T. Okuda, S. Ota, K. Kubota, Y. Wakamoto, S. Hashimoto, T. Seki, S. Toyama, N. Shibata, T. Kawahara, K. Makiyama, K. Nakata, K. Ikeda, T. Maeda and A. Kobayashi, “Enhanced transport properties in GaN heterostructures with sputter-epitaxy-grown ScAlN barriers via thermal annealing,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 127, 182103 (2025).

M.-S. Kim, K. Lee, R. Ishikawa, K. Song, N. Ahnaf Shahed, K.-T. Eom, M. S. Rzchowski, E. Y. Tsymbal, N. Shibata, T. Mizoguchi, C.-B. Eom and S.-Y. Choi, “Charge disproportionation at twisted SrTiO3 bilayer interface driven by local atomic registry,” ACS Nano, 19, 46, 39714–39724 (2025).

S. Sasano, R. Ishikawa, K. Kawahara, N. Shibata and Y. Ikuhara, “LaCu5 intermetallic alloy cathode for fluoride-ion batteries,” J. Power Sources, 658, 238294 (2025).

J. Yan, T. Yokoi, Y. Nakano, S. Kondo, B. Feng, N. Shibata, K. Matsunaga and Y. Ikuhara, “Atomic-scale insights into yttrium-induced grain boundary structure modification in Al2O3,” Adv. Sci., e15350 (2025).

M. Hanazawa, M. Sakakibara, R. Ishikawa, N. Shibata, T. Nakamuro and E. Nakamura, “Stochastic Interface Formation in Nanoscale Heterostructures Visualized by Atomic-Resolution Microscopy,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 147, 38, 34731–34741(2025).

T. Futazuka, R. Ishikawa, T. Yokoi, K. Matsunaga, N. Shibata and Y. Ikuhara, “Direct observation of substitutional and interstitial dopant diffusion in oxide grain boundary,” Nature Comm., 16, 9043 (2025).

C. Yang, B. Feng, T. Futazuka, N. Shibata and Y. Ikuhara, “Two-step grain boundary diffusion mechanism of a dopant accompanied by structural transformation,” Nature Comm., 16, 9707 (2025).

K. Oishi, K. Muraoka, S. Toyama, T. Iwata, T. Seki, N. Shibata, K. Iyoki, T. Wakihara, T. Okubo and A. Nakayama, “Drawing boundaries between feasible and unfeasible zeolite intergrowths using high-throughput computational screening with synthesis validation,” Nature Mater., 24, 1978–1984 (2025).

M. Negishi, K. Fujiwara, S.-H. Jang, Y.-F. Zhao, S. Sasano, R. Ishikawa, N. Shibata, D. Shiga, H. Kumigashira, Y. Nakamura, H. Kishida, Y. Motome and A. Tsukazaki, “Mott insulating state of IrO6 honeycomb monolayer structured in ilmenite-type oxide superlattice,” Phys. Rev. Mater. 9, 086202 (2025).

G. Sanchez-Santolino, L. Clark, S. Toyama, T. Seki and N. Shibata, “Phase Imaging Methods in the Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope,” Nano Lett.,  25,10709−10721 (2025).

M. Takamoto, S. Toyama, T. Seki, T. Futazuka, S.D. Findlay, Y. Ikuhara and N. Shibata, “Real-space observation of polarization induced charges at nanoscale ferroelectric interfaces,” Sci. Adv. 11, eadu8021 (2025). 

H. Liu, Q. Zhou, J. Yu, M. Nakabayashi, Y.-T. Lee, N. Shibata, Y. Li, J.-J. Delaunay, “Lattice Oxygen Refilling for Stable Acidic Water Oxidation,” ACS Catal., 15, 8511-8521 (2025).

J.M. Bekkevold, J.J.P. Peters, R. Ishikawa, N. Shibata and L. Jones, “Auto-thresholding for Unbiased Electron Counting,” Microsc. 74, 404-410 (2025).

T. Futazuka, M. Arai, T. Seki, R. Matsubara, N. Morishige, Y. Ikuhara and N. Shibata, “Atomic-scale observation of Σ5 {310} and Σ9 {411} grain boundaries in silicon steel,” J. Mater. Sci., 60, 20776–20785, (2025).

K. Ooe, T. Seki, M. Nogami, Y. Ikuhara and N. Shibata, “Dose-efficient phase-contrast imaging of thick weak phase objects via OBF STEM using a pixelated detector,” Microsc. 74, 98-106 (2025).

 M. Sou, S. Kondo, T. Sato, E. Tochigi, N. Shibata and Y. Ikuhara, “Atomic-scale observations of dislocation junction formation and decomposition processes in gold,” Scrip. Mater., 258, 116505 (2025).

 S. Kondo, N. Shibata and Y. Ikuhara, “Direct observations of jog formations and drag by screw-screw dislocation interaction,” Scrip. Mater., 258, 116513 (2025).

 S. Toyama, T. Seki, Y. Kohno, Y. Murakami, Y. Ikuhara, N. Shibata, “Nanoscale electromagnetic field imaging by advanced differential phase contrast scanning transmission electron microscopy,” Nature Rev. Electr. Eng. 2, 27–41 (2025).

 Y. O. Murakami, T. Seki, Y. Ikuhara and N. Shibata, “Quantitative evaluation of local magnetic property using magnetic domain wall width measurement with tilt-scan averaged DPC STEM,” Ultramicrosc. 272, 114132 (2025).

 S. Hashimoto, S. Kondo, T. Seki, Y. Ikuhara and N. Shibata, “Relaxation mechanism of interfacial lattice misfit between PZT and SRO in a thin-film actuator,” J. Ceram. Soc. Jpn., 133, 105-111 (2025).

 S. Sasano, R. Ishikawa, K. Kawahara, N. Shibata and Y. Ikuhara, “Highly Reversible Conversion-Type CoSn2 Cathode for Fluoride-Ion Batteries,” Small, 21, 2408023 (2025).

J Wei, Z Xu, W Shen, B Feng, R Ishikawa, N Shibata, Y Ikuhara, X Bai, “Real-space tilting method for atomic resolution STEM imaging of nanocrystalline materials,” Small Methods, 9, 2401023 (2025).