Monday

Monday, September 10

registration and coffee will be available starting 7.30

8.15 - 10.00 General Session: CIGS

Chair: Prof. Yamada

8.15 Opening Remarks

ICTMC21 Organizers

8.30 New insights in the role of Sodium in chalcogenide photovoltaic thin films

(invited) R. Scheer, T. Hölscher, E. Jarzembowski

Martin-Luther-Universität Halle, Institute of Physics, Photovoltaics group

9.00 Challenges for highly efficient wide-gap chalcopyrite solar cells and completely buffer-free CIGS photovoltaic devices

(invited) Shogo Ishizuka

AIST

9.30 Ultra-Thin Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells with Efficiency up to 15.2%

Lorelle M. Mansfield, Ana Kanevce, Steven P. Harvey, Karen Bowers, Carolyn Beall, Stephen Glynn, and Ingrid L. Repins

NREL

9.45 First Principles Prediction of Defect Properties in Multinary Semiconductors Alloys and Compositional Optimization for Applications

Vincenzo Lordi, Joel B. Varley, Amit Samanta

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

10.00 - 10.30 Morning Break

coffee and snacks will be provided

10.30 - 12.00 Breakout Session A: Thermoelectrics

Chair: Prof. Mamedov

10.30 Ionic-layered ternary compounds: Assessment of Elastic Anisotropy and Heat Transport

Robert McKinney (1,2), Prashun Gorai (1,2), Eric Toberer (1,2), Vladan Stevanovic (1,2)

(1) Colorado School of Mines, (2) National Renewable Energy Laboratory

10.45 Optimization of electronic transport in Bi2Te3/Bi2Te3-xSex chalcogenide multilayered systems

Vitaly Proshchenko, Sanghamitra Neogi

University of Colorado Boulder

11.00 Carrier density control in quaternary diamond-like semiconductors via phase boundary mapping

Brenden R Ortiz, Kia Gordiz, Jesse Adamczyk, Eric S. Toberer

Colorado School of Mines

11.15 Local structure and dielectric function of isoelectronic ternary chalcogenides

Eldar Mammadov (1), Elnur Bagiyev (1), Ayaz Bayramov (1), Nazim Mamedov (1)

(1) Institute of Physics, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

11.30 Chemical design of magnetic topological insulators and thermoelectric materials based on layered chalcogenides

(invited) Ziya Aliyev (1), Imamaddin R. Amiraslanov (1), Nazim Mamedov (1), Mahammad Babanly (3) Evgueni V. Chulkov (4, 5, 6)

(1) Institute of Physics, ANAS, AZ1143 Baku, Azerbaijan

(3) Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry, ANAS, AZ1143 Baku, Azerbaijan

(4) Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, 198504 Russia

(5) Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, UPV/EHU, Apdo. 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain

(6) Centro de Física de Materiales CFM-Materials Physics Center MPC, Centro Mixto CSIC-UPV/EHU, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain

10.30 - 12.15 Breakout Session B: CIGS Materials

Chair: Prof. Scheer

10.30 Control of hetero-interface at CdS/CIGS for high-efficiency Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

(invited) Akira YAMADA (1)

(1) Tokyo Institute of Technology

11.00 Cd-free Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 solar cell with conversion efficiency of over 20% fabricated by all-dry process

Jakapan Chantana (1), Takuya Kato (2), Hiroki Sugimoto (2), Takashi Minemoto (1)

(1) Ritsumeikan University, (2) Solar Frontier K. K.

11.15 First-Principles Investigation of Chemical Composition Effects on Thermodynamic and Optoelectronic Properties of Chalcopyrites

F. Lafond (1,2), Ph. Baranek (1,2) and A. Postnikov (3)

(1) EDF R&D, Department EFESE, EDF Lab Paris – Saclay, 3 rue Gaspard Monge, F-91120 Palaiseau, France

(2) Institut Photovoltaïque d’Ile de France (IPVF), 30 Route départementale 128, 91120 Palaiseau, France

(3) University of Lorraine, Jean Bariol Institute, Laboratoire de Chimie et Physique – Approche Multi-échelle des Milieux Complexes (LCP-A2MC), 1 Bd Arago, F-57078 Metz, France

