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Ryotaro Aso Last modified date:2023.12.06



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Academic Degree
Ph.D. (Science)
Field of Specialization
Electron Microscopy
Total Priod of education and research career in the foreign country
01years00months
Research
Research Interests
  • Structural analysis of solid state ionic interfaces
    Analysis of electrical potential distribution by electron holography
    keyword : Electron microscopy, solid state ionic materials
    2020.02.
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Papers
1. Ryotaro Aso, Hajime Hojo, Yoshio Takahashi, Tetsuya Akashi, Yoshihiro Midoh, Fumiaki Ichihashi, Hiroshi Nakajima, Takehiro Tamaoka, Kunio Yubuta, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hisahiro Einaga, Toshiaki Tanigaki, Hiroyuki Shinada, Yasukazu Murakami, Direct identification of the charge state in a single platinum nanoparticle on titanium oxide, Science, 10.1126/science.abq5868, 378, 202-206, 2022.10, A goal in the characterization of supported metal catalysts is to achieve particle-by-particle analysis of the charge state strongly correlated with the catalytic activity. Here, we demonstrate the direct identification of the charge state of individual platinum nanoparticles (NPs) supported on titanium dioxide using ultrahigh sensitivity and precision electron holography. Sophisticated phase-shift analysis for the part of the NPs protruding into the vacuum visualized slight potential changes around individual platinum NPs. The analysis revealed the number (only one to six electrons) and sense (positive or negative) of the charge per platinum NP. The underlying mechanism of platinum charging is explained by the work function differences between platinum and titanium dioxide (depending on the orientation relationship and lattice distortion) and by first-principles calculations in terms of the charge transfer processes..
2. Ryotaro Aso, Yohei Ogawa, Takehiro Tamaoka, Hideto Yoshida, Seiji Takeda, Visualizing Progressive Atomic Change in the Metal Surface Structure Made by Ultrafast Electronic Interactions in an Ambient Environment, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 10.1002/anie.201907679, 58, 45, 16028-16032, 2019.11, Understanding the atomic and molecular phenomena occurring in working catalysts and nanodevices requires the elucidation of atomic migration originating from electronic excitations. The progressive atomic dynamics on metal surface under controlled electronic stimulus in real time, space, and gas environments are visualized for the first time. By in situ environmental transmission electron microscopy, the gas molecules introduced into the biased metal nanogap could be activated by electron tunneling and caused the unpredicted atomic dynamics. The typically inactive gold was oxidized locally on the positive tip and field-evaporated to the negative tip, resulting in the atomic reconstruction on the negative tip surface. This finding of a tunneling-electron-attached-gas process will bring new insights into the design of nanostructures such as nanoparticle catalysts and quantum nanodots and will stimulate syntheses of novel nanomaterials not seen in the ambient environment..
3. Ryotaro Aso, Daisuke Kan, Yuichi Shimakawa, Hiroki Kurata, Control of structural distortions in transition-metal oxide films through oxygen displacement at the heterointerface, Advanced Functional Materials, 10.1002/adfm.201303521, 24, 33, 5177-5184, 2014.09, Structural distortions in the oxygen octahedral network in transition-metal oxides play crucial roles in yielding a broad spectrum of functional properties, and precise control of such distortions is a key for developing future oxide-based electronics. Here, it is shown that the displacement of apical oxygen atom shared between the octahedra at the heterointerface is a determining parameter for these distortions and consequently for control of structural and electronic phases of a strained oxide film. The present analysis by complementary annular dark- and bright-field imaging in aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy reveals that structural phase differences in strained monoclinic and tetragonal SrRuO3 films grown on GdScO3 substrates result from relaxation of the octahedral tilt, associated with changes in the in-plane displacement of the apical oxygen atom at the heterointerface. It is further demonstrated that octahedral distortions and magnetrotransport properties of the SrRuO3 films can be controlled by interface engineering of the oxygen displacement. This provides a further degree of freedom for manipulating structural and electronic properties in strained films, allowing the design of novel oxide-based heterostructures..
4. Ryotaro Aso, Daisuke Kan, Yuichi Shimakawa, Hiroki Kurata, Atomic level observation of octahedral distortions at the perovskite oxide heterointerface, Scientific reports, 10.1038/srep02214, 3, 2013.07, For perovskite oxides, ABO3, slight octahedral distortions have close links to functional properties. While perovskite oxide heterostructures offer a good platform for controlling functionalities, atomistic understanding of octahedral distortion at the interface has been a challenge as it requires precise measurements of the oxygen atomic positions. Here we demonstrate an approach to clarify distortions at an atomic level using annular bright-field imaging in aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy, which provides precise mappings of cation and oxygen atomic positions from distortion-minimized images. This technique revealed significant distortions of RuO6 and ScO6 octahedra at the heterointerface between a SrRuO3 film and a GdScO3 substrate. We also found that structural mismatch was relieved within only four unit cells near the interface by shifting the oxygen atomic positions to accommodate octahedral tilt angle mismatch. The present results underscore the critical role of the oxygen atom in the octahedral connectivity at the perovskite oxide heterointerface..