Curriculum vitae

Name: Nobumitsu SHOHOJI / 正法地 延光 Nationality: Japanese Data and place of birth: 18 July 1949 (Okayama, Japan) Work: Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia (LNEG), Laboratório de Energia (LEN) Estrada do Paço do Lumiar, 22 1649-038 Lisboa (PORTUGAL) Tel. +351-21 092 4600 (ext. 4234) Fax. +351-21 716 6568 e-mail: nobumitsu.shohoji@lneg.pt Position: Senior Researcher (Investigador Coordenador) Home: Av. Carolina Michaelis, 16-11-A, 2795-048 Linda-a-Velha (PORTUGAL) Tel./Fax. + 351-21 419 4213 e-mail: shohoji.nobumitsu@gmail.com mobile phone: +351-96 655 50 22 Linguistic ability:

Language speak read write Japanese mother tongue

Portuguese average average basic English fluent fluent fluent German basic average basic Russian basic basic basic

Learned Society membership: - The Japan Institute of Metals (JIM) 日本金属学会: since 1974 - The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan (ISIJ) 日本鉄鋼協会: since 1980 - The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IMMM) (England): since 1979;

Fellow (FIMMM) since August 2004 - Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais (SPMater) (Portugal): since 1983

Education: April 1956 - March 1962/ Takaha Elementary School / 神戸市立 高羽小学校 April 1962 - March 1965/ Takasho Junior High School / 神戸市立 鷹匠中学校 April 1965 - March 1968/ Kobe High School / 兵庫県立 神戸高等学校 April 1968 - March 1972/ Osaka University, Faculty of Engineering,

Department of Nuclear Engineering / 国立 大阪大学 工学部 原子力工学科 March 1972 Bachelor of Engineering Science

April 1972 - March 1974/ Graduate School of Osaka University ( Master Course), Department of Nuclear Engineering (Nuclear Materials)

大阪大学大学院 工学研究科 原子力工学専攻 修士課程 March 1974 Master of Engineering

April 1974 - March 1977/ Graduate School of Osaka University (Doctor Course), Department of Nuclear Engineering (Nuclear Materials) /

大阪大学大学院 工学研究科 原子力工学専攻 博士課程 Thesis : Studies on Ternary Uranium - Transition Metal - Nitrogen Systems

March 1977 Doctor of Engineering (Osaka University) April 1987 Equivalence to Doctor of Engineering (Osaka University) awarded by

Departamento de Engenharia de Meteriais, Instituto Superior Técnico (Technical University of Lisbon)

Professional career: April 1977 - August 1977/ Researcher at Osaka University, Department of Nuclear Engineering September 1977 - December 1978/ Gastwissenschaftler (visiting researcher) at

Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe (KFK), Institut für Material- und Festkörperforschung (Karlsruhe Nuclear Research Center, Institute for Materials and Solid State Research)

(Federal Republic of Germany) February 1979 - May 1982/ Post-doctoral Researcher (IRW: Independent Research Worker) at

Sheffield University, Department of Metallurgy (England) July 1982 - September 1988/ Researcher at

Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia e Tecnologia Industrial (LNETI), Departamento de Metalurgia e Metalomecânica (Portugal)

October 1988 - March 1999/ Principal Researcher (Investigador Principal) institute name changed in 1993 to: Instituto Nacional de Engenharia e Tecnologia Industrial (INETI)

Departamento de Materiais e Tecnologias de Produção April 1999 - July 2004 / Senior Principal Researcher (Investigador Principal com Habilitação) intitute name changed in 2004 to: Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação (INETI) August 2004 - .../ Research Coordinator (Investigador Coordenador)

institute name changed in 2009 to the current one: Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia (LNEG) Laboratório de Energia (LEN)

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1990/91 Lecturer for Curso Mestrado em Engenharia de Materiais 1990/1991 organised jointly by Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Universidade Nova de Lisboa,

Universidade do Porto, Universidade do Minho e Universidade de Aveiro

September 1991 - June 1993 Invited Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico, Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais

1993 Lecturer for Curso de Mestrado "Ciência e Engenharia da Corrosão" organised jointly by

INETI and UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology)

Invited Lectures 1 "Hydrogen in Metal Lattice -Speculation on Feasibility of Cold Nuclear Fusion in Metal Lattice by Electrochemical Deuterium Charging-", N.Shohoji Simpósio sobre "Fusão Nuclear a Frio -Reflexões e Perspectivas-", Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 28 June 1989. 2 “Estimation of Atomic Configuration in Metal Lattice Using Statistical Thermodynamics”, N.Shohoji, Invited Seminar, Muroran Institute of Technology, 22 June 1994. 3 "Clustering of Atoms in Condensed Phase at Elevated Temperature Evaluated by Statistical Thermodynamics", N.Shohoji, Invited Seminar, Kyushu University, Faculty of Engineering, 11 May 2000; Osaka University, Faculty of Engineering, 15 May 2000. 4 "Photochemical Effects Observed in Material Processing under Solar Radiation", N.Shohoji, Invited Seminar, Kyushu University, Faculty of Engineering, 12 May 2000; Osaka University, Faculty of Engineering, 15 May 2000. 5 "Atomic Clustering in Non-stoichiometric Interstitial Alloy Systems Evaluated by Statistical Thermodynamics", N.Shohoji, Invited Talk (IA-1-2) given at ISAEM-2000 (2nd International Symposium on Designing, Processing

and Properties of Advanced Engineering Materials) held in Guilin, 20-21 October 2000. 6 "Role of Unstable Chemical Species (Non-graphitic Carbon and Flowing NH3 Gas) on the Equilibrium Point of the Reaction Product (Carbide, Carbo-nitride or Nitride)", N.Shohoji, Invited Talk (I-03) given at ISAEM-2003 (3rd International Symposium on Designing, Processing and Properties of Advanced Engineering Materials) held in Jeju Island, 5-8 November 2003. 7 "Atom Clustering in Non-stoichiometric Interstitial Alloy Phase Evaluated by Statistical Thermodynamics", N.Shohoji, Invited Seminar, Universidade de Aveiro, Departamento de Engenharia Cerâmica e do Vidro, 25 Novermber 2005. 8 "Copper-based Nano-composites Reinforced with Nano-diamond", V.Livramento, J.Brito Correia and N.Shohoji, Invited Seminar, NanoCarbon Research Institute, Ltd., Kashiwa (Chiba), 18 April 2006; Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd., Nikkei Research and Development Center, Kambara (Shizu-oka), 19 April 2006. 9 "Materials Synthesis Making Use of Elements (Non-graphitic Carbon or Flowing NH3 Gas) and Processes (Rapid Solidification or Ultra-fast Heating) in Non-equilibrium State", N.Shohoji, Invited Seminar, Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd., Nikkei Research and Development Center, Kambara (Shizu-oka), 19 April 2006. 10 "Recent Advances in Materials Processing using Concentrated Solar Beam", N.Shohoji, Invited Seminar, NanoCarbon Research Institute Ltd., Asama Research Extension Center (AREC), Shinshu University, Ueda, 2 April 2013. 11 "Characterizing Interstitial Non-stoichiometric Compounds by means of Statistical Thermodynamics with Focus placed on H-storage Alloys MHx: M = LnMnH(n+1)x; Ln = Dr, Er or Tm, M = Fe or Co, n = 2 or 3 and M = Mg2-yPryNi4H6x". Seminário UES, LNEG/LEN, Lumiar, Lisboa, 4th December 2013. ------------------------------------------------- Journal Editorial Board Membership - International Journal of Materials and Chemistry (Scientific & Academic Publishing) 2011.12- - Conference Papers in Materials Science (Hindawi Publishing Corporation) 2012.03- ------------------------------------------------------- Award - Prémio SPMater de Carreira e Reconhecimento / Prize for Recognition of Career by SPMater (Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais / 2015 ------------------------------------------------- Peer reviewing for science & technical journals - Journal of Alloys and Compounds (Elsevier) - Journal of Nuclear Materials (North Holland) - Journal of Solar Energy Engineering (ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers) - Materials Chemistry and Physics (Elsevier) - Materials Science and Engineering B (Elsevier) - Materials Science Forum (Trans Tech Publications, Uetikon-Zürich) - Solar Energy (published by Elsevier on behalf of the International Solar Energy Society) - Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells (Elsevier) - Thin Solid Films (Elsevier) - International Journal of Materials and Chemistry (SAP - Scientific & Academic Publishing) - Science & Technology of Materials (Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais)

