▶  Personal information

Name Shohei Ogura
Date of birth 20 June 1978
Place of birth Okayama, Japan
Address Fukutani lab., Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
Email address ogura<at>iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Hobbies Playing and watching sports (basketball, soccer, baseball etc.)

▶  Education

1997 Graduated from Okayama Hosen high school
2001 B. Eng. Department of Quantum Engineering and System Science, The University of Tokyo
2009 Dr. Eng. Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo
"Diffusion and growth of Au on metallic surfaces" (supervisor : Prof. Katsuyuki Fukutani)

▶  Profession

2001 - 2013 Technical staff
Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo (Fukutani lab.)
2013 - present Assistant professor
Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo (Fukutani lab.)

▶  Research topics

Hydrogen absorption in Pd-Au alloys
H-D exchange reaction of hydrocarbons on Pd-Au alloy surfaces
Spin-polarized atomic hydrogen source
Fractal growth of Au on metallic surfaces

▶  Skills

Surface science techniques (LEED, AES, TDS, STM, AFM, IRAS, UPS, XPS)
Hydrogen depth profiling (NRA)
Simulation (KMC)

▶  Award

2010    Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan

▶  Research funds

2019 - 2020    ENEOS Hydrogen Trust Fund
2016 - 2018    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)   No. 16K04957
2013 - 2015    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)   No. 25390075
2010 - 2011    Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)   No. 22760024
2006 - 2007    Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)   No. 18760027

▶  Professional Affiliations

The Physical Society of Japan,@Steering committie (October 2016 - September 2017)
The Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science,@Editorial board (December 2014 - ), Education comittie (April 2016 - )

▶  List of publications

ResearcherID : P-6714-2016
ORCID : 0000-0002-8580-5021
Researchmap : 0123235

A. Peer-reviewed articles

  1. "Effect of forming gas annealing on hydrogen content and surface morphology of titanium oxide coated crystalline silicon heterocontacts"
    Y. Nakagawa, K. Gotoh, M. Wilde, S. Ogura, Y. Kurokawa, K. Fukutani, N. Usami
    Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 38, 022415 (2020)

  2. "Effect of hydrogen plasma treatment on the passivation performance of TiOx on crystalline silicon prepared by atomic layer deposition"
    S. Miyagawa, K. Gotoh, S. Ogura, M. Wilde, Y. Kurokawa, K. Fukutani, N. Usami
    Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A 38, 022410 (2020)

  3. "Fabrication and observation of metastable to stable relaxation of palladium hydride thin films" (in Japanese)
    T. Ozawa, R. Shimizu, S. Ogura, T. Hitosugi, K. Fukutani
    Vacuum and Surface Science 62, 492-497 (2019)

  4. "Hydrogen concentration at a-Si:H/c-Si heterointerfaces - the impact of deposition temperature on passivation performance"
    K. Gotoh, M. Wilde, S. Kato, S. Ogura, Y. Kurokawa, K. Fukutani, N. Usami
    AIP Advances 9, 075115 (2019)

  5. "Ab initio calculations for the H-decorated neutral and charged oxygen vacancy in erbium oxide"
    W. Mao, L. Zhang, M. Wilde, S. Ogura, T. Chikada, K. Fukutani, H. Matsuzaki, T. Terai
    Fusion Engineering and Design 144, 188-192 (2019)

  6. "Hydrogen distribution and electronic structure of TiO2(110) hydrogenated with low-energy hydrogen ion"
    Y. Ohashi, N. Nagatsuka, S. Ogura, K. Fukutani
    Journal of Physical Chemistry C 123, 10319-10324 (2019)

  7. "H-D exchange mechanism of butene on a D-absorbed Pd-Au alloy surface"
    S. Ogura, S. Ohno, K. Mukai, J. Yoshinobu, K. Fukutani
    Journal of Physical Chemistry C 123, 7854-7860 (2019)

  8. "A hysteresis loop in electrical resistance of NbHx observed above the β-λ transition temperature"
    Y. Sasahara, R. Shimizu, H. Oguchi, K. Nishio, S. Ogura, H. Morioka, S. Orimo, K. Fukutani, T. Hitosugi
    AIP Advances 9, 015027 (2019)

  9. "Hydrogen-accelerated phase transition and diffusion in TiO2 thin films"
    W. Mao, M. Wilde, S. Ogura, J. Chen, K. Fukutani, H. Matsuzaki, T. Terai
    Journal of Physical Chemistry C 122, 23026-23033 (2018)

