Steve J. Bull, University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, s.j.bull@ncl.ac.uk
Gouri Radhakrishnan, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, CA,  gouri.radhakrishnan@aero.org

H1. Nanotube, Nanowire and Nanoparticle Thin-Films and Coatings
 

Session Chair

Richard Martel, Université de Montréal, Canada, r.martel@umontreal.ca

This session solicits works that focus on harnessing nano-scale phenomena and inventive deposition strategies for new types of nanostructures and nano-material coatings with enhanced properties and/or multiple functionalities.  Advances in nanotube and nanowire growth and applications will be addressed, in addition to the use and development of novel in-situ diagnostics to understand and control their growth process. Devising strategies that integrate nanostructures (e.g. nanoparticles, nanotubes and nanowires) and their assemblies, using both traditional and newly evolving variants of vapor-phase, liquid-state and solid-phase deposition techniques, is a major challenge. Similarly, producing coatings of composite materials may require the use of a combination of deposition techniques either in series or in parallel. This session will be a forum for addressing such topics in the context of producing novel and advanced nano-structured materials, applying them towards new-generation nano-devices, and developing innovative manufacturing processes. 

Topics of interest include:

Nanotube and/or nanowire coatings for optical and electrical applications

Growth and deposition techniques for making nanostructure layers

Nanostructure synthesis and incorporation into coatings as fillers by in-situ and ex-situ processing

Newly emerging direct-write, cluster-beam, and bio-inspired deposition methods

Processing-structure-stability-property relationships

Novel application concepts or prototypes using nano-engineered structures

Invited Speakers

Grace Jia Lu, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Southern California, USA, “Science and Application of ZnO Nanowire Field Effect Transistors” 

Chongwu Zhou, Department of Electrical Engineering. University of Southern California, USA, “Transparent Conductive Carbon Nanotube Coatings”

Michael Brett, University of Alberta, Canada, “Chiral Architectures in Thin Films: Fabrication and Applications”

H2. High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering
 

Session Chairs

Arutiun P. Ehiasarian, Sheffield Hallam University, UK, a.ehiasarian@shu.ac.uk
Krassimir Marchev, P&G Company, USA, marchev.k@pg.com

High power impulse magnetron sputtering (HIPIMS) is establishing itself rapidly as a new PVD technology that promotes adhesion and improves coating density.  Advantages are becoming apparent in an increasing number of fields ranging from hard coatings to optical coatings.  Advances in hardware design and control enable new approaches.  The session solicits presentations from academia and industry that cover the basic understanding as well as new applications.  We seek to provide a forum to discuss all aspects of the HIPIMS technology including plasma and discharge physics, modelling, reactive N₂ and O₂ processes, substrate pre-treatment, mechanisms of film growth, deposition of single and complex nitride and oxide coatings, industrial applications, production, up scaling and hardware. 

Invited Speaker

Kostas Sarakinos, RWTH Aachen, Germany, “Target - Plasma -Film Interactions in High Power Pulsed Magnetron Sputtering” 

H3. Surface Engineering of Coatings: Tribo, Bio and Nano-Corrosion Effects
 

Session Chairs

Margaret Stack, University of Strathclyde, UK, margaret.stack@ustrath.ac.uk
E. Meletis, University of Texas at Arlington, USA, meletis@mac.uta.edu

This session seeks papers on the environmental degradation of single and multilayered thin films to include corrosion,  tribocorrosion, biotribocorrosion and nanocorrosion effects. New contributions on the performance of coatings exposed to:

• atmospheric

• marine

• automotive – exposure to fuel oils and

• biological environments- dental and total joint prostheses

are solicited.

Papers on life cycle, modelling and mapping of the performance of thin films in such environments are welcome.
The session will provide a forum to discuss the latest state-of-the art understanding of the degradation of thin films in a multidisciplinary format to include the action of corrosion, tribocorrosion and biotribocorrosion environments 

Invited Speakers: 

Pranesh Aswath, University of Texas, USA, “Surface Engineering of New Environmentally Friendly Lubricants”

Mathew T. Mathew, RUSH University Medical Centre (RUMC), USA, “Tribocorrosion Mechanisms of Coatings for Bio-Implants”

H4. Thin Films for Photovoltaics: Synthesis and Characterization

Session Chairs

Sanjay V. Khare, University of Toledo, USA khare@physics.utoledo.edu
Steven B. Fairchild, AFRL/MLPS, Wright-Patterson AFB OH, USA, steven.fairchild@wpafb.af.mil     

We call for presentations on experimental and theoretical research of new materials, techniques, and approaches for generation of energy with photovoltaics. Systems may include traditional active photovoltaic materials such as polycrystalline and amorphous forms of Si  and SiGe, CdTe, chalcopirites, and TiO₂ dye cells or others such as nanotubes, nanowires, and composite nanostructured materials.  Coatings or other interfacial materials such as CdS, ZnO used in multi-junction solar cells may also be included. Advances in techniques for large scale manufacturing of high efficiency photovoltaic cells will be of interest to this session. Techniques may include, PVD, CVD, MBE, spray coating methods or other innovations.  New approaches including the use of organic materials or photosynthesis are welcome. 

Invited Speakers

Lawrence Kazmerski, NREL, Golden, CO, USA, “Manufacturing Photovoltaic Systems”

Yang Yang, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA, “Polymer Solar Cells as an Effective Way for Energy Harvesting”

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