Researchers and Themes

Hideki Abe Ryotaro Arita Kazunori Ueno Naoto Umezawa
Kohei Endo * Gen-ichi Konishi Kazunori Sato Yoshiaki Nakamura
Taro Hitosugi Masaki Mizuguchi Makoto Moriya Ikuya Yamada

* High-impact type


Kazunori Sato Computational materials design of high efficiency photovoltaic materials by nano-spinodal decomposition

Kazunori Sato
Osaka University
Graduate School of Engineering Science, Associate Professor


Outline of Research Theme

Based on first-principles electronic structure calculations, Monte Carlo and Phase field simulations, I will propose materials design of high efficiency photovoltaic materials. By desining self-organization of nano structures in semiconductor alloys, I will propose guiding principle to realizing high efficiency via efficient electron-hole separation, sensitization and multiple exciton effect.