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Fields of interest:

• Nanomaterials, 
• Electron microscopy and spectroscopy, 
• Optical spectroscopy, 
• Electron spin resonance

Recent publications:

T. Okazaki, S. Bandow, G. Tamura, Y. Fujita, K. Iakoubovskii, S. Kazaoui, N. Minami, T. Saito, K. Suenaga and S. Iijima:
Photoluminescence quenching in peapod-derived double-walled carbon nanotubes,
Phys. Rev. B, Vol. 74, (2006), p.153404

K. Yanagi, K. Iakoubovskii, S. Kazaoui, N. Minami, Y. Miyata, Y. Maniwa and H. Kataura:
Light-harvesting function of b-carotene inside carbon nanotubes,
Phys. Rev. B, Vol. 74, (2006), p. 155420

3. K. Yanagi, K. Iakoubovskii, Y. Miyata, H. Matsui, H. Matsuzaki, H. Okamoto, Y. Maniwa, S. Kazaoui, N. Minami and H. Kataura:
Photosensitive function of encapsulated dye in carbon nanotubes,
J. Am. Chem.Soc., Vol. 129, (2007), p. 4992

K. Iakoubovskii, N. Minami, T. Ueno, S. Kazaoui, H. Kataura:
Optical Characterization of Double-wall Carbon Nanotubes: Evidence for Inner Tube Shielding,
J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 11194, 2008.

K. Iakoubovskii, N. Minami, Y. Kim, K. Miyashita, S. Kazaoui, and B. Nalini:
Midgap luminescence centers in single-wall carbon nanotubes created by ultraviolet illumination,
Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 89, 173108, 2006.

K. Iakoubovskii, N. Minami, S. Kazaoui, T. Ueno, Y. Miyata, K. Yanagi, H. Kataura, S. Oshima, T. Sato: 
IR-extended photoluminescence mapping of single-wall and double-wall carbon nanotubes, 
J. Phys. Chem. B, Vol. 110(35), (2006), pp. 17420-17424

K. Iakoubovskii, K. Mitsuishi and K. Furuya:
High-resolution electron microscopy of detonation nanodiamond,
Nanotechnology, Vol. 19, (2008), p. 155705 

K. Iakoubovskii, K. Mitsuishi, Y. Nakayama, and K. Furuya,
Mean free path of inelastic electron scattering in elemental solids and oxides using transmission electron microscopy: Atomic number dependent oscillatory behavior,
Phys. Rev. B, Vol. 7, (2008), p. 104102 

K. Iakoubovskii, K. Mitsuishi,
Structure and pressure inside Xe nanoparticles embedded in Al,
Phys. Rev. B, Vol. 78, (2008), p. 064105