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• Our article "Structure of Bi₂Rh₃Se₂ above and below charge density wave transition determined by Bi La and Lg X-ray fluorescence holography" was published in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (5 November 2024)
• Our article "Ca-induced phonon softening in BaTi⁢O₃ revealed by inelastic x-ray and neutron scattering" was published in Physical Review B (22 October 2024)
• Our article "Thermal insulation enhanced by the dopant-induced phonon softening discovered in thermoelectric Heusler compounds" was published in Acta Materialia (7 October 2024)
• Our article "Atomic Imaging of BaTiO₃ by Multiple-Wavelength Neutron Holography" was published in Journal of the Physical Society of Japan (5 September 2024)
• Our article "Intermediate Multidomain State in Single-crystalline Mn-doped BiFeO₃ Thin Films during Ferroelectric Polarization Switching" was published in Scientific Reports (5 July 2024)
• Our article "Recent advances in atomic resolution three-dimensional holography" was published in Advances in Physics: X (17 May 2024)
• Our article "In-situ Study of Solid-Liquid Interface Structure of Zinc-anode Battery by X-ray Total Reflection" was published in e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology (11 May 2024)
• Our article "Superstructure of Fe_5−xGeTe₂ Determined by Te K Edge Extended X ray Absorption Fine Structure and Te Kα X ray Fluorescence Holography" was published in ACS Omega (2 May 2024)
• Our article "Development of instruments for imaging of local magnetic structure by magnetic neutron holography" was published in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A (27 April 2024)
• Our article "Nanophase separation in K_1-xCa_xC₈ revealed by X-ray fluorescence holography and extended X-ray absorption fine structure" was published in Chemistry of Materials (25 April 2024)
• Our article "Operando combined SAXS/XRD/XAFS measurements of lithium conversion battery" was published in Advanced Sustainable Systems (11 March 2024)
• Our article "Atomic and Electronic Structures on a Mordenite Zeolite" was published in e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology (20 January 2024)
• Our article "Observation of the superstructure in Fe_5-xGeTe₂ by X-ray fluorescence holography" was published in Inorganic Chemistry (29 December 2023)
• Our article "Investigation of Ferroelectric Ba_1-xCa_xZr_yTi_1-yO₃ Single Crystal by In Situ Temperature-Dependent X-Ray Diffraction and First-Principles Calculations" was published in Journal of Applied Physics (17 October 2023)
• Our article "Local atomic structure of V-doped BiFeO₃ thin films measured by X-ray fluorescence holography" was published in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (11 August 2023)
• Our article "Local Structures of Fe_0.08Co_0.92 Studied by X-ray Fluorescence Holography" was published in e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology (30 July 2023)
• Our article "Atomic structure of ZrO₂-doped Li₂O–SiO₂-based multi-component glasses revealed by molecular dynamics–reverse Monte Carlo modelinge" was published in Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids (1 July 2023)
• Our article "Single Crystal Growth with Flux Method and Local Structure Analysis around Fe Using X-ray Fluorescence Holography for Multiferroic Pb(Fe_1/2Ta_1/2)O₃" was published in e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology (29 May 2023)
• Our article "Pressure dependence of superconductivity in alkaline earth metal-doped FeSe: toward completion of the phase diagram of superconducting transition temperature versus FeSe layer distance" was published in Chemistry of Materials (16 May 2023)
• Our article "Direct Observation of Group‑V Dopant Substitutional Defects in CdTe Single Crystals" was published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (26 April 2023)
• Our article "Influence of temperature-induced A-site cation redistribution on the functional properties of A-site complex polar perovskite K½Bi½TiO₃" was published in Journal of Materials Chemistry A(13 April 2023)
• Our article "Basics and Front of X-ray Fluorescence Holography" was published in Journal of the Japanese Association for Crystal Growth (17 March 2023)
• Our article "Multiple-site Ag doping in Bi₂Se₃: Compositional crossover from substitution to intercalation as revealed by photoelectron diffraction and X-ray fluorescence holography" was published in Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena (9 March 2023)
• Our article "Local Structural Analysis around Solute-Element in Annealed Mg_99.2Zn_0.2Y_0.6 Alloy Using X-ray Fluorescence Holography" was published in Materials Transactions (7 February 2023)
• Our article "Development of serial X-ray fluorescence holography for radiation-sensitive protein crystals" was published in Journal of Synchrotron Radiation (3 February 2023)
