東京工業大学　元素戦略研究センター北野研究室　
(Materials Research Center for Element Strategy Kitano Lab.)

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 最近の研究業績

2016

  1. "Ammonia synthesis over Co–Mo alloy nanoparticle catalyst prepared via sodium naphthalenide-driven reduction",
    Yuki Tsuji, Masaaki Kitano*, Kazuhisa Kishida, Masato Sasase, Toshiharu Yokoyama, Michikazu Hara, Hideo Hosono*
    Chem. Commun. in press (2016). (First published online: 2016/11/9)    DOI: 10.1039/C6CC08566K
  2. "Efficient and Stable Ammonia Synthesis by Self-Organized Flat Ru Nanoparticles on Calcium Amide",
    Yasunori Inoue#, Masaaki Kitano#(#equal contribution), Kazuhisa Kishida, Hitoshi Abe, Yasuhiro Niwa, Masato Sasase, Yusuke Fujita, Hiroki Ishikawa, Toshiharu Yokoyama, Michikazu Hara, Hideo Hosono
    ACS Catal. 6, 7577–7584 (2016). (First published online: 2016/10/7)    DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b01940
  3. "The Key Indicator for the Control of Metal Particle Sizes on Supports from First Principles and Experimental Observation",
    Takuya Nakao, Tomofumi Tada, Masaaki Kitano, Masato Sasase, Hideo Hosono
    J. Phys. Chem. C 120, 21879-21887 (2016). (First published online: 2016/8/30)    DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b03400
  4. "Hydride-Based Electride Material, LnH2 (Ln = La, Ce, or Y)",
    Hiroshi Mizoguchi, Masaaki Okunaka, Masaaki Kitano, Satoru Matsuishi, Toshiharu Yokoyama, Hideo Hosono
    Inorg. Chem. 55, 8833-8838 (2016). (First published online: 2016/8/11)    DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b01369
  5. "Pulverization of oxide powders utilizing thermal treatment in ammonia-based atmosphere",
    Alfian Noviyanto, Toshiyuki Nishimura, Masaaki Kitano, Naoki Ohashi
    J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 36, 4083-4088 (2016). (First published online: 2016/6/29)    DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2016.06.031
  6. "Electronic interactions between a stable electride and a nano-alloy control the chemoselective reduction reaction",
    Tian-Nan Ye, Jiang Li, Masaaki Kitano*, Masato Sasase, Hideo Hosono*
    Chem. Sci. 7, 5969-5975 (2016). (First published online: 2016/5/24)    DOI: 10.1039/C6SC01864E
  7. "Essential Role of Hydride Ion in Ruthenium-based Ammonia Synthesis Catalysts",
    Masaaki Kitano, Yasunori Inoue, Hiroki Ishikawa, Kyosuke Yamagata, Takuya Nakao, Tomofumi Tada, Satoru Matsuishi, Toshiharu Yokoyama, Michikazu Hara, Hideo Hosono
    Chem. Sci. 7, 4036-4043 (2016). (First published online: 2016/4/21) Correction:Chem. Sci. 7, 5596 (2016)
    DOI: 10.1039/C6SC00767H
  8. "High Oxidation Tolerance of Ru Nanoparticles on 12CaO·7Al2O3 Electride",
    Hitoshi Abe, Yasuhiro Niwa, Masaaki Kitano, Yasunori Inoue, Youichi Murakami, Toshiharu Yokoyama, Michikazu Hara, Hideo Hosono
    J. Phys. Chem. C 120, 8711-8716 (2016). (First published online: 2016/4/7)    DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b00983
  9. "Water Durable Electride Y5Si3: Electronic Structure and Catalytic Activity for Ammonia Synthesis",
    Yangfan Lu, Jiang Li, Tomofumi Tada, Yoshitake Toda, Shigenori Ueda, Toshiharu Yokoyama, Masaaki Kitano, Hideo Hosono
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 138, 3970-3973 (2016). (First published online: 2016/3/13)    DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b00124
  10. "Synthesis of Niobium-doped Titanate Nanotubes as Solid Acid Catalysts",
    Emiko Wada#, Masaaki Kitano#(#equal contribution), Kazuto Yamamoto, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Shigenobu Hayashi, Michikazu Hara
    Catal. Sci. Technol. 6, 4832-4839 (2016). (First published online: 2016/2/22)DOI: 10.1039/C6CY00044D
  11. "A Combined Catalyst of Pt Nanoparticles and TiO2 with Water-tolerant Lewis Acid Sites for One-pot Conversion of Glycerol to Lactic acid",
    Tasuku Komanoya, Ayaka Suzuki, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Masaaki Kitano, Keigo Kamata, Michikazu Hara
    ChemCatChem 8, 1094-1099 (2016). (First published online: 2016/2/17)    DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201501197

