Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/812c87/new_materials_ii) has announced the addition of the "New Materials II - Thermal-to-Electrical Energy Conversion, Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion and Concentrating Solar Technologies" report to their offering.
Series: Advances in Science and Technology, Volume 74
Selected papers from the 5th Forum on New Materials, part of CIMTEC 2010-12 th International Ceramics Congress and 5th Forum on New Materials, Montecatini Terme, Italy, June 13-18, 2010
The 47 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on Thermal-to-Electrical Energy Conversion, Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion and Concentrating Solar Technologies. The papers are conveniently arranged into MATERIALS FOR DIRECT THERMAL-TO-ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONVERSION, MATERIALS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION, Crystalline Cells and Thin Film Photovoltaics, Emerging and New Generation Solar Cells, MATERIALS FOR CONCENTRATING SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, CPV Materials and Technologies, CSP Materials and Technologies, CPV and CSP Application.
This special volume has also been published online in the series, Advances in Science and Technology Vol. 75
Table of Contents (47 papers, 10 per page listed):
Multi-Layered Thermoelectric Power Generator Ryosuke O. Suzuki
Theoretical Performance Characteristics of Wearable Thermoelectric Generators
Vladimir Leonov
Study and Design for High Thermoelectric Properties for AgxTeyTlz Compound with First Principle Band Calculation
Hiroki Funashima, Noriaki Hamada
Effect of Cobalt-Substitution on the Structure and Thermoelectric Properties of Chimney-Ladder Solid Solution (Mn1-xCox)Si? (?- 1.7)
Yuzuru Miyazaki, Yoshitsugu Saito, Kei Hayashi, Kunio Yubuta, Tsuyoshi Kajitani
Effect of Strontium and Europium Substitutions on Thermoelectric Properties in Silicon-Based Clathrate Compounds
Hiroaki Anno, Takahiro Nakabayashi, Masahiro Hokazono
Thermoelectric Properties of the Heavy Element Doped Heusler Fe2VAl Alloy Prepared by Powder Metallurgy Technique
Masashi Mikami, Keizo Kobayashi, Suguru Tanaka
The Evaluation of TiTe2 as a Diffusion Barrier in the Formation of Low Thermal Conductivity Nanolaminates with Bi2Te3 and Sb2Te3
Clay Mortensen, Paul Zschack, David C. Johnson
Structural Characterization of Nano-Crystalline Mg2Si Prepared by Ball Milling
Maria Ioannou, Euripides Hatzikraniotis, Christos B. Lioutas, Konstantinos M. Paraskevopoulos, Theodora Kyratsi
High-Temperature Transport Properties of Indium Added Cobalt-Antimonide Based Skutterudites Processed by Current Assisted Short-Term Sintering
Andreas Sesselmann, Ralf Hassdorf, Sebastian Zastrow, Eckhard Mller
Raman Spectroscopy Study on Na2/3Mn1-xFexO2 Oxides
Marushka Sendova-Vassileva, Radostina Stoyanova, Dany Carlier, Meglena Yoncheva, Ekaterina Zhecheva, Claude Delmas
Thermoelectric Iron Oxides
Tsuyoshi Kajitani, Tomohiro Nozaki, Kei Hayashi
Thermoelectric Generating Properties of Perovskite Like Materials
Hitoshi Kohri, Masahiko Kato, Isao J. Ohsugi, Ichiro Shiota
Improved Thermoelectrics Based on Bismuth and Antimony Chalcogenides for Temperatures below 240 K
Lidia N. Lukyanova, Vsevolod A. Kutasov, Piotr P. Konstantinov, Valeri V. Popov
Thermoelectric Application for Power Generation in Japan
Takenobu Kajikawa
Modular Combustor-Radiator for Micro-TPV System Application
Siaw Kiang Chou, W.M. Yang, Jun Li
Ultrapurification of Silicon for Photovoltaic Applications
