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Professor Yusuke Yamauchi
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Yusuke Yamauchi

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Overview

Background

Professor Yusuke Yamauchi received his Bachelor's degree (2003), Master's degree (2004), and Ph.D. degree (2007) from Waseda University, Japan. After receiving his Ph.D., he joined the National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS) in Japan, to start his own research group. At the same time, he began to serve as an adjunct professor to supervise Ph.D. students at the Department of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Waseda University. After being granted the ARC Future Fellowship, in May 2016, he joined the Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials (ISEM), the Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM) at the University of Wollongong (UOW) as a Professor. In 2017, he moved to the University of Queensland (UQ). Presently, he is a Senior Group Leader at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) (on secondment from the School of Chemical Engineering until 2026), a Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering, and a Director at the Australian Materials nanoTectonics Centre, UQ. He concurrently serves as an ERATO Research Director at the JST-ERATO Yamauchi Materials Space-Tectonics, a Distinguished Professor at Nagoya University (Japan), an Honorary Distinguished Professor at Yonsei University (South Korea), an Invited Researcher at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), a Guest Senior Researcher (Guest Professor) at Waseda University, an Advisory Board Member of prestigious journals (Small, Small Structures, Precision Chemistry, ChemCatChem, J. Inorg. Organomet. Polym. Mater., etc.) and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Materials Chemistry A published by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and Chemical Engineering Journal (Elsevier).

He has published more than 900 papers in international refereed journals (>10 Nature's and Science's sister journals, >1 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, >1 Chemical Reviews, >26 J Am Chem Soc (ACS), >18 ACS Nano (ACS), >28 Chem Mater (ACS), >3 Chemical Society Reviews (RSC), >17 Chem Sci (RSC), >13 Mater Hor (RSC), >58 Chem Commun (RSC), >20 Bull Chem Soc Jpn (CSJ), >20 Chem Lett (CSJ), >20 Adv Mater (Wiley), >35 Angew Chem Int Ed (Wiley), >30 Small (Wiley), etc.) with >70,000 Times Cited (h-index >137, Google Scholar; h-index >128, Web-of-Science). He was selected as one of the Highly-Cited Researchers in Chemistry in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 and in Materials Science in 2020, 2021, and 2022. He has received many outstanding awards, such as the NISTEP Award from the National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (2016), the Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) Award for Young Chemists (2014), the Young Scientists' Prize of the Commendation for Science and Technology by MEXT (2013), the PCCP Prize by the Royal Society of Chemistry (2013), the Tsukuba Encouragement Prize (2012), the Ceramic Society of Japan (CerSJ) Award (2010), and the Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists (2010). Recently, he was selected as one of Australia's Top 40 Researchers of Research Report published by The Australian in 2019, 2020, and 2021.

AIBN: https://aibn.uq.edu.au/yamauchi

Yamauchi's publications

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=568w7h8AAAAJ&hl=en

Researcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/D-2780-2015

Availability

Professor Yusuke Yamauchi is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Engineering, Waseda University
  • Masters (Coursework) of Engineering, Waseda University
  • Doctoral Diploma of Engineering, Waseda University

Research impacts

Professor Yusuke Yamauchi specialises in the design of exotic nanospaces in inorganic materials with controlled compositions and morphologies toward practical applications. Yamauchi Group creates novel “inorganic nanosolids containing internal nanospaces, as unprecedented nanospace materials, and develop several methodologies for their effective integration with the aim of exploiting functions obtained based on the synergistic fusion of various supramolecular, photonic, and magnetic behaviors occurring in nanospace. The research area will cover a wide range of various porous systems such as metals, carbons, sulfides, phosphides, transition metal oxides, etc. The group will efficiently combine ‘machine learning’ with our inorganic synthesis methods to accelerate the optimization of synthetic parameters for the design of target materials, and to select proper patterns of the combination of each inorganic block for the integration of materials.

An architect can design houses and buildings, while a nano-architect can design materials. We are always targetting THE WORLD-FIRST game-changing materials. - See the details; Yamauchi Y. (2019) Nano-architect (Nature Index 2019). Nature 567, S12.

