International Workshop for Scanning Probe Microscopy for Energy - ORNL, TN - 15-17 Sept

Energy generation, storage, and conversion systems are an integral component of emerging green technologies, including solar power, automotive, and storage components of solar and wind energy economics. Despite the rapidly expanding manufacturing capabilities and wealth of phenomenological information on the macroscopic behaviors of energy storage and conversion systems, the microscopic mechanisms underpinning solar cell, battery and fuel cell operations in the nanometer to micron range are not well understood. The series of keynote and invited talks will cover the recent advances in characterization of energy relevant materials systems using Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) techniques, as well as the state of the art in energy dissipation and transformation measurements by SPM. The two-day meeting will also include contributed talks and a poster session. An equipment lab will be held on the last day for demonstration of recently-developed dynamic and multi-spectral SPM modes and hands-on tutorials. Ultimately, our goal is to build a network of materials scientists centered on the applications of SPM for energy problems and to promote rapid dissemination of theoretical knowledge, experimental protocols, and novel technique development in this rapidly growing area. Note abstract deadline is Aug. 13.