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Katayama Lab
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A lab that researches energy technologies such as hydrogen and batteries.

AboutAbout the lab
Exploring energy through hydrogen and batteries.
The Katayama Lab researches technologies related to energy, including hydrogen and fuel cells.
Research topics include hydrogen storage using hydrogen-absorbing alloys and energy management using deep reinforcement learning.
Other topics include diagnosing energy devices using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and fabricating catalyst layers for polymer electrolyte fuel cells using electrospray deposition.
Key terms
- Hydrogen-absorbing alloy
- An alloy that takes in and stores hydrogen and can release it when needed
- Deep reinforcement learning
- A machine learning method that uses deep learning to learn how to choose actions through trial and error
- Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
- A method that applies an AC signal to a battery or similar device and examines its internal state from the response
NewsLab news
Students received awards including the YPC Excellent Presentation Award at the IEEJ Power & Energy Society Conference
Students received the Outstanding Student Presentation Award at the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Electrochemical Society of Japan
ResearchResearch themes
The lab's research topics are hydrogen storage, energy management, diagnosis of energy devices, and fabrication of fuel cell catalyst layers. Its research record also includes state diagnosis of energy devices using machine learning and development of a fuel cell system that uses sodium borohydride as the hydrogen source.
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- Associate ProfessorNoboru Katayama
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