2015

  1. "Synergistic Catalysis by Lewis Acid and Base Sites on ZrO2 for Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley Reduction",
    Tasuku Komanoya, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Masaaki Kitano, and Michikazu Hara
    J. Phys. Chem. C 119, 26540−26546 (2015). (First published online: 2015/11/09)DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b08355
  2. "Mechanism Switching of Ammonia Synthesis Over Ru-loaded Electride Catalyst at Metal-Insulator Transition",
    Shinji Kanbara#, Masaaki Kitano#(#equal contribution), Yasunori Inoue, Toshiharu Yokoyama, Michikazu Hara, Hideo Hosono
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 137, 14517−14524 (2015). (First published online: 2015/10/24)DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b10145
  3. "Transesterification of Triolein over Hydrophobic Microporous Carbon with SO3H Groups",
    Kiichi Fukuhara, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Masaaki Kitano, Shigenobu Hayashi, Michikazu Hara
    ChemCatChem. 7, 3945−3950 (2015). (First published online: 2015/9/18)DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201500525
  4. "Formation of 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural by Stepwise Dehydration over TiO2 with Water-Tolerant Lewis Acid Sites",
    Ryouhei Noma, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Keigo Kamata, Masaaki Kitano, Shigenobu Hayashi, Michikazu Hara
    J. Phys. Chem. C 119, 17117–17125 (2015). (First published online: 2015/06/22)DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b03290
  5. "Electron Donation Enhanced CO Oxidation over Ru-Loaded 12CaO•7Al2O3 Electride Catalyst",
    Md Jafar Sharif#, Masaaki Kitano#(#equal contribution), Yasunori Inoue, Yasuhiro Niwa, Hitoshi Abe, Toshiharu Yokoyama, Michikazu Hara, Hideo Hosono
    J. Phys. Chem. C 119, 11725-11731 (2015). (First published online: 2015/04/20)DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b02342
  6. "Electride support boosts ​nitrogen dissociation over ruthenium catalyst and shifts the bottleneck in ​ammonia synthesis",
    Masaaki Kitano, Shinji Kanbara, Yasunori Inoue, Navaratnarajah Kuganathan, Peter V. Sushko, Toshiharu Yokoyama, Michikazu Hara, Hideo Hosono
    Nature Commun. 6, 6731 (2015). (First published online: 2015/03/30)DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7731

