This symposium invites contributions on new challenges to enhance the performance of thin film solar cells, such as organic or perovskite based, from the perspective of photonics. It will further consider photonic challenges in light emitting diodes (LEDs), artificial photosynthesis systems for the production of solar fuels, thermoelectrics and hybrid systems where detailed light management is essential to achieve maximal energy conversion. Related topics are, for instance, multi-exciton generation or spectral management to modulate the dielectric properties of materials.
- Solar cells
- Photonics
- LED
- Artificial photosynthesis
Stefan MaierHernán Míguez (born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1971) is Research Professor of the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) in the Institute of Materials Science of Seville. He studied Physics in the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and did his PhD in the Institute of Materials Science of Madrid. After a postdoctoral stay at the University of Toronto in the group of Prof. Ozin, he returned to Spain and joined the CSIC in 2004. He leads the group of Multifunctional Optical Materials, whose activities are devoted to the development, characterization and modeling of new photonic architectures for applications in different fields, among them solar energy conversion and light emission. He has received an ERC starting grant (2012, Consolidator Modality) and the “Real Sociedad Española de Física-Fundación BBVA 2017” Prize in the modality of “Physics, Innovation and Technology”.