Workshop on Characterisation of Photovoltaic Materials and Devices • 13 October 2010

Workshop on
Characterisation of
Photovoltaic Materials
and Devices
Wednesday, 13 October 2010 • 9.00 am – 4.40 pm • Seminar Room 1
Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE),
3, Research Link, Singapore 117 602

Workshop on Characterisation of Photovoltaic Materials and Devices • 13 October 2010

 Workshop on Characterisation of Photovoltaic Materials and Devices • 13 October 2010

About the Workshop

Next generation photovoltaic technologies, such as polymer/organic photovoltaics (OPV),
Dye-sensitised solar cell (DSSC), and inorganic thin film solar cells offer promise for the
realization of a low cost, printable, portable, and flexible renewable energy source.
Although the power conversion efficiencies of such technologies have been improving
steadily, the fundamentals of processes such as photo-charge carrier generation,
recombination and charge transport are not fully understood and are under debate. The
workshop is dedicated to the characterisation tools that will allow for better understanding
of fundamental processes responsible for power conversion from the solar light. The main
goal of the workshop is to introduce and expand upon the key techniques involved in PV
characterisation to local PV community including Research Institutes, Industries,
Universities and all interested parties. Invited speakers from Japan, Research Institutes
and Universities from Singapore will present and share their knowledge on the latest
developments in different characterisation capabilities for PV materials and devices. This
will include ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy, time resolved microwave
conductivity, Terahertz spectroscopy, impedance spectroscopy, transient photoconductivity,
and photoluminescence imaging. This workshop will create an opportunity for the PV
community to interact, and learn about the latest technical progresses in this rapidly
expanding field.

Registration
Register online by Monday, 11 October 2010 at:
http://www.imre.a-star.edu.sg/events.php?id=B536P536

For registration enquiries, please email to:

Ms Alice Lee (alice-lee@imre.a-star.edu.sg)

For technical enquiries, please email to:

Dr Chellappan Vijila (c-vijila@imre.a-star.edu.sg)

Registration is free, however pre-registration is compulsory.

Workshop on Characterisation of Photovoltaic Materials and Devices • 13 October 2010

 Workshop on Characterisation of Photovoltaic Materials and Devices • 13 October 2010

Programme
8.30 am Registration

Welcome Speech
9.00 am
Prof Andy Hor, Executive Director, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering

Detection of Charge Carrier in Organic Solar Cells Based on Transient

Absorption Spectroscopy
9.10 am
Dr Ryuzi Katoh, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
(AIST), Japan

Fabrication Processes for Large Area Flexible Photovoltaics

9.50 am
Dr Zhang Jie, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering

Study of Organisation in Polymeric Solar Cells

10.30 am
Dr Lam Yeng Ming, Nanyang Technological University

11.10 am Tea Break

Improving OPV IPCE Measurement Uncertainty

11.30 am
Dr Xu Gan, National Metrology Centre

Luminescence Imaging of Silicon Wafer Solar Cells

12.10 pm Dr Bram Hoex, Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore,
National University of Singapore

1.00 pm Lunch Break

Ultrafast Spectroscopic Study on Interfacial Electron Transfer in Solar

Cell Nanomaterials
2.00pm
Dr Akihiro Furube, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
(AIST), Japan

Mesoscopic Solar Cells: Charge Propagation, Materials and Devices

2.40 pm
Prof Qing Wang, National University of Singapore

Charge Transport Studies in Organic Photovoltaic Materials and Devices

3.20 pm
Dr Chellappan Vijila, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering

Terahertz Spectroscopy for PV Materials Characterisation

4.00 pm
Dr Zhang Xin Hai, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering

Closing Speech
4.40 pm Dr Foo Yong Lim, Group head, Materials Analysis and Characterisation,
Institute of Materials Research and Engineering

4.45 pm Tea Break and Poster Session

Workshop on Characterisation of Photovoltaic Materials and Devices • 13 October 2010