Hikaru Sano

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Affiliation: Chief Senior Researcher, Research Institute of Electrochemical Energy, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Degree: Ph.D. (Engineering)(Mar, 2009, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University)

ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7557-0767
J-GLOBAL ID: 200901089992259255
Researcher ID: K-1523-2017
researchmap Member ID: 6000017006

External link: https://scholar.google.co.jp/citations?user=nouzrk4AAAAJ

Dr. Hikaru Sano is a distinguished researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), a national laboratory in Japan. He earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Kyoto University, Japan. Dr. Sano has been with AIST since 2009, where he currently serves as a Chief Senior Researcher. His research focuses on charge-discharge mechanism elucidation and cycle performance evaluation of organic cathodes, lithium metal anode utilization, and the moisture resistance evaluation of sulfide solid electrolytes. Dr. Sano aims to contribute to advancements in battery technology, enhancing the performance and safety of electric vehicles and other applications. He is highly regarded in his field and has published several papers in respected journals.

Research Interests

Research Areas

Awards

Papers

Gel Polymer Electrolytes Based on Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) and Salt-Concentrated Electrolytes for High-Voltage Lithium Metal Batteries

Yuta Maeyoshi, Kazuki Yoshii, Hikaru Sano, Hikari Sakaebe, Ryota Tamate, Tomoaki Kaneko, Keitaro Sodeyama

ACS Applied Polymer Materials, Jan 16, 2025
Moisture Stability of Sulfide Solid Electrolytes: Systematic Comparison and Mechanistic Insight

Yusuke MORINO, Daisuke ITO, Misae OTOYAMA, Hirotada GAMO, Minami KATO, Nobuhiko TAKEICHI, Hikaru SANO

Electrochemistry, 2025
The Role of Asymmetry of Perfluoro anion in Ionic Liquids: From Basic Physical Properties to the Application in Lithium Batteries

Hajime Matsumoto, Keigo Kubota, Hikaru Sano

ECS Meeting Abstracts, Nov 22, 2024
Surface Reaction of Argyrodite-Type Sulfide Solid Electrolyte in Air with a Dew Point of −20°C

Hikaru Sano, Misae Otoyama, Yusuke Morino, Daisuke Ito

ECS Meeting Abstracts, Nov 22, 2024
Understanding Degradation Behavior in All-Solid-State Batteries through Scanning Spreading Resistance Microscopy

Hirotada Gamo, Yasushi Maeda, Tetsu Kiyobayashi, Zyun Siroma, Nobuhiko Takeichi, Hikaru Sano

ECS Meeting Abstracts, Nov 22, 2024
Influence of Atmospheric Gas Species on an Argyrodite‐Type Sulfide Solid Electrolyte During Moisture Exposure

Yusuke Morino, Daisuke Ito, Misae Otoyama, Hikaru Sano

ChemPhysChem, Nov 20, 2024
Concerted Influence of H2O and CO2: Moisture Exposure of Sulfide Solid Electrolyte Li4SnS4

Yusuke Morino, Misae Otoyama, Toyoki Okumura, Kentaro Kuratani, Naoya Shibata, Daisuke Ito, Hikaru Sano

ACS Omega, Sep 17, 2024
Cation-Independent Anion Battery Using Organic Cathodes Utilizing a Triphenylamine Moiety for In-Cell Electropolymerization

Hikaru Sano, Aya Yoshimura, Lei Zhang, Haruki Ebisawa, Takeshi Kiyokawa, Koichi Fujita, Yohji Misaki, Masaru Yao

ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 6(13) 7542-7550, Jun 24, 2024
Elucidating the Reductive Decomposition Mechanism in Sulfide Solid Electrolyte Li4SnS4

Yusuke Morino, Misae Otoyama, Toyoki Okumura, Kentaro Kuratani, Seiji Takemoto, Daisuke Ito, Hikaru Sano

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Apr 23, 2024
Moisture Exposure as Pretreatment of Sulfide Solid Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Batteries

Hikaru SANO, Yusuke MORINO, Akihiro SHIOTA, Tsukasa TAKAHASHI, Norihiko MIYASHITA, Koji KAWAMOTO

Electrochemistry, 2024
Elucidating the mechanism of microscopic conduction in cathode composites for all-solid-state batteries through scanning spreading resistance microscopy

Hirotada Gamo, Yasushi Maeda, Tetsu Kiyobayashi, Zyun Siroma, Hikaru Sano

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024
Influence of Traces of Moisture on a Sulfide Solid Electrolyte Li₄SnS₄

Yusuke MORINO, Misae OTOYAMA, Toyoki OKUMURA, Kentaro KURATANI, Naoya SHIBATA, Daisuke ITO, Hikaru SANO

