Papers by Author: Takahiro Nakamura

Abstract: Conductive SnO2 powder was synthesized by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis and was blended with TiO2 nano particles in order to improve the conductivity of TiO2 porous films used in dye-sensitized solar cells. However, the conductivity of the films decreased because of the exposure of SnO2 to high temperature during synthesis and calcination.

Abstract: TiO2 powder was synthesized hydrothermally from titanium alkoxide ethanol solution in supercritical state and obtained anatase type crystalline powder sized ca. 20 nm. Dye-sensitized solar cells were fabricated with the powders and evaluated the power generation efficiencies.

Abstract: Spherical LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 powders were prepared by internal combustion type spray pyrolysis apparatus using gas burner. The powder production capacity was 1 kg/h by this equipment. After calcinations of as-prepared powders contained Ni at different temperatures from 800 to 1200 °C in air for 10h, LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 powders were obtained. As-prepared particles have a porous microstructure with an average diameter of about 5 μm with narrow size distribution. XRD showed that LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 powders were well crystallized to a spinel structure with Fd3m space group. LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 powders calcined at 1000°C show good cycle performance with after 30 cycles discharge capacity of 112mAh/g and 95% retention after 400 cycles between 3.5 V and 5 V.