The 2026 Nobel Prize will be announced soon, will the perovskite pioneer Japanese man win the prize?
Perovskite solar cells were first invented by a research group led by Prof. Tsutomu Miyasaka at Toin University of Yokohama, Japan.
Prof. Miyasaka moved to the university from Fuji Photo Film in 2001 and began researching dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Shortly after his arrival, he developed a method for fabricating flexible DSSC devices using plastic film. As an extension of this DSSC research, the group investigated lead-halide perovskite materials as visible-light sensitizers—alternatives to organic dye sensitizers—between 2006 and 2009, discovering the ability of the perovskite to generate electricity upon light irradiation. This pioneering discovery paved the way for the major successes seen today in the development of high-performance perovskite solar cells with conversion efficiencies >25%.
Dr. Li Xin, a chief researcher at DaZheng, has been involved in this technology since 2011—the early stages of perovskite research—as a post-doctoral research fellow at Prof. Miyasaka’s laboratory at Toin University. After returning to China, he joined DaZheng in 2018 when his business partner established the company. Prof. Miyasaka initially agreed to serve as an advisor to the DaZheng company, assisting with the launch of manufacturing operations to support R&D focused on lightweight, flexible modules. However, as numerous Japanese companies previously involved in DSSC research (such as Panasonic, Sekisui Chemical, and Toshiba) began their own perovskite R&D initiatives, Miyasaka decided to focus his support on those efforts in his home country. Consequently, he stepped down from his advisory role in 2023.
He is currently conducting research and development in collaboration with Japanese research institutions, aiming to create the next generation of perovskite materials. Given that over 100 companies worldwide—led by China—have embarked on perovskite solar cell development, with factory production and field demonstration tests expanding rapidly, we believe this field holds immense potential to lead to a Nobel Prize in Chemistry or Physics (with chemistry being the more likely category).
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The “2026 JouleTimes Perovskite Technology Innovation and Industrial Chain Ecosystem Summit,” hosted by JouleTimes, was held in Ningbo, Zhejiang, on July 2–3, 2026. Yu Wang, Executive Deputy General Manager of Dazheng Micro‑Nano, delivered a presentation titled “The Boundaries of Flexibility: The Real Challenges of Perovskite Photovoltaics and Their Large‑Scale Deployment.”
Following the successful approval of a provincial “Challenge-based Recruitment” project, Dazheng (Jiangsu) Micro-Nano Technology Co., Ltd. has once again joined forces with domestic universities to secure a key provincial-level special project under the China–Foreign Bilateral Innovation Cooperation Initiative for priority countries, marking another significant milestone in the company’s efforts to deepen industry–university–research collaboration and strengthen its core technology R&D.
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