  10. "Activation mechanism of TiOx passivating layer on crystalline Si"
    T. Mochizuki, K. Gotoh, A. Ohta, S. Ogura, Y. Kurokawa, S. Miyazaki, K. Fukutani, N. Usami
    Applied Physics Express 11, 102301 (2018)

  11. "Acceleration of hydrogen absorption by palladium through surface alloying with gold"
    K. Namba, S. Ogura, S. Ohno, W. Di, K. Kato, M. Wilde, I. Pletikosić, P. Pervan, M. Milun, K. Fukutani
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) 115, 7896-7900 (2018)
    - Press release : University of Tokyo, EurekAlert!
    - News : Chem Europe, Phys Org, Science Daily

  12. "Rotational state modification and fast ortho-para conversion of H2 trapped within the highly anisotropic potential of Pd(210)"
    S. Ohno, D. Ivanov, S. Ogura, M. Wilde, E. F. Arguelles, W. A. Diño, H. Kasai, K. Fukutani
    Physical Review B 97, 085436 (2018)

  13. "√2×√2R45° reconstruction and electron doping at the SrO-terminated SrTiO3(001) surface"
    S. Ogawa, K. Kato, N. Nagatsuka, S. Ogura, K. Fukutani
    Physical Review B 96, 085303 (2017)

  14. "CO adsorption on (110)-(1~2) missing-row reconstructed surfaces of Pd, Au, and Pd3Au: Electronic structures and vibrational frequencies"
    B. Chantaramolee, A. A. B. Padama, H. Nakanishi, H. Kasai, S. Ogura, K. Fukutani
    Journal of Physical Society of Japan 86, 044712 (2017)

  15. "Mechanism of gate dielectric degradation by hydrogen migration from the cathode interface"
    Y. Higashi, R. Takaishi, K. Kato, M. Suzuki, Y. Nakasaki, M. Tomita, Y. Mitani, M. Matsumoto, S. Ogura, K. Fukutani,K. Yamabe
    Microelectronics Reliability 70, 12-21 (2017)

  16. "Dynamic blocking by CO of hydrogen transport across Pd70Au30(110) surfaces"
    S. Ogura, K. Fukutani
    Journal of Physical Chemistry C 121, 3373-3380 (2017)

  17. "Role of anionic vacancies in lithium fluoride in the catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide on the surface of the Au/LiF/Mo(110) system"
    I. V. Silaev, S. A. Khubezhov, I. V. Tvauri, G. S. Grigorkina, A. G. Kaloeva, O. G. Ashkhotov, D. Sekiba, S. Ogura, K. Fukutani, T. T. Magkoev
    Kinetics and Catalysis 57, 797-802 (2016)

  18. "Dynamics of the photoinduced desorption of nitric oxide molecules from the surface of pure and modified platinum"
    S. A. Khubezhov, I. V. Silaev, Z. S. Demeev, A. V. Ramonova, A. G. Kaloeva, I. V. Tvauri, G. S. Grigorkina, D. D. Kibizov, O. G. Ashkhotov, S. Ogura, D. Sekiba, K. Fukutani, T. T. Magkoev
    Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A 90, 1489-1492 (2016)

  19. "Fabrication and hydrogen permeation properties of epitaxial Er2O3 films revealed by nuclear reaction analysis"
    W. Mao, M. Wilde, T. Chikada, S. Ogura, K. Fukutani, T. Terai, H. Matsuzaki
    Journal of Physical Chemistry C 120, 15147-15152 (2016)

  20. "Reduction of nitric oxide with carbon monoxide on the Al-Mo(110) surface alloy"
    G. S. Grigorkina, I. V. Tvauri, A. G. Kaloeva, O. G. Burdzieva, D. Sekiba, S. Ogura, K. Fukutani, T. T. Magkoev
    Solid State Communications 233, 11-14 (2016)

  21. "Photoinduced conversion of carbon dioxide and water molecules to methanol on the surface of molybdenum oxide MoOx (x < 2)"
    I. V. Silaev, S. A. Khubezhov, A. G. Ramonova, G. S. Grigorkina, A. G. Kaloeva, Z. S. Demeev, A. P. Bliev, D. Sekiba, S. Ogura, K. Fukutani, T. T. Magkoev
    Technical Physics Letters 42, 271-273 (2016)

  22. "Quantification of hydrogen concentrations in surface and interface layers and bulk materials through depth profiling with nuclear reaction analysis"
    M. Wilde, S. Ohno, S. Ogura, K. Fukutani, H. Matsuzaki
    Journal of Visualized Experiments 109, 53452 (2016)

