2025

K. Beppu*, F. Amano, S. Yamazoe, T. Wada*, "Einstein Frequency of Individual Chalcogen Bonds in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 and Cu(In,Ga)S2: Indicator of Diffusion Property of Cu, In, and Ga Atoms", Next Materials, in press, 2025

2024

S. Suzuki, T. Okazaki, F. Amano*, "Continuous-Flow Electron Spin Resonance Measurements of Hydroxyl Radicals Produced during Photocatalytic Water Oxidation", The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, in press, 2024, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c06383

 

50 free e-prints during the first 12 months of publication (before November 8, 2025)

https://pubs.acs.org/articlesonrequest/AOR-KXPMWGDNNUUBZEBFFNPD

K. Nomoto, T. Okazaki, K. Beppu, T. Shishido, F. Amano*, "Highly Selective Formate Formation via Bicarbonate Conversions", EES Catalysis, 2(6), pp 1277–1284, 2024, DOI: 10.1039/D4EY00122B

Open access

T. Okazaki, K. Shibata, C. Tateishi, K. Enomoto, K. Beppu, F. Amano*, "pH Effects on Electrocatalytic H_{2}O_{2} Production and Flooding in Gas-Diffusion Electrodes for Oxygen Reduction Reaction", ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 12(26), pp 9856–9863, 2024, DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c02325

 

50 free e-prints during the first 12 months of publication (before June 19, 2025)

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F. Amano*, K. Beppu, Y. Sakata, "Methane Activation through Single-Electron Transfer from Water Molecules to the Surface States of Semiconductor Photocatalysts", ACS Catalysis, 14(10), pp 7788–7794, 2024, DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c00984

 

50 free e-prints during the first 12 months of publication (before May 4, 2025)

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F. Amano*, S. Suzuki, K. Tsushiro, J. Ito, T. Naito, H. Kubota, "Photoelectrochemical Conversion of Methane to Ethane and Hydrogen under Visible Light Using Functionalized Tungsten Trioxide Photoanodes with Proton Exchange Membrane", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 16(19), pp 24631–24640, 2024, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c02713

 

50 free e-prints during the first 12 months of publication (before May 2, 2025)

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F. Amano*, K. Tsushiro, C. Akamoto, "Gas-fed Photoelectrochemical Reactions Sustained by Phosphotungstic Acid as an Inorganic Surface Electrolyte", Energy Advances, 3(3), pp 558–563, 2024, DOI: 10.1039/D3YA00568B

Open access

F. Amano*, S. Nakayama, S. Suzuki, A. Yamakata, K. Beppu, "Trapping of Intermediates of Photocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Overall Water Splitting", ACS Applied Energy Materials, 7(4), pp 1398–1402, 2024, DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.3c03172

 

50 free e-prints during the first 12 months of publication (before February 15, 2025)

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S.P. Singh, K. Beppu, F. Amano*, "Pd_{3}Bi Intermetallic Particles Prepared by Photodeposition Method for Photocatalytic Ethane Production from Methane", Chemical Communications, 60, pp 2673–2676, 2024, DOI: 10.1039/D3CC06121C

F. Amano*, R.M. Surya, S.P. Singh, "Porous Transport Photoelectrodes Fabricated on Felt Substrates and Applications to Polymer Electrolyte Photoelectrochemistry", ChemElectroChem (Review), e202300646, 2024, DOI: 10.1002/celc.202300646

Open access

Proton exchange membrane photoelectrochemical cell for water splitting under vapor feeding, F. Amano*, K. Tsushiro,
Energy Materials 4, Article 400006, 2024, Mini Review, Special Issue in Interface Engineering in (Photo)electrochemical Systems, DOI: 10.20517/energymater.2023.77

Open access

2023

Amorphous versus nanocrystalline RuO_{2} electrocatalysts: Activity and stability for oxygen evolution reaction in sulfuric acid,
K. Beppu, K. Obigane, F. Amano*, Catalysis Science & Technology, 2023, 13, 6653-6661, https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CY01144E

Anion Exchange Membrane Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Using Porous Hematite Photoanodes, D.O.B. Apriandanu, R.M. Surya, K. Beppu, F. Amano*, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2023, 6, 21, 10736–10741, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c02104

Facilitating methane conversion and hydrogen evolution on platinized gallium oxide photocatalyst through liquid-like water nanofilm formation, F. Amano*, A. Ishikawa, H. Sato, C. Akamoto, S.P. Singh, S. Yamazoe, T. Sugimoto, Catalysis Today, 426(15), Article 114375, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2023.114375

Photoelectrochemical C–H Activation of Methane to Methyl Radical at Room Temperature, F. Amano*, A. Shintani, T. Sakakura, Y. Takatsuji, T. Haruyama, Catalysis Science & Technology, 13(16), pp 4640–4645, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CY00632H

Ti-doped Fe_{2}O_{3} Photoanodes on Three-Dimensional Titanium Microfiber Felt Substrate for Photoelectrochemical Oxygen Evolution Reaction, D.O.B. Apriandanu, S. Nakayama, K. Shibata, F. Amano*, Electrochimica Acta, 456, Article 142434, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2023.142434

2022

Highly Active Rutile TiO_{2} for Photocatalysis under Violet Light Irradiation at 405 nm, F. Amano*, A. Yamamoto, J. Kumagai, Catalysts, 12(10), 1079, 2022, https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12101079

Clarification of Photoelectrochemical Oxygen Evolution Sites in TiO_{2} Nanotube Array Electrodes by PbO_{2} Deposition Method, F. Amano*, S. Nomura, C. Tateishi, S. Nakayama, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 170, Article 026501, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/acb4be

Effects of Hydroxy Groups in Anthraquinone Dyes on Photocatalytic Activity of Visible-light-sensitized Pt-TiO_{2} for Hydrogen Evolution, F. Amano*, Y. Akaki, A. Yamakata, Catalysis Surveys from Asia, 27, pp 75–83,  2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10563-022-09370-y

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of WO_{3} photoanodes on different conductive substrates: the interfacial charge transport between semiconductor particles and Ti surface, F. Amano*, S. Koga, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 921, Article 116685, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116685

Effect of two-step annealing on photoelectrochemical properties of hydrothermally prepared Ti-doped Fe_{2}O_{3} films, D.O.B. Apriandanu, S. Nomura, S. Nakayama, C. Tateishi, F. Amano*, Catalysis Today, 411-412, Article 113826, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2022.06.041

Improvement of water splitting activity of silver-excess AgTaO_{3} photocatalysts via nitric acid washing treatment, F. Amano*, S. Nakayama,
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10(4), Article 108089, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.108089

Hydroxyl Radical Formation on Metal-Loaded Ga_{2}O_{3} Photocatalysts for Dehydrogenative Coupling of Methane to Ethane with Water, F. Amano*, M. Ishimaru, Energy Fuels, 36, 10, 5393-5402, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c00401

Structure-Stability Relationship of Amorphous IrO_{2}-Ta_{2}O_{5} Electrocatalysts on a Ti Felt for Oxygen Evolution in Sulfuric Acid, F. Amano*, Y. Furusho, S. Yamazoe, M. Yamamoto, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 126(4), pp 1817-1827, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c09775.

Direct Electrochemical Visualization of the Orthogonal Charge Separation in Anatase Nanotube Photoanodes for Water Splitting, M. V. Makarova*, F. Amano*, S. Nomura, C. Tateishi, T. Fukuma, Y. Takahashi*, Y. E. Korchev*, ACS Catalysis, 12(2), pp 1201-1208, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.1c04910.