ACHIEVEMENTS


Journal articles
2023
  1. T. Nakamoto, D. Nakamoto, and K. Taguchi, “Stand-alone floating microbial fuel cell-based biosensor for tracking organic pollution influx,” Biochem Eng J, vol. 200, 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.bej.2023.109087.
  2. H Shimamura, T Nakamoto, K Taguchi, "Methylene blue decomposition in visible light by CaTiO3/g-C3N4 nanorods produced by the methanol mixing method", Energy Reports 9, 284-287.
  3. H Shimohata, T Nakamoto, K Taguchi, "Proposal for a practical MFC using vertical electrodes with improved air cathode function," Energy Reports 9, 280-283
  4. H.U.D. Nguyen, D.T. Nguyen, and K. Taguchi, “Sensing Copper and Ferricyanide Ions in Wastewater Using a Membrane-Less, Easy-to-Use Soil Microbial Fuel Cell-Based Sensor,” J Electron Mater, 2023, doi: 10.1007/s11664-023-10601-9. 
  5. S. Yuge, D. T. Nguyen, and K. Taguchi, “Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity of g-C3N4/SiO2@TiO2 Heterojunction Fabricated by Hydrothermal Synthesis,” Defect and Diffusion Forum, vol. 428, 2023, doi: 10.4028/p-b5m89a. 
  6. K. Nanakida, D. T. Nguyen, and K. Taguchi, “Synthesization and Photocatalytic Activity Evaluation of Float-Type g-C3N4 Microtubes,” Defect and Diffusion Forum, vol. 428, 2023, doi: 10.4028/p-xnuv8q. 
  7. Y. Nishio, D. T. Nguyen, and K. Taguchi, “Urethane-based electrode material for microbial fuel cells,” Energy Reports, vol. 9, 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.egyr.2023.05.097. 
  8. G. Saijo, D. T. Nguyen, and K. Taguchi, “Enhancement of photocatalytic activity by Z-scheme heterojunction of CaTiO3 nanocuboids and P25,” Energy Reports, vol. 9, pp. 138–143, May 2023, doi: 10.1016/J.EGYR.2022.12.116. 
  9. S. Hirose, K. Inukai, D. T. Nguyen, and K. Taguchi, “Use of loofah electrodes coated with rice husk smoked charcoal and Japanese ink in a microbial fuel cell for muddy water treatment,” Energy Reports, vol. 9, pp. 160–167, May 2023, doi: 10.1016/J.EGYR.2022.12.118. 
  10. S. Hirose, D. T. Nguyen, and K. Taguchi, “Development of low-cost block-shape anodes for practical soil microbial fuel cells,” Energy Reports, vol. 9, pp. 144–150, May 2023, doi: 10.1016/J.EGYR.2022.12.122. 
  11. S Hirose, T Nakamoto, K Taguchi, "Soil Microbial Fuel Cell with Hydrophilic Treated Buckypaper Anodes," Resourceedings 3 (2), 12-18.
  12. S. Hirose, D. T. Nguyen, and K. Taguchi, “Soil microbial fuel cells with low-cost anode made of rice husk charcoal and Japanese drawing ink ‘Bokuju,’” International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 71, 2023, doi: 10.3233/JAE-220189.
  13. T Tamarua, T Nakamoto, K Taguchi, "Optimization of P25/CaTiO3nanorod Composite Photocatalysts for High Organic Matter Degradation Performance," Resourceedings 3 (2), 32-39.
  14. S Hirose, Y Nishio, T Nakamoto, K Taguchi, "Proposal for a Binder Blended with PTFE and Japanese Sumi Ink for the Cathode in Microbial Fuel Cells," Resourceedings 3 (2), 19-24.
  15. S Hirose, T Nakamoto, K Taguchi, "Chemical Oxygen Demand Sensor Based on Microbial Fuel Cell Using Low-Cost Electrodes Fabricated from Waste Rice Husks," Resourceedings 3 (2), 25-31.
2022
  1. Soichiro Hirose, Dang-Trang Nguyen and Kozo Taguchi, Development of low-cost block-shape anodes for practical soil microbial fuel cells, Energy Reports (Elsevier) to be published [IF: 4.937].
