| RefNo | EC/2022/56 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Graetzel, Michael: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 21 April 2022 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election of Michael Graetzel as a Foreign Member of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Foreign Member, citation giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
| Citation | Graetzel pioneered research on mesoscopic energy conversion devices, being the first to conceive and apply mesoscopic systems for the generation of electricity and fuels from sunlight and electricity storage in lithium ion batteries. He is credited with moving the photovoltaic field beyond the pn junction photodiodes to the molecular level by inventing dye-sensitized solar cells These in turn engendered perovskite solar cells, whose efficiency have already risen to over 25 %. His revolutionary approach has also allowed him to boost the yield of solar hydrogen generation by photoelectrochemical cells, based on cheap and abundant light absorbers such as iron oxide. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Computer printout |
| PhysicalDescription | A4 papers |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
| AccessConditions | Election certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers and date certificate was first submitted for candidacy are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |