Doctor of Engineering, Hokkaido University

Inorganic/coordination chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry

Inorganic materials and properties, Inorganic materials/Physical properties

Fundamental physical chemistry, Electrochemistry

Thin film/surface and interfacial physical properties, Thin film/Surface and interfacial physical properties

Nanomaterials, Catalyst chemistry

2009 - 2010
Professor for a Research Project

2009
Professor Emeritus, Shinshu University

1997 - 1999
Vice President, Shinshu University

1988 - 2009
Professor, Shinshu University

1979 - 1988
Associate Professor, Yamaguchi University

1976 - 1977
Guest Researcher, Fritz Haber Institut der Max Planck Gesellschaft

1973 - 1979
Lecturer (Assistant Professor), Yamaguchi University

1967, Osaka University, Faculty of Engineering, Applied Chemistry

1973, Hokkaido University, Division of Engineering, Applied Chemistry

2014
The Electrochemical Society of Japan, Executive Contribution Award of The Electrochemical Society of Japan

2011
The Electrochemical Society of Japan, Excellent Paper Award of The Electrochemical Society of Japan, 2011; Effect of Temperature and Adsorption Potential on the Electro-oxidation of Adsorbed Carbon Monoxide on Carbon Supported PtRu

2009
A Divusion of ECSJ, The Award of Electrolysis Science and Engineering Division oｆ ECSJ

2007
ECSJ, The ECSJ Award/Takei Award

2006
CATSJ, The CATSJ Award (Academic Division)

1978
CSJ, The CSJ Award for Young Chemists

A gas-diffusion cathode coated with oxide-catalyst for polymer electrolyte fuel cells using neither platinum catalyst nor carbon catalyst-support
Takasu, Y; Fukunaga, H; Yang,HS; Ohashi, T; Suzuki, M; Sugimoto, W
Electrochimica Acta, 105, 224-229, Aug. 2013

Catalytic etching of synthetic diamond crystallitesby iron
Ohashi, Tatsuya; Sugimoto, Wataru; Takasu, Yoshio
Applied Surface Science, 258(20), 8128-8133, Aug. 2012

Synthesis of ordered mesoporous ruthenium by lyotropic liquid crystals and its electrochemical conversion to mesoporous ruthenium oxide with high surface area
Sugimoto, Wataru; Makino, Sho; Mukai, Ryota; Tatsumi, Yoshiaki; Fukuda, Katsutoshi; Takasu, Yoshio; Yamauchi, Yusuke
Journal of Power Sources, 204, 244-248, Apr. 2012

Catalytic etching of {100}-oriented diamond coating with Fe, Co, Ni, and Pt nanoparticles under hydrogen
Ohashi, Tatsuya; Sugimoto, Wataru; Takasu, Yoshio
DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 20(8), 1165-1170, Aug. 2011

Steam activation of boron doped diamond electrodes
Ohashi, Tatsuya; Zhang, Junfeng; Takasu, Yoshio; Sugimoto, Wataru
Electrochimica Acta, 56, 5599-5604, Jun. 2011

Oxygen reduction characteristics of several valve metal oxide electrodes in HClO(4) solution
Takasu, Yoshio; Suzuki, Masatoshi; Yang, Hongsheng; Ohashi, Tatsuya; Sugimoto, Wataru
Electrochimica Acta, 55(27), 8220-8229, Nov. 2010

Structural analyses of RuO(2)-TiO(2)/Ti and IrO(2)-RuO(2)-TiO(2)/Ti anodes used in industrial chlor-alkali membrane processes
Takasu, Yoshio; Sugimoto, Wataru; Nishiki, Yoshinori; Nakamatsu, Shuji
Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 40(10), 1789-1795, Oct. 2010

Oxygen Reduction Activity of Silk-derived Carbons
Iwazaki, T; Yang, H;Obinata, R; Sugimoto, W; Takasu, Y
Journal of Power Sources, 195(18), 5840-5847, 2010

Catalytic roughening of surface layers of BDD for various applications
Ohashi, Tatsuya; Sugimoto, Wataru; Takasu, Yoshio
Electrochimica Acta, 54(22), 5223-5229, Sep. 2009