• Our article "Semiconductor–metal transition in Bi₂Se₃ caused by impurity doping" was published in JScitentific Reports (11 January 2023)
• Our article "Controlling dielectric properties of Nb + X (X = Al, Ga, In) co-doped and Nb-doped rutile-type TiO₂ single crystals" was published in Journal of Materials Chemistry C. (16 December 2022)
• Our article "Local structure analysis around Y in Mg_99.7Y_0.3single crystal using x-ray fluorescence holography" was published in Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomenay. (13 December 2022)
• Our article "Elucidation of the Local Structure of the Topological Insulator β-PdBi₂ by X-ray Fluorescence Holography" was published in Journal of Physical Chemistry. (7 December 2022)
• Our article "X-ray fluorescence holography of biological metal sites: Application to myoglobin" was published in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. (27 October 2022)
• Our article "Atomic Positions and Displacements in Piezoelectric Materials Ca₃TaGa₃Si₂O₁₄ and Ca₃TaGa_1.5Al_1.5Si₂O₁₄ investigated by Ta-Lα X-ray Fluorescence Holography" was published in Frontiers in Materials. (2 September 2022)
• Our article "Anomalous atomic fluctuations in the local structure around Mn of (Zn,Sn,Mn)As₂ thin films" was published in Physical Review B. (29 August 2022)
• Our article "Epitaxial growth of a homogeneous anatase TiO₂ thin film on LaAlO₃ (0 0 1) using a solvothermal method with anticorrosive ligands" was published in Chemical Engineering Journal. (29 August 2022)
• Our article "Effect of viscosity and surface roughness on improvement of solid-liquid wettability by ultrasonic vibration" was published in ISIJ International. (3 August 2022)
• Our article "Reverse Monte Carlo analysis of NaI-LiI solid electrolyte based on the neutron total scattering data" was published in Materials Today Communications. (13 July 2022)
• Our article "Superconducting Properties of Pd_1–xPt_xBi₂ over a Wide Pressure Range" was published in Journal of Physical Chemistry C. (3 June 2022)
• Our article "Phonon dispersion of the organic semiconductor rubrene" was published in Physical Review B. (25 May 2022)
• Our article "X-ray Fluorescence Holography as a Probe of Hyper-Ordered Structures" was published in Journal of Physical Society of Japan. (16 May 2022)
• Our article "Study of Behavior of Supporting Electrolyte Ion of Fluoride Shuttle Battery Using Anomalous X-Ray Scattering" was published in Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research. (28 April 2022)
• Our article "Local structure analysis on yttria-stabilized zirconia by x-ray fluorescence holography" was published in e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology. (25 March 2022)
• Our article "Three-dimensional atomic image of FeSe high-temperature superconductor by x-ray fluorescence holography" was published in e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology. (25 March 2022)
• Our article "Local Structure of Heusler-Type Fe₂V_1-XTa_XAl Thermoelectric Materials Studied by X-Ray Absorption Fine-Structure Spectroscopy" was published in Physica Status Solidi B. (24 March 2022)
• Our article "Significant displacement of calcium and barium ions in ferroelectric (Ba_0.9Ca_0.1)TiO₃ revealed by x-ray fluorescence holography" was published in Applied Physics Letters. (1 February 2022)
• Our article "Development of an Electrochemical Cell for In Operando Characterization of Lithium/Electrolyte Interface using X-ray Total Reflection" was published in Physica Status Solidi B. (30 January 2022)
• Our article "Ligand Field-induced Exotic Dopant for Infrared Transparent Electrode: W in Rutile SnO₂" was published in Advanced Functional Materials. (28 December 2021)
• Our article "Nucleation mechanisms in a SiO₂-Li₂O-P₂O₅-ZrO₂ biomedical glass-ceramic: Insights on crystallisation, residual glasses and Zr⁴⁺ structural environment" was published in Journal of the European Ceramic Society. (7 December 2021)
• Our article "Mechanism of gold and palladium adsorption on thermoacidophilic red alga Galdieria sulphuraria" was published in Algal Research. (27 October 2021)
• Our article "X-ray Fluorescence Holography Measurement of Oxynitride Thin Film of CaTaO₂N" was published in e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology. (16 October 2021)
• Our article "Element-selective local structural analysis around B-site cations in multiferroic Pb(Fe_1/2Nb_1/2)O₃ using x-ray fluorescence holography" was published in　Physical Review B. (4 October 2021)
• Our article "A cryostat designed for x-ray fluorescence holography experiments down to 4 K" was published in　Review of Scientific Instruments .(13 August 2021)
• Our article "Nonisothermal Investigation of Reaction Kinetics between Electric Arc Furnace Dust and Calcium Chloride under Carbon-Containing Conditions" was published in　ISIJ International . (1 August 2021)
