Publications

45) H. Minamimoto*, H. Ooka*, D. Ohta, S. Utsumi, M. Homma, K. Murakoshi, M. Mizuhata, 

“Mechanistic Elucidation of the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on Ni–Mo Alloys via Surface and Data-Driven Kinetic Analyses”

         J. Phys. Chem. C., 2026 in press.

44)   H. Minamimoto*, Y. Tajiri, K. Okamoto, and M. Mizuhata, 

“Aqueous Solution-Based Liquid-Phase Deposition of Plasmonic Photoanodes with Enhanced Visible-Light Response”

           ACS App. Energy Mater.,2026, 9(1), 233-239. (Selected as Cover art paper). 

43)   N. Oyamada, H. Minamimoto, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Formation of Distinct Condensed Molecular Phases at Solid-Liquid Interfaces by Plasmon-Driven Molecular Trapping under Ambient Conditions”

           Chem. Sci., 2025, 16, 22611-22620. 

42)   R. Togashi, K. Harada, T. Watanabe, M. Mizuhata, M. Yoshida*, and H. Minamimoto*, 

“Electrochemical Analyses and Operando X-ray Spectroscopy of Fluorine-Doped Ni(OH)2 for Alkaline Water Electrolysis”

ACS Electrochemistry, 2025, 1(10), 2034-2041. (Selected as Cover art paper)

41)   R. Zhou, T. Fukushima, H. Minamimoto, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Hydrogen Evolution Intermediate in 2-dimensionally Confined Space between Graphene and Au(111)”

J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2025, 16(35), 8955-8962.  (Selected as Cover art paper)

40) H. Minamimoto*, N. Kawashima, H. Onishi, and M. Mizuhata, 

“Isotope-Selective Hydrogen-Bond Network Modulations at Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticle Interfaces Probed by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy”

Electrochemistry, 2025, accepted.

39) A. Aliyah, F. J. N. Putra, H. Minamimoto, Y. Mori, P. Kahar, M. I. Syauqi, and C. Ogino*, 

“Microbial Electrosynthesis for Sustainable Polyhydroxybutyrate Production from CO2 Using Bismuth Nanoparticles”

ChemElectroChem, 2025, 12, e202500094 .

38) B. Wang, T. Fukushima, H. Minamimoto, A. Lyalin*, K. Murakoshi*, and T. Taketsugu*, 

“Enhancing the oxygen evolution reaction by tuning the electrode–electrolyte interface in nickel-based electrocatalysts”

Commun. Chem., 2025, 8, 109. 

37) J. Xu, H. Maki, H. Minamimoto, and M. Mizuhata*, 

“Effect of Coexisting TiO2 Powder on Ionic Conduction of Highly Concentrated LiTFSA Aqueous Electrolyte (20.5 mol kg−1)”

Electrochemistry, 2025, 93(1), 017003.

36) T. Fukushima, K. Tsuchimoto, N. Oyamada, D. Sato, H. Minamimoto, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Raman Spectroscopic Observation of Electrolyte-Dependent Oxygen Evolution Reaction Intermediates in Nickel-Based Electrodes”

    J. Phys. Chem. C, 2024, 128(47), 20156-20164.

35) T. Watanabe, K. Tsuchimoto, T. Fukushima, K. Murakoshi, M. Mizuhata, and H. Minamimoto*, 

“Preparation of fluorine-doped α-Ni hydroxides as alkaline water electrolysis catalysts via the liquid phase deposition method”

Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2024, 8, 4813-4819. 

34) W. Nareejun, C. Ponchio*, M. Mizuhata, and H. Minamimoto*, 

“Optimizations of Liquid Phase Deposition Processes for Enhanced Photoelectrocatalytic Activities of Tungsten Oxide Thin Films”

ACS Omega., 2024, 9(37), 38788-38797.

33) Y. Tajiri, D. Sato, M. Tomisaki, K. Murakoshi, Y. Einaga, M. Mizuhata, and H. Minamimoto*, 

“Clarifications of Electrochemical Potential of Excited Electrons on Visible Light Response Plasmonic Cathode Electrodes”

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2024, 128(30), 12339-12345. (Selected as Cover art paper)

32) T. Okayama, H. Minamimoto*, and M. Mizuhata*,

“Applications of Ni-Al Layered Double Hydroxide as Oxygen Evolution Reaction Catalysts Synthesized by Liquid Phase Deposition Process”

Electrochemistry, 2023, 91(9), 067005.