2014

  1. "Efficient Mukaiyama Aldol Reaction in Water with TiO4 Tetrahedra on a Hydrophobic Mesoporous Silica Surface",
    Hiroshi Shintaku, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Masaaki Kitano, Michikazu Hara,
    Chem. Commun. 50, 13473–13476 (2014). (First published online: 2014/07/12)DOI: 10.1039/C4CC05711B
  2. "NH2− Dianion Entrapped in a Nanoporous 12CaO·7Al2O3 Crystal by Ammonothermal Treatment: Reaction Pathways, Dynamics, and Chemical Stability",
    Fumitaka Hayashi, Yudai Tomota, Masaaki Kitano, Yoshitake Toda, Toshiharu Yokoyama, Hideo Hosono,
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 136 11698−11706 (2014). (First published online: 2014/06/30)    DOI:10.1021/ja504185m
  3. "Slow Reactant–Water Exchange and High Catalytic Performance of Water-Tolerant Lewis Acids",
    Yusuke Koito, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Hisayoshi Kobayashi, Ryota Hasegawa, Masaaki Kitano, Michikazu Hara,
    Chem. Eur. J. 20, 8068 – 8075 (2014). (First published online: 2014/05/26)    DOI: 10.1002/chem.201400240
  4. "Lewis Acid Catalysis of TiO4 Tetrahedra on Mesoporous Silica in Water",
    Hiroshi Shintaku, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Masaaki Kitano, Nobuyuki Ichikuni, Michikazu Hara,
    ACS Catal, 4 1198–1204 (2014). (First published online: 2014/03/11)DOI: 10.1021/cs401149n
  5. "Surface Treatment for Conductive 12CaO·7Al2O3 Electride Powder by Rapid Thermal Annealing Processing and Its Application to Ammonia Synthesis",
    Fumitaka Hayashi, Masaaki Kitano, Toshiharu Yokoyama, Michikazu Hara, Hideo Hosono,
    ChemCatChem, 6, 1317-1323 (2014). (First published online: 2014/03/05)    DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201301061
  6. "Highly Dispersed Ru on Electride [Ca24Al28O64]4+(e-)4 as a Catalyst for Ammonia Synthesis",
    Yasunori Inoue, Masaaki Kitano, Sung-Wng Kim, Toshiharu Yokoyama, Michikazu Hara, Hideo Hosono,
    ACS Catalysis, 2014, 4, 674-680. (First published online: 2014/01/15)DOI: 10.1021/cs401044a
  7. "Lewis acid properties of some metal salts for lactic acid formation in water: 31P NMR spectroscopy with trimethylphosphine oxide as a molecular probe",
    Yusuke Koito, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Ryota Hasegawa, Hisayoshi Kobayashi, Masaaki Kitano, Michikazu Hara,
    Catal. Today, 226, 198-203 (2014). (First published online: 2013/11/26)DOI:10.1016/j.cattod.2013.10.071
  8. "Selective glucose transformation by titania as a heterogeneous Lewis acid catalyst",
    Kiyotaka Nakajima, Ryouhei Noma, Masaaki Kitano, Michikazu Hara,
    J. Mol. Cat. A, 388–389, 100-105 (2014). (First published online: 2013/10/12)DOI:10.1016/j.molcata.2013.09.012

