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Kentaro Shinoda, Ph.D.

Group Leader, Advanced Functional Surface Group
Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute (formaly, Advanced Coating Technology Research Center <LINK>)
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) <LINK>


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Last updated on October 16, 2022

 

Dr. Kentaro Shinoda is a Group Leader of the Advanced Functional Surface Group at the Advanced Manufacutring Research Institute at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan. He is currently involved in establishing a coating research hub and developing a new ceramic coating technology called hybrid aerosol deposition (HAD), which enables a combination of aerosol deposition and plasma spray technology in the Cross-Ministerial Strategic Innovative Promotion (SIP) program. His research interests include understanding of the nature of ceramic coating processes such as thermal spray, aerosol deposition, and chemical solution deposition based on process diagnostics as well as development of functional/structural applications such as thermal/environmental barrier coatings towards prime reliant coatings. He is also appointed as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Shibaura Institute of Technology and has supervised several master and bachelor students. He has published more than fifty peer-reviewed journal papers and conference proceedings and received several awards including the Best Paper Award at the International Thermal Spray Conference. He serves as a chief editor and a specially appointed member of the board of directors of the Japan Thermal Spray Society. He also serves as a member of ASM Thermal Spray Society Programming Committee and an associate editor for conference special issues in the Journal of Thermal Spray Technology.

Dr. Shinoda received his Bachelor degree at the Department of Materials in 2000, his Master degree at the Department of Metallurgical Engineering in 2002, and his Ph.D. (in Engineering) at the Department of Materials Engineering in 2006 from the University of Tokyo. He studied as a short exchange scholar at the Centre for Advanced Coating Technologies (CACT), University of Toronto in 2005 during his Ph.D. study. After two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Composites and Coatings Center at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), he studied three years as a postdoctoral associate at the Center for Thermal Spray Research (CTSR) at Stony Brook University in USA. In 2011, he joined as a researcher in the Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute at AIST, and was promoted to a senior researcher in 2013. After seven year work at the Advanced Coating Research Center in 2015-2022, he is back to the Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute from April 2022.
Education
  • Ph.D. in 2006 from Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
  • Master of Engineering in 2002 from The University of Tokyo
  • Bachelor of Engineering in 2000 from The University of Tokyo
Research Career
  • April 2022-Present: Senior Researcher, Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute, AIST (Japan)
  • January 2021-December 2021: Research Planning Officer, Department of Electronics and Manufacturing, AIST (Japan) 
  • April 2015-March 2022: Senior Researche, Advanced Coating Technology Research Center, AIST (Japan)  
  • April 2011-March 2015: Research Scientist, Flexible Chemical Coating Group, AMRI, AIST (Japan)
  • April 2008-March 2011: Post-Doctoral Associate, Center for Thermal Spray Research (CTSR), Stony Brook University (NY, USA)
  • April 2008-March 2010: Visiting Researcher, Hybrid Materials Center, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) (Japan)
  • April 2006-April 2008: Post-Doctoral Associate, Composites & Coatings Center, NIMS (Japan)
  • July 2005-October 2005: Visiting Researcher, Centre for Advanced Coating Technologies (CACT), University of Toronto (ON, Canada)
  • 2000-2006: Research Assistant, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (Japan)
Awards & Scholarship
  1. Best Presentation Award, 49th Fall Meeting, Japan Electronic Materials Society, November 2012.
  2. Best Presentation Award, High Temperature Society Japan, November 2007.
  3. Young Incentive Award 2007, Japan Thermal Spray Society, June 2007.
  4. Best Paper Award, International Thermal Spray Conference 2007, Beijing, China, May 2007.
  5. Young Incentive Award, High Temperature Society Japan, November 2006.
  6. Student fellowship to attend the Gordon Research Conference on Plasma Processing Science, Gordon Research Conference on Plasma Processing Science, 2004 (Declination).
