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Sato (Y.) Lab
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A lab that creates clean energy materials from light elements such as carbon.
AboutAbout the lab
From nanomaterials to high-performance materials.
Sato (Y.) Lab studies functional materials made from light non-metallic elements, including carbon.
To give large-scale materials the properties of nanomaterials, the lab develops materials based on the design of surfaces and interfaces.
The lab also works on fuel cell catalysts and energy harvesting materials, aiming to create the lightweight, high-performance materials needed for next-generation clean energy.
The lab supports students so that they can develop curiosity about their research topics early on and build problem-solving skills.
Key terms
- Light elements
- Elements with light atoms, such as boron, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, sulfur, and phosphorus. Introducing them into carbon materials changes the materials' properties.
- Oxygen reduction reaction
- The reaction in which oxygen accepts electrons at the air electrode of a fuel cell. It determines the performance of polymer electrolyte fuel cells.
- Energy harvesting
- A technology that collects small amounts of energy from our surroundings, such as light, heat, vibration, and electromagnetic waves, and converts it into electricity.
NewsLab news
A master's student received the Young Researcher Poster Presentation Award from the Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan
A master's student received an Excellence Award at the Environmental Science Symposium
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to create aggregates, composites, and organic/inorganic hybrid materials with higher-order functionality that make the most of the functions of nanomaterials. Based on the design of surfaces and interfaces, it designs, synthesizes, and evaluates these materials, taking on the creation of lightweight, high-performance materials from light non-metallic elements for next-generation clean energy.
*Illustrative imageIntroducing light elements into carbon materials
The carbon layer planes of carbon materials are chemically stable, but introducing light elements or vacancy defects greatly changes their properties. By controlling halogenation and dehalogenation, the lab aims to control the surface and properties of the materials.
*Illustrative imageCarbon nanomaterial catalysts for fuel cells
The performance of polymer electrolyte fuel cells depends on the oxygen reduction reaction at the air electrode (cathode), where platinum-supported catalysts are currently used. The lab synthesizes catalysts that use boron, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and phosphorus in carbon materials and carbides, and studies the mechanism of their catalytic activity.
*Illustrative imageCreating materials for energy harvesting
Energy harvesting is a technology that collects small amounts of energy in everyday environments, such as light, heat, vibration, and electromagnetic waves, and converts it into electricity for use. The lab works on creating functional energy harvesting materials that use light, mechanical load, heat, and biomass.
MembersFaculty
The members of Sato (Y.) Lab consist of faculty members and master's and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorYoshinori Sato
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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: “Carbon Nanotube Measurements ( )” National Institute of Standards and Technology / Public domain (cropped)
- Introducing light elements into carbon materials: “Four Allotropes of Carbon” School Science Shed / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Carbon nanomaterial catalysts for fuel cells: “Toyota Mirai fuel cell stack and hydrogen tank SAO” Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz) / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Creating materials for energy harvesting: “Small solar cell” Santeri Viinamäki / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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