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Lincot.JPG Symposium Chairman - Dr. Daniel Lincot

Symposium co-chairman - Prof. Gary Hodes

Symposium co-chairman - Prof. Patrik Schmuki

Programme

Formation of thin films and nanostructures with unique properties can be achieved on solid surfaces from solutions by chemical or electrochemical routes. These processes named Chemical Bath Deposition, Chemical Solution Deposition, Liquid Phase Impregnation, hydrothermal growth, Electrodeposition, Anodic Oxidation are based on a common conceptual ground of interfacial reactions at the solid-solution interface. The materials can be semiconductors, oxides, metals, hybrids or nanocomposites in the form of thin films, porous networks, nanorods or nanotubes arrays, grown directly by self-organization mechanisms or inside templates like porous membranes. One can assist in recent years to remarkable development of these synthesis approaches seeking for advanced applications in electronics, photovoltaics, lasing, sensors, photocatalysis, magnetism, batteries...
The aim of the symposium is to promote exchanges between researchers in this field for
(i) improving a common understanding of the growth mechanisms involved in the formation processes, from the molecular to the final structure level, involving interfacial chemical or electrochemical reactions, the influence of solution composition including additives, the effect of external parameters like illumination.
(ii) the advanced characterization and optimization of the properties of the films or nanostructures in relation to the formation conditions.
(iii) advanced applications in forefront technologies
(iv) theory and modelling

Tentative Topics

- Chalcogenide thin films semiconductors by chemical deposition and electrodeposition
- Oxide nanostructures by chemical and hydrothermal deposition, by electrodeposition or anodic oxidation – possible session on ZnO
-Porous semiconductors by anodic oxidation
-Hybrid inorganic/organic nanostructures
- Metallic layers and nanostructures by electrodeposition and chemical deposition (electroless).
-Self assembled, biomimetic and templated growth mechanisms
-Epitaxial growth from solutions
-Advanced applications like Photovoltaics, Photonics, optoelectronics, magnetics, lighting, sensing, energy storage

Interest, Questions, Suggestions ? Please contact the organizers

List of invited speakers:

  • Dr. Philippe Allongue - Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France
  • Prof. Leigh Canham - pSiMedica Ltd, A pSiVida Group company, Malvern, UK
  • Priv. Doz. Dr. Ahmed Ennaoui - Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin GmbH, Berlin, Germany
  • Dr. Petr Nemec - Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Prof. Hideki Masuda - Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
  • Prof. Paul.O'Brien - The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
  • Prof. Reg Penner - University of California, Irvine, USA
  • Prof. Krishnan Rajeshwar - University of Texas at Arlington, USA
  • Prof. Derck Schlettwein - Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Giessen, Germany
  • Prof. John L. Stickney - University of Georgia, Athens, USA
  • Prof. Tsukasa Yoshida - Gifu University, Gifu, Japan

Organisers

  • Daniel LINCOT - Laboratory of Electrochemistry and Analytical Chemistry (CNRS-ENSCP-UPMC Paris 6), Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, Paris, France
  • Gary HODES - Department of Materials and Interfaces,Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
  • Patrik SCHMUKI - Department of Materials Science, Institute for Surface Science and Corrosion (LKO), Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen, Germany

Proceedings

The proceedings will be published in Physica Status Solidi.

Instructions for manuscript submission:

- Contributions will be reviewed according to the standards of Physica
Status Solidi. Papers will be published in PSS (c)- Current topics in solid state physics and part of the papers may be accepted for PSS (a)
-applications and materials science.
- The publisher will provide the use of his in line submission and
refereeing system to cover the editorial process via the internet.
- The in line submission system for authors will be open from the 10th of september to the 15 th of october. Please see the attached instructions for authors.
- The standard length of the papers is 4 printed pages and 6 pages for
invited papers
- The publication of the volume is sceduled for May 2008

Contact

Daniel LINCOT
Laboratory of Electrochemistry and Analytical Chemistry(CNRS-ENSCP-UPMC Paris 6)
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, Paris, France.
e-mail: daniel–[email protected]

Gary HODES
Department of Materials and Interfaces,Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
e-mail: [email protected]

Patrik SCHMUKI
Department of Materials Science, Institute for Surface Science and Corrosion (LKO), Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen, Germany
e-mail: [email protected]