Publications

by MasaKuwa_lab

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Papers

2026
  1. Y. Ebihara, M. Takakuwa, K. Yamagishi, T. Yokota, T. Someya, “Direct Bonding of Gold Nanomeshes at Low Temperature for Flexible and Breathable Electronics”, ACS Applied Materials Interfaces, 18, 28927–28933, (2026).

  2. F. Yang, H. Liu, M. Takakuwa, T. Yokota, T. Someya, J. W. F.astier-Wooller, S. Muramatsu, M. Yamamoto, K. Murakami, T. Itoh, S. Takamatsu, “Characterization of an Ultra-Thin Silicon Strain Gauge Exposed to Gamma Ray Irradiation”, Sensors, 26, 2514, (2026).

  3. H. Liu, M. Takakuwa, M. Yamamoto, Y. Wang, T. Yokota, T. Someya, T. Itoh, S. Takamatsu, “A Strain Decoupling Packaging Strategy for High-Fidelity Ultrathin Silicon Shape Sensors for Soft Medical Robotics”, Advanced Science, 13, e18733 (2026).

  4. S. Awakura, H. Jinno, Y. Tagawa, R. Fukuzawa, M. Takakuwa, T. Someya, T. Yokota, “Ultra-Flexible Dual-Band Organic Photodetectors for Visible and Near-Infrared Sensing”, Advanced Optical Materials, e03746 (2026).
2025
  1. H. Liu, M. Takakuwa, M. Yamamoto, S. Nakashima, Z. Jiang, T. Yokota, T. Someya, T. Itoh, S. Takamatsu, “Ultrathin bending sensor with ultrahigh robustness and reliability for robotic applications”, npj Flexible Electronics, 9, 123 (2025).

  2. M. Takakuwa, K. Yamagishi, S. Lee, Y. Tagawa, T. Someya, T. Yokota “Device Integration Technology for Practical Flexible Electronic System“, Advanced Functional Materials, 8, e14330, (2025).

  3. S. Takamatsu, M. Takakuwa, K. Fukuda, M. Yamamoto, N. Tomita, H. Liu, T. Kobayashi, T. Yokota, T. Someya, T. Itoh, “Flexible no-drift data glove using ultrathin silicon for the metaverse”, Device, 3, 100686 (2025)

  4. M. Takakuwa, D. Inoue, L. Sun, M. Yamamoto, S. Umezu, D. Hashizume, T. Itoh, K. Fukuda, T. Someya, T. Yokota, “Robust Full-surface Bonding of Substrate and Electrode for Ultra-Flexible Sensor Integration”, Advanced Materials, 37, 2417590 (2025)
2024
  1. K. Fukuda, L. Sun, B. Du, M. Takakuwa, J. Wang, T. Someya, L. F. Marsal, Y. Zhou, Y. Chen, H. Chen, S. R. P. Silva, D. Baran, L. A. Castriotta, T. M. Brown, C. Yang, W. L. Anita, W. Y. Ho-Baillie, T. Österberg, N. P. Padture, K. Forberich, C. J. Brabec, O. Almora,“A bending test protocol for characterizing the mechanical performance of flexible photovoltaics”, Nature Energy, 9, 1335-1343 (2024)

  2. L. Sun, J. Wang, H. Matsui, S. Lee, W. Wang, S. Guo, H. Chen, K. Fang, Y. Ito, D. Inoue, D. Hashizume, K. Mori, M. Takakuwa, S. Lee, Y. Zhou, T. Yokota, K. Fukuda, T. Someya, “All-solution-processed ultraflexible wearable sensor enabled with universal trilayer structure for organic optoelectronic devices”, Scince Advances, 10, Adk9460 (2024).

  3. S. Xiong,K. Fukuda, K. Nakano, S. Lee, Y. Sumi, M. Takakuwa, D. Inoue, D. Hashizume, B. Du, T. Yokota, Y. Zhou, K. Tajima, T. Someya, “Waterproof and ultraflexible organic photovoltaics with improved interface adhesion”, Nature Communications, 15, 44878 (2024).