Activity and Durability of Ternary PtRuIr/C for Methanol Electro-oxidation
Geng, Dongsheng; Matsuki, Daisuke; Wang, Jiajia; Kawaguchi, Tomoyuki; Sugimoto, Wataru; Takasu, Yoshio
Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 156(3), B397-B402, 2009

High oxygen-reduction activity of silk-derived activated carbon
Iwazaki, T; Obinata, R; Sugimoto, W; Takasu, Y
Electrochemistry Communications, 11(2), 376-378, 2009

An Examination of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction on RuO2-based Oxide Coatings Formed on Titanium Substrates
Takasu, Y; Oohori, K; Yoshinaga, N; Sugimoto, W
CATALYSIS TODAY, 146(1-2), 248-252, 2009

Oxygen reduction behavior of RuO2/Ti, IrO2/Ti and IrM (M : Ru, Mo, W, V) O-x/Ti binary oxide electrodes in a sulfuric acid solution
Takasu, Y; Yoshinaga, N; Sugimoto, W
Electrochemistry Communications, 10(4), 668-672, 2008

Oxygen reduction behavior of rutile-type iridium oxide in sulfuric acid solution
Yoshinaga, N; Sugimoto, W; Takasu, Y
Electrochimica Acta, 54(2), 566-573, 2008

High visible-light photocatalytic activity of nitrogen-doped titania prepared from layered titania/isostearate nanocomposite
T. Matsumoto,N. Iyi, Y. Kaneko, K. Kitamura, S. Ishihara, Y.Takasu, Y. Murakami
CATALYSIS TODAY, 120(2), 226-232, 2007

Development of Materials and Evaluation Methods for PEFCs
Y. Takasu, W. Sugimoto, M. Yoshitake
Electrochemistry, 75(2), 105-114, 2007

Evaluation of the Redox Behavior of Hydrous Ruthenium Oxides: Effect of Temperature and Acid Concentration on the electrochemical Behavior of Layered Ruthenium Oxide
W. Sugimoto, T. Ohta, K. Yokoshima, Y. Takasu
Electrochemistry, 75(8), 645-648, 2007

Charge storage mechanism of nanostructured anhydrous and hydrous ruthenium-based oxides
Sugimoto, W; Yokoshima, K; Murakami, Y; Takasu, Y
Electrochimica Acta, 52(4), 1742-1748, Dec. 2006, Refereed

Effect of the crystal plane on the catalytic etching behavior of diamond crystallites by cobalt nanoparticles
Konishi, S; Ohashi, T; Sugimoto, W; Takasu, Y
Chemistry Letters, 35(11), 1216-1217, Nov. 2006, Refereed

Electrochemical supercapacitor behavior of nanoparticulate rutile-type Ru1-xVxO2
Yokoshima, K; Shibutani, T; Hirota, M; Sugimoto, W; Murakami, Y; Takasu, Y
Journal of Power Sources, 160(2), 1480-1486, Oct. 2006, Refereed

Performance of ternary PtRuRh/C electrocatalyst with varying Pt : Ru :Rh ratio for methanol electro-oxidation
Kawaguchi, T; Rachi, Y; Sugimoto, W; Murakami, Y; Takasu, Y
Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 36(10), 1117-1125, Oct. 2006, Refereed

Co-catalytic effect of nanostructured ruthenium oxide towards electro-oxidation of methanol and carbon monoxide
Sugimoto, W; Saida, T; Takasu, Y
Electrochemistry Communications, 8(3), 411-415, Mar. 2006, Refereed

Catalytic creation of channels in the surface layers of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite by cobalt nanoparticles
S.Konishi, W.Sugimoto, Y.Murakami, Y.Takasu
Carbon, 44(11), 2338-2340, 2006

Catalytic Formation of Nanochannels in the Surface Layers of Diamonds by Metal Nanoparticles
Yoshio Takasu,Shunsuke Konishi, Wataru Sugimoto,Yasushi Murakami
Electrochem.Solid-State Lett., 9(7), C114, 2006

Fabrication of thin-film, flexible, and transparent electrodes composed of ruthenic acid nanosheets by electrophoretic deposition and application to electrochemical capacitors
Sugimoto, W; Yokoshima, K; Ohuchi, K; Murakami, Y; Takasu, Y
Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 153(2), A255-A260, 2006, Refereed