• Our article "Development of an Evaluation Method for a Lithium/Electrolyte Interface Based on X-ray Reflectivity and Grazing Incidence X-ray Scattering Measurements" was published in　Chemistry Letters .(22 June 2021)
• Our article "Removal mechanisms of arsenite by coprecipitation with ferrihydrite" was published in　Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering . (16 June 2021)
• Our article "Elucidation of local structure deformation in κ-(BEDT-TTF)₂Cu[N(CN)₂]Br by x-ray fluorescence holography" was published in Physical Review B .(7 June 2021)
• Our article "Chemical-Pressure-Induced Point Defects Enable Low Thermal Conductivity for Mg₂Sn and Mg₂Si Single Crystals" was published in ACS Applied Energy Materials. (11 May 2021)
• Our article "The Local Structure of the Fibonacci Chain and the Penrose Tiling from X-Ray Fluorescence Holography" was published in Materials Transactions .(25 February 2021)
• Our article "Emergence of a pressure-driven superconducting phase in Ba_0.77Na_0.23Ti₂Sb₂O" was published in Inorganic Chemistry. (21 February 2021)
• Our article "Anion arrangement analysis of oxynitride perovskite thin film with inverse photoelectron holography" was published in Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena. ( 27 November 2020)
• Our article "Average and Local Crystal Structures of Multiferroic Eu_1−xY_xMnO₃ (x = 0.2 and 0.4)" was published in Physica Status Solidi (B) .(1 October 2020)
• Our article "Time-resolved X-ray photoelectron diffraction using an angle-resolved　time-of-flight electron analyzer" was published in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics .(21 September 2020)
• Our article "Behavior of Sm in the boron cage of Sm-doped RB₆ (R =Yb, La) observed by multiple-wavelength neutron holography" was published in Physical Review B. (25 August 2020)
• Our article "Static density response function studied by inelastic x-ray scattering: Friedel oscillations in solid and liquid Li" was published in Physical Review B. (21 August 2020)
• Our article "Local structure analysis around Ti in lead zirconate titanate by X-ray fluorescence holography" was published in Physica Status Solidi B. (5 August 2020)
• Our article "Local structure of the impurity site in Nd:LaF₃ by X-ray fluorescence holography" was published in Physica Status Solidi B. (5 August 2020)
• Our article "X-Ray Total Scattering of Electrolytes in Liquid-Based Fluoride Shuttle Battery: Electrolyte Composition Dependence of the Low-Q Peak" was published in Physica Status Solidi B. (22 July 2020)
• Our article "Recovery of Zinc by Reaction between Electric Arc Furnace Dust and Calcium Chloride" was published in Tetsu-to-Hagané. (1 July 2020)
• Our article "Application of Anomalous X-ray Scattering Method to Liquid Electrolytes Used in a Battery: Local Structural Analysis around a Dilute Metallic Ion" was published in Analytical Chemistry. (7 July 2020)
• Our article "Structural Variation in Carbonate Electrolytes by the Addition of Li Salts Studied by X‐Ray Total Scattering" was published in Physica Status Solidi B. (25 May 2020)
• Our article "Plasmons in Liquid Metals Studied by Inelastic X-ray Scattering" was published in Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie. (21 April 2020)
• Our article "The Structure of the Amorphous (GeTe)₁−x(Sb₂Te₃)x System and Implications for its Phase-Change Properties" was published in Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie. (21 April 2020)
• Our article "Development of a half-cell for x-ray structural analysis of liquid electrolytes in rechargeable batteries" was published in Review of Scientific Instruments. (24 March 2020)
• Our article "Preparation, thermoelectric properties, and crystal structure of boron-doped Mg₂Si single crystals" was published in AIP Advances. (12 March 2020)
• Our article "Valence-Selective Local Atomic Structures on an YbInCu₄ Valence Transition Material by X-Ray Fluorescence Holography" was published in Journal of Physical Society of Japan. (2 March 2020)
• Our article "Single-Crystal Model of Highly Efficient Water-Splitting Photocatalysts: A KTaO₃ Wafer Doped with Calcium Cations" was published in Physical Review. (21 January 2020)
• Our article "Local structure and atomic dynamics in Fe₂VAl Heusler-type thermoelectric material: The effect of heavy element doping" was published in Physical Review B. (7 January 2020)
• The following articles are published in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. (19 December 2019)
  "Atomic structure stabilization in BiFeO₃ thin film by Mn doping"
  "Analyses on atomic arrangement in dielectric ε-Ga₂O₃ epitaxial thin films "
• The following articles are published in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. (22 Nobember 2020)