2013

  1. "Effect of Preparation Conditions on the Structural and Acid Catalytic Properties of Protonated Titanate Nanotubes",
    Emiko Wada, Masaaki Kitano, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Michikazu Hara,
    J. Mater. Chem. A, 1, 12768–12774 (2013). (First published online: 2013/08/12)DOI: 10.1039/c3ta13015k
  2. "Titania as an Early Transition Metal Oxide with a High Density of Lewis Acid Sites workable in Water",
    Kiyotaka Nakajima, Ryouhei Noma, Masaaki Kitano, Michikazu Hara,
    J. Phys. Chem. C, 117, 16028–16033 (2013). (First published online: 2013/07/17)DOI: 10.1021/jp404523r
  3. "Efficient Conversion of Pyruvic Aldehyde into Lactic Acid by Lewis Acid Catalyst in Water",
    Yusuke Koito, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Masaaki Kitano, Michikazu Hara,
    Chem. Lett., 42, 873-875 (2013). (First published online: 2013/05/29)DOI: 10.1246/cl.130319
  4. "Synthesis and Acid Catalysis of Zeolite-Templated Microporous Carbons with SO3H Groups",
    Kiichi Fukuhara, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Masaaki Kitano, Shigenobu Hayashi, Michikazu Hara,
    Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 15, 9343-9350 (2013). (First published online: 2013/04/26)DOI: 10.1039/c3cp43853h
  5. "Ammonia Decomposition by Ruthenium Nanoparticles Loaded on Inorganic Electride C12A7:e-",
    Fumitaka Hayashi, Yoshitake Toda, Yoshimi Kanie, Masaaki Kitano, Yasunori Inoue, Toshiharu Yokoyama, Michikazu Hara, Hideo Hosono,
    Chem. Sci., 4, 3124-3130 (2013). (First published online: 2013/03/13)DOI: 10.1039/C3SC50794G
  6. "Effect of the sputtering parameters on the physical properties and photocatalytic reactivity of TiO2 thin films prepared by an RF magnetron sputtering deposition method",
    Afshin Ebrahimi, Masaaki Kitano, Kazushi Iyatani, Yu Horiuchi, Masato Takeuchi, Masaya Matsuoka, Masakazu Anpo,
    Res. Chem. Intermed., 39, 1593-1602 (2013). (First published online: 2012/06/15)DOI: 10.1007/s11164-012-0624-8
  7. "Protonated Titanate Nanotubes with Lewis and Brønsted Acidity: Relationship between Nanotube Structure and Catalytic Activity",
    Masaaki Kitano, Emiko Wada, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Shigenobu Hayashi, Souichi Miyazaki, Hisayoshi Kobayashi, Michikazu Hara,
    Chem. Mater., 25, 385−393 (2013). (First published online: 2013/01/21)DOI: 10.1021/cm303324b
  8. "Electrical Properties of Amorphous Carbon Semiconductor Prepared Using a Naphthalene Precursor",
    Yasunori Inoue, Mayo Sugano, Shunsuke Kawakami, Masaaki Kitano, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Hideki Kato, Michikazu Hara,
    Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 86, 45-50 (2013). (First published online: 2012/12/15)DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20120201

2012

  1. "Ammonia synthesis using a stable electride as an electron donor and reversible hydrogen store",
    Masaaki Kitano, Yasunori Inoue, Youhei Yamazaki, Fumitaka Hayashi, Shinji Kanbara, Satoru Matsuishi, Toshiharu Yokoyama, Sung-Wng Kim, Michikazu Hara, Hideo Hosono,
    Nature Chem., 4, 934-940 (2012). (First published online: 2012/10/21)DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1476
  2. "sp3-linked Amorphous Carbon with SO3H Groups as a Heterogeneous Acid Catalyst",
    Satoshi Suganuma, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Masaaki Kitano, Shigenobu Hayashi, Michikazu Hara,
    ChemSusChem, 5, 1841–1846 (2012). (First published online: 2012/06/27)DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201200010
  3. "Photocatalytic oxidation of 2-propanol under visible light irradiation on TiO2 thin films prepared by an RF magnetron sputtering deposition method",
    Masaaki Kitano, Kazuhiro Iyatani, Ebrahimi Afsin, Yu Horiuchi, Masato Takeuchi, So-Hye Cho, Masaya Matsuoka, Masakazu Anpo,
    Res. Chem. Intermed., 38, 1249–1259 (2012). (First published online: 2012/01/04)DOI: 10.1007/s11164-011-0464-y

