The Materials for Sustainable Development Conference (MATSUS24) will take place from the 4th to the 8th of March 2024, in Barcelona, Spain.
This multisymposium conference dives into the progress that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to satisfy their own demands. The drive for sustainability in materials science and technology encompasses alternative energy technologies to mitigate problems with fossil-fuel technologies, and to increase energy efficiency, as well as the mitigation of undesirable environmental impacts from technology and economic growth; the efficient use of materials, the formation of a healthy and safe environment, and many others. The Conference consists on a combination of symposia of basic and multidisciplinary science, and applied symposia focused on Sustainable Development areas.
When: Wednesday March 6th, 2024
Where: Shôko Barcelona, Restaurant & Lounge Club
Address: Paseo Marítimo de la Barceloneta 36, 08005 (Barcelona)
- #NextGenSolar - Innovations beyond ABX3 perovskites: Materials development, Photophysics, and Devices
- Synthesis and material development of emerging inorganic photoabsorbers
- Dry and wet thin-film processing techniques of emerging inorganic photoabsorbers
- Structural characterization and development of structure-properties relations
- Theoretical predictions of novel inorganic materials
- Charge-carrier dynamics and transport in novel inorganic materials
- Fabrication of Optoelectronic Devices
Symposium organizers:Silvia MottiUniversity of SouthamptonJay PatelUniversity of OxfordMarcello RighettoUniversity of Oxford - #CircularMat - Circular Economy for Sustainable Energy Materials
- LCA & circular economy
- Existing PV tech
- Emerging PV tech
- Energy storage
Symposium organizers:Susana Iglesias PorrasSchool of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, UKBENING TIRTA MUHAMMADSchool of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, UKMatthew RoyleNewcastle University - #OPHYM - Optical characterization of hybrid photovoltaic materials
- Perovskite solar cells
- Photophysics of hybrid devices
- Optical spectroscopy of perovskite solar cells
- Charge Recombination in perovskite solar cells
- Photophysics of hybrid solar cells
Symposium organizers:Jafar KhanUniversity of HullSafa ShoaeeUniversity of Potsdam, DEWolfgang TressZHAW School of Engineering - #Chiral24 - Chiral Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Structure, and Properties
- Synthesis and self-assembly of chiral nanomaterials
- Chiral surface modification of nanocrystals
- Optical activity of plasmons, excitons, and charge carriers (CD, polarized photoluminescence, spin-polarized electron transport)
- Applications of chiral phenomena in optoelectronics (hybrid organic-inorganic semiconductors, chiral photodetectors, light sources, and transistors)
Symposium organizers:Dmitry BaranovLund UniversitySandrine IthurriaEcole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles - #MAPUP-OPV - Materials and Processes for the Scale-up of Organic Photovoltaics
- Scaling-up of functional materials for OPV
- Synthetic complexity of OPV materials
- Roll-to-roll processable interlayers and electrodes
- Advanced manufacturing processes, high throughput screening and characterisation techniques
- Device engineering, module layout, panel customisation
- Operational stability of OPV, field studies
- Transparency and colour in OPV: materials, management, quality, and assessment
- Niche markets for OPV
Symposium organizers:Ignasi BurguésEURECAT, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Parc Científic i de la Innovació TecnoCampus, MataróAndreas DistlerFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergSergi Riera-GalindoInstitut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Spain - #SF-TF - Singlet Fission and Triplet Fusion
- Fundamentals of singlet fission and triplet fusion
- Understanding energy migration and energy transfer across hybrid interfaces
- Novel organic and inorganic materials for (sensitized) triplet fusion and singlet fission
- Nontoxic and abundant materials
- Role of molecular oxygen
- Device implementation for solar cells and solar fuels
Symposium organizers:Jonas Sandby LissauUniversity of Copenhagen - #PEROCAT - Metal Halide Perovskite Photocatalysis
- Use of metal halide perovskites in photocatalysis
- Challenges in material stability
- Applications: water splitting, CO2 reduction, pollutant degradation, and organic synthesis
Symposium organizers:Andrea ListortiUniversità di Bari "A. Moro", Chemistry DepartmentLorenzo MalavasiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Pavia - #2Dpero - 2D perovskites: chemical versatility, photophysics and applications
- Organic cations for 2D perovskites
- Film formation processes
- Photophysics of 2D perovskites
- Chirality and spin-selectivity
- Applications of 2D perovskites in solar cells
- Applications of 2D perovskites in LED
- Applications of 2D perovskites in FET
- Stability of 2D perovskites and related devices
- Theory and simulations
Symposium organizers:Claudio QuartiUniversity of Mons, Centre d'Innovation et de Recherche en Matériaux Polymères (CIRMAP)Yana VaynzofTechnical University (TU) Dresden - #OPTMS - Organic and perovskite-based transistor memoristors and synapses
- Transistor Memory
- Synapic Transistor
- Photomemory
Symposium organizers:Jung-Yao ChenNational Cheng Kung UniversityChu-Chen ChuehNational Taiwan UniversityWen-Ya LeeNational Taipei University of Technology - #PerTanCell - Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells
- Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cells
- All-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells
- Perovskite-Organic Tandem Solar Cells
- Light Management in Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells
- 4-Terminal Perovskite Tandem Concepts
- Road Towards Commercialization: Upscaling, Stability and Outdoor Testing
- Beyond Two Junctions & Novel Tandem Concepts
Symposium organizers:Kai BrinkmannUniversity of Wuppertal, GermanyFelix LangUniversity of Potsdam, Optoelectronics of Disordered Semiconductors - #PeroQuant24 - Halide perovskites for quantum technologies