List of Publications in peer-reviewed journals 1 "Statistical Model for the Non-stoichiometric Cr2N Phase", N.Shohoji, M.Katsura and T.Sano, Journal of the Less-Common Metals, 38 (1974) 59-70. 2 "Determining the Free Energy of Actinide Carbonitrides Using Amorphous Carbons Having an Arbitrary Degree of Graphitization", M.Katsura, N.Shohoji, T.Yato, T.Nomura and T.Sano, Thermodynamics of Nuclear Materials 1974, IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), Vienna, 1975, Vol. II, pp.347-354. 3 "Decomposition Pressure of Cerium Mononitride", N.Shohoji, M.Katsura and T.Sano, Technology Reports of the Osaka University, 25 (1975) 309-316. 4 "Zersetzung von UN-CeN Mischkristalle", N.Shohoji, M.Katsura and T.Sano, Technology Reports of the Osaka University, 26 (1976) 419-425. 5 "On the Decomposition of the UN-CeN Solid Solution", N.Shohoji, M.Katsura and T.Sano, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 60 (1976) 52-58. 6 "Nitrierung des Metalls bzw. Metallcarbides unter Ammoniakstrom", H.Yoshizawa, N.Shohoji, M.Katsura, T.Sano and T.Yato, Technology Reports of the Osaka University, 27 (1977) 363-370. 7 "Decomposition Pressure of YN and UN-YN Solid Solutions", N.Shohoji, M.Katsura and T.Sano, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 73 (1978) 89-96. 8 "The Structure of Rapidly Quenched Nickel-based Superalloy Ribbons Produced by Melt Spinning", H.A.Davies, N.Shohoji and D.H.Warrington, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Rapid Solidification Processing, Reston, VA.,1980, pp.153-164 (edited by R.Mehrabian, B.H.Kear and M.Cohen; published by Claitor's Publishing Division, Baton Rouge, LA.). 9 "Microstructure of Rapidly Solidified Ni-based Superalloys", D.H.Warrington and N.Shohoji, Proceedings of the 7th European Congress on Electron Microscopy (EUREM 80), The Hague, 1980, Vol. 1, pp.210-211. 10 "Estimation of Cooling Rate During Rapid Solidification Processing of Ni-based Superalloys Using Photograph", D.H.Warrington, H.A.Davies and N.Shohoji, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Rapidly Quenched Metals (RQ4), Sendai, 1981, Vol. I, pp.69-72 (edited by T.Masumoto and K.Suzuki; published by The Japan Institute of Metals, Sendai, 1982).

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Colour classification of work category throughout the lists 1. Statistical thermodynamic analysis of non-stoichiometric interstitial compounds <red>

2. Synthesis of carbide, nitride and carbo-nitride <green> 3. Formation and characterisation of non-equilibrium solid phases <blue>

4. Miscellaneous <black> 11 "Structure of Melt-spun Ni-based Superalloy Ribbons", N.Shohoji, H.A.Davies, H.Jones and D.H.Warrington, Proceedings of RQ4, Vol. II, pp.1529-1532. 12 "Comments on 'Hysteresis in Metal Hydrides'", N.Shohoji, Journal of the Less-Common Metals, 90 (1983) L5-L6. 13 "On the Construction of a Statistical Model for Primary Solid Solutions of Hydrogen in the Group Va Transition Metals (Vanadium, Niobium and Tantalum)", N.Shohoji, Journal of the Less-Common Metals, 90 (1983) L27-L29. 14 "Statistical Thermodynamic Approach to Some Hyperstoichiometric Dihydrides of Lanthanides (La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm) and Actinides (Np, Pu, Am)", N.Shohoji, Physica Status Solidi (B), 118 (1983) 811-822. 15 "Statistical Thermodynamics of Hydrogen Solution in Some Lanthanides", N.Shohoji, Physica Status Solidi (B), 119 (1983) K87-K90. 16 "Statistical Thermodynamics of Metal-Hydrogen Systems", N.Shohoji, Journal of the Less-Common Metals, 102 (1984) 53-65. 17 "Statistical Model for the Hydrogen Solution in bcc Nb1-yMy Alloys (M = Al, Cu, Sn, Ni, Pd)", N.Shohoji, Materials Letters, 3 (1985) 206-208. 18 "Statistical Thermodynamics of Carbon Solutions in Metals", N.Shohoji, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 13 (1985) 567-575. 19 "Statistical Thermodynamics of the Very Dilute Interstitial Solid Solutions", N.Shohoji, Zeitschrift für Metallkunde, 76 (1985) 192-197. 20 "The Application of Statistical Thermodynamics to Interstitial Solid Solutions", N.Shohoji, Journal of the Less-Common Metals, 114 (1985) 249-256. 21 "Statistical Thermodynamic Study of the Ternary Compounds ThXyHx (X = C,N; y < 1, x < 2)", N.Shohoji, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 127 (1985) 88-96. 22 "Interaction between Hydrogen Atoms in Metals", N.Shohoji, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 5 (1986) 522-524. 23 "Influence of Amorphous Carbon on the Equilibrium Composition of Hypostoichiometric Monocarbides, TiCx and VCx (x < 1)", T.Marcelo and N.Shohoji, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 15 (1986) 61-74. 24 "Comparative Study of Solubilities of Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Carbon in α-Iron", N.Shohoji,

Journal of Materials Science, 21 (1986) 2147-2152. 25 "Statistical Thermodynamic Analysis of Phosphorus Solubility in Molten Iron", N.Shohoji, Transactions of The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan, 26 (1986) 194-197. 26 "Statistical Thermodynamics of Sulphur Solution in Molten Iron", N.Shohoji, Transactions of The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan, 26 (1986) 547-550. 27 "Statistical Thermodynamic Aspects of Hydrogen in Metals", N.Shohoji, Surface and Coatings Technology, 28 (1986) 365-382. 28 "Statistical Model for Nitrogen Solution in Molten Iron and Molten Iron Alloys", N.Shohoji, Materials Science and Technology, 3 (1987) 43-48. 29 "Carbon Solubilities in Iron at Elevated Temperatures Analysed by Statistical Thermodynamics", N.Shohoji, Materials Science and Technology, 3 (1987) 404-410. 30 "Tetragonality in Crystal Lattice of Zirconium Dihydride", N.Shohoji and T.Marcelo, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 6 (1987) 1251-1253. 31 "Ordering of Carbon Atoms in Titanium Monocarbide", N.Shohoji and T.Marcelo, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 16 (1987) 475-488. 32 "Estimation of Carbon - Metal Interaction in the Carbides of d-Transition Metals", N.Shohoji, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 17 (1987) 391-398. 33 "Statistical Model for Molten Fe1-yCryNx (0.4 ≤ y ≤ 0.9)", N.Shohoji, Materials Science and Technology, 4 (1988) 867-870. 34 "Glass-forming Ability of Multicomponent Alloys Viewed from a Statistical Thermodynamic Standpoint", N.Shohoji and J.Botas, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 7 (1988) 903-905. 35 "Process Parameters Affecting Particle Size of Water Atomised Bronze Powder", J.Brito Correia and N.Shohoji, Powder Metallurgy, 31 (1988) 277-280. 36 "Clustering of Atoms in Molten Fe1-yTiyNx", N.Shohoji, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 24 (1989) 163-174. 37 "Unique Features of Hydrogen in Palladium Metal Lattice: Hints for Discussing the Possible Occurrence of Cold Nuclear Fusion", N.Shohoji, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 9 (1990) 231-232. 38 "Stability of Interstitial Elements in Metal Lattice Evaluated by Statistical Thermodynamics", N.Shohoji, ISIJ International (Successor to Transactions of The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan), 30 (1990) 472-474. 39 "Influence of Metastable Species (Non-graphitic Carbon and Ammonia Gas) in the Reactants on the Composition of the Reaction Product (Carbide, Carbonitride and Nitride)", N.Shohoji, T.Marcelo and M.Katsura,

Solid State Ionics: Diffusion and Reactions, 38 (1990) 187-194. 40 "Statistical Thermodynamic Appreciation of Decomposition of Metal Nitrides at Elevated Temperatures", N.Shohoji and M.Katsura, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 170 (1990) 109-112.

41 "Nitrogen Solution in Molten Fe1-yMy (M = Al, Mn) Analysed Using Statistical Thermodynamics", N.Shohoji, Materials Science and Technology, 7 (1991) 213-217. 42 "The Microstructure and Properties of Water Atomized and Extruded Cu-Cr Alloy Powders", J.Brito Correia, H.A.Davies, C.M.Sellars, J.M.Sainz-Borda, I.Gutierrez, F.Castro, M.Fuentes, N.Shohoji and H.Carvalhinhos, Materials Science and Engineering, A113 (1991) 265-269. 43 "The Microstructure and Properties of Rapidly Solidified and Consolidated Cu-Cr-Zr Alloy Powders", J.Brito Correia, H.A.Davies, C.M.Sellars, N.Shohoji, H.Carvalhinhos, J.M.Sainz-Borda, I.Gutierrez, F.Castro and M.Fuentes, Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Advanced Materials (EUROMAT 91), Cambridge, 1991, Vol. 1, pp.30-34 (edited by T.W.Clyne and P.J.Whithers; published by The Institute of Materials, London, 1992). 44 "Stability of Hydrogen and Nitrogen in VIa-group Metals (Cr,Mo,W) and Iron-group Metals (Fe,Co,Ni) Evaluated by Statistical Thermodynamics", M.C.Monteiro Dias and N.Shohoji, Journal of Materials Science, 27 (1992) 5154-5158. 45 "Statistical Model for Nitrogen Solution in Molten Iron Containing Another Interstitial Constituent (Carbon or Silicon)", N.Shohoji, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 32 (1992) 153-159. 46 "Atomic Configuration in Hexagonal-Close-Packed TiCzHx Phase Estimated by Statistical Thermodynamics", M.C.Monteiro Dias and N.Shohoji, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 39 (1995) 193-199. 47 “Dispersion Strengthening of Cu-Al Alloy Powders Produced by Water Atomisation through Internal Oxidation”, J.Brito Correia, M.Pereira Caldas, J.L.M.Esperto, N.Shohoji and A.Cabral Ferro, Proceedings of European Conference on Advanced Powder Metallurgy Materials (Euro PM’95), Birmingham, 1995, Vol. 1, pp.450-457 (published by European Powder Metallurgy Association). 48 “Inhibition of Grain and Precipitate Growth of AISI M2 Type Tool Steel Powders by Low-temperature Nitriding Using Flowing Ammonia Gas”, J.Brito Correia and N.Shohoji, ISIJ International, ISIJ (Iron and Steel Institute of Japan), 36 (1996) 363-365. 49 “Dependence of Internal Oxidation Rate of Water Atomised Cu-Al Alloy Powders on Oxygen Partial Pressure”, J.Brito Correia, M.Pereira Caldas, N.Shohoji and A.Cabral Ferro, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 15 (1996) 465-468. 50 “Statistical Thermodynamic Approach to Carbon Solubility in Face Centred Cubic Fe1-yNiy Alloy Lattice”, N.Shohoji, Materials Science and Technology, 12 (1996) 373-377. 51 "A Theory of Suppressed Nitrogen Solubility in Fe-Z-N Ternary Alloy Systems in the Relatively High Range of Concentration of Z (Z = Si or C)", M.C.Monteiro Dias and N.Shohoji, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 50 (1997) 275-279. 52 "Carbon Solubility in Face Centred Cubic Co1-yNiy Alloy Lattice Analysed by Statistical Thermodynamics", N.Shohoji, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 51 (1997) 265-268.

53 "Influence of Gas Environment on Synthesis of Silicon Carbide through Reaction between Silicon and Amorphous Carbon in a Solar Furnace at P.S.A (Plataforma Solar de Almería)", J.Cruz Fernandes, L.Guerra Rosa, D.Martínez, J.Rodríguez and N.Shohoji, Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 106 (1998) 839-841. 54 "Influence of Gas Environment on Synthesis of Silicon Carbide and Some Carbides and Carbonitrides of d-group Transition Metals through Reaction between Metal Powders and Amorphous Carbon Powders in a Solar Furnace at P.S.A. (Plataforma Solar de Almería)", D.Martínez, J.Rodríguez, L.Guerra Rosa, J.Cruz Fernandes and N.Shohoji, Journal de Physique IV (Symposium Series), Vol. 9, Proceedings 3 (1999) 405-410. 55 "Catalytic Acceleration of Graphitisation of Amorphous Carbon during Synthesis of Tungsten Carbide from Tungsten and Excess Amorphous Carbon in a Solar Furnace", N.Shohoji, L.Guerra Rosa, J.Cruz Fernandes, D.Martínez and J.Rodríguez, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 58 (1999) 172-176. 56 "Photochemically Promoted Formation of Higher Carbide of Molybdenum through Reaction between Metallic Molybdenum Powders and Graphite Powders in a Solar Furnace", L.Guerra Rosa, J.Cruz Fernandes, P.M.Amaral, D.Martínez, J.Rodríguez and N.Shohoji, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials (Successor to Planseeberichte für Pulvermetallurgie), 17 (1999) 351-356. 57 "X-ray Diffraction Characterisation of Carbide and Carbonitride of Ti and Zr Prepared through Reaction between Metal Powders and Carbon Powders (Graphitic or Amorphous) in a Solar Furnace", J.Cruz Fernandes, P.M.Amaral, L.Guerra Rosa, D.Martínez, J.Rodríguez and N.Shohoji,

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 17 (1999) 437-443. 58 "Weibull Statistical Analysis of Flexure Breaking Performance for Alumina Ceramic Disks Sintered by Solar Radiation Heating", J.Cruz Fernandes, P.M.Amaral, L.Guerra Rosa and N.Shohoji, Ceramics International, 26 (2000) 203-206. 59 "Catalytic Graphitisation of Amorphous Carbon during Solar Carbide Synthesis of VIa-group Metals (Cr, Mo and W)",

N.Shohoji, P.M.Amaral, J.Cruz Fernandes, L.Guerra Rosa, D.Martínez and J.Rodríguez, Materials Transactions, JIM (Japan Institute of Metals), 41 (2000) 246-249. 60 "Carbide Formation of Va-group Metals (V, Nb and Ta) in a Solar Furnace", P.M.Amaral, J.Cruz Fernandes, L.Guerra Rosa, D.Martínez, J.Rodríguez and N.Shohoji, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 18 (2000) 47-53. 61 "Atomic Clustering in Non-stoichiometric Interstitial Alloy Systems Evaluated by Statistical Thermodynamics -Example cases of analysis of short-range ordering for molten Fe1-yMyNx (M = Cr, Ti, V, Mn, Al)-", N.Shohoji, Advances in Materials Engineering and Technology, Special Publication of International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, SPM1, 2001, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., Geneva, Vol. 1, pp.41-48. 62 "Photochemical Effects in Carbide Synthesis of d-group Transition Metals (Ti, Zr; V, Nb, Ta; Cr, Mo, W) in a Solar Furnace at PSA (Plataforma Solar de Almería)", J.Rodríguez, D.Martínez, L.Guerra Rosa, J.Cruz Fernandes, P.M.Amaral and N.Shohoji, Journal of Solar Energy Engineering (Transactions of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)), 123 (2001) 109-116. DOI: 10.1115/1.1350565.

63 "Statistical Thermodynamics as a Tool for Evaluating Atom Clustering around Interstitial Atom", N. Shohoji, Materials Transactions, 42 [11] (2001) 2225-2231. (Special Issue on Advances in Computational Materials Science and Engineering II). 64 "Fracture Toughness of Solar-sintered WC with Co Additive", L.Guerra Rosa, P.M.Amaral, C.Anjinho, J.Cruz Fernandes and N.Shohoji, Ceramics International, 28 (2002) 345-348. 65 "Fracture Toughness of Alumina Ceramic Disks Sintered in a Solar Furnace and Subsequently Cooled with Relatively Fast Rate (50 K/min)", P. M. Amaral, C. Anjinho, J. Cruz Fernandes, L.Guerra Rosa and N.Shohoji,

Proceedings of 8th Portuguese Conference on Fracture, Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais,

Vila Real, February 2002, pp.395-399.

66 "Characterisation of Solar-synthesised TiCx (x = 0.50, 0.625, 0.75, 0.85, 0.90 and 1.0) by X-ray Diffraction, Density and Vickers Microhardness", J.Cruz Fernandes, C.Anjinho, P.M.Amaral, L.Guerra Rosa, J.Rodríguez, D.Martínez,

F.Almeida Costa Oliveira and N.Shohoji,

Materials Chemistry and Physics, 77 (2002) 711-718.