  7. Awards for Asian Promising Researcher, International Thermal Spray Conference 2004, Osaka, Japan, May 2004.
  8. Student fellowship to attend the Gordon Research Conference on Plasma Processing Science, Gordon Research Conference on Plasma Processing Science, New Hampshire, USA, July 2002.
Competitive Funds (not updated)
  1. Development of high-speed phosphor thermometry of low temperature fields for photo-anneal processes, Grant-in Aid for Scientific Research (C) (Kakenhi Grant Number 26420717), Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS), April 1, 2014-Mrch 31, 2017 (planned).
  2. Elucidation of mechanism of photo-crystal growth in chemical solution deposition method based on nano second temperature measurement under pulsed UV laser irradiation, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) (Kakenhi Grant Number 24760608), Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS), April 1, 2012-March 31, 2014.
  3. Development of solid particle impact deposition process based on near-infrared measurement of supersonic particles, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) (Kakenhi Grant Number 20760500), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), April 1, 2008-March 31, 2010.
  4. Development of measurement technique of low temperature sprayed particles towards six sigma process, NIMS Competitive Funds: Personal Type II, National Institute for Materials Science, FY2007.
Publications (not updated)
You may also find my recent publications and additional information from Google Scholar (Kentaro Shinoda).
  1. Yuji Ichikawa and Kentaro Shinoda, Current Status and Challenges for Unified Understanding of Bonding Mechanism in Solid Particle Deposition Process, Materials Transactions, (2021) T-M2021813 (advance online publication). 
  2. Kentaro Shinoda, Frank Gaertner, Changhee Lee, Ali Dolatabadi, Scooter Johnson, Kinetic Spraying of Brittle Materials: From Layer Formation to Applications in Aerosol Deposition and Cold Gas Spraying, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 30 (2021) 471-479.
  3. Charline Wolpert, Thomas Emmler, Maria Villa Vidaller, Andreas Elsenberg, Kentaro Shinoda, Mauricio Schieda, Frank Gaertner, Jun Akedo, Thomas Klassen, Aerosol-Deposited BiVO4 Photoelectrodes for Hydrogen Generation, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 30 (2021) 603-616. 
  4. Kosuke Sanami, Kentaro Shinoda, Atsushi Yumoto and Jun Akedo, Statistical Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Thermally Sprayed Alumina Coatings by Nanoindentation Method, Materials Transactions, 62 (2021) 252-260. 
  5. Kentaro Shinoda, Jun Akedo, Aerosol Deposition Method, Multi-Dimensional Additive Manufacturing, Springer (2021) 107-127. 
  6. Mohammed Shahien, Masato Suzuki, Kentaro Shinoda, Jun Akedo, Ceramic Coatings Deposited from Fine Particles by Different Spraying Processes, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 29 (2020) 2033-2047 
  7. Shota Kuroyanagi, Kentaro Shinoda, Atsushi Yumoto, Jun Akedo, Size-Dependent Quasi Brittle-Ductile Transition of Single Crystalline Alpha-Alumina Particles During Microcompression Tests, Acta Materialia 195 (2020) 588-596. 
  8. Tomohiro Abe, Lin Wu, Chikako Moriyoshi, Yoshihiro Kuroiwa, Muneyasu Suzuki, Kentaro Shinoda, Rintaro Aoyagi, and Jun Akedo, Synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction evidence for nature of chemical bonds in Bi4Ti3O12 ceramic powders and grain-orientation mechanism of their films formed by aerosol deposition method, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 59 (2020) SPPA04.  
  9. Alfredo Valarezo, Kentaro Shinoda, Sanjay Sampath, Effect of Deposition Rate and Deposition Temperature on Residual Stress of HVOF-Sprayed Coatings, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 29 (2020) 1322-1338.
  10. Kentaro Shinoda, Hiroaki Noda, Koichi Ohtomi, Takayuki Yamada, Jun Akedo, Promotion of Knowledge and Technology Transfer Towards Innovative Manufacturing Process: Case Study of New Hybrid Coating Process, International Journal of Automation Technology, 13 (2019) 419-431. 
