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Electron Microscopy Analysis of Energy Materials Lab (Junko Matsuda)
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The lab uses electron microscopy to study fuel cell materials at the atomic level.
AboutAbout the lab
Materials research for fuel cells that generate electricity and heat without combustion.
Professor Junko Matsuda is a faculty member of the Hydrogen Utilization Process Lab and is involved in research that examines fuel cell materials with electron microscopes.
The Hydrogen Utilization Process Lab aims to realize a hydrogen energy society centered on fuel cells, which convert energy to generate electricity and heat without combustion.
Observation with atomic-resolution high-resolution electron microscopy has become an essential technique in research on a wide variety of fuel cell materials.
This site belongs to the lab headed by Distinguished Professor Kazunari Sasaki.
Key terms
- PEFC
- Polymer electrolyte fuel cell. A type of fuel cell that generates electricity and heat without combustion.
- SOFC
- Solid oxide fuel cell. A next-generation fuel cell that can flexibly use a wide range of fuels.
- High-resolution electron microscope
- An electron microscope that can observe materials in fine enough detail to see individual atoms. It is an essential technique in fuel cell materials research.
ResearchResearch themes
The Hydrogen Utilization Process Lab's website introduces the lab as researching materials and processes for fuel cells and hydrogen systems, with the aim of realizing an environmentally friendly hydrogen energy society centered on fuel cells. The lab tackles challenges such as developing new materials, clarifying how they work, and improving durability for the practical use of hydrogen technologies. This is done as a continuous line of research, from making materials to fabricating and evaluating cells and observing their fine structure.
*Illustrative imageElectrodes for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
The lab develops high-performance, long-lasting electrocatalysts for PEFCs, and also works on establishing guidelines for material design starting from the supports that hold the catalyst. Its results include the development of electrocatalysts using oxide supports, which fundamentally solve the problem of carbon corrosion.
*Illustrative imageMaterials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Aiming for the practical use of next-generation SOFCs that can flexibly use diverse fuels, the lab develops high-performance, highly durable cells while clarifying the reaction processes and thermodynamic stability of the cells. In an international collaboration with MIT, the lab is working toward reversible cells capable of both power generation and steam electrolysis.
*Illustrative imageDesigning Fuel Cells at the Atomic Level
The lab's work ranges from defect chemistry and solid-state electrochemistry at the atomic, electron, and molecular levels to thermodynamics, mass transport, electrode processes, and the development of evaluation methods and microscopy methods. In particular, atomic-resolution high-resolution electron microscopy is an essential technique for research on a wide range of fuel cell materials.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Hydrogen Utilization Process Lab consist of faculty, academic researchers, technical staff, technical specialists, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorJunko Matsuda
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Jeol Transmission and scanning EM” Dr Graham Beards / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Electrodes for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells: “ELECTROCONDUCTIVE CARBON BLACK - Structure” Ninja518 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: “Perovskite - Perovskite Hill, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co, Arkansas, USA” Kelly Nash / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Designing Fuel Cells at the Atomic Level: “Rutherford-atom-for-carbon lg” Ernest Rutherford / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Energy Materials Analysis by Electron Microscopy Lab): “Scanning electron microscope - UFCH JH (2020) 05” Tadeáš Bednarz / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (〈Polymer Electrolyte Materials Lab〉): “Solid-polymeric-foam” Giovanna Canu, Eva Santini / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Polymer Electrolyte Materials Lab (Masamichi Nishihara)): “PEM Fuel Cell (Arabic)” Ciphers / Public domain (cropped)
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