General Organizers

Symposia

#ElectroCat22. Electrocatalysis for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals
- Fundamental strategies to design new electrocatalysis
- Mechanistic understanding
- In situ and Operando analyses
- Molecular, inorganic, reticular and hybrid catalytic systems
Symposium organizers:
Julio Lloret Fillol
Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST)
James Durrant
Imperial College London and Swansea University
#AdvMatSyn22. Advanced Materials Synthesis, Characterization, and Theory: for the Green Energy Leap
- In situ and operando characterization of (photo)electrocatalysts and photocatalysts
- X-ray characterization of light absorbers, electrocatalysts, and photoelectrocatalysts for fuel and chemical production
- Imaging characterization of electrocatalysts and photoelectrocatalysts
- Multimodal and correlative characterization approaches
- Chemical transformations and degradation of (photo)electrocatalysts, light absorbers and membranes for solar fuel production
- Theory of electro and photoelectrocatalytic materials especially connected to in situ and operando characterization
- Data science and machine learning approaches to discovery of novel light absorbers, electrocatalysts, and photoelectrocatalysts for fuel and chemical production
Symposium organizers:
David Prendergast
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Francesca Toma
Helmholtz Zentrum Hereon
#MEMP22. Multi-electron Molecular Photocatalysts
- Molecular and bio-inspired single-site photocatalysts
- Supramolecular photocatalytic systems including metal organic frameworks (MOFs)
- Time-resolved photodynamics and fundamental charge/ion transfer
Symposium organizers:
Nathan Neale
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado
Natalia Shustova
University of South Carolina
#PhotoPero22. Photophysics of Halide Perovskites and Related Materials - from Bulk to Nano
- Photophysics of bulk ‘3D’ halide perovskites
- Photophysics of low-dimensional ‘2-0D’ halide perovskites
- Photophysics of halide perovskite nanocrystals, rods, platelets
- Defect photophysics
- Ultrafast phenomena (hot carriers, polaronic distortions, etc)
- Theory and simulations of the photophysical properties of halide perovskites
- Emerging perovskite-related materials
Symposium organizers:
Sascha Feldmann
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Annamaria Petrozza
CompuNet, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Genova
Ajay Ram Srimath Kandada
Wake Forest University, US
#TSPV22. Towards Stable Perovskite Photovoltaics
- Degradation mechanisms in perovskite materials
- Observation of degradation effects through device photophysics
- Role of extraction layers and electrodes in device stability
- Use of encapsulation and/or blocking layers for stability enhancement
- New device structures for enhanced lifetime
- Enhanced stability via compositional engineering and use of additives
- Perovskite phase stabilisation
- 2D/3D heterostructures for improved stability
- Novel experimental methods for study of degradation
Symposium organizers:
Yana Vaynzof
Technical University (TU) Dresden
Feng Gao
Linkoping University
Zhuoying Chen
Laboratoire de Physique et d’Etude des Matériaux, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR 8213, UPMC Sorbonne Université, ESPCI Paris
#PMSC22. Perovskite-based multijunction solar cells
- Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells
- Perovskite/perovskite tandem solar cells
- Perovskite/chalcogenide tandem solar cells
- Monofacial and bifacial tandems
- Performance enhancements
- Contact engineering
- Scaling
- Stability
- Commercialization
Symposium organizers:
Stefaan De Wolf
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) - Saudi Arabia
Steve Albrecht
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
#PerNC22. Colloidal Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals: From Synthesis to Applications
- Chemistry –synthesis methods, surface chemistry, self-assembly, new compositions
- Optical spectroscopy – carrier dynamics at ensemble and single dot level, stimulated emission, photon statistics
- Structural Characterization – Advanced X-ray Diffraction and Electron Microscopy
- Theory – band structure calculations, exciton-phonon coupling, fine-structure splitting, surface pasivation
- Devices – LCD, LEDs, microcavity lasers, photodetectors, scintillators, solar concentrators etc.
Symposium organizers:
Maksym Kovalenko
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich
Maryna Bodnarchuk
EMPA - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Osman Bakr
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) - Saudi Arabia
#PeroSolarFab22. Perovskite solar cells: on the way from the lab to fab
- Advanced perovskite absorber materials based on lead halides and beyond
- Mixed dimensional 2D/3D perovskites
- All-inorganic perovskites
- Interface engineering for improved efficiency and stability
- Material and device stability issues
- Efficient solution for PSCs encapsulation
- Device upscaling
- Major technological challenges in perovskite PV
- Perspectives of terrestrial and space applications of perovskite PV
Symposium organizers:
Yulia Galagan
TNO
Eugene Katz
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Dept. of solar energy and envronmental physics, Inst. for desert research
Pavel Troshin
Zhengzhou Research Institute of HIT
#NANOQ22. Colloidal Semiconductor nanocrystals for Quantum Technologies
- Synthesis of colloidal nanocrystals for optimized single- or entangled-photon generation
