Akihiko Toda

Last Updated :2024/05/07

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Professor
E-mail
atodahiroshima-u.ac.jp

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2020/04/01, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Professor
  • 2007/04/01, 2020/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Professor
  • 1994/07/01, 2007/03/31, Hiroshima University, FIAS, Associate Professor
  • 1987/09/10, 1994/06/30, Kyoto University, Department of Physics, Instructor

Educational Backgrounds

  • Kyoto University, Graduate School of Science, Division of Physics I, Japan, 1982/04, 1987/05
  • Kyoto University, Faculty of Science, Japan, 1978/04, 1982/03
  • Yamaguchi Prefectural Iwakuni High School, Science and Mathematics Course, Japan, 1975/04, 1978/03

Academic Degrees

  • Doctor of Science, Kyoto University
  • Master of Science, Kyoto University

Research Fields

  • Mathematical and physical sciences;Physics;Biological physics / Chemical physics / Soft matter physics
  • Chemistry;Materials chemistry;Polymer / Textile materials

Research Keywords

  • phase transition
  • kinetics
  • Dynamics
  • Polymer
  • Crystallization
  • Melting
  • Thermal analysis
  • Deformation

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • The North American Thermal Analysis Society

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2024, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 2Term, Perspectives in Physics A
  2. 2024, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 3Term, Experimental Methods and Laboratory Work in Physics I
  3. 2024, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 1Term, Experimental Methods and Laboratory Work in Physics I
  4. 2024, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 4Term, Experimental Methods and Laboratory Work in Physics II
  5. 2024, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 2Term, Experimental Methods and Laboratory Work in Physics II
  6. 2024, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 2Term, Basic Electromagnetism
  7. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Introduction to Physical Sciences
  8. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Physics of Complex Liquids and Soft Matters
  9. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Frontiers of Material Science
  10. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Thermodynamics I
  11. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Thermodynamics II
  12. 2024, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Complex Materials Science

