Advanced Semiconductors and Nanosystems: Energy Conversion and Beyond

Semiconductor materials play an important role in many technological applications, most notably in integrated circuits, but also in energy conversion such as photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, or photocatalysis. In the field of solar energy conversion, the properties of semiconductors are exploited, for example, to convert solar light into electronic energy with photovoltaic devices for immediate use, or to generate storable solar fuels through photoelectrochemical conversion and artificial photosynthesis. For these technologies, current research activities focus on the development of new semiconductor materials, and novel material design concepts to optimize the functional properties for efficient solar energy conversion. In this workshop, researchers will present recent advances in the broader field of solar energy conversion ranging from synthesis of semiconductor nanosystems and heterostructures, aspects of material stability to fundamental understanding of (opto)electronic properties.