Publications and Citations on Google Scholar
Peer Reviewed Papers (*: Corresponding author)
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63. “Nanointerface Coupling Activates Earth-Abundant Elements for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Electrode Process”
M. Wang, W. Peng, A. Lyalin, N. Suwannaharn, T. Tsuji, D. Matsumura, T. Morooka, T. Kumeda, T. Taketsugu, T. Ohkubo, T. Masuda, T. Sasaki, K. Sakaushi*
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcc.5c06544.
62. “Bridging classical concepts and modern advances in electrode processes: a tutorial review”
M. Wang, K. Sakaushi
61. “Hydrophilicity as a Key Factor in Enhancing Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Rhombohedral Boron Monosulfide/Ni-Foam Electrodes with Carbon Material”
K. Oiwa, R. Tsuji, R. Ueno, J. Li, L. Li, M. Kawase, K. Nakayama, N. Noguchi, S. Roy, O. Oki, R. Sakakibara, K. Sakaushi, M. Miyakawa, T. Taniguchi, T. Kondo*
60. “Periodic table-based compositional descriptors for accelerating electrochemical material discovery: Li-ion conductors and oxygen evolution electrocatalysts”
Y.-J. Wu, Y. Xu, L. Fang, W. Peng, K. Sakaushi, M. Zhang, M. Arai, Y. Koyama
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials: Methods, 5, 2513218 (2025).
59. “Pitfalls in Artificial Intelligence Powered Discovery due to Electrocatalyst Evaluation Methodologies”
A. Castro Garcia, K. Sakaushi*
58. “Enabling Reliable Data-Driven Tafel Analysis”
K. Muraoka,* K. Sakaushi, A. Nakayama*
Submitted
ChemRxiv DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-m0tvc
57. “Deciphering pH Mismatching at the Electrified Electrode–Electrolyte Interface towards Understanding Intrinsic Water Molecule Oxidation Kinetics”
M. Wang, K. Sakaushi*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 64,e202419823 (2025) (Selected as a HOT Paper).
56. “Discovering structure–property correlations: general discussion”
A. S. Anker, A. Aspuru-Guzik, C. B. Mahmoud, S. Bennett, K. R. Briling, A. Changiarath, S. Chong, C. M. Collins, A. I. Cooper, D. Crusius, K. K. Darmawan, B. Das, N. David, G. M. Day, V. L. Deringer, F. Duarte, A. Eardley-Brunt, M. L. Evans, R. Evans, I. Fairlamb, B. A. Franklin, J. Frey, A. M. Ganose, M. Goulding, R. Hafizi, M. Hakkennes, N. Hickey, G. James, K. E. Jelfs, A. V. Kalikadien, V. Kapil, Z. Koczor-Benda, F. Krammer, H. J. Kulik, V. Kumar, C. Kuttner, E. Lam, Y. Lou, E. Mante, J. Martin, A. M. Mroz, T. Nematiaram, C. WP Pare, S. Patra, J. Proudfoot, B. Ruscic, M. R. Ryder, K. Sakaushi, J. Saßmannshausen, B. M. Savoie, N. Schneider, P. Schwaller, B. B. Skjelstad, W. Sun, F. T Szczypiński, S. Torrisi, K. Ueltzen, S. Vishnoi, A. Walsh, X. Wang, C. Wilson, R. Wu, J. Zeitler
55. “Discovering trends in big data: general discussion”
R. V. Albornoz, D. Antypov, G. Blanke, I. Borges, A. M. Bran, J. Cheung, C. M. Collins, N. David, G. M. Day, V. L. Deringer, C. Draxl, A. Eardley-Brunt, M. L. Evans, I. Fairlamb, K. Fieseler, B. A. Franklin, J. George, J. Grundy, J. Johal, A. V Kalikadien, V. Kapil, L. Kotopanov, V. Kumar, C. Kuttner, M. Lederbauer, A. C. Ojeda-Porras, J. Pang, M. Parkes, M. Pemberton, B. Ruscic, M. R. Ryder, K. Sakaushi, G. Saleh, B. M. Savoie, P. Schwaller, B. B. Skjelstad, W.o Sun, T. Taniguchi, C. R. Taylor, S. Torrisi, S. Vishnoi, A. Walsh, R. Wu
54. “Accelerated Electrocatalyst Degradation Testing by Accurate and Robust Forecasting of Multidimensional Kinetic Model with Bayesian Data Assimilation”