2011

  1. "Magnetic Sponge Prepared with an Alkanedithiol-Bridged Network of Nanomagnets",
    Yoshikazu Ito, Akira Miyazaki, Kazuyuki Takai, Vajiravelu Sivamurugan, Takashi Maeno, Takeshi Kadono, Masaaki Kitano, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Naotake Nakamura, Michikazu Hara, Suresh Valiyaveettil, Toshiaki Enoki,
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133, 11470-11473 (2011). (First published online: 2011/07/06)
    DOI: 10.1021/ja204617a
  2. "SO3H-bearing mesoporous carbon with highly selective catalysis",
    Satoshi Suganuma, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Masaaki Kitano, Hideki Kato, Asako Tamura, Hidesato Kondo, Shinichiro Yanagawa, Shigenobu Hayashi, Michikazu Hara,
    Micropor. Mesopor. Mater. 143, 443-450 (2011). (First published online: 2011/07/06)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2011.03.028
  3. "Structure and Catalysis of Cellulose-Derived Amorphous Carbon Bearing SO3H Groups",
    Kiichi Fukuhara, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Masaaki Kitano, Hideki Kato, Shigenobu Hayashi, Michikazu Hara,
    ChemSusChem 4, 778-784 (2011). (First published online: 2011/05/18)
    DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201000431
  4. "Synthesis and Characterization of Semiconducting Boron-doped Amorphous Carbon Materials Using an Organic Boron Compound as a Precursor",
    Yasunori Inoue, Masaaki Kitano, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Michikazu Hara,
    Chem. Lett. 40, 410-411 (2011). (First published online: 2011/04/05)
    DOI: 10.1246/cl.2011.410
  5. "Nb2O5• nH2O as a Heterogeneous Catalyst with Water-Tolerant Lewis Acid Sites",
    Kiyotaka Nakajima, Yusuke Baba, Ryouhei Noma, Masaaki Kitano, Junko N. Kondo, Shigenobu Hayashi, Michikazu Hara,
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133, 4224–4227 (2011). (First published online: 2011/03/03)
    DOI: 10.1021/ja110482r

2010

  1. "Structure and Acid Catalysis of Mesoporous Nb2O5• nH2O",
    Kiyotaka Nakajima, Tsuyoshi Fukui, Hideki Kato, Masaaki Kitano, Junko N. Kondo, Shigenobu Hayashi, Michikazu Hara,
    Chem. Mater. 22, 3332–3339 (2010). (First published online: 2010/05/07)DOI: 10.1021/cm100391q
  2. "Protonated Titanate Nanotubes as Solid Acid Catalyst",
    Masaaki Kitano, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Junko N. Kondo, Shigenobu Hayashi, Michikazu Hara,
    J. Am. Chem. Soc.132, 6622–6623 (2010). (First published online: 2010/04/28)DOI: 10.1021/ja100435w
  3. "Synthesis and Acid Catalysis of Cellulose-Derived Carbon-Based Solid Acid",
    Satoshi Suganuma, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Masaaki Kitano, Daizo Yamaguchi, Hideki Kato, Shigenobu Hayashi, Michikazu Hara,
    Solid State Sci. 12, 1029-1034 (2010). (First published online: 2010/03/27)DOI: 10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2010.02.038
  4. "Photocatalytic activity of visible light-responsive TiO2 thin films deposited on various anodized Ti-metal substrates by a RF magnetron sputtering method",
    Tae-Ho Kim, Masaya Matsuoka, Masaaki Kitano, Takashi Kamegawa, Yoshihisa Itoh, Masato Takeuchi, Masakazu Anpo
    Res. Chem. Intermed., 36, 319-326 (2010). (First published online: 2010/03/12)DOI: 10.1007/s11164-010-0126-5
  5. "Heterogeneous photocatalytic cleavage of water",
    Masaaki Kitano, Michikazu Hara,
    J. Mater. Chem.20, 627-641 (2010). (First published online: 2009/08/20)DOI: 10.1039/b910180b

