NAOKI TARUTANI

Last Updated :2025/08/21

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Associate Professor
Web Site
E-mail
n-tarutanihiroshima-u.ac.jp
Other Contact Details
1-4-1, Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima, Japan, 739-8527, Japan
TEL : (+81)EL: +81 82  FAX : (+81)AX: +81 82
Self-introduction
My research interests focus on synthesis, design, and assembly of subnano-, nano-, and micrometer-scale objects towards the fabrication of materials with novel and unique functionalities. Systematic investigations of the relationship between structures and functionalities enable to access materials with unexpected characteristics.

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2016/04/01, 2017/03/31, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • 2017/04/01, 2019/03/31, Hosei University, Faculty of Bioscience and Applied Chemistry, Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Assistant Professor
  • 2019/04/01, 2019/10/31, Osaka Prefecture University, Department of Materials, Graduate School of Engineering, Research Assistant Professor
  • 2019/11/01, 2020/03/31, Hiroshima University, Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Assistant Professor
  • 2019/04/01, Hosei University, Research Center for Micro-Nano Technology, Affiliate Lecturer
  • 2020/04/01, 2024/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor
  • 2023/03/23, 2024/03/31, Hiroshima University, Associate Professor (Special Recognition)
  • 2024/04/01, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Associate Professor

Educational Backgrounds

  • Osaka Prefecture University, College of Engineering, School of Materials Science, Japan, 2008/04, 2012/03
  • Osaka Prefecture University, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Materials Science, Master course, Japan, 2012/04, 2014/03
  • Osaka Prefecture University, Department of Engineering, Department of Materials Science, Doctor course, Japan, 2014/04, 2017/03

Academic Degrees

  • Osaka Prefecture University
  • Osaka Prefecture University

In Charge of Primary Major Programs

  • Program of Applied Chemistry

Research Fields

  • Chemistry;Materials chemistry;Inorganic industrial materials
  • Engineering;Material engineering;Composite materials / Surface and interface engineering
  • Interdisciplinary science and engineering;Nano / Micro science;Nanomaterials chemistry
  • Engineering;Material engineering;Inorganic materials / Physical properties

Research Keywords

  • Sol-Gel Method
  • Self-Assembly
  • Layered Compounds
  • Porous Materials
  • Nanoparticles

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • The Japanese Sol-Gel Society, 2011
  • The Ceramic Society of Japan, 2011
  • International Sol-Gel Society, 2013
  • The Society of Inorganic Materials, Japan, 2017
  • The Chemical Society of Japan, 2018
  • The Electrochemical Society of Japan, 2020, 2023
  • Catalysis Society of Japan, 2021/05
  • The Clay Science Society of Japan, 2022/11
  • The Society of Nano Science and Technology, 2023/06

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2025, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 2Term, General Chemistry
  2. 2025, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 1Term, Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
  3. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Analytical Chemistry
  4. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Exercises in Physical Chemistry
  5. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Chemical Experiments II
  6. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Quantum Chemistry III
  7. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Graduation Thesis
  8. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry A
  9. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry A
  10. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry A
  11. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry A
  12. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry A
  13. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry A
  14. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry B
  15. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry B
  16. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry B
  17. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry B
  18. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry B
  19. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry B
  20. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Special Study on Applied Chemistry
  21. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Special Study on Applied Chemistry
  22. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Special Study on Applied Chemistry

