Symposium EE of the upcoming E-MRS, Spring Meeting, Lille, France 2-6 May 2016 will be co-organized by Prof. PC Kelires. Please check below for description and important deadlines.
Carbon-, or nitrogen-containing nanostructured thin films
The focus of this proposal is on multifunctional thin films. It continues the successful story of previous E-MRS Meeting Symposia. The major objective is to provide a fruitful exchange platform for scientists and engineers working in the multidisciplinary research field of design, synthesis, characterization and application of these films.
Scope:
Carbon- or Nitrogen-Containing Nanostructured Thin Films exhibit multifunctional properties, different from those of the constituents. These films offer a wealth of structures, e.g. based on metastable phases, nanocomposites or nanosized multilayers, giving rise to unique combinations of optical, optoelectronic, magnetic, electrical and mechanical properties. Metastable films can be designed consisting of plasma polymers, diamond-like carbon or CNx phases. Nanocomposite films can be tailored by adding either metallic (e.g. Ti), non-metallic (e.g. Si) elements with high C or N affinity, or metallic elements with no C or N affinity (e.g. Cu) in an amorphous or crystalline matrix. The objective of this symposium is to highlight the experimental and theoretical progress in development of carbon- or nitrogen-containing nanostructured films consisting of nanocrystalline particles embedded in an inorganic and/or organic matrix. A multitude of matrixes can be imagined, e.g. C or Si based. Nanolaminated structures such as MAX-phases, plasma polymers, as well as carbon nanotubes, graphene or other low-dimensional structures embedded into a matrix, are also in the scope of this symposium. Contributions investigating plasma composition – material structure - films property – relationships by experimental and theoretical means will be considered. Films’ synthesis by advanced processes, such as high power impulse magnetron sputtering, atmospheric plasma processes, and hybrid techniques are of interest. Papers elucidating mechanical, tribological, thermal, electrical, optical, optoelectronic and magnetic properties, biomedical compatibility, and correlations between these properties and deposition parameters, structure or films’ composition are also encouraged. Topics such as process modeling and diagnostic techniques, surface interaction and nucleation phenomena, investigation of degradation mechanisms e.g. phase and microstructure stability under different environments and coating-substrate interdiffusion, are also welcomed. Engineering-oriented contributions including automotive, chemical, electrical, optical, magnetic/optical data storage, pharmaceutical or biomedical applications, and emerging applications as in energy systems, will also be considered.
Hot topics to be covered by the symposium:
• Novel fabrication and synthesis routes in physical and (plasma enhanced) chemical vapor deposition
• Advances in controlled growth of nanocomposite thin films and nanostructured materials
• Diagnostics providing insight into the growth process and resulting material properties
• Modeling of growth processes and film properties
• Degradation mechanisms linked to phase and microstructure stability and interdiffusion
• Multifunctional coatings with advanced applications in tribology, optics, data storage, (bio)sensing and energy-relevant fields.
• Development of methods for characterization of nanomaterials
• Biomedical and pharmaceutical applications of coated materials
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Symposium EE of the upcoming E-MRS, Spring Meeting, Lille, France 2-6 May 2016 will be co-organized by Prof. PC Kelires. Please check below for description and important deadlines.
Carbon-, or nitrogen-containing nanostructured thin films
The focus of this proposal is on multifunctional thin films. It continues the successful story of previous E-MRS Meeting Symposia. The major objective is to provide a fruitful exchange platform for scientists and engineers working in the multidisciplinary research field of design, synthesis, characterization and application of these films.
Scope:
Carbon- or Nitrogen-Containing Nanostructured Thin Films exhibit multifunctional properties, different from those of the constituents. These films offer a wealth of structures, e.g. based on metastable phases, nanocomposites or nanosized multilayers, giving rise to unique combinations of optical, optoelectronic, magnetic, electrical and mechanical properties. Metastable films can be designed consisting of plasma polymers, diamond-like carbon or CNx phases. Nanocomposite films can be tailored by adding either metallic (e.g. Ti), non-metallic (e.g. Si) elements with high C or N affinity, or metallic elements with no C or N affinity (e.g. Cu) in an amorphous or crystalline matrix. The objective of this symposium is to highlight the experimental and theoretical progress in development of carbon- or nitrogen-containing nanostructured films consisting of nanocrystalline particles embedded in an inorganic and/or organic matrix. A multitude of matrixes can be imagined, e.g. C or Si based. Nanolaminated structures such as MAX-phases, plasma polymers, as well as carbon nanotubes, graphene or other low-dimensional structures embedded into a matrix, are also in the scope of this symposium. Contributions investigating plasma composition – material structure - films property – relationships by experimental and theoretical means will be considered. Films’ synthesis by advanced processes, such as high power impulse magnetron sputtering, atmospheric plasma processes, and hybrid techniques are of interest. Papers elucidating mechanical, tribological, thermal, electrical, optical, optoelectronic and magnetic properties, biomedical compatibility, and correlations between these properties and deposition parameters, structure or films’ composition are also encouraged. Topics such as process modeling and diagnostic techniques, surface interaction and nucleation phenomena, investigation of degradation mechanisms e.g. phase and microstructure stability under different environments and coating-substrate interdiffusion, are also welcomed. Engineering-oriented contributions including automotive, chemical, electrical, optical, magnetic/optical data storage, pharmaceutical or biomedical applications, and emerging applications as in energy systems, will also be considered.
Hot topics to be covered by the symposium:
• Novel fabrication and synthesis routes in physical and (plasma enhanced) chemical vapor deposition
• Advances in controlled growth of nanocomposite thin films and nanostructured materials
• Diagnostics providing insight into the growth process and resulting material properties
• Modeling of growth processes and film properties
• Degradation mechanisms linked to phase and microstructure stability and interdiffusion
• Multifunctional coatings with advanced applications in tribology, optics, data storage, (bio)sensing and energy-relevant fields.
• Development of methods for characterization of nanomaterials
• Biomedical and pharmaceutical applications of coated materials
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