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Size-Dependent Water Structures in Carbon Nanotubes by Ohba, Tomonori

“…Water surrounded by hydrophobic interfaces affects a variety of chemical reactions and biological activities. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can be used to…”
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The Thinnest Molecular Separation Sheet by Graphene Gates of Single-Walled Carbon Nanohorns by Ohba, Tomonori

“…Graphene is possibly the thinnest membrane that could be used as a molecular separation gate. Several techniques including absorption, cryogenic distillation,…”
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Limited Quantum Helium Transportation through Nano-channels by Quantum Fluctuation by Ohba, Tomonori

“…Helium at low temperatures has unique quantum properties such as superfluidity, which causes it to behave differently from a classical fluid. Despite our deep…”
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Water Assistance in Ion Transfer during Charge and Discharge Cycles by Ohba, Tomonori

“…Knowledge of the dynamic properties of electrolyte solutions during charge and discharge cycles is crucial for understanding and developing electric energy…”
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Consecutive Water Transport through Zero-Dimensional Graphene Gates of Single-Walled Carbon Nanohorns by Ohba, Tomonori

“…The unique water transport properties in nanospaces are essential for control of various chemical reactions, biochemical activities, and electrochemical…”
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Photoreactive helical nanoaggregates exhibiting morphology transition on thermal reconstruction by Yamauchi, Mitsuaki, Ohba, Tomonori, Karatsu, Takashi, Yagai, Shiki

“…The supramolecular design of photochromic molecules has produced various smart molecular assemblies that can switch their structures and/or functions in…”
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Anomalously Enhanced Hydration of Aqueous Electrolyte Solution in Hydrophobic Carbon Nanotubes to Maintain Stability by Ohba, Tomonori

“…An understanding of the structure and behavior of electrolyte solutions in nanoenvironements is crucial not only for a wide variety of applications, but also…”
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Fabrication of Fullerene-Pillared Porous Graphene and Its Water Vapor Adsorption by Haraguchi, Kai, Iwakami, Sogo, Ohba, Tomonori

“…Porous carbons with large pore volumes and surface areas provide high performance in gas separation, water purification, and storage. Carbon composites…”
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Hybrid Reverse Molecular Dynamics Simulation as New Approach to Determination of Carbon Nanostructure of Carbon Blacks by Ishida, Masaya, Ohba, Tomonori

“…Various carbon materials have been fabricated for use as catalyst supports, carriers, adsorbents, and electrodes as well as in other advanced applications. The…”
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Hydrophobic-to-hydrophilic affinity change of sub-monolayer water molecules at water–graphene interfaces by Seki, Ryuichi, Takamatsu, Hiroki, Suzuki, Yuka, Oya, Yoshifumi, Ohba, Tomonori

“…Investigating the interfacial properties between water and graphene is important, as the water–carbon interface influences various applications. Graphene is…”
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Low-Temperature CO2 Thermal Reduction to Graphitic and Diamond-like Carbons Using Perovskite-Type Titanium Nanoceramics by Quasi-High-Pressure Reactions by Watanabe, Takumi, Ohba, Tomonori

“…Catalytic thermal reduction of CO2 has the potential to minimize the energy requirement in carbon capture and utilization. However, this process necessitates…”
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Control over Hierarchy Levels in the Self-Assembly of Stackable Nanotoroids by Yagai, Shiki, Yamauchi, Mitsuaki, Kobayashi, Ai, Karatsu, Takashi, Kitamura, Akihide, Ohba, Tomonori, Kikkawa, Yoshihiro

“…We report a precise control over the hierarchy levels in the outstanding self-organization process shown by chiral azobenzene dimer 1. This compound forms…”
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Excess Adsorption of Helium in Extremely Narrow Slit Pores by Ohba, Tomonori

“…Wave functions of quantum helium in narrow slit pores are strongly restricted; as such, quantum helium condensed in narrow slit pores displays different…”
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A Highly Viscous Imidazolium Ionic Liquid inside Carbon Nanotubes by Ohba, Tomonori, Chaban, Vitaly V

“…We report a combined experimental (X-ray diffraction) and theoretical (molecular dynamics, hybrid density functional theory) study of…”
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Light-induced unfolding and refolding of supramolecular polymer nanofibres by Adhikari, Bimalendu, Yamada, Yuki, Yamauchi, Mitsuaki, Wakita, Kengo, Lin, Xu, Aratsu, Keisuke, Ohba, Tomonori, Karatsu, Takashi, Hollamby, Martin J., Shimizu, Nobutaka, Takagi, Hideaki, Haruki, Rie, Adachi, Shin-ichi, Yagai, Shiki

“…Unlike classical covalent polymers, one-dimensionally (1D) elongated supramolecular polymers (SPs) can be encoded with high degrees of internal order by the…”
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Competition of Desolvation and Stabilization of Organic Electrolytes in Extremely Narrow Nanopores by Ohba, Tomonori, Kaneko, Katsumi

“…Organic electrolytes are widely used for electric double-layer capacitors. However, the molecular mechanism involved is far from being understood. We…”
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Cooperative CO2 adsorption promotes high CO2 adsorption density over wide optimal nanopore range by Chen, Lei, Watanabe, Takumi, Kanoh, Hirofumi, Hata, Kenji, Ohba, Tomonori

“…Separation of CO2 based on adsorption, absorption, and membrane techniques is a crucial technology necessary to address current global warming issues. Porous…”
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Interruption of Hydrogen Bonding Networks of Water in Carbon Nanotubes Due to Strong Hydration Shell Formation by Oya, Yoshifumi, Hata, Kenji, Ohba, Tomonori

“…We present the structures of NaCl aqueous solution in carbon nanotubes with diameters of 1, 2, and 3 nm based on an analysis performed using X-ray diffraction…”
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Intensive Edge Effects of Nanographenes in Molecular Adsorptions by Ohba, Tomonori, Kanoh, Hirofumi

“…Graphene has become a primary material in nanotechnology and has a wide range of potential applications in electronics. Fabricated graphenes are generally…”
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Graphene-laminated architectures obtained by chemical vapor deposition: From graphene to graphite by Kitayama, Hiroki, Shimizu, Kengo, Ohba, Tomonori

“…[Display omitted] •Stacking of graphene layers controlled from bi-layers to 3D graphite.•Electronic transport controlled by graphene stacking order.•The…”
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