Symposium M: New Routes to Inorganic Materials, Films and Nanocrystals
Chair
- Jagadese J. VITTAL, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Co-Chairs
- CHIN Wee Shong, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- S. S. MANOHARAN, IIT-Kanpur, India
- E.R.T. TIEKINK, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, USA
Correspondence
Jagadese J. VITTAL
Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260
Tel: (65) 6516 2975, Fax: (65) 6779 1691
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Overview
New methods of making new and existing inorganic materials are always interesting and challenging for solid-state chemists and materials scientists. The quality of these materials and their properties depend on the methods of synthesis. A part of this symposium will focus on several new synthetic methods including solvothermal, hydrothermal, molten salt method, Sol-gel method, solid-state reactions, single-source approach, ion-exchange, etc. to synthesize bulk inorganic materials and thin films.
On the other hand, the study of nanometer size compounds is an exciting area of research which offers opportunities for innovation and creativity. Nanoscale materials exhibit quantum behaviour due to their size and are promising materials for the development of new technologies for use within the chemical, materials and biological domains. However, the synthesis of stable monodispersed nanocrystals in solution is a real challenge in nanoscience. Further, shape control of nanocrystals is also very important because of the strong correlation between the shape and the chemical, physical, electronic, optical, magnetic and catalytic properties of nanoparticles. These shape and size of nanocrystals are mainly controlled by synthetic routes and crystal growth kinetics. In this ‘bottom-up’ approach of making new nanoparticles, chemists can make a profound contribution. It is purpose of the symposium to unite inorganic chemists working in this area and stimulate interest among synthetic chemists to work in this important area of nanoscience & technology. There is plethora of opportunities for chemists to contribute to nanoscience. The second part of proposed symposium will focus on new synthetic methods, characterization and properties of nanocrystals. The materials to be covered include metals, alloys, oxides, sulfides, selenides, tellurides, nitrides, phosphides, halides, etc.
Topics
- Inorganic bulk materials by new synthetic routes.
- New synthetic routes to inorganic thin films.
- Metallic nanocrystals – Synthesis, characterization techniques, properties and applications.
- Recent development in nanocrystals of alloys
- Latest developments in the chemistry and engineering in ‘Nanomedicine’
- New wine in old bottle – Nano metal oxide materials
- Recent advances in nanomaterials of metal chalcogenides
- New synthetic approaches to metal nitrides and phosphides
Keynote Speakers
- Pingyun FENG, University of California, Riverside, USA
- P. Shiv HALAYSAMANI, University of Houston, USA
- Taeghwan HYEON, Seoul National University, Korea
- Martin JANSEN, Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany
- Richard B. KANER, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
- Kattesh V. KATTI, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA
- Kian Ping LOH, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Satish OGALE, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
- K.C. PATIL, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
- A. RAMANAN, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
- M. Stanley WHITTINGHAM, State University of New York, Binghamton, USA
- Shihe YANG, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong, China
- Jackie YING, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore
- Masahiro YOSHIMURA, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Invited Speakers
- Palani BALAYA, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Puspendu K. DAS, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
- Jun DING, National University of Singapore
- Michael JIN, University of Texas, Arlington, USA
- Pawan KHANNA, Centre for Materials for Electronics, Pune, India
- Thomas KODENKANDATH, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, USA
- Sanjay MATHUR, Saarland University, Saarbruecken, Germany
- Akira NAKAJIMA, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
- Stephen O’BRIEN, Columbia University, New York, USA
- Amlan J. PAL, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India
- Mahendiran RAMANATHAN, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Neerish REVAPRASADU, University of Zululand, Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
- Federico ROSEI, University of Quebec, Quebec, Canada
- Ru-Shi LIU, national Taiwan University, Taiwan
- Tsugio SATO, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- Parasuraman SELVAM, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
- Tirthali PRAKASH, Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology, Pune, India
- Avesh Kumar TYAGI, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, India
- Jun-Jie ZHU, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Scientific Program Committee
- Pingyun FENG, University of California, Riverside, USA
- Aloysius F. HEPP, NASA Glenn Research Center, USA
- Kian Ping LOH, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Richard B. KANER, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
- Kattesh V. KATTI, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA
- Paul O’BRIEN, University of Manchester, UK
- Ivan P. PARKIN, University College, UK
- C.N.R. RAO, F.R.S., Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India
- Peidong YANG, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- YANG Shihe, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China
- Jackie YING, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore
- Jeffrey I. ZINK, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Best Poster Award:
By the Journal of Materials Chemistry (Royal Society of Chemistry) – A certificate and online journal subscription for one year.
Manuscript Publication
Submission Deadline: 1 June 2007
Full papers will be published in Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic and Nano-Metal Chemistry journal as special issue(s). This will be edited by K.C. Patil, S.S. Manoharan and K. Raghuraman.
Please submit your full papers to K. Raghuraman at