  2. Soichiro Hirose, Dang-Trang Nguyen and Kozo Taguchi, Proposal of a block-shaped rice husk-bokuju cathode with added copper in a floating microbial fuel cell, Energy Reports (Elsevier) to be published [IF: 4.937]. 
  3. H. U. D. Nguyen, D. T. Nguyen, and K. Taguchi, “Improving the Performance of Baker’s Yeast-powered MFCs by Adding Dehydrogenase Enzymes to Oxidize Yeast-produced Ethanol,” IOP Conf Ser Earth Environ Sci, vol. 994, no. 1, p. 012004, 2022, doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/994/1/012004. 
  4. D. T. Nguyen, H. U. D. Nguyen, and K. Taguchi, “A biodegradable water-activated battery: using an activated carbon-based anode and a CNT-based air-cathode,” IOP Conf Ser Earth Environ Sci, vol. 994, no. 1, p. 012005, 2022, doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/994/1/012005. 
  5. D. T. Nguyen, H. U. D. Nguyen, and K. Taguchi, “Portable Membrane-Less Soil Microbial Fuel Cell: Using Multiwalled CNT Paper Electrodes,” Journal of Electronic Materials, vol. 51, no. 10, pp. 5946–5955, 2022, doi: 10.1007/S11664-022-09806-1. [IF: 2.05] 
  6. D. T. Nguyen, R. Fujimoto, and K. Taguchi, “Waterproof India Ink-Coated Activated Carbon Sheet Counter Electrode for Quasi-Solid DSSCs: Stability Evaluation Under Indoor Light Conditions,” Journal of Electronic Materials, pp. 1–7, 2022, doi: 10.1007/S11664-021-09422-5. [IF: 2.05] 
  7. H. U. D. Nguyen, D. T. Nguyen, and K. Taguchi, “A compact, membrane-less, easy-to-use soil microbial fuel cell: Generating electricity from household rice washing wastewater,” Biochemical Engineering Journal, vol. 179, p. 108338, 2022, doi: 10.1016/J.BEJ.2022.108338. [IF: 4.45]
  8. A. Yamazumi, D. T. Nguyen, and K. Taguchi, “Photocatalytic Performance Test of Sn3O4/TiO2/SiO2 Particles with Adjusted Sn3O4 Deposition under Indoor Environment,” Materials Science Forum, vol. 1067, pp. 147–152, 2022, doi: 10.4028/P-7Z6109.
2021
  1. H.U.D. Nguyen, D.T. Nguyen, and K. Taguchi, “A Novel Design Portable Plugged-Type Soil Microbial Fuel Cell for Bioelectricity Generation,” Energies, vol. 14, no. 3, p. 553, Jan. 2021, doi: 10.3390/en14030553. [IF: 3.25]
  2. Hoang-Uyen-Dung Nguyen, Dang-Trang Nguyen and Kozo Taguchi, "A portable soil microbial fuel cell for sensing soil water content", Measurement: Sensors (Elsevier) , 18, 100231 (2021). [IF 5.13]
  3. Toshiki Iwai, Dang-Trang Nguyen, Kozo Taguchi, "Study of Activated Carbon Sheets Used for Air-Cathodes of Portable Quasi-Solid Aluminum-Air Batteries", IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Wiley), 16 (4), 653-655 (2021). [IF 0.92]
  4. Y Ito, DT Nguyen, K Taguchi, "Aluminum-Air Battery with Buckypaper Air Cathode", Key Engineering Materials 891, 99-104 (2021). 
  5. W Kubota, DT Nguyen, K Taguchi, "The Effectiveness of TiO2-Loaded Air-Cathode in a Floating Microbial Fuel Cell", Key Engineering Materials 896, 67-71 (2021).
  6. T Iwai, DT Nguyen, K Taguchi, "Mesoporous SiO2@ TiO2 Core Shell Spheres for Light Scattering Layer in the Photoanode of a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell", Key Engineering Materials 896, 73-78 (2021). 
                          2020
                          1. D. T. Nguyen, Y. Ito, and K. Taguchi, “A water-activated paper-based battery based on activated carbon powder anode and CuCl2/CNT cathode,” Energy Reports, vol. 6, pp. 215–219, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.egyr.2020.11.259. 
