• Synthesis and Characterization of New Hydrides
• Development of High-Density Hydrogen Storage Materials
• Development of Fast Ionic Conductors
• Designing of High-Performance Battery Devices
• Searching for New Superconductors

• New Hydrides
• High-Density Hydrogen Storage Materials
• Fast Ionic Conductors
• High-Performance Battery Devices
• New Superconductors

Our division is focusing on "HYDRIDE" researches for highly-efficient energy applications. Currently we are developing new metal/alloy-, complex-, and perovskite-hydrides applicable to high-density hydrogen storage materials, fast ionic conductors, high-performance battery devices and superconductors.

Recent research topics are as follows:
＜High-Density Hydrogen Storage Materials＞
Increased hydrogen density in YFe2-based alloy hydrides by using additional Li as an electron donor

＜Fast Ionic Conductors＞
Synthesis of a new complex hydride Na2(BH4)(NH2) exhibiting sodium fast ionic conduction at room temperature

＜High-Performance Battery Devices＞
Demonstration of bulk-type all-solid-state lithium rechargeable battery using a complex hydride LiBH4 as electrolyte