Foreword

TY - JOUR

T1 - Foreword

AU - Moffat, Thomas P.

AU - Hagiwara, Rika

AU - Homma, Takayuki

AU - Fukunaka, Yasuhiro

N1 - Funding Information: Thomas P. Moffat Guest Editor 1 thomas.moffat@nist.gov NIST, Gaithersburg 20899, MD, USA NIST Gaithersburg MD 20899 USA Rika Hagiwara Guest Editor 2 hagiwara@energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp Kyoto University, Kyoto 6068501, Japan Kyoto University Kyoto 6068501 Japan Takayuki Homma Guest Editor 3 t.homma@waseda.jp Waseda University, Tokyo 1698555, Japan Waseda University Tokyo 1698555 Japan Yasuhiro Fukunaka Guest Editor 4 hirofukunaka@gmail.com JAXA & Waseda University, Tokyo 1698555, Japan JAXA & Waseda University Tokyo 1698555 Japan 1 Tel.: +1 301 975 2143; fax: +1 301 926 9697. 2 Tel.: +81 75 753 5822; fax: +81 75 753 5906. 3 Tel.: +81 3 5286 3209; fax: +81 3 3205 2074. 4 Tel.: +81 75 383 3205/7; fax: +81 75 383 3203. The International Symposium “Renewable Energy and Materials Tailoring (REMT)” was held in Kyoto, September 18–19, 2011 as a post conference of the 62nd ISE Meeting (Niigata). It was co-organized by the research team, “Innovation Technology toward CO 2 evolution Reduction” supported by JST-CREST (PI: Prof. Y. Uchimoto, Kyoto Univ.) and by the Electrodeposition Division of the Electrochemical Society (ECS). “Materials Tailoring” has been proposed to achieve precise control of micro and nanostructures in order to exploit their unique physical and chemical properties. The first symposium of Electrochemical Processing of Tailored Materials (EPTM) was successfully organized as part of the 40th ISE Meeting in Kyoto (1989) under the initiative of Prof. Y. Ito (General Secretary of 40th ISE Meeting and President of Materials Tailoring Society). The concept has propagated with several symposia being held at subsequent ISE or ECS Meetings under the titles Materials Processing of Nanostructured Devices (MPND) and EPTM. These meetings have provided a forum for discussing the “tailoring” of materials over a wide range of length scales. Lectures focused on advanced experimental methods complemented by theoretical efforts seeking to reveal the role of electrons, ions, radicals, and clusters in synthetic deposition processes that occur at surfaces and solid–liquid interfaces. The results of these exchanges have helped to address important technical issues in microelectronics, bioelectronics as well as traditional electrochemical engineering. In June of 1996, the Graduate School of Energy Science of Kyoto University was established by interdisciplinary researchers including Prof. Y. Ito. Shortly thereafter, the Kyoto protocol was declared in December 1997 at the Kyoto International Conference Hall. Since then, we have been working at the cutting edge of science to explore “Solar/Hydrogen Energy System in Space” as well as “Green Electrochemistry”. This work has contributed too and has been strongly influenced by parallel developments in nanoscale science and technology. At REMT 2011 special attention was given to “Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage” systems in order to explore the best-mix strategy for future electrical networks and power generation. A diverse range of research activities that span modeling with computational chemistry, to in situ laser and synchrotron-derived measurements aimed at clarifying heterogeneous reaction mechanisms, represent just a sampling of the exciting work presented. A unique aspect of the meeting series has been its strong tradition in the exploration of high temperature molten salt electrochemistry, including the more recent extension to room temperature ionic liquids that, in combination, promise to open up new frontiers and opportunities in renewable energy systems. A few months prior to the meeting northeastern Japan was deeply impacted by a massive earthquake on March 11, 2011. Still, many researchers were able to attend the REMT 2011 symposium despite the disruptions and uncertainties that accompanied the tragedies of the “Tsunami” and “Fukushima”. We, Japanese, appreciate your encouragement and express heartfelt gratitude as we strive to revitalize our country. In the long term, the recent difficulties will provide additional stimulus for serious strategic discussions about the best-mix between renewable energy systems and electric networks for sustainable living. The complexity of the present state-of-the-art warrants strong inter disciplinary interactions between scientists and engineers that include electrochemists, material scientists, plasma scientists, electronics engineers, energy scientists, amongst others. The technical sessions at REMT 2011 consisted of invited lectures and contributed papers in the following areas: (1) Materials tailoring investigations with in situ synchrotron radiation lightsource technique, etc. (2) Plasma and electrolytic processing, liquid phase processing, self-assembly methods (3) MEMS and device fabrication, ULSI interconnects (4) Nuclear and high temperature material tailoring (5) Electrochemical processing in ionic liquids (6) Electromagnetic field effects (7) Energy conversion and storage devices (8) Bioelectrochemical interfaces (9) Computational materials chemistry (10) Sustainability evaluation, analysis and simulation (11) Electrochemical nucleation and growth (12) Electrochemical processing in space energy system (ESA-JAXA) The program included four plenary lectures by H. Kim, Z. Ogumi, M.L. Saboungi and Y. Ito. These were followed by four special lectures by D. Scherson, K. Ota, F. Prinz and K. Ueta in addition to fifty-five oral and thirty-five poster contributions. Two sessions on “Low Carbon Society” linked with JST-CREST and “Electrochemical Nucleation and Growth for Space Energy Devices” with ESA (European Space Agency) were also organized. Beyond the technical aspects of the meeting, attendees were able to enjoy the beautiful fall colors of Japan along with the attractive cultural essence of Kyoto that served to further motivate and stimulate our collective interest in renewable energy research. The organizing committee sincerely appreciates the continuous supports and encouragements to Materials Tailoring Society from Kato Science Foundation since 1990. Moreover, its appreciation extends to Murata Foundation. Finally, we extend a special thanks to Profs. T. Nohira, T. Goto, K. Hachiya and J. Komadina. Without the effort of these young, ambitious individuals, who are sincerely motivated towards the renewable energy and energy science, this special issue would never have been printed.

PY - 2013/6/30

Y1 - 2013/6/30

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U2 - 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.03.074

DO - 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.03.074

M3 - Editorial

AN - SCOPUS:84878015609

SN - 0013-4686

VL - 100

SP - 212

EP - 213

JO - Electrochimica Acta

JF - Electrochimica Acta

ER -