Details of the Researcher

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Isshin Sumiyoshi
Section
Institute for Materials Research
Job title
Assistant Professor
Degree
  • Ph.D (Engineering) (Kyoto University)

Research History 3

  • 2026/04 - Present
    Tohoku University Institute for Materials Research Assistant Professor

  • 2024/04 - 2026/03
    JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2)

  • 2024/09 - 2025/01
    Lund University Visiting Researcher

Education 3

  • Kyoto University Graduate School of Engineering Deprtment of Materical Science and Engineering

    2023/04 - 2026/03

  • Kyoto University Graduate School of Engineering Deprtment of Materical Science and Engineering

    2021/04 - 2023/03

  • Kyoto University Faculty of Engineering School of Engineering Science

    2017/04 - 2021/03

Research Interests 9

  • in-situ

  • solution growth

  • melt growth

  • Chemical Thermodynamics

  • modulation spectroscopy

  • Solar cells

  • Compound semiconductor

  • Epitaxial growth

  • Crystal growth

Awards 5

  1. Young Scientist Presentation Award

    2025/11

  2. Student Award

    2025/10 Thin Film Materials & Devices Meeting Epitaxy and band engineering of ZnSnP2 using compound-source MBE

  3. Poster Award

    2023/12 Frontier Photovoltaic Seminar Epitaxial growth of ZnSnP2 by photo-assisted MBE

  4. Innovative PV Encouragement Award

    2023/06 Japan Photovoltaic Society Analysis of Fermi level pinning at CdS/ZnSnP2 interface by photoreflectance under bias voltage

  5. Presentation Award

    2022/12 Professional Group of Multinary Compounds and Solar Cells Enhancement of minority carrier lifetime in ZnSnP2 bulk crystals by growth conditions

Papers 7

  1. Control of native defects via feed stoichiometry in Te-solvent THM-grown CdTe single crystals

    Hayato Tsuru, Akira Nagaoka, Isshin Sumiyoshi, Yoshitaro Nose, Kenji Yoshino

    Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 2026/07/31

    DOI: 10.35848/1347-4065/ae82a3  

  2. Photoreflectance at operating bias links interface traps to photovoltaic performance in ZnSnP2 solar cells

    Isshin Sumiyoshi, Yoshitaro Nose

    Applied Physics Letters 2026/03/16

    DOI: 10.1063/5.0307738  

  3. Steady‐State Carrier Distribution under Short‐Circuit Conditions—Role of Electric Field and Generation Rate Profiles in homo‐pn Solar Cells

    Isshin Sumiyoshi, Yoshitaro Nose

    Solar RRL 2025/10

    DOI: 10.1002/solr.202500437  

  4. Enhancing Power Factor in n-type Chalcopyrite CdSnAs2 Thermoelectrics via Supercooled Solidification

    Shoki Kishida, Norihiko L. Okamoto, Ryoji Katsube, Akira Nagaoka, Isshin Sumiyoshi, Kensuke Nishioka, Tetsu Ichitsubo, Yoshitaro Nose

    ACS Applied Energy Materials 8 (11) 2025/05/16

    Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)

    DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.5c00809  

    ISSN: 2574-0962

  5. Martensite-like phase transformation of ligand-capped SnS tetrahedrons from π phase to α phase and its impact on H2 evolution performance

    Xiangxin Du, Kenji Kazumi, Toru Utsunomiya, Isshin Sumiyoshi, Yoshitaro Nose

    RSC Advances 2025

    DOI: 10.1039/D5RA03669K  

  6. Ligand-assisted synthesis of novel π-SnS tetrahedrons for enhanced photocatalytic H2 evolution from water

    Xiangxin Du, Isshin Sumiyoshi, Yoshitaro Nose, Shigeru Ikeda

    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2024/12

    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.11.248  

  7. Effect of crystal growth conditions on carrier lifetime and lattice defects in the solar absorber material ZnSnP2

    Isshin Sumiyoshi, Yoshitaro Nose

    Journal of Applied Physics 2023/06/21

    DOI: 10.1063/5.0151739  

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