E2) Emerging Inorganic Materials for Photovoltaics, Solar Energy Harvesting and Chemical Fuel Production: From Theory and Synthesis to Devices

We invite submissions on emerging inorganic materials for photovoltaics, solar energy harvesting, solar-assisted water splitting and electrochemical CO₂ reduction. Examples include, but are not limited to, metal oxides (BiVO₄, Fe₂O₃, FeZrO₂, CuBiO, ZnFe₂O₄ and related compounds), chalcogenides and chalcogenide-based materials (Sb₂S₃, Sb₂Se₃, Se, CuSbS₂, Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)₂, Cu₂ZnSn(S,Se)₄, chalcogenide perovskite and related compounds), metal nitrides (ZnSnN₂), metal oxynitrides (TiON, ZrON, TaON and related compounds), as well as other emerging inorganic semiconductors and energy materials. Contributions spanning theory, synthesis, characterization, device physics, stability and scalable manufacturing are welcome.

Symposium scope: We invite submissions on emerging inorganic materials for photovoltaics, solar energy harvesting, solar-assisted water splitting and electrochemical CO₂ reduction. Topics include thin-film chalcogenide semiconductors, metal oxides, nitrides, oxynitrides and other emerging inorganic materials for solar energy conversion. Contributions addressing materials discovery, synthesis, advanced characterization, device engineering, integration, reliability, degradation, and scalable manufacturing are particularly encouraged.

Subtopics include

1. Synthesis, composition tuning and characterization of emerging inorganic photoabsorbers, charge-transport layers and transparent conductors.
2. Thin-film chalcogenide materials and devices for photovoltaics and solar energy conversion.
3. Multijunction, semitransparent, bifacial and flexible devices
4. Theoretical prediction, modelling and computational design of novel inorganic materials.
5. Advanced characterization, defect engineering and structure–property relationships.
6. Nanostructuring strategies for emerging inorganic materials.
7. New device architectures for photovoltaics, solar water splitting, photocatalysis, photoelectrochemistry and CO₂ reduction.
8. Reliability, degradation mechanisms, long-term stability and recycling of energy conversion devices.
9. Novel electrocatalyst design, synthesis and characterization for solar fuel production and CO₂ reduction.
10. High-throughput techniques, data-driven approaches and machine-learning-assisted materials discovery.
11. Novel approaches for enhancing light absorption, including up/down conversion, photonic structures and solar concentration.
12. High-efficiency solar cells, solar fuel devices and photocatalytic systems.
13. Building, infrastructure, agricultural and aquatic integration
14. Scalable processing, manufacturing and integration of inorganic energy materials and devices.