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T5001 Nanomaterials for Photovoltaics
OverviewWe seek papers pertaining to the design, synthesis, fabrication, and characterization of nanomaterials and devices for solar-to-electric energy conversion. Papers describing experimental, theoretical and computational work are welcome.
Primary SponsorTopical 5: Nanomaterials for Energy Applications (T5)
Co-Sponsor(s)Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (22)

Chair

Eray S. Aydil
Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
University of Minnesota
151 Amundson Hall
421 Washington Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0132
Phone Number: 612-625-8593
Fax Number: 612-626-7246
Email: aydil@umn.edu

CoChair

Mahendra K. Sunkara
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Louisville
106 Ernst Hall, Department of Chemical Engineering,
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40292
Phone Number: 502- 852-1558
Fax Number: 502-852-6355
Email: mahendra@louisville.edu
Metal-Dielectric Nanocomposites For Solar Energy Applications
J. Trice1, C. Favazza1, R. Kalyanaraman2, R. Sureshkumar3 and H. Garcia4, (1)Department of Physics, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO 63130, (2)Department of Physics and the Center for Materials Innovation, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO 63130, (3)Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering and the Center for Materials Innovation, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO 63130, (4)Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL 62026
Fabrication and Optical Characterization of Large-Area, Vertically Aligned Arrays of Silicon Nano and Microwires for Photovoltaic Devices
Michael A. Filler1, Brendan M. Kayes1, Michael D. Kelzenberg2, Morgan C. Putnam3 and Harry A. Atwater1, (1)Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 128-95, Pasadena, CA 91125, (2)Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 128-95, Pasadena, CA 91125, (3)Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 128-95, Pasadena, CA 91125
Nanowire-Based Quantum-Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells
Kurtis S. Leschkies1, Ramachandran Divakar1, Joysurya Basu1, Emil Enache-Pommer1, Janice E. Boercker1, C. Barry Carter1, Uwe R. Kortshagen2, David J. Norris1 and Eray S. Aydil1, (1)Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (2)Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 111 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Interfacial Electron Transfer in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Measured by Time Resolved Terahertz Spectroscopy
Jason B. Baxter, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 and Charles A. Schmuttenmaer, Chemistry Department, Yale University, 225 Prospect St., New Haven, CT 06520-8107
ZrO2 Modified N-Doped TiO2 Nanomaterials from ScCO2
Rahima A. Lucky and Paul A. Charpentier, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada
Development Of Low-Cost CuInSe2 Nanocrystal-Ink Based Solar Cells
Rakesh Agrawal1, Hugh W. Hillhouse1, Qijie Guo2 and Mahaprasad Kar2, (1)School of Chemical Engineering and Energy Center at Discovery Park, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, (2)School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907
Scalable Non-Lithographic Approach To Fabricate Wafer-Scale Subwavelength Surface Textures For Improving The Conversion Efficiency Of Silicon Solar Cells
Peng Jiang1, Chih-Hung Sun1, Nicholas Linn1 and Bin Jiang2, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-6005, (2)Mathematics and Statistics, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201

Topical 5: Nanomaterials for Energy Applications