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Interface and Reaction Dynamics Lab
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The lab uses plasma generated in water to create materials for batteries and fuel cells.
AboutAbout the lab
Making materials with plasma in water
The Saito Lab studies how to create new materials using solution plasma, a plasma generated in water.
With this method, substances can be synthesized at atmospheric pressure and low temperature, without oxidizing or reducing agents.
The lab develops catalysts and electrode materials for secondary batteries and fuel cells.
Focusing on the unique properties of water, it works on environmentally friendly material processes and the creation of new materials.
Key terms
- Solution plasma
- Plasma generated in an aqueous solution. It creates a highly reactive state and can speed up chemical reactions
- Catalyst
- A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction or makes it easier to occur without being changed itself
- Two-dimensional material
- A paper-thin, sheet-like material only one to a few atomic layers thick
ResearchResearch themes
Using materials synthesis and surface modification techniques based on solution plasma, the lab develops cluster catalysts and electrode materials for secondary batteries and fuel cells. It also focuses on the unique physicochemical properties of water, and works on environmentally friendly material processes, higher-performance materials, and the creation of new materials.
*Illustrative imageFuel cell catalysts
The lab designs catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction, in which oxygen reacts in a fuel cell. It works on core–shell catalysts that combine platinum with another metal, catalysts with platinum nanoparticles placed inside and outside single-walled carbon nanotubes, and platinum-free catalysts to reduce cost.
*Illustrative imageTwo-dimensional materials and topological nanostructures
This research uses two-dimensional materials such as MoS₂ and topological materials as catalysts for reactions that produce hydrogen and oxygen, and in electronic devices. The lab also works on graphite-based materials for lithium-ion batteries and catalysts based on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs).
*Illustrative imageProducing green hydrogen by water splitting
The lab develops core–shell and binary catalysts for water splitting to produce green hydrogen. It also works on photocatalysts for decomposition and photochemical conversion.
*Illustrative imageConverting biomass-derived molecules
This research develops catalysts that produce the compounds 5-HMF and FDCA from fructose, a type of sugar. Using MOFs and catalysts in which platinum is incorporated into MOFs, the lab aims to drive only the targeted oxidation reaction.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Saito Lab consist of faculty, researchers, technical staff, technical assistants, and students.
- ProfessorNagahiro Saito
- Associate ProfessorYasuyuki Sawada
- Assistant ProfessorShangyou Cai
- Project Assistant ProfessorNatthira Pakkan
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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: “Plasma creation” AngeloBi / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Fuel cell catalysts: “Toyota Mirai fuel cell stack and hydrogen tank SAO” Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz) / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Two-dimensional materials and topological nanostructures: “Sample of MoS2” Leiem / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Producing green hydrogen by water splitting: “Front cells” CambridgeBayWeather / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Converting biomass-derived molecules: “Cellulose polymer” Vicente Neto / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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