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Crystallization and melting kinetics of low tacticity polypropylene in relation to preformed nuclei and uncrystallizable defects, POLYMER, 269, 125761, 20230313
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  2. Isothermal enthalpy relaxation of amorphous polystyrene studied using temperature-modulated fast scanning calorimetry, THERMOCHIMICA ACTA, 721, 179433, 202303
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  3. Vitrification of the Entire Amorphous Phase during Crystallization of Poly(butylene terephthalate) near the Glass-Transition Temperature, MACROMOLECULES, 56(8), 3110-3118, 20230425
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  4. Kinetics of enthalpy recovery studied by temperature-modulated differential scanning calorimetry, THERMOCHIMICA ACTA, 716, 179330 (13 pages), 202210
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  5. Enthalpy relaxation of unconstrained and constrained amorphous phase for low isotacticity polypropylene, POLYMER, 253, 124991, 20220622
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  6. A note on the kinetics of non-isothermal crystallization of polymers, THERMOCHIMICA ACTA, 713, 179244, 20220601
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  7. Effect of a Nucleating Agent on Polymer Crystallization Analyzed Using the Original Avrami Model, MACROMOLECULES, 55(6), 2202-2209, 20220322
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  8. Melting kinetics of polymer crystals with an entropic barrier, MACROMOLECULES, 41(1), 120-127, 20080108
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  9. Branching and higher order structure in banded polyethylene spherulites, MACROMOLECULES, 41(7), 2484-2493, 2008
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  10. Branching and re-orientation of lamellar crystals in non-banded poly(butene-1) spherulites, POLYMER, 49(6), 1685-1692, 20080317
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  11. Instability-Driven Branching of Lamellar Crystals in Polyethylene Spherulites, MACROMOLECULES, 41(20), 7505-7512, 20081028
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  12. Branching and Higher Order Structure in Banded Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Spherulites, Polymer journal, 40(9), 905-909, 20080915
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  13. Enhanced Crystallization of Blended Poly(ethylene terephthalate) and Poly(butylene terephthalate), Polymer journal, 40(10), 992-995, 20081015
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  14. Microbeam X-ray diffraction of non-banded polymer spherulites of it-polystyrene and it-poly(butene-1), POLYMER, 51(8), 1837-1844, 20100406
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  15. Application of a deconvolution method to construct aqueous phase diagram, THERMOCHIMICA ACTA, 500(1-2), 100-105, 20100310
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  16. Morphology and Crystallization Kinetics of it-Polystyrene Spherulites, MACROMOLECULES, 43(8), 3837-3843, 20100427
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  17. Kinetic study of the II-I phase transition of isotactic polybutene-1, POLYMER, 51(23), 5532-5538, 20101029
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  18. Melting of polymer single crystals studied by dynamic Monte Carlo simulations, EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL E, 33(3), 189-202, 201011
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  19. Morphology and Growth of Single Crystals of Isotactic Polypropylene from the Melt, JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE PART B-PHYSICS, 50(2), 236-247, 2010
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  20. Molecular weight dependence of growth and morphology of it-poly(butene-1) spherulites, POLYMER, 52(9), 2051-2058, 20110419
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  21. Influence of Amorphous Component on Melting of Semicrystalline Polymers, MACROMOLECULES, 44(20), 8042-8055, 20111025
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  22. Cellular Crystallization in Thin Melt Film of it-Poly(butene-1): An Implication to Spherulitic Growth from Bulk Melt, MACROMOLECULES, 44(23), 9239-9246, 20111213
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  23. Structure Evolution in Directional Crystallization of Polymers under Temperature Gradient, MACROMOLECULES, 45(2), 852-861, 20120124
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  24. Spatiotemporal Patterns Formed by the Dynamics of Bistable Units with Global and Asymmetric Local Interactions, JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 81(4), 201204
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  25. Growth of banded spherulites of poly(epsilon-caprolactone) from the blends: An examination of the modeling of spherulitic growth, POLYMER, 53(8), 1765-1771, 20120403
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  26. Melting kinetics of it-polypropylene crystals over wide heating rates, JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY, 113(3), 1231-1237, 201309
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  27. ★, Growth of polyethylene single crystals from the melt, 270, 667-681, 19920401
