• Actinide and the Rare Earths
• Energy Frontiers
• Frontiers In Inkjet Technology
• In Situ Microscopy
• Marine Biofouling

 

ACTINIDES AND RARE EARTHS (AC)

 Actinide and the Rare Earth materials exhibit many unique and diverse physical, chemical and magnetic properties, in large part because of the complexity of their f electronic structure. This Topical Conference will focus upon the chemistry, physics and materials science in Lanthanide and Actinide materials, driven by 4f and 5f electronic structure. Particular emphasis will be placed upon 4f/5f magnetic structure, surface science and thin film properties. For the actinides, fundamental actinide science and its role in resolving technical challenges posed by actinide materials will be stressed. Both basic and applied experimental approaches, including synchrotron-radiation-based investigations, as well as theoretical modeling and computational simulations, are part of the Topical Conference. Of particular importance are the issues related to the potential renaissance in Nuclear Fuels, including synthesis, oxidation, corrosion, intermixing, stability in extreme environments, prediction of properties via benchmarked simulations, separation science, environmental impact and disposal of waste products. The shared sessions will be with MIND, Surface Science and Thins Films. There will be 26 presentations, including invited talks by Thomas Gouder of the Institute for TransUranics (ITU) in Karlsruhe, Germany, Peter Dowben of the University of Nebraska, John Joyce of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Leon Petit of Daresbury Laboratory, UK, and Ross Springell of the University College London, UK.

Session Code	Session Title
AC+SS-MoM	Surface Science of Actinides John Joyce, Los Alamos National Laboratory
AC+TF-MoA	Actinide and Rare Earths Thin Films Thomas Gouder, European Commission, JRC, Institute for Transuranium Elements, Germany
AC+MI-TuM	Actinide and Rare Earth Magnetic Interfaces & Nanostructures Peter A. Dowben, Univ. of Nebraska - Lincoln Leon Petit, Daresbury Laboratory, UK Ross Springell, University College London, UK
AC-TuA	Science and Technology of Actinides and Rare Earths

 

ENERGY FRONTIERS (EN)

AVS is holding a week-long topical conference on energy related research topics in response to growing interest in the fundamental science and technology of energy conversion and storage. The talks being presented cover a wide range of topics, from photovoltaics and photocatalysis to materials and thin films for energy conversion and storage, including nanostructured materials such as nanoparticles and nanowires. Invited presentations will be given by John Asbury (Penn State University) on charge separation in organic photovoltaics; Yi Cui (Stanford University) on the design of inorganic nanostructures for solar cells and energy storage; Anne Dillon (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) on high-capacity and high-rate anodes for Li-ion batteries; Russell Egdell (University of Oxford) on the bulk and surface physics of indium oxide thin films; David Ginley (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) on using atmospheric processing of low-cost scalable photovoltaics; Tobias Hanrath (Cornell University) on PbSe and PbS nanocrystal solar cells; Hugh Hillhouse (Purdue University) on nanocrystal-ink solar cells; Paul Holloway (University of Florida) on the improved performance of hybrid thin film solar cells composed of conjugated polymers and inorganic nanoparticles; Russell Holmes (University of Minnesota) on enhanced exciton harvesting in organic photovoltaics; Antoine Kahn (Princeton University) on interfaces in organic photovoltaic cells; Matt Law (University of California, Irvine) on thin-film photovoltaics from nanocrystalline inks; Kurtis Leschkies (Applied Materials Inc.) on solar cells based on semi-conductor quantum dots and nanowires; Prashant Nagpal (Los Alamos National Laboratory) on charge transport in nanocrystal-based devices; Art Nozik (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) on solar photon conversion in colloidal quantum structures and solar cells; Jeffrey Pietryga (Los Alamos National Laboratory) on the use of colloidal nanoparticles in solar cells; John Rogers (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) on flexible solar cells based on Si and GaAs; and Tsutomu Tanaka (Applied Materials, Inc.) on controlling the uniformity of plasma-deposited films for solar applications. In addition, contributed talks will be given on a variety of topics, including (i) fundamental interfacial and surface science of materials for energy conversion and storage, (ii) electron transfer processes at interfaces, (iii) excitonic solar cells including dye-sensitized and quantum-dot solar cells, (iv) organic solar cells, (v) applications of plasmonics in energy conversion, (vi) thin films for energy conversion and storage including transparent conducting oxides, (vii) lithium-ion batteries, (viii) traditional and emerging solar cell technologies including thin film silicon, CdTe, calcogenides (CIGS, CZTS), multijunction devices.

