T. Seki, T. Futazuka, N. Morishige, R. Matsubara, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata, “Incommensurate grain-boundary atomic structure,” Nature Comm. 14, 7806 (2023).

J. Xiao, M. Nakabayashi, T. Hisatomi, J. Jhon M. Vequizo, W. Li, K. Chen, X. Tao, A. Yamakata, N. Shibata, T. Takata, Y. Inoue and K. Domen, “Sub-50 nm perovskite-type tantalum-based oxynitride single crystals with enhanced photoactivity for water splitting,” Nature Comm. 14, 8030 (2023).

L. Lin, P. Kaewdee, V. Nandal, R. Shoji, H. Matsuzaki, K. Seki, M. Nakabayashi, N. Shibata, X. Tao, X. Liang, Y. Ma, T. Hisatomi, T. Takata & K. Domen, “Flux‐Assisted Synthesis of Y2Ti2O5S2 for Photocatalytic Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Reactions,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 62, e202310607 (2023).

S. Sasano, R. Ishikawa, K. Kawahara, N. Shibata and Y. Ikuhara, “La-Al Intermetallic Alloy Anode for Realizing High-Energy Fluoride-Ion Battery,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 170, 120523 (2023).

C. Yang, B. Feng, T. Futazuka, J. Wei, N. Shibata and Y. Ikuhara, “The atomic and electronic band structures in Ca/Si-doped and Ca/Si/Ti-doped Al2O3 grain boundaries,” J. Euro. Ceram. Soc., 44, 1005-1011 (2023).

C. Yang, B. Feng, N. Shibata and Y. Ikuhara, “The effect of annealing atmospheres on the segregation behaviors in Ti-doped α-Al2O3 grain boundary,” J. Ceram. Soc. Jpn., 131, 608-612 (2023).

T. Matsudaira, T. Ogawa, M. Takeuchi, J. Wei, B. Feng, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara and S. Kitaoka, “Effect of oxygen potential gradient on mass transfer along grain boundary in alumina bicrystal,” J. Ceram. Soc. Jpn., 131, 632-639 (2023).

B. Feng, S. Hoshino, B. Miao, J. Wei, Y. Ogura, A. Nakamura, E. Tochigi, K. Matsunaga, Y. Ikuhara and N. Shibata, “Direct observation of intrinsic core structure of a partial dislocation in ZnS,” J. Ceram. Soc. Jpn., 131, 659-664 (2023).

T. Seki, M. Takamoto, M. Ishihara, H. Ishio, Y. Ikuhara and N. Shibata, "In-situ observation of magnetic domain structures in nanocrystalline soft magnetic materials by differential-phase-contrast scanning transmission electron microscopy", J. Ceram. Soc. Jpn., 131, 767-770 (2023).

K. Ooe, T. Seki, K. Yoshida, Y. Kohno, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata, “Direct imaging of local atomic structures in zeolite using novel low-dose scanning transmission electron microscopy,” Sci. Adv. 9, eadf6865 (2023).

T. Kusumi, S. Katakami, R. Ishikawa, K. Kawahara, N. Shibata and M. Okada, “Fast reconstruction of scanning transmission electron microscopy images using Markov random field model,” Ultramicoscopy 253, 113811 (2023).

T. Matsudaira, T. Ogawa, M. Takeuchi, N.Shibata, Y. Ikuhara and S. Kitaoka, “Effect of oxygen potential gradient on mass transfer in polycrystalline alumina film doped with trace elements,” Acta Mater., 252, 118927 (2023).

S. Nandy, T. Hisatomi, M. Nakabayashi, H. Li, X. Wang, N. Shibata, T. Takata and K. Domen, “Oxide layer coating enabling oxysulfide-based photocatalyst sheet to drive Z-scheme water splitting at atmospheric pressure,” Joule 7, 1641-1651 (2023).

T. Higashi, K. Seki, Y. Sasaki, Y. Pihosh, V. Nandal, M. Nakabayashi, N. Shibata and K. Domen, “Mechanistic Insights into Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution of CrOx/Rh Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Water Splitting,” Chemistry - A European Journal, 29, e202204058 (2023).

M. Nakabayashi, K. Nishiguchi, X. Liang, T. Hisatomi, T. Takata, T. Tsuchimochi, N. Shibata, K. Domen, S.L. Ten-no, “Characterization of Planar Defect in Layered Perovskite Photocatalyst Y2Ti2O5S2 by Electron Microscopy and First-Principles Calculations,” J. Phys. Chem. C, 127, 7887-7893 (2023).

S. Toyama, T. Seki, Y. Kanitani, Y. Kudo, S. Tomiya, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata, “Real-space observation of a two-dimensional electron gas at semiconductor heterointerfaces,” Nature Nanotech., 18, 521-528 (2023).

T. Yokoi, A. Hamajima, J. Wei, B. Feng, Y. Oshima, K. Matsunaga, N. Shibata and Y. Ikuhara, “Atomic and electronic structure of grain boundaries in α-Al2O3: A combination of machine learning, first-principles calculation and electron microscopy,” Scr. Mater., 229, 115368 (2023).

S. Ikeda, B. Feng, N. Shibata and Y. Ikuhara, “Ion diffusion across/along symmetric tilt grain boundaries in yttria-stabilized zirconia investigated by molecular dynamics simulations,” Solid State Ion., 392, 116163 (2023).

S. Chen, S. Nandy, J. Vequizo, T. Hisatomi, M. Nakabayashi, Z. Pan, Q. Xiao, Z. Wang, L. Lin, S. Sun, K. Kato, A. Yamakata, N. Shibata, T. Takata, F. Zhang and K. Domen, “Promoted Utilization of Charge Carriers in La5Ti2Cu0.9Ag0.1O7S5-Based Photocatalyst Sheets for Efficient Z-Scheme Overall Water Splitting,” ACS Catal., 13, 3285–3294 (2023).

B. Feng, J. Wei, N. Shibata and Y. Ikuhara, “Atomistic grain boundary migration in Al2O3,” International journal of ceramic engineering & science, 5, e10169 (2023).

R. Ishikawa, N. Shibata, F. Oba, T. Taniguchi and Y. Ikuhara, “Single-atom microscopy in wide-bandgap nitrides,” International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 20, 166-173 (2023).

K. Kawahara, R. Ishikawa, N. Shibata and Y. Ikuhara, “Fluoride Ion Conductivity of Rb Doped KSbF4,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 170, 020528 (2023).

K. Chen, J. Xiao, J. J. M. Vequizo, T. Hisatomi, Y. Ma, M. Nakabayashi, T. Takata, A. Yamakata, N. Shibata and K. Domen, “ J. Am. Chem. Soc., 145, 3839-3843 (2023).

S. Sasano, R. Ishikawa, K. Kawahara, A. Minegishi, N. Shibata and Y. Ikuhara, “Formation of La-rich tysonite nano-precipitates in fluorite Ba0.6La0.4F2.4,” J. Power Sources, 557, 232581 (2023).

H. Li, J. Jhon M Vequizo, T. Hisatomi, M. Nakabayashi, J. Xiao, X. Tao, Z. Pan, W. Li, S. Chen, Z. Wang, N. Shibata, A. Yamakata, T. Takata, K. Domen, “Zr-doped BaTaO 2 N photocatalyst modified with Na–Pt cocatalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution and Z-scheme water splitting,” EES. Catal., (2023).