  4. M. Takakuwa*, T. Miyake*, D. Inoue, D. Hashizume, T. Yokota, S. Umezu, K. Fukuda, T. Someya, “Direct Conductive Bonding of Silver Electrodes on Ultrathin Polymer Films” ACS Applied Electronics Materials, 6, 7261–7267 (2024) *equally 1st author
2023
  1. H. Uehara, M. Kakiage, T. Horii, T. Fujie, H. Furukawa, M. Kawakami, M. Takakuwa, “The science of soft robots: Basics of Polymer”, Springer, 119-169 (2023)

  2. S. Park, M. Takakuwa, K. Fukuda, S. Lee, T. Yokota, T. Someya, “Toward ultraflexible organic electronic devices”, MRS Bulletin, 48, 999 (2023)

  3. R. Guo,W. Wang, M. Takakuwa, K. Fukuda, T. Someya, “In Silico Design of Freeform Solar Cell Structures from High‐Throughput Artificial Intelligence‐Generated Configurations”, Solar RRL 7, 2300594 (2023)
  4. B. Du, K. Fukuda, T. Yokota, D. Inoue, D. Hashizume, S. Xiong, S. Lee, M. Takakuwa, L. Sun, J. Wang, T. Someya, “Surface-Energy-Mediated Interfacial Adhesion for Mechanically Robust Ultraflexible Organic Photovoltaics”, ACS Applied Materials Interfaces, 15, 14624 (2023)

  5. S. Rich, M. Takakuwa, K. Fukuda, T. Someya, “Simple Method for Creating Hydrophobic Ultraflexible Photovoltaics”, ACS Applied Materials Interfaces, 15, 12495 (2023)
2022
  1. Y. Kakei, S. Katayama, S. Lee, M. Takakuwa, K. Furusawa, S. Umezu, H. Sato, K. Fukuda, T. Someya, “Integration of body-mounted ultrasoft organic solar cell on cyborg insects with intact mobility”, npj Flexible Electronics, 6, 78 (2022)

  2. M. Takakuwa*, J. Zhong*, Z. Li*, D. Inoue, D. Hashizume, Z. Jiang, Y. Shi, L. Ou, M. O. G. Nayeem, S. Umezu, K. Fukuda, T. Someya, “Smart Face Mask Based on an Ultrathin Pressure Sensor for Wireless Monitoring of Breath Conditions”, Advanced Materials, 34, 2107758 (2022) *equally 1st author
2021
  1. A. Maeda, R. Liu, K. Yu, S. Lee, K. Nakano, M. Takakuwa, S. Zhang, K. Tajima, K. Fukuda, S. Umezu, T. Someya, “Photoactive layer formation in the dark for high performance of air-processable organic photovoltaics”, Japan Physics Materials, 4, 044016 (2021)

  2. M. Takakuwa, K. Fukuda, T. Yokota, D. Inoue, D. Hashizume, S. Umezu, T. Someya, “Direct gold bonding for flexible integrated electronics”, Science Advances, 7, abl6228 (2021)
2020
  1. M. Takakuwa, et al. “Nanograting Structured Ultrathin Substrate for Ultraflexible Organic Photovoltaics”, Small Methods, 4, 1900762 (2020)

  2. R. Liu, M. Takakuwa, A. Li, D. Inoue, D. Hashizume, K. Yu, S. Umezu, K. Fukuda, T. Someya, “An Efficient Ultra‐Flexible Photo‐Charging System Integrating Organic Photovoltaics and Supercapacitors”, Advanced Energy Materials, 10, 2000523 (2020)

Awards

  1. 高桑聖仁、研究奨励賞、一般社団法人エレクトロニクス実装学会、2026年3月
  2. 高桑聖仁、第24回 M&BE奨励賞、応用物理学会有機分子・バイオエレクトロニクス分科会、2026年5月