NANOSEA 2012 will primarily focus on the following topics that are of strong current interest in fields of nanostructures self-assembling and nanopatterned substrate:
- Nanostructured Materials
- Semiconductor
- Metallic
- Organic
- Biological
- New materials and structures
- Nanostructures classes
- Quantum dots, quantum wires and quantum wells
- Nanotubes and nanorods
- Graphene layers
- Nanoparticles and Nanoprecipitates
- Nanoporous material
- Very thin multilayers and superlattices
- Local structure of nanostructures
- Effects of local structure on properties in nanostructured materials
- Quantitative characterization of atomic arrangements
- Characterization of nanoparticle surfaces
- Characterization of internal interfaces
- Self-assembling techniques
- Nanopatterning by lithographic techniques
- Ion-beam lithography and patterning
- Nanopore fabrication and Pore filling
- Substrate nanostructuring
- Co-polymer template
- Surface passivation
- Functionalisation and catalysts
- Nanofabrication
- Modelling
- Self-organisation and pattern formation
- Thermodynamics and kinetics of nucleation and growth
- Ab initio theory for spintronic materials and spin transport
- Defects and impurities
- Non-radiative and relaxation processes
- Transport
- Properties
- Electronic and optical
- Magnetic
- Size dependent properties and transport
- Mechanical
- Structure, microstructure, and morphology
- Applications
- Novel microelectronic device
- Nanoelectronic devices
- Molecular devices
- Nanodevice fabrication technology, characterization, properties and modelling
- Photonic and photovoltaic devices
- Chemical and biological sensors
- Multifunctional spin devices
- Magnetic random access memories (MRAM)
- Other applications in medicine, biology, energy and environment...