Topics


ICSM 2010 Topics (May be updated as necessary)

Superconducting Materials and Basic Properties
•    *Boron related superconductivity (TBD)
•    *Carbon related superconductivity (Prof. Dr. Junji Haruyama)
•    *Iron-based pnictides: Fundamentals (Dr. Ruslan Prozorov)
•    *Iron-based pnictides: Materials and potential applications (Prof. Dr. Carlo Ferdeghini)
•    *Lattice and isotope effects in layered superconductors (Prof. Dr. Annette Bussman-Holder)
•    *MgB2 (Prof. Dr.René Flukiger)
•    *Novel phenomena in type-I superconductivity (TBC)
•    *Numerical methods for AC losses (Dr. Fedor Gömöry)
•    *Quantum tailoring in superconductivity (Prof. Dr. Milorad Milosevic)
•    *Vortex matter (TBD)
•    Bulk superconductors
•    Heavy fermion superconductors
•    New superconductors
•    Organic Superconductors
•    Study of Fermi surface of HTS by magnetic quantum oscillations

Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

•    *Applications of CPP-GMR devices including Heusler materials (Prof. Dr. Guenter Reiss)
•    *Ferrite and/or rare earth nano materials (Dr. Muhammad Anis-ur-Rehman)
•    *Spintronix: doped oxides (Prof.Dr. Subhash Kashyap)
•    *Superconductivity and magnetism in Perovskite oxides (TBC)
•    *Superconductor-ferromagnet hybrids (TBC)
•    * Technological Applications of Magnetic Materials ( Dr. Matt Probert)
•    *(Title TBD) Prof. Dr. Hartmut Fuess
•    Bio-inspired magnetic nanomaterials (TBC)
•    Boron based magnets & magnetic materials
•    Hard magnetic materials: Intermetallics and borides etc.
•    Magnetic imaging and microscopy (e.g. MOKE, SNOM, MFM etc.)
•    Magnetic nanoparticles and nanostructures
•    Magnetic recording media and processes
•    Magnetic superconductors
•    Magnetization dynamics and micromagnetics
•    Magnetoresistance and spin effects
•    Multiferroics, magnetic oxides (CMR) and magnetic semiconductors
•    Soft magnetic materials: ferrites and recording head materials etc.
•    Special/new magnetic materials
•    Spin electronics
•    Spindynamics of correlated systems
•    Spintronics
•    Strongly correlated electrons/systems
•    Superconductivity and magnetism at nanoscale

Large Scale Applications, Science and Technology

•    *Coated superconductors (Dr. Wilfried Goldacker – TBC)
•    *Hydrogen cryomagnetics (Dr. Bartek Glowacki)
•    *Magnet science and technology (TBD)
•    *Wires & tapes (TBC)
•    Croyogenics
•    Energy aspects, including storage (SMES), of superconductor applications
•    Power applications

Electronics Applications, Science and Technology
•    *Digital/mixed signal electronics (TBD)
•    *Microwave devices (TBC)
•    *Tera-hertz applications of Bi-2212 (Dr.Lütfi Özyüzer)
•    Advances in thin films, multilayers, and patterned nanostructures
•    Detectors and mixers
•    Junctions and SQUIDs
•    Measurement and characterization: Techniques and instrumentation
•    Nanotechnology for superconductiivity and/or magnetism
•    Quantum computing
•    Electronics Applications Ready for Market (TBC)

* Topic has been proposed as a special session. Names in the paranthesis indicate the confirmed session chairs. TBC: To be confirmed. TBD: To be determined.