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TAKANARI OUCHI, PhD
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 4-217, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139-4307
: [email protected], 617-253-8468, 617-921-2617
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Nano-micro Fabrication Processing: a combination of wet and dry processes, surface sciences
Battery Technology: grid-scale energy storage, electrochemistry
Chemical Metallurgy: environmentally friendly metal extraction and recycling
Corrosion Science: high temperature materials, thermodynamics and kinetics of materials
EDUCATION
04/2008-03/2011
Ph.D. Nano-Science and Nano-Engineering, Graduate School of Waseda University
Advisor: Professor Takayuki Homma
 Coursework included materials science, surface science, physical chemistry, electrochemistry,
and MEMS/NEMS technology
 Thesis title: “Electrochemical Fabrication of Ordered Ferromagnetic Nanostructures and
Control of Initial Deposition Process”
04/2007-03/2008
M.S. Nano-Science and Nano-Engineering, Graduate School of Waseda University
Advisor: Professor Takayuki Homma
04/2003-03/2007
B.S. Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University
EXPERIENCE
Research Experience
05/2014-Present
Senior Postdoctoral Associate, Materials Processing Center, MIT
05/2011-05/2014
Postdoctoral Associate, Materials Processing Center, MIT
Advisor: Professor Donald R. Sadoway
 Leading two topics in a project involving a liquid metal battery, a grid scale electrochemical
energy storage device utilizing liquid metal and molten salt:
o Investigation of corrosion issues in cell components
o Development of calcium based liquid metal batteries
04/2009-03/2011
Research Associate, Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University
Advisor: Professor Takayuki Homma
 Led several projects in Homma’s lab:
o Development of a surface enhanced raman sensor for analysis of reaction steps of
reducing agent in electroless deposition process
o Electrochemical fabrication of metallic silicon nanodot array using ionic liquid media
for solar battery application
o Investigation of silicon anodization to form high-aspect ratio micro porous structure and
its application in bio sensing devices
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04/2007-03/2011
Ph. D. and M.S, Nano-Science and Nano-Engineering, Graduate School of Waseda University
Advisor: Professor Takayuki Homma
 Fabrication processes of bit patterned media for next generation hard disk drives by
controlling the electrochemical nucleation and growth of magnetic alloy in nano-patterned
substrate
04/2008-03/2009
Research Assistant, Waseda University at “Center for Practical Chemical Wisdom’’ in the
Global-COE Program, Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and
Technology (MEXT), Japan.
Teaching Experience
2013-2014
Teaching Instructor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT
 Assisted undergraduate lab course (3.014 Materials Laboratory)
 Revised a module, “Thermodynamics and Kinetics of a Lead Acid Battery,” and designed a
new module, “Experimental Determination of Phase Diagrams”
04/2009-03/2011
Research Associate, Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University
 Assisted undergraduate courses in inorganic chemistry and physical chemistry, including
recitation classes
 Assisted undergraduate lab courses of analytical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and
physical chemistry. Helped establish a new experiment titled “Electrochemistry.” Trained
teaching assistants (TA) by formulating guidelines for teaching of experimental courses.
04/2007-03/2008
Teaching Assistant, Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University
 Assisted undergraduate lab course (inorganic chemistry)
SKILLS
 Microstructure analysis (SEM, TEM, XPS, EPMA, Auger, XRD, AFM, MFM, etc.)
 Optical analysis (Raman, IR, UV-vis, Magnetro-optical Kerr effect, etc.)
 Electrochemical processing and measurement (electrodeposition, electroless deposition,
electrochemical etching, voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, etc.)
 Fabrication processes (photolithography, electron beam lithography, nanoimprinting
lithography, RIE, FIB, etc.)
 Languages: Japanese (native), English (fluent)
AWARDS & HONORS
2015
TMS EPD Young Leader Professional Development Award
2014
Completion of the Teaching Certificate Program, MIT
2013
Invited lecture in Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Communication Engineering, Chuo
University, Japan
2012
Murata Overseas Scholarship Foundation
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2011
Marubun Research Promotion Foundation
2010
Research grant of framework agreement of Waseda-Mitsubishi Materials
2009
Best presentation award of Chemical Society of Japan / Kanto Branch
2008
Best poster award of Materials tailoring conference
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AFFILIATIONS
Electrochemical Society (ECS), Material Research Society (MRS), Minerals, Metals and Materials Society
(TMS), Electrochemical Society of Japan (ECSJ)
PUBLICATIONS
Full papers
1. T. Ouchi, H. Kim, D. R. Sadoway, “Ca-based liquid metal batteries: towards grid-scale electrochemical energy
storage,” in preparation.