                          2. D.-T. Nguyen, T. Tamura, R. Tobe, H. Mihara, and K. Taguchi, “Microbial fuel cell performance improvement based on FliC-deficient E. coli strain,” Energy Reports, vol. 6, pp. 763–767, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.egyr.2020.11.133. 
                          3. D.-T. Nguyen, T. Iwai, and K. Taguchi, “Dye-sensitized solar cells based on MK2 dye, PMMA-based quasi-solid electrolyte, and flexible CNT counter electrode,” Energy Reports, vol. 6, pp. 872–876, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.egyr.2020.11.119.
                          4. D.-T. Nguyen and K. Taguchi, “A floating microbial fuel cell: Generating electricity from Japanese rice washing wastewater,” Energy Reports, vol. 6, pp. 758–762, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.egyr.2020.11.134. 
                          5. Y. Tsuji, D.-T. Nguyen, and K. Taguchi, “Fabrication and evaluation of Ni-based air-cathode,” Int. J. Appl. Electromagn. Mech., vol. Preprint, pp. 1–7, Sep. 2020, doi: 10.3233/JAE-209308. 
                          6. T. Okobira, D.-T. Nguyen, and K. Taguchi, “Effectiveness of doping zinc to the aluminum anode on aluminum-air battery performance,” Int. J. Appl. Electromagn. Mech., vol. Preprint, pp. 1–8, Sep. 2020, doi: 10.3233/JAE-209307. 
                          7. S. Otani, D.-T. Nguyen, and K. Taguchi, “Enhancing the power generation of Rhodopseudomonas palustris-based MFC,” Int. J. Appl. Electromagn. Mech., pp. 1–8, Sep. 2020, doi: 10.3233/JAE-209444. 
                          8. D.-T. Nguyen, K. Iwai, Y. Ito, T. Tamura, and K. Taguchi, “Microbial fuel cells with yeast biofilms anode and buckypaper cathode,” IOP Conf. Ser. Earth Environ. Sci., vol. 463, p. 5 pages, 2020, doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/463/1/012009. 
                          9. D.-T. Nguyen, K. Iwai, K. Kawakami, and K. Taguchi, “Anodized stainless mesh for flexible battery anodes Anodize,” IOP Conf. Ser. Earth Environ. Sci., vol. 463, p. 5 pages, 2020, doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/463/1/012137. 
                          10. “Enhancing DSSC conversion efficiency by ozone-treated TiO2 photoanode and optimum CNT/PDDA counter electrode,” Y Kurokawa, ND Trang, R Fujimoto, and K Taguchi, International Journal of Electrical & Computer Engineering, 10(3), 2926–2933, 2020. 
                          11. “Enhancing the photocatalytic activity of commercial P25 TiO2 powder by combining with handmade ni-doped TiO2 powder,” Y Kurokawa, DT Nguyen, and K Taguchi, International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE), 10(2), 1782–1790, 2020. 
                          12. “Optimization of electrodes in a disposable paper‐based microbial fuel cell,” D Nguyen and K Taguchi, IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 15(2), 311–312, 2020. 
                          13. “Enhancing DSSC Photoanode Performance by Using Ni-Doped TiO2 to Fabricate Scattering Layers,” D-T Nguyen, Y Kurokawa, and K Taguchi, Journal of Electronic Materials, 49, 2578–2583, 2020. 
                          14. “Comparative study of ZnCl2 ‐activated and steam‐activated carbons used in the anode of microbial fuel cells,” DT Nguyen and K Taguchi, IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 15(2), 313–314, 2020. 

                          Patents
                          1. 「フローティングセンサ」特許出願番号2019-199646. 
                          2. 「微生物燃料電池電極基材、その電極基材の製造方法、及びその電極基材を用いた微生物燃料電池」特許出願番号2019-106482.
                          3. 「発電装置」公開番号2019-053909.
                          4. 「発電装置用の電極」公開番号2019-053906．
                          5. 「発電装置及びその製造方法」特許第7048077号. 
                          6. 「発電装置用の電極、及び、発電装置」特許第7051082号. 
                          7. 「発電装置」公開番号特許第7048076号. 
                          8. 「細胞状態の検出方法及び装置、並びにプロトプラストの判別方法及び装置 」特許第6646270号.
