Technical Seminar 3: Next Generation Solar Cells

-Concentrator, Organic thin-film and Dye Sensitized Solar Cells; most prominent technological growth-

The latest development of next-generation solar cells, which has been achieving higher conversion efficiency, will be discussed. These next-generation solar cells have been increasingly introduced into the market, and more and more companies have entered the industry.

Chair:

Makoto Tanaka
General Manager, Advanced Energy Research Center
Director, Advanced Photovoltaics Development Center
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Date:

Wednesday, June 30

Time:

14:30-17:00

Venue:

ANNEX Hall, Pacifico Yokohama

Cost:

Interpretation:

No interpretation

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Agenda

14:35–15:15	Thecnology Trend for III-V Super-high-efficiency Solar Cells Tatsuya Takamoto Department General Manager, Development Department 2, New Technology Development Center, Solar Systems Development Group Sharp Corporation
15:15–15:45	Exchange a Solar Blessing with Electricity -Dye-sensitized Solar Cells- Satoshi Uchida Associate Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) The University of Tokyo A new type of solar cell based on dye-sensitized nano crystalline titanium dioxide (DSSC) has been developed in 1991. Remarkably high quantum efficiency in combination with the expected ease and low cost of manufacturing makes this new technology interesting as an alternative to existent solar cell technologies. Here in this work, a microwave irradiation process is newly proposed to fabricate the thin, light-weight, film type flexible DSSC as a ubiquitous power source.
15:45–16:10	The Development of High Performance Dye-sensitized Solar Cell Reiko Ogura Core Device Development Group Sony Corporation
16:10–16:50	Technical Trend of Organic Thin-film Solar Cells Masahiro Hiramoto Professor, Research Center for Molecular-scale Nanoscience, Institute for Molecular Science (IMS)
16:50-17:00	Authors Interview