67 "Statistical Thermodynamic Approach to Austenitic Fe1-yNbyNx System",

N.Shohoji and M.C.Monteiro Dias, Materials Science and Technology, 19 (2003) 429-434. DOI: 10.1179/026708303225009319

68 "Interaction Energy Parameters in Hypo-stoichiometric Mono-carbides, TiCx and NbCx, Evaluated by

Statistical Thermodynamics",

N.Shohoji, Materials Science and Technology, 19 (2003) 1469-1472. DOI: 10.1179/026708303225006033 69 "M-C Dipole Formation in fcc (face centred cubic) Fe1-yMyCx Solid Solution (M = Ti, Nb)", N.Shohoji, Materials Science and Technology, 20 (2004) 301-306. DOI: 10.1179/026708304225012297 70 "Role of Unstable Chemical Species (Non-graphitic Carbon and Flowing NH3 Gas) on the Equilibrium Point of the Reaction Product (Carbide, Carbo-nitride or Nitride)", N.Shohoji, Materials Science Forum, 449-452 (2004) 221-224; Designing, Processing and Properties of Advanced Engineering Materials (Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Designing,

Processing and Properties of Advanced Engineering Materials, ISAEM-2003, November 5-8, 2003, Jeju Island, Korea; edited by S.-G.Kang and T.Kobayashi; published by Trans Tech Publications, Inc., Uetikon-Zürich). 71 "Solar Sintering of Cordierite-based Ceramics at Low Temperatures", F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, N.Shohoji, J.Cruz Fernandes and L.Guerra Rosa, Solar Energy, 78 (2005) 351-361. DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2004.08.013 72 "Empirical Expression of Phosphorus Solubility in Molten Fe1-yCry Expressed as Functions of Temperature and Phosphorus Activity", N.Shohoji and M.C.Monteiro Dias, ISIJ International, 45 (2005) 1226-1231. 73 "Kinetic Aspects of Reaction between Tantalum and Carbon Material (Active Carbon or Graphite) under Solar Radiation Heating", J.Cruz Fernandes, F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, B.Granier, J.-M.Badie, L.Guerra Rosa and N.Shohoji, Solar Energy, 80 (2006) 1553-1560. DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2006.01.001 74 "High Meta-stability of Tungsten Sub-carbide W2C Formed from Tungsten/Carbon Powder Mixture during Eruptive Heating in a Solar Furnace", F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, J.Cruz Fernandes, J.-M.Badie, B.Granier, L.Guerra Rosa and N.Shohoji, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 25 (2007) 101-106. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2006.03.001 75 "Formation of Hexagonal η−MoC1-x Phase at a Temperature Lower than 1660ºC by Solar Radiation Heating under Presence of Excess Free Carbon", N.Shohoji, J.-M.Badie, B.Granier, F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, J.Cruz Fernandes and L.Guerra Rosa, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 25 (2007) 220-225. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2006.05.004 76 "Nanodiamond as an Effective Reinforcing Component for Nano-copper",

V.Livramento, J.Brito Correia, N.Shohoji and E.Osawa, Diamond and Related Materials, 16 (2007) 202-204. DOI:

10.1016/j.diamond.2006.05.008 77 "Synthesis of Tungsten Sub-carbide W2C from Graphite/Tungsten Powder Mixtures by Eruptive Heating in a Solar Furnace", F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, B.Granier, J.-M.Badie, J.Cruz Fernandes, L.Guerra Rosa and N.Shohoji, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 25 (2007) 351-357. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2006.10.002 78 "Nano-meter Size WC Whiskers Grown over Compacted Pellet of Graphite/Tungsten Powder Mixture Heated with Ultra-fast Heating Rate by a Concentrated Solar Beam", S.Dias, F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, B.Granier, J.-M.Badie, J.Cruz Fernandes, L.Guerra Rosa and N.Shohoji, Materials Transactions, 48 [5] (2007) 919-923. (Special Issue on New Developments and Analysis for Fabrication of Functional Nanostructures). DOI: 10.2320/matertrans.48.919 79 "Further Studies on Copper Nanocomposites with Dispersed Single-digit-nanodiamond Particles", K.Hanada, K.Yamamoto, T.Taguchi, E.Ōsawa, M.Inakuma, V.Livramento, J.Brito Correia and N.Shohoji,

Diamond and Related Materials, 16 (2007) 2054-2057. DOI:

10.1016/j.diamond.2007.07.008 80 "TEM Studies of Nanocarbons and Nanodiamonds (ND): Mechanical Milling of ND and Cu", K.Yamamoto, T.Taguchi, K.Hanada, E.Osawa, M.Inakuma, V.Livramento, J.Brito Correia and N.Shohoji, Diamond and Related Materials, 16 (2007) 2058-2062. DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2007.05.007

81 "Statistical Thermodynamic Approach to Molten Fe-Cr-P",

N.Shohoji and S.Figueiredo Marques, International Journal of Materials Research (Successor to

Zeitschrift für Metallkunde),

99 (2008) 245-250. DOI: 10.3139/146.101630

82 "Bulk Copper - Nanodiamond Nanocomposites; Processing and Properties", J.Brito Correia,V.Livramento, N.Shohoji, E.Tresso, K.Yamamoto, T.Taguchi, K.Hanada and E.Ōsawa, Materials Science Forum, 587-588 (2008) 443-447; Advanced Materials Forum IV - Proceedings of Materiais 2007 (XIII Conference of Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais) published by TransTech Publications, Inc., Uetikon-Zürich.

83 "Effects of NaBH4 Additions on Hydrogen Absorption by Nanostructured FeTi Powders", S.Figueiredo Marques, R.A.Silva, J.Brito Correia, N.Shohoji and C.M.Rangel, Materials Science Forum, 587-588 (2008) 921-925.

84 "Surface Singularity upon Solar Radiation Heating of Graphite/Tungsten Powder Mixture Compacts to Temperatures in Excess of 1600ºC", F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, B.Granier, J.-M.Badie, J.Cruz Fernandes, L.Guerra Rosa and N.Shohoji, Materials Science Forum, 587-588 (2008) 993-997.

85 "Carbide Synthesis from Graphite / Molybdenum Powder Mixtures at Sub-stoichiometric Ratios under Solar Radiation Heating to 1900ºC", B.Granier, J.-M.Badie, F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, T.Magalhães, N.Shohoji, L.Guerra Rosa and J.Cruz Fernandes, Materials Transactions, 49 (2008) 2673-2678. DOI: 10.2320/materials.MRA2008202.

86 "Novel Approach to Plasma Facing Materials in Nuclear Fusion Reactors", V. Livramento, J.Brito Correia, D. Nunes, P.Almeida Carvalho, H. Fernandes, C. Silva, K. Hanada, N. Shohoji and E.Osawa, Plasma and Fusion Science, 996 (2008), 166-171. 87 "Microstructural Evolution in Tungsten and Copper Probes under Hydrogen Irradiation in ISTTOK", D.Nunes, R.Mateus, I.D.Nogueira, P.Almeida Carvalho, J.Brito Correia, N.Shohoji, R.B.Gomes, H.Fernandes, C.Silva, N.Franco and E.Alves, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 390-391 (2009) 1039-1042. DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2009.01.283. 88 "Mechanical Properties of Dense Cordierite Discs Sintered by Solar Radiation Heating", F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, L.Guerra Rosa, J.Cruz Fernandes, J.Rodríguez, I.Cañadas, D.Martínez and N.Shohoji, Materials Transactions, 50 (2009) 2221-2228. DOI: 10.2320/matertrans.MRA2008369. 89 "Carbide Phases Synthesised from C/Mo Powder Compacts at Specified Sub-stoichiometric Ratios by Solar Radiation Heating to Temperatures between 1600ºC and 2500ºC", B.Granier, N.Shohoji,F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, T.Magalhães, J.Cruz Fernandes and L.Guerra Rosa, Materials Transactions, 50 (2009) 2813-2819. DOI: 10.2320/matertrans.M2009167. 90 "Effects of Hydrogen Permeation on W, Mo and Cu Langmuir Probes at ISTTOK", D.Nunes, P.A.Carvalho, R.Mateus, I.D.Nogueira, A.Moita de Deus, J.B.Correia, N.Shohoji, R.B.Gomes, H.Fernandes, C.Silva, N.Franco and E. Alves, Proceedings of MRS Symposium R on Materials for Future Fusion and Fisson Technologies, MRS Symposium Proceedings Series, Materials Research Society, Vol. 1125 (2009) pp.29-34. DOI: 10.1557/PROC-1125-R07-04. 91 "W-nDiamond/Cu-nDiamond Nanostructured Composites for Fusion Devices", D.Nunes, V.Livramento, J.Brito Correia, R.Mateus, P.Almeida Carvalho, N.Shohoji, H. Fernandes, C.Silva, E. Alves, K.Hanada and E.Osawa, Proceedings of MRS Symposium R on Materials for Future Fusion and Fisson Technologies, MRS Symposium Proceedings Series, Materials Research Society, Vol. 1125 (2009) pp.59-64. DOI: 10.1557/PROC-1125-R07-08. 92 "Consolidation of Cu-nDiamond Nanocomposites: Hot Extrusion vs. Spark Plasma Sintering", D.Nunes, V.Livramento, J.Brito Correia, K.Hanada, P.Almeida Carvalho, R.Mateus, N.Shohoji, H. Fernandes, C.Silva, E. Alves and E.Osawa, Materials Science Forum, 636-637 (2010) 682-687; Advanced Materials Forum V. DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.636-637.682. 93 "Fe K-edge XAFS Study of Slate Powders Heat Treated up to 1000ºC", F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, H. Nitani, T. Nakagawa, T.A.Yamamoto and N.Shohoji, Materials Science Forum, 636-637 (2010) 922-927; Advanced Materials Forum V. DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.636-637.922. 94 "Effect of Milling Energy Modulation on the High Temperature Synthesis of FeTi", V.Livramento, J.Brito Correia, F.Neves, N.Shohoji and C.M.Rangel, Materials Science Forum, 636-637 (2010) 934-940; Advanced Materials Forum V. DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.636-637.934. 95 "Heterogeneity along the Height in Disc Specimens of Graphite / Tungsten Powder Mixtures with Sub-stoichiometric Carbon Atom Ratios Heated by Concentrated Solar Beam to 1600ºC", N.Shohoji, T.Magalhães, F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, L.Guerra Rosa, J.Cruz Fernandes, J. Rodríguez, I.Cañadas and D.Martínez, Materials Transactions, 51 (2010) 381-388. DOI: 10.2320/matertrans.M2009313.