                          9. 「誘電泳動法を用いた細胞の判別方法及び装置、並びに、細胞の評価方法及び装置」特許第6573762号. 
                          10. 「粒子の分離方法及び装置、並びにプロトプラストの捕捉方法」特許第6455916号.
                          11. 「先端加工光ファイバの製造方法、光ファイバの先端加工装置、及び液面検出方法」特許第5578663号.
                          12. 「光マイクロポンプ」公開番号2004-17203．

                          International conferences
                          2023
                          1. Kunya Nanakida, Trang Nakamoto, and Kozo Taguchi, “Synthesization and Photocatalytic Activity Evaluation of Float-Type g-C3N4 Microtubes”, 7th International Conference on Manufacturing Technologies ICMT 2023, January 13-15, 2023 Singapore. 
                          2. Shota Yuge, Trang Nakamoto and Kozo Taguchi, ”Enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4/SiO2@TiO2 heterojunction fabricated by hydrothermal synthesis”, 7th International Conference on Manufacturing Technologies ICMT 2023, January 13-15, 2023 Singapore. 
                          3. Hodaka Shimohata, Trang Nakamoto, Kozo Taguchi, “Proposal for a practical MFC using vertical electrodes with improved air cathode function”, 8th International Conference on Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering (ICSREE 2023) 11-13 May, Nice, France. 
                          4. Hiroki Shimamura, Trang Nakamoto, Kozo Taguchi, ”Methylene blue decomposition in visible light by CaTiO3/g-C3N4 nanorods produced by the methanol mixing method”, 8th International Conference on Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering (ICSREE 2023) 11-13 May, Nice, France. 
                          5. Kekaru Higuchi, Trang Nakamoto, Kozo Taguchi, “Improvement of Dye Adsorption Rate by Ozone Treatment on Rutile TiO2 Hollow Spheres in the Scattering Layer of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells”, Advances in Energy Research, Materials Science & Built Environment (EMBE) 03-05 Oct 2023. 
                          6. Kunya Nanakida, Trang Nakamoto, and Kozo Taguchi, “Optimization of Hydrothermal Synthesis Time of g-C3N4 Microtubes for High Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue”, Advances in Energy Research, Materials Science & Built Environment (EMBE) 03-05 Oct 2023. 
                          7. Hodaka Shimohata, Trang Nakamoto, Kozo Taguchi, “Electrode Material Optimization for Microbial Fuel Cells Using Bamboo Charcoal Powder and Bokuju”, Advances in Energy Research, Materials Science & Built Environment (EMBE) 03-05 Oct 2023. 
                          8. Hiroki Shimamura, Nakamoto Trang, Taguchi Kozo, ”Evaluation of the Photocatalytic Activity of g-C3N4 Nanorods/SiO2@TiO2 Mixed by Methanol”, Advances in Energy Research, Materials Science & Built Environment (EMBE) 03-05 Oct 2023. 
                          9. Soichiro Hirose, Trang Nakamoto, Kozo Taguchi, ”Chemical Oxygen Demand Sensor Based on Microbial Fuel Cell Using Low-Cost Electrodes Fabricated from Waste Rice Husks”, Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability (CCES) 17 - 18 Sep 2023.  
                          10. Tomoki Tamaru, Trang Nakamoto, Kozo Taguchi, “Optimization of P25/CaTiO3nanorod composite photocatalysts for high organic matter degradation performance”, Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability (CCES) 17 - 18 Sep 2023. 
                          11. Soichiro Hirose, Trang Nakamoto, Kozo Taguchi, “Soil Microbial Fuel Cell with Hydrophilic Treated Buckypaper Anodes”, Future Smart Cities (FSC) 18 - 22 Sep 2023. 
                          12. Soichiro Hirose, Yugo Nishio, Trang Nakamoto, Kozo Taguchi, “Proposal for a binder blended with PTFE and Japanese Sumi ink for the cathode in microbial fuel cells”, Green Urbanism (GU) 11-13 Dec 2023. 
                          13. Soichiro Hirose, Kosuke Takasugi, Trang Nakamoto, Kozo Taguchi, “Cobalt-intercalated birnessite-type manganese oxide catalysts for low-cost cathodes in microbial fuel cells”, Green Urbanism (GU) 11-13 Dec 2023.  
