PROGRAM / SYMPOSIUM G-3

Oxides exhibit electronic, optical, magnetic, and mechanical properties depending on the valence properties of the other element to which the oxygen is bonded. To date, oxide thin films have been used in numerous applications due to the diversity of their material properties. The multifunctional properties offered by oxide heterostructures and their ability to meet sustainability criteria have attracted increasing interest as they may potentially open up the next generation of industries. 
The control of oxide-thin-film growth, coupled with accurate characterization tools for structure, composition and properties, modeling, and theoretical understanding, is a prerequisite for further development of new high-performance oxide-based materials devices. The effects of strain, interfaces, defects, composition, and dimensions such as non-layers 2D and 1D are key parameters that allow properties to be tuned purposefully and by design and need to be fully understood with a multiscale approach. Interface phenomena between oxides as well as between oxides and other materials are important as new properties may emerge. Furthermore, many applications require the use of low-cost and/or low-temperature deposition methods, while others require the integration of oxides on suitable platforms such as semiconductor wafers or flexible substrates. 
The symposium ""Synthesis, Processing and Characterization of Nanoscale and Functional Oxide Films"" will explore the full range of tunable properties of oxides. It will provide a forum for interactive discussion of the latest research developments and future trends and challenges in the synthesis and solid-state crystallization of multifunctional oxide-based thin films and low dimensionality, multilayers, nanostructures, as well as high-resolution characterization, device integration and novel functionality, theoretical modeling, etc. The materials and/or properties we will address include ferroelectricity, ferromagnetism, electronic properties, thermoelectricity, superconductivity, field effect tunability, carrier mobility, photoconductivity, low dimensionality, optical transparency, catalytic and photovoltaic behavior.