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Date: October 25, 2011 4:15:46 AM CDT
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Subject: [ PSI-K ] Abstract submission to "International Workshop on Hybrid
Excitations in Nano-Materials"
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http://cselnx9.dl.ac.uk:8080/portal)
Subject: Abstract submission to "International Workshop on Hybrid Excitations in
Nano-Materials"
Category: Event
From: Guido Goldoni
Date: 25-Oct-2011 10:15
Message:
Dear collegue,
we are pleased to announce the
International Workshop on Hybrid Excitations in Nano-Materials
which will be held in Modena, Italy, on December 18-20, 2011. You can submit your
abstract to segreteria.s3(a)nano.cnr.it before October, 31th.
The Conference will consist of a 4-half-day program, with oral/poster sessions. All
participants are invited to present their scientific contributions as an oral presentation
or a poster.
Please, circulate this message to any collegue which might be interested.
Organizers
Guido Goldoni (Italy), Rosa Di Felice (Italy), Fabrice Vallee (France) and Danny Porath
(Israel)
Contact
Luisa Neri, segreteria.s3(a)nano.cnr.it
Scope
The aim of the Workshop is to bring together scientists active in the synthesis and
spectroscopy of hybrid nano-objects with theoreticians and computational physicists. We
plan to discuss open problems and new venues in the description of hybrid excitations in
composite materials at the nano-scale, to identify fundamental challenges and spot the
most promising directions.
Venue
Physics Department, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 213/a, Modena,
Italy
Website
hyex2011.nano.cnr.it
Abstract submission and registration
Please submit your abstract and register at the conference website hyex2011.nano.cnr.it
Conference fee
the registration fee is 50 euros, and includes 4 coffe-breaks, the social dinner (sunday
18th) and lunch (monday 19th).
Invited speakers (confirmed)
Garnett Bryant (Univ. of Maryland, USA)
Uri Banin (Hebew Univ., Jersusalem, IL)
Natalia Del Fatti (CNRS, Lyon, FR)
Juan Ignacio Climente Plasencia (Unvi. Jaume I, Castellon, ES)
Liberato Manna (IIT, Genova, IT)
Benedetta Mennucci (Univ. of Pisa, IT)
Andrea Ferretti (Univ. of Modena and Reggio E, IT)
Ulrich Hohenester (Univ. of Graz, AT)
Yuriy Khalavka (Univ. Mainz, D)
Important dates
October 31: abstract submission
November 30: registration
Scientific case and topics:
Hybrid nano-objects formed by two or more materials with very different electronic
properties (metals, semiconductors, molecules) are emerging as the most promising and
versatile nano-systems. Sensing, molecular electronics, photo-catalysis, photovoltaics,
nano-medicine are fields where the peculiar properties of specific hybrid nano-systems,
making advantage of the different, yet coupled optical properties of the different
segments, may trigger revolutionary developments.
Nano-hybrids are still little exploited though. Their development presents important
fundamental challenges and necessitates convergence of different cutting-edge experimental
and theoretical methods. From the synthesis and experimental side, the production of
hybrid nanoobjects require development of new strategies for the assembly of materials
with different chemical, structural and symmetry properties. Their characterization and
property measurements often requires the simultaneous use of different imaging and
spectroscopy techniques, and the interpretation of the data may call for
unconventional approaches mixing, for instance molecular and solid-state physics methods.
From the theoretical viewpoint it is necessary to apply methods that allow the
accurate description of components of different nature and their interaction. In other
words, the investigation of
hybrid nano-objects, which mix excitations with very different length and energy scales,
also
requires the development and application of hybrid methods for their investigation –
possibly
unconventional multiscale approaches from the computational point of view.
Topics to be covered
1. Synthesis of hybrid nanoparticles
2. Functionalization/coating of inorganic nanoparticles/surfaces with organic materials
3. Plasmonics
4. Optical characterization of hybrid nanoobjects
5. Energy transfer and charge transfer at hybrid interfaces
6. Ab-initio simulations and semi-empirical modeling
7. Development of innovative predictive theoretical approaches for optical properties of
hybrid materials at the nano-scale
Attachments:
HYEX_flyer.pdf
hyex2011.nano.cnr.it
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