U.S.-Pakistan Workshop on Silicon Technology, February 1998, Islamabad, Pakistan

产品描述：该奖项是为了支持美国科学家参加将于1998年2月在巴基斯坦伊斯兰堡举行的“美国-巴基斯坦硅技术研讨会和讲习班”。 美国队的队长是T博士。Nejat Veziroglu，教授和主任，清洁能源研究所（CERI）在迈阿密大学，在佛罗里达。 巴基斯坦的联合组织者是伊斯兰堡国家硅技术研究所（NIST）主任Parvez Akhter博士。 讲习班的目标包括：交流关于硅在光电子学以及晶体管应用中的技术和利用的最新知识;突出硅技术迅速发展的已知应用和好处，包括太阳能节约和计算机应用;结合巴基斯坦最近生成的太阳能绘图数据，讨论太阳能电池技术的利用;并就美巴合作研发提出建议，加速硅技术领域的技术转移。 将讨论的具体议题包括：从石英、稻壳和硅砂中生产硅的程序;单晶生长和浮区技术;作为太阳能电池可行材料的非晶硅技术;多晶铸造和带材技术;制造薄膜太阳能电池、异质结、聚光和混合电池的新材料和技术;这些技术在每种具体应用中的比较;包括氢能在内的储存装置的状况;以及太阳能系统的设计。 最后一天将专门举办关于具体议题的具体讲习班，目的是确定工业化国家和发展中国家之间技术转让的最有效手段。 范围：本项目涉及对所谓阳光地带的许多发展中国家特别重要的一个领域。 这些国家中有几个缺乏足够的或任何化石燃料来满足目前的需求或任何计划的工业化。 它们将考虑发展一个可行的太阳能工业，无论是本国的，还是与工业化国家共同努力的，作为将经济发展、环境问题和所需财政资源联系在一起的等式中的一个突破。 巴基斯坦是在1970年代早期开始这一努力的国家之一，并得到了NSF赠款人的一些技术支持。 参加这次会议的美国代表将由一个由两名美国和两名巴基斯坦专家组成的委员会选出。 CERI和NIST在组织这一领域的类似会议方面都有着丰富的经验，其中一些会议包括南亚的其他国家。 研讨会的预期成果，包括潜在的研究合作，信息交流，以及为美国太阳能材料公司进入巴基斯坦市场开辟途径，对两国都有帮助。 该提案符合INT标准，支持可能加强美国和外国研究人员在共同感兴趣的领域合作的活动。

Description: This award is for support of US scientists' participation in a `US-Pakistan Symposium and Workshop on Silicon Technology`, to be held in February 1998, in Islamabad, Pakistan. The US team leader is Dr. T. Nejat Veziroglu, Professor and Director, Clean Energy Research Institute (CERI) at the University of Miami, in Florida. The Pakistani co-organizer is Dr. Parvez Akhter, Director of the National Institute of Silicon Technology (NIST) in Islamabad. The objectives of the workshop include: exchange of the latest knowledge on the technology and utilization of silicon in photovoltaics, as well as transistor applications; to highlight the known applications and benefits of the rapid growth in silicon technology, both for solar energy conversation and for computer applications; to discuss the utilization in solar cell technology in conjunction with the recently generated data on solar energy mapping in Pakistan; and to make recommendations for cooperative research and development between the US and Pakistan to accelerate the technology transfer in the field of silicon technology. Specific topics to be discussed include: production procedures of silicon from quartz, rice husk, and silica sand; growth of single crystal and float zone technology; amorphous silicon technology as a viable material for solar cells; polycrystalline casting and ribbon technology; new materials and techniques to make thin film solar cells, heterojunctions, concentration and hybrids; comparison of these techniques for each specific applications; status of storage devices including hydrogen energy; and design of solar systems. The last day will be devoted to specific workshops on specific topics with the purpose of identifying the most effective means for transfer of technology between industrialized countries and the developing countries. Scope: This project deals with an area that is of particular importance to many developing countries that are in the so-called Sun-Belt. Several of these countries lack adequate, or any, fossil fuel for the current demands or for any planned industrialization. They would consider the development of a viable solar energy industry, either indigenous or as joint effort with industrialized countries, as a breakthrough in the equation that links economic development, environmental concerns, and needed financial resources. Pakistan has been one of the countries that started on this effort early in the 1970's with some technical support from NSF grantees. The US participants in this meeting are to be selected by a committee of two US and two Pakistani experts in the field. Both the CERI and NIST have extensive experience in organizing similar meetings in this area, some of which included other countries in South Asia. The expected results of the workshop, including potential research collaboration, exchange of information, and opening avenues for US solar energy material companies to the Pakistani market, are helpful for both countries. The proposal meets INT criteria for supporting activities likely to enhance collaboration between US and foreign researchers in areas of mutual interest.