  23. "Complete H-D exchange of butene via D absorbed in a Pd-Au alloy"
    S. Ogura, M. Okada, K. Fukutani
    Journal of Physical Chemistry C 119, 23973-23977 (2015)

  24. "IR practical extinction coefficients of water in alkali lime silicate glasses determined by nuclear reaction analysis"
    T. Suzuki, J. Konishi, K. Yamamoto, S. Ogura, K. Fukutani
    Journal of the American Ceramic Society 98, 1794-1798 (2015)

  25. "Effects of hydrogen on the localized electronic states and electronic conductivity of rutile TiO2(110)"
    K. Fukada, M. Matsumoto, K. Takeyasu, S. Ogura, K. Fukutani
    Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 84, 064716 (2015)

  26. "Nuclear reaction analysis for the determination of water content in glasses" (in Japanese)
    T. Suzuki, J. Konishi, K. Yamamoto, S. OguraCK. Fukutani
    BUNSEKI KAGAKU 63, 831-836 (2014)

  27. "Two charged states of hydrogen on SrTiO3(001) surface"
    K. Takeyasu, K. Fukada, S. Ogura, M. Matsumoto, K. Fukutani
    Journal of Chemical Physics 140, 084703 (2014)

  28. "Practical IR extinction coefficients of water in soda lime aluminosilicate glasses determined by nuclear reaction analysis"
    T. Suzuki, J. Konishi, K. Yamamoto, S. Ogura, K. Fukutani
    Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 382, 66-69 (2013)

  29. "Near-surface accumulation of hydrogen and CO blocking effects on a Pd-Au alloy"
    S. Ogura, M. Okada, K. Fukutani
    Journal of Physical Chemistry C 117, 9366-9371 (2013)

  30. "Kundsen layer formation in laser induced thermal desorption"
    A. Ikdea, M. Matsumoto, S. Ogura, T. Okano, K. Fukutani
    Journal of Chemical Physics 138, 124705 (2013)

  31. "Nitrogen physisorption and site blocking on single-walled carbon nanotubes"
    S. Lee, S. Iwata, S. Ogura, Y. Sato, K. Tohji, K. Fukutani
    Surface Science 606, 293-296 (2012)

  32. "Photostimulated desorption of Xe from Au(001) surfaces via transient Xe- formation"
    A. Ikeda, M. Matsumoto, S. Ogura, K. Fukutani, T. Okano
    Physical Review B 84, 155412 (2011)

  33. "Theoretical analysis of a spin-polarized atomic hydrogen beam optics" (in Japanese)
    S. Ogura, K. Takeyasu, K. Fukutani
    Journal of the Vacuum Society of Japan 54, 192-195 (2011)

  34. "Depth profiling of hydrogen under an atmospheric pressure"
    H. Yonemura, Y. Kitaoka, D. Sekiba, H. Matsuzaki, S. Ogura, M. Matsumoto, Y. Iwamura, T. Ito, T. Narusawa, K. Fukutani
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B 269, 632-635 (2011)

  35. "Development of micro-beam NRA for hydrogen mapping: observation of fatigue-fractured surface of glassy alloys"
    D. Sekiba, H. Yonemura, S. Ogura, Y. Kitaoka, Y. Yokoyama, H. Matsuzaki, T. Narusawa, K. Fukutani
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B 269, 627-631 (2011)

  36. "Electron-stimulated defect formation in single-walled carbon nanotubes studied by hydrogen thermal desorption spectroscopy"
    S. Arima, S. Lee, Y. Mera, S. Ogura, K. Fukutani, Y. Sato, K. Tohji, K. Maeda
    Applied Surface Science 256, 1196-1199 (2009)

  37. "Interlayer diffusion of Au atoms in a heteroepitaxial system"
    S. Ogura, K. Fukutani
    Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 21, 474210 (2009)

  38. "Room temperature observation of nitric oxide on Ir(111) by scanning tunneling microscopy"
    M. Matsumoto, S. Ogura, K. Fukutani, T. Okano
    Surface Science 603, 2928-2934 (2009)

  39. "Measurement of 1H(15N,αγ)12C nuclear reaction analysis method at atmosphere with glass capillary" (in Japanese)
    H. Yonemura, D. Sekiba, Y. Kitaoka, S. Ogura, M. Wilde, T. Narusawa, T. Nebiki, Y. Iwamura, T. Ito, H. Matsuzaki, K. Fukutani
    Journal of the Vacuum Society of Japan 52, 145-147 (2009)

