Thin-Film Compound Semiconductor Photovoltaics April 1-5, 2013. To be Held Moscone West Convention in San Francisco, CA.

研讨会C：薄膜化合物半导体光致发光将在材料研究学会2013年春季会议上举行。薄膜光电转换器已经证明了高光到电的转换效率，并且由于在制造和材料成本方面的潜在优势而成为提供低成本能源的领先候选者。该主题对于材料研究界进一步促进美国和全球开发替代能源的紧迫性具有重要意义。研讨会的具体目标是介绍和传播这些材料和器件的理解的重大最新进展，并帮助发展一个多元化和积极的社区，包括建立研究人员和年轻的科学家，以进一步在未来的技术进步。智力优点：研讨会汇集了广泛的专家在研究薄膜光电子学，包括12个国际公认的特邀演讲沿着与学生和其他年轻的科学家。会议将讨论该技术的许多不同方面以及生产所需的各种不同材料。不同材料，加工方法和表征方法之间的协同作用将得到强调。沿着这一系列的技术介绍以及旨在促进公开讨论的专题讨论会组织将有助于进一步的科学进步。更广泛的影响：专题讨论会的目标针对两种不同的影响。首先，技术含量进一步提高了薄膜光电子学的潜力，以满足美国和全球的能源和环境需求。第二，强调发展一个广泛的、合作的研究社区，特别关注学生和早期职业研究人员的教育发展，并将他们纳入这个社区，这将有助于培养满足我们研究需求所需的下一代科学家。

Overview:Symposium C: Thin-Film Compound Semiconductor Photovoltaics will be held at the 2013 SpringMeeting of the Materials Research Society. Thin film photovoltaics have demonstrated highlight-to electricity conversion efficiencies and are leading candidates to provide lower-costenergy due to potential advantages in manufacturing and materials costs. The topic has greatimportance for the materials research community to further its contribution to the increasedurgency in the US and globally for developing alternative energy sources. The specific goalsof the symposium are to present and disseminate significant recent advances in the understandingof these materials and devices and to help develop a diverse and active community includingestablished researchers and young scientists to further technical progress in the future.Intellectual Merit :The symposium brings together a wide range of experts in research on thin-film photovoltaicsincluding twelve internationally recognized invited speakers along with students and otheryoung scientists. There will be sessions on many different aspects of the technology anda range of different materials needed for production. Synergies between different materials,processing approaches, and characterization methods will be highlighted. This range of technicalpresentations along with a symposium organization designed to foster open discussion willhelp further scientific progress.Broader Impacts :The objectives of the symposium target two different impacts. First, the technical contentwill further the potential of thin-film photovoltaics to contribute to US and global energyand environmental needs. Second, an emphasis on developing a broad, collaborative researchcommunity with a specific focus on the educational development of students and early careerresearchers and their incorporation into this community will help develop the next generationof scientists needed to meet our research needs.