Investigation on the redox behavior of rutile-type Ti1-xVxO2
Yokoshima, K; Sugimoto, W; Murakami, Y; Takasu, Y
Electrochemistry, 73(12), 1026-1029, Dec. 2005, Refereed

Catalytic linear grooving of graphite surface layers by Pt, Ru, and PtRu nanoparticles
Takasu, Y; Konishi, S; Miyoshi, R; Nukii, K; Matsuse, T; Sugimoto, W; Murakami, Y
Chemistry Letters, 34(7), 1008-1009, Jul. 2005, Refereed

Preparation of a transparent and flexible self-standing film of layered titania/isostearate nanocomposite
Matsumoto, T; Iyi, N; Kaneko, Y; Kitamura, K; Masaki, S; Imai, T; Sugimoto, W; Takasu, Y; Murakami, Y
Journal of Materials Research, 20(5), 1308-1315, May 2005, Refereed

Incorporation of ethylenediamine as a bi-layer in the interlayer space of tetratitanic acid by re-stacking exfoliated nanosheets
Sugimoto, W; Ohuchi, K; Murakami,Y; Takasu, Y
BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICALSOCIETY OF JAPAN, 78(4), 633-637, Apr. 2005, Refereed

Proton and electron conductivity in hydrous ruthenium oxides evaluated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy:The origin of large capacitance
Sugimoto, W; Iwata, H; Yokoshima, K; Murakami, Y; Takasu, Y
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B, 109(15), 7330-7338, Apr. 2005, Refereed

Kinetics of CH3OH oxidation on PtRu/C studied by impedance and CO stripping voltammetry
Sugimoto, W; Aoyama, K; Kawaguchi, T; Murakami, Y; Takasu, Y
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 576(2), 215-221, Mar. 2005, Refereed

Particle growth behavior of carbon-supported Pt, Ru, PtRu catalysts preparedby an impregnation reductive-pyrolysis method for direct methanol fuel cell anodes
Kawaguchi, T; Sugimoto, W; Murakami, Y; Takasu, Y
JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS, 229(1), 176-184, Jan. 2005, Refereed

Dependence of the Preparation Temperature of Pt0.7Co0.3/C Catalysts on the Structure of the Alloy Particles and the Carbon Supports
Y. Takasu, R. Matsuyama, S. Konishi, W. Sugimoto, Y. Murakami
Electrochem. Solid-State Lett., 8(9), B34-B37, 2005

白金族金属酸化物被覆電極の構造解析この電極系の新たな利利用
高須芳雄
Electrochemistry, 72(3), 190-194, 2004

Temperature Dependence of the Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide on the Carbon Supported Pt,Ru,and Ptru
T.kawaguchi,W.Sugimoto,Y.Murakami,Y.Takasu
Electrochem. commun., 6, 480-483, 2004

Electrochemical Capacitor Behavior of Layered Ruthenic Acid Hydrate
W.Sugimoto,H.Iwata,Y.Murakami,Y.Takasu
J.Electrochem. Soc, 151(8), A1181-A1187, 2004

Preparation of Nitrogen-doped Anatase Titania by Treatment of Layered Titania/Isostearate Nanocomposite with Aqueous Ammonia
T. Matsumoto, N. Iyi, Y. Kaneko, K. Kitamura, Y. Takasu, Y. Murakami
Chem. Lett., 33(11), 1508-1509, 2004

Evaluation of the pseudocapacitance in RuO2 with a RuO2/GC thin film electrode
W. Sugimoto, T. Kizaki, K. Yokoshima, Y. Murakami, Y. Takasu,
Electrochim. Acta, 49(2), 313-320, 2004

Microporous Silica Particles Prepared by the Salt-Catalytic Sol-Gel Process with Extremely Low Content of Water
Y. Murakami, K. Tanaka, Y. Takechi, S. Takahashi, Y. Nakano, T. Matsumoto, W. Sugimoto, Y. Takasu
J. of Sol-Gel Sci. Tech.,, 29(1), 19-24, 2004

Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Ion-Exchangeable Layered Ruthenates
W.Sugimoto, M.Omoto, K.Yokoshima, Y.Murakami, Y.Takasu
J.Solid State Chem., 177(12), 4542-4545, 2004

Effects of the Surface Area of Carbon Support on the Characterization of Highly-Dispersed Pt-Ru Particles as Catalysts for Methanol Oxidation
Y. Takasu, T. Kawaguchi, W. Sugimoto, and Y. Murakami
Electrochim. Acta, 48(25-26), 3861-3868, 2003

Characteristics of Highly Active PtRu/C Anode Catalysts for DMFC"
Y. Takasu, H. Itaya, T. Kawaguchi, W. Sugimoto, and Y. Murakami
Studies in SurfaceScience and Catalysis, 145, 279-282, 2003

Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Methanol and Related Chemical Species on Ultrafine Pt and PtRu Particles Supported on Carbo
Y. Takasu, W. Sugimoto, and Y. Murakami
Catalysis Surveys from Asia, 7(1), 21-29, 2003

Preparation of Ruthenic Acid Nanosheets and Utilization of Its Interlayer Surface for Electrochemical Energy Storage
W. Sugimoto, H. Iwata, Y. Yasunaga, Y. Murakami, and Y. Takasu
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 42(34), 4092-4096, 2003

Microporous Structure of Alumina Prepared by a Salt Catalytic Sol-Gel Process
K. Tanaka, T. Imai, Y. Murakami, T. Matsumoto, W. Sugimoto, Y. Takasu
Chem. Lett., 2002(1), 110-111, 2002

Charge Storage Capabilities of Rutile-Type RuO2-VO2 Solid Solution for Electrochemical Supercapacitors
W. Sugimoto, T. Shibutani, Y. Murakami, and Y. Takasu
Electrochem. Solid-State Lett., 5(7), A170-A172, 2002

Electrophoretic deposition of negatively charged tetratitanate nanosheets and transformation into preferentially oriented TiO2(B) Film
W. Sugimoto, O. Terabayashi, Y. Murakami, Y. Takasu
J. Mater. Chem., 12, 3814-3818, 2002

The Effect of the Nano and Microstructure of PtRu/C Electrocatalysts Towards Methanol and Carbon Monoxide Oxidation
W. Sugimoto, T. Kawaguchi, Y. Murakami, and Y. Takasu
Solid-State Ionics--2002, 756, FF6.4.1-FF6.4.6, 2002

Effects of the addition of Calcium on the Pseudocapacitance of Ruthenium Oxide Electrodes
Y.Takasu,T.Ohnuma,S.Mizutani,W.Sugimoto,Y.Murakami
Electrochemistry, 69(6), 493-494, 2001

Microporous Structure of Titanium Oxide Prepared by a Salt Catalytic Sol-Gel Process
K.Tanaka,Y.Murakami,T.Imai,T.Matsumoto,S.Furano,W.Sugimoto,Y.Takasu
Chem.Lett., 2001(12), 1280-1281, 2001

Molybdenum Oxide/Activated Carbon Composite Electrodes as Electrochemical Supercapacitors
T.Ohnuma,W.Sugimoto,Y.Murakami,Y.Takasu
Advanced Batteries and Super Capacitors (ECS Proc.), 2001(21), 641-647, 2001

Molybdenum Oxide/Carbon Composite Electrodes as Electrochemical Supercapacitors
W.Sugimoto,T.Ohnuma,Y.Murakami,Y.Takasu
Electrochem. Solid-State Lett., 4(9), A145-A147, 2001

Size Effects of Ultrafine Pt-Ru Particles on the Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Methanol
Y.Takasu,H.Itaya,T.Iwazaki,R.Miyoshi,T.Ohnuma,W.Sugimoto,Y.Murakami
Chem.Commun., 2001, 341-342, 2001

Effect of the Structure of Carbon-Supported PtRu Electrocatalysts on the Electrochemical Oxidation of Methanol
Y.Takasu,T.Fujiwara,Y.Murakami,K.Sasaki,M.Oguri,T.Asaki,W.Sugimoto
J.Electrochem.Soc.,, 147(12), 4421-4427, 2000

