2nd Thermopower Symposium CH - 2009: Novel Thermoelectric Materials, Devices and Applications

Dates, Deadlines and Location:

• 24. July 2009 at Empa Dübendorf
• Submission of abstract: 30. Juni 2009
• Registration for reduced fee: 10. July 2009

The conference location has only limited space, therefore every participant has to register as soon as possible (latest on July 10th). In case all places are booked out, we will open a waiting list.

Scope:

The Symposium will be coupled to the International Conference on Thermoelectrics ICT-ECT in Freiburg/Brsg on July 26-30 and the workshop on "Relationship between (nano)structures and thermoelectric properties" at CRISMAT Caen on July 22, 2009.

The aim of the meeting is to assemble scientists from universities, scientific institutes as well as industry to promote co-operations on the development of thermoelectric materials and devices. The symposium will provide a forum for discussions among chemists, physicists, engineers and materials scientists working on thermoelectric conversion technologies. The topics include all aspects of thermoelectric energy conversion.

Topics:

• Activities and projects in Switzerland and abroad
• Theory and fundamentals of thermoelectricity
• Development of novel thermoelectric materials, including preparation techniques: Innovative synthesis methods (Thin films, soft chemistry,…)
• Design of devices, including Micro Thermoelectric Converters
• Applications in cooling and electricity generation
• Characterisation and measurement techniques

Call for Papers:

You are invited to submit abstracts on topics within the scope of the conference including the following information:

• title of your paper
• authors names and addresses
• abstract of approx 1 page DIN A4.
• oral or poster preference

by e-mail to Andrea [dot] Gasser [at] empa [dot] ch.

Organisation:

• Anke Weidenkaff, Empa
• Antoine Maignan, CRISMAT
• Myriam Aguirre, Empa
• Petr Tomes, Empa
• Matthias Trottmann, Empa
• Andrea Gasser , Empa.

Programme:

• comming soon

Confirmed invited speakers:

• Kunihito Koumoto, Nagoya University
• Jeff Snyder, California Institute of Technology
• Ichiro Terasaki, Waseda University
• Quiang Li,  Brookhaven National Laboratory

Sponsors:

• Swiss Federal Office of Energy
• Swiss National Science Foundation, MaNEP

Registration

Please register here .

For further information reqests end an e-mail to Andrea Gasser:  Andrea [dot] Gasser [at] empa [dot] ch

Venue

The conference will be held at Empa Dübendorf. Empa Dübendorf is located north east of Zürich (approx. 7 km from the city centre).

The location can be reached by bus (VBG bus Nr. 787) or by foot (12-15 min) via train stop Dübendorf (S9, S14) or Stettbach (S3, S9, S12).

Map: How to find Empa

Public transport:

Train stop Dübendorf (S9, S14) –12 min walk

Train stop Stettbach (S3, S9, S12) - 17 min walk or bus trip to bus stop EMPA: VBG-Bus 796 (starts every half an hour: 8:01, 8:31…)

Bus stop Ringstrasse: VBZ-Bus 787 (starts every 15 min.: 8:15, 8:30…)

Further information on accommodations and local transport can be found on:

www.zuerich.com