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Unconventional Semiconductors and Their Applications

Gordon Research Conference

Metal-Halide Perovskites and their Derivatives

July 26 - 31, 2026

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University of Southern Maine

25 Bedford St.

Portland, Maine, United States

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Application Information

Applications for this meeting must be submitted by June 28, 2026. Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed (full) before this deadline. If the meeting is oversubscribed, it will be stated here. Note: Applications for oversubscribed meetings will only be considered by the conference chair if more seats become available due to cancellations.

Conference Description

The Unconventional Semiconductors and Their Applications GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes an array of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

Discovery of new materials has been the backbone of rapid technological revolution. Metal-halide perovskites and related emerging semiconductors have recently drawn enormous interest for their potential in cost-effective, high-performance optoelectronics. Discussions at this GRC will encompass fundamental materials physics and chemistry of the metal halides, as well as their applications in solar energy harvesting, energy-efficient lighting, and radiation detection.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Unconventional Semiconductors and Their Applications" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Conference Program

Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm	Interfaces and Defects Discussion Leader:
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:20 pm	"Interfacial Defects and Perovskite Electrochemistry"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm	"Surfaces and Interfaces in Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Cells"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm	Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Towards More Stable Materials and Devices Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am	"Towards More Stable Perovskite Solar Cells: Material Synthesis, Interface Engineering, and Device Stack Considerations"
9:40 am - 9:50 am	Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am	"The Mechanical Reliability of Perovskite Photovoltaics: Science of Why They May Fall Apart, and How to Make Them Last Longer"
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am	"Increasing Stability of Sn-Perovskite Materials and Devices"
11:30 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 12:10 pm	"Progress and Challenges to Commercialize Utility-Scale Perovskite PV"
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm	Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Pathways for Photovoltaic Applications Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:20 pm	"Advancing Perovskite PV Lifetimes with High Impact Research: An Industrial Perspective"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm	"The Path to Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Multijunction Solar Cells"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm	Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Scalable Processing of Halide Perovskites Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am	"Towards Sustainable and Scalable Processing of Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Cells"
9:40 am - 9:50 am	Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am	"Vacuum Evaporation for High Efficiency Large-Area Perovskite Solar Cells"
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am	"Engineering Vacuum-Deposited Perovskites for Multifunctional and Scalable Optoelectronic Platforms"
11:30 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 12:10 pm	"Accelerating Emerging PV Deployment Through the FAIRification of Research Data"
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm	Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Creative Synthesis for Tailored Properties Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:20 pm	"A Hybrid Workflow to Discover Tailored Functional Materials"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm	"Single-Crystal Halide Perovskite Heterostructures"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm	Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Nature and Dynamics of Photo-Excitations Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am	"Time-Domain Atomistic Modeling of Photo-Induced Dynamics in Modern Semiconductors"
9:40 am - 9:50 am	Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am	"Physical Properties and Solar Cell Applications of Sn-Based Perovskites and Their Alloys"
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am	"Directing Energy and Charge Carrier Flow in Semiconductor–Molecular Hybrids"
11:30 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 12:10 pm	"Nonequilibrium Transport in Perovskite Materials"
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm	Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Symmetry Breaking and Chirality in Halide Perovskites Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:20 pm	"Symmetry Breaking and Chiroptical/Spin Control in Lower-Dimensional Hybrid Perovskite Semiconductors"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm	"Symmetry-Driven Fine Structure of Excitons in 2D Perovskites"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm	Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Business Meeting Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Physical Properties Uncovered by Advanced Methodologies Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am	"Inversion Symmetry Breaking in Layered Hybrid Perovskites"
9:40 am - 9:50 am	Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am	"First Principles Computational Modelling of Excitons in Heterogeneous Semiconductors"
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am	"Tracking and Making Use of Heat in Two-Dimensional Metal Halide Perovskites"
11:30 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 12:10 pm	"What Doesn’t Kill Perovskite Solar Cells? In-Operando Characterization Tools to Develop Regeneration Strategies"
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm	Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Functionalities Beyond Photovoltaics Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:20 pm	"Engineering Scalable, Perovskite-Based Quantum Light Sources"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm	"Quantum Transport and Superfluidity of Excitons in Perovskite Superlattices"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm	Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure

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Registration Fees

Conferee Single Room:

$1,435.00

Conferee Shared Room:

$1,350.00

Conferee Off-Site:

$790.00

Guest Single Room:

$1,215.00

Guest Shared Room:

$1,130.00

Guest Off-Site:

$570.00

Child 4-12 yrs Shared Room:

$565.00

Child 4-12 yrs Off-Site:

$285.00

Child Under 4 yrs Shared Room:

Free

Child Under 4 yrs Off-Site:

Free

Bus Arriving:

$65.00

Bus Departing:

$65.00

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