2.
T. Ouchi, D. R. Sadoway, “Corrosion of Positive Current Collector in Li||Sb-Pb Liquid Metal Battery for
Grid-Scale Energy Storage,” in preparation.
3.
T. Ouchi, H. Kim, X. Ning, D. R. Sadoway, “Calcium-Antimony Alloys as Electrodes for Liquid Metal
Batteries,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 161(12) A1898-A1904 (2014).
4.
K. Wang, K. Jiang, B. Chung, T. Ouchi, P. J. Burke, D. A. Boysen, D. J. Bradwell, H. Kim, U. Muecke, D. R.
Sadoway, “Lithium–antimony–lead liquid metal battery for grid-level energy storage,” Nature, 514, 348–350
5.
6.
7.
(2014).
H. Kim, D. A. Boysen, T. Ouchi, D.R. Sadoway, “Calcium-Bismuth Liquid Metal Batteries for Large-Scale
Energy Storage,” Journal of Power Sources, 241, 239-248 (2013).
B. Jiang, T. Ouchi, N. Shimano, A. Otomo, M. Kunimoto, M. Yanagisawa, T. Homma, “Analysis of hydrazine
on a Cu surface with nanoscale resolution using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy,” Electrochimica Acta,
100, 317–320 (2013).
T. Ouchi, N. Shimano, T. Homma, “CoNiP Electroless Deposition Process for Fabricating Ferromagnetic
Nanodot Arrays,” Electrochimica Acta, 56, 9575-9580 (2011).
8.
T. Ouchi, Y. Arikawa, Y. Konishi, T. Homma, “Fabrication of Magnetic Nanodot Array using Electrochemical
Deposition Processes,” Electrochimica Acta, 55, 8081-8086 (2010).
9.
M. Aniya, A. Shimada, Y. Sonobe, K. Sato, T. Shima, K. Takanashi, Simon J. Greaves, T. Ouchi, and T. Homma,
“Magnetization reversal process of hard/soft nano-composite structures formed by ion irradiation,” IEEE
Transactions on Magnetics, 46 (6), 2132 - 2135 (2010).
10. T. Ouchi, Y. Arikawa, J. Mizuno, S. Shoji, T. Homma, “Electrochemical Fabrication and Characterization of
CoPt Bit Patterned Media: towards a Wetchemical, Large-Scale Fabrication,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics,
46, (6) 2224-2227 (2010).
11. M. Aniya, A. Mitra, A. Shimada, Y. Sonobe, T. Ouchi, Simon J. Greaves, and T. Homma, “Magnetic properties
of patterned CGC perpendicular films with soft magnetic fillings,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 45, (10),
3539-3542 (2009).
12. T. Ouchi, Y. Arikawa, T. Homma, “Fabrication of CoPt Magnetic Nanodot Arrays by Electrodeposition Process,”
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 320, (22), 3104-3107 (2008).
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Review
13. T. Ouchi,T. Homma, “Fabrication of Ferromagnetic nanodot arrays by wet proecesses,” Journal of the Surface
Finishing of Japan, 59, (7), 430-436 (2008).
Proceedings
14. T. Homma, J. Komadina, Y. Nakano, T. Ouchi, T. Akiyoshi, Y. Ishibashi, Y. Nishimura, T. Nishida, Y. Fukunaka,
“Templated electrodeposition of silicon nanowires from ionic liquid,” ECS Transactions, 41(46), 9-15 (2012).
15. T. Ouchi, Y. Arikawa, T. Kuno, T. Homma, “High Perpendicular Coercivity Electroless Cobalt Alloy Films with
25 nm Thicknesses,” ECS Ttransaction, 25 (42), 125-134 (2010).
16. T. Ouchi, Y. Arikawa, J. Mizuno, S. Shoji, T. Homma, “Electrochemical Fabrication of CoPt Nanodot Arrays on
Glass Disks by UV Nanoimprint Lithography,” ECS Ttransaction, 16, (45), 57-64 (2009).
PRESENTATIONS
2014
1.
