Smart Materials Symposium Smart Materials
49th Annual SVC Technical Conference
April 22–27, 2006
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Washington DC
April 23–27, 2006
Wednesday Morning
Organic Photovoltaics
8:30 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
Moderator: Frederik Krebs, Risø National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark
8:30 a.m. S-1 Investigation by RBS and Accelerated Lifetime Measurement of Ageing Process in Organic Photovoltaic Solar Cell
Invited Presentation
R. de Bettignies, M. Firon, and C. Sentein, CEA Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France
9:10 a.m. S-2 Low Band Gap Polymers for Photovoltaic Devices
E. Bundgaard and F. Krebs, Risø National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark
9:30 a.m. S-3 Realization and Development of Extremely Thin Absorber (ETA) Solid State Solar Cells
M. Biancardo and F. Krebs, Risø National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark
9:50 a.m. S-4 Thin Film Deposition and Converting Requirements for Photovoltaics
J.R. Sheats, Nanosolar, Inc., Palo Alto, CA
Smart Windows
10:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Moderators: Claes Granqvist, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden and Carl Lampert, Star Science, Cotati, CA
10:30 a.m. S-5 Sputter Deposition of High Quality Thermochromic VO2 Films for Smart Windows
Invited Presentation
Y. Shigesato, Aoyama Gakuin University, Kanagawa, Japan; and K. Kato, Central Glass Co., Ltd., Matuzakacity, Japan
11:10 a.m. S-6 Environmental Rating of an Electrochromic Glazing
S. Papaefthimiou, E. Syrrakou, and P. Yanoulis, Solar Energy Lab, Rio, Greece
TBD SFT-1 Smart Nano-Materials for Benign Indoor Environments
C.G. Granqvist, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
TBD SFT-2 Optimization of Electrochromic Functional Layer Controlling the Thickness and Ion Concentration
K.A. Gesheva and T. Ivanova, Central Laboratory of Solar Energy and New Energy Sources of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria; F. Hamelmann, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany; O. Trofimov, Institute of Microelectronics Technology, Chernogolovka, Russia
Thursday Morning
Smart Materials Symposium Smart Materials
8:30 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
Moderators: Bernd Szyszka, Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST, Braunschweig, Germany and Peter Martin, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, WA
8:30 a.m. S-7 Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Yarns and Textiles for Fun and Profit: Artificial Muscle, Electronic Textile, Energy Storage and Harvesting, Display, Electron Emission, and Other Applications
Invited Presentation
R.H. Baughman, M. Zhang, S. Fang, A.A. Zakhidov, M. Kozlov, S.B. Lee, A.E. Aliev, and C.D. Williams, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX; and K.R. Atkinson, CSIRO Textile & Fibre Technology, Belmont, Australia
9:10 a.m. S-8 ILGAR (Ion Layer Gas Reaction) - a Versatile Low-Cost Method for the Deposition of High-Quality Thin Semiconductor and Insulator Layers
Invited Presentation
C.H. Fischer, Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin, Berlin, Germany
9:50 a.m. S-9 Influence of the D.C. Magnetron Sputter Deposition Process on the Photocatalytic Activity of Amorphous TiO2 Thin Films
K. Eufinger, D. Poelman, H. Poelman, R. De Gryse, and G.B. Marin, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Organic Photovoltaics and Fuel Cells
10:30 a.m. – 12:10 a.m.
Moderators: Frederik Krebs, Risø National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark and Claes Granqvist, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
10:30 a.m. S-10 Efficient Plastic Solar Cells with Easy Solution Processing
Invited Presentation
G. Li, V. Shrotriya, J. Huang, Y. Yao, and Y. Yang, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
11:10 a.m. S-11 Interaction Between Semiconductor Oxides and Conjugated Polymers: Application as Hybrid Solar Cells and Hybrid Solar Sensors
M. Lira-Cantu, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; and F. Krebs, Risø National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark
TBD SFT-3 Electrochromic Behavior of Lithium and Proton Based Solid State Devices
A. Subrahmanyam, K.M. Karuppasamy, and C.S. Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
TBD SFT-4 Studies on DC Magnetron Sputtered Nano Anatase Titanium Oxide Thin Films Prepared in Pure Oxygen Plasma at Room Temperature
A. Subrahmanyam and A. Karuppasamy, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Channai, India
Papers preceded by TBD and ending with FT, denote Guaranteed Flexible Time (FT) presentations, which will be presented in place of a cancelled paper earlier in the session if such situation arises, or will be presented at the end of the session.