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Materials for Sustainable Development Conference (NFM)

Location: BArcelona , Spain

Conference dates: 10/24/2022 - 10/28/2022

Research H-index
3

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 100 133 132 2
Chemistry 20 52 60 2
Engineering and Technology 510 14 25 1

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Symposia Topics
#Suschem- Materials and electrochemistry for sustainable fuels and chemicals
Materials and electrochemistry of N-containing compounds
Materials and electrochemistry of carbon dioxide reduction
Electrocatalytic synthesis of high-value compounds: new routes and materials
Electrochemistry for the valorization of biomass

#OPCAT - Operando Characterization of Electrocatalytic Interfaces
In situ and operando spectroscopy (optical, vibrational, X-ray) and diffraction of reactive interfaces
In situ and operando microscopy and surface imaging
On-line mass spectrometry of gases and liquid products
Theory guided interpretation of operando data
Instrumental advances and developments of new methods for operando characterization

#SusEnergy - Sustainable materials for energy storage and conversion
Na ion battery materials
M-N-C Catalysts
Electrolysis catalysts
In-situ diagnostics of electrodes
Performance optimization

Solid State Batteries: Advances and challenges on materials, processing and characterization
Design of new materials for solid electrodes and electrolytes
Development of new processing routes
Electrode/electrolyte interface stability
Theory and modeling
Development of advanced characterization techniques, including in-situ/operando

#NANOMAT - Advances on the Understanding and Synthesis of Nanomaterials for Photocatalysis and Optoelectronics
Synthesis and physical understanding of nanomaterials
Design and control of optoelectronic properties
Deployment of nanomaterials for optoelectronic applications
Design of nanomaterials for photo(electro)catalysis
Understanding of opto-electronic and catalytic properties of photo- and photoelectrocatalysts

#SolarFuels - Solar fuels through emerging system approaches
Anodic valorization
Next-generation membranes for system integration
Direct CO2 reduction from capture solutions
High-purity product generation
Integrated tandem reactions

#STAPOS - Stability of perovskite and organic solar cells
Immobilization of ion migration
Surface trap stats passivation
Energetic level alignment modification
Stabilization of phase structure of perovskites
Stability of the blend microstructure and related electronic changes
Single-component solar cells
Electronic processes in the solar cell upon degradation

#PbFreePero - The potential of lead-free perovskites: synthesis, properties, and applications
Fabrication and synthesis methods
Photophysics and carrier dynamics
Degradation and stability studies
Structural characterization
Ultrafast phenomena (hot carriers, polaronic distortions, etc.
Correlating structural and optoelectronic properties
Theory and simulations of the photophysical properties
Applications: photocatalysis, photodetectors, LEDs, solar cells, thermoelectric devices etc

#AppTGT - Application Targets for Next Generation Photovoltaics
Ultra-light-weight, high power density PV for communications/aerospace-related technologies
Scaling of organic and perovskite solar cells for large-area devices
Semi-transparent solar cells and building integration of PV technologies
Indoor PV for Internet of Things (IoT)
PV-battery integration and system architectures
Printable solar cells and environmentally friendly manufacturing
PV cost and life cycle analysis#BRIGHT - Recent Breakthroughs in Organic Photovoltaics
Progress in efficiency
Voltage loss mechanisms in NFA solar cells
New thermodynamic efficiency limits
Interplay between excitons, CT states and free charges in the low offset systems.
Charge generation in non-fullerene solar cells
Charge transport and recombination
Interplay between nano-morphology and charge dynamics
Doping engineering in OSCs
Role of energetic disorder and tail states
Green solvent processed OSCs

Neuromorphic Sensory-Processing-Learning Systems inspired in Computation Neuroscience
Neuromorphic Sensing
Neuromorphic Learning
Neuromorphic Computation

#2DNanoMat - 2D Nanomaterials for Energy and Environmental Applications
2D nanomaterials for electrocatalysis
Applications for energy harvesting and storage

#OPTONEXT - Next Gen Semiconductors for Optoelectronics
Materials for physical sensors (stress, strain, temperature, etc)
Chemical sensors
Wearable and ultraportable sensors
Organic light emitting diodes
Optical communications and LIDAR
Lasers
High-performance photodetectors and imaging sensors
Phototransistors

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