Akihiro FURUBE, PhD

1. Enhanced photocatalytic activity of TiO2/Au/TiO2/Au stacked nanostructures synthesized via sputtering and subsequent annealing

Retsuo Kawakami ,Yuki Miyaji ,Shin-ichiro Yanagiya ,Akihiro Shirai, Pankaj Koinkar, Akihiro Furube, Yoshitaka Nakano, Masahito Niibe

​Applied Surface Science 702 (2025) 163328

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2. Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Novel Tungsten Disulfide Nanostructures in Liquid and Their Charge Transfer Dynamics with Gold Nanoparticles

Kohei Sasaki, Pankaj Koinkar, Tetsuro Katayama, and Akihiro Furube

Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences | Accepted

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3. Optimizing boron nitride nanostructures using femtosecond laser ablation for enhanced material properties

SM Tonape, T Katayama, P Koinkar, A Furube

International Journal of Modern Physics B, 2550170

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4. Particle size dependence simulation analysis of the transient absorption charge recombination dynamics in titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticle attached with gold nanoparticle

Junli Wang, Akihiro Furube, Qi Gao

Molecular Simulation, 1-7, 2025

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5. Synthesis of naphthalene-fused imidazo [1, 2-a] pyridinium salts showing green luminescence with high quantum yields and large Stokes shift

S Abe, T Katayama, A Furube, A Tabata, Y Yoshida, S Ueta, Y Arakawa, ...

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, accepted

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6. Formation of WO3/MoS2/rGO composite prepared by integration of pulse laser ablation and hydrothermal method to enhance optical and photocatalytic activity

Niloy Paul, Akash Sawate, Satoshi Sugano, Tetsuro Katayama, Akihiro Furube, and Pankaj Koinkar

Surface Review and Letters | Accepted

https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218625X25400050

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7. Quantifying the prospect of a visible-light-absorbing oxysulfide photocatalyst by probing transient absorption and photoluminescence

Ryota Shoji, Vikas Nandal,  Kazuhiko Seki, Xiaoping Tao, Akihiro Furube, Takashi Hisatomi, Hiroaki Yoshida, Tsuyoshi Takata, Masanori Kaneko,g Koichi Yamashita, Kazunari Domen and Hiroyuki Matsuzaki

EES Catalysis, 3, 274-285, 2025 [Open Access]

https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EY00187G

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8. Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering from Tungsten Disulfide Nanosheets Attached to Gold Nanoparticle Array Substrates

Tatsuki Kokufu, Toshihiro Okamoto, Tetsuro Katayama, Pankaj M. Koinkar, and Akihiro Furube

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 128, 15505–15511 (2024) [Open Access]

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c02866

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9. Blue Luminescent Boron Complexes Based on N, N-Type Imidazo [1, 5-a] pyridine Ligand for Mitochondrial Imaging

Fumitoshi Yagishita, Tetsuro Katayama, Yuta Kawamura, Guran Watanabe, Sota Abe, Itsuki Ogawa, Atsushi Tabata, Yasushi Yoshida, Hyuma Masu, Shoko Ueta, Yukihiro Arakawa, Keiji Minagawa, Akihiro Furube, Yasushi Imada

Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 13, e202400189 (2024)

https://doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.202400189

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10. Enhancement of Visible Light Response of TiO2 Photocatalyst by 3D-Deposited Ag Nanowires and Its Charge Separation Mechanism 

Masaki Murase, Yuki Matsuoka, Satoshi Sugano, Tetsuro Katayama, and Akihiro Furube 

The Journal of Chemical Physics, 161, 014701 (2024)

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0205194

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11. Visible light active ternary nanocomposite based on metal-heterojunction for photocatalysis application: A short review

A Khorate, A Furube, P Koinkar

International Journal of Modern Physics B, 2540030 (2024)

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12. Photogenerated Carrier Dynamics of Mn2+ Doped CsPbBr3 Assembled with TiO2 Systems: Effect of Mn Doping Content

Luchao Du, Jie An, Tetsuro Katayama，Menghan Duan , XiaoPing Shi，Yunpeng Wang, Akihiro Furube,

J. Chem . Phys. 160, 164713 (2024)

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13. Simulation Analysis of the Transient Absorption Spectroscopic Dynamics of Charge Recombination in a Semiconductor Attached with a Gold Nanoparticle Using Initially Variable Coordinates

Junli Wang and  Akihiro Furube,

Optoelectronics, Instrumentation and Data Processing, 60 (1), 50-55 (2024)

DOI: 10.3103/S8756699024700183

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14. Laser ablation synthesis of BiOCl/Ag/WO3 nanocomposite to evaluate its photocatalysis performance

KS Lin, A Furube, T Katayama, P Koinkar, CM Wu,

Modern Physics Letters B, 2441007, 2024

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15. Improved photocatalytic activities of TiO2/MoO3/Au nanocomposite prepared by hydrothermal method

A Sawate, N Paul, A Furube, T Katayama, P Koinkar,

Modern Physics Letters B, 2441006, 2024

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16. Ternary composite WS2/GO/Au synthesized from laser ablation and hydrothermal method for photo- and electro-chemical degradation of methylene blue dye

Vinayak Shinde, Pratiksha Tanwade, Tetsuro Katayama, Akihiro Furube, Bhaskar Sathe, Pankaj Koinkar

Surfaces and Interfaces 46 (2024) 104067

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17. Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrazine Oxidation on MoS2-GO Nanosheets
PRATIKSHA D. TANWADE, BALAJI B. MULIK, BHASKAR R. SATHE, B. B. MUSMADE, VINAYAK SHINDE, AKIHIRO FURUBE, PANAKAJ KOINKAR

International Journal of Modern Physics B, Vol. 38, No. 12n13, 2440018 (2024)

https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217979224400186

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18. Development of Silver Nanocubes Created by Pulsed Laser Ablation in Liquid
NILOY PAUL, AKASH SAWATE, SATOSHI SUGANO, TETSURO KATAYAMA, MASATSUGU OISHI, AKIHIRO FURUBE, PANKAJ KOINKAR

International Journal of Modern Physics B, Vol. 38, No. 12n13, 2440014 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1142/S021797922440014

19. Monte Carlo Random Walk Simulation of Transient Absorption Kinetics Using Reflectance and Absorption of Electrons at Au/TiO2 nanoparticle boundaries

JUNLI WANG, AKIHIRO FURUBE

International Journal of Modern Physics B, Vol. 38, No. 12n13, 2440012 (2024)

https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217979224400125
 

20. Fabrication of MoO3/rGO/Au composite for increased photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue
AKASH SAWATE, NILOY PAUL, BHASKAR SATHE, TETSURO KATAYAMA, AKIHIRO FURUBE, PANAKAJ KOINKAR

International Journal of Modern Physics B, Vol. 38, No. 12n13, 2440010 (2024)

https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217979224400101

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