11.30 Correlative Microscopy of Alkali Metal Treated CIGS Photovoltaics

Harvey Guthrey (1), John Moseley (1), Jiro Nishinaga (2), Hajime Shibata (2), Mowafak Al-Jassim (1)

(1) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (2) Advanced Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

11.45 Structural Analysis of Cu(Ga,In)Se2 Thin-Films by Depth-Resolved XAFS

Kosuke Beppu (1), Seiji Yamazoe (2), Akira Yamada (3), Kiyofumi Nitta (4), Tomoya Uruga (4), Takahiro Wada (1)

(1) Ryukoku University, (2) Tokyo Metropolitan University, (3) Tokyo Institute of Technology, (4) JASRI

12.00 Studying the light-soaking effect on the absorber layer of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells using Raman analysis

Sina Soltanmohammad(1), Angus Rockett(1)

(1) Colorado School of Mines

10.30 - 12.00 Breakout Session C: Halide Materials

Chair: Prof. Leite

10.30 Influence of Chemical Substitution on Structure and Dynamics in Hybrid Perovskites

Eve M. Mozur (1), Annalise E. Maughan (1), Julia Trowbridge (1), Yongqiang Cheng (2), Ashfia Huq (2), Niina Jalarvo (2,3), Luke L. Daemen (2), James R. Neilson (1)

(1) Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States, (2) Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States (3) Forschunqszeutrum Juelich GmbH, JCNS at SNS, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6475, United States

10.45 Distortion modes in halide perovskites: to twist or to stretch, a matter of tolerance and lone pairs

Santosh Kumar Radha(1) , Churna Bhandari (2) , Walter R. L. Lambrecht (1)

(1) Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University,

10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH-44106-7079, (2) Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA

11.00 Key Structural and Chemical Features of Defect-Tolerant Ternary Semiconductors

invited Prashun Gorai (1,2), Rachel Kurchin (3), Tonio Buonassisi (3), Vladan Stevanovic (1,2)

(1) Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401. (2) National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401. (3) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139.

11.30 Exploration of Novel Wide Bandgap 2-d Pb-free Perovskite Materials for Photovoltaics: Cs2PtI6

Dakota Schwartz, Shubhra Bansal, Rubaiya Murshed, Minghua Ren, Thomas Hartmann

University of Nevada Las Vegas

11.45 Effect of Solvents and Substrates on the Structure and Electronic Properties of F:Cs2SnI6 Perovskite Photovoltaics

Rubaiya Murshed,Shubhra Bansal, Andrew Swift, Minghua Ren, Thomas Hartmann

University of Nevada Las Vegas

12.15 - 13.30 Lunch Break

13.30 - 15.00 General Session: Halides

Chair: Prof. Wei

13.30 New Tolerance Factor to Predict the Stability of Perovskite Oxides and Halides

Christopher Bartel (1), Christopher Sutton (2), Bryan Goldsmith (3), Runhai Ouyang (2), Charles Musgrave (1), Luca Ghiringhelli (2), Matthias Scheffler (2)

(1) University of Colorado, (2) Fritz Haber Institute, (3) University of Michigan

13.45 Designing Metal Halide Perovskites Solar Cells to be Stable

(invited) Michael McGehee

University of Colorado

14.15 Understanding site-specific contributions to phase stability and band gap in ternary halide perovskite alloys

Anuj Goyal (1,2), Paul Kairys (2,3), Vladan Stevanović (1,2)

(1) Colorado School of Mines, (2) National Renewable Energy Laboratory, (3) Office of Science, Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship Program

14.30 Probing stability in perovskite solar cells from the nano- to the macroscale

(invited) Marina S Leite

University of Maryland

15.00 - 15.30 Afternoon Break

Finger food will be provided during the poster session

15.30 - 17.00 Poster Session 1

Odd number presentations

(all posters can be displayed at all times Monday-Tuesday)

1 (Cu,Ag)2SnS3 thin film solar cells using sulfurized metal precursors with varied Ag content

Shigeyuki Nakamura (1), Panha Eang (1,*) Toshiyuki Yamaguchi (2), Satoru Seto (3), Yoji Akaki (4), Hironori Katagiri (5) and Hideaki Araki (5)

(1) National Institute of Technology, Tsuyama College, (2) National Institute of Technology, Wakayama College, (3) National Institute of Technology, Ishikawa College, (4) National Institute of Technology, Miyakonojo College, (5) National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College, (*) present affiliation, Osaka Univ.