M. Wang, A. Ishii, K. Sakaushi*
53. “Advanced cold plasma-assisted technology for green and sustainable ammonia synthesis”
D. Panchal, Q. Lu, K. Sakaushi, X. Zhang*
52. “Spontaneous‐Spin‐Polarized 2D π‐d Conjugated Frameworks Towards Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Kinetics”
W. S. Lee, H. Maeda, Y.‐T. Kuo, K. Muraoka, N. Fukui, K. Takada, S. Sasaki, H. Masunaga, A. Nakayama, H.‐K. Tian*, H. Nishihara*, K. Sakaushi*
51. “Human-Machine Collaboration for Accelerated Discovery of Promising Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts with On-Demand Elements ”
(Selected as a Supplementary Cover)
K. Sakaushi,* W. Hoisang, R. Tamura*
50. “Cations Determine the Mechanism and Selectivity of Alkaline Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Pt(111)”
T. Kumeda, Laura Laverdure, Karoliina Honkala, Marko M. Melander, K. Sakaushi*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62, e202312841 (2023). (Selected as a HOT Paper)
49. “Data-Assimilation-Based Algorithm to Unveil Electrode Processes”
K. Sakaushi,* Y. Shibuta*
48. “Joint Kinetic/In Situ Spectrometric Investigation of the Multielectron/Multiproton-Transfer-Based Adsorption Electrode Process of Phosphate Anions on the Ir(111) Surface across a Comprehensive pH Range”
"Early-Career and Emerging Researchers in Physical Chemistry Volume 2"
(Selected as a Supplementary Cover)
T. Kumeda, K. Sakaushi*
47. “Key Criteria for Next-Generation Dimensionally Stable Electrodes towards Large-Scale Green Hydrogen Production”
W. Hoisang, K. Sakaushi*
46. “Electrical Double Layer Design for Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Electrode Processes: Recent Advances in Well-Defined Electrode−Electrolyte Interface”
T. Kumeda, K. Sakaushi*
45. “Superior Multielectron-Transferring Energy Storage by π-d Conjugated Frameworks”
(Selected as the INSIDE COVER)
D. Xia, K. Sakaushi,* A. Lyalin, K. Wada, S. Kumar, M. Amores, H. Maeda, S. Sasaki, T. Taketsugu,H. Nishihara*
Also appears in Hot Topic: Carbon, Graphite, and Graphene
44. “Oxide-on-Oxide Porous Electrodes Revealing Superior Reversible Li+-Coupled Electron Transfer Properties by Unconventional Heterojunction Effects”
H. Hara, R. Shigetake, K. Nakanishi, K. Kanamori, K. Sakaushi*
43. “Fast-Decoding Algorithm for Electrode Processes at Electrified Interfaces by Mean-Field Kinetic Model and Bayesian Data Assimilation: An Active-Data-Mining Approach for the Efficient Search and Discovery of Electrocatalysts”
(ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces Early Career Forum 2022)
K. Sakaushi*, A. Watanabe, T. Kumeda, Y. Shibuta
42. “Science of Electrode Processes in the 21st Century: Fundamental Understanding on Microscopic Mechanism towards Advancing Electrochemical Technologies”
(Award Account: The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists for 2020 )
(Selected as the INSIDE COVER)
K. Sakaushi*
41. “Two-Dimensional π-Conjugated Frameworks as a Model System to Unveil a Multielectron-Transfer Based Energy Storage Mechanism”
(Selected as the FRONT COVER)
K. Sakaushi,* H. Nishihara*
40. “Emergent Electrochemical Functions and Future Opportunities of Hierarchically Constructed Metal–Organic Frameworks and Covalent Organic Frameworks”
Y. Hara, K. Sakaushi*
39. “Tunable and Well-Defined Bimodal Porous Model Electrodes for Revealing Multiscale Structural Effects in the Nonaqueous Li–O2 Electrode Process”
(Selected as a COVER)