  11. A. Vardelle, C. Moreau, J. Akedo, ..., S. Sampath, ..., K. Shinoda, ... (42 authors in total), The 2016 thermal spray roadmap, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 25 (8), 2016, 1376-1440 (J. Akedo, K. Shinoda, Section 2.2: Aerosol deposition method, 1379-1383; S. Sampath, K. Shinoda, Section 3.1: Functional oxides, 1396-1399).
  12. M. Nishikawa, M. Fukuda, Y. Nakabayashi, N. Saito, N. Ogawa, T. Nakajima, K. Shinoda, T. Tsuchiya, Y. Nosaka, A method to give chemically stabilities of photoelectrodes for water splitting: compositing of a highly crystalized TiO2 layer on a chemically unstable Cu2O photocathode using laser-induced crystallization process, Applied Surface Science, 363, 2016, 173-180
  13. H. Ishizaki, T. Nakajima, K. Shinoda, S. Tohyama, S. Kurashina, M. Miyoshi, T. Sasaki, T. Tsuchiya, Improvement of temperature coefficient of resistance of a VO2 film on an SiN/polyimide/Si substrate by excimer laser irradiation for IR sensors, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 53, 2014, 05FB15.
  14. T. Tsuchiya, T. Matsuura, K. Shinoda, T. Nakajima, J. Akimoto, Y. Idemoto, Tunable photoluminescent properties of Eu-doped beta-Ga2O3 phosphor thin films prepared via excimer laser-assisted metal organic decomposition, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 53, 2014, 05FB14.
  15. K. Shinoda, T. Nakajima, T. Tsuchiya, Fabrication of La1-xSrxMnO3 thin films by chemical solution deposition for high-temperature resistive materials, Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 122, 2014, 415-420.
  16. T. Nakajima, K. Shinoda, T. Tsuchiya, Single-LED solar simulator for amorphous Si and dye-sensitized solar cells, RSC Advances, 4, 2014, 19165-19171.
  17. T. Nakajima, T. Nakamura, K. Shinoda, T. Tsuchiya, Rapid foramtion of black titania photoanodes: pulsed laser-induced oxygen release and enhanced solar water splitting efficiency, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2 (19), 2014, 6762-6771.
  18. T. Nakajima, K. Kobayashi, K. Shinoda, T. Tsuchiya, Unconventional upright layer orientation and considerable enhancement of proton-electron conductivity in Dion-Jacobson perovskite thin films, CrystEngComm, 16 (20), 2014, 4113-4119.
  19. K. Shinoda, T. Nakajima, M. Hatano, T. Tsuchiya, Design of process diagnostics for excimer laser irradiation of oxide thin films, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 53 (5S1), 2014, 05FB08.
  20. T. Nakajima, K. Shinoda, T. Tsuchiya, Solution-processed perfect uniaxial orientation of perovskite titanate (Ca0.65Sr0.35)0.997Pr0.002TiO3 phosphor thin films, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 53 (5S1), 2014, 05FB05.
  21. K. Shinoda, T. Nakajima, T. Tsuchiya, In situ monitoring of excimer laser annealing of tin-doped indium oxide films for the development of low-temperature fabrication process, Applied Surface Science, 292, 2014, pp. 1052-1058 (DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.12.101).
  22. T. Nakajima, K. Shinoda, T. Tsuchiya, UV-assisted nucleation and growth of oxide films from chemical solutions, Chemical Society Reviews, 43 (7), 2014, pp. 2027-2041, DOI: 10.1039/c3cs60222b.
  23. T. Tsuchiya, T. Nakajima, K. Shinoda, Improvement of the photoluminescence of CaTiO3:Pr phosphor film grown by excimer laser-assisted metal organic decomposition, Materials Letters, 108, 2013, pp. 176-178, DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2013.06.092.
  24. T. Nakajima, K. Shinoda, T. Tsuchiya, A universal value of effective annealing time for rapid oxide nucleation and growth under pulsed ultraviolet laser irradiation, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15, 2013, pp. 14384-14389, DOI: 10.1039/C3CP52224E.
