Low Cost “Plastic” Solar Cells: Self-Assembly of Bulk Heterojunction Nano-Materials by Spontaneous Phase Separation
Veeco Instruments and the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) are pleased to announce Seeing at the Nanoscale VII, the seventh annual scientific conference on nanostructural imaging, characterization, and modification using scanning probe microscopy (SPM) and related techniques.
Seeing at the Nanoscale provides an optimum forum for scientists to have in-depth discussion on a wide variety of nanotechnology topics. The conference also provides a unique opportunity to interact with leading SPM scientists to solve problems through brainstorming and hands-on experience. The technical sessions include topics ranging from novel imaging approaches, to material characterization, to combination of AFM with other technologies. Researchers exploring topics in emerging fields such as energy generation, storage, and conservation (Solar, batteries, LED, etc.), NanoBio, and NanoToxicity are encouraged to submit abstracts.
Keynote Speaker: 2000 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Alan Heeger
Low Cost “Plastic” Solar Cells: Self-Assembly of Bulk Heterojunction Nano-Materials by Spontaneous Phase Separation
Call for Papers - Thank you for your interest in submitting an abstract, however the deadline is past and abstract submission is closed.
The conference will be held at the University of California at Santa Barbara, July 28 – July 31, 2009, and is jointly organized by Veeco and the California NanoSystems Institute at UCSB. The event includes 3 days of technical presentations and posters, as well as numerous opportunities to interact and collaborate with the conference organizers and participants. Awards will be given for the best posters, and conference registration also includes the poster session dinner, as well as the Beach BBQ Celebration.

The conference is chaired by David Awschalom, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA and co chaired by James Gimzewski, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
They are joined by the technical committee:
Daniel Muller, Dresden University of Technology, Germany
Mark VanLandingham, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, USA
Jun Hu, Chinese Academy of Science, China
Olav Solgaard, Stanford University, USA
Hirofumi Yamada, Kyoto University, Japan
Chanmin Su, Veeco Instruments, USA