3. Thin films and nanostructures of advanced functional materials

Scope
Advanced materials are used in many high-tech industries, especially if they possess multiple functional properties. There are applications that requires the material under the form of thin films, special coatings, or even as nanostructures. Examples ranges from thin film field effect transistors (TFT), to antistatic and auto-cleaning coatings or bio-sensors. Combination of thin films or nanostructures of materials with different functional properties may lead to new functionalities and applications. It results that in depth study of thin film and nanostructures of advanced functional materials is a key element for the advancement of science and technology, including future emerging technologies.

Topics
The section will focus on advanced functional thin films, coatings, nanostructures, multilayers, super-lattices covering topics such as:

• Preparation methods (chemical, electro-chemical, physico-chemical, etc.)
• Correlation between structural quality and physical properties
• Size effects in ultra-thin films and nanostructures
• Role of interfaces/surfaces in multilayers and composite functional materials
• New functionalities
• Modelling and simulation of physical properties in thin films and nanostructures

This symposium intends to bring together scientists and engineers involved in various aspects of the synthesis, characterization, device integration and theoretical modeling of thin films and nanostructures with special emphasis on (multi)functional advanced materials.

Section Organizers

Lucian Pintilie, National Institute of Materials Physics, Romania
Felicia Iacomi, Faculty of Physics, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania

Invited papers