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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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1322 works between 2004 and 2025

41 - 60 of 1322 works

2025

Journal Article

Bio-inspired Micro-architecturing of 3D Aerogel Evaporator for Highly Efficient Solar Seawater Desalination

Ma, Jianqiushi, Sun, Xuhui, liu, Yi, Wang, Liwei, An, Meng, Kim, Minjun, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Khaorapapong, Nithima and Yuan, Zhanhui (2025). Bio-inspired Micro-architecturing of 3D Aerogel Evaporator for Highly Efficient Solar Seawater Desalination. Nano Energy, 137 110781, 110781. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.110781

Bio-inspired Micro-architecturing of 3D Aerogel Evaporator for Highly Efficient Solar Seawater Desalination

2025

Journal Article

2D mesoporous carbon with hollow turtle shell-like morphology for resolving restacking effect

Earnshaw, Jacob, Ashok, Aditya, Leong, Kwang Keat, Kim, Jeonghun, Kim, Minjun and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2025). 2D mesoporous carbon with hollow turtle shell-like morphology for resolving restacking effect. Small, 21 (4) 2406174. doi: 10.1002/smll.202406174

2D mesoporous carbon with hollow turtle shell-like morphology for resolving restacking effect

2025

Journal Article

Photo‐induced synthesis of ytterbium and manganese‐doped CsPbCl3 nanocrystals for visible to near‐infrared photoluminescence with negative thermal quenching

Fang, Xiaochen, Chen, Zhuo, Leung, Mandy Hei Man, Zheng, Biao, Wang, Liwei, An, Meng, Asakura, Yusuke, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Yuan, Zhanhui (2025). Photo‐induced synthesis of ytterbium and manganese‐doped CsPbCl3 nanocrystals for visible to near‐infrared photoluminescence with negative thermal quenching. Advanced Science, 12 (4) e2408927, 1-13. doi: 10.1002/advs.202408927

Photo‐induced synthesis of ytterbium and manganese‐doped CsPbCl3 nanocrystals for visible to near‐infrared photoluminescence with negative thermal quenching

2025

Journal Article

Mesoporous single-crystal metal–organic frameworks

Zhao, Yingji and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2025). Mesoporous single-crystal metal–organic frameworks. Nature Chemistry, 17 (2), 161-162. doi: 10.1038/s41557-024-01727-2

Mesoporous single-crystal metal–organic frameworks

2025

Journal Article

Porphyrins-based multidimensional nanomaterials: structural design, modification and applications

Hu, Changyu, Jiang, Dong, Zhang, Yin, Gao, Hu, Zeng, Yihan, Khaorapapong, Nithima, Liu, Zhipeng, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Pan, Mingzhu (2025). Porphyrins-based multidimensional nanomaterials: structural design, modification and applications. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 523 216264, 1-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2024.216264

Porphyrins-based multidimensional nanomaterials: structural design, modification and applications

2025

Journal Article

Additives‐Modified Electrodeposition for Synthesis of Hydrophobic Cu/Cu<sub>2</sub>O with Ag Single Atoms to Drive CO<sub>2</sub> Electroreduction

Zhang, Zining, Fang, Qi, Yang, Xue, Zuo, Shouwei, Cheng, Tao, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Tang, Jing (2025). Additives‐Modified Electrodeposition for Synthesis of Hydrophobic Cu/Cu2O with Ag Single Atoms to Drive CO2 Electroreduction. Advanced Materials, 37 (8) 2411498, e2411498. doi: 10.1002/adma.202411498

Additives‐Modified Electrodeposition for Synthesis of Hydrophobic Cu/Cu<sub>2</sub>O with Ag Single Atoms to Drive CO<sub>2</sub> Electroreduction

2025

Journal Article

Hierarchically Meso-Macroporous N-Doped Carbon Embedded with CoFe-Based Composite for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Li, Yulin, Guo, Yanna, Ebato, Naoya, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Sugahara, Yoshiyuki (2025). Hierarchically Meso-Macroporous N-Doped Carbon Embedded with CoFe-Based Composite for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ACS Electrochemistry, 1 (3), 407-418. doi: 10.1021/acselectrochem.4c00056

Hierarchically Meso-Macroporous N-Doped Carbon Embedded with CoFe-Based Composite for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

2025

Journal Article

Mesoporous gold decorated MXene (Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub>) flexible composite films for photo-enhanced solid-state micro-supercapacitors

Luo, Yijia, Que, Wenxiu, Nugraha, Asep Sugih, Kang, Yunqing, Tang, Yi, Wu, Zhenwei, Henzie, Joel and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2025). Mesoporous gold decorated MXene (Ti3C2Tx) flexible composite films for photo-enhanced solid-state micro-supercapacitors. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 13 (2), 1-13. doi: 10.1039/d4ta06043a

