While consumption of electricity is closely correlated with quality of life, it would simultaneously impose unbearable stresses to materials and energy in our planet earth. Photovoltaics—being an empowering technology that converts photon energy to electrical energy—offers an earth-sustainable mean to meet the electricity need. The challenge faced to popularize photovoltaics is harvesting solar energy with short energy payback time and green production technology. New-generation photovoltaics takes up such challenge with use of novel materials, creative processing and innovative devices.

This Workshop is the third in series held in Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences (IAMS), Academia Sinica, to provide a great opportunity to discuss the most relevant issues in new-generation photovoltaics: advanced material designs, new processing methods, device characterization, and large-scale fabrication. Several leading researchers are invited to share their scientific views in these aspects.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors, including Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences and Center for Sustainability Science, Academia Sinica, for their supports of this workshop.

Juen-Kai Wang, Ph.D.
Research Fellow