Materials Research and Technology

Biography

Toshihiro Miyata is a Professor at the Kanazawa Institute of Technology (KIT) in Japan and a Researcher of the Optoelectronic Device System R&D Center at KIT, where his interests center on optoelectronic devices, especially solar cells using Cu₂O. He has received his BE degree in Electronics Engineering from KIT in 1987 and his ME and Doctor of Engineering degrees from the KIT in 1989 and 1992, respectively. From 1992 to 1993, he was a Visiting Scientist at the Micro Systems Technology Laboratory at MIT, USA.

Abstract

Abstract : Present status and future prospects for super low-cost Cu2 O-based solar cells