(Press-News.org) The three recipients were recognized for their instrumental roles in developing the perovskite solar cell and for taking key steps toward its practical application.
This year’s selection focused on the field of environmental and energy materials, with the aim of honoring exceptional achievements pertaining to “energy-related materials and technologies that pave the way toward a sustainable society”. In addition to pioneering the research field of perovskite solar cells, the awardees were responsible for incorporating a critical element, the solid-state hole transport layer, which led to a dramatic improvement of the cell’s stability and photoelectric conversion efficiency. The series of work has enabled this technology to come a long way toward practical application and was recognized as a truly global achievement.
The ceremony and recipients’ lectures for the NIMS Award 2025 will take place during the NIMS Award Symposium, to be held on Tuesday, November 11th at the Tsukuba International Congress Center.
NIMS Award
Established in 2007, this international award is annually presented to researchers from one of the four major areas of materials science: 1. Environmental and Energy Materials, 2. Functional Materials, 3. Structural Materials, and 4. Basic Materials Science. The selection is based on a specific theme set each year and is conducted through a rigorous process by a committee consisting of leading experts from around the world.
NIMS Award Symposium
The NIMS Award Symposium honors the achievements of its winners and promotes academic exchange by bringing together researchers from around the world engaged in cutting-edge research. As in the previous year, the Symposium for 2025 will be held at the Tsukuba International Congress Center and will feature an award ceremony, the recipients’ lectures, invited talks, and presentations by NIMS researchers.
Please visit the NIMS Award Symposium 2025 official website:
https://www.nims.go.jp/nims-award-symposium/
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Announcement of NIMS Award 2025 winners
The NIMS Award 2025 goes to Prof. Tsutomu Miyasaka, Prof. Henry J. Snaith, and Prof. Nam-Gyu Park who played pivotal roles in the development and practical application of the perovskite solar cell.
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[Press-News.org] Announcement of NIMS Award 2025 winnersThe NIMS Award 2025 goes to Prof. Tsutomu Miyasaka, Prof. Henry J. Snaith, and Prof. Nam-Gyu Park who played pivotal roles in the development and practical application of the perovskite solar cell.