SESSION 1: Fundamentals of Nucleation and Crystal Growth, Digitization in Crystal Growth
Theory and modeling, simulation and experimental techniques. Novel experimental and theoretical research from different fields on nucleation and growth both in bulk and in confinement: in droplets, porous media or microfluidic systems. Artificial intelligence in crystal growth and characterizations. Materials for digitization (industry 4.0). Computer- and data-supported material development (big data).
Chairs: James F. Lutsko (BEL), Olivier Pierre-Louis (FR), Noushine Shahidzadeh (NL), Janis Virbulis (LAT), Natasha Dropka (GER)
SESSION 2: Bulk Crystal Growth
Crystallization mechanisms, morphology, growth instabilities, crystallography. Growth technologies and process control.
Chairs: Simon Brandon (ISR), Marisa Di Sabatino (NOR), Thierry Duffar (FR)
SESSION 3: Optical Crystals
Bulk optical crystal growth and their properties: scintillators, laser crystals, Faraday rotators, nonlinear optical crystals, of all inorganic families (oxides, borates, phosphates, halides, chalcogenides, and so on). Characterizations of crystals, characterization of their optical and spectroscopic properties, investigations of process-structure and structure-properties relationships.
Chairs: Dobroslawa Kasprowicz (POL), Zsuzsanna Szaller (HUN)
SESSION 4: Functional Crystals
Bulk growth of functional crystals: piezoelectrics, dielectrics, ferroelectrics, magnetoelectrics, of all chemical families (oxides, borates, phosphates, halides, chalcogenides, and so on). Characterizations of crystals, characterization of their physical properties, investigations of process-structure and structure-properties relationships.
Chairs: Geetha Balakrishnan (UK), Jurij Koruza (AUS)
SESSION 5: Semiconductors
Crystal growth of semiconductor materials : Bulk crystals, substrates and thick films of Ga2O3, nitrides, SiC, diamond, ZnO, and other wide bandgap semiconductors; GaAs, InP, Si, Ge, and other group IV, III-V or II-VI semiconductors. Growth methods, technology, process control, simulation and optimization, characterization of the crystals and layers, and their physical and application-relevant properties.
Chairs: Matthias Bickermann (GER), Michal Bockowski (POL), Didier Chaussende (FR)
SESSION 6: Surfaces, Interfaces, Epitaxial Growth, Thin Films & Growth at the Nanoscale
Structure and properties of solid-vapor, solid-liquid and solid-solid interfaces and surface morphology. Physical, chemical, and technological aspects of thin film formation and epitaxial growth.
Crystal Growth, Characterization and Properties of Nanoscale Structures, Low-dimensional and Confined Systems, Nanoparticles, Quantum dots, Nanowires, Nanotubes and other low dimensional systems, Fabrication by lithography, self-assembly, chemical synthesis, etc.
Chairs: Stanislaw Krukowski (POL), Michal Leszczyński (POL), Frédéric Leroy (FR)
SESSION 7: Structural Defects and Impurities in Crystalline Materials
Mechanisms of defect formation in crystals, crystalline structure, physical properties, surface and bulk defects.
Chair: Andreas Danilewsky (GER), Thierry Duffar (FR)
SESSION 8: Crystallization of Inorganic Materials
Growth of advanced inorganic materials. Crystallization in solid-vapor, solid-liquid and solid-solid systems. Crystalline structure, and physical properties. Mesocrystals and colloidal systems.
Chairs: Alberta Bonanni (ITA), Mirela Dragomir (SLO), Rosalba Fittipaldi (ITA), Ekaterina Pomjakushina (SWI)
SESSION 9: Mineral Growth Processes
Minerals and mineral-like materials growth processes.
Chairs: Linda Pastero (ITA)
SESSION 10: Crystallization of Organic Materials & Industrial Crystallization Process Engineering
Crystallization in Organic Systems, Advances in growth of organic crystals. Polymer crystalline materials. Pharmaceutical and fine chemicals sectors. Industrial Technologies and Process Control. Crystallization for industrial applications. Nanoparticles as Drug Delivery Systems. New equipment and technologies. Food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.
Chair: Gérard Coquerel (FR), Tariq Mahmud (UK)
SESSION 11: Crystallization of Biological Molecules and/or in Biological Systems
Advances in growth of macromolecular and biomolecular crystals. Protein crystalline materials. Bio-inspired crystallization and crystallization for bio-separation.
Chair: Jerry Heng (UK)
SESSION 12: Novel Materials and Structures
New materials and structures with specific or improved properties or newly-discovered effects in old materials. Inorganic and organic hybrid structures, graphene/silicene and beyond, 2D Van der Waals Materials, and any other chemical class, especially for novel materials. New approaches in applications for energy conversion, storage, magnetics, optoelectronics, quantum computation, nanoelectromechanical systems, and semiconductor electronics.
Chairs: Stefano Curiotto (FR), Sergey Kosolobov (RUS), Raffaella Lo Nigro (ITA), Sabine Wurmehl (GER)
SESSION 13: New Methods and Techniques for Crystal Growth
Crystal growth under variety of external fields and extreme conditions – electric fields, magnetic fields, hyper and micro gravity, radiation, vibration, ultrasonic, high pressure, thermal and mechanical stress, etc.
Chair: Christiane Frank-Rotsch (GER), Nuno Miguel Freitas Ferreira (POR)
SESSION 14: Advances in Observation and Characterization Methods
In-situ monitoring methods and analysis of physical, structural and chemical properties of crystals. Microscopy, spectroscopy, scattering, and other characterization techniques.
Chair: Elke Meissner (GER), Ana Cros (SPA)