New technological developments often are enabled by advanced functional materials. Particle accelerators generate unique insights and opportunities, e.g. to
- Understand & optimize your materials
- Analyse surfaces, interfaces, defects or degradation
- Or to look at nanostructures for innovative applications
Join us for a deep dive into how particle accelerators push forward the development of advanced materials for new innovations and competitive products. This workshop is jointly hosted by the Helmholtz innovation platforms Hi-Acts and SolarTAP, bringing together experts from industry, materials science & accelerator techniques.
We invite industry representatives, R&D specialists, innovation enthusiasts and researchers!
We will kick off with an introduction into particle accelerator-based services and techniques show-casting real-world use cases in a variety of sectors such as photovoltaics. In a casual and interactive setting, participants will have the opportunity to learn more about these top-notch microscopes for their field, to network with leading experts, to explore potential collaborations, and gain first-hand insights into cutting-edge research for your business.
The second half of the workshop will feature interactive, themed breakout groups, allowing participants to shape discussions based on their interests. A guided tour the BESSY at Helmholtz Center Berlin will offer a close-up look at one of the world’s premier synchrotron facilities.
The workshop follows the Solar TAP Industry Day on 21 May at the same location. All participants are invited to join the Solar TAP Industry Day, or the networking dinner to get a head start! For registration go to www.solartap.de/events
Do not miss this opportunity and register here!
Where:
Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB)
Albert-Einstein-Straße 15, 12489 Berlin
Room: WCRC 14.51-3147
Wednesday, 21 May 2025 (Register here: https://solartap.de/events/solar-tap-industry-day/)
09:00-17:00 Solar TAP Industry Day
19:00 Dinner of Solar Tap Network Day
Thursday, 22 May 2025
9:00-9:30 Welcome Coffee & Networking
9:30-9:45 Introduction to the Helmholtz Innovation Platforms Hi-Acts & Solar TAP
9:45-10:00 Particle accelerators and their applications in materials science
10:00-10:15 Accessing Particle Accelerators: How do I get Beamtime (Astrid Brandt, HZB)
10:15-11:00 Use cases presentations
- X-ray Spectroscopy of Photovoltaic Materials at EMIL (Dr. Regan Wilks, HZB)
- Development of hybrid materials from renewable resources for flexible electronics and photovoltaics with DESY (Prof. Dr. Stephan Roth, DESY)
- Slot-die coating for in-situ multimodal study of thin film formation (Matteo Ciambezi, FOM Technologies)
- Multimodal Metrology during thin film formation during slot-die coating in synchrotrons (Dr. Lennart Reb, HZB)
- Development of innovative in-situ and in-line metrology as an enabler for industrialization of new technologies (Dr. Christian Camus, Laytec AG)
- Radiation Hardness Tests on Solar Cells for Space Applications (Sercan Özen, University of Potsdam)
- Bruker-Nano (Title & Speaker to be announced)
11:30-12:45 Networking lunch and topical discussion table with field experts
Bring your idea and discuss them with experts at following expert tables:
Material Analysis
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- Atomic and molecular analysis
- Defects and Ageing mechanisms
In Situ and Ex Situ Process Characterization
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- In line dynamic characterization
- Structure process correlation
Surfaces, Interfaces, Nanocomposites and Morphologies
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- Probing surfaces and interfaces
- Understanding microstructures
Solar Cell and Device Characterization
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- Tomography techniques
- Probing multilayered inaccessible structures
12:45-13:00 Wrap-up & Group Feedback
13:00-14:00 Tour of BESSY particle accelerator