Electrochemistry, 2024
Impedance Analysis of the Side Reactions of Li Electrodeposition in a Quaternary Ammonium-Based Ionic Liquid Electrolyte

Hikaru SANO, Mitsunori KITTA, Keigo KUBOTA

Electrochemistry, 2024
High-Frequency Impedance Spectroscopic Analysis of Argyrodite-Type Sulfide-Based Solid Electrolyte upon Air Exposure

Yusuke Morino, Hikaru Sano, Shunsuke Kawaguchi, Satoshi Hori, Atsushi Sakuda, Tsukasa Takahashi, Norihiko Miyashita, Akitoshi Hayashi, Ryoji Kanno

Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 127(37) 18678-18683, Sep 21, 2023
Degradation of an argyrodite-type sulfide solid electrolyte by a trace of water: A spectroscopic analysis

Yusuke Morino, Hikaru Sano, Koji Kawamoto, Ken-ichi Fukui, Masato Takeuchi, Atsushi Sakuda, Akitoshi Hayashi

Solid State Ionics, 392 116162-116162, Apr, 2023
Hydrogen Components of a Sulfide-based Argyrodite-Type Solid Electrolyte after Moisture Exposure

Morino, Y., Sano, H., Takahashi, T., Miyashita, N., Sakuda, A., Hayashi, A.

Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 127(28), 2023
Spectroscopic Investigation of Li₃PS₄-LiI Sulfide-Based Glass-Ceramic Solid Electrolytes after Moisture Exposure

Morino, Y., Sano, H., Kawamoto, K., Higuchi, H., Yamamoto, N., Matsuda, A., Fukui, K.-I., Sakuda, A., Hayashi, A.

Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 127(25) 12342-12348, 2023
Positive Electrode Performance of All-Solid-State Battery with Sulfide Solid Electrolyte Exposed to Low-Moisture Air

Yusuke Morino, Hikaru Sano, Akihiro SHIOTA, Koji KAWAMOTO, Tsukasa TAKAHASHI, Norihiko MIYASHITA, Atsushi Sakuda, Akitoshi Hayashi

Electrochemistry, 91(3), 2023
Surface Degeneration of Li<sub>3</sub>PS<sub>4</sub>–LiI Glass-Ceramic Electrolyte by Exposure to Humidity-Controlled Air and Its Recovery by Thermal Treatment

Hikaru SANO, Yusuke MORINO, Yasuyuki MATSUMURA, Koji KAWAMOTO, Hiroyuki HIGUCHI, Noriyuki YAMAMOTO, Atsunori MATSUDA, Hirofumi TSUKASAKI, Shigeo MORI, Atsushi SAKUDA …

Electrochemistry, 91(5), 2023
Lithium-Conducting Organic Solid Electrolyte for Organic Rechargeable Batteries: Boronated Benzoimidazole-Linked Polymer

Minami KATO, Nobuhiko TAKEICHI, Hikaru SANO

Electrochemistry, 91(4), 2023

Major Misc.

Electrochemical Impedance-Based Surface Analysis of Battery Materials: Insights into Solid Electrolyte Degradation and SEI Film Formation on Electrodes

佐野光

表面技術, 75(12), 2024
金属Li負極の研究開発動向—特集次世代電池用負極材料の進展

佐野光, 前吉雄太, 吉井一記

電気化学 / 電気化学会編, 91(4) 388-391, Dec, 2023

Presentations

Crystal structure change of 2,5‐dimethoxy‐1,4‐benzoquinone during charge and discharge

佐野光, 竹市信彦, 八尾勝, 鹿野昌弘, 桑畑進, 桑畑進, 松本一, 松本一

電池討論会講演要旨集, Nov 26, 2018
Mg二次電池の特性に及ぼすグライム系電解液中の水分の影響

妹尾博, 妹尾博, 清水瞭, 内田誠, 佐野光, 栄部比夏里, 八尾勝, 竹市信彦, 清林哲, 清林哲

電気化学会大会講演要旨集(CD-ROM), Mar 23, 2016
グライム系電解液を用いた有機‐マグネシウム二次電池の開発

妹尾博, 妹尾博, 栄部比夏里, 常盤春輝, 内田誠, 佐野光, 八尾勝, 清林哲, 清林哲

電池討論会講演要旨集, Nov 10, 2015
分子性イオンを電荷担体とする二次電池の可能性

八尾勝, 佐野光, 安藤尚功, 清林哲, 竹市信彦

電池討論会講演要旨集, Nov 10, 2015
グライム系電解液を用いた有機‐マグネシウム二次電池の特性

妹尾博, 栄部比夏里, 常盤春輝, 内田誠, 佐野光, 八尾勝, 清林哲

電気化学会大会講演要旨集(CD-ROM), Mar 9, 2015
イオン液体中での金属リチウム電析形態の温度依存性

佐野光, 栄部比夏里, 妹尾博, 松本一

電気化学会大会講演要旨集(CD-ROM), Mar 9, 2015
スルホン系電解液を用いたマグネシウム二次電池の特性改善

妹尾博, 栄部比夏里, 佐野光, 八尾勝, 清林哲

電池討論会講演要旨集, Nov 19, 2014
イオン液体中の金属リチウム電析形態の制御手法の検討(2)