31) T. Hayashi, H. Minamimoto, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Understanding Spatial Distributions of Dye Molecules Coupled to the Surface Lattice Resonance Mode through Electrochemical Reaction Control”

J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2023, 14 (9), 2268-2276. (Selected as Cover art paper)

30) N. Oyamada, H. Minamimoto, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Room-Temperature Molecular Manipulation via Plasmonic Trapping at Electrified Interfaces”

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144(6), 2755-2764.

29) S. Oikawa, H. Minamimoto, K. Murakoshi*, 

“Low-Temperature Annealing of Plasmonic Metal Arrays for Improved Light Confinement”

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2022, 126(2), 1188-1195. 

28) H. Thomas, S. Oikawa, S. Stephen, H. Minamimoto, S. Emily, L. Christy, K. Murakoshi*, M. Alejandro*, and L. Stephan*, 

“Tuning Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence Intensity Enhancement Using Hexagonal Lattice Arrays of Gold Nanodisks”

J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2021, 12(10), 2516-2522.

27) H. Minamimoto, T. Toda, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Spatial Distribution of Active Sites for Plasmon-Induced Chemical Reactions Triggered by Well-Defined Plasmon Modes”

Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 1784-1790.

26) Y. Wang, H. Minamimoto, R. Zhou, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“In-situ Monitoring of Electronic Structure in Modal Strong Coupling Electrode under Enhanced Plasmonic Water Oxidation”

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2020, 125(3), 1754-1760.

25) H. Minamimoto, F. Kato, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Probe for Molecules Strongly Coupled with Localized Surface Plasmon under Electrochemical Potential Control”

J. Raman Spectrosc., 2020, 52, 431-438.

24) S. Oikawa, H. Minamimoto, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Ultra-Fine Electrochemical Tuning of Hybridized Plasmon Modes for Ultimate Light Confinement”

Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 11593-11600.

23) D. Sato, H. Minamimoto, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Plasmon-Induced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on p-Type Semiconductor Electrode with Ag Nanodimer Structures”

Chem. Lett., 2020,49, 806-808.

22) T. Fukushima, A. Miyauchi, N. Oyamada, H. Minamimoto, T. Motegi, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Visualization of Molecular Trapping at Plasmonic Metal Nanostructure by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Imaging”

J. Nanophotonics, 2020, 14, 026001.

21) H. Minamimoto, K. Yasuda, R. Zhou, X. Li, S. Yasuda, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Potential Energy Shift of the Fermi Level at Plasmonic Structures for Light-Energy Conversion Determined by Graphene-Based Raman Measurements”

J. Chem. Phys., 2020, 152, 124702. 

20) N. Oyamada, H. Minamimoto, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“In-Situ Observation of Unique Bianalyte Molecular Behaviors at the Gap of a Single Metal Nanodimer Structure via Electrochemical Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Measurements”

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2019, 123(40), 24740-24745 (Selected as Cover art paper).

19) J. Zhang, R. Zhou, S. Yasuda, H. Minamimoto, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Non-Zero Wavevector Excitation of Graphene by Localized Surface Plasmon”

Nano Lett., 2019, 19(11), 7887-7894.

18) X. Li, P. D. McNaughter, P. O'Brien, H. Minamimoto, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Photoelectrochemical Formation of Polysulfide at PbS QD-Sensitized Plasmonic Electrodes”

J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2019, 10, 5357-5363.

17) N. Oyamada, H. Minamimoto, Y. Wakisaka, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Determination of Molecular Orientation in Bi-analyte Mono-molecule Layer through Electrochemical Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Measurements”

Chem. Lett., 2019, 48, 820-823.

16) J. Zhang, R. Zhou, H. Minamimoto, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Plasmon-induced Metal Restructuring and Graphene Oxidation Monitored by Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy”

Applied Materials Today, 2019, 15, 372-376.

