Prof. Dr. Michael Graetzel
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Prof. Dr. Andrey Rogach
City University of Hong Kong
Prof. Dr. Kyoung-Shin Choi
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Symposia
- #PerFun21. Perovskites I: Solar Cells, Lighting, and Related Optoelectronics
- Perovskite and perovskite-inspired materials for solar cells, lightning and related optoelectronics
- Design principles and approaches for high-throughput screening for novel perovskite-inspired materials for LEDs and Solar Cells
- Efficiency limits of perovskite semiconductors for solar cells and LEDs
- Lower dimensional perovskites and other approaches for defect passivation and efficiency enhancement
- Process-rationalization and control for enhanced semi-conductor thin-film quality
Symposium organizers:Eva UngerHelmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, GermanyFeng GaoLinkoping UniversityTsutomu MiyasakaToin University of Yokohama - #PerNC21. Perovskites II: Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties of Colloidal
- Chemistry: synthesis methods, core-shell structures, surface chemistry, self-assembly, structural characterization, lead-free metal halide nanocrystals
- Optical spectroscopy: carrier dynamics at ensemble and single dot level, stimulated emission, photon statistics
- Theory: exciton-phonon coupling, fine-structure splitting, molecular dynamics of ligands and structure dynamics
- Devices: LEDs, LCD displays, solar cells, lasers, photodetectors, scintillators
Symposium organizers:Maksym KovalenkoSwiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH ZurichIvan InfanteBCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, UPV/EHU Science Park, Spain.Lea NienhausFlorida State University - #PerEmer21. Perovskites III: Emerging Materials and Phenomena
- Molecular design and structural properties of low-dimensional perovskites
- Mixed ionic-electronic conductivity
- Photophysics of low-dimensional perovskites
- Correlating structural and optoelectronic properties
- Device engineering and theoretical insights
- Emerging properties and applications
Symposium organizers:Moritz FutscherEMPA - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyJovana MilicUniversity of Fribourg, Adolphe Merkle InstituteAditya MohiteRice University, Houston, US - #RadDet21. Radiation Detection Semiconductor Materials, Physics, and Devices
- Organometallic halide perovskite for high radiation energy detectors
- Organic single crystals, polycrystals and plastic materials for direct and indirect ionizing detectors
- Theoretical prediction of new materials for high energy radiation detectors with high performance, low cost and low radiation dose on human body
Symposium organizers:Michael SalibaUniversity of StuttgartMahshid AhmadiUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville, US - #SolCat21. (Photo-)Electrocatalysis: From the Atomistic to System Scale
- Fundamental mechanistic kinetic and operando studies
- Design of new electrocatalysts
- New developments in modelling the electrochemical interface
- Mass transfer modelling of GDEs and MEAs
- Flow reactors for high-throughput electrocatalytic synthesis
- Industrial and commercial implementations
- Technoeconomic analysis
Symposium organizers:Karen ChanTechnical University of Denmark (DTU)Sophia HaussenerEcole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)Brian SegerTechnical University of Denmark (DTU) - #SolFuel21. Solar Fuel: In-situ and operando characterization of electrified interfaces
- Operando characterization of interfaces
- Reaction mechanism
- Active sites
- Heterogeneous interfaces
- Materials and interface design
Symposium organizers:Bastian MeiFaculty of Science and Technology (TNW), University of TwenteJan Philipp HofmannTechnical University of DarmstadtMaría Escudero-EscribanoICREA and Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) - #NCFun21. Fundamental Processes in Nanocrystals and 2D Materials
- Nanocrystal synthesis: Composition, morphology, heterostructues, assembly, dispersion control, and mechanism
- Nanocrystal surface chemistry: Fundamental properties and targeted function
- Nanocrystal properties: New insights from spectroscopy, theory, and simulation
- Nanocrystal applications: From light emission to catalysis
Symposium organizers:Brandi CossairtUniversity of Washington, USJonathan De RooUniversity of Basel - #2DCat21. 2D Materials: Emerging Catalysts
- Synthetic control over morphology, atomic structure and composition
- Catalytic activity – electro-catalysis and photocatalysis
- Structure-Function relationship in 2D materials
Symposium organizers:Maya Bar SadanBen-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Stefano AgnoliUniversity of Padova, Department of Chemical SciencesZdenek SoferUniversity of Chemistry and Technology, Prague - #PhotoDet21. Next Generation Photodetectors
- Perovskite and organic photodetectors
- Nanocrystals and low dimensional systems for photodetection
- Color-selective and infrared photodetection
- Image sensors with new generation semiconductors
- Thermodynamic limit of the sensitivity of next generation photodetectors
