Photovoltaic and Photoactive Materials — Properties, Technology and Applications [electronic resource] /
The primary objective of this NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) was to present an up-to-date overview of various current areas of interest in the field of photovoltaic and related photoactive materials. This is a wide-ranging subject area, of significant commercial and environmental interest, and involves major contributions from the disciplines of physics, chemistry, materials, electrical and instrumentation engineering, commercial realisation etc. Therefore, we sought to adopt an inter disciplinary approach, bringing together recognised experts in the various fields while retaining a level of treatment accessible to those active in specific individual areas of research and development. The lecture programme commenced with overviews of the present relevance and historical development of the subject area, plus an introduction to various underlying physical principles of importance to the materials and devices to be addressed in later lectures. Building upon this, the ASI then progressed to more detailed aspects of the subject area. We were also fortunately able to obtain a contribution from Thierry Langlois d'Estaintot of the European Commission Directorate, describing present and future EC support for activities in this field. In addition, poster sessions were held throughout the meeting, to allow participants to present and discuss their current activities. These were supported by what proved to be very effective feedback sessions (special thanks to Martin Stutzmann), prior to which groups of participants enthusiastically met (often in the bar) to identify and agree topics of common interest.
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Format: | Texto biblioteca |
Language: | eng |
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Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2002
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Subjects: | Engineering., Renewable energy resources., Solid state physics., Spectroscopy., Microscopy., Electronic circuits., Renewable energy sources., Alternate energy sources., Green energy industries., Optical materials., Electronic materials., Renewable and Green Energy., Circuits and Systems., Optical and Electronic Materials., Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices., Solid State Physics., Spectroscopy and Microscopy., |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0632-3 |
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