Kati
Miettunen
Professor, Materials Engineering
Materials Engineering
Areas of expertise
energy
photovoltaics
materials science
solar cells
physics
bio-based materials
engineering
Teaching
I am the responsible professor for the bachelor and master programs in materials engineering. My personal focus area in teaching is energy materials. I have full formal qualifications in higher education pedagogics.
Research
My research focuses on next generation solar devices that could prepared using easy manufacturing methods and cheap materials. Besides development of novel materials for flexible solar cells and upscaling the technology, I study the lifetime issues of these technologies and sustainability of the approaches. Regarding the latter topic, my research lies in utilizing abundant and renewable materials such as wood-derivatives. Overall, I am interested in how increase of renewable energy production changes the future energy systems.
Publications
Transforming fabrics into UV-sensing wearables: A photochromic hackmanite coating for repeatable detection (2024)
Chemical Engineering Journal
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Performance of vertically mounted bifacial photovoltaics under the physical influence of low-rise residential environment in high-latitude locations (2024)
Frontiers in built environment
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Processing factors affecting roughness, optical and mechanical properties of nanocellulose films for optoelectronics (2024)
Carbohydrate Polymers
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Self-cleaning and UV-blocking cotton – Fabricating effective ZnO structures for photocatalysis (2024)
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Simplifying perovskite solar cell fabrication for materials testing: how to use unetched substrates with the aid of a three-dimensionally printed cell holder (2024)
Royal Society Open Science
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Techno-economic analysis on optimizing the value of photovoltaic electricity in a high-latitude location (2024)
Applied Energy
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Bio‐based materials for solar cells (2024)
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment
(Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A2))
Eco-design for perovskite solar cells to address future waste challenges and recover valuable materials (2023)
Heliyon
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Validation of model chains for global tilted irradiance on East-West vertical bifacial photovoltaics at high latitudes (2023)
Renewable Energy
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Matching PV Production and Electricity Load on Household Level at High-Latitude Locations (2023)
European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Proceedings of the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
(Vertaisarvioimaton konferenssijulkaisu (B3))