Carlos del Caizo, Gonzalo del Coso, Antonio Luque
P and Al Diffusion Process for Thin Si Wafers Studied by SEM and EDX
Efrain Ochoa-Martnez, Alejandro Merchan, Roco Romero, Mercedes Gabas, Lourdes Martnez, Francisco Martn, Dietmar Leinen, Jos Ramn Ramos-Barrado
Adhesion and Barrier Properties Analysis of Silica-Like Thin Layer on Polyethylene Naphthalate Substrates for Thin Film Solar Cells
Maria Luisa Addonizio, Luigi Fusco
Investigation of Thin Film Solar Cells on CdS/CdTe Base with Different Back Contacts
G. Khrypunov, A. Meriuts, H. Klochko, T. Shelest, A. Khrypunova
17.0% Aperture Area Module Efficiency Using Large mc-Si Metal-Wrap-Through Cells
Arthur W. Weeber, Ian J. Bennett, Caroline Tjengdrawira, Machteld W.P.E. Lamers, Agnes A. Mewe, Ingrid G. Romijn, Paul C. de Jong
Methods for Indoor Characterization of Small-Size Solar Concentrators Prototypes
Antonio Parretta, Andrea Antonini, Maria Angela Butturi, Emiliano Milan, Pierangelo Di Benedetto, Davide Uderzo, Paolo Zurru
Assessment of a Phase Change Material (PCM) System for Moderating Temperature Rise of Solar Cells under Concentrated Sunlight
Eric Casenove, Loic Pujol, Alexis Vossier, Arnaud Perona, Vincent Goetz, Alain Dollet
CPV Modules Based on Lens Panels
V.D. Rumyantsev, Yu.V. Ashcheulov, N.Yu. Davidyuk, E.A. Ionova, P.V. Pokrovskiy, N.A. Sadchikov, V.M. Andreev
Solar Divergence Collimators for Collector Tests
Elisa Sani, Paola Sansoni, Daniela Fontani, Franco Francini, Luca Mercatelli, David Jafrancesco
Improvement of Radiation Resistance of Multijunction GaInP/Ga(In)As/Ge Solar Cells with Application of Bragg Reflectors
Vladimir M. Lantratov, Viktor M. Emelyanov, Nikolay A. Kalyuzhnyy, Sergey A. Mintairov, Maxim Z. Shvarts
AlGaAs/GaAs Photovoltaic Cells with InGaAs Quantum Dots
Vladimir M. Lantratov, Sergey A. Mintairov, Sergey A. Blokhin, Nikolay A. Kalyuzhnyy, Nikolay N. Ledentsov, Maxim V. Maximov, Alexey M. Nadtochiy, Alexey S. Pauysov, Alexey V. Sakharov, Maxim Z. Shvarts
Material and Design Requirements for Advanced Concentrators
Robert Pitz-Paal, Eckhard Lpfert
New Method to Characterize Phase Change Materials
Elena Palomo Del Barrio, Jean Luc Dauvergne
Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion and Storage: Conductive Heat Transfer Using Self-Assembled Bulk Graphite
Charles C. Sorrell, T.C. Palmer, L.J. Bowen, A. Nakaruk
PCM-Graphite Latent Heat Storage Systems for Industrial Process Heat Recovery
Rainer Schmitt, Oswin ttinger, Wolf Dieter Steinmann, Maike Johnson
Test Facility for Absorber Specimens of Solar Tower Power Plants
Konstantin Geimer, Markus Sauerborn, Bernhard Hoffschmidt, Mark Schmitz, Joachim Gttsche
Overview of PCMs for Concentrated Solar Power in the Temperature Range 200 to 350C
Thomas Bauer, Doerte Laing, Rainer Tamme
Building Integration Solutions for CPV
Daniel Chemisana Villegas
On-Sun Performance of FLATCON CPV Systems
Andreas Gombert, Inka Heile, Johannes Wllner, Tobias Gerstmaier, Sascha van Riesen, Eckart Gerster, Michael Rttger
A CPV System Based on NIR Reflecting Lamellae Integrated into a Greenhouse: Optimizing of Optics
Piet Sonneveld, Gert Jan Swinkels
Solar Thermochemical Production of Fuels
Anton Meier, Aldo Steinfeld
Optical and Thermal Characterization of Solar Receivers for Parabolic Trough Collectors
Marcelino Sanchez, Enric Mateu, David Perez, Pierre Garca, Francisco Villuendas, Carlos Heras, Rafael Alonso
Author:
Pietro Vincenzini, David S. Ginley, Giovanni Bruno, Attilio Rigamonti and Nikolay Zheludev
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