Session Code	Session Title
EN+PS-MoM	Plasmas for Photovoltaics & Energy Applications Tsutomu Tanaka, Applied Materials Inc.
EN-MoA	Excitonic and Third Generation Solar Cells John Asbury, Penn State University Tobias Hanrath, Cornell University Kurtis S. Leschkies, University of Minnesota Arthur J. Nozik, Natl Renewable Energy Lab and Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
EN-TuM	Flexible Solar Cells Russell J. Holmes, University of Minnesota Matt Law, University of California, Irvine John A. Rogers, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
EN+EM-TuA	Electronic Materials for Energy Conversion & Storage Anne Dillon, Natl Renewable Energy Lab. Prashant Nagpal, Los Alamos Natl Lab.
EN+TF-TuA	Thin Films for Photovoltaics Paul H. Holloway, University of Florida
EN+NS-WeM	Organic Photovoltaics Antoine Kahn, Princeton University
EN+TF-WeM	CIGS, CZTS & Chalcopyrite Films & Solar Cells David S. Ginley, Natl Renewable Energy Lab. Hugh W. Hillhouse, Purdue University
EN+NS-WeA	Nanostructures for Energy Conversion & Storage I Yi Cui, Stanford University
EN+AS-ThM	Surface & Interface Analysis of Materials for Energy
EN+NS-ThM	Nanostructures for Energy Conversion & Storage II Jeffrey M. Pietryga, Los Alamos Natl Lab.
EN+SS+TF-ThA	Transparent Conductors Russell Egdell, University of Oxford, UK
EN-ThP	Energy Frontiers Topical Conference Poster Session
EN+SS-FrM	Photocatalysis and Solar Fuels

FRONTIERS IN INKJET TECHNOLOGY (IJ)

 Frontiers in Inkjet Technology covers a range of topics related to technical limits and new and emerging applications of inkjet technology. Applications to biotechnology, microfluidics, and printed electronic devices are featured. Oral presentations (IJ1) include Drop Impact on Liquid, Solid, and Porous Surfaces (invited talk by A. Yarin, UIC), Upper and Lower Bounds for the Stability of Inkjet Printed Lines (B. Derby and J.Stringer. Univ. of Manchester, UK), Particle Deposition and Assembly of Inkjet-Printed Colloidal Drops in Line and Pattern Printing (A. Joshi, V. Chhasatia and Y. Sun, Drexel U.), Inkjet Printing of Flexible Hybrid Solar Cells based on P3HT and ZnO (G. Carryon, J.B. Baxter, and Y. Sun. Drexel U.), Anomalies in Applications of Inkjet Printing in Microfluidic Device Fabrication (W. Dieterle and C. McNary, California U. of Pennsylvania). Fabrication of Miniature Drug Screening Platform Utilizing Low Cost Bioprinting Technology (J. Rodriguez and T. Xu, U. Texas, el Paso), Inkjet Printing of Oxygen Releasing Materials for Improved Cell Survival and Growth (A. Arteaga and T. Xu, U. Texas, el Paso), Understanding Volume Ejection of Complex Fluids through Pressure Measurements (G. E. Mårtensson and W. Holm, Micronic Mydata AB, Sweden), and Determination of Effective Jet Radius from Measurements of the Perturbation Growth Rate in Thermally Stimulated Continuous Microjets, (J. M. Grace, G. Farruggia, E. P. Furlani, Z. Gao, and K. C. Ng, (Eastman Kodak Company). In addition, two posters (IJ2) deal with developing applications of inkjet to medicine (Printable Biological Ink on Gelatin for Self Crosslinking Wound Dressings, M. Yanez and T. Boland, U. Texas, el Paso; and Fab-rication of Organic Capacitors Using an All Ink Jet Process, I. Bae, J. Han, and I. Chung, Sungkyunkwan Univ., Republic of Korea). CODE SESSION IJ+BI+MN-MoM Frontiers in Inkjet Technology Alexander Yarin, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago GRAPHENE FOCUS TOPIC While most contemporary carbon nanostructure and surface research has focused on both zero-dimensional carbon molecules such as fullerenes and one-dimensional carbon nanostructures such as single and multi-walled nanotubes, recent reports of unique electrical, optical, and magnetic behavior in graphene monolayers, surfaces, and nanostructures have invoked a large amount of interest in two-dimensional carbon materials. The possibilities of graphene range from uses in micro-electronic applications to new sensors and as a test-bed for novel fundamental condensed matter physics. The groups represented in the 9 Focus Topic sessions offer a complete summary of current world-wide efforts to understand the formation of two-dimensional carbon materials, develop the ability to exploit their unique properties, and create large-scale, economically viable synthesis processes. These sessions cover a range of graphene related topics and are sponsored by 6 different AVS Divisions. The invited speakers for this Focus Topic will summarize the scientific and technical potential of graphene and two-dimensional carbon nano-structures; review the state-of-the-art theory, modeling and experimental efforts for these novel materials; and share their latest results in this exciting area. Contributed talks in all aspects of graphene and two- dimensional carbon nanostructure modeling, synthesis, characterization, utilization, and manufacturing round out the four days of sessions.