  28. Growth Mode and Curved Lateral Habits of Polyethylene Single Crystals, Faraday Discussion, 95, 129-143, 19930401
  29. Oscillation and Instability of Neck Propagation in Polyethylene terephthalates film, Polymer, 34, 2306-2314, 19930401
  30. ★, Growth of Polyethylene Single Crystals from the Melt : Morphology, 271, 328-342, 19930401
  31. Atomic force microscopy of solution grown polyethylene single crystals, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 33, 19940401
  32. Oscillating neck propagation in polymer films, Polymer, 35, 19940401
  33. Polyethylene Crystallization from Dilute Solutions : Adsorption Isotherm on the Growth Face, Journal of Chemical Society Faradoy Transaction, 91, 19950401
  34. Computer Simulction of Curved Crystel Habits : Polymer Crystallization under an Anisotropic Growth Condition., Polymer, 37, 19960401
  35. ★, A new analyzing method of Temperature Modulated DSC of exo- or endo-thermic process: Application to polyethylene crystallization, Thermochimica Acta, 293, 47-64, 19970401
  36. ★, A new method of analysing transformation kinetics with temperature mopdulated DSC: Application to polymer crystal growth, Polymer, 38, 231-233, 19970401
  37. Crystal Growth of Isotactic Polystyrene in Ultrathin Films: Thickness and Temperature Dependence, J. Macromol. Sci. Phys., B45, 1141-1147, 20060401
  38. Dynamic Light Scattering Studies on Crystallization of Isotactic Polystyrene from Dilute Solutions at High Supercoolings, J. Macromol. Sci. Phys., B45, 1149-1157, 20060401
  39. Two-step formation of entanglement from disentangled polymer melt detected by using nucleation rate, Polymer, 47, 6422-6428, 20060401
  40. Pattern formation and spatiotemporal behavior of adhesive in peeling, Physica D, 214, 120-131, 20060401
  41. Acceleration Mechanism of Growth Rates under Shear Flow Due to the Oriented Melt, Macromolecules, 39, 1515-1524, 20060401
  42. Nucleation and size distribution of nucleus during induction period of polyethylene crystallization, J. Chem. Phys., 123, 204906/1-5, 20050401
  43. Defects in banded spherulite of polymer, Polymer, 46, 8717-8722, 20050401
  44. Three-dimensional shape of polyethylene single crystals grown from dilute solutions and from the melt, Polymer, 46, 8708-8716, 20050401
  45. Formation mechanism of shish in the oriented melt (II) - two different growth mechanisms along and perpendicular to the flow direction, Polymer, 1685-1692, 20050401
  46. Formation mechanism of shish in the oriented melt (I) - bundle nucleus becomes to shish, Polymer, 1675-1684, 20050401
  47. Full deconvolution of the instrumental coefficients in scanning calorimeter of heat flux type, Thermochim. Acta, 436, 15-25, 20050401
  48. Transition kinetics of a Ti-Ni alloy examined by Temperature-Modulated DSC, Thermochim. Acta, 431, 98-105, 20050401
  49. Size distribution and shape of nano-nucleus of polyethylene simultaneously determined by SAXS, Polymer, 48, 382-392, 20070102
  50. Role of epitaxy of nucleating agent (NA) in nucleation mechanism of polymers, Polymer, 48, 401-408, 20070102
  51. Crystal Growth of Isotactic Polystyrene in Ultrathin Films: Thickness and Temperature Dependence, Journal of Macromolecular Science A27, B45, 1141-1147, 20061130
  52. Dynamic Light Scattering Studies on Crystallization of Isotactic Polystyrene from Dilute Solutions at High Supercoolings, Journal of Macromolecular Science A27, B45, 1149-1157, 20061130
  53. Two-step formation of entanglement from disentangled polymer melt detected by using nucleation rate23, Polymer, 47, 6422-6428, 20061130
  54. Power law of molecular weight dependence of lateral growth rate of isotactic polypropylene, Polymer, 47, 7601-7606, 20061130
  55. Pattern formation and spatiotemporal behavior of adhesive in peeling1, Physica D, D214, 120-131, 20060301
  56. MORPHOLOGY, GROWTH RATE AND LAMELLAR THICKNESS OF POLYMER CRYSTALS, Journal of Macromolecular Science, B42(3&4), 867-874, 20030301
  57. The effect of NaCl on the eutectic phase behavior of aqueous poly(ethylene glycol) solutions, Polymer, 50(5), 1304-1310, 20090201
  58. Kinetics of phase separation and coarsening in dilute surfactantpentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether solutions, Journal of Chemical Physics, 20111101
  59. Kinetic response of an epoxy thermosetting system observed by TMDSC, JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY, 60(3), 821-827, 2000
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  60. Lamellar thickening in isotactic polypropylene with high tacticity crystallized at high temperature, MACROMOLECULES, 33(24), 9069-9075, 20001128
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  61. An unusual behavior in the melting region of isotactic polypropylene crystals revealed by temperature-modulated DSC, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE, 35(20), 5085-5090, 200010
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  62. A calibration of complex heat capacity obtained by temperature-modulated DSC in the melting region of polymer crystals, POLYMER, 41(25), 8941-8951, 200012
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  63. Three-dimensional morphology of PVDF single crystals forming banded spherulites, POLYMER, 42(5), 2223-2233, 200103
