Welcome
The aim of 7th ESPS-NIS is to address the recent developments in the area of high index surfaces from nanopatterns to vicinal substrates and of semiconductor nanostructures from their formation and control to their properties and applications. High index semiconductor surfaces are interesting and technologically important since they display many intriguing properties that may be exploited to provide a variety of scientific and industrial based applications. These features range from nucleation sites for nanostructures growth to novel electronic properties. The shape of high index surfaces is also a large matter of investigation.
A major topic of the workshop concerns the nucleation and growth of nanostructures on high index surfaces, template layers (from organic to semiconductor) and nanopatterns. It will provide a common forum for scientists from fields of theory, surface science, growth, nanopatterning, characterization and device fabrication. Special attention will be paid to the understanding of the formation, evolution and organisation of nanoscale systems. 7th ESPS-NIS International Workshop will cover fundamental issues in nucleation, crystal growth, surface and interface atomistic mechanisms, electronic structure and applications. Emphasis will be placed on the optical, electrical and magnetic properties of semiconductor nanostructures. Of relevant importance are also the novel properties induced by the atomic steps of high index surfaces on low scale nanostructures properties. New insights on short term and futuristic device applications will be of prime interest in the framework of the 7th ESPS-NIS workshop.
SPECS NANOTECHNOLOGY intends to honor and encourage a graduate student whose academic achievements and current research displays a high level of excellence and distinction with a “Graduate Student Award” of 1000 €.
To be eligible for the SPECS NANOTECHNOLOGY Graduate Student Award, the applicant must be registered as a graduate student with a PhD thesis research program. The applicant is the main author of a manuscript and must be entrusted with the (oral or poster) presentation of the paper. In addition, the applicant must pay the registration fees for students.
