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Light and Heat Energy Conversion Materials Lab
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The lab creates new materials that turn light and heat into electricity or fuel.
AboutAbout the lab
Creating new materials from light, water, and matter.
The Light and Heat Energy Conversion Materials Lab creates new materials for light energy conversion and thermoelectric energy conversion.
Drawing on the diverse properties of matter from a materials science perspective, the lab aims for materials that are highly efficient and place a low burden on the environment.
The main targets are photoelectric conversion in solar cells and light-emitting devices, optical device materials with photocatalytic properties, and oxide thermoelectric materials with unusual electron and heat transport.
The research aims to produce materials with new functions that arise from nanostructures.
Key terms
- Thermoelectric conversion
- A mechanism that generates electricity from the temperature difference between the two ends of a material (or, conversely, cools by applying electricity)
- Photocatalyst
- A substance that drives chemical reactions when it receives light. It is used to split water and to break down contaminants
- Nanostructure
- The shape and makeup of a material seen at a scale of about one-millionth of a millimeter
ResearchResearch themes
Drawing fully on the diverse properties of matter from a materials science perspective, the lab develops materials for highly efficient, low-environmental-impact light energy conversion and thermoelectric energy conversion. Its goal is to create materials with new functions that arise from nanostructures.
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MembersFaculty
The members of the Light and Heat Energy Conversion Materials Lab include faculty, researchers, secretaries, and master's and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorSeiichi Watanabe
- Associate ProfessorNoriyuki Okinaka
- Associate ProfessorLihua Zhang
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- Top image: “Such different zinc oxide - nanoflowers network” Andrey P. Tarasov / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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