15) H. Minamimoto*, R. Osaka, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“In-situ Observation of Isotopic Hydrogen Evolution Reactions using Electrochemical Mass Spectroscopy to Evaluate Surface Morphological Effect”

Electrochimica Acta, 2019, 304, 87-93.

14) J. Zhang, H. Minamimoto, S. Oikawa, Y. Toda, X. Li, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Thermal Effect on Plasmon-Induced Electron Transfer System under Intense Pulsed Laser Illumination”

Chem. Lett., 2018, 47, 953-955.

13) H. Minamimoto, S. Oikawa, T. Hayashi, A. Shibazaki, X. Li, and Kei Murakoshi*, 

“Electrochemical Fine Tuning of the Plasmonic Properties of Au Lattice Structures”

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2018, 122(25), 14162-14167.

12) X. Li, P. D. McNaughter, P. O'Brien, H. Minamimoto, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Plasmonically enhanced electromotive force of narrow bandgap PbS QD-based photovoltaics”

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 14818-14827.

11) R. Zhou, S. Yasuda, H. Minamimoto, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Sensitive Raman Probe of Electronic Interactions between Monolayer Graphene and Substrate under Electrochemical Potential Control”

ACS Omega, 2018, 3(2), 2322-2328.

10) X. Li, H. Minamimoto, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Electrochemical surface-enhanced Raman scattering measurement on ligand capped PbS quantum dots at gap of Au nanodimer”

Spectrochim. Acta A, 2018, 197, 244-250.

9) F. Kato, H. Minamimoto, F. Nagasawa, Y. S. Yamamoto, T. Itoh, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Active Tuning of Strong Coupling States between Dye Excitons and Localized Surface Plasmons via Electrochemical Potential Control”

ACS Photonics, 2018, 5(3), 788-769.

8) S. Oikawa, H. Minamimoto, X. Li, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Nanoscale control of plasmon-active metal nanodimer structures via electrochemical metal dissolution reaction”

Nanotechnology, 2018, 29, 045702.

7) S. Oikawa, H. Minamimoto, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Reversible Electrochemical Tuning of Optical Property of Single Au Nano-bridged Structure via Electrochemical Under Potential Deposition”

Chem. Lett., 2017, 46(8), 1148-1150.

6) H. Minamimoto, F. Kato, F. Nagasawa, M. Takase, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Electrochemical Control of Strong Coupling States between Localized Surface Plasmons and Molecule Excitons for Raman Enhancement” 

Faraday Discussion, 2017, 205, 261-269.

5) Y. Yonezawa, H. Minamimoto, F. Nagasawa, M. Takase, S. Yasuda, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“In-situ electrochemical surface-enhanced Raman scattering observation of molecules accelerating the hydrogen evolution reaction”

J. Electroanal. Chem., 2017, 800, 7-12.

4)  H. Minamimoto, T. Toda, R. Futashima, X. Li, K. Suzuki, S. Yasuda, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Visualization of Active Sites for Plasmon-Induced Electron Transfer Reactions using Photoelectrochemical Polymerization of Pyrrole”

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2016, 120(29), 16051-16058

3) H. Minamimoto, H. Irie, T. Uematsu, T. Tsuda, A. Imanishi, S. Seki, and S. Kuwabata*, 

“Fine Patterning of Silver Metal by Electron Beam Irradiation onto Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid”

Chem. Lett., 2015, 44, 312-314. This paper was selected as the Editor’s choice

2)   H. Minamimoto, H. Irie, T. Uematsu, T. Tsuda, A. Imanishi, S. Seki, and S. Kuwabata*, 

“Polymerization of Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid Monomers by Electron Beam Irradiation with the Aim of Fabricating Three-Dimensional Micropolymer/Nanopolymer Structures”

Langmuir, 2015, 31(14), 4281-4289. This paper was selected as the Editor’s choice

1) S. Kuwabata*, H. Minamimoto, K. Ionue, A. Imanishi, K. Hosoya, H. Uyama, T. Torimoto, T. Tsuda, and S. Seki 

“Three-dimensional micro/nano-scale structure fabricated by combination of non-volatile polymerizable RTIL and FIB irradiation”

Sci. Rep., 2014, 4, 3722.