2009

  1. "Separate evolution of H2 and O2 from H2O on Visible Light-Responsive TiO2 Thin Film Photocatalysts prepared by an RF-Magnetron Sputtering Method: The effect of various calcination treatments on the photocatalytic reactivity",
    Masaya Matsuoka, Afshin Ebrahimi, Masaki Nakagawa, Tae-Ho Kim, Masaaki Kitano, Masato Takeuchi, Masakazu Anpo
    Res. Chem. Intermed., 35, 997-1004 (2009). (First published online: 2009/11/05)DOI: 10.1007/s11164-009-0082-0
  2. "Preparation of a sulfonated porous carbon catalyst with high specific surface area",
    Masaaki Kitano, Keisuke Arai, Atsushi Kodama, Tsutomu Kousaka, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Shigenobu Hayashi, Michikazu Hara
    Catal. Lett. 131, 242–249 (2009). (First published online: 2009/06/23)DOI: 10.1007/s10562-009-0062-4
  3. "Preparation of solid acid carbon coating on the surface of TiO2 by photo-CVD of gaseous aromatic hydrocarbons",
    Akira Nakajima, Katsuhiro Horie, Michikazu Hara, Masaaki Kitano, Toshihiro Isobe, Yoshikazu Kameshima, Kiyoshi Okada
    Catal. Commun. 10, 1670–1673 (2009). (First published online: 2009/05/20)DOI: doi:10.1016/j.catcom.2009.05.006
  4. "Adsorption-Enhanced Hydrolysis of b-1,4 Glucan on Graphene-Based Amorphous Carbon Bearing SO3H, COOH, and OH Groups",
    Masaaki Kitano, Daizo Yamaguchi, Satoshi Suganuma, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Hideki Kato, Shigenobu Hayashi, Michikazu Hara
    Langmuir 25, 5068–5075 (2009). (First published online: 2009/02/27)DOI: 10.1021/la8040506
  5. "Hydrolysis of Cellulose by a Solid Acid Catalyst Under Optimal Reaction Conditions",
    Daizo Yamaguchi, Masaaki Kitano, Satoshi Suganuma, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Hideki Kato, Michikazu Hara
    J. Phys. Chem. C 113, 3181-3188 (2009). (First published online: 2009/01/30)DOI: 10.1021/jp808676d
  6. "Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from Aqueous Solutions of Alcohol as Model Compounds of Biomass Using Visible Light-Responsive TiO2 Thin Films",
    Shohei Fukumoto, Masaaki Kitano, Masato Takeuchi, Masaya Matsuoka,Masakazu Anpo
    Catal. Lett., 127, 39-43 (2009). (First published online: 2008/11/21)DOI: 10.1007/s10562-008-9769-x

2008

  1. "Hydrolysis of Cellulose by Amorphous Carbon Bearing SO3H,COOH, and OH Groups",
    Satoshi Suganuma, Kiyotaka Nakajima, Masaaki Kitano, Daizo Yamaguchi, Hideki Kato, Shigenobu Hayashi, Michikazu Hara
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 12787–12793 (2008). (First published online: 2008/08/29)DOI: 10.1021/ja803983h
  2. "The Effect of Chemical Etching by HF Solution on the Photocatalytic Activity of Visible Light-responsive TiO2 Thin Films for Solar Water Splitting",
    M. Kitano, K. Iyatani, K. Tsujimaru, M. Matsuoka, M. Takeuchi, M. Ueshima, J. M. Thomas, M. Anpo
    Top. Catal., 49, 24-31 (2008). (First published online: 2008/05/06)DOI: 10.1007/s11244-008-9064-5
  3. "Hydrogen Production Using Highly Active Titanium Oxide-based Photocatalysts",
    M. Kitano, K. Tsujimaru, M. Anpo
    Top. Catal., 49, 4-17 (2008). (First published online: 2008/04/30)DOI: 10.1007/s11244-008-9059-2
  4. "Photocatalytic Decomposition of Lactic Acid in Water on Photoelectrochemical Circuit System consisting of Rod-Type TiO2 Electrode and Silicon Solar Cell",
    M. Matsuoka, T. Kamegawa, E. D. Rakhmawaty, M. Kitano, K. Wada, M. Anpo
    Top. Catal., 47, 162-165 (2008). (First published online: 2008/03/25)DOI 10.1007/s11244-007-9017-4
  5. "Effect of HF Treatment on the Activity of TiO2 Thin Films for Photocatalytic Water Splitting",
    M. Kitano, M. Matsuoka, T. Hosoda, M. Ueshima and M. Anpo
    Res. Chem. Intermed., 34, 577-585 (2008). (First published online: 2008/05/01)DOI 10.1163/156856708784795518
  6. "Enhancement of the Photocatalytic Activity Under Visible-Light Irradiation over N-doped TiO2 Modified by Platinum Chloride",
    S. Higashimoto, K. Takamatsu, M. Azuma, M. Kitano, M. Matsuoka, M. Anpo
    Catal. Lett., 122, 33-36 (2008). (First published online: 2008/04/01)DOI 10.1007/s10562-007-9333-0
  7. "The effect of the hydrothermal treatment with aqueous NaOH solution on the photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical properties of visible light-responsive TiO2 thin films",
    M. Matsuoka, M. Kitano, S. Fukumoto, K. Iyatani, M. Takeuchi, M. Anpo
    Catal. Today, 132, 159–164 (2008). (First published online: 2008/02/01)DOI 10.1016/j.cattod.2007.12.032

