Name
MATSUNO, Takamichi
Degree
Doctor of Engineering
HP (URL)
Status
Associate Professor
Research Topic
Creation of a precise synthesis platform for inorganic nanoporous materials for the utilization of untapped energy
Materials containing nanoscale pores are useful across a wide range of applications, including energy materials, catalysts, and biomaterials. Precise and versatile synthesis is essential for rational functional design; however, synthetic methodologies remain under development. In this study, we aim to establish a synthesis strategy that enables simultaneous control over the composition, nanoporous structure, and crystallinity of nanoporous metal oxide materials, which have been difficult to realize using conventional approaches. This advancement will open the way to novel nanoporous materials that enable chemical synthesis and energy conversion utilizing untapped mechanical and thermal energy sources.
Education and Academic Employment
Education
| 2018-2021 | Ph.D., Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University |
| 2013-2015 | M. Eng., Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University |
| 2009-2013 | Eng., Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University |
Academic Employment
| 2023- | JST FOREST researcher |
| 2021-2026 | Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University |
| 2019-2021 | JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2) |
| 2018 | Research Assistant, Kagami Memorial Research Institute for Materials Science and Technology, Waseda University |
| 2015-2018 | TEIJIN Limited (Materials R&D) |
Fields of Research Interests
Inorganic synthetic chemistry, Nanoporous materials, Inorganic oxides, Energy conversion materials
Academic Publications
- Sota Hasebe, Masashi Yatomi, Nonna Hori, Takeshi Iwakami, Takamichi Matsuno*, A. Shimojima*, “Hierarchically Porous Materials via Co-Assembly of Exfoliated Layered Silicate with Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles,” Langmuir 2025, 41, 25954–25961.
- Takamichi Matsuno*, Gen Koinuma, Hiroaki Wada, Atsushi Shimojima, and Kazuyuki Kuroda, “Fabrication of three-dimensionally ordered mesoporous zirconia using nanoporous carbon as a scaffold,” New Journal of Chemistry 2025, 49, 16617–16624.
- Daichi Oka, Kohei Takaoka, Atsushi Shimojima, Takamichi Matsuno*, “Quasi-Single-Crystalline Inverse Opal a-Fe2O3 Prepared via Diffusion and Oxidation of FeCl3 Precursor in Nanospaces,” Chemistry of Materials 2025, 37, 5005–5014.
- Kohei Takaoka, Takamichi Matsuno*, Masakazu Koike, Naho Muramoto, Hiroaki Wada, Kazuyuki Kuroda, and Atsushi Shimojima*, “Zeolite Crystallization inside Chemically Recyclable Ordered Nanoporous Co3O4 Scaffold: Precise Replication and Accelerated Crystallization,” Small 2025, 21, 202405280.
- Yuta Shimasaki, Takamichi Matsuno, Quansheng Guo, Atsushi Shimojima, Hiroaki Wada, Takao Mori, Kazuyuki Kuroda*, “Preparation of mesoporous nitrogen-doped titania comprising large crystallites with low thermal conductivity,” Nanoscale Advances 2022, 4, 2509–2520.
- Yumi Saito,‡ Takamichi Matsuno,‡ Quansheng Guo, Takao Mori, Makoto Kashiwagi, Atsushi Shimojima, Hiroaki Wada, Kazuyuki Kuroda*, “Preparation of Ordered Nanoporous Indium Tin Oxides with Large Crystallites and Individual Control over Their Thermal and Electrical Conductivities,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, 13, 15373–15382. (‡: These authors contributed equally to this work)
- Naho Muramoto, Takamichi Matsuno, Hiroaki Wada, Kazuyuki Kuroda, Atsushi Shimojima*, “Preparation of an Ordered Nanoporous Silicone-based Material Using Silica Colloidal Crystals as a Hard Template,” Chemistry Letters 2021, 50, 1038–1040.
- Takamichi Matsuno, Takamichi Nakaya, Yoshiyuki Kuroda, Hiroaki Wada, Atsushi Shimojima, Kazuyuki Kuroda*, “Synthesis of Cristobalite Containing Ordered Interstitial Mesopores using Crystallization of Silica Colloidal Crystals,” Chemistry—An Asian Journal 2021, 16, 207–214.
- Takamichi Matsuno, Yoshiyuki Kuroda, Masaki Kitahara, Atsushi Shimojima, Hiroaki Wada, and Kazuyuki Kuroda*, “A Single-Crystalline Mesoporous Quartz Superlattice,” Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2016, 55, 6008–6012.
Other Interests
DIY/crafting, Japanese sake
Affiliated Academic Organizations
The Ceramic Society of Japan
International Mesostructured Materials Association
The Chemical Society of Japan
The Japanese Sol-Gel Society
Japan Zeolite Association
The Thermoelectric Society of Japan
International Sol-Gel Society
Awards
2023: Best Presenter Award (APL Awards), Materials Oceania 2023
2023: Satomi Award, The Satomi Scholarship Foundation
2023: 12th WASEDA e-Teaching Award Good Practice, Waseda University
2021: Mizuno Award, Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University
2019: JXTG Energy Research Award, the cooperation of organization between Waseda University and JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
2014: CSJ Poster Presentation Award 2014 for Excellent Research, The Chemical Society of Japan
