2018 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2018

Session

R2-1 Theoretical modeling of materials 2 (DCMMP) I Modélisation théorique de matériaux 2 (DPMCM)

R2-1

14 Jun 2018, 11:30

Dalhousie University

2007. Ab-initio modeling of thermoelectric materials: a new route towards higher efficiency (I)

Prof. Jesse Maassen (Dalhousie University)

14/06/2018, 11:30

Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)

Today roughly 60% of the energy humans produce is lost as waste heat. Thermoelectrics (TE) can convert this heat source into useful electrical power, and thus have the potential to impact our energy future. The key challenge is to increase the TE conversion efficiency, which depends on the TE material properties. The past decade has seen remarkable progress in TE materials, but that have...

2008. Intermediate band materials for high efficiency solar cells: overview and future directions (I)

Jacob Krich (University of Ottawa)

14/06/2018, 12:00

Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)

Intermediate band (IB) materials are a novel class of materials that, like semiconductors, have a band gap but also have an extra set of allowed electronic levels entirely contained within the semiconductor band gap, allowing sub-gap photon absorption. Solar cells made from such materials have the potential to radically improve photovoltaic efficiencies, similar to triple-junction cells. IB...