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Solvation-Layering-Assisted Formation of Highly Concentrated Colloidal Sub-10-nm-Diameter Layered Double Hydroxide Nanoparticles Using Acetylacetone, LANGMUIR, 41(13), 8545-8553, 20250326
  2. Formation of Poly-L-Lysine-Porphyrin Derivative Complex Exhibiting Diminished Dark Toxicity in Aqueous Solutions and High Photodynamic Activity, CHEMBIOCHEM, 26(1), 20250102
  3. Photodynamic therapy using hybrid nanoparticles comprising of upconversion nanoparticles and chlorin e6-bearing pullulan, BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE, 12(22), 5766-5774, 20241105
  4. Influence of Sodium Ions and Carbon Black on the Formation and Structural Color of Photonic Balls by Silica Particles, LANGMUIR, 40(38), 20045-20056, 20240912
  5. Mechanistic Insights on the Formation of a Carbodiimide Ion from Urea in La2O2NCN Synthesis Based on the "Proanion" Strategy, INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 63(34), 15539-15545, 20240805
  6. Chemical and Structural Transformations of M-Al-CO3 Layered Double Hydroxides (M = Mg, Zn, or Co, M/Al=2) at Elevated Temperatures: Quantitative Descriptions and Effect of Divalent Cations, INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 63(34), 15634-15647, 20240812
  7. Influences of Heat Treatment, Particle Arrangement, and Binder Addition on the Mechanical Robustness of Structurally Colored Coatings Formed with Monodisperse SiO2 Spheres, ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS, 26(14), 202407
  8. Design of Functional Materials using Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Metal Hydroxide Salts Nanoparticles, Journal of the Society of Powder Technology, Japan, 61, 163-168, 20240310
  9. Processing porous architectures based on LDH: Synthesis and novel applications, Applied Clay Science, 243, 107051, 20230601
  10. Colloidal Dispersion of Layered Metal Hydroxides Nanoparticles for Hybridization with Various Materials, Ceramics Japan, 58, 373-376, 20230601
  11. Phospholipid-Coated Boronic Oxide Nanoparticles as Boron Agents for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy, CHEMBIOCHEM, 24(15), 20230801
  12. Thermal Conversion of Nanocrystalline Metal Hydroxide Salts to Metal Carbides, Pnictides, Chalcogenides, and Halides, INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 62(34), 13977-13984, 20230816
  13. Comprehensive Analysis of the Chemical and Structural Transformations of Mg-Al-CO3 Layered Double Hydroxides with Different Mg/Al Ratios at Elevated Temperatures, INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 62(42), 17276-17287, 20231009
  14. Layered Double Hydroxide Nanoparticles/Microparticles (Mg/Al=2) as Adsorbents for Temperature Swing Adsorption: Effect of Particle Size on CO2 Gas Evolution Behavior, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 128(6), 2435-2448, 20240202
  15. Synthesis of concentrated colloidal dispersion of zinc-based spinel nanoparticles via liquid-phase crystallization from "double-hydroxide-like" metal hydroxides, COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS, 682, 132941-132941, 20240205
  16. Preparation of bismuth oxycarbodiimide Bi2O2NCN by a liquid-phase process, JOURNAL OF SOL-GEL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 108(3), 704-712, 202312
  17. Thermal self-reduction of metal hydroxide acrylate monolayer nanoparticles leads formation of nanoparticulate and porous structured alloys, NANOSCALE, 15(38), 15656-15664, 20231005
  18. Additive manufacturing using highly concentrated nanocolloids of metal hydroxide salts towards structured metals and metal oxides, JOURNAL OF THE CERAMIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 131(10), 830-836, 202310
  19. Processing porous architectures based on LDH: Synthesis and novel applications, APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE, 243, 202310
  20. Molecular-Level Pictures of Chemical and Structural Transformations of Mg-Al Layered Double Hydroxide Crystals (Mg/Al=2) at Elevated Temperatures, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 127(26), 12599-12605, 20230622
  21. Carborane bearing pullulan nanogel-boron oxide nanoparticle hybrid for boron neutron capture therapy, NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, 49, 102659-102659, 202304
  22. Preparation of Oriented ZnO Rod Arrays Using Hexagonal Plate-Like Particles as a Seed Layer, LANGMUIR, 39(1), 487-494, 20230110
  23. Ammonia-free synthesis and color tuning of oxynitride perovskite SrTaO2N-SrTiO3 solid solution by using alkoxide-derived Ta-Ti binary oxide gel precursors, JOURNAL OF SOL-GEL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 104(3), 685-693, 202212
  24. Effects of electrophoretic deposition conditions on the formation of colloidal crystalline/amorphous arrays of SiO2 particles, JOURNAL OF SOL-GEL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 104(3), 456-463, 202212
  25. High Heat Resistance of the Structural Coloration of Colloidal Arrays with Inorganic Black Additives, ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 14(25), 29324-29330, 20220629
