Keiko Miyabayashi
Applied Chemistry and Biochemical Engineering Course
Associate Professor of Department of Engineering,
Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology
Shizuoka University
E-mail: miyabayashi.keiko&shizuoka.ac.jp （Please change “&” to “@”）
Research field：Organic-inorganic hybrid materials, Metal nanoparticles, Fuel cells
Key words：metal nanoparticles, electrocatalyst, electrochemistry, covalent organic flameworks
Research
Research theme 1：Synthesis of organic-inorganic hybrid nano-materials
Development of novel nano-materials: functionalization of shape-controlled nanomaterials by organic molecules with specific properties, such as opt-electric, hydrophobic molecules. Photoreactivity and electrocatalytic activity are evaluated. （Electroanalysis, 2017, 29, 898-906.）
Research theme 2：Development of electrocatalysts.
Application of organic-inorganic hybrid nanomaterials for fuel cell electrocatalyst. Electrochemical evaluation of catalysts. （Analytical Chemistry 2018, 90, 6116-6123.）
Requirements to students
Basic knowledge of Chemistry
Acquired ability through our laboratory work
Bachelor course students: basic knowledge to solve the problem with guidance
Master course students: knowledge to solve the problem with clue
Experimental skills: basic handing of chemicals, analytical technique for organic and inorganic materials, electrochemical analysis
Recent publications
K. Miyabayashi*, J. Kondo, “Synthesis of Yolk–shell COF with Corrole and Electrocatalytic Property of Co-doped COF for Oxygen Reduction Reaction”, Chem. Lett 2024,
C. A. Tadgell, M. Kato, K. Miyabayashi, I. Yagi, “Improving Oxygen Evolution reaction Performance and Durability Using Rhombic Dodecahedral PtNiIr Nanoframes with metal Oxide Supports in Acidic Media” ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 12288-12298.
K. Miyabayashi*, Y. Shirayama, S. Gupta, H. Tatsuoka , “Identical-location Transmission Electron Microscopy of Pt Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts Using Iridium-coated Au Grids for Fuel Cell Durability Tests Simulating Start-up and Shutdown Conditions”, Electroanalysis 2022, https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.202200199.
M. Kato, Y. Iguchi, T. Li, Y. Kato, Y. Zhuang, K. Higashi, T. Uruga, T. Saida, K. Miyabayashi, I. Yagi, “Structural Transformation of Pt−Ni Nanowires as Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts to Branched Nanostructures during Potential Cycles” ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 259-264.
A. Singh, K. Miyabayashi*, “Novel continuous flow synthesis of Pt NPs with narrow size distribution for Pt@carbon catalysts”, RSC Advances 2020, 10, 362-366.
Instruments for research
(In lab instruments) Synthesis devise、Electrochemical analyzer、Infrared spectrometry、UV-vis spectrometry、BET surface analyzer、Liquid chromatography etc.
(In campus instruments) TEM、XRD 、ICP、TG、XPS、NMR、MS
Guidance in laboratory work
Research theme is decided by student interest and ongoing work in laboratory.
Research meeting is conducted weekly. Problems and direction are discussed at meeting.
Core time: 9:00~12:00, 13:00~17:45*
*Focused on research: research survey, experiments, weekly reports preparation etc.