Works

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1487 works between 2004 and 2026

1 - 20 of 1487 works

2026

Journal Article

Constructing built‑in electric fields with flexible heterointerface engineering of MoO 3‐x /MXene for electromagnetic wave absorption

Sheng, Minhao, Wang, Xue, Bin, Xiaoqing, Huang, Liqian, Nam, Ho Ngoc, Fu, Lei, Zhou, Jun, Liu, Xiangyang, Zhao, Yingji, Que, Wenxiu, Zhang, Liying, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Asakura, Yusuke (2026). Constructing built‑in electric fields with flexible heterointerface engineering of MoO 3‐x /MXene for electromagnetic wave absorption. Advanced Functional Materials, 36 (31) e19423, 1-14. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202519423

Constructing built‑in electric fields with flexible heterointerface engineering of MoO 3‐x /MXene for electromagnetic wave absorption

2026

Journal Article

Cross-linked biopolymer-based edible films: structural regulation of functional properties and applications in fruit and vegetable preservation

Yu, Kaibo, Zhou, Lei, Yang, Zhikai, Wang, Yue, Chang, Xiaoyong, Zhang, Le, Liu, Junping, Asakura, Yusuke, Liu, Wei and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2026). Cross-linked biopolymer-based edible films: structural regulation of functional properties and applications in fruit and vegetable preservation. Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 58 101833, 101833-101833. doi: 10.1016/j.fpsl.2026.101833

Cross-linked biopolymer-based edible films: structural regulation of functional properties and applications in fruit and vegetable preservation

2026

Journal Article

Machine-learning-enabled wood with nanopump functionalization for solar interfacial evaporation

Wang, Chaohai, Li, Rui, He, Chang, Zhu, Xinfeng, Wang, Junning, Peng, Rongfu, Nam, Ho Ngoc, Mao, Yanli, Liu, Wei, Zhu, Mingshan and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2026). Machine-learning-enabled wood with nanopump functionalization for solar interfacial evaporation. Energy and Environmental Materials e70286. doi: 10.1002/eem2.70286

Machine-learning-enabled wood with nanopump functionalization for solar interfacial evaporation

2026

Journal Article

Tailoring defect chemistry of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides towards high-performance zinc-based batteries

Shao, Xian, Chai, Yafei, Kang, Ling, Zhang, Yuxin, Zhao, Jingxin, Jun, Seong Chan, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Ding, Bin and Liu, Shude (2026). Tailoring defect chemistry of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides towards high-performance zinc-based batteries. Progress in Materials Science, 162 101744, 1-56. doi: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2026.101744

Tailoring defect chemistry of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides towards high-performance zinc-based batteries

2026

Journal Article

Pore-zoned nanoarchitectonics of hierarchically porous metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and MOF-derived materials for electrochemical energy conversion

Zhao, Yingji, Chen, Norman C.-R., Yin, Yongqi, Liu, Xiangyang, Xu, Minghao, Dubey, Prashant, Shirasaki, Keisuke, Kang, Yunqing, Wu, Kevin C.-W., Asahi, Toru and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2026). Pore-zoned nanoarchitectonics of hierarchically porous metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and MOF-derived materials for electrochemical energy conversion. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 566 218156, 1-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2026.218156

Pore-zoned nanoarchitectonics of hierarchically porous metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and MOF-derived materials for electrochemical energy conversion

2026

Journal Article

FeMnCoCr high-entropy alloy-based contact-electro-catalysis for efficient organic dye degradation

Liu, Meng-Nan, Zhang, Xue-Ting, Zhang, Jun, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Zheng, Jie and Long, Yun-Ze (2026). FeMnCoCr high-entropy alloy-based contact-electro-catalysis for efficient organic dye degradation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 549 183186. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.183186

FeMnCoCr high-entropy alloy-based contact-electro-catalysis for efficient organic dye degradation

2026

Journal Article

Site‐selectively engineered MoS2 /ReS2 heterostructures for high‐performance supercapacitors

Bi, Haodong, Zhang, Huilin, Hu, Jisong, Kang, Ling, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Ding, Bin and Liu, Shude (2026). Site‐Selectively Engineered MoS 2 /ReS 2 Heterostructures for High‐Performance Supercapacitors. Advanced Energy Materials e71698. doi: 10.1002/aenm.71698

