*; 加藤 豪士*; Zulevi, B.*; Serov, A.*; Artyushkova, K.*; Atanassov, P.*; 松村 大樹; et al.
Nanomaterials (Internet), 8(12), p.965_1 - 965_13, 2018/12
被引用回数：14 パーセンタイル：49.90(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)Platinum group metal-free catalysts based on transition metal-nitrogen-carbon nanomaterials have been studied by a combination of in situ X-ray spectroscopy techniques, high-resolution transmission electron microscope, M
ssbauer spectroscopy, electrochemical methods and density functional theory. Fe-N-C oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts were synthesized by varying several synthetic parameters to obtain nanomaterials with different composition and morphology. Associated with Fe-N
motive and the presence of Fe metallic particles in the electrocatalysts showed the clear differences in the variation of composition; processing and treatment conditions of sacrificial support method. From the results of material characterization; catalytic activity and theoretical studies; Fe metallic particles (coated with carbon) are main contributors into the HO
generation.
Kim, J.*; 山中 暁*; 中島 啓*; 加藤 孝典*; Kim, Y.*; 福田 竜生; 吉井 賢資; 西畑 保雄; 馬場 将亮*; 武田 雅敏*; et al.
Advanced Sustainable Systems (Internet), 2(11), p.1800067_1 - 1800067_8, 2018/11
被引用回数：8 パーセンタイル：25.49(Green & Sustainable Science & Technology)An innovative electrothermodynamic cycle (pyroelectric effect with an external electric field) was recently presented, which is based on temporal temperature variations in wasted heat from engine exhaust gas. In this paper, for further improvement, a generating mechanism of the cycle is investigated using in-operando time-resolved synchrotron X-ray diffraction with generating assessment. The polarizations of the sample are gained from both crystal/domain changes and simultaneous electrical measurements. Three types of materials are prepared: soft and hard types of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) and lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate (PMN-PT). Among them, PMN-PT has the highest generating power. When an external electric field is applied, the PMN-PT exhibits only 180
domain rotations, whereas PZTs exhibit both 90 and 180 rotations. A strong driving force for 180 rotation depresses rotations in other angles and increases polarization changes. The results show that the material development, which has only 180 switching domains, has potential for use in the establishment of a high-efficiency waste heat recovery system.
茂呂 拓哉*; Kim, J.*; 山中 暁*; 村山 一郎*; 加藤 孝典*; 中山 忠親*; 武田 雅敏*; 山田 昇*; 西畑 保雄; 福田 竜生; et al.
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 768, p.22 - 27, 2018/11
被引用回数：19 パーセンタイル：62.59(Chemistry, Physical)Relaxor-based ternary Pb(In
Nb)O
-Pb(Mg
Nb
)O-PbTiO (PIN-PMN-PT) ceramics near a morphotropic phase boundary were grown, and their electrical properties at various temperatures were investigated in the electrothermodynamic cycle for the future environment-friendly automotive applications. Structural disordering, depending on the PIN content, influenced the diffuse phase transition between the tetragonal and cubic structures and contributed to the power-generating behavior. The net power-generating energies (P
) were 2.43-3.01 mW/cm
at temperatures above 200C and were maintained at above 1 mW/cm over a temperature range of approximately 100 degrees. Therefore, the PIN-PMN-PT system has a possibility of a wider usage temperature range, the disordering of the perovskite crystal structure can be controlled, and it will be a candidate for the application of pyroelectric energy conversion system.
