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Materials for Alternative Energy: Solar Cells


Description:
This session discusses science and technology related to materials used in solar cells. It encompasses design, synthesis, fabrication, and analysis of all types of materials including bulk materials, coatings, and thin films, from basic as well as from application-oriented and manufacturing-related perspectives.

Sponsor:
Sustainable Energy
Co-Sponsor(s):
Electronics and Photonics (08E), Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (22), Research and New Technology Committee (18j)


Chair:
Di Gao
University of Pittsburgh
Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
1249 Benedum Hall, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Email: gaod@pitt.edu

Co-Chair:
Timothy J. Anderson
Distinguished Professor
University of Florida
Deparment of Chemical Engineering
311 Weil Hall
Gianesville, FL 32611-6550
Phone Number: 352-392-0947
Fax Number: 352-392-9673
Email: tim@ufl.edu


Papers:
New Polypyridyl Ruthenium(II) Sensitizers Carrying Triphenylamine Units and Their Application in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
Haijun Lv, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University; Xianggao Li, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University; Shirong Wang, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University; Wenzheng Gao, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University
Characterization of Recombination Barrier Layers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Thomas P. Brennan, Stanford University; Jonathan R. Bakke, Stanford University; Rajib Mondal, Stanford University; Chad E. Miller, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory; Dennis Nordlund, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory; Michael F. Toney, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory; Stacey F. Bent, Stanford University
Inexpensive Room Temperature Ionic Liquids for Low Volatility Electrolytes of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Shih-Yuan Lu, National Tsing-Hua University; Shu-Yuan Ku, National Tsing-Hua University
Solid Organic Electrolytes and Ionic Liquids, with Poly(ethylene glycol) and Semifluorinated Alkyl Side Chains, for Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Applications
Sitaraman Krishnan, Clarkson University; Lalitha V. N. R. Ganapatibhotla, Clarkson University; Jianping Zheng, Clarkson University; Dipankar Roy, Clarkson University
A New Thin Film Heterojunction Structure and Fabrication Process: Dual Backcontact CdS/CdTe Photovoltaics
Carlos Hangarter, NIST; Behrang Hamadani, NIST; Hua Xu, NIST; John Guyer, NIST; Need Ryan, NIST; Carlos Beauchamp, NIST; John Bonevich, NIST; Daniel Josell, NIST
Electrochemical Deposition of Amorphous Si Thin Films
Ian Ivar Suni, Clarkson University; Aarti Krishnamurthy, Clarkson University
Modeling the Horizontal Ribbon Growth of Solar Silicon Crystals
Parthiv Daggolu, University of Minnesota; Andrew Yeckel, University of Minnesota; Carl Bleil, Ribbon Technology International; Jeffrey J. Derby, University of Minnesota
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