Site‐selectively engineered MoS2 /ReS2 heterostructures for high‐performance supercapacitors

2026

Journal Article

Exceptional Elasto‐Dielectric Properties in a Highly Flexible Dielectric Elastomer Composite: The Key Roles of Parallel Elastic Nanofibers

Ge, Yi, Zhou, Jiacheng, Tan, Yuxin, Zhao, Juntao, Huang, Junhui, Fu, Lei, Lv, Zepeng, Zhou, Jun, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Wu, Kai (2026). Exceptional Elasto‐Dielectric Properties in a Highly Flexible Dielectric Elastomer Composite: The Key Roles of Parallel Elastic Nanofibers. Advanced Materials Technologies e71357. doi: 10.1002/admt.71357

Exceptional Elasto‐Dielectric Properties in a Highly Flexible Dielectric Elastomer Composite: The Key Roles of Parallel Elastic Nanofibers

2026

Journal Article

A scalable spin‐coating strategy for mesoporous gold thin films toward miRNA detection

Ashok, Aditya, Ahmed, Emtiaz, Vasanth, Arya, Leung, Mandy Hei Man, Eguchi, Miharu, Hossain, Md Shahriar A., Masud, Mostafa Kamal, Salomon, Carlos and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2026). A scalable spin‐coating strategy for mesoporous gold thin films toward miRNA detection. Advanced Science e77604, 1-12. doi: 10.1002/advs.77604

A scalable spin‐coating strategy for mesoporous gold thin films toward miRNA detection

2026

Journal Article

Metallized porphyrin-based covalent organic frameworks with orbital-hybridized conduction channels for continuous-flow adsorption–photocatalytic uranium extraction from seawater

Zuo, Bin, Wang, Ruoyu, Yan, Guoze, Zuo, Jiayu, Pan, Likun, Jiang, Dong, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Xu, Xingtao (2026). Metallized porphyrin-based covalent organic frameworks with orbital-hybridized conduction channels for continuous-flow adsorption–photocatalytic uranium extraction from seawater. Chemical Science. doi: 10.1039/d6sc00048g

Metallized porphyrin-based covalent organic frameworks with orbital-hybridized conduction channels for continuous-flow adsorption–photocatalytic uranium extraction from seawater

2026

Journal Article

Photothermal‐Seek: Literature‐Grounded Knowledge Graphs for Discovering High‐Performance Solar Evaporators

Peng, Rongfu, Pan, Zihan, Wang, Chaohai, Li, Rui, Zhu, Xinfeng, Mao, Yanli, He, Chang, Wang, Junning, Zhai, Shangru, Kheawhom, Soorathep, Nam, Ho Ngoc and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2026). Photothermal‐Seek: Literature‐Grounded Knowledge Graphs for Discovering High‐Performance Solar Evaporators. Advanced Materials e75148, e75148-e75148. doi: 10.1002/adma.75148

Photothermal‐Seek: Literature‐Grounded Knowledge Graphs for Discovering High‐Performance Solar Evaporators

2026

Journal Article

Heteropore-mediated pore-environment tuning in a covalent organic framework for balanced capture of structurally diverse PFAS

Wei, Qing, Zhu, Xuecheng, Liu, Yan, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Liu, Huilin (2026). Heteropore-mediated pore-environment tuning in a covalent organic framework for balanced capture of structurally diverse PFAS. Journal of the American Chemical Society. doi: 10.1021/jacs.6c01463

Heteropore-mediated pore-environment tuning in a covalent organic framework for balanced capture of structurally diverse PFAS

2026

Journal Article

How is nanoarchitectonics shaping extracellular vesicle research?

Dahanayake, Madushani, Hossain, Md Shahriar A., Liu, Chia‐Hung, Salomon, Carlos, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Masud, Mostafa Kamal (2026). How is nanoarchitectonics shaping extracellular vesicle research?. Advanced Healthcare Materials e71611, e71611-e71611. doi: 10.1002/adhm.71611

How is nanoarchitectonics shaping extracellular vesicle research?