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  64. A modeling of the irreversible melting kinetics of polymer crystals responding to temperature modulation with retardation of melting rate coefficient, POLYMER, 42(10), 4727-4730, 200105
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  65. Application of periodically modulated driving force to the transition kinetics in vinylidene fluoride/trifluoroethylene copolymers, JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 114(15), 6896-6905, 20010415
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  66. Power law of nucleation rate of folded-chain single crystals of polyethylene, COLLOID AND POLYMER SCIENCE, 279(4), 382-386, 200104
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  67. Periodically modulated driving force applied with TMDSC to the crystallization and melting kinetics of ice crystals confined in a porous silica gel, JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY, 64(2), 775-782, 2001
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  68. Effect of entanglement on nucleation rate of polyethylene, POLYMER JOURNAL, 33(11), 906-908, 2001
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  69. Superheating of the melting kinetics in polymer crystals: a possible nucleation mechanism, POLYMER, 43(5), 1667-1679, 200203
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  70. Physical mechanism of stick-slip behavior in polymer melt extrusion: Temperature dependence of flow curve, JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 70(11), 3268-3273, 200111
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  71. Thermo-mechanical coupling and self-excited oscillation in the neck propagation of PET films, POLYMER, 43(3), 947-951, 200202
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  72. Second-order phase transition of high isotactic polypropylene at high temperature, POLYMER, 43(4), 1473-1481, 200202
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  73. Dynamical-morphological property of adhesive tape in peeling, JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 71(7), 1618-1621, 200207
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  74. Periodically modulated driving force applied to polymer crystallization in a visco-elastic measurement with temperature modulation, THERMOCHIMICA ACTA, 391(1-2), 81-86, 20020812
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  75. Power law of molecular weight of the nucleation rate of folded chain crystals of polyethylene, MACROMOLECULES, 35(18), 6985-6991, 20020827
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  76. Role of entanglement in nucleation and 'melt relaxation' of polyethylene, POLYMER, 43(24), 6585-6593, 200211
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  77. Kinetic barrier of pinning in polymer crystallization: Rate equation approach, JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 118(18), 8446-8455, 20030508
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  78. Equilibrium melting temperature of isotactic polypropylene with high tacticity: 1. Determination by differential scanning calorimetry, MACROMOLECULES, 36(13), 4790-4801, 20030701
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  79. Equilibrium melting temperature of isotactic polypropylene with high tacticity. 2. Determination by optical microscopy, MACROMOLECULES, 36(13), 4802-4812, 20030701
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  80. Nucleation and morphology of polyethylene under shear flow, JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE-PHYSICS, B42(3-4), 499-514, 2003
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  81. Molecular weight dependence of equilibrium melting temperature and lamellar thickening of isotactic polypropylene with high tacticity, JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE-PHYSICS, B42(3-4), 733-752, 2003
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  82. An atomic force microscopy observation of poly(vinylidene fluoride) banded spherulites, JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE-PHYSICS, B42(3-4), 753-760, 2003
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  83. Direct evidence of nucleation during the induction period of polyethylene crystallization by SAXS, JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE-PHYSICS, B42(3-4), 847-865, 2003
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  84. Morphology, growth rate, and lamellar thickness of polymer crystals, JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE-PHYSICS, B42(3-4), 867-874, 2003
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  85. AFM observation of polyethylene single crystals: selective handedness of screw dislocations in a chair type, POLYMER, 44(20), 6135-6138, 200309
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  86. Modeling of the peeling process of pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes with the combination of Maxwell elements, JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 73(8), 2135-2141, 200408
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  87. Stability of tunnel structure and relationship between peel load and spatiotemporal pattern by deformed adhesive during peeling, JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 73(8), 2342-2346, 200408
