Fyzikální ústav Akademie věd ČR

Seminar Friday, 27/09/2013 10:00

Speakers: Prof. Makoto Konagai (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Place: Seminar room, Institute of Physics ASCR, Cukrovarnická 10, Prague 6, building A, 1st floor
Presented in English
Organisers: Institute of Physics

Silicon Solar Cells: What Does the Future Hold?

Currently, I am acting as a group leader of two collaborative university–industry research consortiums that focus on innovative Si thin-film solar cells. One is the “thin- film full spectrum solar cells” project of METI/NEDO and the other is the “Si nanowire solar cells” project of MEXT/JST. In each project, which involves a study period of 5–7 years, we are cooperating with domestic research organizations as well as foreign countries with a budget that exceeds four billion yen over the entire period. The themes of both projects are challenging and we require a significant change in mindset to achieve our goals, but the fruit of our success will be sweet. I discuss the organizations and functions of the two collaborative university–industry research consortiums.

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Makoto Konagai - Prague IOP colloquium