Mesoporous gold decorated MXene (Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub>) flexible composite films for photo-enhanced solid-state micro-supercapacitors

2025

Journal Article

Unlocking coordination sites of metal-organic frameworks for high-density and accessible copper nanoparticles toward electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia

Shen, Cheng-Hui, Zhao, Yingji, Nam, Ho Ngoc, Zhu, Liyang, Phung, Quan Manh, Austen, Vic, Kim, Minjun, Jiang, Dong, Wei, Xiaoqian, Yokoshima, Tokihiko, Kung, Chung-Wei and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2025). Unlocking coordination sites of metal-organic frameworks for high-density and accessible copper nanoparticles toward electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia. Chemical Science, 16 (16), 7026-7038. doi: 10.1039/d4sc07132h

Unlocking coordination sites of metal-organic frameworks for high-density and accessible copper nanoparticles toward electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia

2025

Journal Article

Solvent-assisted structural phase transition of Zn-MOF from 2D to 3D and its microflower-structured carbon for supercapacitors

Wang, Min-Xian, Kim, Minjun, Iqbal, Muhammad, Zhang, Fei-Bao and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2025). Solvent-assisted structural phase transition of Zn-MOF from 2D to 3D and its microflower-structured carbon for supercapacitors. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 13 (22), 16860-16869. doi: 10.1039/d5ta01165e

Solvent-assisted structural phase transition of Zn-MOF from 2D to 3D and its microflower-structured carbon for supercapacitors

2025

Journal Article

Expression of concern: Reduced graphene oxide nanosheets decorated with Au, Pd and Au–Pd bimetallic nanoparticles as highly efficient catalysts for electrochemical hydrogen generation

Darabdhara, Gitashree, Amin, Mohammed A., Mersal, Gaber A. M., Ahmed, Emad M., Das, Manash R., Zakaria, Mohamed B., Malgras, Victor, Alshehri, Saad M., Yamauchi, Yusuke, Szunerits, Sabine and Boukherroub, Rabah (2025). Expression of concern: Reduced graphene oxide nanosheets decorated with Au, Pd and Au–Pd bimetallic nanoparticles as highly efficient catalysts for electrochemical hydrogen generation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 13 (1), 808-808. doi: 10.1039/d4ta90214a

Expression of concern: Reduced graphene oxide nanosheets decorated with Au, Pd and Au–Pd bimetallic nanoparticles as highly efficient catalysts for electrochemical hydrogen generation

2025

Journal Article

Extending click chemistry to fabricate Th-metal-organic framework-supported dynamic single-site metal catalysts toward nitrate electroreduction to ammonia

Gao, Zhi, Lv, Sijia, Wang, Yue, Zhao, Yingji, Zhang, Yongzheng, Xia, Jihong, Wang, Xiaodeng, Xu, Zhenzhen, Jing, Qiqi, Lin, Yuzhi, Xu, Ming, Luo, Feng, Liu, Yunhai and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2025). Extending click chemistry to fabricate Th-metal-organic framework-supported dynamic single-site metal catalysts toward nitrate electroreduction to ammonia. CCS Chemistry, 7 (1), 132-147. doi: 10.31635/ccschem.024.202404641

Extending click chemistry to fabricate Th-metal-organic framework-supported dynamic single-site metal catalysts toward nitrate electroreduction to ammonia

2025

Journal Article

Graphene-sponges containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes for electrosorption of salt-ions

Patil, Rahul, Jiang, Dong, Xu, Xingtao, Kumar, Nitish, Bhattacharjee, Sudip, Yadav, Sunil Kumar, Kalyanasundaram, Dinesh, Salunkhe, Rahul R., Bhaumik, Asim, Khaorapapong, Nithima, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Dutta, Saikat (2025). Graphene-sponges containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes for electrosorption of salt-ions. Chemical Engineering Journal, 506 159270, 159270-506. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.159270

Graphene-sponges containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes for electrosorption of salt-ions

2025

Journal Article

Study on the importance of uniformity and nanoparticle size in ZIF-8 carbon nanoarchitecture for enhancing electrochemical properties

Kim, Donggyun, Park, Jinhyeon, Jung, Seonghyeon, Jang, Jieun, Han, Minsu, Kim, Minjun, Zhu, Wenkai, Song, Woo-Jin, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Kim, Jeonghun (2025). Study on the importance of uniformity and nanoparticle size in ZIF-8 carbon nanoarchitecture for enhancing electrochemical properties. Nanoscale, 17 (16), 10344-10355. doi: 10.1039/d5nr00556f

Study on the importance of uniformity and nanoparticle size in ZIF-8 carbon nanoarchitecture for enhancing electrochemical properties

2025

Journal Article

Reconfiguring Zn deposition dynamics <i>via</i> an epitaxial Zn<sup>2+</sup> pathway in profiled viscose rayon for long-cyclability zinc-ion batteries

