Workshop on Inorganic Nanotubes Experiment and theory

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When

2009/09/02 - 2009/09/04

Place

San Sebastián

Organizers

Andrés Ayuela, Pedro Miguel Echenique, Gotthard Seifert and Jorge Sanchez-Dolado

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September 2-4, 2009. DIPC, San Sebastián

Aim and Objective

Nanotubes have attracted much attention of experimentalists and theorists. The informations about construction, synthesis and properties of the carbon nanotubes were published in numerous publications and books. At present, not only these new allotropes of carbon focus on fundamental research, but they find also its way in many applications.

Simultaneously with the discovery of the carbon nanotubes a question appeared - the nanotubular structures can be produced only based on carbon? The synthesis of the noncarbon nanotubes was realized in 1992 based on the molybdenum and tungsten disulphides. The hollow 1D nanostructures are not the exclusive phenomena for carbon, but they are possible for other compounds such as MoS2 and WS2! During last 15 years the nanotubes of almost a dozen of inorganic compounds were discovered. Although the inorganic nanotubes were observed soon, one year after the carbon nanotubes, a systematic view on their synthesis, their properties and their potentials for applications is still very limited.

This workshop aims to provide a forum for communication amongst scientists working in the field of Inorganic Nanotubes. Similar to the vast development on Carbon Nanotubes we hope to encourage the generation of new ideas for the development of novel nanotubular systems and their properties bringing together scientists working both experimentally and theoretically on Inorganic Nanotubes. The frame of the workshop is planned to be small (around 30 participants) to provide a productive scientific enviroment for interesting and exciting ideas. We expect three days of exciting lectures given by highly recognized speakers from the Inorganic Nanotube field.

The range of topics will be rather broad and will consider experimental as well as theoretical aspects on:
- Synthesis
- Structure and Characterization
- Mechanical Properties
- Electronic and Optical Properties
- Applications (tribological, catalysis, solar cells, etc.).
- …
We encourage young researchers for participation.

Our sponsor the Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) has certain funds available for support of living and travel expenses.

Workshop Organizers:

Andrés Ayuela
Pedro Miguel Echenique
Donostia International Physics Center
Centro de Física de Materiales
Centro Mixto CSIC-UPV/EHU
San Sebastián- Spain

Gotthard Seifert
TU Dresden
Physikalische Chemie
Dresden- Germany

Jorge Sanchez-Dolado
NANOC – LABEIN Technological Center
Bilbao-Spain

For more information, you may contact Hegoi Manzano:
Tel.: +34 943 01 8416
Fax.: +34 943 01 5600
Email: innt_1@ehu.es

For more information, you may contact Hegoi Manzano:
Tel.: +34 943 01 8416
Fax.: +34 943 01 5600
Email: swxayfea@sw.ehu.es

Please fill in the following registration form to participate in the Workshop.
We will assign attendance on a first come first served basis.
We include attendance to the whole program of the conference, lunch everyday, and the workshop dinner.
The number of paid participants is limited to 30, such participants are invited to present their work (see abstract section).

Upon registration, you will receive an email confirming your registration.

In case of oversubcription the participants would have to pay 200 euros fee.
The details for the payment of the conference fee will be sent in the confirmation email.

Call for Speakers and Poster Contributions: Time will be allocated in the schedule for plenary conferences and short oral contributions. A full poster session will also be organized.

Speakers, oral contributors, and poster presenters are encouraged to submit an abstract following the on-line procedure, or alternatively, uploading the word template below.


Deadline for abstract submission is due on July 30th 2009.


The following link allows for on-line abstract submission or for abstract template downloading (bottom of the page after the click).