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  88. Formation mechanism of shish in the oriented melt (I) - bundle nucleus becomes to shish, POLYMER, 46(5), 1675-1684, 20050214
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  89. Transition kinetics of a Ti-Ni alloy examined by temperature-modulated DSC, THERMOCHIMICA ACTA, 431(1-2), 98-105, 20050615
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  90. Three-dimensional shape of polyethylene single crystals grown from dilute solutions and from the melt, POLYMER, 46(20), 8708-8716, 20050923
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  91. Defects in banded spherulites of polymers, POLYMER, 46(20), 8717-8722, 20050923
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  92. Full deconvolution of the instrumental coefficients in scanning calorimeter of heat flux type, THERMOCHIMICA ACTA, 436(1-2), 15-25, 20051001
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  93. Nucleation and size distribution of nucleus during induction period of polyethylene crystallization, JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 123(20), 20051122
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  94. Pattern formation and spatiotemporal behavior of adhesive in peeling, PHYSICA D-NONLINEAR PHENOMENA, 214(2), 120-131, 20060215
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  95. Crystal growth of isotactic polystyrene in ultrathin films: Thickness and temperature dependence, JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE PART B-PHYSICS, 45(6), 1141-1147, 200611
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  96. Dynamic light scattering studies on crystallization of isotactic polystyrene from dilute solutions at high supercoolings, JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE PART B-PHYSICS, 45(6), 1149-1157, 200611
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  97. Two-step formation of entanglement from disentangled polymer melt detected by using nucleation rate, POLYMER, 47(18), 6422-6428, 20060823
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  98. Power law of molecular weight dependence of lateral growth rate of isotactic polypropylene, POLYMER, 47(21), 7601-7606, 20061004
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  99. Acceleration mechanism of nucleation of polymers by nano-sizing of nucleating agent, POLYMER JOURNAL, 39(1), 55-64, 2007
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  100. Supercooling (Delta T) dependence of nano-nucleation of PE by SAXS and proposal of a new nucleation theory, POLYMER, 48(4), 1116-1126, 20070209
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  101. Size distribution and shape of nano-nucleus of polyethylene simultaneously determined by SAXS, POLYMER, 48(1), 382-392, 20070105
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  102. Role of epitaxy of nucleating agent (NA) in nucleation mechanism of polymers, POLYMER, 48(1), 401-408, 20070105
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  103. The effect of NaCl on the eutectic phase behavior of aqueous poly(ethylene glycol) solutions, POLYMER, 50(5), 1304-1310, 20090223
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  104. Mechanical and Thermal Properties of a Hot-melt Adhesive of Tribrock Copolymer Added with a Miscible Homopolymer, Polymer journal, 41(1), 74-82, 20090115
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  105. Acceleration Mechanism in Critical Nucleation of Polymers by Epitaxy of Nucleating Agent, POLYMER JOURNAL, 41(3), 228-236, 2009
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  106. Dynamical Properties in Uniform and Periodic Growth Modes of Ascorbic Acid Crystal Domain from Thin Solution Film, JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 83(6), 201406
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  107. Melting behaviors of polyethylene crystals: An application of fast-scan DSC, POLYMER, 55(14), 3186-3194, 20140619
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  108. An evaluation of thermal lags of fast-scan microchip DSC with polymer film samples, THERMOCHIMICA ACTA, 589, 262-269, 20140810
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  109. Combining fast-scan chip-calorimeter with molecular simulations to investigate superheating behaviors of lamellar polymer crystals, POLYMER, 55(16), 4307-4312, 20140805
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  110. Method for Calculation of the Lamellar Thickness Distribution of Not-Reorganized Linear Polyethylene Using Fast Scanning Calorimetry in Heating, MACROMOLECULES, 48(24), 8831-8837, 201512
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  111. Heating rate dependence of melting peak temperature examined by DSC of heat flux type, JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY, 123(3), 1795-1808, 201603
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  112. ★, Feature article: Insights into polymer crystallization and melting from fast scanning chip calorimetry, Polymer, 91, 239-263, 201605
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  113. Quantitative understanding of two distinct melting kinetics of an isothermally crystallized poly(ether ether ketone), POLYMER, 99, 97-104, 201609
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  114. Two Crystal Populations with Different Melting/Reorganization Kinetics of Isothermally Crystallized Polyamide 6, JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS, 54(20), 2126-2138, 201610