Y. Hara, M. Ono, S. Matsuda, K. Nakanishi, K. Kanamori, K. Sakaushi*
38. “Fabrication of single-ion conducting polymer-coated separators and their application in nonaqueous Li-O2 batteries”
P. Poungsripong, R. Tamate,* M. Ono, K. Sakaushi, M. Ue
37. “Computationally Empowered Design of Emerging Earth-Abundant Electrocatalysts toward Electron/Proton-Transferring Energy Conversion”
K. Sakaushi,* K. Uosaki
36. “Advances and Challenges for Experiment and Theory for Multi-Electron Multi-Proton Transfer at Electrified Solid-Liquid Interfaces”
K. Sakaushi*, T. Kumeda, S. Hammes-Schiffer,* M. M. Melander,* O. Sugino*
35. “Tailoring the Electrochemical Properties of Two-dimensional Bis(diimino)metal Coordination Frameworks by Introducing Co/Ni Heterometallic Structures”
K. Wada, H. Maeda, T. Tsuji, K. Sakaushi, S. Sasaki, H. Nishihara*
34. “Quantum Electrocatalyst: Theoretical Picture, Electrochemical Kinetic Isotope Effect Analysis and Conjecture to Unveil Microscopic Mechanism”
K. Sakaushi*
33. “Basic knowledge in battery research bridging the gap between academia and industry”
M. Ue*,† , K. Sakaushi,† K. Uosaki; † : Equal contribution
32. “Reversible Energy Storage in Layered Copper-Based Coordination Polymers: Unveiling the Influence of the Ligand’s Functional Group on Their Electrochemical Properties”
M. Amores,* K. Wada, K. Sakaushi,* H. Nishihara*
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 124, 9215 (2020).
ChemRxiv: DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.11877042.v1
31. “Observations and Theories of Quantum Effects in Proton Transfer Electrode Processes”
K. Sakaushi,* A. Lyalin, T. Taketsugu
Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 19, 96 (2020).
ChemRxiv: DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.9630785.v1
30. “Emerging opportunities and future directions: general discussion”
S. Althorpe, W. Barford, J. Blumberger, C. Bungey, I. Burghardt, A. Datta, S. Ghosh, S. Giannini, T. Gruenbaum, S. Habershon, S. Hammes-Schiffer, S. Hay, S. Iyengar, G. Jones, A. Kelly, K. Komarova, J. Lawrence, Y. Litman, J. Mannouch, D. Manolopoulos, C. Martens, R. Maurer, M. Melander, M. Rossi, K. Sakaushi, M. Saller, A. Schile, S. Sturniolo, G. Trenins and G. Worth
29. “Zero-point energy and tunnelling: general discussion”
S. Althorpe, A. M. Alvertis, W. Barford, R. Benson, I. Burghardt, S. Giannini, S. Habershon, S. Hammes-Schiffer, S. Hay, S. Iyengar, A. Kelly, K. Komarova, J. Lawrence, Y. Litman, C. Martens, R. Maurer, D. Plant, M. Rossi, K. Sakaushi, A. Schile, S. Sturniolo, D. Tew, G. Trenins and G. Worth
28. “Quantum coherence in complex environments: general discussion”
A. M. Alvertis, W. Barford, S. Bourne-Worster, I. Burghardt, A. Datta, A. Dijkstra, T. Fay, S. Ghosh, T. Gruenbaum, S. Habershon, P. Hore, D. Hutchinson, S. Iyengar, A. Jones, G. Jones, K. Komarova, J. Lawrence, J. Leonard, Y. Litman, J. Mannouch, D. Manolopoulos, C. Martens, M. Mondelo-Martell, D. Picconi, D. Plant, K. Sakaushi, M. Saller, A. Schile, G. Scholes, J. Segarra Marti, F. Segatta, A. Troisi and G. Worth
27. “Quantum Proton Tunneling in Multi-electron/-proton Transfer Electrode Processes”
K. Sakaushi*
26. “Observation of Kinetic Isotope Effect in Electrocatalysis with Fully Deuterated Ultrapure Electrolytes”
K. Sakaushi*
25. “The Role of Nitrogen-doping and the Effect of the pH on the Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Highly Active Nitrided Carbon Sphere Catalysts”
