XVIII International Materials Reseach Congress
16-20 August 2009, Cancún, México
Symposium 13: Advances in Semiconducting Materials
Invited speakers (tentative) include:
Regents’ Professor and Director, School of Materials, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
"Defects in Semiconductors and their Influence on Device Behavior"
2. Dr.Alex Freundlich
Research Professor of Physics and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Leader of Photovoltaics and Nanostructures Laboratories, Center for Advanced Materials, University of Houston, USA
3. Dr.Mohamed Henini Professor of Applied Physics, School of Physics & Astronomy, Nottingham Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Centre (nnnc), University of Nottingham, UK
"Molecular Beam Epitaxy: From Quantum Wells to Quantum Dots and From Research to Mass Production"
"Structural and Optical Studies of GaBixAs1-x Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy on (311)B and (001) GaAs Substrates"
4. Dr. Lamia ZNAIDI
Université Paris, France
5. Dr. Kenji Koga
Nanotechnology Research Institute, National Institute of AdVanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
6. Dr.D.Mangalaraj
Professor and Head, Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Bharathiar University, INDIA
7. Ramana Chintalapalle
Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, Texas
8. Dr.Jesus Gonzalez
Director General, Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C. (CIMAV), Mexico
9. Dr.Isaac Hernandez
Chairman, Department of Physics, Cinvestav, Mexico
10. Dr.Aldo Humberto
CINVESTAV-Unidad Queretaro, Mexico
11. Dr.Aron Sanchez
CIE-UNAM, Mexico
ADVANCES IN SEMICONDUCTING MATERIALS
The symposium on "Advances in Semiconducting Materials" covers a wide range of materials technology communities covering the full academic / industrial spectrum. The conference provides a productive atmosphere for discussions between scientists working on the fundamental material and physical problems and industrial researchers interested in the influence of specific fundamental problems on the fabrication process of semiconducting materials and devices.
The participants will have an opportunity to exchange their ideas and experiences, to discuss the future directions of this expanding field, and to create new personal contacts. The main objectives of the symposium will be
- To bring together the leaders in semiconducting materials technologists and scientist around the world, especially focusing on advances in Synthesis, Characterization and Device applications
- To attract an elite, national and international audience representing science, academia and industry
- To bring a technical audience to the marketplace
SCOPE OF THE SYMPOSIUM
The purpose of this symposium is to discuss growth, characterization, theories, device applications and material problems related to semiconducting (SC) materials. The emphasis on this symposium will lie on the various growth techniques and properties of organic semiconductors, inorganic semiconductors, oxide SC, hybrid SC, magnetic SC, ferroelectric SC, low temperature SC, layered SC, microscopy of SC materials, SC fabrication and advanced packaging materials, etc. The symposium will focus on the most recent advances in the study of semiconducting material properties including structural, electronic, photonic, thermal, and others and will detail micro-characterization techniques and developments in materials science and technology covering the complete range of elemental and compound semiconductors. Many of these semiconductors have interesting properties but they have not yet received much attention due to their limited applications. Their existence shows that the field of semiconductor engineering still has plenty of room for growth and expansion. One reason why semiconductors have become the choice material for the electronic industry is the existence of highly sophisticated epitaxial growth techniques. Their industrial applications have in turn, led to an increased sophistication of these techniques. These techniques have made it possible to synthesize artificial crystal structure known as super lattices and quantum wells. Recent advances in fabricating low dimensional nanostructures take advantage of either alignment of atoms with substrates or strain between substrate and epilayer. A coordinated effort will be made to have a strong interaction between semiconducting materials and device research. This coordination provides for maximum exchange of information between attendees of the conferences. The conference will involve oral presentations; both invited and contributed, by academic, government, and industrial researchers. The strategy being adopted is to work with the national, international researchers and manufacturers to develop international collaboration. These developments hold an enormous potential for emerging technologies.
TOPICS OF THE SYMPOSIUM
Fundamentals of Semiconductors, Characterization of Semiconductor Materials, Basic Properties of Semiconductors like structural, electrical, optical, Hall Effect, Thermoelectric, Photoconductivity etc., Alloys of Elemental Semiconductors, Quantum Physics of semiconducting materials, Semiconductor Hetero-structures, Surface Preparation, Passivation and Cleaning for Semiconductor Growth and Processing, Microscopy and Semiconducting Materials, Spectroscopy of Semiconductors and Semiconductor Nanostructures, Atomistic Simulation of Electro-optic and Magneto-optic Oxide Materials, Semiconductor Quantum Optoelectronics, Quantum Semiconductor Devices and Technologies, Nitride Semiconductors and Devices, Smart Devices, Computer Simulation Methods in Condensed Matter, etc.
PARTICIPANTS
Attendees include students, professors, scientists, engineers, researchers, technicians, R&D managers, and product managers. The symposium encourages multifaceted personalities to benefit from the topic of Advances in Semiconducting Materials in the light of the pressure on needs of future world.
PUBLICATIONS
It is planned to publish the work presented in this symposium in a reputed international journal. A number of opportunities for forthcoming contributions have been identified.
1. Materials Science and Engineering -B- An Elsevier Journal (Impact factor 1.31)
The organizing committee continues to probe the possibilities of publishing in additional journals if the demand needs