5th FORUM ON NEW MATERIALS PART C Proceedings of the 5th Forum on New Materials, part of CIMTEC 2010-12 th International Ceramics Congress and 5th Forum on New Materials Montecatini Terme, Italy, June 13-18, 2010

5th FORUM ON NEW MATERIALS PART C......Page 2 Preface......Page 5 Committees......Page 6 Table of Contents......Page 8 Multi-Layered Thermoelectric Power Generator......Page 11 Theoretical Performance Characteristics of Wearable Thermoelectric Generators......Page 19 Study and Design for High Thermoelectric Properties for AgxTeyTlz Compound with First Principle Band Calculation......Page 25 Effect of Cobalt-Substitution on the Structure and Thermoelectric Properties of Chimney-Ladder Solid Solution (Mn1-xCox)Siγ (γ~ 1.7)......Page 32 Effect of Strontium and Europium Substitutions on Thermoelectric Properties in Silicon-Based Clathrate Compounds......Page 36 Thermoelectric Properties of the Heavy Element Doped Heusler Fe2VAl Alloy Prepared by Powder Metallurgy Technique......Page 42 The Evaluation of TiTe2 as a Diffusion Barrier in the Formation of Low Thermal Conductivity Nanolaminates with Bi2Te3 and Sb2Te3......Page 48 Structural Characterization of Nano-Crystalline Mg2Si Prepared by Ball Milling......Page 58 High-Temperature Transport Properties of Indium Added Cobalt-Antimonide Based Skutterudites Processed by Current Assisted Short-Term Sintering......Page 64 Raman Spectroscopy Study on Na2/3Mn1-xFexO2 Oxides......Page 70 Thermoelectric Iron Oxides......Page 76 Thermoelectric Generating Properties of Perovskite Like Materials......Page 82 Improved Thermoelectrics Based on Bismuth and Antimony Chalcogenides for Temperatures below 240 K......Page 87 Thermoelectric Application for Power Generation in Japan......Page 93 Modular Combustor-Radiator for Micro-TPV System Application......Page 103 Ultrapurification of Silicon for Photovoltaic Applications......Page 109 P and Al Diffusion Process for Thin Si Wafers Studied by SEM and EDX......Page 117 Adhesion and Barrier Properties Analysis of Silica-Like Thin Layer on Polyethylene Naphthalate Substrates for Thin Film Solar Cells......Page 123 Investigation of Thin Film Solar Cells on CdS/CdTe Base with Different Back Contacts......Page 129 17.0% Aperture Area Module Efficiency Using Large mc-Si Metal-Wrap-Through Cells......Page 134 Design Analysis of a-Si/c-Si HIT Solar Cells......Page 141 Quantum Size Effects in a Si:H Films Prepared by PECVD with Different Hydrogen-Diluted Silane......Page 147 Intermediate Band Solar Cells......Page 153 Active Materials Based on Implanted Si for Obtaining Intermediate Band Solar Cells......Page 161 Tandem Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Consisting of Floating Electrode Supported by Non-Conductive Glass Mesh......Page 167 The Influence of the Fullerene on the Optical Constants of the Photoactive Blend Film of a Polymer Solar Cell......Page 174 The Suitability of Organic Solar Cells for Different Indoor Conditions......Page 180 Optimizing Quantum Dot Solar Concentrators with Thin Film Solar Cells......Page 186 Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells Using Back Reflector with Embedded Metal Nanoparticles......Page 192 Improved Concentration Capabilities of Flat-Plate Fresnel Lenses......Page 198 Optical Methods for Indoor Characterization of Small-Size Solar Concentrators Prototypes......Page 206 Assessment of a Phase Change Material (PCM) System for Moderating Temperature Rise of Solar Cells under Concentrated Sunlight......Page 215 CPV Modules Based on Lens Panels......Page 221 Solar Divergence Collimators for Collector Tests......Page 229 Improvement of Radiation Resistance of Multijunction GaInP/Ga(In)As/Ge Solar Cells with Application of Bragg Reflectors......Page 235 AlGaAs/GaAs Photovoltaic Cells with InGaAs Quantum Dots......Page 241 Material and Design Requirements for Advanced Concentrators......Page 247 New Method to Characterize Phase Change Materials......Page 253 Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion and Storage: Conductive Heat Transfer Using Self-Assembled Bulk Graphite......Page 263 PCM-Graphite Latent Heat Storage Systems for Industrial Process Heat Recovery......Page 269 Test Facility for Absorber Specimens of Solar Tower Power Plants......Page 276 Overview of PCMs for Concentrated Solar Power in the Temperature Range 200 to 350°C......Page 282 Building Integration Solutions for CPV......Page 288 On-Sun Performance of FLATCON® CPV Systems......Page 298 A CPV System Based on NIR Reflecting Lamellae Integrated into a Greenhouse: Optimizing of Optics......Page 307 Solar Thermochemical Production of Fuels......Page 313 Optical and Thermal Characterization of Solar Receivers for Parabolic Trough Collectors......Page 323 Keywords Index......Page 331 Authors Index......Page 334