T. Ouchi, D. R. Sadoway, “Corrosion of Positive Current Collector in Li||Sb-Pb Liquid Metal Battery for
Grid-Scale Energy Storage” 2014 ECS and SMEQ Joint International Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, October, 2014.
2.
T. Ouchi, D. R. Sadoway, “Liquid Metal Battery for Grid-Scale Energy Storage” 2nd Annual Multi-scale
Renewable Energy Storage Symposium MRES 2014, Boston, USA, August, 2014. Invited
3.
T. Ouchi, H. Kim, D. R. Sadoway, “Calcium-antimony electrodes for liquid metal batteries: towards grid-scale
electrochemical energy storage” TMS2014, San Diego, USA, February, 2014.
2013
4.
T. Ouchi, H. Kim, X. Ning, D. R. Sadoway, “Ca-Based Liquid Metal Battery for Grid Scale Energy Storage:
Ca-Mg||Bi,” TMS2013, Texas, USA, March, 2013.
5.
X. Ning, T. Ouchi, H. Kim, D. R. Sadoway, “Electrochemical Behavior of Calcium-Lead Alloys in Molten Salt
Electrolytes,” TMS2013, Texas, USA, March 2013.
2012
6.
H. Kim, D. A. Boysen, T. Ouchi, D. R. Sadoway, “Calcium-bismuth Liquid Electrodes for Energy Storage
Systems,” MRS2012, Massachusetts, USA, November 2012.
7.
T. Ouchi, H. Kim, X. Ning, D. R. Sadoway, “Electrochemcial properties of Ca-Sb electrode in molten salt
electrolyte,” PRIME 2012, Hawaii, USA, October 2012.
2011
8.
T. Homma, T. Ouchi, N. Shimano, “High Coercivity Magnetic Thin Films Deposited from Simplified Electroless
Bath System” the 62nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Niigata, Japan,
September 2011.
9.
Y. Konishi, A. Takami, T. Ouchi, T. Homma, “Fabrication of electrodeposited Co-Pt nano dot arrays and analysis
of its initial deposition process,” the 62nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry,
s03-P-025, Niigata, Japan, September 2011.
10. A. Takami, T. Kuno, T. Ouchi, T. Homma, “Fabrication of Co-Pt Nanodot Arrays on Cu Layer,”123th meeting
of the Surface Finishing of Japan, 17C-02, Kanagawa, Japan, March 2011.
11. N. Shimano, T. Ouchi, T. Homma, “Analysis of Electroless Deposition Behavior of CoNiP with High
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Coercivity” 2010 Spring Meeting of the Electrochemical Society of Japan, 1J23, Kanagawa, Japan, March, 2011.
12. Y. Seki, N. Kawana, T. Ouchi, N. Kim, G. S. Lee, D. J. Ahn, T. Homma, “Fabrication of Micro Spiking
Silicatube Array by Si Anodization and Their Application to Reaction Filed for Sensors,” 2010 Spring Meeting of
the Electrochemical Society of Japan, 1J23, Kanagawa, Japan, March, 2011.
13. T Ouchi, T. Kuno, Y. Konishi, A. Takami, T. Homma “Fabrication of Co-Pt Bit Pattern Media by
Electrodeposition,” Solution-oriented research for science and technology (SORST), symposium,P402, Tokyo,
Japan, January, 2011.
2010
14. T. Homma, T. Ouchi, Y. Konishi, J. Mizuno, S. Shoji, M. Aniya, and Y. Sonobe, “Fabrication of Magnetic
Nanodot Array Using Nanoimprint Lithography: In Combination with Electrochemical Deposition or Ion
Irradiation,” 218th meeting of the Electrochemical Society, 2033, Nevada, USA, October 2010.
15. T. Ouchi, Y. Konishi, T. Homma, “Analysis of Nano-patterned Electrodeposition of Co-Pt at Initial Deposition
Stage,” The 61st Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Nice, France, September 2010.
16. T. Ouchi, N. Shimano, T. Homma, “Study on CoNiP Electroless Deposition Reaction for Fabricating
Ferromagnetic Nanodot Arrays,” The Eight International Symposium on Electrochemical Micro & Nanosystem
Technologies, O-47, Cannes, France, September 2010.