96 "Hydrogen Absorption in Epitaxial bcc V (001) Thin Films Analysed by Statistical Thermodynamics", N.Shohoji, Thin Solid Films, 518 (2010) 7167-7173. DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2010.06.052. 97 "Reactions of Ti, V, Nb and Ta with N2 Gas at 2000ºC under Concentrated Solar Beam in a Solar Furnace at PROMES-CNRS", N.Shohoji, F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, L.Guerra Rosa, G.Peraudeau, B.Granier, T.Magalhães and J.Cruz Fernandes, Materials Transactions, 52 (2011) 719-727. DOI: 10.2320/matertrans.M2010314. 98 "Tungsten - Microdiamond Composites for Plasma Facing Components", V. Livramento, D. Nunes, J.Brito Correia, P.Almeida Carvalho, U. Mardolcar, R. Mateus, K.

Hanada, N. Shohoji, H. Fernandes, C. Silva, and E. Alves, Journal of Nuclear Materiais, 416 (2011) 45-48. DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2011.02.031. 99 "Production of Cu / Diamond Compositets for First-wall Heat Sinks", D.Nunes, J.Brito Correia, P.Almenida Carvalho, N.Shohoji, H.Fernandes, C.Silva, L.C.Alves, K.Hanada and E.Osawa, Fusion Engineering and Design, 86 (2011) 2589-2592. DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2011.01.085. 100 "Influence of Colour Filter on Reaction Products from Mo and W Heated to 2000ºC by Concentrated Solar Beam in N2 Gas Environment in a Solar Furnace at PROMES-CNRS", G.Peraudeau, F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, L.Guerra Rosa, B.Granier, J.Cruz Fernandes, T.Magalhães and N.Shohoji,, Materials Transactions, 52 (2011) 2083-2090. DOI: 10.2320/matertrans.M2011019. 101 "Suppressed Hydrogen Solubility in Body Centred Cubic Va-group Metal (Nb and Ta) by Alloying with W or Ru Analysed on the Basis of Statistical Thermodynamics", N.Shohoji, International Journal of Materials Engineering and Technology, 7 (2012) 33-54. 102 "Crystal Grain Morphology Evolution over Ti, V, Nb and Ta Surface Heated in N2 Gas Environment to 2000ºC by Filtered Concentrated Solar Beam in a Solar Furnace at PROMES-CNRS", F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, L.Guerra Rosa, G.Peraudeau,B.Granier, J.Cruz Fernandes, T.Magalhães and N.Shohoji, Materials Transactions, 53 (2012) 537-545. DOI: 10.2320/matertrans.M2011299. 103 "Chemical Activities, a(H) and a(X), of Constituents in H2X Type Gas Molecules (X = O or S) at Arbitrary Degree of Dissociation", N.Shohoji, International Journal of Materials and Chemistry, 2 (2012) 10-15. DOI: 10.5923/j.ijmc.20120201.02. 104 "Statistical Thermodynamic Analysis for Hydrogen Absorption Behaviour in a Four Monolayers (4 ML) Thick bcc Vanadium (110) Superlattice being in Contact with Molybdenum Layer", N.Shohoji, Materials Transactions, 53 (2012) 1273-1277. DOI: 10.2320/matertrans.M2012071. 105. "Statistical Thermodynamic Analysis for Isothermal Hydrogenation Performances of Mg2-yPryNi4 Intermetallics (y = 0.6, 0.8, 1.0)", N.Shohoji, International Journal of Materials and Chemistry, 2 (2012) 90-100. DOI: 10.5923/j.ijmc.20120203.02.

106. "Effects of Colour-filtering Solar Beam on Reaction Product from d-group Transition Metals in N2 Gas Environment under Heating with Concentrated Solar Beam", N.Shohoji, International Journal of Materials and Chemistry, 2 (2012) 205-207. DOI: 10.5923/j.ijmc.20120205.04. 107. "Synthesising Carbo-nitrides of Some d-group Transition Metals Using a Solar Furnace at PSA", N.Shohoji, F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, L.Guerra Rosa, J. Cruz Fernandes, T.Magalhães, M.Caldeira Coelho, J.Rodríguez, I.Cañadas, C. Ramos and D. Martínez, Materials Science Forum, 730-732 (2013) 153-158. Advanced Materials Forum VI. DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.730-732.153. 108. "Multiscale Copper-µDiamond Nanostructured Composites", D.Nunes, V.Livramento, H.Fernandes, C.Silva, N.Shohoji, J.Brito Correia and P.A. Carvalho, Materials Science Forum, 730-732 (2013) 925-930. Advanced Materials Forum VI. DOI:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.730-732.925. 109. "Synthesizing Higher Nitride of Molybdenum (Mo) and Iron (Fe) in Ammonia (NH3) Gas Stream under Irradiation of Concentrated Solar Beam in a Solar Furnace (Erzeugung von Hoch Nitridhaltigen Molybdän- und Eisennitriden in einen Ammoniumgasvolumenstrom bei Betrachtung durch Konzentrierte Solarstrahlen in einer Solaren Brennkammer), N.Shohoji, F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, J.Cruz Fernandes, L.Guerra Rosa, J.Rodríguez Garcia, I.Cañadas Martínez, C.Ramos Miñarro, T.Magalhães and F.Cestari, Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik (Materials Science and Engineering Technology), 44 (2013) 959-971. DOI: 10.1002/mawe.201300163. 110. "Roles of Unstable Chemical Species and Non-equilibrium Reaction Routes on Properties of Reaction Product - a review", N.Shohoji, Journal of Surfaces and Interfaces of Materials, 2 (2014) 182-205. DOI: 10.1166/jsim.2014.1052. 111. "Nitriding VI-group Metals (Cr, Mo and W) in Stream of NH3 Gas under Concentrated Solar Irradiation in a Solar Furnace at PSA (Plataforma Solar de Almería)", F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, L.Guerra Rosa, J. Cruz Fernandes, J.Rodríguez, I.Cañadas, T.Magalhães and N.Shohoji, Solar Energy, 114 (2015) 51-60. DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.01.028.