  26. ★, Metal Hydroxide Salt Monolayer Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Redox Characterization, and Electrochemical Catalytic Performance, ACS MATERIALS LETTERS, 4(8), 1430-1435, 20220801
  27. Non-ammonolysis synthesis and characterisation of environmentally benign yellow pigments based on calcium-tantalum perovskite oxynitrides, MATERIALS ADVANCES, 3(12), 4899-4907, 20220620
  28. Understanding the Electrophoretic Deposition Accompanied by Electrochemical Reactions Toward Structurally Colored Bilayer Films, ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 14(20), 23653-23659, 20220525
  29. Theranostic Agent Combining Fullerene Nanocrystals and Gold Nanoparticles for Photoacoustic Imaging and Photothermal Therapy, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 23(9), 202205
  30. Shell-thickness control of hollow SiO2 nanoparticles through post-treatment using sol–gel technique toward efficient water confinement, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 629(20), 127501, 20210906
  31. Spontaneously formed gradient chemical compositional structures of niobium doped titanium dioxide nanoparticles enhance ultraviolet- and visible-light photocatalytic performance, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 11(1), 20210730
  32. ★, Interconnection of organic-inorganic hybrid nano-building blocks towards thermally robust mesoporous structures, NANOSCALE, 13(26), 11446-11454, 20210714
  33. Size Effect of Hydroxide Nanobuilding Blocks and Nonionic Block Copolymer Templates on the Formation of Ordered Mesoporous Structures, JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B, 125(18), 4883-4889, 20210513
  34. Environmentally Benign Synthesis and Color Tuning of Strontium-Tantalum Perovskite Oxynitride and Its Solid Solutions, INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 60(7), 4852-4859, 20210405
  35. Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Nanocrystal-based Cryogels with Size-Controlled Mesopores and Macropores, LANGMUIR, 37(9), 2884-2890, 20210309
  36. Robust Structurally Colored Coatings Composed of Colloidal Arrays Prepared by the Cathodic Electrophoretic Deposition Method with Metal Cation Additives, ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 12(36), 40768-40777, 20200909
  37. Enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity of anatase-rutile mixed-phase nano-size powder given by high-temperature heat treatment, Royal Society Open Science, 7(1), 191539, 20200115
  38. Microparticles with hetero-nanointerfaces: controlled assembly of cobalt hydroxide and nickel hydroxide nanoclusters towards improved electrochemical functions, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7(44), 25290-25296, 20190904
  39. Highly Ordered Mesoporous Hydroxide Thin Films through Self-Assembly of Size-Tailored Nanobuilding Blocks: A Theoretical-Experimental Approach, Chemistry of Materials, 31(2), 322-330, 20181227
  40. Mesoporous microspheres of nickel-based layered hydroxides by aerosol-assisted self-assembly using crystalline nano-building blocks, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 89(1), 216-224, 20180915
  41. Synthesis of Layered Metal Hydroxide-Based Porous Materials toward Improved Functionalities, Journal of the Society of Inorganic Materials, Japan, 25, 151-155, 201805
  42. High-density protein loading on hierarchically porous layered double hydroxide composites with a rational mesostructure, Langmuir, 32(35), 8826-8833, 20160808
  43. Single-nanometer-sized low-valence metal hydroxide crystals: Synthesis via epoxide-mediated alkalinization and assembly toward functional mesoporous materials, Chemistry of Materials, 28(16), 5606-5610, 20160724
  44. Layered double hydroxide nanoclusters: aqueous, concentrated, stable, and catalytically active colloids toward green chemistry, ACS nano, 10(5), 5550-5559, 20160428
  45. Fabrication of hierarchically porous monolithic layered double hydroxide composites with tunable microcages for effective oxyanion adsorption, RSC Advances, 5(70), 57187-57192, 20150623
  46. Layered double hydroxide composite monoliths with three-dimensional hierarchical channels: structural control and adsorption behavior, RSC Advances, 4(31), 16075-16080, 20140314
  47. Enhanced photoluminescence emission from anthracene-doped polyphenylsiloxane glass, Optics letters, 38(24), 5224-5227, 20131215
  48. Layered double hydroxide (LDH)-based monolith with interconnected hierarchical channels: enhanced sorption affinity for anionic species, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1(26), 7702-7708, 20130424
  49. Additive Manufacturing Using Highly Concentrated Nanocolloids of Metal Hydroxide Salts toward Structured Metals and Metal Oxides, Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 131, 830-836, 20230801
  50. Preparation of Bismuth Oxycarbodiimide Bi2O2NCN by a Liquid-Phase Process, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 108, 704-712, 20230921

