👉 Save the dates: 9th – 12th September 2024
👉 Location: CaixaForum Palma, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

We are glad to announce the 6th edition of the NEXTGEN (Next Generation High Efficiency Photovoltaics) International School and Workshop, continuing the tradition of scientific excellence and fostering connections between academia and industry.
This year’s edition, held in collaboration with the RenewPV School, will focus on the theme:

“Wide Band Gap PV”

The program will begin with a full day of Master Classes delivered by internationally recognized experts, providing a comprehensive overview of fundamentals and cutting-edge concepts in:

• Indoor photovoltaics for powering IoT devices and systems
  
• Transparent PV for building integration and agrivoltaics
  
• High-efficiency thin-film tandem technologies
  

Following the School, participants will enjoy a dynamic program of invited talks, oral presentations, and poster sessions, offering valuable insights into the current state-of-the-art research in these fields. Special emphasis will be placed on presentations by young researchers, encouraging PhD students to showcase their work and engage in interactive discussions with senior experts and industry leaders.

The Call for Abstracts for the 6th edition of the NEXTGEN (Next Generation High-Efficiency Photovoltaics) International School and Workshop is now open!

• Abstract submission deadline: 20 June 2025
  
• Registration deadline: 16 May – 16 August 2025
  

This year’s edition will take place at CaixaForum Palma (Mallorca, Spain) from 9 to 12 September 2025, and will be held in collaboration with the RenewPV School.
The 2025 program will revolve around the theme “Wide Band Gap PV”, focusing on novel concepts and devices with strong potential for indoor photovoltaics for IoT, transparent PV for building integration and agrivoltaics, and high-efficiency thin-film tandem technologies.

The School will open with a series of Master Classes that will be delivered by leading experts on hot topics related to advanced research on Wide Band Gap PV:
• Zacharie Jehl-Li Kao (Polytechnic University of Catalonia – UPC, Spain): Semiempirical model methodologies of wide band gap single and multijunction device architectures
• Joaquim Puigdollers (UPC, Spain): Selective contacts for high-efficiency device architectures: fundamentals and advanced concepts on inorganic and organic hybrid technologies
• Maxim Guc (Catalonia Institute for Energy Research – IREC, Spain): Understanding Raman scattering: what can we learn from inelastic scattering in PV materials and devices?
• Jon Major (University of Liverpool, UK): DLTS-based techniques: how can they contribute to the advanced understanding of wide band gap PV technologies
• Guillaume Zoppi (Northumbria University, UK): SIMS Advanced characterization techniques
• Julien Bachmann (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany): Development of Sb2S3 solar cells by ALD: Perspectives and challenges

In addition, we are pleased to confirm the participation of several world-leading invited speakers, including Prof. Susan Schoor (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Germany), Prof. Robert Hoye (University of Oxford, UK), Dr. Cesar Valderrama (UPC, Spain, TBC)) and Prof. Aldo Di Carlo (ISM-CNR and CHOSE – University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy, TBC).

The School will be followed by oral and poster sessions, offering a broad perspective on the current state of international research in the field. Young researchers are especially encouraged to submit their work and take part in dynamic discussions around their PhD projects. In addition, best selected presentations will be invited to contribute to a special issue that will be published in the high IF journal Small Structure from Wiley.

Full information on abstract submission and registration is available on the event webpage:
👉 https://www.irec.cat/press-society/events/nextgen/