- Photodetector characterisation methods
- Noise, from theory to experiment
- Photomultiplication and amplification
- New compound semiconductors for photodetection
- LiFi and optical wireless communication
- Special applications: X-ray detection, biological applications and wearable sensors
Symposium organizers:Ardalan ArminSustainable Advanced Materials (Sêr-SAM), Department of Physics, Swansea University, UKEdward SargentUniversity of Toronto - #NewOPV21. Advances in Organic Photovoltaics
- Working principles of organic solar cells accessed through advanced characterization and modeling
- New materials for high efficiency OPV
- Advances in experimental techniques to study organic semiconductors and polymer blends at the nanoscale
- Required material and device properties for sufficient long term stability under different stress conditions
- Material strategies and printing concepts for eco-friendly organic solar cells
- Indoor applications of OPV
Symposium organizers:Uli WürfelFraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, GermanyJörg AckermannCentre Interdisciplinaire de Nanosciences de Marseille (CINAM), CNRS UMR 7325 - #NanoPrint21. Engineered Nanomaterials and Inks for Printed, Flexible and Interfacial Electronics
- Electronic skin
- Self-healable materials
- Soft robotics and actuators
- Flexible and stretchable materials and devices
- Wearable (on-body or in-body) sensors, devices and power sources
- Healthcare and biomedical applications
- Conformable hybrid sensors and devices
- Flexible inorganic hybrid electronics
- Mechanics and design of wearable and stretchable electronics
- Nature inspired devices and systems
- Up-scaling: from small area cells to large area modules
Symposium organizers:Shweta AgarwalaAarhus University - DKVictor Sans SangorrinUniversitat Jaume I, Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM) - Spain - #SPMEn21. Visualising nanoscale phenomena in functional materials
- Scanning probe microscopy
- Optical microscopy and spectroscopy
- Electron microscopy
- Imaging
Symposium organizers:Stefan WeberMax Planck Institut for Polymer ResearchBrian RodriguezUniversity College DublinJuliane BorchertUniversity of Cambridge - #LightMatter21. Light-Matter Interactions: From Fundamental Spectroscopy to Materials Design
- Light-matter interactions
- Excited states phenomena
- Materials design
- Ultrafast spectroscopy
- Novel spectroscopic methods
- Energy materials
Symposium organizers:Linn LeppertUniversity of TwenteMarina FilipOxford University, Department of Physics - #ThermoElect21. New concepts in organic/hybrid thermoelectrics
- Modelling and theory of doping, charge transport and thermoelectrics
- Novel chemical structures for efficient thermoelectrics
- Organic/inorganic and hybrid thermoelectrics
- Dopants and Doping strategies
- Thermal transport
- Flexible and conformable thermoelectrics
- N-type materials for organic thermoelectrics
- Composites and blends for hybrid thermoelectrics
Symposium organizers:L. Jan Anton KosterUniversity of Groningen, The NetherlandsDerya BaranKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) - Saudi Arabia
nanoGe Fall Meeting 2021 took place from October 18th to 22nd. A unique series of symposia focused on advanced materials preparation and fundamental properties and their applications, in fields such as renewable energy (photovoltaics, batteries), lighting, semiconductor quantum dots, 2-D materials synthesis and semiconductors fundamentals, bioimaging, etc.
The symposia were medium size and closely related to form an exciting, interdisciplinary event that attracts key players of the respective fields either as organizers, invited speakers, or as participants.
🥇 Best ePoster awards:
Prize for best eposter valued at 100€ (cash) from ACS Energy Letters: Marc Antoine Stoeckel
Prize for best eposter valued at 100€ (cash) from ACS Photonics: Yunhua Chen
Prize for best eposter valued at 100€ (cash) from ACS Energy & Fuels: Jael George Mathew
Prize for best eposter valued at 100€ (cash) from ACS Energy & Fuels: Mahsa Parvizian
Prize for best eposter valued at 100€ (cash) from ACS Chemistry of Materials: Emre Usman
Prize for best eposter valued at 100€ (cash) from ACS Energy Letters: David Tiede
Prize for best eposter valued at 100€ (cash) from ACS Photonics: Alfonsina Abat Amelenan
Prize for best eposter valued at 100€ (cash) from ACS Chemistry of Materials: Tim Kodalle
🥇 Best run up oral contribution awards:
Prize for best run up oral contribution valued at 150€ (cash) from Energy Advances: Osnat Zapata
Prize for best run up oral contribution valued at 150€ (cash) from Fundació Scito: Sakiru Abiodun
Prize for best run up oral contribution valued at 150€ (cash) from Nature Communications: Charlie Greboval
Prize for best run up oral contribution valued at 150€ (cash) from Fundació Scito: Felix Lang
🥇 Best Oral Contribution awards:
Prize for best oral competition valued at 450€ (cash) from MDPI Energies Journal: Ward Van der Stam
Prize for best oral competition valued at 450€ (cash) from MDPI Energies Journal: Janet Macdonald