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  115. Crystallization kinetics of poly(butylene terephthalate) and its talc composites, JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, 134(16), 201704
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  116. Melting and recrystallization kinetics of poly(butylene terephthalate), POLYMER, 109, 307-314, 201701
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  117. An Atomic Force Microscopy Observation of Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride) Banded Spherulites, Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B, 42(3), 753-760, 200301
  118. AFM observation of polyethylene single crystals: selective handedness of screw dislocations in a chair type, Polymer, 44(20), 6135-6138, 200309
  119. Dynamical Properties in Uniform and Periodic Growth Modes of Ascorbic Acid Crystal Domain from Thin Solution Film, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 83(6), 64002-1-9, 20140502
  120. Development of New Analysis Methods in Thermal Transition Kinetics, 41(1), 10-16, 201401
  121. Spatiotemporal Patterns in Peeling Process, Kobunshi, 54(6), 20050601
  122. Kinetics of "Melting" of Sucrose Crystals, CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN, 18(4), 2602-2608, 201804
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  123. Superheated Melting Kinetics of Metastable Chain-Folded Polymer Crystals, CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN, 18(6), 3637-3643, 201806
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  124. Gibbs-Thomson, Thermal Gibbs-Thomson, and Hoffman-Weeks Plots of Polyethylene Crystals Examined by Fast-Scan Calorimetry and Small-Angle X-ray Scattering, CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN, 19(4), 2493-2502, 201904
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  125. Crystallization and melting behaviors of poly(vinylidene fluoride) examined by fast-scan calorimetry: Hoffman-Weeks, Gibbs-Thomson and thermal Gibbs-Thomson plots, POLYMER, 169, 11-20, 20190415
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  126. Crystallization, recrystallization, and melting of polymer crystals on heating and cooling examined with fast scanning calorimetry, Polymer Crystallization, 1, e10005 (1-10)., 201808
  127. Fast limiting behavior of the melting kinetics of polyethylene crystals examined by fast-scan calorimetry, THERMOCHIMICA ACTA, 677, 211-216, 201907
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  128. Molecular Weight Dependence of Crystal Growth in Isotactic Polystyrene Ultrathin Films, ACS MACRO LETTERS, 8(10), 1227-1232, 201910
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  129. Crystallization and melting of poly(butylene terephthalate) and poly (ethylene terephthalate) investigated by fast-scan chip calorimetry and small angle X-ray scattering, POLYMER, 192, 202003
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  130. Effect of multi-step annealing above the glass transition temperature on the crystallization and melting kinetics of semicrystalline polymers, POLYMER, 202, 202008
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  131. Small angle X-ray scattering from finite sequence of lamellar stacks of crystalline polymers, POLYMER, 211, 202012
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  132. Temperature-Modulated Scanning Calorimetry of Melting-Recrystallization of Poly(butylene terephthalate), POLYMERS, 13(1), 202101
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  133. Kinetic Study on Alpha-Form Crystallization of Mixed-Acid Triacylglycerols POP, PPO, and Their Mixture, MOLECULES, 26(1), 202101
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  134. The Narrow Thickness Distribution of Lamellae of Poly(butylene succinate) Formed at Low Melt Supercooling, MACROMOLECULES, 54(7), 3366-3376, 202104
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  135. Temperature-modulated fast scanning calorimetry of isothermal crystallization of Poly(butylene terephthalate), POLYMER, 228, 20210716
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  136. Analysis of non-isothermal polymer crystallization at constant scan rates based on the Avrami model, THERMOCHIMICA ACTA, 702, 202108
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  137. On the crystal stabilization during two-step isothermal crystallization of poly(butylene terephthalate) examined by fast scanning calorimetry, POLYMER, 230, 20210916
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  138. Insertion-Crystallization-Induced Low-Temperature Annealing Peaks in Melt-Crystallized Poly(l-Lactic Acid), MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, 222(18), 202109
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  139. Melting Kinetics of Superheated Polymer Crystals Examined by Isothermal and Nonisothermal Fast Scanning Calorimetry, MACROMOLECULES, 54(18), 8770-8779, 20210928
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  140. A reinterpretation of the Ozawa model for non-isothermal crystallization at fixed scan rates, THERMOCHIMICA ACTA, 707, 202201
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Publications such as books

