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Creative research for clean energy generation using solar energy
※ Affiliations and titles are as of the end of the research activity.
Research Supervisor
Masafumi Yamaguchi（Distinguished Professor, Toyota Technological Institute）
Overview
This research covers solar photovoltaic technology that converts sunlight directly into electrical energy encompassing; research and development that contributes to the creative clean energy generation for the future, including the creation of chemical fuel technologies for hydrogen generation using solar energy; and technology for the simultaneous production of electrical energy and chemical fuel.
Specifically, the target of the research and development are solar cells and materials composed of silicon crystals and thin films, compound semiconductors, dye-sensitized and organic materials, and new super high-efficiency solar cells, in addition to the creation of useful fuels, such as hydrogen, and the simultaneous creation of valuable material and clean energy using solar energy. In this research area, we will focus on the basics of material search, fundamental physical analysis (light absorption, charge separation, material deterioration, and so on), and on new principles for realizing higher efficiency and longer lifetime. We will perform creative research and development that establishes the breakthrough technologies in the future. To this end, the research will be a fusion of material sciences and device physics; consequently to create breakthrough technologies in this area, we will combine the expertise of researchers from the different fields of physics, chemistry, and electronic engineering and utilize cutting edge nanotechnology to promote research and development by combining the strengths of different disciplines.
Specifically, the target of the research and development are solar cells and materials composed of silicon crystals and thin films, compound semiconductors, dye-sensitized and organic materials, and new super high-efficiency solar cells, in addition to the creation of useful fuels, such as hydrogen, and the simultaneous creation of valuable material and clean energy using solar energy. In this research area, we will focus on the basics of material search, fundamental physical analysis (light absorption, charge separation, material deterioration, and so on), and on new principles for realizing higher efficiency and longer lifetime. We will perform creative research and development that establishes the breakthrough technologies in the future. To this end, the research will be a fusion of material sciences and device physics; consequently to create breakthrough technologies in this area, we will combine the expertise of researchers from the different fields of physics, chemistry, and electronic engineering and utilize cutting edge nanotechnology to promote research and development by combining the strengths of different disciplines.
Research Area Advisors
| Shingo Katsumoto |
| Makoto Tanaka |
| Yoshinori Nishikitani |
| Miki Hasegawa |
| Yutaka Hayashi |
| Tomoyoshi Motohiro |
Year Started: 2009
Research Director
Hiroshi Irie (Professor, University of Yamanashi)
Research Director
Hiroaki Okamoto (Professor, Osaka University)
- Kenji Yamamoto
Research Director
Shinichi Sato (University of Hyogo)
- Atusi Ogura (Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Meiji University)
Research Director
Liyuan Han (National Institute for Materials Science)
- Hiroyoshi Naito (Professor, Osaka Prefecture University)
Research Director
Masahiro Hiramoto (Professor, Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences)
- Masanobu Izaki (Professor, Toyohashi University of Technology)
- Yuji Yoshida
Research Director
Yoshiji Horikoshi (Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University)
- Takashi Matsuoka (Professor, Tohoku University)
Research Director
Kiyoshi Yasutake (Professor, Osaka University)
Year Started: 2010
Research Director
Hironori Katagiri (Professor, Nagaoka National College of Technology)
- Shigeru Niki
- Takahiro Wada (Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ryukoku University)
Research Director
Shigekawa Naoteru (Professor, Osaka City University)
- Masaaki Kuzuhara (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Fukui)
- Akio Yamamoto (University of Fukui)
- Noriyuki Watanabe (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
Research Director
Takashi Suemasu (Professor, University of Tsukuba)
- Noritaka Usami (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University)
Research Director
Hideki Matsumura (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
- Hironobu Umemoto (Professor, Shizuoka University)
Research Director
Hiroko Yamada (Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University)
- Tadaaki Ikoma (Professor, Niigata University)
- Ken-Ichi Nakayama (Yamagata University)
- Masuo Sadahiro (School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University)
- Shiki Yagai (Professor, Institute for Advanced Academic Research, Chiba University)
Year Started: 2011
Research Director
Yoshihiko Kanemitsu (Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University)
- Hidefumi Akiyama (The University of Tokyo)
Research Director
Susumu Noda (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University)
Research Director
Takayuki Homma (Professor, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University)
- Toshiyuki Nohira (Professor, Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University)