3 Chalcopyrite type CuGaS2:Mn an intermediate band absorber material?

Julien Marquardt* (1,2), Sergiu Levcenco (1), Alexandra Franz (1), Thomas Unold (1), Christiane Stephan-Scherb (2,3), Susan Schorr (1,2)

(1) Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie,

(2) Freie Universität Berlin,

(3) Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)

5 Effect of Hall mobility of SnO2 thin film for sensitivity of visible-light-transparency CO2 sensor

Ryo Tanuma, Hiroaki Okada, Takuto Ejiri, Mutsumi Sugiyama

Tokyo University of Science

7 Distorted-Wave Approximation theory for Electron Scattering from Atomic

Mirteymur Mirabutalybov (1)

Physics Department,Azerbaijan State Oil and Industrial University

9 Influence of gamma radiation on dielectric properties of TlGaSe2 crystals

O.A. Samedov(1), O.Z. Alakbarov(2), N. Mehdiyev(1,3), A. Najafov(1), S.F. Samadov(1)

(1) Institute of Radiation Problems of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

AZ 1143, B.Vahabzade 9, Baku, Azerbaijan

(2) Institute of Physics of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, AZ1143, H.Javid 131, Baku, Azerbaijan

(3) Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, 20 Azadliq Ave., Baku, Azerbaijan

11 A study of doping profile for the site selectively Zn-doped p-type Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin film for solar cell

Sho Shirakata

Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan

13 Cu2Zn(GexSi1-x)Se4 – challenges in structural characterization

Sara Niedenzu (1,2), Galina Gurieva (1), Susan Schorr (1,2)

(1) Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, (2) Freie Universität Berlin

15 Photoluminescence properties of TlBr crystals for radiation detectors

Y. Yasui (1), T. Onodera (2), T. Shyouji (2), K. Mochizuki (2), Y.G. Shim(3), N. Mamedov (4), K. Wakita (1)

(1) Chiba Institute of Technology, (2) Tohoku Institute of Technology, (3) Osaka Prefecture University, (4) Institute of Physics, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

17 Physico-chemical investigation of the Cu2SnS3-ZnS system for synthesis of Cu2SnZnS4 with kesterid crystalline structure

N.N Abdulzade1, I.IAliev2,1, D.A.Akhmedova1, N.N.Mursakulov1

1Institute of Physics NAS of Azerbaijan, Baku,

2Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry. MF Nagiyev, NAS of Azerbaijan, Baku.

Laboratory of the physics of heterostructures of the Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan

19 Optical Properties of Nano-Grated Si-Based Multilayer Structure

Avatandil Tavkhelidze (2), Ayaz Bayramov(1), Nazim Mamedov (1) Yong Shim(3),

Larisa Jangidze (4), Givi Skhiladze (4)

(1) Institute of Physics, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, (2) Tbilisi Ilia State University, (3) Osaka Prefecture University, (4) Tbilisi Institute of Micro and Nanoelectronics

21 Magnetic resonance and magnetization in Fe implanted TlInS2 and TlGaSe2 crystals

F. Mikailzade (1,2), M. Yu. Seyidov (1,2), M. Maksutoglu (1), K. Wakita (3), Nazim T. Mamedov (2), R. I. Khaibullin (4), V. F. Valeev (4), T. G. Mammadov (2)

(1) Department of Physics, Gebze Technical University, (2) Institute of Physics Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, (3) Chiba Institute of Technology, (4) Kazan Physical-Technical Institute

23 Investigation of the detection limits of ZnSe and Cu2SnSe3 secondary phases in Cu2ZnSnSe4 by XANES

Galina Gurieva 1, Rafael Ferreira 1,2, Konrad Ritter 3, Laura Elisa Valle Rios 1,4, Daniel M. Többens 1, Götz Schuck 1, Claudia S. Schnohr 3 and Susan Schorr 1,4

1 Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien and Energie GmbH, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109, Berlin, Germany

2 Universidade de Coimbra, Departamento de Física, Rua Larga, 3004-516, Coimbra, Portugal

3 Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Institut für Festkörperphysik, Helmholtzweg 3, 07743, Jena, Germany

4 Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften, Malteserstr. 74-100, 12249, Berlin, Germany