2007

  1. "Synthesis of Nanowire TiO2 Thin Films by Hydrothermal Treatment and their Photoelectrochemical Properties",
    M. Kitano, R. Mitsui, D. R. Eddy, Z. M. A. El-Bahy, M. Matsuoka, M. Ueshima, M. Anpo
    Catal. Lett., 119, 217-221 (2007). (First published online: 2007/09/07)DOI 10.1007/s10562-007-9243-1
  2. "Photocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Properties of Nitrogen-Substituted TiO2 Thin Films Prepared by an RF Magnetron Sputtering Deposition Method", M. Kitano, T. Kudo, M. Matsuoka, M. Ueshima, M. Anpo
    Mater. Sci. Forum 544-545, 107-110 (2007). (First published online: 2007/05/15)
    DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.544-545.107
  3. "The Design of Highly Active Rectangular Column-Structured Titanium Oxide Photocatalysts and their Application in Purification Systems",
    T. Kudo, Y. Kudo, A. Ruike, A. Hasegawa, M. Kitano and M. Anpo
    Catal. Today, 122, 14-19 (2007). (First published online: 2007/03/30)DOI 10.1016/j.cattod.2007.01.058
  4. "Recent Developments in Titanium Oxide-Based Photocatalysts",
    M. Kitano, M. Matsuoka, M. Ueshima, M. Anpo
    Appl. Catal. A: General, 325, 1-14 (2007). (First published online: 2007/03/15)DOI 10.1016/j.apcata.2007.03.013
  5. "Photocatalysis for New Energy Production- Recent advances in photocatalytic water splitting reactions for hydrogen production",
    M. Matsuoka, M. Kitano, M. Takeuchi, K. Tsujimaru, M. Anpo, J. M. Thomas
    Catal. Today, 122, 51-61 (2007). (First published online: 2007/03/6)DOI 10.1016/j.cattod.2007.01.042
  6. "Photocatalytic Water Splitting using Pt-Loaded Visible Light-responsive TiO2 Thin Film Photocatalysts",
    M. Kitano, M. Takeuchi, M. Matsuoka, J. M. Thomas, M. Anpo
    Catal. Today, 120, 133-138 (2007). (First published online: 2006/09/06)DOI 10.1016/j.cattod.2006.07.043

