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Kenichi OYAIZU,
Professor
Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University
Contact Information
Address: Okubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555
E-mail: oyaizu“at”waseda.jp (but replace “at” with “@”)
Personal Homepage: http://homepage3.nifty.com/oyaizukenichi/saito/English.html
Fields of Interest
Charge Transport, Molecular Wrapping, Redox-Condensed System, Composite Electrode, Organic Electrode-Active Material
Professional Experience
1995-1996 Assistant Professor, Waseda University
1997-2003 Lecturer, Waseda University
2003-2006 Associate Professor, Tokyo University of Science
2007-2011 Associate Professor, Waseda University
2012- Professor, Waseda University
Education
Dr. 1995, Waseda University
Membership of Academic Societies
The Society of Polymer Science, Japan, The Chemical Society of Japan, American Chemical Society.
Awards & Honors
  1. Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science; The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2001)
  2. Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists (2002)
  3. Prizes for Science and Technology, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2013)
Research Project
Development of π-conjugated Redox-active Fusion Materials for Energy Storage
Selected Publications
  1. Sukegawa, T., Kai, A., Oyaizu, K., Nishide, H.
    “Synthesis of Pendant Nitronyl Nitroxide Radical-Containing Poly(norbornene)s as Ambipolar Electrode-Active Materials”,
    Macromolecules, 46, 1361-1367 (2013).

  2. Choi, W., Endo, S., Oyaizu, K., Nishide, H., Geckeler, K. E.
    “Robust and Efficient Charge Storage by Uniform Grafting of TEMPO Radical Polymer around Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes”,
    J. Mater. Chem. A, 1, 2999-3003 (2013).

  3. Sano, N., Tomita, W., Hara, S., Min, C. -H., Lee, J. -S., Oyaizu, K., Nishide, H.
    “Polyviologen Hydrogel with High-Rate Capability for Anodes toward an Aqueous Electrolyte-Type and Organic-Based Rechargeable Device”,
    ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 5, 1355-1361 (2013).

  4. Chae, I. -S., Koyano, M., Oyaizu, K., Nishide, H.
    “Self-Doping Inspired Zwitterionic Pendant Design of Radical Polymers toward a Rocking-Chair-Type Organic Cathode-Active Material”,
    J. Mater. Chem. A, 1, 1326-1333 (2013).

  5. Kato, F., Kikuchi, A., Okuyama, T., Oyaizu, K., Nishide, H.
    “Nitroxide Radical Molecules as Highly Reactive Redox Mediators in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”,
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 124, 10324-10327 (2012).

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