Kenta Motobayashi



Assistant Professor, Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University
(Lab. HP)

Visiting scientist, Surface and interface science laboratory, RIKEN
(Lab. HP)




Research interests

Surface Science, Nanotechnology, and Electrochemistry



Current research topics

Structures and dynamics of ionic liquid-metal electrode interfaces



Mechanistic studies of electrochemical reactions in ionic liquids and in aqueous solutions

Reaction mechanism of heterogeneous catalysis reaction: chirally modified metal particles

Mechanism of the reaction catalyzed by nano-poruous gold


Previsou research

Establishing single molecule vibrational spectroscopy :
-- Development of curve fitting analisys method for Action Spectroscopy using STM (Scanning Tunneling Microscope).



Structures, dynamics, and vibrational properties of adsorbates :
-- Isolated water molecules and clusters on transition metal surfaces and etc.



Energy dissipation process and reaction mechanisms of single molecule reactions :
-- Dissociation of dimethyl disulfide on Cu(111) and etc.





Education

2008-2011 : Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo (Ph.D)
2006-2008 : Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo (M.S.)
2002-2006 : Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo (B.S.)

(Supervisor: Maki Kawai)


Academic Position

2011-present : Assistant Professor, Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University
2008-2011 : Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS Research Fellow DC1)




Publications

9	Effect of Hydrogen on the Orientation of Cinchonidine Adsorbed on Platinum: An ATR-SEIRAS study
	Kenta Motobayashi, Ryota Tomioka, Taro Uchida, and Masatoshi Osawa Chem. Lett., in press (2015).
8	Action Spectroscopy for Single-Molecule Reactions ? Experiments and Theory
	Yousoo Kim, Kenta Motobayashi, Thomas Frederiksen, Hiromu Ueba, and Maki Kawai Prog. Surf. Sci 90 (2015) 85-143.
7	Adsorption of Water Dimer on Platinum(111): Identification of the -OH···Pt Hydrogen Bond
	Kenta Motobayashi, Líney Árnadóttir, Chikako Matsumoto, Eric M. Stuve, Hannes Jónsson, Yousoo Kim, and Maki Kawai ACS Nano 8 (2014) 11583-11590.
6	Dissociation pathways of a single dimethyl disulfide on Cu(111): Reaction induced by simultaneous excitation of two vibrational modes
	Kenta Motobayashi, Yousoo Kim, Ryuichi Arafune, Michiaki Ohara, Hiromu Ueba, and Maki Kawai J. Chem. Phys. 140 (2014) 194705, 1-8.
5	Hysteresis of Potential-Dependent Changes in Ion Density and Structure of an Ionic Liquid on a Gold Electrode: In Situ Observation by Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy
	Kenta Motobayashi, Kazuya Minami, Naoya Nishi, Tetsuo Sakka, and Masatoshi Osawa J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 4 (2013) 3110-3114.
4	Spectral Fitting of Action Spectra for Motions and Reactions of Single Molecules on Metal Surfaces
	Kenta Motobayashi, Satoshi Katano, Yousoo Kim, and Maki Kawai Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 86 (2013) 75-79.
3	Insight into Action Spectroscopy for Single Molecule Motion and Reactions through Inelastic Electron Tunneling
	Kenta Motobayashi, Yousoo Kim, Hiromu Ueba, and Maki Kawai Phys. Rev. Lett. 105 (2010) 076101,1-4.
	Press release (Japanese) RIKEN Reserach (English) Other media
2	State-selective dissociation of a single water molecule on an ultrathin MgO film
	Hyung-Joon Shin, Jaehoon Jung, Kenta Motobayashi, Susumu Yanagisawa, Yoshitada Morikawa, Yousoo Kim, and Maki Kawai Nature Mater. 9 (2010) 442-447.
	Press release (Japanese / English) RIKEN Research (Japanese / English)
1	Vibrational study of water dimers on Pt(111) using a scanning tunneling microscope.
	Kenta Motobayashi, Chikako Matsumoto, Yousoo Kim and Maki Kawai Surf. Sci. 602 (2008) 3136-3139.

Publications in Japanese

4	電極との界面におけるイオン液体の構造とその電位応答：表面増強赤外分光法による研究 (Structure and its Potential Dependence of Ionic Liquids on Electrode Surfaces: A Surface-Enhanced Infrared Study)
	本林健太、西直哉、大澤雅俊 (Kenta Motobayashi, Naoya Nishi and Masatoshi Osawa) 溶融塩および高温化学 ( Molten Salts) in preparation.
3	STM を用いた単分子振動分光 (Single Molecule Vibrational Spectroscopy using STM)
	川合真紀、金有洙、上羽弘、本林健太 (Maki Kawai, Yousoo Kim, Hiromu Ueba and Kenta Motobayashi) 表面科学 (J. Surf. Sci. Soc. Jap.) 35 (2014) 565-570.
2	STM を用いた表面吸着分子のアクションスペクトル―定量解析から得られる新知見―　(Action Spectroscopy of Molecules Adsorbed on Metal Surfaces using STM: Insights Obtained from Quantitative Analysis)
	本林健太、金有洙、上羽弘、川合眞紀 (Kenta Motobayashi, Yousoo Kim, Hiromu Ueba and Maki Kawai) 表面科学 (J. Surf. Sci. Soc. Jap.) 32 (2011) 597-602.
1	Pt(111）表面に吸着した水分子モノマーおよび ダイマーの表面ダイナミクス (Surface Dynamics of Water Monomers and Dimers on Pt(111) Surface)
	本林健太、松本周子、金有洙、川合眞紀 (Kenta Motobayashi, Chikako Matsumoto, Yousoo Kim and Maki Kawai) 表面科学 (J. Surf. Sci. Soc. Jap.) 28 (2007) 354-360.

Awards

2014 :	5th Meeting of Ionic Liquid Research Association (Japanese), Poster Award "Behavior of Li ions at ionic liquid | electrode interfaces studied by surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy"
2010 :	SSSJ, student Award (The Surface Science Sosciety of Japan) "Action Spectroscopy of Molecules Adsorbed on Metal Surfaces using STM : Insights Obtained from Quantitative Analysis"
2009 :	ICESS11, Best Poster Award (11-th International Conference on Electronic Spectroscopy and Structure) "Quantitative analysis of action spectrum for a single molecule reaction induced by vibrational excitation with an STM"
2007 :	DIET XI, Student Award (The Eleventh International workshop on Desorption Induced by Electron Transition) "Vibrational study of water dimers on Pt(111) through the surface dynamics traced by STM"

Contact

motobaya.k_at_gmail.com

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