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Electrochemistry:
Composite plating
Applied Electrochemistry Lab. (Arai-Shimizu Lab.)
Department of Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu Univ.
(Arai-Shimizu Laboratory)
Department of Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University
Electrochemistry (Electrodeposition, Intercalation, Rechargeable Batteries)
Applied Electrochemistry Laboratory
Intercalation, electrodeposition, secondary batteries
what's new:
<Laboratory tours are now being accepted>
The research lab welcomes student visitors.
Those interested should contact a staff member.
2026:
04.08 A collaborative research project with Dr. Yoshii at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology has been accepted for publication in ACS Electrochemistry.
04.07 Ten undergraduate (B4) students (Akiyama, Kitano, Suzuki (T.), Suzuki (K.), Taniguchi, Todoroki, Hayashi, Fujimura, Makino, and Miura) have joined our laboratory.
03.22 The graduation and degree conferment ceremony was held. Congratulations to all graduates!
03.22 M2 students Ichikawa and Sato received the Division Head Award in Materials Chemistry for their master’s thesis presentations.
(The Chemical Society of Japan Tokai Branch Award was not awarded this year.)
03.18 At the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Electrochemical Society of Japan, Ms. Obinata gave an oral presentation, and Associate Professor Shimizu delivered an invited lecture.
03.11 At the 153rd Conference of the Surface Finishing Society of Japan, B4 student Tomita, Ms. Fukatsu, Mr. Yamakoshi, and Mr. Yamada presented posters.
03.05 At the Ceramic Society of Japan Annual Meeting 2026, B4 student Okazawa presented a poster.
02.18 M1 Interim Presentation: Kajiwara, Saito, Mori, Akitani, Yoshida
02.10 Master’s Thesis Defense: Okegawa, Kono, Maruyama, Ichikawa, Sato
02.04 Undergraduate Thesis Presentation: Tomita, Fukatsu, Yamakoshi, Yamada, Okazawa, Tomokuni, Nishizawa, Goto
2025:
12.20 At the 8th Symposium on Functional Inorganic Materials, M2 student Sato and B4 student Okazawa presented their work.
11.18 At the 66th Battery Symposium in Japan, M2 student Ichikawa and M1 student Yoshida gave oral presentations.
11.12 At the 15th Symposium on Ionic Liquids, M2 student Ichikawa presented a poster.
11.08 At the 56th Chubu Joint Autumn Meeting of Chemical Societies, M2 student Sato and Ms. Inoshita gave oral presentations.
M2 student Sato received the BCSJ Award (Outstanding Presentation Award).
11.05 Professor Susumu Arai was selected for the “World’s Top 2% Scientists” list based on the Elsevier Scopus database.
10.13 At the 248th ECS Meeting (Chicago, IL, Hilton Chicago), Ms. Obinata (D4) and Associate Professor Shimizu gave presentations.
09.18 At the 38th Fall Symposium of the Ceramic Society of Japan, M2 student Sato gave an oral presentation.
M2 student Sato received the following two awards:
Best Presentation Award in “Fundamentals and Applications of Ceramics for Energy Conversion, Storage, and Transport.”
Outstanding Poster Award in “Materials Science of Inorganic Compounds Based on Elemental and Structural Diversity.”
09.17 At the 177th Autumn Meeting of the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials (2025), M2 students Okegawa, Kono, and Maruyama presented posters.
09.09 At the 152nd Conference of the Surface Finishing Society of Japan, M2 students Okegawa, Kono, and Maruyama, and M1 students Kajiwara, Saito, and Mori gave oral presentations.
09.04 At the 2025 Electrochemical Society of Japan Fall Meeting, M2 student Ichikawa gave an oral presentation.
08.08 M1 Interim Presentation: Ms. Inoshita
08.08 Undergraduate Thesis Presentation: Ozaki, Uebayashi
06.25 M1 students Inoshita and Yoshida participated in the GteX Battery Research Area Young Researchers Exchange Meeting.
04.08 Eight undergraduate (B4) students (Tomita, Fukatsu, Yamakoshi, Yamada, Okazawa, Tomokuni, Nishizawa, and Goto) joined our laboratory.
03.22 M2 student Yamamoto received the Chemical Society of Japan Tokai Branch Award for his master’s thesis presentation.
03.22 The graduation and degree conferment ceremony was held. Congratulations to all graduates!
03.12 At the 151st Conference of the Surface Finishing Society of Japan, B4 students Kajiwara, Saito, and Mori presented posters.
03.14 Associate Professor Shimizu delivered an invited lecture at the FY2024 Research Grant Award Ceremony and Research Presentation Meeting organized by the Chubu Electric Power Basic Research Foundation.
02.19 M1 Interim Presentation: Okegawa, Kono, Maruyama, Ichikawa, Sato
02.10 Master’s Thesis Defense: Fujita, Narita, Yamanaka, Yamamoto
02.05 Undergraduate Thesis Presentation: Kajiwara, Saito, Mori, Iinuma, Iriguchi, Akitani, Yoshida
Our laboratory is working on the development of functional materials using "composite plating." Plating is an essential technology for all electronic and semiconductor devices, including personal computers, mobile phones, and smartphones. Our laboratory is fabricating materials such as "metal/CNT composite films" using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and exploring their application to display materials, wear-resistant materials, thermal and electrical conductive materials, and battery materials (current collector substrates). We are also working on creating roughened substrates for metal-resin bonding with a focus on multi-materialization, which are expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions through the lightweighting of automobiles.
Recently, we have also been conducting research on electrochemical devices through the development of metal electrodeposition from aqueous and non-aqueous electrolytes (including room-temperature molten salts), intercalation reactions of polyvalent ions (such as graphite intercalation compounds), and proton batteries (active material and electrolyte) and Mg secondary batteries (artificial SEI).
Keywords: composite plating, electrodeposition, intercalation (graphite intercalation compounds), ionic liquids, Mg/Ca/proton secondary batteries, harmful ion removal
Shinshu University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Materials Chemistry, Arai-Shimizu Laboratory (Applied Electrochemistry Laboratory)