20) 南本大穂, 福島知宏, 村越　敬, “第3章：水電解における各種理論・挙動・メカニズムとその制御、第4章：水電解の計測・評価技術”、

「グリーン水素製造に向けた水電解および周辺技術」, 2022, 情報機構.

19)   南本大穂, 李　笑瑋, 村越　敬, “Part-II 17章 「ナノ構造体による新しい光吸収プロセスの開拓と利用」” 

CSJカレントレビュー：プラズモンと光圧が導くナノ物質化学, 2019, 化学同人.  

18) 南本大穂, “高効率な水電解システムの開発に向けて”

触媒　トピックス, 2024, vol. 66, No. 6, p. 334. 

17) 南本大穂, “プラズモニック光電極における励起種の電気化学電位の解明”

化学と工業 ディビジョントピックス・ナノテク・材料化学, 2025, 2月27日.

16) N. Oyamada, H. Minamimoto, T. Fukushima, R. Zhou, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Beyond Single-Molecule Chemistry for Electrified Interfaces using Molecule Polaritons”

Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 2024, 97, 2.

15) 南本大穂, 小山田伸明，村越　敬，“表面増強ラマン散乱を用いた動的分子観測”

応用物理学会フォトニクス分科会会誌「フォトニクスニュース」, 2023, 第9巻2号，pp. 73-77.

14) H. Minamimoto, N. Oyamada, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Toward room-temperature optical manipulation of small molecules”

J. Photochem. Photobiol., C, 2023, 55, 100582.

13) 南本大穂, “光局在場における光物質変換プロセスの理解に向けて”

       会報光触媒70号, 2022, vol. 70, pp. 44-53.

12) R. Zhou, H. Minamimoto, T. Fukushima, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Raman spectroscopy as a probe for the electronic structure of graphene at electrified interfaces”

Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2022, 35, 101066.

11) H. Minamimoto, T. Fukushima, and K. Murakoshi, 

“Unique Electronic Excitations at Highly Localized Plasmonic Field”

Acc. Chem. Res., 2022, 55, 809-818.

10) 南本大穂, “ナノ構造界面での光エネルギーの有効利用に向けて”

化学と工業 支部発　話題欄, 2021, vol. 74, Vol. 10, pp. 722-723.

9) H. Minamimoto*, and K. Murakoshi, 

“Precise Control of Nanoscale Interface for Efficient Electrochemical Reactions”

Electrochemistry, 2021, 89(6), 525-535.

8) H. Minamimoto, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Surface-enhanced Raman scattering as a probe for exotic electronic excitations induced by localized surface plasmons”

       Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2020, 22, 186-194.

7) 小山田伸明, 南本大穂, 李　笑瑋, 村越　敬, "表面増強ラマン散乱を用いた局在電場空間における少数分子の動的評価"

       ナノ学会会報, 2019, 18(1), 15-19.

6) 林　峻大, 及川隼平, 柴崎ありす, 李　笑瑋, 南本大穂, 村越　敬, "電気化学的アプローチによる二次元格子構造体の光学特性制御"

       ナノ学会会報, 2018, 17(1), 21-25.

5) 南本大穂, 張　晋江, 戸田貴大, 李　笑瑋, 村越　敬, "高次モードプラズモン誘起による電子移動反応"

       ナノ学会会報, 2018, 17(1), 17-20.

4) 及川隼平, 南本大穂, 村越　敬, "電気化学Cu単原子層修飾手法を用いたAuナノニ量体構造の光学特性可逆制御"

　 ナノ学会会報, 2017, 16(1), 15-18.

3) 安田健介, 李　笑瑋, 南本大穂, 周　睿風, 保田　諭, 村越　敬, "ラマン分光法によるプラズモニック光電変換系における電荷移動過程評価"

ナノ学会会報, 2017, 16(1), 31-34.

2) H. Minamimoto, S. Oikawa, X. Li, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Plasmonic Fields Focused to Molecular Size”

ChemNanoMat, 2017, 3(12), 843-856.

1) X. Li, H. Minamimoto, S. Yasuda, and K. Murakoshi*, 

“Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for the characterization of semiconductor nanostructure surfaces”

ACS Symposium Series, 2016, 1245, 163-180.