Photochromism of titanium oxide gels prepared by the salt-catalytic sol-gel process
T.Matsumoto,Y.Murakami,Y.Takasu
Chem.Lett, (4), 348-349, 2000

Size Control of Titanium Oxide Sheets by Regulating Catalysis in a Catalytic Sol-Gel Process and Their UV Absorption Properties
T. Matsumoto,Y.Murakami, Y.Takasu
J. Phys. Chem.B, 104(9), 1916-1920, 2000

Size Effects of Platinum Particles on the Electro-oxidation of Methanol in an Aqueous Solution of HClO4
Y. Takasu,T.Iwazaki,W.Sugimoto,Y.Murakami
Electrochemistry Communications, 2(9), 671-674, 2000

Design of Oxide Electrodes with Large Surface Area
Y. Takasu and Y. Murakami
Electrochim. Acta, 45(25-26), 4135-4141, 2000

Design of Catalysts for Low-Temperature Synthesis of Highly Polymerized Titanium Oxides
Y.Murakami,T.Matsumoto,Y.Watanabe,Y.Takasu
Trans.Mater.Res.Soc.Jpn, 24, 425-427, 1999

Preparation of a UV-absorbed transparent monolithic titanium oxide gel by the catalytic sol-gel process with a phenanthroline hydrochloride catalyst
T.Matsumoto,Y.Murakami,Y.Takasu
Chem.Lett, (2), 177-178, 1999

Pseudocapacitance of Molybdenum Oxide Particles Highly Dispersed on Glassy Carbon Surface
Y.Takasu,T.Ohnuma,W.Sugimoto,Y.Murakami
Electrochemistry, 67(12), 1187-1188, 1999

Salt Catalysts Containing Basic Anions and Acidic Cations for the Sol-Gel Process of Titanium Alkoxide: Controlling the Kinetics and Dimensionality of the Resultant Titanium Oxide
Y.Murakami,T.Matsumoto,Y.Takasu
J.Phs.Chem.B, 103(11), 1836-1840, 1999

Ti-V-W-O/Ti Oxide Electrodes as Candidates for Electrochemical Capacitors
Y.Takasu,S.Mizutani,M.Kumagai,S.Sawaguchi,Y.Murakami
Electrochem.Solid-State Lett., 2(1), 1-2, 1999

Surface Characterization of RuO2-SSn02 Coated Titanium Electrodes
M. Ito;Y. Murakami;H. Kaji;K. Yahikozawa;Y. Takasu
J. Electrochem. Soc., 143(1), 32-36, 1996

Size effects of platinum particles on the electroreduction of oxygen
Y. Takasu;N. Ohashi;X. -G. Zhang;Y. Murakami;K. Yahikozawa
Electrochimica Acta, 41(16), 2595-2600, 1996

Effects of rare earth chlorides on the preparation of porous ruthenium oxide electrodes
Y. Murakami;T. Kondo;Y. Shimoda;H. Kaji;K. Yahikozawa;Y. Takasu
J. Alloys and Compounds, 239(2), 111-113, 1996

金属酸化物電極を用いるスーパーキャパシタ
高須芳雄
化学総説, 49, 226-229, 2001

燃料電池材料
高須芳雄
日本セラミックス協会編, 109-115 2007

燃料電池の解析手法,第1部2章「燃料電池開発の現状と課題」
高須芳雄, Single work
化学同人, 9-14頁 2005

固体高分子形燃料電池のすべて（電子とイオンの機能化学シリーズVol.4）第3章2節固体高分子形燃料電池の構成材料；電極：電極材料」
高須芳雄, Single work
エヌ・ティー・エス, 66-95頁 2003

大容量電気二重層キャパシタの最前線（電子とイオンの機能化学シリーズVol.2）第3章2節「レドックスキャパシタ　金属酸化物電極を用いる系」
高須芳雄, Single work
エヌ・ティー・エス, 162-198頁 2002

電極触媒科学の新展開 6
杉本渉、村上泰、高須芳雄, Joint work, 貴金属酸化物電極の新展開
北大図書刊行会, 143-159頁 2001

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Electrocatalysis of Nano Metal Particles

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Functionalization of Various Kinds of Carbon Materilas by Catalytic Etching