17. Y. Konishi, T. Ouchi, T. Homma, “Analysis of Co-Pt Electrodeposition in Nano-dot Patterns at Initial Deposition
Stage,” 2010 Fall Meeting of the Electrochemical Society of Japan, 1I26, Kanagawa, Japan, September 2010.
18. Y. Nakano, T. Ouchi, T. Akiyoshi, Y. Fukunaka, T. Homma “Fabrication of Si Micro-Pillar Arrays by
Electrodeposition from Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids,” 2010 Fall Meeting of the Electrochemical Society of
Japan, 2I07, Kanagawa, Japan, September 2010.
19. T. Kuno, J. Takami, T. Ouchi, T. Homma, “Fabrication of Ultrafine Co-Pt Dot Arrays on Cu Layer,” 2010 Fall
Meeting of the Electrochemical Society of Japan, 1I25, Kanagawa, Japan, September 2010.
20. N. Shimano, T. Ouchi, T. Homma, “Analysis of Electroless Deposition of CoNiP Films with High Coercivities at
Initial Deposition Stage,” 2010 Fall Meeting of the Electrochemical Society of Japan, 1I10, Kanagawa, Japan,
September 2010.
21. T. Ouchi, T. Kuno, Y. Konishi, T. Homma, “Study on Electrochemical Deposition Behavior of Co-Pt into
Nano-patterned Substrates,” PMRC2010, 18aD-17, Hawaii, USA, May 2010.
22. Y. Konishi, Y. Arikawa, T. Ouchi, T. Homma, “Fabrication of High Coercivity Co-Pt Nanodot Arrays on a Soft
Magnetic Underlayer by Electrodeposition,” 77th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society of Japan, 1Q18,
Toyama, Japan, March 2010.
23. T. Kuno, T. Ouchi, T. Homma, “Fabrication and Characterization of Ultra-high Density CoPt Nandot Arrays by
Electrodeposition,” 121th meeting of the Surface Finishing of Japan, 15C-04, Tokyo, Japan, March 2010.
2009
24. T. Ouchi, Y. Arikawa, T. Kuno, J. Mizuno, S. Shoji, T. Homma, “Electrochemical Fabrication and
Characterization of CoPt Bit Patterned Media: a Wetchemical Approaches towards the Large Scale Manufacture
of Terabit/in2 Media,” 11th Joint MMM-Intermag Conreference, CG07, Washington DC, USA, January 2009.
25. T. Ouchi, Y. Arikawa, T. Kuno, T. Homma, “High Perpendicular Coercivity Electroless Cobalt Alloy Films with
25 nm Thicknesses,” 216th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, 2439, Vienna, Austria, October 2009.
26. Y. Arikawa, T. Kuno, C.P. Lin, T. Ouchi, J. Mizuno, S. Shoji, T. Homma, “Fabrication and Characterization of
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Bit Patterned Media Using Nanoimprint Lithography and Electrodeposition,” The 33rd Annual Conference on
Magnetics in Japan, 12pB2, Nagasaki, Japan, September 2009.
27. T. Ouchi, Y. Arikawa, T. Kuno, J. Mizuno, S. Shoji, T. Homma, “Fabrication of CoPt Ferromagnetic Nanodot
Arrays and Enhancement in Coercivity by Electrodeposition Method,” Chemical Society of Japan / Kanto
Branch, 1A1-24, Tokyo, Japan, September 2009.
28. T. Homma, T. Ouchi, Y. Arikawa, C.P. Lin, T. Kuno, J. Mizuno, S. Shoji, “Fabrication of Magnetic Nanodot
Array using Electrochemical Deposition Processes,” The 60th Annual Meeting of the International Society of
Electrochemistry, Beijing, China, August 2009.
29. T. Homma, T. Ouchi, Y. Arikawa, K. Uzawa, “Electrochemical Approaches for Micro and Nano Scale
Fabrication of Arrayed Functional Structures,” ICCE-17, Hawaii, USA, August, 2009.
30. T. Ouchi, Y. Arikawa, C. P. Lin, T. Homma, “Fabrication of bit patterned media for ultra-high density magnetic
recording by electrochemical approaches,” Kurt Schwabe Symposium 2009, Erlangen, Germany, May 2009.
31. M. Aniya, A. Mitra, A. Shimada, Y. Sonobe, T. Ouchi, Simon J. Greaves, and T. Homma, “Magnetic properties
of patterned CGC perpendicular films with soft magnetic fillings,” Intermag2009, CP-15, California, USA, May
2009.
