Nobuyoshi Hara

Materials Electrochemistry Laboratory, Professor, Doctor of Engineering




Major Research Field

. Device materials chemistry: chemical vapor deposition, ion-beam-sputter deposition, plasma etching, semiconductor device-type chemical sensor

. Materials electrochemistry: corrosion and protection, photoelectrochemistry, anodic oxidation, electrochemical sensor

. Materials surface engineering: plasma surface modification, surface analysis, ellipsometry, electron spectroscopy

. Corrosion-resistant alloys: stainless steel, Al-base alloys, Ti, passivity



Representative Publications

. N. Hara, S. Mukuhara, K. Ohtomo, Y. Shimizu, and K. Sugimoto, "Corrosion Behavior of Stainless Steel and Aluminum in a Downstream Environment of CF4/O2 Microwave Plasma", J. Electrochem. Soc., 149 (2002), B297-B305.

. T. Kubota, N. Hara, and K. Sugimoto, "Real Time Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Study on Growth Processes of ZrO2 Thin Films in Metallorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition", J. Electrochem. Soc., 148 (2001), C632-C639.

. N. Hara, S. Nagata, N. Akao, and K. Sugimoto. "Formation of Al2O3-Ta2O5 Double-Oxide Thin Films by Low-Pressure MOCVD and Evaluation of Their Corrosion Resistances in Acid and Alkali Solutions", J. Electrochem. Soc., 146 (1999), 510-516.

. H. Kim, N. Akao, N. Hara, and K. Sugimoto, "Comparison of Corrosion Resistances Between Fe2O3-TiO2 Artificial Passivation Film and Passivation Film on Fe-Ti Alloy", J. Electrochem. Soc., 145 (1998), 2818-2826.

. N. Hara and D. D. Macdonald, "Development of Dissolved Hydrogen Sensors Based on Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Solid Electrolyte with Noble Metal Electrodes", J. Electrochem. Soc., 144 (1997), 4152-4157.

. N. Hara, E. Takahashi, J. H. Yoon, and K. Sugimoto, "Ellipsometric Analysis of Growth Process and Corrosion Resistance of Nb2O5 Films Formed by MOCVD", J.Electrochem. Soc., 141 (1994), 1669-1674.

. K. Sugimoto, M. Seto, S. Tanaka, and N. Hara, "Corrosion Resistance of Artificial Passivation Films of Fe2O3-Cr2O3-NiO Formed by Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition", J. Electrochem. Soc., 140 (1993), 1586-1592.

. H. H. Yang, N. Hara, and Katsuhisa Sugimoto, "On the Passive Films and Anodic Behavior of Samarium in Various Aqueous Solutions", J. Electrochem. Soc., 139 (1992), 1586-1592.

. N. Hara and K. Sugimoto, "In Situ Analysis of Passive Films on Fe-Cr-Ni Alloy by Potential-Modulated UV-Visible Reflection Spectroscopy", J. Electrochem. Soc., 138 (1991), 1594-1599.

. N. Hara and K. Sugimoto, "A Nb-Doped TiO2 Semiconductor pH Sensor for Use in High-Temperature Aqueous Solutions", J. Electrochem. Soc., 137(1990), 2517-2523.



Academic Society

. The Japan Institute of Metals
. Japan Society of Corrosion Engineering
. The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
. The Atomic Energy Society of Japan
. The Electrochemical Society
. NACE International



Contact

Tel: +81-22-795-7297
Fax: +81-22-795-7297
e-mail: haran@material.tohoku.ac.jp



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