Research theme for competitive and other funds (8)：
2022 - 2026 Superconducting and magnetic properties of van der Waals heterostructure
2019 - 2024 Integrated Studies on Interface Ionics by Advanced Analytical Techniques
2021 - 2023 topological Excitonics
2018 - 2022 2D Material Based Josephson Devices and Their Properties
2016 - 2020 Visualization of Electrocatalytic Activities on Two-Dimensional Materials by Nanoscale Electrochemical Imaging
2017 - 2019 Nanoscale Electrochemical Operand Measurement System with Raman Spectroscopy
2016 - 2019 Hybrid electrochemical bioimaging with multiscale
2012 - 2014 Intrinsic mechanism of electronic/ionic conduction at the electrolyte/electrode by epitaxial films
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Papers (69)：
Kazuki Nashimoto, Yoshiko Horiguchi, Akichika Kumatani, Takeru Okada. Electrochemical catalysis of aluminum diboride thin film fabricated by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 2024
A. Kumatani, H. Ogawa, T. Endo, J. Lustikova, H. Ida, Y. Takahashi, Y. Miyata, Y. Ikuhara, H. Shiku, Y. Wakayama. Emergence of electrochemical catalytic activity via an electrochemical-probe on defective transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets. APL Energy. 2024
Tianyi Wang, Zhongyuan Guo, Hirofumi Oka, Akichika Kumatani, Chuangwei Liu, Hao Li. Origin of electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction activity over transition metal disulfides: critical role of in situ generation of S vacancy. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2024
Sumiya Ando, Eisuke Yamamoto, Makoto Kobayashi, Akichika Kumatani, Minoru Osada. Facile Synthesis of Pd Nanosheets and Implications for Superior Catalytic Activity. ACS Nano. 2023
Akichika Kumatani, Hiroto Ogawa, Takahiko Endo, Yu Kobayashi, Jana Lustikova, Hiroki Ida, Yasufumi Takahashi, Tomokazu Matsue, Yasumitsu Miyata, Hitoshi Shiku. Electrochemical imaging correlated to hydrogen evolution reaction on transition metal dichalcogenide, WS2. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B. 2023
H. Idzuchi, S. Iihama, M. Shimura, A. Kumatani, S. Mizukami, Y. P. Chen. Spin injection characteristics of Py/graphene/Pt by gigahertz and terahertz magnetization dynamics driven by femtosecond laser pulse. 2020
2017/10 - 2023/03 Tohoku University Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR) Associate Professor
2022/01 - 2022/12 University College London MAPS Visiting Fellow
2016/12 - 2017/10 Tohoku University Graduate school of environmental studies Assistant Professor
2015/11 - 2016/11 Tohoku University Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR) Assistant Professor
2014/04 - 2015/10 Tohoku University Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR) Project Assistant Professor
2013/04 - 2014/03 Tohoku University Graduate school of environmental studies Postdoctoral Research Associate
2011/05 - 2013/03 Tohoku University Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR) Postdoctoral Research Associate
2009/04 - 2011/03 NIMS MANA Postdoctoral Research Associate
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Committee career (3)：
2019/07 - 現在 IAOEES Board Committee Member
2017/12 - 現在 電気化学会東北支部 幹事
2014/06 - 現在 isCEBT Board Committee Member
Awards (10)：
2022/02 - 東北大学材料科学世界トップレベル研究拠点長賞
2022/01 - University College London MAPS Visiting Fellowship
2020/03 - King's STEM Alumni Award
2019/04 - MEXT FY2019 Young Scientists' Prize
2018/05 - インテリジェント・コスモス奨励賞
2018/03 - 「貴金属に関わる研究助成金」萌芽賞
2016/04 - 第38回応用物理学会 Poster Awards
2015/12 - 電気化学会東北支部 第28回東北若手の会 優秀講演賞
2014/09 - 第36回応用物理学会講演奨励賞
2004/09 - IRC in Nanotechnology studentship
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Association Membership(s) (7)：
Japan Society of Applied Physics
, The Electrochemical Society of Japan
, 日本顕微鏡学会
, 日本化学会
, 日本表面真空学会
, IAOEES
, THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
