Team Members
MANDAI, Toshihiko (万代 俊彦)
Team Leader, Functional Electrolyte Synthesis Team, Battery and Cell Materials Field, Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials (GREEN)
SAMURAI
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Research field electrochemistry, solution chemistry, structural chemistry, organic synthesis
Research outline
We are developing electrolyte and electrode materials to realize elemental strategic batteries utilizing ubiquitous elements such as Mg, Ca, and Na. We aim to create innovative new materials those will bring about breakthroughs in the existing battery technologies by integrating knowledges of electro-, solution, structural chemistry and synthesis technologies.
Research interests
multivalent metal battery, sodium-ion battery, organic electrolyte, metallic materials, nano materials
SETIAWAN, Dedy (セティアワン デディ)
NIMS Postdoctoral Researcher, Functional Electrolyte Synthesis Team, Battery and Cell Materials Field, Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials (GREEN)
SAMURAI
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Research field Electrochemistry, Solid State Chemistry, Structural Analysis, Interfacial Chemistry
Research outline
We are developing next-generation batteries utilizing multivalent metal anodes, such as Mg and Ca, to achieve safe, high-energy-density, and sustainable energy storage systems. My work focuses on designing electrode and electrolyte materials, along with their interphases, using structural chemistry principles to ensure long-term battery stability and performance.
Research interests
Multivalent metal battery, electrode materials, electrolyte materials, interphases
ENOMOTO, Hikaru (榎本 光)
NIMS Junior Researcher (PhD student, Yokohama National University), Functional Electrolyte Synthesis Team, Battey and Cell Field, Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials (GREEN)
SAMURAI
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Research field Electrochemistry, Energy Materials, Instrumental Analysis
Research outline
We are developing cost-effective sodium-ion batteries that eliminate the need for rare metals such as lithium. My research focuses on implementing a pre-doping technology that uses organic radical anions to improve the electrochemical performance of various electrodes and to simplify the pre-doping process.
Research interests
Lithium-ion batteries, Sodium-ion Batteries, Pre-doping (Pre-sodiation, Pre-lithiation)
Alumni
FALYOUNA, Omar (ファリオウナ オマー)
Affiliation period: April 2023 – November 2025
Next affiliation: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo