5th FORUM on NEW MATERIALS PART C.

Intro -- 5th FORUM ON NEW MATERIALS PART C -- Preface -- Committees -- Table of Contents -- SECTION I - MATERIALS FOR DIRECT THERMAL-TO-ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONVERSION -- Multi-Layered Thermoelectric Power Generator -- Theoretical Performance Characteristics of Wearable Thermoelectric Generators -- Study and Design for High Thermoelectric Properties for AgxTeyTlz Compound with First Principle Band Calculation -- Effect of Cobalt-Substitution on the Structure and Thermoelectric Properties of Chimney-Ladder Solid Solution (Mn1-xCox)Siγ (γ~ 1.7) -- Effect of Strontium and Europium Substitutions on Thermoelectric Properties in Silicon-Based Clathrate Compounds -- Thermoelectric Properties of the Heavy Element Doped Heusler Fe2VAl Alloy Prepared by Powder Metallurgy Technique -- The Evaluation of TiTe2 as a Diffusion Barrier in the Formation of Low Thermal Conductivity Nanolaminates with Bi2Te3 and Sb2Te3 -- Structural Characterization of Nano-Crystalline Mg2Si Prepared by Ball Milling -- High-Temperature Transport Properties of Indium Added Cobalt-Antimonide Based Skutterudites Processed by Current Assisted Short-Term Sintering -- Raman Spectroscopy Study on Na2/3Mn1-xFexO2 Oxides -- Thermoelectric Iron Oxides -- Thermoelectric Generating Properties of Perovskite Like Materials -- Improved Thermoelectrics Based on Bismuth and Antimony Chalcogenides for Temperatures below 240 K -- Thermoelectric Application for Power Generation in Japan -- Modular Combustor-Radiator for Micro-TPV System Application -- SECTION II - MATERIALS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION -- II-1 Crystalline Cells and Thin Film Photovoltaics -- Ultrapurification of Silicon for Photovoltaic Applications -- P and Al Diffusion Process for Thin Si Wafers Studied by SEM and EDX.

Adhesion and Barrier Properties Analysis of Silica-Like Thin Layer on Polyethylene Naphthalate Substrates for Thin Film Solar Cells -- Investigation of Thin Film Solar Cells on CdS/CdTe Base with Different Back Contacts -- 17.0% Aperture Area Module Efficiency Using Large mc-Si Metal-Wrap-Through Cells -- Design Analysis of a-Si/c-Si HIT Solar Cells -- Quantum Size Effects in a Si:H Films Prepared by PECVD with Different Hydrogen-Diluted Silane -- II-2 Emerging and New Generation Solar Cells -- Intermediate Band Solar Cells -- Active Materials Based on Implanted Si for Obtaining Intermediate Band Solar Cells -- Tandem Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Consisting of Floating Electrode Supported by Non-Conductive Glass Mesh -- The Influence of the Fullerene on the Optical Constants of the Photoactive Blend Film of a Polymer Solar Cell -- The Suitability of Organic Solar Cells for Different Indoor Conditions -- Optimizing Quantum Dot Solar Concentrators with Thin Film Solar Cells -- Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells Using Back Reflector with Embedded Metal Nanoparticles -- SECTION III - MATERIALS FOR CONCENTRATING SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES -- III-1 CPV Materials and Technologies -- Improved Concentration Capabilities of Flat-Plate Fresnel Lenses -- Optical Methods for Indoor Characterization of Small-Size Solar Concentrators Prototypes -- Assessment of a Phase Change Material (PCM) System for Moderating Temperature Rise of Solar Cells under Concentrated Sunlight -- CPV Modules Based on Lens Panels -- Solar Divergence Collimators for Collector Tests -- Improvement of Radiation Resistance of Multijunction GaInP/Ga(In)As/Ge Solar Cells with Application of Bragg Reflectors -- AlGaAs/GaAs Photovoltaic Cells with InGaAs Quantum Dots -- III-2 CSP Materials and Technologies -- Material and Design Requirements for Advanced Concentrators.

New Method to Characterize Phase Change Materials -- Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion and Storage: Conductive Heat Transfer Using Self-Assembled Bulk Graphite -- PCM-Graphite Latent Heat Storage Systems for Industrial Process Heat Recovery -- Test Facility for Absorber Specimens of Solar Tower Power Plants -- Overview of PCMs for Concentrated Solar Power in the Temperature Range 200 to 350°C -- III-3 CPV and CSP Application -- Building Integration Solutions for CPV -- On-Sun Performance of FLATCON® CPV Systems -- A CPV System Based on NIR Reflecting Lamellae Integrated into a Greenhouse: Optimizing of Optics -- Solar Thermochemical Production of Fuels -- Optical and Thermal Characterization of Solar Receivers for Parabolic Trough Collectors -- Keywords Index -- Authors Index.

Thermal-to-Electrical Energy Conversion, Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion and Concentrating Solar Technologies 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.

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