                          14. Hiroki Shimamura, Nakamoto Trang, Taguchi Kozo, “Removal of organic pollutants by gC3N4/CaTiO3nanorods with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light”, Green Urbanism (GU) 11-13 Dec 2023.  
                          15. Soichiro Hirose, Trang Nakamoto, and Kozo Taguchi, “Multiple Block-shaped Vertical Cathodes for Scale-up of Floating Microbial Fuel Cells”, 2023 8th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Conservation(ICREC 2023), November 10-12, 2023 Rome, Italy 
                          16. Dung Nakamoto, Trang Nakamoto, Kozo Taguchi, ”Investigating the Electricity Generation of the new compact and membrane-less Soil Microbial Fuel Cells from Household Rice Washing Wastewater in different types of soil”, 9th International Conference on Environment and Renewable Energy (ICERE 2023), February 24-26, 2023 Hanoi, Vietnam. 
                          17. Trang Nakamoto, Soichiro Hirose, Dung Nakamoto, Keisuke Nishida, Kozo Taguchi, ”Low-Cost Anodic Material Made of Rice Husk Charcoal and Acrylic Paint for Soil-based Microbial Fuel Cells”, 9th International Conference on Environment and Renewable Energy (ICERE 2023) February 24-26, 2023, Hanoi Vietnam.   
                          2022
                          1. Soichiro Hirose, Dang Trang Nguyen, Kozo Taguchi, Development of low-cost block-shape anodes for practical soil microbial fuel cells, 2022 3rd International Conference on Power, Energy and Electrical Engineering (PEEE 2022), November, Barcelona, Spain. 
                          2. S Hirose, Dang Trang Nguyen, Kozo Taguchi, Proposal of a block-shaped rice husk-bokuju cathode with added copper in a floating microbial fuel cell, The 5th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Environment Engineering (REEE 2022), August, University of Brest, France. 
                          3. Kakeru HIGUCHI, Dang Trang NGUYEN, and Kozo TAGUCHI, Effectiveness of light scattering layer with MP-SiO2@TiO2 core-shell and its ozone treatment in dye-sensitized solar cells, 20th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (ISEM 2022), June, Greece. 
                          4. Soichiro HIROSE, Dang Trang NGUYEN, and Kozo TAGUCHI, Soil microbial fuel cells with the low-cost anode made of rice husk charcoal and Japanese drawing ink “Bokuju”, (20th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (ISEM 2022)), June, Greece. 
                          5. Tomoki TAMARU, Dang Trang NGUYEN, and Kozo TAGUCHI, Fabrication of dye-sensitized solar cells using anatase TiO2 prepared by hydrothermal synthesis and UV-ozone treatment (20th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (ISEM 2022)), June, Greece. 
                          6. Kakeru HIGUCHI, Dang Trang NGUYEN, and Kozo TAGUCHI, Investigation of rutile and anatase mesoporous SiO2@TiO2 core-shell in the scattering layer of dye-sensitized solar cells and the effectiveness of ozone treatment (20th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (ISEM 2022)), June, Greece.  
                          7. Soichiro HIROSE, Dang Trang NGUYEN, and Kozo TAGUCHI, Improving the output of soil microbial fuel cells with UV ozone-treated buckypaper anodes (20th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (ISEM 2022)), June, Greece.  
                          8. Akihiro Yamazumi, Dang-Trang Nguyen, Kozo Taguchi, Photocatalytic performance test of Sn3O4/TiO2/SiO2 particles with adjusted Sn3O4 deposition under indoor environment, 7th International Conference on Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials in Energy (ICNNE 2022), March, Osaka, Japan. 
                          9. Akihiro Yamazumi, Dang-Trang Nguyen, Kozo Taguchi, "Anti-bacterial test of Sn3O4/TiO2/SiO2 particles with controlled Sn3O4 deposition", 2022 8th International Conference on Environment and Bio-Engineering (ICEBE 2022) , January 7-10, Tokyo. 
                          2021
                          1. Scaly Sn3O4/SiO2@TiO2 Particles with Improved Photocatalytic Performance in Indoor Environments, Akihiro Yamazumi, Dang-Trang Nguyen, Kozo Taguchi, International Conference on Sustainable Technology and Development, 31 October – 2 November 2021 China
                          2. A Simple Energy Harvesting Device for Indoor Environment Based on Sn3O4 Photoanode, Syota Yuge, Dang-Trang Nguyen and Kozo Taguchi, The 3rd Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (EMCEI-2021), June 10-13, Tunisia.