Session Code	Session Title
IJ+BI+MN-MoM	Frontiers in Inkjet Technology Alexander Yarin, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago

IN SITU MICROSCOPY & SPECTROSCOPY (IS)

We are excited to continue to organize a new forum for cutting edge microscopy and spectroscopy based techniques and research opportunities in interfacial and nanoscale science. This is the third year of this forum with the addition of in situ research on biological interfaces. As a result, this topical conference covers interfacial chemistry and catalysis, battery materials and biological interfaces. There is a broad interest in understanding chemical transformations on surfaces, in materials interfaces, and in many areas of nanoscience including catalysis and environmental science. For example, detailed methods for kinetic measurements need to be developed to allow rapid assessment of how particle size, composition and shape influence growth, activity and selectivity in chemical transformations. Especially in nanostructures, it is extremely challenging to understand the growth mechanisms and reaction pathways. The surface and interface chemistry of these materials are generally poorly understood. Advanced tools to obtain site specific information in realistic reaction environment are needed to enable a new level of understanding about the behavior of advanced materials under relevant operating conditions. Advances in spectroscopy and microscopy, as well as new combinations of in-situ and ex-situ methods to enable real time measurements using a variety of synchrotron and laboratory based capabilities including scanning transmission x-ray microscopy (STXM), x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), in-situ ambient pressure and high energy x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy and infra red (IR) spectroscopy would be discussed. The sessions dedicated for in-situ ambient pressure x-ray and other synchrotron light source capabilities such as x-ray absorption spectroscopy methods highlight the significance of utilizing these methods to understand oxidation and catalytic reactions on surfaces in environmental science studies. Use of hard x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy in the investigation of electronic structures in buried-nanostructures and interfaces will be emphasized. In addition, these sessions provide a forum to discuss the new capability developments to understand the degrading mechanisms of the active electrode materials during repeated charging and discharging of Li ion batteries. New developments in electron microscopy including aberration corrected microscopes coupled with environmental cells allow unique in-situ experiments to study structure/property, stimuli/response relationships, and related dynamic processes at or near atomic/molecular resolution. An entire session devoted to this topic features detail discussion about understanding nanoscale processes under dynamic conditions utilizing environmental cells in electron microscopes. The invited presentations emphasize the fact that in-situ observations can reveal nanostructure dynamics and these are crucial to bridge the gaps in our understanding about the structure and properties of nanostructures along with their activity and selectivity. A new session is dedicated for the discussion of new capability developments and current state-of-the-art imaging capabilities to characterize biological interfaces. Invited presentations discuss about the development of dedicated sample environments to study the biological films and imaging concepts involved with scaling of resolution along with the surface chemistry and structure on the activity of immobilized proteins.

Session Code	Session Title
IS+SS-TuM	In Situ Spectroscopy – Interfacial Chemistry/Catalysis Hendrik Bluhm, Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab. Wolfgang Drube, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Germany
IS+SS-TuA	In Situ Microscopy/Spectroscopy – Interfacial Chemistry/Catalysis Doron A. Aurbach, Bar-Ilan Univ., Israel Stephen G. Urquhart, Univ. of Saskatchewan, Canada
IS+AS+NS+MI-WeM	In Situ Microscopy/Spectroscopy – In Situ Nanoscale Processes John Cumings, University of Maryland
IS+BI+AS-WeA	In Situ Microscopy/Spectroscopy – Biological Interfaces Reiner Dahint, Univ; of Heidelberg, Germany Tim Salditt, Universität Göttingen, Germany
IS-ThP	In Situ Microscopy and Spectroscopy Topical Conference Poster Session

IS Sponsor

MARINE BIOFOULING (MB)

Adhesion and adsorption of biological components, both as organisms and their products, to marine equipment in ocean environments, termed “biofouling”, is a serious unsolved problem costing billions of dollars annually world-wide. The number and diversity of fouling organisms in the marine environment is enormous and fouling populations vary with location. Increasingly groups around the globe have implemented the fundamental paradigm of surface science, that of studying well-defined and well-characterized interfaces, in efforts to understand and manage marine biofouling. The topical conference program will collect biologists, chemists, physicists, material scientists and surface engineers to discuss new approaches that emphasize defining, characterising and controlling interfacial parameters that drive and inhibit colonization, adhesion and maturation of biofouling.

Session Code	Session Title
MB+BI-MoM	Understanding Marine Biofouling Anthony S. Clare, Newcastle Univ., UK Gabriel P. Lopez, Duke University Andrew S. Mount, Clemson University Jonathan Wilker, Purdue University
MB+BI+AS-MoA	Preventing & Characterizing Marine Biofouling Axel Rosenhahn, Karlsruhe Inst of Tech, Germany Gregory Tew, Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst Kathryn J. Wahl, Naval Research Laboratory

MB Sponsor