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PCGMR Activities - IUMRS-ICAM2013 Symposium D7.

Soft Processing of Nano-Structured Materials

• Prof. Yoshimura will be one of the organizers for IUMRS-ICAM2013 Symposium D7. Soft Processing of Nano-Structured Materials

• About D7. Soft Processing of Nano-Structured Materials :

Advanced Inorganic Materials like carbons, semiconductors, ceramics, etc. have been synthesized/fabricated mostly via high-technology using high-energetic species due to their intrinsic brittleness. Soft processing (also known as green processing) them is getting crucial as one of the efficient alternative approaches to sustain our living environment in current advanced materials research. Such technique widely includes soft chemistry, solution deposition, colloidal processing, gel processing like sol-gel, bio-inspired, hydro-/solvo-thermal, and soft solution processing. It allows not only the synthesis of nano-particles, hybrids, nano-wires, or bulk single crystals, but also nano-structured thin/thick, and/or integrated films with various appearances such as shapes, sizes, and orientations. This field has gained great scientific interests in academic/research areas due to simple apparatus, easy operation, large scaling, and low cost/pollution. Continuous progress and innovation have extended its applications to a wide range of functional materials, such as native elements, metal oxides, carbons, nitrides, and chalcogenides, their composites, etc.

The symposium intends to offer a valuable interaction platform for the attendants, and establish a strong connection between the peer researchers and even institutes. Novel experimental procedures, materials, and applications will be highly anticipated in such scale of the symposium. Through the integration of outstanding performances presented in the symposium, we can enhance the visibility and effectiveness of this field in academia, research, and industry. As a result, more funding/attention will be drawn and a further prosperous future will be expected.

• Main topics:

• 1. Carbon materials: nanotubes (CNT), Graphenes, etc.,

• 2. Oxide materials,

• 3. Carbide, nitride, and chalcogenides materials,

• 4. Nanocomposites materials.

• Organizers:

• Contacts:

• Prof. Kao-Shuo Chang

• Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan

• E-mail: kschang@mail.ncku.edu.tw

• Related Link:

• Official website: http://www.iumrs-icam2013.org/en/