25 Sulfurization growth of cubic SnS thin films for earth-abundant solar cells

Taichi Tosuke and Mutsumi Sugiyama

Tokyo University of Science

27 Thermodynamics of Low-Dimensional Ferrimagnetic TlCoS2

E.M. Kerimova, S.N.Mustafaeva, A.M. Abdullaev

Institute of Physics

29 Interface passivation in Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin film solar cells

Jekyung Kim (1), Sanghyun Park (2), Jihun Oh (2), and Byungha Shin (1)

(1) Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, South Korea (2) Graduate School of Energy Environment Water and Sustainability, KAIST, South Korea

31 New multicomponent biologically active materials including functionally substituted diazacrown ethers and supramolecular assemblies based on the iron oxide nanoparticles

Vezirova Leyla Z.(1), Hasanova Ulviya A.(1,2), Ramazanova Elmira E.(1), Asadov Mirsalim M.(3)

(1) Research Institute "Geotechnological Problems of Oil, Gas and Chemistry" Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan, (2) Baku State University, (3) Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

33 Investigation of solar radiation PV modules on the basis of AlGaAs-GaAs heterostructures

Lia Trapaidze (1), Ia Trapaide (2)

(1) Dep. of Physics, Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, 3 Chavchavadze Ave., 0179 Tbilisi, Georgia, (2) Dep. of Physics, Georgian Technical University, 77 Kostava, IV Build.,0175 Tbilisi, Georgia

35 Metastablilty in CIGS PV Devices with Different Buffer Layers

Rebekah L. Garris, Stephen Glynn, Ingrid L. Repins, Christopher P. Muzzillo, Karen Bowers, Bart Stevens, and Lorelle M. Mansfield

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

37 High-throughput Discovery of Complex Zintl Thermoelectrics

Tara Braden, Brenden Ortiz, Eric Toberer

Colorado School of Mines

39 Effects of H2S annealing for Sb-doped Ag-Sn-S Thin Films Deposited by a Thermal Evaporation Method

Yoji Akaki(1), Kyohei Yoshinaga(1), Shigeyuki Nakamura(2), Hideaki Araki(3), Satoru Seto(4), Toshiyuki Yamaguchi(5)

(1)National Institute of Technology, Miyakonojo College, (2)National Institute of Technology, Tsuyama College, (3)National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College, (4) National Institute of Technology, Ishikawa College, (5)National Institute of Technology, Wakayama College

41 A novel approach to formation of CdxZn1-xTe alloys for CdTe-based solar cells

Yegor Samoilenko (1), Ali Abbas (2), J. Michael Walls (2), and Colin A. Wolden (1)

(1) Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA

(2) CREST, Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK

43 KF addition to (Cu,Ag)2SnS3 thin films prepared by sulfurization process

Mitsuki Nakashima (1), Shun Hirano (1), Toshiyuki Yamaguchi (1), Hideaki Araki (2), Hironori Katagiri (2), Yoji Akaki (3), Junji Sasano (4), Masanobu Izaki (4)

(1) National Institute of Technology, Wakayama College, (2) National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College, (3) National Institute of Technology, Miyakonojo College, (4) Toyohashi University of Technology

45 Photoluminescence Study of Alkali-doped Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 Thin-films

Muhammad Monirul Islam(1), Shenghao Wang(1), Takuya Kato(2), Hiroki Sugimoto(2), Yoshiaki Hirai(2) Katsuhiro Akimoto(1), Takeaki Sakurai(1)

(1)Department of Applied Physics, University of Tsukuba, Japan, (2) Atsugi Research Center, Solar Frontier K. K., Atsugi, Japan

47 Effects of Silver Alloying on the Electrical Character of CIGS and ACIGS Thin Films

Jake Wands, Angus Rockett

Colorado School of Mines

49 Epitaxial CIGS thin films on Mo back contact for solar cells

Yuta Ando (1), Ishwor Khatri (2), Mutsumi Sugiyama (1,2), Tokio Nakada (2)

(1)Faculty of Science and Technology, (2)Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science

51 Expanding the Yb-Mn-Sb Zintl System: Structure and Properties of Yb21Mn4Sb18 Thermoelectric Material

Allan He (1), Susan Kauzlarich (1)

(1) University of California, Davis