Other publications 1 "Studies on Ternary Uranium - Transition Metal - Nitrogen Systems" N.Shohoji, Dissertation to Osaka University, March 1977, 131 pages. 2. "Language Barrier", N.Shohoji, New Scientist, 15 August 1985, pp.54-55 (LETTERS). 3. "Improving On-line Control of Atomization", J.Raimann, G.Brenn, F.Durst, G.Wolf, H.W.Bergmann, M.S.Cabot, A.Berlemont, J.Brito Correia and N.Shohoji, Metal Powder Report -An International Magazine-, 53, September 1998, pp.44-47. 4. "欧州での研究生活を支えたのは、人と人との良好な間関係", N.Shohoji, Asahi Weekly, 15 May 2005, はばたけ地球人（海外偏）No.19 ポルトガル. 5 "欧州3カ国（ドイツ、イギリス、ポルトガル）で４半世紀を材料研究者として過ごして;

My Researcher's Life for a Quarter of a Century around Several European Countries", Overseas Community (海外事情） N.Shohoji, Kinzoku (Materials Science & Technology), AGNE Gijutsu Center, Tokyo. Part 1: 78 [2] (2008) 155-158. Part 2: 78 [3] (2008) 279-282. Part 3: 78 [4] (2008) 375-379. 6 "Interstitial Non-stoichiometric Compounds -Statistical Thermodynamic Approach to Interstitial Non-stoichiometric Compounds; Hydride, Carbide, Nitride, Phosphide and Sulfide-", N.Shohoji, Lambert Academic Publishing, OmniScriptum GmbH & Co. KG, Saarbrücken, 2013, 156 pages. ISBN: 978-3-659-45506-3.

Communications in Conferences 1 "Studies on the Transition Metal Nitrides: Statistical Thermodynamic Consideration on the Non-stoichiometric Cr2N Phase", N.Shohoji, M.Katsura and T.Sano, Annual Spring Meeting of The Chemical Society of Japan, Tokyo, April 1973. 2 "Studies on the Ce-C-N System", N.Shohoji, M.Katsura and T.Sano, Autumn Meeting on Nuclear Fuels and Materials, The Atomic Energy Society of Japan, Tokyo, September 1973. 3 "Graphitization of Free Carbons Precipitated through the Reactions of Uranium Carbide with Ammonia", N.Shohoji, M.Katsura and T.Sano, Annual Spring Meeting of The Atomic Energy Society of Japan, Sendai, March 1974. 4 "Influence of the Activity of Free Carbon on the Equilibrium of the U-Ce-C-N System", N.Shohoji, M.Katsura and T.Sano, Autumn Meeting of The Japan Institute of Metals, Osaka, November 1974. 5 "Studies on the U-C-N System", N.Shohoji, M.Katsura and T.Sano, Annual Spring Meeting of The Japan Institute of Metals, Tokyo, April 1975. 6 "Decomposition Pressure of UN-CeN Solid Solution", N.Shohoji, M.Katsura and T.Sano, Autumn Meeting on Nuclear Fuels and Materials, The Atomic Energy Society of Japan, Osaka, November 1975. 7 "Studies on the Y-N System", N.Shohoji, M.Katsura, A.Inoue and T.Sano, Annual Spring Meeting of The Atomic Energy Society of Japan, Hiratsuka, March 1976. 8 "Decomposition Pressure of the UN-YN Solid Solution", N.Shohoji, M.Katsura and T.Sano, Autumn Meeting on Nuclear Fuels and Materials, The Atomic Energy Society of Japan, Tokai-mura, October 1976. 9 "The Structures of Some Rapidly Quenched Ni-base Superalloys", N.Shohoji, D.H.Warrington and H.A.Davies, Modern Metallography in Metallurgy, The Metals Society, Guildford, September 1979. 10 "The Structures of Rapidly Solidified Ni-based Superalloy Ribbons Produced by Melt Spinning", N.Shohoji, D.H.Warrington and H.A.Davies, Modern Metallography in Metallurgy, The Metals Society, Sheffield, September 1980.

11 "Nitriding the Steel in Gaseous NH3 Flow", N.Shohoji, 1. Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais (Materiais 83), Lisboa, May 1983. 12 "Statistical Thermodynamics of Hydrogen in Metals", N.Shohoji, (Materiais 83). 13 "Structures of Nickel-based Superalloy Ribbons Produced by Chill-block Melt-spinning", N.Shohoji and D.H.Warrington, (Materiais 83). 14 "Reactions of Transition Metals with Flowing Gaseous NH3", N.Shohoji 2. Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais (Materiais 85), Porto, May 1983. 15 "Statistical Thermodynamic Aspects of Metal-Hydrogen Systems", N.Shohoji, (Materiais 85). 16 "Statistical Thermodynamic Aspects of Hydrogen in Metals", N.Shohoji, International Symposium on "Hydrogen in Metals", Belfast, March 1985. 17 "Reaction of Flowing Ammonia Gas with the Metal Surface", T.Marcelo and N.Shohoji, 2. Congresso Nacional de Tratamiento Termicos (Tratermat '86), San Sebastian, November 1986. 18 "Preparação de Soluções Sólidas Homogéneas de Monocarboneto de Titânio", T.Marcelo and N.Shohoji, 3. Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais (Materiais 87), Braga, April 1987. 19 "Stability of Interstitial Elements in Iron Evaluated by Statistical Thermodynamics", N.Shohoji, (Materiais 87). 20 "Consolidation and Properties of Water Atomised Cu Alloy Powders", J.M.Sainz-Borda, H.A.Davies, C.M.Sellars, F.Castro, M.Fuentes, N.Shohoji and H.Carvalhinhos, U.K. Informal Meeting on Rapid Solidification and Metastable Phases, Sheffield, September 1989. 21 "The Microstructure of Water Atomised and Extruded Cu-Cr-Zr Alloys", J.Brito Correia, H.A.Davies, C.M.Sellars, F.Castro, I.Gutierrez, M.Fuentes, N.Shohoji and H.Carvalhinhos, U.K. Informal Meeting on Rapid Solidification and Metastable Phases, Sheffield, September 1989. 22 "Clustering of Atoms in Molten Fe1-yMyNx (M = Ti,V,Cr,Mn) Analysed Using Statistical Thermodynamics", N.Shohoji 5. Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais (Materiais 91), Lisboa, November 1991. 23 "Stability of Hydrogen and Nitrogen in VIa-group Metals (Cr,Mo,W) and Iron-group Metals (Fe,Co,Ni) Evaluated by Statistical Thermodynamics", M.C.Monteiro Dias and N.Shohoji, 13º Encontro Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Lisboa, January 1992. 24 "Statistical Model for Hydrogen Solution in TiCz (z = 0.26) of HCP (Hexagonal Close Packed) Structure", M.C.Monteiro Dias and N.Shohoji, Latin-American Inorganic Chemistry Meeting, Santiago de Compostela, September 1993. 25 "Ligas de Cobre de Elevada Resistência Mecânica e Elevada Condutividade Eléctrica Produzidas Através de Atomização com Água",

J.Brito Correia, N.Shohoji, H.A.Davies and C.M.Sellars, 6. Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais (Materiais 93), Porto, October 1993. 26 "Statistical Thermodynamic Model for Molten Fe-Si-N", M.C.Monteiro Dias and N.Shohoji, Discussion Meeting on Thermodynamics of Alloys, S. Margherita Ligure (Genova), April 1994. 27 “Influence of Carbon Content on Nitrogen Solubility in FCC (Face Centred Cubic) Iron Lattice”, M.C.Monteiro Dias and N.Shohoji, V Ibero-American Meeting of Inorganic Chemistry and XII Mexican Meeting of Inorganic Chemistry, Saltillo (Coahuila), April 1995. 28 “Oxidação Interna de Pós de Ligas Cu-Al Produzidos por Atomização com Água”, J.Brito Correia, M.P.Caldas, N.Shohoji and A.C.Ferro, 7. Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais (Materiais 95), Aveiro, September 1995. 29 “Solidificaçao Rápida da Liga Fe82B12Si6 por Projecção em Tambor Regelante (CBMS); Estudo do Processo e Caracterização de Fitas Amorfas”, A.J.C.Velhinho, J.D.F.P.Botas, N.Shohoji and J.Brito Correia, (Materiais 95). 30 “Thermodynamic Property of Nitrogen-family Trihydride Gas Molecule (III)”, S.Ishii, K.Nishimaki, T.Nakagawa, N.Shohoji and M.Katsura, 14th IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics (ICCT-96), Osaka, August 1996. 31 "On-line Measurement of Powder Size and Velocity in the Water Atomisation Process", J.Raimann, G.Brenn, J.Brito Correia, J.Domnick and N.Shohoji, European Conference on Advances in Structural PM Part Production (EURO PM 97), Munich, October 1997. 32 “Synthesis of Refractory Carbides in the PSA Solar Furnace: Recent Achievements and Future Trends”, J. Cruz Fernandes, L. Guerra Rosa and N. Shohoji, TMR (Training and Mobility of Researchers Programme of EC-DGXII (European Community, Directorate General XII for Science, Research and Development)) Users Workshop 1997, PSA (Plataforma Solar de Almería), Tabernas, Spain, November 1997. 33 "Influence of Gas Environment on Synthesis of Silicon Carbide through Reaction between Silicon and Amorphous Carbon in a Solar Furnace at P.S.A. (Plataforma Solar de Almería)", D.Martínez, J.Rodríguez, L.Guerra Rosa, J.Cruz Fernandes and N.Shohoji, 9th International Symposium SolarPACES (Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems) -Solar Thermal Concentrating Technologies, Odeillo - Font-Romeu, France, June 1998. 34 “Solar Synthesis of Refractory Carbides and Carbonitrides from Metal / Carbon Mixture in Controlled Gas Environment”, P.M.Amaral, L. Guerra Rosa, J. Cruz Fernandes and N. Shohoji, TMR (Training and Mobility of Researchers Programme of EC-DGXII) Users Workshop 1998, PSA (Plataforma Solar de Almería), Tabernas, Spain, November 1998. 35 "Performance Characteristics of a Newly Designed Water Atomiser for Adaptation of PDA (Phase Doppler Anemometry) Monitoring System", J.Brito Correia, N.Shohoji, J.Raimann and G.Wolf, 9. Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais (Materiais 99), Guimarães, June 1999. 36 "A Utilização de Fornos Solares para a Obtenção de Carbonetos e Carbonitretos de Silício e Metais de Transição-d (Ti, Mo, W)", P.M.Amaral, J.Cruz Fernandes, L.Guerra Rosa and N.Shohoji, (Materiais 99). 37 "Statistical Thermodynamic Characterization of Austenitic Fe1-yNbyNx System", M.C.Monteiro Dias and N.Shohoji,