  1. 2022/06/03, Thermal Analysis of Polymeric Materials: Methods and Developments, Vol 1, Ch. 2, Modulated Temperature Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Wiley, 2022, 06, Scholarly Book, Joint work, 英語, Akihiko Toda, 9783527828692, 658, 41, Chapter 2
  2. 2014/03, Encyclopedia of Polymers and Composites, Spherulitic Growth in Crystalline Polymers, Springer, 2014, 03, Scholarly Book, Joint work, Akihiko Toda, ISBN: 978-3-642-37179-0 (Online), 12, Spherulitic Growth in Crystalline Polymers
  3. 1993, Growth Kinetics of Polyethylene Single Crystals , Crystallization of Polymers, 1993

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Isothermal and Non-Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics Analyzed Using the Avrami and Ozawa Models, Akihiko Toda, Virtual Intercontinental Assembly on Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis 9th International and 11th Japan-China Joint Symposium on Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis, 2022/10/26, With Invitation, English, The Japan Society of Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis, Tokyo, Japan
  2. Analyses of non-isothermal polymer crystallization at constant scan rates based on the Avrami and Ozawa models, AKIHIKO TODA, 17th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY, 2021/08/30, With Invitation, English
  3. Polymer crystallization and melting examined by fast-scan calorimetry and small angle X-ray scattering, Akihiko TODA, 2021/06/10, With Invitation, Japanese
  4. Hoffman-Weeks, Gibbs-Thomson, and thermal Gibbs-Thomson plots of polymer crystallization and melting, utilizing FSC and SAXS, Akihiko Toda, International Discussion Meeting on Polymer Crystallization 2019, 2019/10/22, With Invitation, English, San Sebastián, Spain
  5. Utilizing fast-scan calorimetry on polymer crystallization and melting with Gibbs-Thomson, Hoffman-Weeks, and Thermal Gibbs-Thomson plots, Akihiko Toda, Ken Taguchi, Gaku Kono, Koji Nozaki, The 2018 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit, 2018/12/26, With Invitation, English, Materials Research Society
  6. FAST-SCANNING CALORIMETRY ON THE CRYSTALLIZATION AND MELTING OF POLYMER CRYSTALS, Akihiko Toda, Fifth Joint Meeting of The Calorimetry Conference and International Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics, 2018/08/08, With Invitation, English, Calorimetry Conference and International Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics, Tahoe USA
  7. Crystallization and Melting of Chain-folded Polymer Crystals Examined by Fast-Scan Calorimetry, Akihiko Toda, Ken Taguchi, Gaku Kohno, Koji Nozaki, The 13th International Symposium on Polymer Physics, 2018/06/12, With Invitation, English, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, ICCAS, China MPI for Polymer Research, Germany University of Akron, USA University of Tokyo, Japan
  8. Conventional, fast-scan and TM-DSC analysis of transition kinetics: Melting of polymers, Akihiko Toda, International Workshop on Advanced Thermal Analysis, 2016/12, With Invitation, English
  9. Melting kinetics of polymer crystals examined by fast-scan DSC, Akihiko Toda, International Workshop on Advanced Thermal Analysis, 2016/12, With Invitation, English
  10. Melting kinetics of polymer crystals examined by conventional & fast-scan DSC, & T-M DSC, Akihiko Toda, 2016 International Confederation for Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry Congress, 2016/08, With Invitation, Japanese
  11. Modeling of melting kinetics examined by differential scanning calorimetry, A. Toda, Joint Meeting of The Japan Society of Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis and The Calorimetry Conference, 2016/08, With Invitation, Japanese
  12. Melting kinetics of polymer crystals, A. Toda, 14th LÄHNWITZSEMINAR ON CALORIMETRY, 2016/06, With Invitation, English
  13. Calorimetric analysis of kinetics in phase transitions with broad distribution of transition temperatures, 42nd Annual Conference of North American Thermal Analysis Society Session Lecture, 2014/09/15, With Invitation, English
  14. Calorimetric analysis of kinetics in phase transitions with broad distribution of transition temperatures, The North American Calorimetry Conference, 2014/07/10, With Invitation, English
  15. MELTING OF POLYMER CRYSTALS, 11th International Symposium of Polymer Physics, 2014/06/09, With Invitation, English
  16. Melting kinetics of polymer crystals, Symposium in Honor of Bernhard Wunderlich, 247th ACS National Meeting, 2014/03/17, With Invitation, English
  17. Melting kinetics of polymer crystals over wide heating rates, The 5th International Symposium on the New Frontiers of Thermal Studies of Materials, 2013/10/28, With Invitation, English
  18. Formation Mechanism of Polymer Spherulites, IUPAC MACRO2012 World Polymer Congress, 2012/06, With Invitation, Japanese
  19. Formation mechanism of polymer spherulites, International Discussion Meeting on Polymer Crystallization, 2011/08, With Invitation, Japanese
  20. Formation of Polymer Spherulites: Branching and Re-orientation of Lamellar Crystals by a Spontaneous Gradient Field and Stress in the Folding Surfaces, Japan-Netherlands Symposium on Crystal Growth -Theory and in situ Measurements, 2008/10, With Invitation, Japanese
  21. Branching and Re-orientation of Lamellar Crystals in Polymer Spherulites, The 42nd IUPAC World Polymer Congress, MACRO 2008, 2008/07, With Invitation, Japanese
  22. Branching and Higher Order Structure in Polymer Spherulites, European Discussion Meetings: Polymer Crystallization, 2007/10, With Invitation, Japanese
  23. Branching in spherulites of chain folded polymer crystals: Periodic rings and correlation length, American Chemical Society 234th National Meeting, "50 Years after the Discovery of Polymer Single Crystals", 2007/08, With Invitation, Japanese
  24. Growth Kinetics and Morphology of Polymer Crystals, 2007 APS March Meeting, "Polymer Crystallization: 50 years of Chain Folding", 2007/03, With Invitation, Japanese
  25. Superheating in the Melting Kinetics of Polymer Crystals, 5th Lahnwitz Seminar on Calorimetry, 2006/05, With Invitation, Japanese
  26. Kinetic Barrier on Crystallization and Melting of Polymers, 228th ACS National Meeting, Symposium on Semicrystalline Polymers, 2004/08, With Invitation, Japanese