  25. K. Shinoda, T. Nakajima, T. Tsuchiya, In situ measurement of crystallization of oxide thin films during irradiation of pulsed UV laser in chemical solution deposition process, Applied Physics B, 113 (3), 2013, pp. 479-484, DOI: 10.1007/s00340-013-5495-2.
  26. T. Tsuchiya, T. Nakajima, K. Shinoda, Electrical properties of Sb-doped epitaxial SnO2 thin films prepared using excimer-laser-assisted metal-organic deposition, Applied Physics B, 113 (3), 2013, pp. 333-338, DOI: 10.1007/s00340-013-5494-2.
  27. K. Shinoda, J. R. Colmenares-Angulo, A. Valarezo, S. Sampath, Effect of deposition rate on the stress evolution in plasma-sprayed yttria-stabilized zirconia, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 21 (6), 2012, pp. 1224-1233, doi: 10.1007/s11666-012-9807-5.
  28. K. Shinoda, H. Murakami, Y. Sawabe, K. Saegusa, Ultrafast production of silicon via aluminothermic reduction of tetrachlorosilane in a thermal plasma jet, Chemical Engineering Journal, 198-199, 2012, pp. 61-64, doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.05.093.
  29. R. J. Gambino, S. Liang, K. Shinoda, J. Colmenares-Angulo, S. Sampath, Transition from GMR to AMR at the percolation threshold in ferrite-magnetic alloy composites, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 48 (11), 2012, pp. 2765-2768, doi: 10.1109/TMAG.2012.2201918.
  30. J. M. Drexler, C.-H. Chen, A. D. Gledhill, K. Shinoda, S. Sampath, N. P. Padture, Plasma sprayed gadolinium zirconate thermal barrier coatings that are resistant to damage by molten Ca-Mg-Al-silicate glass, Surface and Coatings Technology, 206 (19-20), 2012, pp. 3911-3916, doi: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2012.03.051.
  31. A. T. T. Tran, M. M. Hyland, K. Shinoda, S. Sampath, Inhibition of molten droplet deposition by surface hydroxides, Surface and Coatings Technology, 206 (6), 2011, pp. 1283-1292, doi: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2011.08.041.
  32. A. D. Gledhill, K. M. Reddy, J. M. Drexler, K. Shinoda, S. Sampath, N. P. Padture, Mitigation of damage to gas-turbine engine thermal barrier coatings from molten fly ash, Materials Science and Engineering A, 528 (24), 2011, pp. 7214-7221, doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2011.06.041.
  33. J. M. Drexler, A. D. Gledhill, K. Shinoda, A. L. Vasiliev, K. M. Reddy, S. Sampath, N. P. Padture, Jet engine coatings for resisting volcanic ash damage, Advanced Materials, 23 (21), 2011, pp. 2419-2424, doi: 10.1002/adma.201004783 (selected as an inside front cover).
  34. J. R. Colmenares-Angulo, K. Shinoda, T. Wentz, W. Zhang, Y. Tan, S. Sampath, On the response of different particle state sensors to deliberate process variations, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 20 (5), 2011, pp. 1035-1048, doi: 10.1007/s11666-011-9653-x.
  35. A. T. T. Tran, M. M. Hyland, K. Shinoda, S. Sampath, Influence of substrate surface conditions on the deposition and spreading of molten droplets, Thin Solid Films, 519 (8), 2011, pp. 2445-2456, doi: 10.1016/j.tsf.2010.11.047.
  36. K. Shinoda, S. Liang, S. Sampath, R. J. Gambino, Processing effects on in-flight particle state and functional coating properties of plasma-sprayed manganese zinc ferrite, Materials Science and Engineering B, 176 (1), 2011, pp. 22-31, doi: 10.1016/j.mseb.2010.08.007.
  37. K. Shinoda, Y. Tan, S. Sampath, Powder loading effects of yttria-stabilized zirconia on in-flight particle state and deposition efficiency in atmospheric dc plasma spraying, Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 30 (6), 2010, pp. 761-778, doi: 10.1007/s11090-010-9250-7.
