Institute of Physical Chemistry
6th International Workshop
"Advanced optical and X-ray characterization techniques of multifunctional materials for information and communication technologies, health and renewable energy applications"
Invitation
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is my great pleasure to invite you to participate at the 6th edition of the workshop "Advanced optical and X-ray characterization techniques of multifunctional materials for information and communication technologies, health and renewable energy applications” that will be organized by the Institute of Physical Chemistry "Ilie Murgulescu" of Romanian Academy in Bucharest, Romania on September 10-12, 2014.
Deadline for abstracts: August 15th 2014
Registration and participation is free of charge
Timetable Wednesday, September 10th, 2014
8:30-9:00 |
Registration and poster setup |
9:00-9:05 |
Welcome note, Dr. Mariuca Gartner |
9:05-9:15 |
Opening speech: Dr. Vlad Popa, director of the Institute of Physical Chemistry |
TCO and solar cell applications
Session 1 Chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anna Szekeres
9:15-10:00 Prof. Dr. Olivier Durand, Université Européenne de Bretagne, FOTON-OHM–UMR-CNRS 608, France, “Thorough structural and optical analyses of GaP - based heterostructures monolithically grown on silicon substrates for photonics on Si applications: towards the laser on silicon and high efficiency photovoltaics on silicon”
10:00-10:45 Dr. Marin Gheorghe, NANOM MEMS SRL, ”Dye sensitized solar cells. Practical aspects”
10:45-11:15 Coffee break, poster presentation & Technical exhibition
Session 2 Chair: Dr. Mircea Modreanu
11:15-11:45 Dr. Oana Mocioiu, Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “Influence of dopant on the properties and microstructures of thin films”
11:45-12:15 PhD Student Maria Duta, Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, „p-type behavior of In, N-codoped ZnO thin films obtained through a two-step chemical route”
12:15-13:00 Lunch, poster presentation & Technical Exhibition
Advanced optical studies on thin films
Session 3 Chair: Prof. Dr. Olivier Durand
13:00-13:30 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anna Szekeres, Institute of Solid State Physics, Sofia, Bulgaria, “Ellipsometric characterization of APCVD Mo(W) based oxides films for electrochromic application”
13:30-14:00 Dr. Valentin Serban Teodorescu, National Institute for Material Physics, Bucharest-Magurele, “Nanostructuring of thin amorphous films by laser pulse annealing”
14:00-14:30 Dr. Octavian Buiu, LOT Quantum Design, Bucharest, Romania, “Use of Effective Medium Approximation for nanoscale spectroscopic ellipsometric measurements; application to multifunctional materials for sensing and photovoltaics”
14:30-15:00 Dr. Aurelian Galca, National Institute of Materials Physics, Magurele-Bucharest, Romania, “Comprehensive characterization of homo- and hetero-epilayers”
Timetable Thursday, September 11th, 2014
Optical and X-ray characterization techniques
Session 4 Chair: Dr.Octavian Buiu
9:30-10:15 Prof. Dr. Miklos Fried, Research Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science (MFA), Budapest, Hungary, “Optical characterization of macro-, micro- and nano-structures using polarized light”
10:15-10:45 Dr. Mircea Modreanu, Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork, Ireland, “Current trends in the functional oxides development”
10:45-11:15 Coffee break, poster presentation & Technical exhibition
Session 5 Chair: Dr. Mihai Danila
11:15-11:45 Ing. Claudia Gavrilescu, Product Manager - Analytic Department AMS 2000 Trading Impex SRL, “Introducing the New nano3DX - X-Ray Microscope from Rigaku”
11:45-12:15 Dr. Alin Mogos, SC Agilrom Scientific SRL, “New techniques and methodologies for material characterization”
12:15-12:45 PhD Student Mihai Calugaru, SC Cromatec Plus SRL, Bucharest, Romania, “Simple Method of Measuring the Band Gap Energy Value of TiO2 in the Powder Form using a UV/Vis/NIR Spectrometer”
12:45-13:30 Lunch, poster presentation & Technical exhibition
Session 6 Chair: Prof. Dr. Miklos Fried
13:30-14:00 Dr. Mihai Danila, National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies
14:00-14:30 Prof. Dr. Daniela Berger, Politehnica University, Bucharest, Romania, „Structural and textural properties of mesoporous materials as carriers for biological active molecules”
14:30-15:00 Dr. Irina Atkinson, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Bucharest, Romania, “Structural and in vitro characterization of sol–gel derived mesoporous CaO–P2O5–SiO2–ZnO bioactive glasses”
Timetable Friday, September 12th, 2014
Multifunctional materials
Session 7 Chair: MC Acad. Dr. Maria Zaharescu
9:30-10:00 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ekaterina Radeva, Institute of Solid State Physics Sofia, Bulgaria, “Study of plasma polymer films as multifunctional materials”
10:00-10:45 Prof. Dr. Anca Duta, Transilvania University, Brasov, Romania, “Tuning the optical properties in photocatalytic composites involving wide band gap semiconductors”
10:45-11:15 Coffee break, poster presentation & Technical Exhibition
Session 8 Chair: Prof. Dr. Anca Duta
11:15-12:00 MC Acad. Dr. Maria Zaharescu, Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “Structure of the titanate nantubes obtained by microwave assisted synthesis”
12:00-12:45 Prof. Dr. Adelina Ianculescu, Politehnica University, Bucharest, Romania, ”Structural, morphological and microstructural investigation of some multifunctional oxide materials: from nanopowders to bulk ceramics”
12:45-13:30 Lunch, poster presentation & Technical exhibition
Session 9 Chair: Prof. Dr. Adelina Ianculescu
13:30-14:00 Ing. Dr. Carmen Moldovan, National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, Bucharest, Romania, “Automated platform for pesticides detection”
14:00-14:30 Dr. Dan Anghel, Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “Spectroscopic studies of self-assembled systems containing polymers, surfactants and their mixtures”
14:30-15:00 Dr. Liviu Duta, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Magurele-Bucharest, Romania, „Nanostructured glass coatings synthesized by pulsed laser deposition”
15:00-15:30 Dr. Jose Maria Calderon Moreno, Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, „Effect of polyethylene glycol on porous transparent TiO2 films prepared by sol-gel method”
POSTERS
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anna Szekeres, Institute of Solid state Physics, Sofia, Bulgaria, “Electrical characterization of In-N codoped p-type ZnO films grown by chemical methods”
- Dr. Ligia Frunza, National Institute of Materials Physics, „X-ray diffraction technique applied to supported (bi)metallic catalytic systems as a part of complex characterization for nanostructured materials”
- Dr. Madalina Nicolescu, Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “TCO thin films prepared by sol-gel method”
- Dr. Mihai Anastasescu, Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “A comparison of optical and microstructural properties of Nb- and V-doped TiO2 thin films prepared by sol-gel method”
- Dr. Suzana Mihaiu, Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “Tin and zinc oxides – TCO’s films prepared by sol-gel method”
- Dr. Luminita Predoana, Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “Influence of substrate on ITO sol-gel films for solar cell applications
- PhD student Silviu Preda, Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “Structural characterization of ITO films obtained through sputtering deposition method”
- PhD student Maria Duta, Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “ITO films prepared by physical and chemical methods for TCO materials”