  40. "Effects of coadsorbed O2 on hydrogen ortho-para conversion on Ag surfaces"
    K. Niki, S. Ogura, M. Matsumoto, T. Okano, K. Fukutani
    Physical Review B 79, 085408 (2009)

  41. "Development of micro-beam NRA for 3D-mapping of hydrogen distribution in solids: Application of tapered glass capillary to 6 MeV 15N ion"
    D. Sekiba, H. Yonemura, T. Nebiki, M. Wilde, S. Ogura, H. Yamashita, M. Matsumoto, J. Kasagi, Y. Iwamura, T. Itoh, H. Matsuzaki, T. Narusawa, K. Fukutani
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 266, 4027-4036 (2008)

  42. "Taper angle dependence of the focusing effect of high energy heavy ion beams by glass capillaries"
    T. Nebiki, D. Sekiba, H. Yonemura, M. Wilde, S. Ogura, H. Yamashita, M. Matsumoto, K. Fukutani, T. Okano, J. Kasagi, Y. Iwamura, T. Itoh, S. Kuribayashi, H. Matsuzaki, T. Narusawa
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 266, 1324-1327 (2008)

  43. "Terrace diffusion of Au atoms on Ir(111)"
    S. Ogura, K. Fukutani
    Journal of Physics: Conference Series 100, 072003 (2008)

  44. "Novel method to evaluate the carbon network of single-walled carbon nanotubes by hydrogen physisorption"
    S. Iwata, Y. Sato, K. Nakai, S. Ogura, T. Okano, M. Namura, A. Kasuya, K. Tohji, K. Fukutani
    Journal of Physical Chemistry C Letters 111, 14937-14941 (2007)

  45. "Development and application of micro-beam nuclear reaction analysis for observation of hydrogen distribution" (in Japanese)
    D. Sekiba, H. Yonemura, T. Nebiki, S. Ogura, M. Wilde, M. Matsumoto, T. Okano, J. Kasagi, T. Narusawa, S. Kuribayashi, Y. Iwamura, T. Ito, H. Matsuzaki, K. Fukutani
    Journal of the Vacuum Society of Japan 50, 574-578 (2007)

  46. "Doppler analysis of hydrogen motion on Pt(111)-Sn surface using 1H(15N,αγ)12C nuclear reaction"
    K. Fukutani, S. Ogura, M. Wilde, M. Matsumoto
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 261, 494-497 (2007)

  47. "Location of hydrogen adsorbed on Rh(111) studied by low-energy electron diffraction and nuclear reaction analysis"
    M. Fukuoka, M. Okada, M. Matsumoto, S. Ogura, K. Fukutani, T. Kasai
    Physical Review B 75, 235434 (2007)

  48. "Structure of gold thin films grown on Ir(111)"
    S. Ogura, K. Fukutani, M. Okada
    Topics in Catalysis 44, 65-71 (2007)

  49. "Dynamical low-energy electron diffraction analyses of clean and H-adsorbed Ir(111) surfaces" (in Japanese)
    M. Matsumoto, S. Ogura, K. Fukutani, T. Okano, M. Okada
    Journal of the Vacuum Society of Japan 49, 313-316 (2006)

  50. "Dendritic and non-dendritic transitions in Au islands investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy and Monte Carlo simulations"
    S. Ogura, K. Fukutani, M. Matsumoto, T. Okano, M. Okada, T. Kawamura
    Physical Review B 73, 125442 (2006)

  51. "Reactive gold thin films grown on iridium: Hydrogen dissociation"
    M. Okada, S. Ogura, W. A. Diño, M. Wilde, K. Fukutani, T. Kasai
    Applied Catalysis A 291, 55-61 (2005)

  52. "Reactive gold thin films grown on iridium"
    M. Okada, S. Ogura, W. A. Diño, M. Wilde, K. Fukutani, T. Kasai
    Applied Surface Science 246, 68-71 (2005)

  53. "Trapping hydrogen with a bimetallic interface"
    M. Okada, K. Moritani, T. Kasai, W. A. Diño, H. Kasai, S. Ogura, M. Wilde, K. Fukutani
    Physical Review B 71, 033408 (2005)

  54. "Hydrogen adsorption on Ag and Au monolayers grown on Pt(111)"
    S. Ogura, K. Fukutani, M. Wilde, M. Matsumoto, T. Okano, M. Okada, T. Kasai, W. A. Diño
    Surface Science 566-568, 755-760 (2004)

B. Review articles

  1. "Physics of surface hydrogen" (in Japanese)
    K. Fukutani, S. Ogura
    Kotai Butsuri 53, 661-671 (2018)

