JAIST Energy Nanomaterials Lab
Leading the Energy Society with Advanced Materials
Fuel Cells / Batteries / Hydrogen / Smart Materials
About
The Energy Nanomaterials Laboratory at JAIST studies materials for next-generation energy technologies, including fuel cells, water electrolysis, and rechargeable batteries. We focus on ion transport, nanostructures, and interfaces.
Our research combines material synthesis, advanced characterization, electrochemical analysis, and emerging approaches such as data science and AI.
Research
Publication
Thiocyanate Adlayer on Gold Surface: An Efficient Strategy for Enhanced Electroreduction of Hydrogen Peroxide
TBA
RSC Adv., accepted, (2026)
Designing Organic Cathodes for Aqueous Zinc Batteries: Materials Chemistry of Carrier Selectivity, Mechanistic Validation, and Practical Benchmarking
V. Aupama, W. Kao-ian, M. Gopalakrishnan, J. Huang, J. Weng, Y. Nagao, S. Kheawhom
J. Mater. Chem. A, accepted, (2026)
DOI: 10.1039/D6TA03207A
Decoupling Interfacial Proton Conductivity in Ionomer Thin Films on Pt and Carbon Electrodes
Y. Abe, K. Aoki, A. Suwansoontorn, K. Karan, I. Shitanda, Y. Nagao*
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 18, 26368 – 26376 (2026)
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6c04425
Join Us
Recruiting Lab Members
Nagao Laboratory is currently recruiting graduate students and research students.
We welcome anyone interested in tackling new research in materials, energy, and chemistry. We accept lab tours at any time, so please feel free to contact us.
Gallery
We’ve posted photos of our research activities and events in a Flickr album.