Solid State Chemistry 2000 (SSC 2000), Prague, September 2000. 38 "Peculiarities and Improvements of PSA Solar Furnace Used for Synthesis of Refractory Carbides and Carbonitrides", L.Guerra Rosa, J. Cruz Fernandes, P.M.Amaral, C.Anjinho and N.Shohoji, IHP (Improving Human Potential Programme of EU-DGXII (European Union, Directorate General XII for Science, Research and Development)) Users Workshop 2001, PSA (Plataforma Solar de Almería), Tabernas, Spain, March 2001. 39 "Photochemical Effects in Carbide Synthesis of d-group Transition Metals (Ti, Zr; V, Nb, Ta; Cr, Mo, W) in a Solar Furnace at PSA (Plataforma Solar de Almería)", J.Rodríguez, D.Martínez, L.Guerra Rosa, J.Cruz Fernandes, P.M.Amaral and N.Shohoji, Special JSEE (Journal of Solar Energy Engineering) session in ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) - ASES (American Solar Energy Society) 2001 Meeting (Forum 2001 - Solar Energy: The Power to Choose), Washington D.C., April 2001. 40 "Fracture Toughness of Alumina Ceramic Disks Sintered in a Solar Furnace and Subsequently Cooled with Relatively Fast Rate (50 K/min)",

P. M. Amaral, C. Anjinho, J. Cruz Fernandes, L.Guerra Rosa and N.Shohoji,

8th Portuguese Conference on Fracture, Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais,

Vila Real, February 2002.

41 "Extending Horizon of Materials Processing with Solar Furnace - Solar-synthesis of Raw Material Powders (Carbides and Carbonitrides) and Solar-sintering of Ceramic Powder Compacts with Novel Prospects of Introducing Unstable Chemical Species into the Reaction System -", N.Shohoji, L.Guerra Rosa and J.Cruz Fernandes, IHP (Improving Human Potential Programme of EU-DGXII) Users Workshop 2002, PSA (Plataforma Solar de Almería), Tabernas, Spain, February 2002. 42 "New Materials for DMLS (Direct Metal Laser Sintering) Applications -Nanostructured Cu, WC/Co and TiC/TiB2 Powders Materials-", M.Santos, J.M.L.Esperto, J.Brito Correia, F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, I.Martins, R.Domingues, N.Shohoji and A.Osório, RPD 2004 (Rapid Product Development Event), Agile Development for Productivity, Moulds Event 2004, Marinha Grande, Portugal, 11-15 October 2004. 43 "Deriving Analytical Solubility Formulae for Phosphorus in Molten Fe-Cr as Functions of Phosphorus Activity and Temperature from Discrete Solubility Data Obtained by Knudsen Effusion Technique", M.C.Monteiro Dias and N.Shohoji, 6th Conference on Inorganic Chemistry, SPQ (Sociedade Portuguesa de Quimica), Funchal, Madeira (Portugal), March 31 - April 2, 2005. 44 "Nano-structured FeTi Intermetallics for Hydrogen Storage: Activation during Ball Milling Syntheses",

M.T.Marques, V.Livramento, R.A.Silva, J.Brito Correia, C.M.Rangel and N.Shohoji,

16th World Hydrogen Energy Conference (WHEC 16), organized by the French Hydrogen

Association (AFH2) under the auspices of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy (IAHE)

and in connection with the European Hydrogen Association (EHA), Lyon (France), 13-16 June, 2006. 45 "Further Studies on the Intrusion Alloy of Copper Particles with Dispersed Single-digit Nanodiamond Particles", K.Hanada, K.Yamamoto, E.Ōsawa, M.Inakuma, V.Livramento, J.Brito Correia, N.Shohoji, OR 26: NanoCarbon/NanoDiamond Conference 2006, St. Petersburg, 11-15 September, 2006. 46 "TEM Studies of Nanocarbons and Nanodiamonds (ND): Mechanical Milling of ND and Cu", K.Yamamoto, T.Taguchi, K.Hanada, E.Osawa, M.Inakuma, V.Livramento, J.Brito Correia and N.Shohoji, OR 27: NanoCarbon/NanoDiamond Conference 2006, St. Petersburg, 11-15 September, 2006. 47 "Plasma-erosion of Extruded Copper - Nanodiamond", I.Nogueira, D.Nunes, P.Almeida Carvalho, H. Fernandes, V.Livramento, J.Brito Correia, N. Shohoji and E.Ōsawa, XLI Congress of the Portuguese Society for Microscopy, Sociedade Portuguesa de Microscopia Electronica e Biologia Celular, Braga, 14 & 15 December, 2006. 48 "Effects of NaBH4 Additions on Hydrogen Absorption by Nanostructured FeTi Powders", S.Figueiredo Marques, R.A.Silva, J.Brito Correia, N.Shohoji and C.M. Rangel, Materiais 2007 - Global Materials for the XXI Century: Challenges to Academia and Industry (XIII Conference of Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais), Porto (Portugal), 1-4 April 2007. 49 "Suraface Singularity upon Solar Radiation Heating of Graphite/Tungsten Powder Mixture Compacts to Temperatures in Excess of 1600ºC", F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, B.Granier, J.-M.Badie, J.Cruz Fernandes, L.Guerra Rosa and N.Shohoji, Materiais 2007. 50 "Bulk Copper - Nanodiamond Nanocomposites; Processing and Properties", J.Brito Correia,V.Livramento, N.Shohoji, E.Tresso, K.Yamamoto, K.Hanada and E.Ōsawa, Materiais 2007. 51 "Plasma Erosion of Cu-nanodiamond and W-nanodiamond Composites", P.Almeida Carvalho, J.Brito Correia, H.Fernandes, I.Nogueira, D.Nunes, V.Livramento, C.Silva, K.Hanada, N.Shohoji and E.Osawa, 34th European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics, Warsaw (Poland), 2-6 July, 2007. 52 "Novel Approach to Plasma Facing Materials in Nuclear Fusion Reactors", V. Livramento, J.Brito Correia, D. Nunes, P.Almeida Carvalho, H. Fernandes, C. Silva, K. Hanada, N. Shohoji and E.Osawa, 17th IAEA Technical Meeting on Research Using Small Fusion Reactors, Lisboa, 22-24 October 2007. 53 "Synthesis of FeTi Hydrogen Storage Material via Ball Milling: Effect of Milling Energy and Atmosphere", V.Livramento, C.M.Rangel, J.Brito Correia, N.Shohoji and R.A.Silva, EDEN (Endogenizar o Desenvolvimento de Novas Energias) Workshop on Advances on Fuel Cells and the Hydrogen Economy, INETI, Lisboa, 15 February 2008. 54 "Development of W-nDiamond Nanostructured Composites for Fusion Devices", V.Livramento, J.Brito Correia, D.Nunnes, P.Almeida Carvalho, H.Fernandes, C.Silva, K.Hanada, N.Shohoji and E.Osawa,

