HIGASHI Tomohiro

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Affiliation

Engineering educational research section Electrical and Electronic System Program 

Title

Associate Professor

Laboratory Address

工学部E棟204号室

Laboratory Phone number

0985-58-7353

Contact information

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Homepage

https://tmhgswx.miyazaki-u.ac.jp

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Degree 【 display / non-display

  • 博士(工学) ( 2015.3   長崎大学 )

  • 修士(工学) ( 2012.3   長崎大学 )

  • 学士(工学) ( 2010.3   長崎大学 )

Research Interests 【 display / non-display

  • Hydrogen

  • 光触媒

  • 分光電気化学

  • エネルギー変換

Research Areas 【 display / non-display

  • Manufacturing Technology (Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chemical Engineering) / Catalyst and resource chemical process

  • Nanotechnology/Materials / Functional solid state chemistry

Education 【 display / non-display

  • Nagasaki University

    2012.4 - 2015.3

  • Nagasaki University

    2010.4 - 2012.3

  • Nagasaki University

    2006.4 - 2010.3

Campus Career 【 display / non-display

  • University of Miyazaki   Engineering educational research section   Electrical and Electronic System Program    Associate Professor

    2025.04 - Now

  • University of Miyazaki   Organization for Promotion of Research and Industry-Academic Regional Collaboration   Institute for Tenure Track Promotion   Assistant Professor

    2023.07 - 2025.03

  • University of Miyazaki   Organization for Promotion of Career Management   Institute for Tenure Track Promotion   Assistant Professor

    2021.11 - 2023.06

External Career 【 display / non-display

  • The University of Tokyo   Department of Chemical System Engineering   Assistant Professor

    2017.4 - 2021.10

  • The University of Tokyo   Department of Chemical System Engineering   Researcher

    2015.4 - 2017.3

  • 日本学術振興会   日本学術振興会特別研究員

    2013.4 - 2015.3

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    Country:Japan

Professional Memberships 【 display / non-display

  • 電気化学会

  • 日本化学会

  • 触媒学会

  • 日本ポーラログラフ学会

 

Papers 【 display / non-display

  • Electrochemical Identification of Surface States Limiting Overall Water Splitting in Particulate Oxynitride Photocatalysts Invited Reviewed International coauthorship

    Tomohiro Higashi, Tian Xiao, Faze Wang, Jiadong Xiao, Yuriy Pihosh, Atsushi Ohnishi, Takashi Hisatomi, Kazunari Domen

    ACS Energy Letters   2025.12

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    Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author   Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

    DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.5c03342

    DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.5c03342

  • Selective chromium dissolution as an interfacial design strategy for enhanced oxygen evolution activity in CrFeCoNi oxy-carbide films Reviewed

    Xiao Tian, Yoshiyama Koichi, Yoshino Kenji, Higashi Tomohiro

    Discover Electrochemistry   2 ( 1 )   11   2025.4

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    Authorship:Last author, Corresponding author   Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

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  • Maximizing Oxygen Evolution Performance of NiFeOx Semitransparent Electrocatalysts Applicable to Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Device Invited Reviewed

    Koichi Yoshiyama, Tomohiro Higashi, Tian Xiao, Kenji Yoshino

    ChemNanoMat   11   2025

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    DOI: 10.1002/cnma.202400536

    DOI: 10.1002/cnma.202400536

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  • Selective Chromium Dissolution as an Interfacial Design Strategy for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Activity in CrFeCoNi Oxy-carbide Films Invited Reviewed

    Tian Xiao, Koichi Yoshiyama, Kenji Yoshino, Tomohiro Higashi

    Discover Electrochemistry   2025

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    Authorship:Last author, Corresponding author   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

    DOI: 10.1007/s44373-025-00024-y

    DOI: 10.1007/s44373-025-00024-y

  • Estimating the quasi-Fermi level of holes at the surface of semiconductor photoanodes using outer-sphere redox couples Reviewed International coauthorship

    Yuu Shioiri , Keisuke Obata , Yudai Kawase , Tomohiro Higashi , Masao Katayama , Markus Schleuning , Roel van de Krol , Dennis Friedrich , Fatwa Abdi, Kazuhiro Takanabe

    Nature Communications   2025

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    Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58837-9

    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58837-9

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Books 【 display / non-display

  • 光触媒および光電極を用いた水分解反応によるソーラー水素製造

    東 智弘, 堂免 一成( Role: Joint author)

    株式会社オプトロニクス社  2018 

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    Book type:Textbook, survey, introduction

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Presentations 【 display / non-display

  • Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Performance of Semitransparent NiFeCoOx Thin-Film Cocatalysts for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting International conference

    Koichi Yoshiyama, Tian Xiao, Kenji Yoshio, Tomohiro Higashi

    Materials Research Meeting (MRM) 2025  2025.12.10 

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    Event date: 2025

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

  • Interfacial Design of Semitransparent Photoelectrodes for Visible-Light-Driven Green Hydrogen Production Invited International conference

    Tomohiro Higashi

    2025 International G-LAMP Symposium on Renewable Energy Technologies  2025.8.28 

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    Event date: 2025

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (invited, special)  

  • Interfacial Engineering of Visible-Light-Absorbing Semitransparent Photoelectrodes for Durable Solar Water Splitting Invited International conference

    Tomohiro Higashi

    247th ECS Meeting  2025.5.18 

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    Event date: 2025

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (invited, special)  

  • Photoelectrochemical Insights into Water Splitting Efficiency of (Oxy)Nitride-based Photoelectrodes Invited International conference

    Tomohiro Higashi

    IPS-24/ICARP2024  2024.8.1 

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    Event date: 2024

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (invited, special)  

  • Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Process by Visible-light-absorbing Semitransparent Tantalum Nitride Thin Film Photoelectrodes Invited International conference

    Tomohiro Higashi

    Materials Oceania 2023  2023.9.28 

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    Event date: 2023

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (invited, special)  

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Awards 【 display / non-display

  • Best Presenter Award in APL Materials

    2023.9   Materials Oceania 2023  

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    Award type:Award from international society, conference, symposium, etc. 

  • President Award in Academic Excellence

    2015.3   Nagasaki University  

    Tomohiro Higashi

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 【 display / non-display

  • タンデム型水分解セルの長寿命化に向けた半透明な光電極への表面修飾法の開発

    Grant number:23K04917  2023.04 - 2027.03

    独立行政法人日本学術振興会  科学研究費基金  基盤研究(C)

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    Authorship:Principal investigator 

  • 光電極/水溶液界面で起こる水分解反応の精密電気化学測定

    Grant number:19K15670  2019.04 - 2022.03

    科学研究費補助金  若手研究

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    Authorship:Principal investigator 

 

Committee Memberships 【 display / non-display

  • The Polarographic Society of Japan   Director of general affairs  

    2026.1   

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    Committee type:学協会

  • The Polarographic Society of Japan   Director of annual meeting  

    2025.1 - 2026.12   

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    Committee type:学協会

  • The Polarographic Society of Japan   Councilor  

    2023.1   

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    Committee type:学協会