32. N. Kawana, K. Uzawa, T. Ouchi, T. Homma, “Density control on the formation of macropore arrays by silicon
electrochemical etching,” 76th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society of Japan, Kyoto, Japan, March 2009.
33. T. Kuno, Y. Arikawa, C.P. Lin, T. Ouchi, T. Homma, “Miniaturization of dot patterns for fabrication of CoPt
magnetic nanodot arrays,” 76th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society of Japan, 3I20, Kyoto, Japan, March
2009.
2008
34. K. Uzawa, N. Kawana, T. Ouchi, T. Homma, “Size-Controlled Microfabrication of Pore Arrays to Si Wafer
Surface,” International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS-ICA2008), Aichi, Japan, December 2008.
35. T. Ouchi, Y. Arikawa, J. Mizuno, S. Shoji, T. Homma, ‘‘Electrochemical Fabrication of CoPt Nanodot Arrays on
Glass Disks by UV Nanoimprint Lithography,’’ Pacific Rim Meeting on Electrochemical and Solid-state Science,
2571, Hawaii, USA, October 2008.
36. T. Ouchi, Y.Arikawa, J. Mizuno, S. Shoji, T. Homma, ‘‘Fabrication of Ferromagnetic Nanodot Arrays by
Electrochemical Processes,’’ Interfinish 2008, GO-41, Busan, Korea, June 2008.
37. T. Homma, T. Ouchi, Y. Arikawa, “Fabrication of Magnetic Nanodot Arrays using Wet Processes,” ACEC2008,
Taipei, Taiwan, May 2008.
38. T. Arikawa, T. Ouchi, T. Homma,“Fabrication of CoPt magnetic nanodot array on glass disk substrate by
electrodeposition, ” 75th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society of Japan, 2F11, Yamanashi, Japan, March 2008.
2007
39. T. Ouchi, Y. Arikawa, T. Homma, “Fabrication of CoPt Magnetic Nanodot Arrays by Electrodeposition Process,”
8th International Conference on Perpendicular Magnetic Recording, 16pC-03, Tokyo, Japan, October, 2007.
40. T. Homma, T. Ouchi, Y. Arikawa, “Fabrication of Ferromagnetic nanodot arrays by wet processes,” 116th
meeting of the Surface Finishing of Japan, 18C-Invited, Nagasaki, Japan, September, 2007.
41. T. Homma, H. Sato, T. Yamaguchi, T. Isobe, T. Ouchi, “Electrochemical fabrication and modification processes
for arrayed microstructures on Si wafer surfaces,” 211th Meeting of The Electrochemical Society, Illinoi, USA,
May 2007.
42. T. Ouchi, T. Isobe, T. Yamaguchi, H. Sato, T. Homma, “Control of the synthesis process of metal nanoparticles
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by flowing reductive gas using micro-through-hole array,” 74th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society of Japan,
2O03, Chiba, Japan, March 2007.
2006
43. T. Isobe, T. Ouchi, T. Yamaguchi, H. Sato, T. Homma, S. Shoji, “Synthesis of metal nanoparticles by flowing
reductive gas with micro-through-hole array,” Fall meeting of Electrochemical society of Japan, 1M22, Kyoto,
Japan, September 2006.
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REFERENCES
Professor Donald R. Sadoway, PhD
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave., 8-203, Cambridge, MA, 02139-4307, USA
Tel: +1-617-253-3487
E-mail: [email protected]
Professor Takayuki Homma, PhD
Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University
Nano-Science and Nano-Engineering, Waseda University
65-2-0, 3-4-1, Okubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan
Tel: +81-3-5286-3209
E-mail: [email protected]
Professor Richard C. Alkire, PhD
Emeritus Professor, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
297 Roger Adams Laboratory, MC 712, 600 S. Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Tel: +1-217-333-0063
E-mail: [email protected]
Professor George Zheng Chen, PhD, DIC, FRSC, FIMM
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Nottingham
Coates Building, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
Tel: +44-75-5719-7463
E-mail: [email protected]
Professor Yasuhiro Fukunaka, PhD
Nanotechnology Research Institute, Waseda University
24-#302, Kamibettouchou, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8275, Japan
Tel: +81-75-722-3787(Home) +81-80-9161-9075(Cell)
E-mail: [email protected]
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