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.
