NANOSMAT - 14th International Conference of Surfaces, Coatings and Nanostructured Materials

NANOMATERIALS AND NANODEVICES FOR ENERGY

Solid-state devices based on nanostructured materials and components at the nanoscale can drive the route towards the energy efficiency and the environmental and economic sustainability. Nanotechnology and nanotools are exploited for the fabrication of devices which present a large attraction in the energy field.

This session is dedicated to the recent developments of nanomaterials and nanocomponents that play a significant role in the energy devices of the future.

The main topics of interest are:

Emerging nanomaterial synthesis and characterizations techniques for energy applications;
Nanomaterials for piezoelectric, triboelectric, and photovoltaic applications;
Fabrication of generators and batteries based on nanostructured materials;
Thermal-to-electrical converters (thermoelectric, pyroelectric and electrocaloric) characterized by nano-architectures;
Hybrid devices with components at the nanoscale for energy harvesting and conversion.

Organiser:

Dr. Alessandro Bellucci
CNR - ISM (Istituto di Struttura della Materia)
Italy
alessandro.bellucci@mlib.ism.cnr.it

OPENING TALK:
‘New Concepts and Materials in the Nano Regime: Challenges and Exploration in the Energy Field’
Abstract (PDF)

Invited Speakers:

	‘Advancing Solar Absorbers with Femtosecond Lasers and Metamaterials for Photo-Thermal and Photo-Voltaic Applications’ Prof. Chunlei Guo University of Rochester, USA Abstract (PDF)
	‘Thermionic enhanced near field Thermophotovoltaics’ Prof. Alejandro Datas Instituto de Energía Solar - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (IES-UPM), Spain Abstract (PDF)
	‘Printable Thermoelectrics for Low Temperature Grade Energy Harvesting’ Prof. Andrea Reale University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy Abstract (PDF)
	‘Microporous Boron-Doped Diamond Architectures for Advanced Electrochemical Devices’ Prof. Robert Bogdanowicz Gdansk University of Technology, Poland Abstract (PDF)