  38. J. M. Drexler, K. Shinoda, A. L. Ortiz, D. Li, A. L. Vasiliev, A. D. Gledhill, S. Sampath, N. P. Padture, Air-plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coatings that are resistant to high-temperature attack by glassy deposits, Acta Materialia, 58 (20), 2010, pp. 6835-6844; Corrigendum: Acta Materialia, 59, 2011, p. 2241.
  39. K. Shinoda, M. Demura, H. Murakami, S. Kuroda, S. Sampath, Characterization of crystallographic texture in plasma-sprayed splats by electron-backscattered diffraction, Surface and Coatings Technology, 204 (21-22), 2010, pp. 3614-3618.
  40. S. Kuroda, H. Murakami, M. Watanabe, K. Itoh, K. Shinoda, X. Zhang, Multi-scale phenomena and structures observed in fabrication of thermal barrier coatings by using plasma spraying, Journal of Solid Mechanics and Materials Engineering, 4 (2), 2010, pp. 88-93.
  41. K. Shinoda, H. Murakami, Splat morphology of yttria-stabilized zirconia droplet deposited via hybrid plasma spraying, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 19 (3), 2010, pp. 602-610 (selected as a cover picture).
  42. K. Shinoda, M. Raessi, J. Mostaghimi, T. Yoshida, H. Murakami, Effect of concave pattern of substrate on splat formation of yttria-stabilized zirconia in atmospheric plasma spraying, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 18 (4), 2009, pp. 609-618.
  43. K. Shinoda, H. Murakami, S. Kuroda, K. Takehara, and S. Oki, In situ visualization of impacting phenomena of plasma-sprayed zirconia: from single splat to coating formation, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 17 (5-6), 2008, pp. 623-630.
  44. M. Watanabe, S. Kishimoto, Y. Xing, K. Shinoda, and S. Kuroda, Evaluation of strain field around impacted particles by applying electron moiré method, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 16 (5-6), 2007, pp. 940-946.
  45. P. Chivavibul, M. Watanabe, S. Kuroda, and K. Shinoda, Effects of carbide size and Co content on the microstructure and mechanical properties of HVOF-sprayed WC-Co coatings, Surface and Coatings Technology, 202 (3), 2007, pp. 509-521.
  46. K. Shinoda, H. Murakami, S. Kuroda, S. Oki, K. Takehara, and T.-G. Etoh, High-speed thermal imaging of yttria-stabilized zirconia droplet impinging on substrate in plasma spraying, Applied Physics Letters, 90 (19), 2007, Art No. 194103 (3 pages).
  47. K. Shinoda, A. Yamada, M. Kambara, Y. Kojima, and T. Yoshida, Deformation of alumina droplets on micro-patterned substrates under plasma spraying conditions, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 16 (2), 2007, pp. 300-305.
  48. K. Shinoda, T. Koseki, and T. Yoshida, Influence of impact parameters of zirconia droplets on the splat formation and morphology in plasma spraying, Journal of Applied Physics, 100 (7), 2006, Art No. 074903 (6 pages).
  49. K. Shinoda, Y. Kojima, and T. Yoshida, In-situ measurement system for deformation and solidification phenomena of yttria-stabilized zirconia droplets impinging on quartz substrate under plasma spraying conditions, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 14 (4), 2005, pp. 511-517.
Proceedings
  1. T. Endoh, S. Tohyama, T. Yamazaki, Y. Tanaka, K. Okuyama, S. Kurashina, M. Miyoshi, K. Katoh, T. Yamamoto, Y. Okuda, T. Sasaki, H. Ishizaki, T. Nakajima, K. Shinoda, T. Tsuchiya, Uncooled infrared detector with 12 µm pixel video graphics array, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXIX, Proc. of SPIE, 8704, 2013, 87041G, DOI: 10.1117/12.2013690.