- Methods to control single- and multiexciton recombination rates in single nanocrystals
- New semiconductor nanocrystals for single-photon generation
- Multi-exction processes and their spectroscopy in single nanocrystals
- Application of colloidal seminconductor nanocrystals as quantum light sources
Symposium organizers:
Francesco Di Stasio
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)
Iwan Moreels
Gent University - BE
Riccardo Sapienza
Imperial College London
#SNI22. Semiconductor Nanocrystals I: Basic Science (synthesis, spectroscopy, electronic structure, device and application)
- Nanocrystal synthesis :new material and structural control
- Surface chemistry toward higher stability, enhanced optical feature and improved charge transprt
- Spectroscopic properties : static and dynamics
- Electronic structure measurement and theoretical modelling
- Nanocrystal based device : field effect transistor, detector and LED
- Application display, smart window, camera…
Symposium organizers:
Emmanuel Lhuillier
Sorbonne Université
Sandrine Ithurria
Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles
Angshuman Nag
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune
#OMIECs22. Organic mixed-ionic-electronic conductors and their application in Emerging Technologies
- Neuromorphic computing
- Energy storage and energy conversion technologies
- Photocatalysis
- Actuators
- Electrochromic displays (ECDs)
Symposium organizers:
Aristide Gumyusenge
MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alexander Giovannitti
Materials Science & Enginereing, Stanford University
#ChemNano22. Chemistry of Nanomaterials
- Advanced synthetic routes to engineer functional nanomaterials in various forms (colloids, nanopowders, nanomaterials on templates, nanoporous materials) and various morphology (nanoparticles, nanoplates, clusters, thin films).
- Surface engineering of nanomaterials to enable a device functionality (ligand exchange, surface reactions, core/shell growth).
- Characterization techniques to study the structural features of nanomaterials, their surface and the mechanism of the reaction pathway (in-situ and ex-situ methods).
- Theoretical calculations to elucidate the reaction mechanism and structural origin of nanomaterials functionality.
Symposium organizers:
Loredana Protesescu
University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Maksym Yarema
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich
#LowEnOpto22. Low-dimensional Semiconductors for Energy and Optoelectronic Research: a Journey from 0 to 2D
- From 0D to 2D materials - synthesis, production and processing
- Modelling and determination of electronic and optical properties in 0D and 2D materials
- 0D and 2D materials for energy conversion and storage
- Hybrid 0D-2D materials for emerging applications – synthesis, physical chemistry, photophysics, processing and device integration
- Optoelectronic devices based on 0D and 2D materials
Symposium organizers:
Ilka Kriegel
Istituto Italiano di tecnologiaa
Teresa Gatti
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Francesco Scotognella
Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano
#OrgCD22. Charge Dynamics of State-of-the-art Organic Solar Cells
- Voltage loss mechanisms in NFA solar cells.
- New thermodynamic efficiency limits.
- Interplay between excitons, CT states and free charges in the low offset systems.
- Charge generation in non-fullerene solar cells.
- Role of kinetics and energetics in charge generation in non-fullerene solar cells.
- Trap induced recombination.
- Charge transport and recombination.
- Thick junctions enabled by reduced recombination.
- Interplay between nano-morphology and charge dynamics.
- Doping engineering in OSCs.
- Role of energetic disorder and tail states.
- New methodologies to investigate charge dynamics in OSCs.
Symposium organizers:
Ardalan Armin
Sustainable Advanced Materials (Sêr-SAM), Department of Physics, Swansea University, UK
Safa Shoaee
University of Potsdam, DE
#StEffOPV22. Novel concepts for highly stable and efficient organic solar cells
- Development of novel highly efficient organic solar cells molecules
- Stability of organic solar cells
- Upscaling of organic solar cell devices
- Novel application areas for organic solar cells
Symposium organizers:
Vida Engmann
University of Southern Denmark, SDU NanoSYD, Mads Clausen Institute
Morten Madsen
University of Southern Denmark
Jeff Kettle
University of Glasgow, James Watt School of Engineering
#OrgFun22. Behind the Device: Fundamental Processes in Organic Electronics
- Photophysical processes in materials for organic electronics
- Spectroscopic characterisation of organic electronic materials
- Modelling and simulations of organic semiconductors
- Charge separation, recombination and transfer in organic photovoltaics
- Exciton and spin physics in materials for up/down conversion, singlet fission, TADF, organic LEDs
- Spin and charge transport in organic semiconductors
- Doping mechanisms for organic semiconductors
Symposium organizers:
Jose Manuel Marin Beloqui
University of Malaga
Claudia Tait
University of Oxford
Emrys Evans
Swansea University
#FUN-OrgBio22. Fundamentals of Organic Bioelectronic Devices
- Organic transistors and electrodes for sensing and stimulation
- Drug delivery devices
- Photo stimulation devices
- Biochemical sensors
- Wearable devices
- Biotic/abiotic interface
Symposium organizers:
Eleni Stavrinidou
Linköping University
Annalisa Bonfiglio
Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS

Presentation #NSM22

The nanoGe Spring Meeting is a multi symposia conference that took place online from the 7th to the 11th of March 2022. This conference was a unique series of symposia focused on advanced materials science, including preparation, fundamental properties, theory and applications, in fields such as renewable energy (solar fuels, photovoltaics, batteries), lighting, emerging semiconductors, nanocrystals, 2-D materials, and bioimaging.

nanoGe aimed to transform this edition of the Spring Meeting into a global event that provided an opportunity to Speakers and Participants to connect from all over the world.

Prizes

🥇 Prize for the best oral presentation valued at 300€ from Fundació Scito

🥇 Prize for runner up oral presentation valued at 150€ (cash) from Fundació Scito

🥇 Prize for runner up oral presentation valued at 150€ (cash) from ACS

🥇 Two Prizes for runner up oral presentation valued at 150€ (cash) each from IOP Publishing

🥇 Prize for runner up oral presentation valued at 150€ (cash) from Energy & Sustainability Journal, RSC

🥇 Prize for runner up oral presentation valued at 150€ (cash) from Nanoscale Journal, RSC

🥇 Prize for the best eposter valued at 200€ from Fundació Scito

🥇 Prize for runner up ePoster valued at 150€ (cash) from Research, a Science Partner Journal

🥇 Prize for runner up ePoster valued at 150€ (cash) from QustomDot

Keynote Speakers' Talks

Monday 7th March 2022

Qing Shen 'Synthesis, Optical Property and PhotoExcited Carrier Dynamics of Phase Stable and less-defect Perovskite Quantum Dots' at 10:15 am CET.

Wednesday 9th March 2022

Annabella Selloni 'Structure, Electronic Properties and Hydrogen Evolution Activity of Delafos Site Curho2 from First Principles Calculations' at 17:05 pm CET.

Lilo Pozzo 'X-ray and Neutron Scattering Analysis of Polymer Blends Composed of Conjugated and Non-Conjugated Components' at 17:35 pm CET.

Friday 11th March 2022

Mircea Dinca 'Surprising Properties of 2D Metal-Organic Frameworks' at 17:05 pm CET.