The European Society for Quantum Solar Energy Conversion announces the 24th Workshop on Quantum Solar Energy Conversion
(QUANTSOL 2012 Winter workshop) and invites experts in the various fields of conversion of solar
photons to electrical or chemical energy to submit short abstracts enabling us to select a new group for 2012.
This workshop continues the long series of lively meetings. We will focus on the exchange of new concepts,
radical ideas, recent developments, and unsolved problems in the fundamentals of conventional and unconventional
photovoltaic, photoelectrochemical, photochemical and photobiological energy conversion. Also new ideas are
welcome as long as they fit to the general concept, i.e. quantum solar energy conversion (not including solar thermal
technologies). The number of participants is limited to guarantee the opportunity for intense discussions on
quantum solar energy conversion with experts from various fields.
The Quantsol 2012 Workshop will be organized by
| Chairmen: |
Gary Hodes (Weizmann Institute, Israel) |
|
Efrat Lifshitz (Technion, Israel) |
|
Christian Königstein (Secretary General, NL / AT) |
Conference Location : Hotel Europäischer Hof, Bad Gastein, Österreich
Prices per person per day including
(half board - breakfast & dinner): |
| single room* | € 127,- |
| (shared) double room* | € 127,- |
| * incl. Kurtaxe |
Main Topics :
- Inorganic semiconductor solar cells: advances in materials, processing, device concepts, and fundamental understanding
- Organic (polymer and small molecule) solar cells: advances in materials, processing, device concepts, and fundamental understanding
- Photochemical, photobiological (artificial photosynthesis) and photoelectrochemical conversion of solar energy
- Dye sensitized solar cells and photoelectrochemical devices
- Novel photovoltaic materials, including molecular, nanostructured and composite materials
- Physics and chemistry of internal and external interfaces, effects due to inhomogeneities and grain boundaries
- Novel approaches for characterizing materials and devices
- Optical and electrical means to optimize the output of cells, devices and systems
- Theoretical aspects of quantum solar energy conversion, thermodynamic limits and optimized device designs
Preliminary Timetable
List of contributions
Short Abtsract :
Please send your short abstract (half a page) outlining the content of your intended contribution to
Christian Königstein.
Conference fees (tentative, not yet fixed) :
| Workshop participants |
€ 100,- |
| QUANTSOL members |
€ 50,- |
| Accompanying persons |
no fee |
Timetable / Deadlines :
| July 15, 2011 |
Distribution of first circular |
| September 15, 2011 |
Distribution of first circular - Reminder |
| December 31, 2011 |
Notification of accepted contributions |
| January 31, 2012 |
Deadline for extended summary (two pages; for the on-line proceedings) |
| January 31, 2012 |
Deadline for Hotel Reservation |
| March 11-16, 2012 |
Quantsol 2012 Workshop |
Hotel Reservation
The hotel reservation has to be done directly with the hotel Europäischer Hof.
How to reach the Hotel
By train: via Salzburg, train station Bad Gastein, see Österreichische Bundesbahn
Nearest airports are Salzburg and Zell am See (for private aircraft):
http://flugplatz-zellamsee.at/de/
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