Hitoshi Sakata

1.5k citations

18 papers · 1.2k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 12

Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 5%
Materials Chemistry top 10%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 10%
Biomedical Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment top 10%

Co-authors: Mikio Taguchi Eiji Maruyama Takahiro Mishima Yukihiro Yoshimine Makoto Tanaka Seiichi Kiyama Toshiaki Baba Hiroshi Kanno
Topics: Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (17 papers)Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (13 papers)solar cell performance optimization (8 papers)
Cited by: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Materials Chemistry Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Journals: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications
Partner nations: Japan

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Hitoshi Sakata

18 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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Development status of high-efficiency HIT solar cells

2010 378 citations Takahiro Mishima, Mikio Taguchi et al. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells profile →

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18 of 18 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Future directions for higher-efficiency HIT solar cells using a Thin Silicon Wafer 2012 ·Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids ·(unknown),Daisuke Fujishima,(unknown),(unknown),Kenta Matsuyama,Yuya Nakamura,(unknown),Hiroshi Kanno,Toshihiro Kinoshita,Hitoshi Sakata,Mikio Taguchi,Eiji Maruyama	60
2	The Study of Improving the Conversion Efficiency and Reducing the Thickness of the HIT Solar Cell 2011 ·MRS Proceedings ·(unknown),(unknown),Kenta Matsuyama,(unknown),Daisuke Fujishima,(unknown),(unknown),Takeshi Nishiwaki,(unknown),Toshihiro Kinoshita,Mikio Taguchi,Hitoshi Sakata,Eiji Maruyama	5
3	High-efficiency HIT solar cells with a very thin structure enabling a high Voc 2011 ·(unknown),Daisuke Fujishima,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Toshihiro Kinoshita,Mikio Taguchi,Hitoshi Sakata,Hiroshi Kanno,Eiji Maruyama	14
4	The Approaches for High Efficiency HITTM Solar Cell with Very Thin (<100 µm) Silicon Wafer over 23% 2011 ·EU PVSEC ·Takumi Kinoshita,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Kenta Matsuyama,Yuya Nakamura,(unknown),Hiroshi Kanno,Hitoshi Sakata,Mikio Taguchi,Eiji Maruyama	21
5	Development status of high-efficiency HIT solar cellsbreakdown → 2010 ·Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells ·Takahiro Mishima,Mikio Taguchi,Hitoshi Sakata,Eiji Maruyama	378
6	High-performance HIT solar cells for thinner silicon wafers 2010 ·Daisuke Fujishima,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Toshihiro Kinoshita,Mikio Taguchi,Hitoshi Sakata,Eiji Maruyama	12
7	R&D Progress of Next-Generation Very Thin HITtm Solar Cells 2010 ·EU PVSEC ·Hitoshi Sakata,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Toshiaki Baba,Hiroshi Kanno,Takumi Kinoshita,Mikio Taguchi,Eiji Maruyama	2
8	Improving the Conversion Efficiency and Decreasing the Thickness of the HIT Solar Cell 2009 ·MRS Proceedings ·(unknown),(unknown),Daisuke Fujishima,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Takeshi Nishiwaki,Takeshi Nakashima,(unknown),Mikio Taguchi,Hitoshi Sakata,Eiji Maruyama	3
9	High-Efficiency HIT Solar Cell on Thin (<100 μm) Silicon Wafer 2009 ·EU PVSEC ·Mikio Taguchi,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Toshiaki Baba,Hitoshi Sakata,Eiji Maruyama	18
10	Over 22% Efficient Hit Solar Cell 2008 ·EU PVSEC ·Hiroshi Kanno,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Toshiaki Baba,Yukihiro Yoshimine,Mikio Taguchi,Takumi Kinoshita,Hitoshi Sakata,Eiji Maruyama	10
11	High-Efficiency HIT Solar Cells for Excellent Power Generating Properties 2008 ·Toshihiro Kinoshita,Daisuke Ide,(unknown),(unknown),Toshiaki Baba,Yukihiro Yoshimine,Mikio Taguchi,Hiroshi Kanno,Hitoshi Sakata,Eiji Maruyama	1
12	Excellent power-generating properties by using the HIT structure 2008 ·Conference record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference ·(unknown),Mikio Taguchi,Yukihiro Yoshimine,Toshiaki Baba,Toshihiro Kinoshita,Hiroshi Kanno,Hitoshi Sakata,Eiji Maruyama,Makoto Tanaka	12
13	Twenty-two percent efficiency HIT solar cell 2008 ·Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells ·(unknown),Yukihiro Yoshimine,Mikio Taguchi,Toshiaki Baba,Toshihiro Kinoshita,Hiroshi Kanno,Hitoshi Sakata,Eiji Maruyama,Makoto Tanaka	248
14	High-Efficiency HIT Solar Cells for Excellent Power Generating Properties 2008 ·MRS Proceedings ·Toshihiro Kinoshita,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Toshiaki Baba,Yukihiro Yoshimine,Mikio Taguchi,Hiroshi Kanno,Hitoshi Sakata,Eiji Maruyama	1
15	Sanyo's Challenges to the Development of High-efficiency HIT Solar Cells and the Expansion of HIT Business 2006 ·Eiji Maruyama,Akira Terakawa,Mikio Taguchi,Yukihiro Yoshimine,(unknown),Toshiaki Baba,Masaki Shima,Hitoshi Sakata,Makoto Tanaka	74
16	An approach for the higher efficiency in the HIT cells 2005 ·Mikio Taguchi,Hitoshi Sakata,Yukihiro Yoshimine,Eiji Maruyama,Akira Terakawa,Makoto Tanaka,Seiichi Kiyama	30
17	20.7% highest efficiency large area (100.5 cm2) HIT/sup TM/ cell 2002 ·Hitoshi Sakata,T. Nakai,Toshiaki Baba,Mikio Taguchi,Sadaji Tsuge,Kenji Uchihashi,Seiichi Kiyama	15
18	HITTM cells?high-efficiency crystalline Si cells with novel structure 2000 ·Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications ·Mikio Taguchi,(unknown),Sadaji Tsuge,Toshiaki Baba,Hitoshi Sakata,Masashi Morizane,Kenji Uchihashi,Noboru Nakamura,Seiichi Kiyama,(unknown)	327

About Hitoshi Sakata

Hitoshi Sakata is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 18 papers that have together received 1.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (17 papers), Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (13 papers) and solar cell performance optimization (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (1.2k citations), Materials Chemistry (567 citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (289 citations). Hitoshi Sakata has collaborated with scholars based in Japan. Frequent co-authors include Mikio Taguchi, Eiji Maruyama, Takahiro Mishima, Yukihiro Yoshimine, Makoto Tanaka, Seiichi Kiyama, Toshiaki Baba, Hiroshi Kanno, Toshihiro Kinoshita and Toshiaki Baba. Their work appears in journals such as Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids and Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications.

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