  2. "Surface and Vacuum Science of Hydrogen and Water" (in Japanese)
    S. Ogura, K. Fukutani
    Vacuum and Surface Science 61, 27-32 (2018)

  3. "Nuclear dynamics and electronic effects of hydrogen on solid surfaces"
    K. Fukutani, M. Wilde, S. Ogura
    Chemical Record 17, 233-249 (2017)

  4. "Properties of molecules closely related to vacuum technology" (in Japanese)
    K. Fukutani, S. Ogura, S. Ohno
    Journal of the Vacuum Society of Japan 59, 145-155 (2016)

  5. "Electronic structure of the SrTiO3(001) surfaces: effects of the oxygen vacancy and hydrogen adsorption"
    K. Takeyasu, K. Fukada, S. Ogura, M. Matsumoto, K. Fukutani
    Applied Science and Convergence Technology 23, 201-210 (2014)

  6. "Measurement of absorption and desorption of hydrogen by thermal desorption spectroscopy" (in Japanese)
    S. Ogura
    Journal of the Vacuum Society of Japan 57, 219-226 (2014)

  7. "Fractal growth of Au thin films on metallic surfaces" (in Japanese)
    S. Ogura, K. Fukutani
    Kotai Butsuri 41, 519-527 (2006)

C. Book

  1. S. Ogura, K. Fukutani
    "Thermal Desorption Spectroscopy" in: The Surface Science Society of Japan (eds)
    Compendium of Surface and Interface Analysis, Springer, Singapore (2018)

D. Presentations at international conferences (First author only)

  1. "Kinetic enhancement of hydrogen absorption by Pd through surface modification with Au"
    S. Ogura, K. Namba, K. Kato, K. Fukutani
    Materials Research Meeting 2019, Yokohama, Japan, 13 December 2019

  2. "Controlling hydrogen transport across Pd-Au alloy surfaces by surface modifications" (invited talk)
    S. Ogura, K. Namba, K. Kato, K. Fukutani
    5th Japan-Korea Joint Symposium on Hydrogen in Materials, Ookayama, Japan, 7 November 2019

  3. "Development of a spin-polarized atomic hydrogen beam"
    S. Ogura, K. Fukutani
    IIRC 5, Tokyo, Japan, 21 November 2017

  4. "Elucidation of CO blocking effect on a Pd-Au alloy surface"
    S. Ogura, M. Okada, K. Fukutani
    ISSS-7, Matsue, Japan, 4 November 2014

  5. "Hydrogen in a Pd-Au alloy: CO blocking effects and H-D exchange reaction"
    S. Ogura, M. Okada, K. Fukutani
    1st Hayashi Conference, Hayama, Japan, 17-18 July 2013

  6. "Subsurface accumulation and diffusion into bulk of hydrogen in a Pd-Au alloy" (invited talk)
    S. Ogura, M. Okada, K. Fukutani
    9th International Conference on Diffusion in Solids and Liquids, Madrid, Spain, 26 June 2013

  7. "Molecular cap and H-D exchange reaction on a PdAu alloy surface"
    S. Ogura, M. Okada, K. Fukutani
    6th International Symposium on Surface Science, Funabori, Japan, 12 December 2011

  8. "Surface structure and hydrogen adsorption/absorption properties of Pd30Au70(110)"
    S. Ogura, M. Okada, K. Fukutani
    28th European Conference on Surface Science, Wroclaw, Poland, 31 August 2011

  9. "Terrace and step-down diffusions of Au atoms on clean and Au-covered Ir(111) surfaces"
    S. Ogura, K. Fukutani
    IVC 17 / ICSS 13 / ICN+T2007, Stockholm, Sweden, 2 July 2007

  10. "Temperature dependence of the fractal dimension and density of Au islands on metallic substrates"
    S. Ogura, K. Fukutani
    ISSP 10, Kashiwa, Japan, 12 October 2006

  11. "Fractal Au islands grown on Ir(111) and Pt(111)"
    S. Ogura, K. Fukutani, M. Matsumoto, T. Okano, T. Kawamura, M. Okada, T. Kasai
    23rd European Conference on Surface Science, Berlin, Germany, 6 September 2005

  12. "Dendritic and non-dendritic growth of Au on Ir(111) and Pt(111)"
    S. Ogura, K. Fukutani, M. Matsumoto, T. Okano, T. Kawamura, M. Okada, T. Kasai
    IVC 16 / ICSS 12 / NANO 8 / AIV 17, Venice, Italy, 28 June 2004