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9 -12 November 2008- 4th ERA-Chemistry Flash Conference, Madrid, Spain

"Modern chemical techniques for light harvesting":

Chemical schemes for harvesting light, either for the generation of electricity or for the direct synthesis of energy storage molecules (such as H2), are one of the grand challenges in chemistry. While first generation work was more focussed on physical schemes, e.g. by applying thin layers of semiconductors in CVD or PVD processes, second generation light harvesting systems make systematic use of modern synthetic chemistry, e.g. by generating doped inorganic semiconductor nanostructures, making polynuclear complexes for multielectron transfer reactions, or using biomimetic approaches to copy the natural photosynthesis cascade.

It is the purpose of this Flash Conference to give an exchange forum for chemical research on these modern, second generation light harvesting systems, either on their synthesis or on the characterization of the elemental charge transport or charge transfer steps. Ultimate goal should be diverse competing chemical systems promoting either efficient photocurrent generation or artificial photosynthesis of valuable intermediate molecules".
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