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Spontaneous formation of hierarchically porous LDHs monoliths via facile sol-gel reaction from metal salt precursors, Naoki Tarutani, Yasuaki Tokudome, Kazuki Nakanishi, Masahide Takahashi, The 12th International Symposium on Biomimetic Materials Processing, 2012/01/27, Without Invitation, English, Nagoya, Japan
  2. Spontaneous Formation of Macroporous Inorganic Materials: Synthesis Strategy for Mixed Metal Oxides and Phosphates with a Monolithic Form, Yasuaki Tokudome, Naoki Tarutani, Kazuki Nakanishi, Masahide Takahashi, 2012 OPU-KIST-ECUST Joint Symposium on Advanced Materials and Applications, 2012/09/10, Without Invitation, English, Osaka, Japan
  3. Synthesis of Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH)-based Monolithic Composite with Hierarchical Macro/Meso Channels for Improved Ion-exchange Characteristics, Yasuaki Tokudome, Naoki Tarutani, Kazuki Nakanishi, Masahide Takahashi, 2013 MRS spring meeting & exhibit, 2013/04/01, Without Invitation, English, San Francisco, USA
  4. Synthesis and characterization of layered double hydroxide-based monolithic material with controlled hierarchical channels, Naoki Tarutani, Yasuaki Tokudome, Kazuki Nakanishi, Masahide Takahashi, XVII International Sol-Gel Conference, 2013/08/25, Without Invitation, English, Madrid, Spain
  5. Layered double hydroxide (LDH)-based monolith with interconnected hierarchical channels: enhanced sorption affinity for anionic species, Yasuaki Tokudome, Naoki Tarutani, Kazuki Nakanishi, Masahide Takahashi, The 14th International Symposium on Biomimetic Materials Processing, 2014/01/24, Without Invitation, English, Gifu, Japan
  6. Layered double hydroxide-based monolithic adsorbent with tailored hierarchical channels, Naoki Tarutani, Yasuaki Tokudome, Kazuki Nakanishi, Masahide Takahashi, Materials Science & Technology 2014, 2014/10/12, Without Invitation, English, Pittsburgh, USA
  7. Hierarchically porous layered double hydroxide composites with size-controlled microcages for selective adsorption of oxyanions, Naoki Tarutani, Yasuaki Tokudome, Kazuki Nakanishi, Masahide Takahashi, XVIII International Sol-Gel Conference, 2015/09/06, Without Invitation, English, Kyoto, Japan
  8. Hierarchically porous layered double hydroxide composites with size-controlled microcages for selective adsorption of oxyanions, Naoki Tarutani, Yasuaki Tokudome, Kazuki Nakanishi, Masahide Takahashi, 7ma Escuela de Síntesis de Materiales, 2015/09/28, Without Invitation, English, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  9. Synthesis of nanocrystalline layered hydroxide salt mesoporous films and pseudomorphic conversion to mesostructural transition metal compounds, Naoki Tarutani, Yasuaki Tokudome, Matias Jobbagy, Federico A. Viva, Galo J. A. A. Soler-Illia, Masahide Takahashi, 13th International Conference on Ceramic Processing Science, 2016/05/08, Without Invitation, English, Nara, Japan
