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2025

A paper about SMSI utilization for selective hydrogenation of 4-chloronitrobenzene

17. Enhancing chemoselectivity via strong metal-support interaction: selective hydrogenation of 4-chloronitrobenzene over Pd/TiO2 catalysts,
H. Akiyama, K. Saegusa, H. Sampei, T. Higo, K. Maeda, T. Watanabe, S. Kado, H. Nakai, Y. Sekine*, Applied Catalysis A: General, 708, 120540, 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120540 (open access)



A paper about dry reforming of methane in an electric field under high pressure

16. Electrically Assisted Low-Temperature Dry Reforming of Methane Suppressing Carbon Deposition under High-Pressure Conditions,
C. Sampson#, T. Masuda#, T. Horiguchi, S. Ichiguchi, H. Sampei, S. Itagaki, G. Inoue, Y. Sekine*, ACS Catalysis, 15, 15, 12885–12896, 2025. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5c03126 (open access)



A paper about development of quantum Fourier transform for arbitrary dimension, size and periodicity

15. Multidimensional Quantum Fourier Transform for Nanosheet Matertial Evaluation by Electron Microscopy: A Case of 2D Pattern Processing,
H. Sampei, T. Mizuguchi, K. Saegusa, M. Nakamura, K. Kimura, Y. Sekine*, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 27, 8656–8660, 2025. DOI: 10.1039/D4CP04399E (inside front cover, open access)



A paper about chemical looping oxidative ethane dehydrogenation using pseudobinary alloy with In2O3

14. Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane Combined with CO2 Splitting via Chemical Looping on In2O3 Modified with Ni-Cu Alloy,
K. Watanabe, T. Higo, K. Saegusa, S. Matsumoto, H. Sampei, Y. Isono, A. Shimojuku, H. Furusawa, Y. Sekine*, ACS Catalysis, 15, 7, 5876–5885, 2025. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c07737 (open access)



A review about material design for chemical looping RWGS and DRM

13. CO2 conversion to CO by reverse water gas shift and dry reforming using chemical looping,
K. Kang#, H. Sampei#, Y. Sekine*, RSC Sustainability, 3, 1598–1628, 2025. DOI: 10.1039/D4SU00395K (cover picture, open access)



2024

A paper about an ammonia decomposition via the DC electric field

12. Hydrogen production by NH3 decomposition at low temperatures assisted by surface protonics,
Y. Ofuchi#, K. Mitarai#, S. Doi#, K. Saegusa, M. Hayashi, H. Sampei, T. Higo, J. G. Seo, Y. Sekine*, Chemical Science, 15, 15125–15133, 2024. DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04790G (cover picture, open access)



A paper about a dissociation analysis of acetic acid

11. Efficient search for acetic acid synthesis pathway based on the bond disconnection process on Rh surface and Rh/metal oxide interface,
K. Chishima, T. Masuda, H. Sampei, K. Saegusa, S. Hattori, Y. Sekine*, AIP Advances, 14, 065305, 2024. DOI: 10.1063/5.0203231 (open access)



A paper about governing factors of the first protonation of Keggin POM

10. Factors Governing Protonation of Keggin-type Polyoxometalates: Influence of Core Structure in Clusters,
H. Sampei, H. Akiyama, K. Saegusa, M. Yamaguchi, S. Ogo, H. Nakai, T. Ueda*, and Y. Sekine*, Dalton Transactions, 53, 8576–8583, 2024. DOI: 10.1039/D4DT00799A (back cover, open access)



A paper about a switchable ammonia synthesis via the DC electric field by a FeP catalyst

9. Air-stable iron phosphide catalyst for electric field-assisted low-temperature ammonia synthesis,
R. Maeda, H. Sampei, T. Tsuda, H. Akiyama, Y. Mizutani, T. Higo, H. Tsuneki, T. Mitsudome*, Y. Sekine*, Sustainable Energy Fuels, 8 (9), 2087–2093, 2024. DOI: 10.1039/D4SE00109E (open access)



A paper about a degree of freedom for catalyst design in the DC electric field

8. Effect of CeO2 support structure on the catalytic performance of ammonia synthesis in an electric field at low temperatures,
R. Maeda, H. Sampei, R. Nakayama, T. Higo, Y. Koshizuka, Y. Bando, T. Komanoya, Y. Nakahara, Y. Sekine*, RSC Advances, 14, 9869–9877, 2024. DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01457J (open access)



2023

A paper about a material for the RWGS-CL with a high equilibrium oxidation condition

7. Equilibrium unconstrained low-temperature CO2 conversion on doped gallium oxides by chemical looping,
K. Kang, S. Kakihara, T. Higo, H. Sampei, K. Saegusa, Y. Sekine*, Chemical Communications, 59, 11061–11064, 2023. DOI: 10.1039/d3cc02399k (front cover, open access)



A paper about new method for exploring adsorbents arrangements using annealing technology

6. Quantum Annealing Boosts Prediction of Multimolecular Adsorption on Solid Surfaces Avoiding Combinatorial Explosion,
H. Sampei#, K. Saegusa#, K. Chishima, T. Higo, S. Tanaka, Y. Yayama, M. Nakamura, K. Kimura, and Y. Sekine*, JACS Au, 3, 4, 991–996, 2023. DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00018 (back cover, open access)



2022

A paper about governing factors of CO2 adsorption on doped CeO2 using an electric field

5. Theoretical investigation of selective CO2 capture and desorption controlled by the electric field, K. Saegusa, K. Chishima, H. Sampei, K. Ito, K. Murakami, J. G. Seo, and Y. Sekine*, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 24, 28141–28149, 2022. DOI: 10.1039/D2CP04108A (back cover, open access)



A paper about a Ni species formed by a pretreatment on the steam reforming in the DC electric field

4. Evaluating the effects of OH-groups on the Ni surface on low-temperature steam reforming in an electric field,
K. Nagakawa, H. Sampei, A. Takahashi, J. Sasaki, T. Higo, N. Mori, H. Sato, and Y. Sekine*, RSC Advances, 12, 25565–25569, 2022. DOI: 10.1039/D2RA04974K (open access)



A paper about the CO2 roles in the dry reforming of methane in the DC electric field

3. Elucidation of the reaction mechanism on dry reforming of methane in an electric field by in situ DRIFTs,
N. Nakano, M. Torimoto, H. Sampei, R. Yamashita, R. Yamano, K. Saegusa, A. Motomura, K. Nagakawa, H. Tsuneki, S. Ogo, and Y. Sekine*, RSC Advances, 12, 9036–9043, 2022. DOI: 10.1039/D2RA00402J (open access)



2021

A paper about the governing factors in SAC properties on CeO2 using doping strategy

2. Manipulation of CO adsorption over Me1/CeO2 by heterocation doping: Key roles of single-atom adsorption energy,
K. Murakami, Y. Mizutani, H. Sampei, A. Ishikawa, and Y. Sekine*, The Journal of Chemical Physics, 154, 164705, 2021. DOI: 10.1063/5.0049582



A paper about the governing factors in hydrogen adsorption on CeO2 using doping strategy

1. Theoretical prediction by DFT and experimental observation of heterocation-doping effects on hydrogen adsorption and migration over the CeO2(111) surface,
K. Murakami, Y. Mizutani, H. Sampei, A. Ishikawa, Y. Tanaka, S. Hayashi, S. Doi, T. Higo, H. Tsuneki, H. Nakai, and Y. Sekine*, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 23, 4509–4516, 2021. DOI: 10.1039/D0CP05752E (back cover, open access)