佐野光, 栄部比夏里, 妹尾博, 松本一

電池討論会講演要旨集, Nov 19, 2014
金属リチウム電析形態の電解液粘度依存性

佐野光, 栄部比夏里, 妹尾博, 松本一

電気化学会大会講演要旨集, Mar 29, 2014
イオン液体中の金属リチウム電析形態の制御手法の検討

佐野光, 栄部比夏里, 妹尾博, 松本一

電池討論会講演要旨集, Oct 6, 2013
マグネシウム二次電池用スルホン系電解液の特性

妹尾博, 八尾勝, 栄部比夏里, 佐野光, 清林哲

電池討論会講演要旨集, Oct 6, 2013
スルホン系Mg電解液の電気化学的挙動

妹尾博, 栄部比夏里, 八尾勝, 佐野光, 清林哲

電気化学秋季大会講演要旨集, Sep 27, 2013
イオン液体中の金属リチウム電析形態の電流密度依存性

佐野光, 栄部比夏里, 妹尾博, 松本一

電気化学秋季大会講演要旨集, Sep 27, 2013
金属Liおよび金属Mgの電析形態の光学顕微鏡その場観察

佐野光, 八尾勝, 妹尾博, 栄部比夏里, 松本一

電気化学会大会講演要旨集, Mar 29, 2013
イオン液体中のLi電析形態へのビニレンカーボネート添加の影響

佐野光, 妹尾博, 栄部比夏里, 松本一

電気化学会大会講演要旨集, Mar 29, 2012
マグネシウム二次電池用正極材料としての2,5‐ジメトキシ‐1,4‐ベンゾキノン

佐野光, 八尾勝, 妹尾博, 栄部比夏里

電気化学会大会講演要旨集, Mar 29, 2012
インディゴ誘導体を正極に用いた非水系有機二次電池

八尾勝, 倉谷健太郎, 佐野光, 妹尾博, 清林哲

日本化学会講演予稿集, Mar 9, 2012
有機活物質を正極材料としたマグネシウム二次電池

妹尾博, 八尾勝, 佐野光, 栄部比夏里, 清林哲

電池討論会講演要旨集, Oct 17, 2011
イオン液体中のリチウム析出形態の光学顕微鏡その場観察(2)

佐野光, 妹尾博, 栄部比夏里, 松本一

電池討論会講演要旨集, Oct 17, 2011
イオン液体中のLi電析形態への添加剤の影響(3)

佐野光, 妹尾博, 栄部比夏里, 松本一

電気化学秋季大会講演要旨集, Sep 9, 2011

Major Professional Memberships

Major Research Projects

シリコンに直接結合した自己集積化単分子膜の形成とその応用

2004 - 2099
イオン液体中でのリチウム金属負極の析出挙動

ＪＳＴ戦略的創造研究推進制度（研究チーム型）（戦略的基礎研究推進事業：ＣＲＥＳＴ）, 2009
次世代蓄電池

戦略的な研究開発の推進戦略的創造研究推進事業 ALCA(先端的低炭素化技術開発) 特別重点技術領域

魚崎浩平

Industrial Property Rights

特開2017-224544 リチウム二次電池用電解液、及び、これを含むリチウム二次電池

佐野光
WO2017-099135 カリウム化合物及びそれを含有するカリウムイオン二次電池用正極活物質

マセセタイタス, ニャムワロ, 鹿野昌弘, 栄部比夏里, 妹尾博, 佐野光
WO2017-099137 カリウムイオン二次電池用正極活物質

マセセタイタス, ニャムワロ, 鹿野昌弘, 栄部比夏里, 妹尾博, 佐野光
WO2016-024594 非水二次電池用電解液及びそれを用いた非水二次電池

八尾勝, 佐野光, 安藤尚功, 清林哲
特開2015-065028 非水マグネシウム二次電池

妹尾博, 栄部比夏里, 八尾勝, 佐野光
特開2014-220170 リチウム金属二次電池用負極集電体、及び、その製造方法

佐野光, 栄部比夏里, 松本一
特開2014-072078 電解液用溶媒選定方法

佐野光, 栄部比夏里, 松本一, 妹尾博