Hikaru Kobayashi
Osaka University, Japan
Biography
Hikaru Kobayashi received PhD Degree in Chemistry from Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, in 1981 and 1984, respectively. From 1984 to 1986, he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania. From 1986-1987, he was a Researcher in Matsushita Electronics Corporation Kyoto Research Center. From 1987 to 1990, he was a Research Associate in Department of Engineering Science, Osaka University. From 1990 to 1998, he has been an Associate Professor in Department of Chemistry and Faculty of Engineering Science same university where he was engaged in research on silicon solar cells, surface and interface science of silicon, and interface states of silicon surfaces; from 1998, he has been a Professor in the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research same university. He is now engaged in research on silicon solar cells, hydrogen generation from Si nanopowder and Si nanopowder anode in Li ion batteries.