Yutaka Matsuo

Abstract:

The 19th century is often referred to as the age of iron, the 20th century as the age of silicon, and the 21st century as the age of carbon. In this century, from the perspective of environmental conservation and economic security, research on harnessing natural energy is becoming increasingly important. In this presentation, we will introduce a new organic solar cell that actively employs nanocarbon materials, which are anticipated to be a groundbreaking next-generation solar cell.
Electron transport layers employing vacuum-deposited fullerene derivatives, properties of carbon nanotube thin films created through wet and dry processes and their applications to bottom and top contact electrodes respectively, and hole transport materials using carbon nanotubes are discussed. This paper presents organic thin-film solar cells and perovskite solar cells that utilize these functionalized nanocarbon materials.