DrHiroyuki Ueda

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Initiate, design, and conduct high-quality research on solid-state batteries
• Disseminate high-impact research outputs (e.g., peer-reviewed publications and patents)
• Engage in internal and external collaborations to develop novel and high-quality research
• Funding acquisition
• Supervise HDR students
• Develop teaching materials and actively participate in teaching activities (e.g., seminars)

MY RESEARCH

[Main Research Materials]

• Organic ionic plastic crystals
• Their composites (e.g., Li⁺-containing organic ionic plastic crystals)
  
  

[Current Research Aims]
Using the aforementioned materials, my studies aim to:

• Unveil ion-conduction behaviors of/at/in the materials (to generate insights into materials design to achieve high ionic conductivity)
• Develop electrodes and interlayers (for the fabrication and evaluation of novel solid-state batteries)
• Realize solid-state batteries with practical performances (e.g., charge/discharge rates, cycle life)

OTHER RESEARCH AREAS

[Ongoing/Upcoming]

• Rheology of pastes
• Machine learning for materials design
  
  

[Past] (I am still interested in them)

• Electrooxidation of gold and its application to creating novel materials (i.e., aurate salts and gold nanoparticles)
• Fullerene electrochemistry
• Electrical double-layer structures between ionic liquids and Au(hkl) electrodes

KNOWLEDGE AREAS

• Batteries
• Electrochemistry
• Electrode Slurry Preparation
• Energy Storage
• Fullerenes
• Ionic Liquids
• Organic Ionic Plastic Crystals
• Slurry Coating
• Voltammetry

FUNDED PROJECTS

[Ongoing]

• Apr 2024 − Present: H. Ueda (CI), "Creation of thin solid-electrolyte composite films comprising organic ionic plastic crystals and graphene oxides", The Fujikura Foundation
• Mar 2023 − Present: H. Ueda (CI), "The Realisation of Practical Solid-state Batteries using Organic Ionic Plastic Crystal-based Solid Electrolytes", Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Deakin Unviersity
  
  

[Past]

• May 2022 − Mar 2023: H. Ueda (CI), "Next-generation Solid-state Batteries to Drive an Automotive Revolution", Research Service (from Deakin University to Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Nov 2019 - Mar 2022: P. C. Howlett (CI, Deakin University), M. Forsyth (CI, Deakin University), R. Kerr (CI, Deakin University), F, Mizuno (Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan), "Next-generation Solid-state Batteries to Drive an Automotive Revolution", Linkage Projects [grant number: LP180100674], Australian Research Council - Dr Ueda was hired as the main researcher who conducted most of the research activities for this project
• Apr 2015 - Mar 2016: H. Ueda (CI), "Organic Rechargeable Battery Project - Development of a Ground-breaking High-capacity Rare-metal Free Rechargeable Battery", Venture Dream Project 2015, Kumamoto University
• Apr 2014 - Mar 2015: H. Ueda (CI), "MEMORY WARS: Episode I - Development of In-situ STM for Ionic Liquids", Venture Dream Project 2014, Kumamoto University
• Apr 2013 - Mar 2014: H. Ueda (CI), "Production of Novel Fullerene Polymer Materials via Ionic Liquid Electrochemical Interface - Improving Efficiency of Organic Thin-Film Solar Cells", Venture Dream Project 2013, Kumamoto University
• Apr 2013 - Mar 2014: H. Ueda (CI), K. Nishiyama, "Production of Ultrathin Membrane Nanomaterials in Ionic Liquid Electrode Interface", FY2013 Research Promotion, Kato Foundation for Promotion of Science

(Last update on this page: 13 August 2024)