  "Valence-selective local atomic structures in inorganic materials by X-ray fluorescence holography"
  "Local environment of W and Mo atoms in CaW₁−xMoxO₄ (x = 0.12) solid solution studied by X-ray structural analyzes"
• Our article "Local structural analysis of Pb(Fe_1/2Nb_1/2)O₃ multiferroic material using X-ray fluorescence holography" was published in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. (4 October 2019)
• Our article "Impact of Local Atomic Fluctuations on Superconductivity of Pr-Substituted CaFe₂As₂ Studied by X-ray Fluorescence Holography" wss published in Journal of Physical Society of Japan. (23 May 2019)
• Our article "Local Structure Measurement around Light Elements by Using Inverse Photoelectron Holography" was published in physica status solidi (b). (25 October 2018)
• Our article "In-plane positional correlations among dopants in 10H type long period stacking ordered Mg₇₅Zn₁₀Y₁₅ alloy studied by X-ray fluorescence holography" was published in Materialia. (1 November 2018)
• Our article "Local structural analysis of In‐doped Bi₂Se₃ topological insulator using X‐ray fluorescence holography" was published in Surface and Interface Analysis. (6 September 2018)
• Our article "Application of X-ray fluorescence holography to the analysis of the interior and surface of an yttrium oxide thin film" was published in Surface and Interface Analysis. (5 September 2018)
• Our article "Plasmons in Liquid Rb at Elevated Temperatures Studied by Inelastic X-ray Scattering" was published in Journal of Physical Society of Japan. (18 July 2018)
• Our article "Local structure of FeSe_0.4Te_0.6 by low‐temperature x‐ray fluorescence holography" was published in Physica Stutus Solidi B. (5 July 2018)
• Our article "Temperature dependent local atomic structures in the traditional Fe₆₅Ni₃₅ Invar alloy by x-ray fluorescence holography" was published in Surface and Interface Analysis. (22 June 2018)
• Our article "Viscoelastic anomaly accompanying anti-crossing behaviour in liquid As₂Se₃" was published in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. (22 June 2018)
• Our article "Heteroepitaxial barium-doped NaTaO₃ films on SrTiO₃(001) substrate" was published in Thin Solid Films. (11 June 2018)
• Our article"Peculiar atomic dynamics in liquid GeTe with asymmetrical bonding: Observation by inelastic x-ray scattering" was published in Physical Review B. (14 May 2018)
• Our article "Principle and Reconstruction Algorithm for Atomic-Resolution Holography" was published in Journal of Physical Society of Japan. (26 April 2018)
• Our article "Improvement of graphite crystal analyzer for light elements on X-ray fluorescence holography measurement" was published in Japanese Journal of Apllied Physics. (26 April 2018)
• Our article "X-ray Fluorescence Holography: Principles, Apparatus, and Applications" was published in Journal of Physical Society of Japan. (28 March 2018)
• Our article "Pressure-induced superconductivity in AgxBi_2−xSe₃" was published in Physical Review B. (7 March 2018)
• Our article "Phonon excitations in a single crystal Mg₈₅Y₆Zn₉ with a synchronized long-period stacking ordered phase" was published in Acta Materialia. (12 January 2018)
• Our article "Impurity position and lattice distortion in a Mn-doped Bi₂Te₃ topological insulator investigated by x-ray fluorescence holography and x-ray absorption fine structure" was published in Physical Review B. (26 December 2017)
• Our article "Individual atomic imaging of multiple dopant sites in As-doped Si using spectro-photoelectron holography" was published in NANO Letters. (21 December 2017)
• Our article “A valence-selective X-ray fluorescence holography study of an yttrium oxide thin film” was published in Journal of Applied Crystallography . (1 December 2017)
• Our article “Model Experiment for Acceleration of Lime Dissolution into Slag under Ultrasound Irradiation Conditions” was published in ISIJ International . (17 October 2017)
• Our article “Multiple-wavelength neutron holography with pulsed neutrons” was published in Science Advances . (18 August 2017)
• Our article “First-principles investigation of local structure deformation induced by x-ray irradiation in κ-(BEDT-TTF)₂Cu[N(CN)₂]Br” was published in Physical Review B. (6 June 2017)
• Our article “Local atomic structure near an Nb atom in aged beta Ti alloys” was published in Acta Materialia. (28 April 2017)
• New 11 undergraduate and 7 graduate students joined our laboratory. (1 April 2017)
• Our article “Charge inhomogeneity in an expanded fluid metal:X-ray Compton scattering observation“ was publishied in Europhysics Letters. (6 February 2017)
• Our article “In-Plane Positional Fluctuations of Zinc Atoms in Single Crystal Mg₈₅Zn₆Y₉ Alloy Studied by X-ray Fluorescence Holography“ was publishied in Materials Transactions. (6 February 2017)
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