VISION
Fundamental research and application development
toward achieving carbon neutrality
In 2017, researchers from the University of Tsukuba led the world's first successful synthesis of hydrogen boride (HB) nanosheets, a new two-dimensional nanosheets composed of lightweight boron and hydrogen (atomic ratio 1:1). Currently, applied research using HB is being carried out to solve various problems in the utilization of hydrogen, such as "producing, storing, transporting and usage". This center is the world's first base for such promising material, HB nanosheets. We will promote basic and applied research toward the realization of carbon neutrality.
News
- 2025.11.19
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The joint research results by Prof. Kondo has been published at Scientific Reports！
Automated Elucidation of Crystal and Electronic Structures in Boron Nitride from X-ray Absorption Spectra Using Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection
R Hasegawa, A Varadwaj*, A L Foggiatto, M Niibe, T Yamazaki, M Horio, Y Ando, T Kondo, I Matsuda, M Kotsugi*
Scientific Reports 15 (2025) 37736.
Nature Publishing Group, Open Access
- 2025.11.6
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Dr. Maruyama got a "The Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan (2026)"!
Congraturations!
Awards | The Physical Society of Japan
- 2025.10.31
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We will held on the following seminar!
Title：Superhydrophilic Metallic Coating: PVD Fabrication and Applications
Speaker：Prof. Jinn P. Chu
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
18th Nov. 2025 14:40―15:40.
Laboratory Building B310
abstract
- 2025.10.21
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D3 Student in Director Kondo lab (Ms Yuan Mei) received The Japan Society for Vacuum and Surface Sciences Female Graduate Student Excellence Award!
Director Kondo received The Japan Society for Vacuum and Surface Science Journal Award
- 2025.10.6
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Prof. Ito et al. published research results at International Journal of Hydrogen Energy press release at TOYOTA Mobility foundation
Performance and durability of a 50-kW proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer using various fluctuating power sources
Kensaku Nagasawa, Hirokazu Kojima, Naoto Todoroki, Toshiaki Matsui, Yoshikazu Ito
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 175 (2025) 151356.
About
The logo of the Hydrogen Boride Research Center represents the transformation from a hexagon to a sphere in five stages, symbolizing the potential of hydrogen boride and the changes it will bring about in the future. The hexagon represents the structure of hydrogen boride, and the sphere represents the new future and applied technologies that will be born from that research.
Research
In 2017, researchers from the University of Tsukuba led the world's first successful synthesis of hydrogen boride (HB) nanosheets, a new two-dimensional nanosheets composed of lightweight boron and hydrogen (atomic ratio 1:1). Currently, applied research using HB is being carried out to solve various problems in the utilization of hydrogen, such as "producing, storing, transporting.