Ou, Sainan, Zheng, Jiaxian, Chen, Xingshu, Li, Ran, Yuan, Zhanhui, Liu, Shude, Niu, Yao, An, Meng, Zhou, Ge, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Zhang, Xinxiang (2025). Reconfiguring Zn deposition dynamics via an epitaxial Zn2+ pathway in profiled viscose rayon for long-cyclability zinc-ion batteries. Energy & Environmental Science, 18 (11), 5457-5469. doi: 10.1039/d5ee00052a

Reconfiguring Zn deposition dynamics <i>via</i> an epitaxial Zn<sup>2+</sup> pathway in profiled viscose rayon for long-cyclability zinc-ion batteries

2025

Journal Article

Advances in reticular materials for sustainable rare earth element recovery

Liu, Ke, Liu, Yang, Wu, You, Liu, Jiale, Shuai, Qin, Huang, Lijin, Hu, Zhaochu and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2025). Advances in reticular materials for sustainable rare earth element recovery. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 522 216199, 1-21. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2024.216199

Advances in reticular materials for sustainable rare earth element recovery

2025

Journal Article

Precise positioning of Au islands within mesoporous Pd–Pt nanoparticles for plasmon-enhanced methanol oxidation

Zhu, Liyang, Kang, Yunqing, Eguchi, Miharu, Zhao, Yingji, Jiang, Dong, Wei, Xiaoqian, Xu, Xingtao, Nakagawa, Kenta, Asahi, Toru, Yokoshima, Tokihiko and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2025). Precise positioning of Au islands within mesoporous Pd–Pt nanoparticles for plasmon-enhanced methanol oxidation. Chemical Science, 16 (19), 8309-8318. doi: 10.1039/d4sc07345b

Precise positioning of Au islands within mesoporous Pd–Pt nanoparticles for plasmon-enhanced methanol oxidation

2025

Journal Article

Bipyridine covalent organic framework aerogel for highly selective recovery of palladium in wastewater

Liu, Yang, Guo, Weikang, Liu, Jiale, Tao, Haijuan, Yang, Juan, Shuai, Qin, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Yuliarto, Brian, Asakura, Yusuke and Huang, Lijin (2025). Bipyridine covalent organic framework aerogel for highly selective recovery of palladium in wastewater. Chemical Science, 16 (Immediate Access), 5745-5754. doi: 10.1039/d4sc08674k

Bipyridine covalent organic framework aerogel for highly selective recovery of palladium in wastewater

2025

Journal Article

Multiple Functional Engineering Strategies and Active Site Identification in Ru-Based Electrocatalysts for Catalytic Conversion Reactions

Ge, Riyue, Yu, Songhao, Li, Yawen, Huo, Juanjuan, Guo, Yuqi, Kang, Yunqing, Li, Wenxian, Bai, Zhongchao, Liu, Huakun, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Dou, Shixue (2025). Multiple Functional Engineering Strategies and Active Site Identification in Ru-Based Electrocatalysts for Catalytic Conversion Reactions. Advanced Materials, 37 (24), e2503223-24. doi: 10.1002/adma.202503223

Multiple Functional Engineering Strategies and Active Site Identification in Ru-Based Electrocatalysts for Catalytic Conversion Reactions

2025

Journal Article

A liquid-like quasi-solid polymer electrolyte for high-performance sodium metal batteries

Sasikumar Kala, Vineeth, Soni, Chhail Bihari, Sungjemmenla,, Chandra, Mahesh, Sanjaykumar, C., Bhandari, Arihant, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Han, Minsu and Kumar, Vipin (2025). A liquid-like quasi-solid polymer electrolyte for high-performance sodium metal batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 13 (25), 19969-19981. doi: 10.1039/d5ta02012c

A liquid-like quasi-solid polymer electrolyte for high-performance sodium metal batteries

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
  • 2025
    High speed multi modal in-situ TEM platform (ARC LIEF grant administered by QUT)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Porous Two-Dimensional Inorganic Semiconductors for Optoelectronic Devices
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2026
    Development of Nanoarchitectured Metal Nanoparticles for High Performance SERS device
    King Saud University
    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 - 2026
    Nagoya University - The University of Queensland: Collaborative Research and Academic Agreement Initiative
    Tokai National Higher Education and Research System Nagoya University
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Characterizations of nanomaterials
    King Saud University
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    International Joint Research Project with Yonsei University
    Yonsei University
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2026
    JST-ERATO Yamauchi Materials Space Tectonics
    Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    Low-cost, Lightweight and Liquid Helium-free Superconducting MRI Magnet
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2026
    Ovarian cancer early detection, monitoring and therapeutic intervention using extracellular vesicles
    NHMRC MRFF EPCDR - Ovarian Cancer Research
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 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 - 2023
    A customised triple-beam microscope for precise fabricating/characterising
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    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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