2026

Journal Article

Integrated capsaicin‐functionalized superhydrophobic photothermal coating for sustainable antifouling control at the air‐seawater interface

Feng, Kang, Li, Jiaying, Alshammari, Saad, Li, Sheng, Ma, Yue, Li, Yan, Shaaban, Shaaban M., El‐Bahy, Zeinhom M., Mai, Yiyong, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Xu, Xingtao (2026). Integrated capsaicin‐functionalized superhydrophobic photothermal coating for sustainable antifouling control at the air‐seawater interface. Small e75707, e75707-e75707. doi: 10.1002/smll.75707

Integrated capsaicin‐functionalized superhydrophobic photothermal coating for sustainable antifouling control at the air‐seawater interface

2026

Journal Article

Coordinating mesopore geometry and interfacial water dynamics for iron‐site evolution in nitrate electroreduction

Liu, Xiangyang, Zhao, Yingji, Chen, Norman C.‐R., Wu, Kevin C.‐W., Nam, Ho Ngoc, Phung, Quan Manh, Nugraha, Asep Sugih, Asakura, Yusuke and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2026). Coordinating mesopore geometry and interfacial water dynamics for iron‐site evolution in nitrate electroreduction. Angewandte Chemie e5865467. doi: 10.1002/anie.5865467

Coordinating mesopore geometry and interfacial water dynamics for iron‐site evolution in nitrate electroreduction

2026

Journal Article

Author Correction: Straightforward construction of functionalized γ-lactams via conjugated-engineered covalent organic framework photocatalysed cascade reactions

Lin, Xiangfeng, Li, Jianguo, Zheng, Jiaxian, Cai, Xiaowei, Wang, Liwei, Sa, Rongjian, Si, Chuanling, Jiang, Dong, Kang, Yunqing, Wang, Jie, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Yuan, Zhanhui (2026). Author Correction: Straightforward construction of functionalized γ-lactams via conjugated-engineered covalent organic framework photocatalysed cascade reactions. Nature Communications, 17 (1) 9926. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-77735-2

Author Correction: Straightforward construction of functionalized γ-lactams via conjugated-engineered covalent organic framework photocatalysed cascade reactions

2026

Journal Article

Guiding successive Mo 4d–S 3p orbital hybridization in MoS2 via dual-confinement engineering for efficient pseudocapacitive storage

Chen, Jieming, Ma, Haoyu, Ni, Congcong, Kang, Ling, Zhang, Jian, Li, Zhaoling, Ding, Bin, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Liu, Shude (2026). Guiding successive Mo 4d–S 3p orbital hybridization in MoS2 via dual-confinement engineering for efficient pseudocapacitive storage. Advanced Energy Materials, 16 (34) e71344, 1-14. doi: 10.1002/aenm.71344

Guiding successive Mo 4d–S 3p orbital hybridization in MoS2 via dual-confinement engineering for efficient pseudocapacitive storage

2026

Journal Article

Spatial-compatibility-assisted molecular intercalation in MXenes

Sheng, Minhao, Bin, Xiaoqing, Liu, Xiangyang, Zhao, Yingji, Que, Wenxiu, Asakura, Yusuke and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2026). Spatial-compatibility-assisted molecular intercalation in MXenes. Advanced Materials e74797. doi: 10.1002/adma.74797

Spatial-compatibility-assisted molecular intercalation in MXenes

2026

Journal Article

Synthesis of Chiral Gold Nanostructures on Gold‐Coral‐Coated Transparent Conductive Oxide Substrates via [AuCl <sub>4</sub> ] <sup>–</sup> and Cysteine Interactions for Enhanced Chiral Sensing

Nakagawa, Kenta, Wang, Junhe, Zhang, Tianji, Shiga, Yuta, Guselnikova, Olga, Nakanishi, Takuya, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Asahi, Toru (2026). Synthesis of Chiral Gold Nanostructures on Gold‐Coral‐Coated Transparent Conductive Oxide Substrates via [AuCl 4 ] – and Cysteine Interactions for Enhanced Chiral Sensing. Small e75471. doi: 10.1002/smll.75471

Synthesis of Chiral Gold Nanostructures on Gold‐Coral‐Coated Transparent Conductive Oxide Substrates via [AuCl <sub>4</sub> ] <sup>–</sup> and Cysteine Interactions for Enhanced Chiral Sensing

