Rump Session, June 2, 2010

"Compound semiconductors for energy harvesting"

Organizer: Prof. Yoshitaka Okada, the University of Tokyo

Harvesting energies from mother nature is becoming a central issue to reduce fossil fuel consumption and to avoid climate change. Compound semiconductors have a great potential to facilitate energy harvesting and management through their diversity in material functionality. In addition, nanostructures in compound semiconductors are expected to expand their energy conversion capability. In this rump session, successful examples in thin-film and multi-junction solar cells and new concepts employing compound semiconductor nanostructures and their future development are discussed, as well as new energy application including photo-electrolysis of water using GaN material.