  10. Synthesis of single-nm sized layered hydroxide nanocrystals and assembly toward mesoporous materials, Naoki Tarutani, Yasuaki Tokudome, Matias Jobbagy, Federico A. Viva, Galo J. A. A. Soler-Illia, Masahide Takahashi, The 2nd International Conference on NanoMaterials, 2016/09/07, With Invitation, English, Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius
  11. Layered metal hydroxide crystals in single-nanometer scale for nano-building approach toward ordered mesoporous materials, Naoki Tarutani, Yasuaki Tokudome, Matias Jobbagy, Galo J. A. A. Soler-Illia, Masahide Takahashi, XIX International Sol-Gel Conference, 2017/09/03, Without Invitation, English, Liege, Belgium
  12. Synthesis of ordered mesoporous layered nickel hydroxide films by nano-building block approach toward enhanced functionalities, Naoki Tarutani, Yasuaki Tokudome, Matias Jobbagy, Galo J. A. A. Soler-Illia, Masahide Takahashi, JSPM International Conference on Powder and Powder Metallurgy, 2017/11/06, Without Invitation, English, Kyoto, Japan
  13. Hydroxide-based hybrid nano-building blocks: synthesis, design, and assembly toward functional materials, Naoki Tarutani, Yasuaki Tokudome, Matias Jobbagy, Galo J. A. A. Soler-Illia, Masahide Takahashi, Takamasa Ishigaki, The 3rd International Conference on Nanomaterials for Health, Energy and the Environment, 2018/07/22, With Invitation, English, Sunshine Coast, Australia
  14. Synthesis of Hydroxide-based Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Nanoclusters towards Functional Porous Materials, Naoki Tarutani, Yasuaki Tokudome, Masahide Takahashi, Takamasa Ishigaki, 3rd International Symposium of Silsesquioxane-based Functional Materials, 2019/07/25, With Invitation, English, Kiryu, Japan
  15. Hierarchically ordered porous materials using hydroxide-based organic-inorganic hybrid crystals, Naoki Tarutani, Riona Sato, Mana Hashimoto, Takamasa Ishigaki, XX International Sol-Gel Conference, 2019/08/25, Without Invitation, English, St. Petersburg, Russia
  16. Hetero-nanointerfaced microparticles composed of metal hydroxide nanocrystals toward improved electrochemical properties, Naoki Tarutani, Yasuaki Tokudome, Matias Jobbagy, Galo J. A. A. Soler-Illia, Masahide Takahashi, The 36th International Japan-Korea Seminar on Ceramics, 2019/11/20, Without Invitation, English, Tottori, Japan

Awards

  1. 2019/11/22, The Best Presentation Award, The 36th International Japan-Korea Seminar on Ceramics, Hetero-nanointerfaced microparticles composed of metal hydroxide nanocrystals toward improved electrochemical properties

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. Joint Usage/Research Center IMaSS, 2021/06, 2022/03
  2. 2021/04, 2122/03
  3. 2021/04, 2022/03
  4. Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area), 2021/04, 2023/03
  5. Joint Usage/Research Program ICAT, 2021/04, 2022/03
  6. 2020/04, 2021/03
  7. Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, 2020/04, 2022/03
  8. 2019/11, 2021/10
  9. 2019/11, 2021/03
  10. 2019/08, 2021/03
  11. 2017/10, 2018/09
  12. 2016/04, 2018/03
  13. 2022/04, 2023/03
  14. Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, Synthesis of mixed anion compounds by using metal hydroxide nanoparticles, 2022/04, 2024/03
  15. Joint Usage/Research Center IMaSS, 2022/04, 2023/03