Thin-Film Compound Semiconductor Photovoltaics

主要研究者：Yan提案编号：1500903非技术说明本研讨会奖将提供支持的薄膜化合物半导体光致发光研讨会，将在2015年材料研究学会春季年会举行。 研讨会的具体目标是介绍和传播在理解太阳能电池新材料方面的重大最新进展，并帮助发展一个多样化和活跃的早期职业科学家社区，以促进未来的技术进步。 技术说明此研讨会奖项将为薄膜化合物半导体光致发光研讨会（研讨会B）提供支持，该研讨会将于2015年4月6日至10日在加利福尼亚州旧金山弗朗西斯科举行的2015年材料研究学会春季年会上举行。 化合物薄膜光致发光材料已经表现出高的光电转换效率，并且由于在降低制造和材料成本方面的潜在优势，是提供低成本可持续太阳能转换的领先候选者。最近的进展大大提高了实验室CdTe和Cu（In，Ga）Se2薄膜太阳能电池的记录效率，达到21%。该主题对于材料研究界进一步促进其对开发替代能源的贡献具有重要意义。 研讨会汇集了薄膜光电子学研究领域的广泛专家，包括12位国际公认的特邀演讲者，沿着还有学生和其他早期职业科学家。将有关于技术的许多不同方面的会议，以及生产所需的材料。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。关于这些不同主题的技术介绍旨在促进推动科学进步所需的公开讨论。 研讨会还将组织一个青年科学家研讨会，对研究生和本科生进行薄膜光电子学最新进展的培训和教育。

Principal Investigator: YanProposal No: 1500903Nontechnical DescriptionThis symposium award will provide support for the Symposium on Thin-Film Compound Semiconductor Photovoltaics, to be held at the 2015 Materials Research Society Spring Annual Meeting. The specific goals of the symposium are to present and disseminate significant recent advances in the understanding of new materials for solar cells, and to help develop a diverse and active community of early career scientists to further technical progress in the future. Technical DescriptionThis symposium award will provide support for the Symposium on Thin-Film Compound Semiconductor Photovoltaics (Symposium B), to be held at the 2015 Materials Research Society Spring Annual Meeting, April 6-10, 2015, San Francisco, CA. Compound thin-film photovoltaics have demonstrated high light-to electricity conversion efficiencies, and are leading candidates to provide low-cost sustainable solar energy conversion, due to potential advantages in lowering costs for manufacturing and materials. Recent progress has improved the record efficiencies of laboratory CdTe and Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin film solar cells considerably, reaching 21%. The topic has great importance for the materials research community to further its contribution to develop alternative energy sources. The symposium brings together a wide range of experts in research on thin-film photovoltaics, including 12 internationally recognized invited speakers, along with students and other early career scientists. There will be sessions on many different aspects of the technology, and the materials needed for production. Synergies among different materials, processing approaches, and characterization methods will be highlighted. The technical presentations on these diverse topics are designed to foster open discussion needed to advance scientific progress. The symposium will also organize a Young Scientist Tutorial to train and educate graduate and undergraduate students on the latest advances in thin-film photovoltaics.