First International Workshop on "Plasma Applications in Nanofabrication and Photovoltaic Solar Cells" 

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First International Workshop on "Plasma Applications in Nanofabrication and Photovoltaic Solar Cells" (PANPSC2007)

5 July 2007: , Lecture Theatre 2, NTU

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6 July 2007: Nanyang Executive Centre, Lecture Room 1

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This workshop will be focused on the major aspects of plasma applications in nanofabrication, in particular, on the physics and applications of plasma systems for the fabrication and processing of nanostructured materials.  Such materials include functional nanofilms, high efficiency photovoltaic materials, nanostructures with different dimensionalities (nanotubes, nanorods, quantum dots, nanoarrays, elements of nano- and biodevices, etc.), self-assembled nanopatterns, and nano-sized features fabricated using ultra-fine plasma etching techniques.  Additionally, plasma-based approaches to nanodevice fabrication and thin film solar cells will be addressed. Convincing evidence of superior performance of plasma-based processes compared to neutral gas-based and other fabrication routes will be presented.

The specific focus of this workshop will be on the following issues: 

  • The features of plasma-based environments that make them versatile nanofabrication tools.
  • The major advantages of the plasma route(s) for synthesizing highly efficient thin film solar cells.
  • Discussion of the optimum parameters for, and the physical mechanisms governing, deterministic (highly controlled and predictable) plasma-aided nanoassembly.
  • The competitive edge of plasma-based technologies in fabricating industry-grade  nanoassemblies and photovoltaic materials.
  • Multifunctional, high density, large-area plasma facilities for potential industrial-scale production of thin film photovoltaic materials
  • In addition to other topics such as
    • the importance of thermal equilibrium (e.g., thermal versus non-equilibrium atmospheric-pressure plasmas),    degree of ionization and other essential plasma parameters
    • the role of specific precursor species; for example various nanostructure building units or higher silanes for synthesizing silicon-based photovoltaic materials
    • the interaction of ions and reactive species with nanostructured surfaces and nano-features
    • the effect of the plasma environment on nucleation/clustering from the gas phase and on solid surfaces
    • the control of surface temperature by intense ion fluxes
    • the use of plasma environments to control the self-assembly of nanopatterns on solid surfaces (plasma-directed/guided self-assembly)
    • process-property relationships in plasma-based fabrication of nano-, bio- and photovoltaic materials
    • 2nd/3rd generation photovoltaic solar cells

This workshop is an effort to demonstrate to the broad interdisciplinary community the current status of efforts to use precise and efficient plasma-based tools to achieve the as-yet-elusive goal of deterministic nanoassembly in nanoscale manufacturing and make a major advance in plasma applications in the area of renewable photovoltaic energy generation. 

This workshop is jointly organized by the Institute of Advanced Studies and National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and School of Physics, The University of Sydney, Australia.

 

Workshop convenors:

Shuyan XU,

Plasma Sources and Applications Center, NIE

and Institute of Advanced Studies, Nanyang

Technological University, Singapore

E-mail: shuyan.xunie.edu.sg

 

Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov

Plasma Nanoscience@Complex Systems

School of Physics

  • University of Sydney, Australia

E-mail: K.Ostrikovphysics.usyd.edu.au

 

 Organiser:

  • Institute of Advanced Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
     

Co-organisers

  • University of Sydney, Australia
  • National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
     

Supported by:

  • National Research Foundation, Singapore
  • Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
  • Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
  • Surface Review and Letters
     

To register for this event, kindly email us at iasntu.edu.sg with the subject title: "Registration for PANPSC2007".
 

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