5th FORUM ON NEW MATERIALS PART C Proceedings of 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

5th FORUM ON NEW MATERIALS PART C......Page 2
Preface......Page 5
Committees......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 8
Multi-Layered Thermoelectric Power Generator......Page 11
Theoretical Performance Characteristics of Wearable Thermoelectric Generators......Page 19
 Study and Design for High Thermoelectric Properties for AgxTeyTlz Compound with First Principle Band Calculation......Page 25
Effect of Cobalt-Substitution on the Structure and Thermoelectric Properties of Chimney-Ladder Solid Solution (Mn1-xCox)Siγ (γ~ 1.7)......Page 32
Effect of Strontium and Europium Substitutions on Thermoelectric Properties in Silicon-Based Clathrate Compounds......Page 36
Thermoelectric Properties of the Heavy Element Doped Heusler Fe2VAl Alloy Prepared by Powder Metallurgy Technique......Page 42
The Evaluation of TiTe2 as a Diffusion Barrier in the Formation of Low Thermal Conductivity Nanolaminates with Bi2Te3 and Sb2Te3......Page 48
Structural Characterization of Nano-Crystalline Mg2Si Prepared by Ball Milling......Page 58
High-Temperature Transport Properties of Indium Added Cobalt-Antimonide Based Skutterudites Processed by Current Assisted Short-Term Sintering......Page 64
Raman Spectroscopy Study on Na2/3Mn1-xFexO2 Oxides......Page 70
Thermoelectric Iron Oxides......Page 76
Thermoelectric Generating Properties of Perovskite Like Materials......Page 82
Improved Thermoelectrics Based on Bismuth and Antimony Chalcogenides for Temperatures below 240 K......Page 87
Thermoelectric Application for Power Generation in Japan......Page 93
Modular Combustor-Radiator for Micro-TPV System Application......Page 103
Ultrapurification of Silicon for Photovoltaic Applications......Page 109
P and Al Diffusion Process for Thin Si Wafers Studied by SEM and EDX......Page 117
Adhesion and Barrier Properties Analysis of Silica-Like Thin Layer on Polyethylene Naphthalate Substrates for Thin Film Solar Cells......Page 123
Investigation of Thin Film Solar Cells on CdS/CdTe Base with Different Back Contacts......Page 129
17.0% Aperture Area Module Efficiency Using Large mc-Si Metal-Wrap-Through Cells......Page 134
Design Analysis of a-Si/c-Si HIT Solar Cells......Page 141
Quantum Size Effects in a Si:H Films Prepared by PECVD with Different Hydrogen-Diluted Silane......Page 147
Intermediate Band Solar Cells......Page 153
Active Materials Based on Implanted Si for Obtaining Intermediate Band Solar Cells......Page 161
Tandem Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Consisting of Floating Electrode Supported by Non-Conductive Glass Mesh......Page 167
The Influence of the Fullerene on the Optical Constants of the Photoactive Blend Film of a Polymer Solar Cell......Page 174
The Suitability of Organic Solar Cells for Different Indoor Conditions......Page 180
Optimizing Quantum Dot Solar Concentrators with Thin Film Solar Cells......Page 186
Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells Using Back Reflector with Embedded Metal Nanoparticles......Page 192
Improved Concentration Capabilities of Flat-Plate Fresnel Lenses......Page 198
Optical Methods for Indoor Characterization of Small-Size Solar Concentrators Prototypes......Page 206
Assessment of a Phase Change Material (PCM) System for Moderating Temperature Rise of Solar Cells under Concentrated Sunlight......Page 215
CPV Modules Based on Lens Panels......Page 221
Solar Divergence Collimators for Collector Tests......Page 229
Improvement of Radiation Resistance of Multijunction GaInP/Ga(In)As/Ge Solar Cells with Application of Bragg Reflectors......Page 235
AlGaAs/GaAs Photovoltaic Cells with InGaAs Quantum Dots......Page 241
Material and Design Requirements for Advanced Concentrators......Page 247
New Method to Characterize Phase Change Materials......Page 253
Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion and Storage: Conductive Heat Transfer Using Self-Assembled Bulk Graphite......Page 263
PCM-Graphite Latent Heat Storage Systems for Industrial Process Heat Recovery......Page 269
Test Facility for Absorber Specimens of Solar Tower Power Plants......Page 276
Overview of PCMs for Concentrated Solar Power in the Temperature Range 200 to 350°C......Page 282
Building Integration Solutions for CPV......Page 288
On-Sun Performance of FLATCON® CPV Systems......Page 298
A CPV System Based on NIR Reflecting Lamellae Integrated into a Greenhouse: Optimizing of Optics......Page 307
Solar Thermochemical Production of Fuels......Page 313
Optical and Thermal Characterization of Solar Receivers for Parabolic Trough Collectors......Page 323
Keywords Index......Page 331
Authors Index......Page 334