Kati Miettunen
kati.miettunen@utu.fi +358 29 450 2559 +358 40 544 8742 Office: P075 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6564-6262 |
Areas of expertise
energy; photovoltaics; materials science; solar cells; physics; bio-based materials; engineering
energy; photovoltaics; materials science; solar cells; physics; bio-based materials; engineering
Research community or research topic
Materials Engineering
Materials Engineering
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.
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.
Publications
- Optical assessment of lignin-containing nanocellulose films under extended sunlight exposurePerformance Analysis of Agrivoltaic System Configurations in Nordic Conditions (2025)
- Cellulose
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Sustainable Nanocellulose UV Filters for Photovoltaic Applications: Comparison of Red Onion (Allium cepa) Extract, Iron Ions, and Colloidal Lignin (2025)
- Proceedings of the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
(B3 Non-refereed article in a conference publication) - Satellite-Derived Irradiance Data for PV Performance Assessments in High Latitudes (2025)
- Proceedings of the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and ExhibitionACS Applied Optical Materials
(B3 Non-refereed article in a conference publication) - (2025)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Analysis of Color Alteration as a Novel Degradation Assessment Method for Perovskite Solar Cells (2025) Lawrynowicz, Alicja; Vuori, Sami; Palo, Emilia; Winther, Mathias; Lastusaari, Mika; Miettunen, Kati
(Abstract) - Analysis of Color Alteration as a Novel Degradation Assessment Method for Perovskite Solar CellsBio‐based materials for solar cells (2024)
- Proceedings of the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and ExhibitionWiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - 2024Proceedings of the 41st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition in Vienna, Austria Nizamov, Rustem; Poskela, Aapo; Hadadian, Mahboubeh; Esmaeilzadeh, Maryam; Nyberg, Mikael; Miettunen, Kati
(Poster) - A Novel Method for Quantitative Assessment of Photovoltaic Material Degradation via Analysis of Color Alteration (2024) Nizamov, R.; Poskela, A.; Hadadian, M.; Nyberg, M.; Miettunen, K.
(Abstract) - (2024)
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Cellulose in Perovskite Solar Cells: from Substrates to Additives (2024) Proceedings of International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (HOPV24) Valdez García, Joaquín; Kaschuk, Joice Jaqueline; Al Haj, Yazan; Kamppinen, Aleksi; Rojas, Orlando J.; Abitbol, Tiffany; Vapaavuori, Jaana; Miettunen, Kati
(Poster)



