Topics

The range of topics selected to be included in the present symposium are listed below. They are not exclusive and have been proposed in order to be as broad as possible so as to provide a platform for a large number of contributions, maximizing the impact of this multi-disciplinary focused series of symposia on Transparent Conductive Materials (TCMs).

Fundamentals

• Advanced TCMs / TCOs / AOS / non oxide TC’s
• Novel n- and p- type semiconductor materials
• Quantum dots and quantum materials
• High-k oxides
• 2D, 1D and 0D materials
• High entropy materials
• Wide Band-gap materials
• Meso-porous / Nano-porous materials and multilayer TCMs
• Piezoelectric, magnetic and dielectric TCMs / TCOs
• Photo-, Photo-Electro-, electro- catalytic materials
• Bi-functional and multi-functional electrocatalysts
• Hybrid and non-conventional TCMs

Advanced Processes and fabrication for Future Devices

• Physical Growth Techniques (PLD, sputtering etc)
• Chemical Growth techniques (CVD, ALD, PE-CVD, AP-CVD, MOCVD, ACG, etc.)
• Printed and Solution-deposited films, networks and heterostructures

Applications

• TCM electrodes and energy storage devices
• Transparent electronic devices (Passive, linear, two-terminal, TTFTs, etc.)
• Flat-panel display (FPD), OLED, UV-LED, electronic paper
• Transparent Circuits (Inverters, AMLCDs, AMOLEDs, etc.)
• Quantum Devices and Computing
• Quantum Dots for Advanced Display Technology
• Compound Semiconductors and Power Electronic Devices
• Sensors and Energy Harvesting for Smart Devices
• Flexible/stretchable Materials for Wearable Electronics
• Piezoelectric, Triboelectric and Hybrid Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems
• Oxides for logic and memories application
• Materials for Batteries and Energy storage systems
• Advances in Photovoltaic Materials and Devices
• Functional Transparent Nanostructured Materials for Healthcare Applications
• Materials for living –environment / medicine
• Water splitting and fuel cell catalysts
• Air pollution and treatment
• Power-to-x technologies
• Photo-, Photo- electro, electro- chemical energy conversion
• Photo and electrochemical systems for CO2 conversion to fuels and chemicals
• Oxides for chromogenic materials and Device
• Smart Windows and active coatings
• Wavelength-selective devices based on TCMs
• Machine-learning and big data for functional materials design
• Artificial Intelligence for TCMs

Advanced Characterization for Functional Materials

• Defects and Disorders
• Engineering of interfaces for enhanced properties
• Advanced Characterization techniques
• Operando Spectroscopy
• Time-resolved transient absorption spectroscopy
• Microscopy, Electrical, Optical,  Mechanical and Dielectric properties
• Conductivity (electrical, thermal, ionic, photon)