M. Eckardt, K. Sakaushi, A. Lyalin, M. Wassner, N. Hüsing, T. Taketsugu, R. J. Behm*
24. “Quantum-to-Classical Transition of Proton Transfer in Potential-Induced Dioxygen Reduction”
K. Sakaushi,* A. Lyalin, T. Taketsugu, K. Uosaki
23. “Microscopic Electrode Processes in the Four-Electron Oxygen Reduction on Highly-Active Carbon-based Electrocatalysts”
K. Sakaushi,* M. Eckardt, A. Lyalin, T. Taketsugu, R. J. Behm, K. Uosaki
22. “Multielectron-Transfer-based Rechargeable Energy Storage of Two-Dimensional Coordination Frameworks with Non-Innocent Ligand”
K. Wada, K. Sakaushi,* S. Sasaki, H. Nishihara*
21. "Two-Dimensional Corrugated Porous Carbon-, Nitrogen-Framework/Metal Heterojunction for Efficient Multielectron Transfer Processes with Controlled Kinetics"
K. Sakaushi,* A. Lyalin, S. Tominaka, T. Taketsugu, K. Uosaki
20. "Highly Efficient Oxygen and Hydrogen Electrocatalytic Activities of Self-Morphogenic Nanoporous Carbon-, Nitrogen- Architectures"
(Selected as the Cover Picture)
K. Sakaushi,* K. Uosaki
19. "Carbon- and Nitrogen-Based Organic Frameworks"
K. Sakaushi,* M. Antonietti
Peer Reviewed Papers in prior to the tenured positions
18. "Carbon- and Nitrogen-based Porous Solid: A Recently Emerging Class of Materials" (Invited Account for Nanospace Materials)
K. Sakaushi,* M. Antonietti
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 8, 386 (2015).
17. "Thiazolium Poly(ionic liquid)s: Synthesis and Application as Binder for Lithium-ion Batteries"
K. Grygeil, J. S. Lee, K. Sakaushi, M. Antonietti, J. Yuan
ACS Macro Lett., 4, 1312 (2015).
16. "Poly(ionic liquid) Binders as Li+ Conducting Mediators for Enhanced Electrochemical Performance"
J. S. Lee, K. Sakaushi,* M. Antonietti, J. Yuan*
RSC Advances, 5, 85517 (2015).
15. "Impact of Large-Scale Meso- and Macropore Structure in Adenosine-derived Affordable Noble Carbon on Efficient Reversible Oxygen Electrocatalytic Redox Reaction"
K. Sakaushi,* S. J. Yang, T.-P. Fellinger, M. Antonietti
J. Mater Chem. A, 3, 11720 (2015).
14. "A general salt-templating method to fabricate vertically aligned graphitic carbon nanosheets and their metal carbide hybrids for superior lithium ion batteries and water splitting"
J. Zhu, K. Sakaushi, G. Clavel, M. Shalom, M. Antonietti, T.-P. Fellinger*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 137, 5480 (2015).
13. "Novel Polyvinylimidazolium Nanoparticles as High-performance Binders for Lithium-ion Batteries"
J. Yuan,* S. Prescher, K. Sakaushi,* M. Antonietti
J. Mater. Chem. A, 3, 7229 (2015).
12. "Bifunctional Metal-Free Catalysis of Mesoporous Noble Carbons for Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Reactions"
K. Sakaushi,* T.-P. Fellinger, M. Antonietti
11. "Poly(ionic liquid)s for enhanced activation of cotton to generate simple and cheap fibrous electrodes for energy applications"
M. Ambrogi, K. Sakaushi, M. Antonietti, J. Yuan*
10. "Hydrothermal carbohydrate-derived carbonaceous nano-architectures: on a synergistic effect towards improved performances as electrode materials for lithium-sulfur batteries"
N. Brun, K. Sakaushi,* J. Eckert, M. M. Titirici*
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2, 2 (2014).
9. “Polymeric Frameworks as Organic Semiconductors with Controlled Electronic Properties”
K. Sakaushi,* G. Nickerl, H. Kandapal, L. Cano-Cortes, T. Gemming, J. Eckert, S. Kaskel, J. van den Brink*
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 4, 2977 (2013).
