K. Kato, T. Shirai*, Multi-step thermal design of microwave vacuum heating to basaltic regolith simulant towards lunar base construction, Scientific Reports, 14, 28231 (2024).
K. Kato, Y. Xin, Y. Xu, T. Shirai*, Multi-functional HxMoO3-y–MoO2/carbon composite particles for water remediation, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 16, 65970–65983 (2024).
A. Yabuki, K. Kato, Y. Xin, Y. Xu, T. Shirai*, Bi-functional hydrogen tungsten bronze/carbon composite catalysts towards biomass conversion and solar water purification, Materialia, 38, 102249 (2024).
H. Kamiya, K. Kato, Y. Xin, Y. Xu, T. Shirai*, Pt/facet-engineered hydroxyapatite co-catalyst for highly efficient hydrolysis of ammonia borane, Catalysis Letters (2024).
K. Kato, Y. Xin, Y. Xu, T. Shirai*, Fast microwave synthesis of WO2.9-W18O49/carbon particles for near infrared-driven photocatalytic water remediation, Material Research Bulletin, 179, 112941 (2024).
K. Kato, N.K.S. Ari Warsani, Y. Xin, Y. Xu, T. Shirai*, Ultra-fast synthesis of WO2–W18O49/FeWO4 composites for Near-infrared driven photocatalysis, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 991, 174526 (2024).
K. Kato, R. Matsui, Y. Xin, Y. Xu, T. Shirai*, Fast synthesis of Ti3+ self-doped TiO2/few-layer graphene oxide core/shell nanoparticles for sustainable photocatalytic water purification, Applied Surface Science, 664, 160280 (2024).
Y. Funahashi, Y. Xin, K. Kato, T. Shirai*, Effect of Monomer Structure on Carbonization Process of Gel-Cast Green Body and Electrical Property of Sintered Body, Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 132, 232–237 (2024).
Y. Xin, T. Nagata, K. Kato, Y. Xu, T. Shirai*, Role of polyvinylpyrrolidone in the polyol synthesis of platinum nanoparticles, Nanoscale Advances, 6, 3034–3040 (2024).
Y. Funahashi, K. Kato, Y.Xin, T Shirai*, Solubility parameters for ensuring a castable design in the Al2O3-based gel-casting system, Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 132, 138–143 (2024).
T. Sangu, Y. Xin, T. Hitomi, K. Kato, T. Shirai*, Influence of Ball Materials on the Surface Activation Behavior of Coal Ash Particles during a Mechanochemical Process, Ceramics International, 49, 34327–34332 (2023).
Y. Xin, S. Shido, K. Kato, T. Shirai*, Glazes induced degradation of tea catechins, Scientific Reports, 13, 10507 (2023).
Y. Xu, Y. Xin, K. Kato, T. Shirai*, A novel sustainable and green mechanochemical route from a (HSiO1.5)n polumer to emissive silicon nanocrystals, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 10, 12455–12894 (2022).
Y. Xin, T. Nagata, K. Kato, T. Shirai*, Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Pt Nanoparticles via Liquid-Phase Polyol Reaction for Catalytic Volatile Organic Compound Elimination, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5, 4305–4315 (2022).
K. Kato, F. Kobayashi, Y. Xin, S. Nakagawa, H. Nishikawa, T. Shirai*, HAp/TiO2 heterojunction catalyst towards low-temperature thermal oxidation of VOC, Materials Research Express, 9, 20007 (2022).
K. Kato, T. Shirai*, Highly efficient water purification by WO3-based homo/heterojunction photocatalyst under visible light, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 901, 163434 (2022).
Y. Funahashi, Y. Xin, K. Kato, H. Nguyen, T. Shirai*, Enhanced electrical property of graphite/Al2O3 composite fabricated by reducrtive sintering of gel-casted body using cross-linked epoxy polymer, Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 11, 523–531 (2022).
K. Kato, T. Sudo, Y. Xin, T. Shirai*, Sustainable and green synthesis of hydrogen tungsten bronze nanoparticle with nanocarbon via mechanically induced hydrogen spillover, Ceramics International, 483, 4115–4123 (2022).
K. Kato, Y. Xin, S. Vaucher, T. Shirai*, Single nanosized graphene/TiOx multi-shells on TiO2 core via rapid-concomitant reaction pathway on metal oxide/polymer interface, Scripta Materialia, 208, 114358 (2022).
K. Kato, T. Sudo, Y. Xin, T. Shirai*, Novel design of facet-engineered TiO2 nanocomposite with non-noble metal for enhancing photocatalytic activity, Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 129, 691–695 (2021).
K. Kato, Y. Xin, J. Hong, K. Katsumata, T. Shirai*, Synthesis of core/shell Ti/TiOx photocatalyst via single-mode magnetic microwave assisted direct oxidation of TiH2, Advanced Powder Technology, 31, 1777–1783 (2020).
Y. Xu, W. Shimizu, Y. Xin, K. Kato, T. Shirai*, Effect of the ball milling process on surface hydration behavior of ceramic powder, Ceramics International, 50, 20790–20795 (2024).
K. Kato, Y. Xin, T. Shirai*, Rigorous Design of Outermost Surface of TiO2 via One-Step Single-Mode Magnetic Microwave Field towards Highly Efficient Visible Light Photocatalyst, Journal of Materials Science, 55, 1–10 (2020).
K. Kato, Y. Xin, T. Shirai*, TiO2 with Super Narrow Bandgap Achieved in One-Step Single-Mode Magnetic Microwave Induced Plasma Treatment, Scripta Materialia, 177, 157–161 (2020).
K. Kato, Y. Xin, T. Hitomi, T. Shirai*, Fabrication of solidified bodies by utilizing mechanochemically modified fly ash powder, Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 128, 224–228 (2020).
K. Kato, Y. Xin, T. Shirai*, Structural-Controlled Synthesis of Highly Efficient Visible Light TiO2 Photocatalyst via One-Step Single-Mode Microwave Assisted Reaction, Scientific Reports, 9, 4900 (2019).
K. Kato, S. Vaucher, P. Hoffmann, Y. Xin, T. Shirai*, A novel single-mode microwave assisted synthesis of metal oxide as visible-light photocatalyst, Materials Letters, 23, 125–128 (2019).
K. Kato, Y. Xin, T. Hitomi, T. Shirai*, Surface modification of fly ash by mechano-chemical treatment, Ceramics International, 45, 849–853 (2019).
K. Kato, J. Lee, A. Fujita, T. Shirai, Y. Kinemuchi*, Influence of strain on latent heat of VO₂ ceramics, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 751, 241–246 (2018).