JUNE 16-21, 2013 • TAMPA, FLORIDA
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TECHNICAL AREA OVERVIEWS
FUNDAMENTALS AND NEW CONCEPTS FOR
FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES
Chair
Alex Freundlich, University of
Houston, USA
Co-Chairs
Gavin Conibeer, University of
New South Wales- Australia
Antonio Marti, Polytechnic
University of Madrid, Spain
Masakazu Sugiyama, University
of Tokyo, Japan
Sub-Areas & Chairs
1.1:
Fundamental Conversion Mechanisms - Seth
Hubbard (RIT)
1.2:
Quantum-well, Nanowire, and Quantum Dot-
Architectured Devices - Jessica Adams (Microlink
Devices)
1.3:
Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Solar Cells - Nicoleta
Hickman (University of Central Florida)
1.4:
Advanced Light Management and Spectral Shaping
-
Peichen Yu (National Chiao Tung University)
1.5:
Novel Material Systems - Cory Cress (Naval
Research Laboratory)
Papers are sought that describe basic research and
breakthroughs in physical, chemical and optical
phenomena, new materials and novel device concepts,
which are essential to feed the innovation pipeline
leading to future-generation PV technologies. General
areas of interest include, but are not limited to, recent
advances in understanding, simulation, demonstration
and optimization of:
1.
non-conventional PV conversion processes and
devices, intermediate-band solar cells, multiple charge
carrier generation, thermophotovoltaics, hot-carrier cells,
and other emerging PV device concepts,
2.
devices based on quantum wells, nanowires, and
quantum dots as well as deciphering the science in
photogeneration, recombination, and carrier transport in
these devices,
3.
cross-cutting hybrid devices that leverage on organic/
inorganic materials and nanostructures,
4.
advanced light management concepts and approaches:
including new structures and materials for antireflection,
light trapping, plasmonic coupling, spectral conversion,
and light concentration,
5.
novel material systems and associations for increasing
performance, functionality, reliability and scalability of PV
devices, including new pseudomorphic and metamorphic
photovoltaic material systems, alternative inexpensive
substrates, novel doping and defect passivation schemes,
novel nanostructures, earth abundant thin films and
TCO materials. Novel scalable nano/micro fabrication
techniques and processes for synthesis of PV materials.
AREA 1 OVERVIEW