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Perovskite Solar Cells Lab (Toshinori Matsushima)
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The lab aims to make perovskite solar cells more efficient and more durable.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring perovskites that turn sunlight into electricity.
The Matsushima Lab studies solar cells, which convert solar energy into electrical energy.
In particular, the lab aims to establish the science and technology for making solution-processed perovskite solar cells more efficient, more durable, and larger in area.
Driving a perovskite solar cell in reverse makes it emit light, so LEDs and lasers are also important research topics.
The lab belongs to the Energy Conversion Science Unit of the International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research at Kyushu University, and its graduate students belong to the Department of Automotive Science in the Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences.
Key terms
- Perovskite solar cell
- A solar cell that uses halide perovskites. It is attracting attention for its potential to be lightweight, flexible, and low-cost to make.
- Photoelectric conversion
- The process of converting light energy, such as sunlight, into electrical energy.
- Hybrid material
- A material that combines organic and inorganic materials. It aims to combine the diverse functions of organic materials with features of inorganic materials, such as high-speed operation.
NewsLab news
Paper on controlling the molecular arrangement of layered perovskites published in Advanced Functional Materials
Paper on suppressing light-induced phase separation in inorganic perovskite solar cells published in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
ResearchResearch themes
Aiming to contribute to the spread of solar power generation, the lab carries out both fundamental and applied research on perovskite solar cells. It also aims to create new hybrid materials and devices that combine organic and inorganic materials.
*Illustrative imageFundamentals and Applications of Perovskite Solar Cells
The lab investigates the operating and degradation mechanisms of perovskite solar cells and develops the key technologies for higher efficiency and durability. It also designs and synthesizes organic hole-transport materials that are electrochemically and photochemically stable, and extends this work to LEDs and lasers.
*Illustrative imageOrganic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials and Devices
The lab aims to create hybrid materials that combine the diverse functions of organic materials with features of inorganic materials, such as high-speed operation. Besides synthesis and elucidation of basic physical properties, its research items include high-speed field-effect transistors, light-emitting devices, photoelectric conversion devices, and sensing devices.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Matsushima Lab are faculty, postdoctoral researchers, technical staff, and master's and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorToshinori Matsushima
- Assistant ProfessorGuo Zhanglin
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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 water heater on top of Santos Place” Chris Olszewski / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Fundamentals and Applications of Perovskite Solar Cells: “Thin film perovskite solar cell and perovskite on silicon tandem solar cell” National Renewable Energy Laboratory / Public domain (cropped)
- Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials and Devices: “Hybrid IC substrate bond wires” Phiarc / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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