Kati
Miettunen
Professor, Materials Engineering
Vice Head of Department
Materials Engineering; RealSolar SRC project; SUSMAT profi 7; CIMANET doctoral program
Areas of expertise
energy
photovoltaics
materials science
solar cells
physics
bio-based materials
high latitude
Nordic energy systems
engineering
Teaching
I participate in giving teaching in 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 group, solar energy materials and systems (SEMS), focuses on sustainable solar energy. Our group's research activities include investigating abundant and renewable material choices, such as wood-derivatives and carbons. We also strive for increasing device lifetime as well as developing eco-designs to ease end-of-life management for photovoltaics. SEMS also investigates solar energy in Nordic/high latitudes. The research includes analysis from household level to neighbourhoods and to national and Nordic energy grids. Our interests cover for instance home energy management systems and increasing resilience.
Publications
Revive or reuse: Environmental and energy insights into mesoporous perovskite solar cells recycling (2026)
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Ecodesign of solar panels mitigating temperature gradients and hotspots (2026)
Materials and Design
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Characterization and Radiative Limit Modeling of Bismuth-Based Perovskite-Inspired Absorbers for Indoor Photovoltaics (2026)
Advanced Optical Materials
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Solvent-based revival of carbon-based perovskite solar cells (2026)
Engineering research express
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Impact of growing national solar power capacity on the profitability of residential solar energy production in northern conditions (2026)
Renewable Energy
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Robust Performance Loss Rate Calculation for Photovoltaic Systems in High Latitude Locations (2026)
Progress in Photovoltaics
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Solar energy for multi-story apartment buildings-Innovative façade solutions and energy sharing enable load-matching (2026)
Energy and Buildings
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
The role of terminal functional groups in molecular passivation of the perovskite/hole-selective layer interface (2026)
EES Solar
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Impact of Glass Thickness and Tempering on the Snow Load Carrying Capacity of Photovoltaic Modules (2026)
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
The impact of battery scheduling strategies on profitability considering battery usage costs and dynamic electricity pricing in Nordic residential PV–battery system (2026)
Journal of Energy Storage
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )