Challenges in Photovoltaic Science, Technology, and Manufacturing: A workshop on the role of theory, modeling, and simulation- to be held September 20-21, 2011 at Purdue Univ.

光电子学是一个广泛的领域，涵盖了材料到系统，包括晶体硅等成熟技术，有机太阳能电池等新技术，以及探索性的第三代概念。成功需要化学和材料科学的贡献，设备设计和表征，制造和系统级的考虑。理论，建模和模拟在光化学中已经建立，但该领域根据研究人员的兴趣和学科以及正在探索的技术而分散，并且缺乏有效的临界质量。 该研讨会题为“光伏科学、技术和制造的挑战：关于理论、建模和模拟作用的研讨会将为来自学术界、工业界和国家实验室的研究人员提供一个机会，以确定推进光伏领域发展的方法”。 多尺度建模和仿真是科学和工程领域的一个普遍挑战。 解决光化学的这一挑战，将有助于在其他学科的成功。研讨会将确定大学跨学科合作的模式，以及大学和公司进行合作研究的模式，这些研究将产生超越光化学的广泛影响。

Photovoltaics is a broad field that spans materials to systems and includes mature technologies like crystalline silicon, new ones like organic solar cells, and exploratory, third generation concepts. Success requires contributions from chemistry and materials science, to device design and characterization, to manufacturing and system level considerations. Theory, modeling, and simulation is well-established in photovoltaics, but the field is fragmented according to the interests and disciplines of researchers and the technologies being explored and lacks the critical mass to be effective. The workshop, Challenges in Photovoltaic Science, Technology, and Manufacturing: A workshop on the role of theory, modeling, and simulation will provide an opportunity for researchers from academia, industry, and the national laboratories to identify ways to advance the field of photovoltaics. Multiscale modeling and simulation is a pervasive challenge in science and engineering. Addressing this challenge for photovoltaics, will contribute to success in other disciplines. The workshop will identify models for universities to collaborate across disciplines and for universities and companies to pursue collaborative research that will have broad impact beyond photovoltaics.