- Synthesis of novel halide perovskites - from colloidal nanocrystals to bulk materials (1D, 2D, and 3D)
- Static and dynamic structural properties
- Photophysics
- Spin dynamics and coherence
- Control of light and matter via chirality and light polarization
- Polaritonics and strong light-matter interaction
- Quantum-enhanced microscopy
- Quantum-engineered devices, incl. quantum-light sources
Symposium organizers:Simon BoehmeETH Zurich, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry & Applied BiosciencesSascha FeldmannHarvard UniversityMaksym KovalenkoSwiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich - #PerFut24 - The Future of Metal Halide Perovskites: Fundamental Approaches and Technological Challenges
- Technological feasibility
- Optoelectronics applications
- Beyond optoelectronics: neuromorphic, detection…
- Materials processes and fabrication
- Perovskite materials fundamentals
- Frontier phenomena
Symposium organizers:Annalisa BrunoEnergy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), Nanyang Technological UniversityIván Mora-SeróUniversitat Jaume I, Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM) - SpainPablo P. BoixUniversitat de València - #NextGenPD - Next Generation Photo-and-radiation detectors
- Perovskite photodetectors
- Organic photodetectors
- Nanocrystals and low dimensional systems for photodetection
- Color-selective and infrared photodetection
- Image sensors with new generation semiconductors
- Thermodynamic limit of the sensitivity of next generation photodetectors
- Photodetector characterisation methods
- Noise, from theory to experiment
- Photomultiplication and amplification
- New compound semiconductors for photodetection
- LiFi and optical wireless communication
- Special applications: X-ray detection, biological applications and wearable sensors
- Pixelation techniques and imaging
Symposium organizers:Ardalan ArminSustainable Advanced Materials (Sêr-SAM), Department of Physics, Swansea University, UKNicola GaspariniImperial College London, United Kingdom - #PhotoMat - Advances in Photo-driven Energy Conversion and Storage: From Nanoscale Materials to Sustainable Solutions
- Design and development of new photoactive nanomaterials
- CO2 reduction
- Hydrogen generation
- Nitrogen reduction
- Methane conversion
- H2O2 generation
Symposium organizers:Michelle BrowneHelmholtz Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und EnergieBahareh KhezriInstitute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), and University Rovira i Virgili (URV)Katherine VillaInstitute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) - #BATS - Toward sustainable batteries based on sulfur cathodes
- New composite nanomaterials as the cathode to enhance the battery cycle life and kinetics
- Anode materials and anode-electrolyte interface engineering
- Electrolytes and additives to improve electrochemical performance (and safety)
- Solid electrolytes (gels, solid polymers, inorganic ceramics and inorganic–organic composites)
- Insights into the sulfur reaction mechanism(s) using in situ or ex situ characterization techniques.
- Pouch cell manufacturing, including high-loading electrode fabrication, electrolyte filling or cell activation.
- Modeling of the electrochemical performance or aging mechanisms
- Recycling and self-healing of batteries and components
- Sustainable materials for sulfur-based batteries and life cycle assessment
Symposium organizers:Andreu CabotCatalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC)Pascale ChenevierUniversity Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRSAlessandra ManziniCleopa Gmbh - #Sol2D - Solution-Processed 2D Materials
- Advanced solution-based bottom-up synthesis of 2D nanomaterials (colloidal methods, exfoliation, metal-organic approaches)
- Physical properties of solution-based 2D nanomaterials (spectroscopy, mechanical and electronic properties, electron and spin transport)
- Chemical properties of solution-based 2D nanomaterials (chemical stability, chemical selforganization, photocatalytic activity, interaction of organic and inorganic materials)
- Self-organization of 2D nanomaterials into superstructures
- Devices based on solution-processed 2D nanomaterials (transistors, photodetectors, solar cells, LEDs, lasers)
- Theory of 2D materials (DOS, optical properties, growth mechanisms)
Symposium organizers:Jannika LauthInstitute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover, DEEfrat LifshitzTechnion - Israel Institute of TechnologyCelso de Mello DonegaUtrecht University, The Netherlands - #SusPer - Sustainability of halide perovskites
- Environmental impact and LCA of halide perovskite materials and devices
- On-device Pb sequestration
- Recycling and recovery of halide perovskite materials and devices
- Pb-free halide perovskites
- Green manufacture of halide perovskite devices
Symposium organizers:Francesca BrunettiUniversity of Rome (Tor Vergata)Iris Visoly-FisherBen-Gurion University of the Negev, Dept. of solar energy and envronmental physics, Inst. for desert research - #MatInter - Materials and Interfaces for emerging electrocatalytic reactions
- Materials and electrochemistry of carbon dioxide reduction
- Electrocatalytic synthesis of high-value compounds: new routes and materials
- lectrochemistry for the valorization of biomass
- Materials and electrochemistry of N-containing compounds
- Materials and electrochemistry of methane activation and conversion
Symposium organizers:Marta Costa FigueiredoEindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)María Escudero-EscribanoICREA and Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) - #SELF - Self Healing Materials for a Sustainable Future
- Self healing
- Electronic devices
- Organic electronics
Symposium organizers:Fabio Cicoira - #InOpCat - In situ and operando characterization of electrocatalytic interfaces
- In situ/operando electron and scanning probe microscopy
- In situ vibrational and optical spectroscopy.