Awards

  1. 2016/08/18, 2016 North American Thermal Analysis Society Award, NATAS Award Committee Chair
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  2. 2015/08/12, 43rd North American Thermal Analysis Society Conference, NATAS Fellow Award, North American Thermal Analysis Society
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  3. 2014/07/10, 2014 James J. Christensen Memorial Award, The North American Calorimetry Conference, Calorimetric Analysis of Kinetics in Phase Transitions with a Broad Distribution of Transition Temperatures
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  4. 2013/11/01, The JAPAN SOCIETY OF CALORIMETRY AND THERMAL ANALYSIS AWARD (2013), 日本熱測定学会長, 熱測定による状態遷移過程のキネティクス解析手法の開発
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Social Activities

History as Committee Members

  1. Editorial Board Member, 2022/04, Polymer (Elsevier)
  2. Editorial Board Member: Polymer Crystallization (Wiley), 2020/04

Organizing Academic Conferences, etc.

  1. International Discussion Meeting on Polymer Crystallization 2019, 2019/04, 2019/04
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  2. 12th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC2018), Local Committee Member, 2018/12, 2018/12
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  3. 2017/09, 2017/09
  4. 2022/04, 2022/11
  5. International Discussion Meeting on Polymer Crystallization 2017, Advisory Board, 2017/09, 2017/09
  6. Pacifichem 2015, Symposium on New Frontiers in Polymer Crystallization, Co-Chair, 2015/04
  7. 2015/01, 2015/01
  8. 2013/07
  9. 2012/08
  10. 2011/08
  11. 2009/08
  12. 2007/09