2026

Journal Article

Metal‐Organic Framework‐Templated Deconstruction‐Reconstruction Enables One‐Dimensional to Two‐Dimensional Self‐Assembly of Transition Metal Phosphates for High‐Performance Ammonia Sensing

Cheng, Ping, Torad, Nagy L., Chowdhury, Silvia, Xin, Ruijing, Zhu, Liyang, Haija, Mohammad Abu, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Kaneti, Yusuf Valentino (2026). Metal‐Organic Framework‐Templated Deconstruction‐Reconstruction Enables One‐Dimensional to Two‐Dimensional Self‐Assembly of Transition Metal Phosphates for High‐Performance Ammonia Sensing. Small e75557. doi: 10.1002/smll.75557

Metal‐Organic Framework‐Templated Deconstruction‐Reconstruction Enables One‐Dimensional to Two‐Dimensional Self‐Assembly of Transition Metal Phosphates for High‐Performance Ammonia Sensing

Funding

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    Early Detection and Treatment of Epithelial Carcinomas with a Micro-Endoscopic Soft Robot (NHMRC Ideas Grant administered by the University of New South Wales)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Porous Two-Dimensional Inorganic Semiconductors for Optoelectronic Devices
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    A next generation 'smart' superconducting magnet system in persistent mode
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Converting Biomass into Value-Added Catalysts for Water Electrolysis
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2029
    Materials Nanotectonics: Designing Conductive Inorganic Porous Materials
    ARC Australian Laureate Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2029
    Nagoya University - The University of Queensland: Collaborative Research and Academic Agreement Initiative
    Tokai National Higher Education and Research System Nagoya University
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    International Joint Research Project with Yonsei University
    Yonsei University
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2026
    Low-cost, Lightweight and Liquid Helium-free Superconducting MRI Magnet
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2025
    High speed multi modal in-situ TEM platform (ARC LIEF grant administered by QUT)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2026
    Development of Nanoarchitectured Metal Nanoparticles for High Performance SERS device
    King Saud University
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Characterizations of nanomaterials
    King Saud University
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Compositional analysis of nanomaterials
    King Saud University
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Integrated high-throughput material synthesis and characterisation system
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Characterization of nanostructured materials using advanced electron microscopy facilities at UQ
    King Saud University
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Characterizations of nanomaterials
    King Saud University
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Development of Nanoarchitectured Electrodes for High Performance Energy Storage Device
    King Saud University
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2026
    JST-ERATO Yamauchi Materials Space Tectonics
    Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    A customised triple-beam microscope for precise fabricating/characterising
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2026
    Ovarian cancer early detection, monitoring and therapeutic intervention using extracellular vesicles
    NHMRC MRFF EPCDR - Ovarian Cancer Research
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Development of spectroscopy-based sensor substrate for detection of drug and drug metabolite with integrated pretreatment
    Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Nanoarchitectured anti-corrosive protection layer coating for zinc-plated steel sheets
    Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Functional biomass carbons for low-cost sodium and potassium-ion batteries
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Converting Biomass into Value-Added Products Using Nanoporous Catalysts
    Global Connections Fund
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Nanoarchitectured Functional Porous Materials as Adsorbents of Greenhouse Gases and Catalysts: Converting them into Valuable ... (Foundation for Australia-Japan Studies grant administered by UTokyo)
    University of Tokyo
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Nanoarchitectured Multifunctional Porous Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Development of Nanoarchitectural Porous Electrode Materials for High Performance Energy Storage Systems
    Korean Institute of Materials Science
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Controlled Release of Pharmaceutical Drug Delivery by Magnetic Fields
    Dr Macs Bio-Pharma Private Limited
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    IOT enabled and nano-engineered catalytic freshness preservation system
    PolTechCare Sdn Bhd
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2022
    Nanostructure Engineered Low Activation Superconductors for Fusion Energy
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Development of Lithium-Air Battery with 1,000 Wh/kg for Energy Storage System (ESS) to meet Environmental Regulations (Korean National R&D Program, KETEP / Dongguk University)
    Dongguk University
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    All-Metal Nanoprous Materials as Highly Active Electrocatalysts
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant

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