Awards

7. Prof. Ikuhara win Ichimura Prize in Science(2023.4.17)

6.  Prof. Ikuhara, Prof. Shibata win Japan Academy Prize(2023.3.13)

5. Prof. Ikuhara win Henry Clifton Sorby Award (2023.3.13)

4. Prof. Yoshida was awarded the 76th CerSJ Awards for academic achievements in ceramic science 
　 technology from The Ceramic Society of Japan (2022.6.9)

3. Dr. Y. H. Ikuhara was awarded the CerSJ Fellow Awards The Ceramic Society of Japan (2022.6.9)

2. Prof. Feng was awarded the Takyoshi Iseki Award 2021 from The Ceramic Society of Japan (2022.6.9)

1. Dr. Matsui was awarded the 53rd Ichimura Foundation for New Technology（2021.3.15）

Publication

19. R.Murakami, B. Feng, K. Matsui, S. Kondo, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara, ” Fabrication of 3YSZ with single tetragonal phase 

       by ultrafast high-temperature sintering” Ceram. International. Accepted.

18. Y. Itagaki, T. Kanzawa, H. Murata, K. Matsui, Y. Tokudome, A. Nakahira, ” Effect of alkaline reagents on impurities

       in YSZ nanoparticles synthesized via supercritical hydrothermal method”, J. Soc. Mater. Sci. Jpn., 73 [6] 463-69(2024)

17. F. Ong, K. Nambu, K. Hosoi, K. Kawamura, H. Masuda, B. Feng, K. Matsui, Y. Ikuhara, H. Yoshida,

      ”Tetragonal phase stabilization anddensification in AC-flash-sintered 1.5 mol% yttria-stabilized 
       zirconia polycrystals with high toughness” J. Eur. Ceram. Soc, 44, 1036(2024)

16. S. Fujii, A. Kuwabara, “Interatomic potentials for cubic zirconia and

       yttria-stabilized zirconia optimized by genetic algorithm” Comput, Mater. Sci., 233.112722(2024)

15. S. Fujii, K. Shimazaki, A. Kuwabara, “Empirical interatomic potentials for ZrO2 and

       YSZ polymorphs: Application to a tetragonal ZrO2 grain boundary” Acta Mater, 262,119460(2024)

14. D. Morikawa, K. Nambu, K. Morita, H. Yoshida, K. Soga, “Effect of direct alternating current (DC andAC)

       fields on creep behavior of 8 mol% Y2O3 stabilized cubic ZrO2 polycrystal” J. Eur.Ceram.Soc, 43,3498(2023)

13. K. Nambu, T. Kitaoka, K. Morita, K. Soga, T. Tokunaga, T. Yamamoto, H. Masuda, H. Yoshida,
     “Flash self-joining of Y-TZP ceramics assisted with an AC electric field“ J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 106, 2073(2023)

12. Koji Matsui, Kohei Hosoi, Bin Feng, Hidehiro Yoshida, Yuichi Ikuhara, “ Ultrahigh toughness zirconia ceramics”

       Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

       press release (https://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/hubfs/press-release/2023/0628/001/text.pdf)

11. S. Ikeda, B. Feng, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara, “Ion diffusion across/along symmetric tilt grain boundaries 

　   in yttria-stabilized zirconia investigated by molecular dynamics simulations” 
　   Solid State Ionics, 392, 116163 (2023)
10. R. Nakamura, H. Masuda, H. Yoshida, “Nanoindentation responses near single grain boundaries in oxide ceramics” 
　   J. Am. Ceram. Soc, 106, 2061 (2023)
  9.  K. Matsui, J. Hojo, “Initial Sintering Mechanism Additive Effect in Zirconia Ceramics”, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 105 [9] 5519-42(2022)

  8.  H. Yoshida, “Control of high temperature mass transport phenomena through grain boundaries in oxide ceramics 
　   based on grain boundary chemical composition external electric field” 
　   J. Ceram. Soc. Jpn, 130, 762 (2022)
  7.  H. Motomura, D. Tamao, K. Nambu, H. Masuda, H. Yoshida, “Athermal effect of flash event on high-temperature 
　    plastic deformation in Y2O3-stabilized tetragonal ZrO2 polycrystal” J. Eur. Ceram. Soc, 42, 5045 (2022)
  6.  H. Masuda, K. Morita, T. Tokunaga, T. Yamamoto, H. Yoshida
       "Anelasticity induced by AC flash processing of cubic zirconia"
        Acta Mater,  227, 117704, (2022)
        press release（https://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/shared/press/data/setnws_202202071334336907467180_755975.pdf）
  5.  K. Matsui, K. Nakamura, M. Saito, A. Kuwabara, H. Yoshida, Y. Ikuhara
       "Low-temperature degradation in yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia plycrystal: effect of Y3+ distribution in grain interiors"
        Acta Mater, 227, 117659 (2022)
  4.  H. Nakade, E. Tochigi, B. Feng, R. Ishikawa, H. Ohta, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
       "Effect of annealing on grain growth and Y segregation behavior in tetragonal ZrO2 thin film" 
        J. Am. Ceram Soc, 105, 2300 (2022) 
  3.  B. Feng, A. Kumamoto, K. Matsui, M. Tanemura, M. Yoshiya, H. Yoshida, Y. Ikuhara
       "Surface segregation of 3 mol% yttria-doped tetragonal zirconia particle studied 
        by atomic-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy-energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy"
        J Ceram Soc Jpn, 129, 561 (2021) (Cover article)


 2.  Y. Sasaki, K. Morita, T. Yamamoto, K. Soga, H. Masuda, H. Yoshida "Electric current dependence of plastic flow behavior 
       with large tensile elongation in tetragonal zirconia polycrystal under a DC field" Scripta Materialia,194, 113659 (2021）

 1.   H. Nakade,E. Tochigi, B. Feng, Y, Nezu, H. Ohta, N. Shibata, Y. Ikuhara
       "Fabrication and characterization of tetragonal yttria-stabilized zirconia single-crystalline thin film"

        J Am Ceram Soc (2020)