Nanomaterials for Batteries, Fuel Cells, Catalysis, Solar Cells and Thermoelectrics 7.-9.12.2011, City Palais Duisburg, Germany Organizer: CeNIDE, UDE

The development of sustainable energy systems is among the most critical challenges of the 21st century. Nanotechnology offers the potential to provide paradigm-changing solutions to problems related to energy technology, because numerous energy conversion processes take place at interfaces and surfaces which are abundant in nanomaterials. Despite the great potential, practical or visionary applications have not found their way into the market because of gaps in transferring fundamental knowledge into technology as well as availability of required nanomaterials.
This Winterschool on ‚Nanomaterials for Applications in Energy Technology‘ tries to foster cross-disciplinary interaction between natural and engineering sciences and industry. It covers applications of nanomaterials in batteries, fuel cells, catalysis, solar cells and thermoelectrics.

Wednesday, 7.12.2011

09:00    Registration

10:00    Welcome

10:30    Joachim Maier (MPI Stuttgart): Nanoionics: Ion Transport and Electrochemical Storage in Nanomaterials (chair: Christof Schulz)

12:00    Lunch Break

13:00    Paul Heitjans (U Hannover): Ion dynamics in Nanomaterials (chair: Dietrich Wolf)

14:30    Coffee Break

15:00    Shriram Ramanathan (Harvard): SOFC (chair: Angelika Heinzel)

16:30    Coffee Break

17:00:   Jeppe Lauritsen (Aarhus U): Nanocatalysis (chair: Eckard Hasselbrink)

Thursday, 8.12.2011

08:30    Michael Wasielewski (Northwestern U): Powering the Future: Molecules and Materials for Capturing and Storing Solar Energy (chair: Gerd Bacher)

10:00    Coffee Break

10:30    Jason Baxter (Drexel U): Nanostructured Solar Cells (chair: Roland Schmechel)

12:00    Lunch Break

13:00    Mercouri Kanatzidis (Northwestern U): Nanostructured Thermoelectrics (chair: Gabi Schierning)

14:30    Coffee Break

15:00    Jeff Snyder (California Institute of Technology): Solid State Physics of Thermoelectric materials (chair: Gabi Schierning)

16:30    Transfer to Essen

17:00    Excursion: Zeche Zollverein Essen

19:00    Conference Dinner (free for invited speakers)

Friday, 9.12.2011

09:00    Thomas Bergunde (Azur Space): Multijunction compound semiconductor solar cells - application, concept, manufacturing and perspectives (chair: Werner Prost)

10:30    Coffee Break

11:00    Peter Krüger (Bayer Materials Science): Carbon Nanotubes for Commercial Viable Products and Applications to Address Societal Challenges (chair: Hartmut Wiggers)

12:30    Lunch Break + Conference Photo

13:30    Günther Scherer (PSI Villigen): PEMFC (chair: Angelika Heinzel)

15.00    Coffee Break

15:30    Robert Schlögl (FHI Berlin): Nanomaterials in Catalysis (chair: Markus Winterer)

17:00    Concluding Remarks

17:30    Informal Labtours

18:30    Informal Dinner