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Overview

Masafumi Yamaguchi is affiliated with the Toyota Technological Institute in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering, with a particular focus on electrical and electronic engineering as well as renewable energy and automotive engineering. Their research primarily addresses solar cell performance optimization, photovoltaic system optimization techniques, and related solar cell technologies.

Their research output prominently includes published papers on advancements in solar cell technologies and applications, especially within the context of electric vehicles powered by photovoltaic systems. Notable recent papers include:

  • Multi-junction solar cells paving the way for super high-efficiency, 2021, Journal of Applied Physics
  • Development of high-efficiency and low-cost solar cells for PV-powered vehicles application, 2020, Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications
  • Role of PV-Powered Vehicles in Low-Carbon Society and Some Approaches of High-Efficiency Solar Cell Modules for Cars, 2020, Energy and Power Engineering

Yamaguchi frequently collaborates with a range of researchers in related fields. Among the most frequent co-authors are Kenji Araki, Nobuaki Kojima, Yoshio Ohshita, Yasuyuki Ota, and Kensuke Nishioka. These collaborations have contributed to a cohesive body of work centered on solar technologies and automotive energy solutions.

Their work has been published in multiple venues, with some of the most recurrent platforms being:

  • Energy and Power Engineering
  • Preprints.org
  • AIP conference proceedings
  • Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications
  • Applied Sciences

The scientific topics Yamaguchi addresses include:

  • Solar cell performance optimization
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
  • Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties

Their extensive publication record reflects a sustained engagement with both the engineering of photovoltaics and interdisciplinary subjects such as medical applications related to pulmonary medicine and oncology. This indicates a diverse range of research interests spanning from applied engineering to medical sciences.

Best Publications

  • Multi-junction III-V solar cells: current status and future potential

    Masafumi Yamaguchi;Tatsuya Takamoto;Kenji Araki;Nicholas Ekins-Daukes

  • Terawatt-scale photovoltaics: Transform global energy

    Nancy M. Haegel;Harry Atwater;Teresa Barnes;Christian Breyer

  • III–V compound multi-junction solar cells: present and future

    Masafumi Yamaguchi

  • Light trapping effect of submicron surface textures in crystalline Si solar cells

    Hitoshi Sai;Yoshiaki Kanamori;Koji Arafune;Yoshio Ohshita

  • Efficiency calculations of thin‐film GaAs solar cells on Si substrates

    Masafumi Yamaguchi;Chikara Amano

  • Radiation-resistant solar cells for space use

    Masafumi Yamaguchi

  • Defect reduction effects in GaAs on Si substrates by thermal annealing

    Masafumi Yamaguchi;Akio Yamamoto;Masami Tachikawa;Yoshio Itoh

  • InGaP/GaAs-based multijunction solar cells

    Tatsuya Takamoto;Minoru Kaneiwa;Mitsuru Imaizumi;Masafumi Yamaguchi

  • Super high-efficiency multi-junction and concentrator solar cells

    Masafumi Yamaguchi;Tatsuya Takamoto;Kenji Araki

  • Multi-junction solar cells paving the way for super high-efficiency

    Masafumi Yamaguchi;Frank Dimroth;John F. Geisz;Nicholas J. Ekins-Daukes

  • Novel materials for high-efficiency III-V multi-junction solar cells

    Masafumi Yamaguchi;Ken-Ichi Nishimura;Takuo Sasaki;Hidetoshi Suzuki

  • Mechanism for radiation resistance of InP solar cells

    Masafumi Yamaguchi;Koushi Ando

  • High efficiency and high concentration in photovoltaics

    M. Yamaguchi;A. Luque

  • Radiation resistance of compound semiconductor solar cells

    Masafumi Yamaguchi

  • Antireflective subwavelength structures on crystalline Si fabricated using directly formed anodic porous alumina masks

    Hitoshi Sai;Homare Fujii;Koji Arafune;Yoshio Ohshita

  • Dislocation density reduction in heteroepitaxial III-V compound films on Si substrates for optical devices

    Masafumi Yamaguchi

  • Effect of dislocations on the efficiency of thin-film GaAs solar cells on Si substrates

    Masafumi Yamaguchi;Akio Yamamoto;Yoshio Itoh

  • A review of recent progress in heterogeneous silicon tandem solar cells

    Masafumi Yamaguchi;Kan-Hua Lee;Kenji Araki;Nobuaki Kojima

  • A simple passive cooling structure and its heat analysis for 500/spl times/ concentrator PV module

    K. Araki;H. Uozumi;M. Yamaguchi

  • Radiation damage in InP single crystals and solar cells

    Masafumi Yamaguchi;Chikao Uemura;Akio Yamamoto

  • Analysis of strained‐layer superlattice effects on dislocation density reduction in GaAs on Si substrates

    Masafumi Yamaguchi;Takashi Nishioka;Mitsuru Sugo

Frequent Co-Authors

Takeshi Ohshima
Takeshi Ohshima Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Nicholas J. Ekins-Daukes
Nicholas J. Ekins-Daukes University of New South Wales
Hitoshi Sai
Hitoshi Sai National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Yoshitaka Okada
Yoshitaka Okada University of Tokyo
Atsushi Akisawa
Atsushi Akisawa Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Andreas W. Bett
Andreas W. Bett Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
Mowafak Al-Jassim
Mowafak Al-Jassim National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Michio Kondo
Michio Kondo Waseda University
Takashi Sekiguchi
Takashi Sekiguchi University of Tsukuba
Sarah Kurtz
Sarah Kurtz University of California, Merced

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