Photovoltaic Materials Group

Member

Yasuhiro SHIRAI
SAMURAI

Group Leader, Photovoltaic Materials Group, Battery and Cell Materials Field, Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials (GREEN)

Dhruba Bahadur KHADKA
SAMURAI

Senior Researcher, Photovoltaic Materials Group, Battery and Cell Materials Field, Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials (GREEN)

Masatoshi YANAGIDA
SAMURAI

Principal Researcher, Photovoltaic Materials Group, Battery and Cell Materials Field, Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials (GREEN)

Ashraful ISLAM
SAMURAI

Chief Researcher, Photovoltaic Materials Group, Battery and Cell Materials Field, Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials (GREEN)


Solar cells has highly attracted great interest in order to solve the global warming and other environmental issues. Focusing on creating second and third generation solar cells with ultra-high energy conversion efficiency and low manufacturing cost, our main objectives are elucidating photoelectric conversion mechanism, developing new solar cell structure, and generating new solar cell materials.

Pb-free perovskite solar cells

Development of efficient perovskite solar cell based on lead free perovskite layer and new charge transporting materials (ETM and HTM) which is environment friendly.

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