武内 伴照; 大塚 紀彰; 渡辺 恭志*; 田中 茂雄*; 小沢 治*; 駒野目 裕久*; 上野 俊二*; 土谷 邦彦
Proceedings of 2017 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC 2017) (Internet), 3 Pages, 2018/11
福島第一原子力発電所事故の教訓から、過酷事故時の環境でも原子炉建屋内の監視が可能な耐放射線性カメラシステムの開発を開始した。本研究は、カメラを構成する部品の要素技術開発を行い、カメラシステムの試作・性能を評価した。まず、要素技術開発として放射線環境下において100Gy未満で使用不能となるイメージセンサの劣化主因が暗電流増加であることを明らかにし、トランジスタの数を4つから3つに減らすとともに光電変換構造としてフォトゲート型を採用することで暗電流の軽減を図った。その結果、イメージセンサの耐放射線性は200kGy以上にまで向上した。また、光学系については、石英とフッ化カルシウムを用いた耐放射線プリズムとズームレンズにすることにより、1MGy照射後においても十分な性能を有することを示した。一方、その他の電子部品については、100kGy未満で故障するものもあり、一部に遮蔽構造を採用した。これらの結果を踏まえ、開発したカメラシステムが900kGy以上の照射線量でも良好な画像を取得できることを明らかにした。
Kim, J.*; 山中 暁*; 中島 啓*; 加藤 孝典*; Kim, Y.*; 福田 竜生; 吉井 賢資; 西畑 保雄; 馬場 将亮*; 武田 雅敏*; et al.
Ferroelectrics, 512(1), p.92 - 99, 2017/08
被引用回数：15 パーセンタイル：52.81(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)We have been investigating a novel electrothermodynamic cycle based on temporal temperature variations using the pyroelectric effect to utilize the waste heat as renewable energy. An improved generating performance with relaxer ferroelectric ceramics was achieved using 75Pb(MgNb)O-25PbTiO which is well known for the high dielectric and pyroelectric properties. The potential was evaluated by using the hysteresis loops and generating properties are analyzed both in laboratory and engine dynamometer. Results showed 0.48 mW/cm in engine dynamometer assessment, which is 3 times larger than the previous study using Pb(Zr,Ti)O.
草野 翔吾*; 松村 大樹; 朝澤 浩一郎*; 岸 浩史*; 坂本 友和*; 山口 進*; 田中 裕久*; 水木 純一郎*
Journal of Electronic Materials, 46(6), p.3634 - 3638, 2017/06
被引用回数：3 パーセンタイル：17.65(Engineering, Electrical & Electronic)A method combining cyclic voltammetry (CV) with X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy, viz. CV-XAFS, has been developed to enable in situ real-time investigation of atomic and electronic structures related to electrochemical reactions. We use this method to study the reaction of a Pt/C cathode catalyst in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in an alkaline electrolyte. It was found that the current induced by the ORR was first observed at approximately 0.08 V versus Hg/HgO, although the Pt valence remained almost unchanged. The electronic structure of the catalytic surface in the ORR was observed to be different in the negative and positive scan directions of CV measurements. Hydrogen adsorption is also discussed on the basis of the observation of this spectral change. We have demonstrated that CV-XAFS provides dynamical structural and electronic information related to electrochemical reactions and can be used for in situ real-time measurements of a catalyst.
山中 暁*; Kim, J.*; 中島 啓*; 加藤 孝典*; Kim, Y.*; 福田 竜生; 吉井 賢資; 西畑 保雄; 馬場 将亮*; 山田 昇*; et al.
Advanced Sustainable Systems (Internet), 1(3-4), p.1600020_1 - 1600020_6, 2017/04
プロジェクトとして取り組んできている自動車排ガスを用いた温度変化発電に関し、変換素子の材料選定等に重要となる性能指数について、素子の物理量の温度変化の測定を行うことで調べた。測定結果を用い、これまで提案されていたいくつかの性能指数の温度変化を詳しく調べて比較することで、
と呼ばれる指数が最も発電量との相関が高いことを示した。この指数には唯一誘電正接(
)が含まれており、誘電体内での電気エネルギー損失が重要であることを示唆する結果となっている。
X-ray absorption spectroscopy study on water formation reaction of palladium metal nanoparticle catalysts松村 大樹; 谷口 昌司*; 田中 裕久*; 西畑 保雄
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42(11), p.7749 - 7754, 2017/03
被引用回数：10 パーセンタイル：23.75(Chemistry, Physical)Proper management of hydrogen gas is extremely important for the safety security of nuclear power plants. Hydrogen removal by the water formation reaction on a catalyst is one of the candidates for creating hydrogen safety system. We observed in situ and real-time-resolved structure change of palladium metal nanoparticles during the water formation reaction by using X-ray absorption spectroscopy technique. The effect of carbon monoxide poisoning on catalytic activity was also studied. We have found that the creation of oxidized surface layer on palladium metal nanoparticles plays an important role of the water formation reaction process.