18th International Conference on Plasma Surface Interactions (PSI-18), Toledo, 26-30 May 2008. 55 "On Hydrogen Diffusion in Tungsten and Copper Probes at ISTTOK", D.Nunes, R.Mateus, I.D.Nogueira, P.Almeida Carvalho, J.Brito Correia, N.Shohoji, R.B.Gomes, H.Fernandes, C.Silva, N.Franco and E.Alves, P3-47: PSI-18, Toledo, 26-30 May 2008. 56 "W-nDiamond/Cu-nDiamond Nanostructured Composites for Fusion Devices", D.Nunes,V.Livramento, J.Brito Correia, R.Mateus,P.Almeida Carvalho, N. Shohoji, H.Fernandes, C.Silva, E.Alves, K.Hanada and E.Osawa, MRS (Materials Research Society) 2008 Fall Meeting, Materials Research Society, Boston, MA, 1-5 December 2008. 57 "Effects of Hydrogen Permeation on W, Mo and Cu Langmuir Probes at ISTTOK", D.Nunes, P.A.Carvalho, R.Mateus, I.D.Nogueira, A.Moita de Deus, J.B.Correia, N.Shohoji, R.B.Gomes, H.Fernandes, C.Silva, N.Franco and E. Alves, MRS 2008 Fall Meeting, Materials Research Society, Boston, MA, 1-5 December 2008. 58 "Two-step Processing for Hydrogen Storage FeTi alloys: Influence on Reaction Temperature", C.M.Rangle, V.Livramento, J.Brito Correia and N.Shohoji, HYPOTHESIS VIII - International Symposium on Hydorgen Power: Theoretical and Engineering Solutions, Lisboa, 1-3 April 2009. 59 "Fe K-XAFS Study of Slate Powders Heat-treated up to 1000ºC", F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, H.Nitani, T.Nakagawa, T.A.Yamamoto and N.Shohoji, Materiais 2009 - The V International Materials Symposium (XIV Meeting of SPMater - Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais): Recent Advances in Characterization, Processing, Design and Modeling of Structural and Functional Materials, Lisboa, 5-8 April 2009. (A 049) 60 "Effect of Milling Energy Modulation on the High Temperature Synthesis of FeTi", V.Livramento, J.Brito Correia, F.Neves, N.Shohoji and C.M.Rangel, Materiais 2009, SPMater, Lisboa, 5-8 April 2009. 61 "Consolidation of Cu-nD Nanocomposites; Hot Extrusion vs Spark Plasma Sintering", D.Nunes, V.Livramento, J.Brito Correia, K.Hanada, R.Mateus, P.Almeida Carvalho, N.Shohoji, H. Fernandes, C.Silva, E.Alves and E.Osawa, Materiais 2009, SPMater, Lisboa, 5-8 April 2009. 62 "A Study of Cu/Graphite and Cu/Diamond Interfaces Reinforced with Chromium", D.Nunes, V.Livramento, J.Brito Correia, P.Almeida Carvalho, R.Mateus, N.Shohoji, H.Fernandes, C.Silva, L.C.Alves, E.Alves, K.Hanada and E.Osawa, 12th International Workshop on Plasma-Facing Materials and Components for Fusion Applications, (PFMC-12), Jülich, 11-14 May 2009. 63 "Deuterium Retention Studies in Tungsten", R.Mateus, A.M.Deus, P.Almeida Carvalho, D.Nunes, J.Brito Correia, N.Shohoji, H.Fernandes, C.Silva, N.Barradas, L.C.Alves and E.Alves, PFMC-12, Jülich, 11-14 May 2009. 64 "Development of Fe-14 Cr-Ti-Y via Mechanical Alloying", V.Livrament, D.Nunes, J.Brito Correia, P.Almeida Carvalho, R.Mateus, N.Shohoji, H.Fernandes, C.Silva and E.Alves, MAT-ODSFS: Development of Nano-structured ODS Ferritic Steels, Activity 3: Developing the Optimised Generation of ODS Nano-structured & Nano-grained Ferritic Steels: ODS Ferritic Steels as Driven System under MA and Subsequent Thermal - Mechanical Treatment, WP (Work-Programme)-10, EFDA (European Fusion Development Agreement) Meeting, Garching, February 2010. 65 "Development of W-Ta Composites via Mechanical Alloying and Spark Plasma Sintering",

V.Livrament, D.Nunes, J.Brito Correia, P.Almeida Carvalho, R.Mateus, K.Hanada, N.Shohoji, H.Fernandes, C.Silva and E.Alves, MAT-W&WALLOYS: Tungsten and Tungsten Alloys Development, Activity 2: Structural Materials Development, WP-2010, EFDA Meeting, Garching, February 2010. 66 "Tungsten - Micro Diamond Composites for Plasma Facing Components", V.Livramento, D.Nunes, J.Brito Correia, P.Almeida Carvalho, U.Mardolcar, R Mateus, K.Hanada, N.Shohoji, H.Fernandes, C.Silva and E.Alves, E-MRS 2010 Spring Meeting, 7 - 11 June 2010, Strasbourg, European Materials Research Society. 67 "Tungsten - Tantalum Composites for Plasma Facing Components", V.Livramento, D.Nunes, J.Brito Correia, P.Almeida Carvalho, R.Mateus, K.Hanada, N.Shohoji, H.Fernandes, C.Silva and E.Alves, 1st International Conference on Materials for Energy, 4 - 8 July 2010, Karlsruhe, DECHEMA (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V.). 68 "Production of Cu/diamond Composites for First-wall Heat Sinks", D.Nunes, J.BritoCorreia, P.Almeida Carvalho, N.Shohoji, H.Fernandes, C.Silva, L.C.Alves, K.Hanada and E.Ōsawa, 26th Symposium on Fusion Technology (SOFT2010), 27 September - 1 October 2010, Porto, (IPFN - Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear). 69 "Production and Characterisation of W-Ta Short Fibre Composites", V.Livrament, D.Nunes, J.Brito Correia, P.Almeida Carvalho, R.Mateus, U.Mardolcar, K.Hanada, M.Rosiński, N.Shohoji, H.Fernandes, C.Silva and E.Alves, MAT-W&WALLOYS: Tungsten and Tungsten Alloys Development, Activity 2: Structural Materials Development, WP-2011, EFDA Meeting, Garching, February 2011. 70 "Synthesising Carbo-nitride of Some d-group Transition Metals Using a Solar Furnace at PSA", N.Shohoji, F.Almeida Costa Pliveira, L.Guerra Rosa, J.Cruz Fernandes, T.Magalhães, M. Caldeira Coelho, J.Rodríguez, I.Cañadas, C.Ramos and D.Martínez, Materiais 2011 (VI International Materials Symposium / XV Meeting of SPMater.), Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais, Guimarães, April 2011. 71 " Multiscale Copper-µDiamond Nanostructured Compounds ", D.Nunes, V.Livramento, H.Fernandes, C.Silva, U.V.Mardolcar, N.Shohoji, J.B.Correia and P.Almeida Carvalho, Materiais 2011, Guimarães, April 2011. 72. "Copper-µDiamond Nanostructured Composites", D.Nunes, V.Livramento, H.Fernandes, C.Silva, N.Shohoji, J.B.Correia and P.Almeida Carvalho, 13th International Workshop on Plasma-Facing Materials and Components for Fusion Applications and 1st International Conference on Fusion Energy Materials Science, Rosenheim, May 2011. 73. "Carbon Dispersions in Nanostructured Metals", D.Nunes, M.Vilarigues, U.V.Mardolcar, K.Hanada, E.Osawa, N.Shohoji, J.B.Correia and P.Almeida Carvalho, XLVI Congress of the Portuguese Society for Microscopy - Microscopy: A Tool for the Advancememt of Science -, Lisbon, September 2012. 74. "Formation of nitrides of VI-group metals in stream of NH3 gas under concentrated solar beam irradiation at PSA", F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, L.Guerra Rosa, J. Cruz Fernandes, J.Rodríguez, I.Cañadas, T.Magalhães and N.Shohoji, 10th International Conference on the Science of Hard Materials (ICSHM10), Cancun (Mexico), 10-14 March 2014. 75. "Low-temperature nitriding of Va-group metal powders (V, Nb, Ta) in flowing NH3 gas under heating

with concentrated solar beam at PSA", J.Cruz Fernandes, F.Almeida Costa Oliveira, L.Guerra Rosa, J.Rodríguez, I.Cañadas, T.Magalhães and N.Shohoji, VII International Materials Symposium / XVII Conference of Sociedade Portuguesa dos Materiais (MATERIAIS 2015), Porto, 21-23, June, 2015.

Invited Lectures

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