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- Address
- 305-0044 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba Ibaraki JAPAN [Access]
Accepting Students
- Associate professor, Subprogram in Materials Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba (NIMS Joint Graduate School)
- Associate professor, Subprogram in Materials Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba (NIMS Joint Graduate School)
- NIMS Internship Program International Cooperative Graduate Program NIMS Joint Research Hub Program
Research
- Keywords
Materials Chemistry, Solid State Physics, Electrode Process of Condensed Matters
PublicationsNIMS affiliated publications since 2004.
Research papers
- Ken Sakaushi, Watcharaporn Hoisang, Ryo Tamura. Human–Machine Collaboration for Accelerated Discovery of Promising Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts with On-Demand Elements. ACS Central Science. 9 [12] (2023) 2216-2224 10.1021/acscentsci.3c01009 Open Access
- Tomoaki Kumeda, Laura Laverdure, Karoliina Honkala, Marko M. Melander, Ken Sakaushi. Cations Determine the Mechanism and Selectivity of Alkaline Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Pt(111)**. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62 [51] (2023) e202312841 10.1002/anie.202312841 Open Access
- Ken Sakaushi, Andrey Lyalin, Tetsuya Taketsugu, Kohei Uosaki. Quantum-to-Classical Transition of Proton Transfer in Potential-Induced Dioxygen Reduction. Physical Review Letters. 121 [23] (2018) 236001 10.1103/physrevlett.121.236001
Books
- SAKAUSHI, Ken. Two-Dimensional Organic and Hybrid Porous Frameworks as Novel Electronic Material Systems: Electronic Properties and Advanced En. Functional Organic and Hybrid Nanostructured Materials. Fabrication, Properties and Applications. , 2018, 419-444.
- SAKAUSHI, Ken. Engineering 2D Materials. Materials Nanoarchitectonics. , 2018, 155-164.
Presentations
- SAKAUSHI, Ken. Accelerated Discovery of High-Performance Multi-Element Electrocatalysts by Reinforcing the Human’s Experimental Capability with Artificial Intelligence. 第34回日本MRS年次大会. 2024 Invited
- SAKAUSHI, Ken. Advanced Two-Dimensional Conjugated Frameworks for Electrochemical Applications. The 12th Singapore International Chemistry Conference (SICC-12). 2024 Invited
- SAKAUSHI, Ken. Inspiring human intuition by expanding the limit of human’s experimental capability with artificial intelligence for accelerated discovery of advanced electrochemical materials. VISTEC-Max Planck-NIMS Symposium of Colloid and Interface Science 2024. 2024 Invited
Misc
- Antonios M. Alvertis, William Barford, Susannah Bourne Worster, Irene Burghardt, Animesh Datta, Arend Dijkstra, Thomas Fay, Soumya Ghosh, Tobias Grünbaum, Scott Habershon, P. J. Hore, David Hutchinson, Srinivasan Iyengar, Alex R. Jones, Garth Jones, Ksenia Komarova, Joseph Lawrence, Jérémie Léonard, Yair Litman, Jonathan Mannouch, David Manolopoulos, Craig Martens, Manel Mondelo-Martell, David Picconi, Dave Plant, Ken Sakaushi, Maximilian A. C. Saller, Addison Schile, Gregory D. Scholes, Javier Segarra-Martí, Francesco Segatta, Alessandro Troisi, Graham Worth. Quantum coherence in complex environments: general discussion. FARADAY DISCUSSIONS. (2020) 168-201 10.1039/c9fd90076d
- Stuart C. Althorpe, Antonios M. Alvertis, William Barford, Raz L. Benson, Irene Burghardt, Samuele Giannini, Scott Habershon, Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, Sam Hay, Srinivasan Iyengar, Aaron Kelly, Ksenia Komarova, Joseph Lawrence, Yair Litman, Craig Martens, Reinhard J. Maurer, Dave Plant, Mariana Rossi, Ken Sakaushi, Addison Schile, Simone Sturniolo, David P. Tew, George Trenins, Graham Worth. Zero-point energy and tunnelling: general discussion. Faraday Discussions. 221 (2020) 478-500 10.1039/c9fd90075f
- 坂牛 健. 蓄電システムを最適化する充電池. 現代化学. (2018) 14
Published patent applications
- 酸素発生用電極触媒、アノード電極、および酸素発生用装置 (2025)
- 酸素発生用電極触媒の探索方法および酸素発生用電極触媒 (2025)
- 酸素発生用電極触媒、アノード電極、および酸素発生用装置 (2025)
Society memberships
日本化学会, 電気化学会, International Society of Electrochemistry
Awards
- Visiting By-Fellowship (Churchill College, University of Cambridge) (2024)
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces Early Career Forum (The American Chemical Society) (2022)
- The Commendation by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Young Scientist Award (MEXT) (2022)
- The CSJ Award for Young Chemist: 進歩賞 (2021)
- Nanoscale Emerging Investigator (Royal Society of Chemistry) (2021)
- PCCP Emerging Investigator (Royal Society of Chemistry) (2020)
- PCCP Prize (The Chemical Society of Japan / Royal Society of Chemistry) (2019)
- Chemical Society of Japan Presentation Award 2016 (2016)
- ISE Travel Award for Young Electrochemists (2016)
- Festkörperchemie2013 (2014)
- Max Planck Society Stipend (2013)
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Research Grant (2010)
Funds
- JST ASPIRE (2024)
- JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (2023)
- JST GteX Hydorgen Area Development of Innovative Water Electrolysis Systems for Green Hydrogen Production (member) (2023)
- JST MIRAI (Co-Investigator) (2021)
- JSPS KAKENHI Challenging Research (Exploratory) (2021)
- MEXT Data Creation and Utilization Type Material Research and Development Project (member) (2021)
- JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists (2019)
- JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Specially Promoted Research (Co-Investigator) (2019)
- TIA (2019)
- The Japan Prize Foundation Research Grant 2018 (2018)
- JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) (2017)
- JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity start-up (2015)
Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials (GREEN)
Title
データ駆動型電気化学材料設計
Keywords
物理電気化学，電極触媒材料，Power-to-X，Human-Machine Collaboration，電極過程科学
Overview
● 背景：カーボンニュートラルを達成するための材料開発
● 社会ニーズ：大規模グリーン水素製造を達成するための電極材料
● 特徴：汎用元素・高活性・高耐久性で幅広い反応条件に対応した電極材料
● ポイント：実験・データ科学・理論が連携した新規材料の高速・高効率な探索と発見
● 従来技術における課題：目的特性を持つ材料の探索および最適化にかかる時間
● 成果：汎用元素の組合せによる目的特性の創出
Novelty and originality
● 独自性：データ駆動型手法（AI）を活用した高速・高効率な電極触媒材料探索
● 従来技術との比較：目的特性を持つ汎用元素型材料を高速・高効率で発見可能
● 従来技術との性能比較：数千個規模の候補材料の数％を検討すれば最適化された材料が得られる
Details
精密電気化学測定・理論計算・データ科学の連携による、高速・高効率な材料探索と発見。
Summary
● 成果：AIと人の連携による高速・高効率材料探索のための方法論構築
● 実用化の可能性：次世代水電解装置向けの汎用元素型電極触媒の創製
● 今後達成したいこと：材料探索と反応機構解析が統合されたAIアルゴリズムの開発
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