Tomohiro Higashi

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Tomohiro Higashi is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Tomohiro Higashi has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 42 papers in Materials Chemistry and 25 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Tomohiro Higashi's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (46 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (19 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (18 papers). Tomohiro Higashi is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (46 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (19 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (18 papers). Tomohiro Higashi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Tomohiro Higashi's co-authors include Kazunari Domen, Tsutomu Minegishi, Masao Katayama, Takashi Hisatomi, Taro Yamada, Hiroshi Nishiyama, Tsuyoshi Takata, Yosuke Goto, Yoshihisa Sakata and Kazuhiko Seki and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Tomohiro Higashi

71 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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A Particulate Photocatalyst Water-Splitting Panel for Large-Scale Solar Hydrogen Generation

2018 574 citations Yosuke Goto, Takashi Hisatomi et al. Joule profile →

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Obata, Keisuke, Yudai Kawase, Tomohiro Higashi, et al.. (2025). Estimating the quasi-Fermi level of holes at the surface of semiconductor photoanodes using outer-sphere redox couples. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3688–3688. 1 indexed citations

Higashi, Tomohiro & Kazunari Domen. (2024). Interfacial Design of Particulate Photocatalyst Materials for Green Hydrogen Production. ChemSusChem. 17(21). e202400663–e202400663. 5 indexed citations

Kawase, Yudai, Tomohiro Higashi, Keisuke Obata, et al.. (2024). Simple Immersing Method of Nanocoating on Uneven Surfaces Applicable to Highly Durable Ta₃N₅ Nanorod Photoelectrode for Water Splitting. Chemistry of Materials. 36(5). 2390–2401. 7 indexed citations

Higashi, Tomohiro, et al.. (2024). Maximizing Oxygen Evolution Performance of NiFeO_x Semitransparent Electrocatalysts Applicable to Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Device. ChemNanoMat. 11(1). 1 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaojun, Zhenhua Pan, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, et al.. (2023). Co-doping of a La₅Ti₂Cu_0.9Ag_0.1O₇S₅ photocatalyst (λ < 700 nm) with Ga and Al to enhance photocatalytic H₂ evolution. Chemical Communications. 59(45). 6913–6916. 3 indexed citations

Yoshino, Kenji, Masato Imai, Tomohiro Higashi, et al.. (2023). Low-Temperature Growth of ZnMgO Thin Films by Atmospheric Spin-Coating Using Diethylzinc Solution. Journal of Electronic Materials. 52(8). 5134–5139. 2 indexed citations

Vequizo, Junie Jhon M., Yasunobu Inoue, Akira Yamakata, et al.. (2023). Active BaTaO₂N photocatalysts prepared from an amorphous Ta₂O₅ precursor for overall water splitting under visible light. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(12). 6299–6310. 23 indexed citations

Pihosh, Yuriy, Vikas Nandal, Tomohiro Higashi, et al.. (2023). Tantalum Nitride‐Enabled Solar Water Splitting with Efficiency Above 10%. Advanced Energy Materials. 13(36). 32 indexed citations

Higashi, Tomohiro, Kazuhiko Seki, Yutaka Sasaki, et al.. (2023). Mechanistic Insights into Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution of CrO_x/Rh Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Water Splitting. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(24). e202204058–e202204058. 11 indexed citations

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Saito, Taro, Rafia Ahmad, Fuminao Kishimoto, et al.. (2022). Identification of distinctive structural and optoelectronic properties of Bi₂O₃ polymorphs controlled by tantalum addition. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 10(47). 17925–17935. 8 indexed citations

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Obata, Keisuke, et al.. (2022). Synthesis of Metal Chalcogenide Semiconductors by Thermal Decomposition of Organosulfur and Organoselenium Compounds. Chemistry - A European Journal. 28(61). e202201951–e202201951. 2 indexed citations

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Hisatomi, Takashi, Zheng Wang, Jeongsuk Seo, et al.. (2019). Efficient photocatalytic oxygen evolution using BaTaO₂N obtained from nitridation of perovskite-type oxide. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8(3). 1127–1130. 37 indexed citations

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Higashi, Tomohiro, et al.. (2019). タンデム細胞の開発に向けた効率的酸素発生のための透明なTa_3N_5光アノード【JST・京大機械翻訳】. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 131(8). 2300–2304. 3 indexed citations

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Goto, Yosuke, Takashi Hisatomi, Qian Wang, et al.. (2018). A Particulate Photocatalyst Water-Splitting Panel for Large-Scale Solar Hydrogen Generation. Joule. 2(3). 509–520. 574 indexed citations breakdown →

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Asakura, Yusuke, Tomohiro Higashi, Hiroshi Nishiyama, et al.. (2017). Activation of a particulate Ta₃N₅ water-oxidation photoanode with a GaN hole-blocking layer. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 2(1). 73–78. 24 indexed citations

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Higashi, Tomohiro, Shizuo SAITOH, Chaobin Dang, & Eiji Hihara. (2017). Diesel combustion of oil and refrigerant mixture during pump-down of air conditioners. International Journal of Refrigeration. 75. 300–310. 7 indexed citations

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Tamura, Kenji, et al.. (2010). Anthropogenic pedogenesis by traditional soil dressing, "Dorotsuke", and its significance for agriculture in the Omiya tableland.. 81(6). 573–583. 1 indexed citations

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Fukuda, Yoichi, Tomohiro Higashi, S. Miyazaki, et al.. (2008). Groundwater and Land Subsidence Monitoring in 3 Mega-Cities, Indonesia, by Means of Integrated Geodetic Methods. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2008. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Loretta Y., et al.. (2008). LEAD RETENTION MECHANISMS AND HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY STUDIES OF VARIOUS BENTONITES FOR GEOENVIRONMENT APPLICATIONS. Environmental Technology. 29(5). 505–514. 10 indexed citations

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Dai, Yi, Shenglan Wang, Makoto Tominaga, et al.. (2007). Sensitization of TRPA1 by PAR2 contributes to the sensation of inflammatory pain. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 117(10). 3140–3140. 16 indexed citations

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