Tohoku University · Engineering
Professor Takeshi Yamaguchi's research lab specializes in advanced materials and energy conversion technologies, with a strong focus on dye-sensitized solar cells, particularly optimizing performance using novel dyes and low-temperature, plastic-based fabrication techniques. The lab also investigates human biomechanics and slip resistance in footwear design, especially for safety in wet environments such as food processing and kitchen settings. Additionally, the lab contributes to environmental fluid dynamics through analytical modeling of solute transport in porous media. These diverse yet interconnected research directions reflect a commitment to sustainable energy solutions and human safety in everyday environments.
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The efficiency of a plastic-substrate dye-sensitized solar cell was much improved by a new method consisting of a press method without heat treatment, light confinement effect of TiO(2) film and water-based TiO(2) paste; this device shows the highest light-to-electrical energy conversion efficiency based on plastic-substrate dye-sensitized solar cells, 7.4% under 100 mW cm(-2) (1 sun) AM1.5 illumination.
Bis(bipyridyl) osmium(II) dyes having a beta-diketonate ligand were synthesized in order to utilize visible and infrared light for dye-sensitized solar cells. Compared to black dye, under AM 1.5 irradiation (100 mW cm(-2)), DSCs using our novel Os dyes exhibited a better spectral response in the near-IR region (by 1050 nm) and showed a higher J(SC) value of 23.7 mA cm(-2).
The present study examined whether a new footwear outsole with tread blocks and a hybrid rubber surface pattern, composed of rough and smooth surfaces, could increase slip resistance and reduce the risk of fall while walking on a wet floor surface. A drag test was performed to measure static and dynamic coefficient of friction (SCOF and DCOF, respectively) values for the footwear with the hybrid rubber surface pattern outsole and two types of commercially available boots that are conventionally
In this study, we aimed to discover (1) the effects of age on dynamic balance measures, including the margin of stability (MOS), whole-body angular momentum (H), and misalignment of the desired and measured centers of pressure (dCOP and mCOP, respectively) in the anteroposterior (AP) and mediolateral (ML) directions, (2) the relationship between gait parameters and these balance measures, and (3) the relationships between these balance measures. We used the kinetic and kinematic data of 151 part
Abstract We present two easily applicable models for simultaneous estimation of the convective velocity ( u 0 ) and the hydrodynamic dispersion coefficient ( D 0 ) from breakthrough curve (BTC) data. The two models can be used for both saturated and unsaturated flow. Both models are derived from an analytical solution to the convection‐dispersion equation (CDE). The first model, labeled the “slope method,” is exact. It uses the slope of the BTC to estimate u 0 and D 0 . The second method is appr
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