- Electrocatalytic energy conversion
Symposium organizers:Esther Alarcon-LladoCenter for Nanophotonics, AMOLF, The NetherlandsJesus Barrio HermidaImperial College London, United KingdomPaula Sebastian PascualUniversity of Copenhagen - #SolFuelScale - Practical aspects of solar fuel production: scalability, stability & outdoor operation
- Photoelectrode scalability and modularity
- Material design towards long-term operation
- Device engineering and reactor design (experiment and modelling)
- Real-world benchmarking: light intermittency and temperature fluctuations
- Photo(electro)catalyst screening and large-scale fabrication
Symposium organizers:Fatwa AbdiCity University of Hong KongVirgil AndreiUniversity of Cambridge - #PeroFF - Perovskite: from fundamentals to device fabrication
- Photo-physical properties of halide perovskites
- Optical properties of perovskite single nanoparticles, and single photon emission
- Quantum confinement and heterostructures related to halide perovskite
- Solar cell fabrication- additives, non-toxic components, green solvents
- Stability of halide perovskite from fundamental to devices
Symposium organizers:Lioz EtgarThe Hebrew University of JerusalemWang FengLinköping University, Sweden - #Nano-Eco-PV - Nanoengineered Materials and Associated Advanced Characterisation Tools for Printable & Eco-Friendly Processed Photovoltaics
- Synchrotron NEXAFS, STXM, laminography and RSoXS studies
- Non-synchrotron techniques of STEM-EDX, EELS and electron diffraction
Symposium organizers:Antoine BousquetUniversité de Pau et des Pays de l'AdourSylvain ChambonCNRSNatalie HolmesUniversity of Sydney - #COMPER24 - Towards Commercialization of Perovskite Photovoltaics: Scalability, Stability, and Circularity
- Materials (composition, perovskite inks, additives, interlayers) and processes for large area deposition
- New module design and interconnection strategies
- Module characterization with advanced techniques
- Stability testing (accelerated indoor and outdoor) and failure analysis
- Circularity: life cycle analysis and recycling of perovskite PV
Symposium organizers:Tom AernoutsIMEC, BelgiumMaria HadjipanayiUniversity of CyprusAnurag KrishnaInteruniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC) - #OPERAX - In situ/operando characterization of energy materials with X-rays
- Electro- Thermo- Photo-catalysis
- Batteries
- Capacitors
- Flow batteries
Symposium organizers:Carlos EscuderoALBA Sycnhrotron Light Source - Consortium for the Construction, Equipment and Exploitation of the Synchrotron Light Laboratory (ALBA-CELLS)Juan Jesús Velasco VélezALBA Sycnhrotron Light Source - Consortium for the Construction, Equipment and Exploitation of the Synchrotron Light Laboratory (ALBA-CELLS) - #GENBAT - Next-generation battery technologies towards sustainability
- Sodium/potassium batteries
- Multivalent batteries (eg. Mg, Zn, Ca…)
- Organic/polymer batteries
- Aqueous rechargeable batteries
- Sustainability, eco-design and battery recycling
Symposium organizers:REBECA MARCILLAInstitute IMDEA Energy, SpainCristina Pozo-GonzaloDeakin UniversityMagda TitiriciDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, United Kingdom - #AI - Automation and Nanomaterials (machine learning, artificial intelligence, robotics, accelerated discovery)
- Computational Materials Discovery
- Robotic Synthesis Platforms
- Machine Learning in Quantum Chemistry
- Automation of Calculations for Data Collection
Symposium organizers:Ivan InfanteBCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, UPV/EHU Science Park, Spain.Oleksandr VoznyyUniversity of Toronto - # - Solar Technologies for Renewable Fuels and Chemicals: On the Way to Industrial Implementation
- Photoelectrocatalysis
- Photovoltaics
- Photocatalysis
- Concentrated Solar Power
- Artificial photosynthesis
- Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) for accelerated scale-up
Symposium organizers:Miguel García-TecedorIMDEA Energy Institute, Photoactivated Processes Unit, SpainVíctor A. de la Peña O'SheaInstitute IMDEA Energy, Spain
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