8. “Bipolar Porous Polymeric Frameworks for Low-cost, High-power, Long-life All-organic Energy Storage Devices”
K. Sakaushi,* E. Hosono, G. Nickerl, T. Gemming, H.S. Zhou, S. Kaskel, J. Eckert
J. Power Sources 245, 553 (2014).
7. “Aqueous Solution Process for the Synthesis and Assembly of Nanostructured 1D α-MoO3 Electrode Materials”
K. Sakaushi,* J. Thomas, S. Kaskel, J. Eckert
6. “Hydrothermal Nanocasting for the Synthesis of Hierarchically Porous Carbon-based Monoliths and Their Application in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries”
L. Yu, N. Brun,* K. Sakaushi,* J. Eckert, M. M. Titirici*
5. “Hydrothermal Carbon-based Nanostructured Hollow Spheres as Electrode Materials for High-Power Lithium-Sulfur Batteries”
N. Brun, K. Sakaushi,* L. Yu, L. Giebeler, J. Eckert, M. M. Titirici*
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 15, 6080, (2013).
4. “Aromatic Porous-honeycomb Electrodes for a Sodium-organic Energy Storage Device”
K. Sakaushi,* E. Hosono, G. Nickerl, T. Gemming, H.S. Zhou, S. Kaskel, J. Eckert
Nature Commun. 4, 1485, (2013).
3. “An Energy Storage Principle using Bipolar Porous Polymeric Frameworks” (Highlited by Chemistry World, Royal Society of Chemistry)
K. Sakaushi,* G. Nickerl, F. M. Wisser, D. Nishio-Hamane, E. Hosono, H.S. Zhou,* S. Kaskel, J. Eckert
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 51, 7580 (2012).
2. “Aqueous solution synthesis of SnO nanostructures with tuned optical absorption behavior and photoelectrochemical properties through morphological evolution”
K. Sakaushi, Y. Oaki, H. Uchiyama, E. Hosono, H.S. Zhou, H. Imai*
1. “Synthesis and Applications of SnO Nanosheets: Parallel Control of Oxidation State and Nanostructure through an Aqueous Solution Route”
K. Sakaushi, Y. Oaki, H. Uchiyama, E. Hosono, H.S. Zhou,* H. Imai*
Book Chapters, Patents, Dissertations etc.
Book Chapters etc.
6. "Recent advances in probing electrode processes at well-defined electrified solid–liquid interfaces"
K. Sakaushi*
Encyclopedia of Solid-Liquid Interfaces, DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-85669-0.00088-X, (2023)
5. "Electronic Structure Control in Polymeric Frameworks and Its Application as Model Systems to Study Structure-Property Relations" (in Japanese)
K. Sakaushi*
Ceramics Japan 2020.
K. Sakaushi*
In Materials Nanoarchitectonics, K. Ariga and M. Ebara (Eds.), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2018, 155-162.
K. Sakaushi*
In Functional Organic and Hybrid Nanostructured Materials: Fabrication, Properties, and Applications, Q. Li (Ed.), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2018, 419-444.
2. "Some thoughts on the importance of the layer distance in 2D-covalent “graphitic” materials"
M. Antonietti,* K. Sakaushi
1. "Vergleich der Strategien und Aktivitäten in Deutschland und Japan auf dem Gebiet der Lithium-Ionen-Batterie Forschung"
K. Sakaushi,* H. Ehrenberg, S. Kaskel, J. Eckert
Patents
3. "Electrode material for secondary battery and high-power density secondary battery including the same"
K. Sakaushi, K. Wada, H. Nishihara
Patent No. JP2019121560A, July 22 2019.
2. "Use of a poly(ionic liquid) homopolymer as a binder material for electrochemical devices"
M. Antonietti, J. Yuan, N. Fechler, K. Sakaushi
Patent Application No. WO 2016066271 A1, May 6 2016.
1. "Use of a polymer network as a cathode material for rechargeable batteries
K. Sakaushi, J. Eckert, G. Nickerl, S. Kaske
Patent Application No. DE 102012200827 A1 and WO 2013107798 A1, Jul. 25 2013.
Dissertations
Ph.D. Thesis (2013): “On Design for Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials”
K. Sakaushi, TU Dresden, School of Science, Department of Chemistry.
Master Thesis (2010): “Control of Tin Oxide Nanostructures through Aqueous Solution Processes and Their Electrochemical Properties”
K. Sakaushi, Keio University, Graduate School of Science and Technology, School of Integrated Design Engineering.
Bachelor Thesis (2008): “Computational calculation of a hydrogen atom’s states in steady electric fields by Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory”
K. Sakaushi, Keio University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Physics.