                          3. Soil microbial fuel cells using Co-MnO2/C as an effective air-cathode catalyst, Kosuke Takasugi, Dang-Trang Nguyen and Kozo Taguchi, The 3rd Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (EMCEI-2021), June 10-13, Tunisia. 
                          4. Rice husk activated carbon for fabricating the electrodes of microbial fuel cell: an examination of the effectiveness of PTFE binder, Yugo Nishio, Dang-Trang Nguyen and Kozo Taguchi, The 3rd Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (EMCEI-2021), June 10-13, Tunisia.
                          5. Effectiveness of rice husk activated carbon and case type in microbial fuel cells, Naoya Taniguchi1, Dang-Trang Nguyen and Kozo Taguchi, The 3rd Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (EMCEI-2021), June 10-13, Tunisia.
                          6. Effectiveness of PDDA in stainless steel mesh-based DSSC, Kakeru Higuchi, Dang-Trang Nguyen and Kozo Taguchi, The 3rd Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (EMCEI-2021), June 10-13, Tunisia.
                          7. A PORTABLE SOIL MICROBIAL FUEL CELL FOR SENSING SOIL WATER CONTENT, Hoang-Uyen-Dung Nguyen, Dang-Trang Nguyen and Kozo Taguchi, XXIII IMEKO World Congress "Measurement: sparking tomorrow's smart revolution", August 30 - September 3, 2021, Yokohama, Japan.
                          8. Improving the Performance of Baker’s Yeast-powered MFCs by Adding Dehydrogenase Enzymes to Oxidize Yeast-produced Ethanol, Hoang-Uyen-Dung Nguyen, Dang Trang Nguyen, Kozo Taguchi, The 7th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Development (ICRED 2021), September 10-12, 2021, Fukuoka, Japan.
                          9. A biodegradable water-activated battery: using an activated carbon-based anode and a CNT-based air-cathode 
                            Dang Trang Nguyen, Hoang-Uyen-Dung Nguyen, Kozo Taguchi, The 7th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Development (ICRED 2021), September 10-12, 2021, Fukuoka, Japan.
                          10. “The effectiveness of TiO2-loaded air-cathode in a floating microbial fuel cell,” W. Kubota, D. T. Nguyen and K. Taguchi, the 6th International Conference on Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials in Energy (ICNNE 2021), Osaka, Japan (Mar. 2021). 
                          11. “Mesoporous SiO2@TiO2 core shell spheres for light scattering layer in the photoande of a dye-sensitized solar cell,” T. Iwai, D. T. Nguyen and K. Taguchi, the 6th International Conference on Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials in Energy (ICNNE 2021), Osaka, Japan (Mar. 2021). 
                          12. “Flexible Carbon-Based Counter Electrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells,” T. Iwai, D. T. Nguyen and K. Taguchi, Advances in Functional Materials, Jeju, South Korea (Feb. 2021). 
                          13. “Effectiveness of carbon fiber as a binder in double-layered buckypaper electrodes,” Y. Ito, D. T. Nguyen and K. Taguchi, Advances in Functional Materials, Jeju, South Korea (Feb. 2021).
                          14. “Optimization of Scaly Sn3O4/SiO2@TiO2 Particles to Improve the Photocatalytic Performance Under an Indoor Environment,” A. Yamazumi, D. T. Nguyen and K. Taguchi, Advances in Functional Materials, Jeju, South Korea (Feb. 2021).

                          Awards
                          1. Sep. 2020: The best oral presentation award at the 7th International Conference on Power and Energy Systems Engineering (SPESE 2020) (Online) 
                          2. Jun. 2019: The best paper award at the 7th European Conference on Renewable Energy Systems, Madrid, Spain 
                          3. Jul. 2014: The best student oral presentation award at the Asia-Pacific Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, Taichung, Taiwan 

                          Book chapters
                          1. DT Nguyen and K Taguchi, “Effective Cathode Catalysts for O2 Reduction Reactions,” in Bioelectrochemical Systems, Springer Singapore, 2020, pp. 169–187.