2006

  1. "Preparation of Nitrogen-Substituted TiO2 Thin Film Photocatalysts by the Radio Frequency Magnetron Sputtering Deposition Method and Their Photocatalytic Reactivity under Visible Light Irradiation",
    M. Kitano, K. Funatsu, M. Matsuoka, M. Ueshima, M. Anpo
    J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 25266-25272 (2006). (First published online: 2006/11/06)DOI 10.1021/jp064893e
  2. "Decomposition of Water in the Separate Evolution of Hydrogen and Oxygen using Visible Light-Responsive TiO2 Thin Film Photocatalysts: Effect of the work function of the substrates on the yield of the reaction",
    M. Kitano, K. Tsujimaru, M. Anpo
    Appl. Catal. A: General, 314, 179-183 (2006). (First published online: 2006/09/18)DOI 10.1016/j.apcata.2006.08.017
  3. "The Preparation of Visible Light-Responsive TiO2 Thin Films by Applying a RF-Magnetron Sputtering Deposition Method and their Photocatalytic Reactivity for the Decomposition of Water with a Separate Evolution of H2 and O2",
    M. Kitano, H. Kikuchi, T. Hosoda, M. Takeuchi, M. Matsuoka, T. Eura, M. Anpo, J. M. Thomas
    Key Eng. Mater., 317-318, 823-826 (2006). (First published online: 2006/08/15)
    DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.317-318.823
  4. "Extending the Photoresponse of TiO2 to the Visible Light Region: Photoelectrochemical Behavior of TiO2 Thin Films Prepared by the Radio Frequency Magnetron Sputtering Deposition Method",
    H. Kikuchi, M. Kitano, M. Takeuchi, M. Matsuoka, M. Anpo, P. V. Kamat
    J. Phys. Chem. B, 110, 5537-5541 (2006). (First published online: 2006/02/25)DOI 10.1021/jp058262g
  5. "Design and Development of Second-Generation Titanium Oxide Photocatalyst Materials Operating under Visible Light Irradiation by Applying Advanced Ion-Engineering Techniques",
    K. Iino, M. Kitano, M. Takeuchi, M. Matsuoka, M. Anpo
    Curr. Appl. Phys. 6, 982-986 (2006). (First published online: 2005/09/09)DOI 10.1016/j.cap.2005.07.002

2005

  1. "The Preparation and Characterization of Highly Efficient Titanium Oxide-Based Photofunctional Materials",
    M. Anpo, S. Dohshi, M. Kitano, Y. Hu, M. Takeuchi, M. Matsuoka
    Annu. Rev. Mater. Res., 35, 1-27 (2005). (First published online: 2005/08/01)
    DOI 10.1146/annurev.matsci.35.100303.121340
  2. "Photocatalytic water splitting on visible light-responsive TiO2 thin films prepared by a RF magnetron sputtering deposition method",
    M. Matsuoka, M. Kitano, M. Takeuchi, M. Anpo and J. M. Thomas
    Top. Catal., 35, 305-310 (2005). (First published online: 2005/07/01)DOI 10.1007/s11244-005-3838-9
  3. "Preparation of Visible Light-responsive TiO2 Thin Film Photocatalysts by an RF Magnetron Sputtering Deposition Method and Their Photocatalytic Reactivity",
    M. Kitano, M. Takeuchi, M. Matsuoka, J. M. Thomas, M. Anpo
    Chem. Lett., 34, 616-617 (2005). (First published online: 2005/03/25)DOI 10.1246/cl.2005.616
  4. "Preparation and Characterization of the Visible Light Responsive TiO2 Thin Film Photocatalysts Prepared by Magnetron Sputtering Method and Their Photocatalytic Activities for the Water Splitting Reactions",
    M. Matsuoka, M. Kitano, M. Takeuchi, M. Anpo and J. M. Thomas
    Mater. Sci. Forum 486-487, 81-84 (2005). (First published online: 2005/01/15)
    DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.486-487.81

2003

  1. "Hydrogen production using semiconducting oxide photocatalysts",
    S. C. Moon, Y. Matsumura, M. Kitano, M. Matsuoka, M. Anpo
    Res. Chem. Intermed., 29, 233-256 (2003). (First published online: 2003/04/01)
    DOI 10.1163/156856703764929912