  2. T. Tsuchiya, T. Nakajima, K. Shinoda, Low Temperature Growth of CaTiO3: Pr Phosphor Thin Film on Flexible Substrate by Photo- induced Chemical Solution Process, 1454, 2012, pp. 189-194, doi: 10.1557/opl.2012.1344.
  3. T. Nakajima, K. Shinoda, T. Tsuchiya, Pulsed Laser Assisted Polycrystalline Growth of Oxide Thin Films for Efficient Processing, MRS Symposium Proceedings, 1449, 2012, mrss12-1449-bb01-03, doi: 10.1557/opl.2012.918.
  4. K. Shinoda, H. Murakami, Y. Sawabe, K. Saegusa, Ultrafast production of silicon via aluminothermic reduction of tetrachlorosilane in thermal plasma jet, Proceedings of the 20th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, Philadelphia, USA, July 2011, (4 pages).
  5. K. Shinoda, Y. Tan, S. Sampath, Loading effect in plasma spraying: from in-flight particle state distributions to diagnostic reliability, Proceeding of the International Thermal Spray Conference 2010, Singapore, May 2010, Abstract No. 2242 (6 pages).
  6. K. Shinoda, K. Nagashio, H. Murakami, S. Kuroda, K. Kuribayashi, In situ observation of impact phenomena of zirconia molten drops in millimeter scale via aerodynamic levitator, Proceeding of the International Thermal Spray Conference 2010, Singapore, May 2010, Abstract No. 1994 (6 pages).
  7. K. Shinoda, H. Murakami, S. Kuroda, S. Oki, and K. Takehara, In situ visualization of impacting phenomena of plasma-sprayed zirconia: from single splat to coating formation, Proceedings of the International Thermal Spray Conference 2008, Maastricht, the Netherlands, June 2008, pp. 825-830 (selected as a cover picture).
  8. K. Shinoda, H. Murakami, S. Kuroda, S. Oki, K. Takehara, and T. –G. Etoh, High-speed thermal imaging of yttria-stabilized zirconia droplets impinging on a substrate in plasma spraying, Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, 2007, ID 28C-a3 (4 pages).
  9. M. Watanabe, S. Kishimoto, K. Shinoda, and S. Kuroda, Evaluation of strain field around impacted particles by applying electron Moiré method, Proceedings of International Thermal Spray Conference, 2007, pp. 901-906 (Refereed, Best paper award).
  10. K. Shinoda, A. Yamada, T. Koseki, and T. Yoshida, Deformation and solidification process of a single sprayed zirconia droplet impinging on the substrate: in-situ measurement and numerical simulation, Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, 2005, ID 295 (4 pages).
  11. K. Shinoda, A. Yamada, T. Koseki, and T. Yoshida, In-situ measurement of sprayed ceramics particles and supercooling effects on splat morphology, Proceedings of the International Thermal Spray Conference, 2004, pp. 1004-1007.
  12. K. Shinoda, R. Takenoshita, Y. Kojima, and T. Yoshida, In-situ measurement system for correlating splat morphology and solidification process under plasma spraying conditions, Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, 2003, ID 620 (4 pages).
  13. K. Shinoda, P. Han, and T. Yoshida, The microstructure of ysz splats deposited by hybrid plasma spraying, Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, 2001, pp. 2661-2666.
Patents (not updated)
  1. Resistive material, JP: 2014-044060 (in review) (March 6, 2014).
  2. Solar simulator and its luminescent material, JP: 2013-193089 (in review) (September 18, 2013).
  3. Resistive material, resistive film, and its manufacturing method, JP: 2013-097729 (in review) (May 7, 2013).
  4. Inorganic material paste for resistive material, dielectric material and so on, and its manufacturing method, JP: 2013-019285 (2013/02/04), PCT/JP2014/051899 (WIPO) (2014/01/29).
  5. Silicon manufacturing method, Patent application number: JP: 2008-314966, Application date: December 10, 2008 (in review), also filed as International application no.: PCT/JP2009/070687 (International filing date: December 10, 2009, Publication date: June 17, 2010, Publication no.: WO/2010/067842).