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Carbon Neutral Lab (International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research)
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The lab explores energy materials for carbon neutrality through both experiments and computation.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring energy materials through experiments and computation.
The Carbon Neutral Lab studies energy materials and devices such as solar cells, fuel cells, and photocatalysts toward realizing a carbon-neutral society.
Its work includes research on perovskite solar cells, which convert sunlight into electricity, and research on developing new organic materials for use in functional devices.
There is also research that uses computer simulation to investigate the structures and properties of energy materials.
On the lab's website, it is introduced under the name 'I2CNER Lab.'
Key terms
- Perovskite solar cell
- A solar cell that uses crystals with a perovskite structure as the power-generating layer. It can be fabricated by coating.
- Photocatalyst
- A material that promotes chemical reactions when exposed to light. Some research uses it for hydrogen production and carbon dioxide reduction.
- Solid oxide fuel cell
- A type of fuel cell that uses a ceramic as its electrolyte.
ResearchResearch themes
Toward realizing a carbon-neutral society, the lab studies energy materials such as solar cells, fuel cells, and photocatalysts. Research on creating new materials and devices and research on investigating material properties through computer simulation are both carried out in the same lab.
*Illustrative imagePerovskite solar cells
Among renewable energy sources, the lab focuses on sunlight and studies solar cells that convert it into electricity. It aims to improve the efficiency and durability of perovskite solar cells, which can be fabricated by coating, and to scale them up to larger areas.
*Illustrative imageSimulation of energy materials
Specializing in theoretical chemistry and computational materials science, the lab analyzes the structures and properties of energy materials such as solid oxide fuel cells, gas separation membranes, and catalysts by computer simulation. It also works on developing artificial intelligence and machine learning methods and on materials design.
*Illustrative imageFunctional devices from organic materials
The lab develops new organic materials and studies functional organic devices that use them. Using photocatalysis with organic–inorganic hybrid devices, it works on hydrogen production and carbon dioxide reduction with water as the electron source, and on developing optoelectronic devices.
*Illustrative imageProtonic ceramic fuel cells
The lab develops ceramic materials through which hydrogen ions and electrons are conducted, aiming to realize protonic ceramic fuel cells that operate at 200–400°C. It develops new solid electrolyte and electrode materials and fuel cell devices that use them.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorToshinori Matsushima
- ProfessorMotonori Watanabe
- Associate ProfessorAleksandar Staykov
- Associate ProfessorJunji Hyodo
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Solar Panels and Wind Generator - geograph.org.uk - 1218592” David Stowell / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Perovskite solar cells: “Perovskite solar cell” Dennis Schroeder / National Renewable Energy Laboratory / Public domain (cropped)
- Simulation of energy materials: “Visual Molecular Dynamics visualization” Toughpkh / Public domain (cropped)
- Functional devices from organic materials: “LG Electronics organic electro-luminescence in EDION NAMBA” Tokumeigakarinoaoshima / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Protonic ceramic fuel cells: “Fuel cell NASA p48600ac” 作者不詳 / Public domain (cropped)
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