Institute of Physical Chemistry
7th International Workshop
"Advanced optical and X-ray characterization techniques of multifunctional materials for information and communication technologies, sensing and renewable energy applications"
"Advanced optical and X-ray characterization techniques of multifunctional materials for information and communication technologies, sensing and renewable energy applications"
Invitation
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is my great pleasure to invite you to participate at the 7th edition of the workshop "Advanced optical and X-ray characterization techniques of multifunctional materials for information and communication technologies, sensing and renewable energy applications” that will be organized by the Institute of Physical Chemistry "Ilie Murgulescu" of Romanian Academy in Bucharest, Romania on September 16-18, 2015.
Registration and participation is free of charge
Timetable Wednesday, September 16th, 2015
8:30 - 9:00 Registration
9:00 - 9:05 Welcome note, Dr. Mariuca Gartner
9:05 - 9:15 Opening speech: Dr. Vlad Popa, director of the Institute of Physical Chemistry
I. Advanced optical and XRD studies on thin films
Session 1 Chair: Acad. Dr. Maria Zaharescu
9:15 - 9:45 Dr. Peter Petrik, Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary, “Methods for optical modeling and cross-checking”
9:45 - 10:15 Ing. Daniela Nastac, CEPROCIM S.A., Bucharest, Romania, “Effect of SnO2 on the formation and hydration of tricalcium silicate”
10:15 - 10.35 Dr. Madalina Nicolescu, “Ilie Murgulescu“ Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “Infrared ellipsometry study of TCO thin films”
10:35 - 11:15 Coffee break
Session 2 Chair: Prof. Dr. Olivier Durand
11:15 - 11:45 Dr. Mihai Danila, National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, Bucharest, Romania, “Modern X-Ray metrology & analysis methods: Application to structural investigation of semiconductor thin films”
11:45 - 12:15 Dr. Aurelian Galca, National Institute of Materials Physics, Magurele-Bucharest, Romania, “Errors in X-ray Diffraction Measurements: case studies on polycrystalline bulk and epitaxial samples”
12:15 - 12:45 Dr. Petre Osiceanu, “Ilie Murgulescu“ Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “XPS in geology”
12:45 - 13:20 Lunch break
II. Nanostructured materials for special applications
Session 3 Chair: Dr. Peter Petrik
13:20 - 13:40 Dr. Valentin Serban Teodorescu, National Institute for Material Physics, Bucharest-Magurele, Romania, “Structure and formation mechanism of Ge nanocrystals embedded in oxide matrix”
13:40 - 14:00 Dr. Magdalena Ciurea, National Institute for Material Physics, Bucharest-Magurele, Romania, “Morphology driven, electrical and photoconductive properties of Ge nanocrystals embedded in oxide matrix”
14:00 - 14:30 Prof. Dr. Ing. Daniela Berger, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania, “Mesoporous titania as carrier for biologically active molecule”
14:30 - 14:50 Dr. Liviu Duta, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Magurele, Romania, “Multi-stage pulsed laser deposition of Aluminium Nitride films: Effect of deposition temperature”
14:50 - 15:10 Dr. Oana Mocioiu, “Ilie Murgulescu“ Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “Characterization by XPS, XRF and IR of coatings for protection of the ancient objects”
Timetable Thursday, September 17th, 2015
III. TCO and solar cell applications + Project meeting
Session 4 Chair: Dr. Mircea Modreanu
9:00 - 9:30 Prof. Dr. Olivier Durand, Université Européenne de Bretagne FOTON-OHM - UMR-CNRS 608, France, “Toward the III-V/Si high-efficiency tandem solar cell”
9:30 - 10:00 Dr. Peter Petrik, Research Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science (MFA), Budapest, Hungary, “ Characterization of photovoltaic devices by spectroscopic ellipsometry”
10:00 - 10:30 Prof. Dr. Anca Duta, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania, “Thin film coatings with controlled optical properties for flat plate solar-thermal collectors”
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
Session 5 Chair: Prof. Dr. Anca Duta
11:00 - 11:30 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anna Szekeres, Institute of Solid State Physics, Sofia, Bulgaria, “ Electrical properties of sol-gel films for TCO applications”
11:30 - 11:50 Dr. Marin Gheorghe, NANOM MEMS SRL, “ Dye sensitized solar cells deposited on ceramic substrates”
11:50 - 12:20 Dr. Mircea Modreanu, Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork, Ireland, “Current trends in the functional oxides developments: from rational material design to the experimental studies”
12:20-13:00 Lunch break
Session 6 Chair: Prof.Olivier Durand
13:00 - 13:20 Dr. Luminita Predoana, “Ilie Murgulescu“ Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “TiO2 based thin films obtained by sol-gel and microwaves assisted sol-gel methods”
13:20 - 13:50 Dr. Mihai Anastasescu, “Ilie Murgulescu“ Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “Multifunctional V-doped TiO2 materials for organic compounds degradation”
13:50 - 14:10 Dr. Maria Duta-Capra, “Ilie Murgulescu“ Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “Substrate influence on opto-electrical properties of p-type In-N co-doped ZnO thin films”
14:10 - 14:30 Dr. Jose Maria Calderon Moreno, “Ilie Murgulescu“ Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “Influence of the substrate type on the microstructure of sol–gel films for optical and electrical applications
14:30 - 15.30 M-ERA.net 2014 “WaterSafe “ Project Meeting
Timetable Friday, September 18th, 2015
IV. Materials for sensing applications
Session 7 Chair: Dr. Ferenc Vonderviszt
9:00 - 9:45 Prof. Dr. Adelina Ianculescu, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania, “Tailoring the dielectric behavior of B-site homovalently-doped BaTiO3 ceramics via structuring change from micro toward nanometric scale for sensing applications
9:45 - 10:05 Dr. Ing. Carmen Moldovan, National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, Bucharest, Romania, “Design and technology of a ceramic sensor for gas detection”
10:05 - 10:25 Drd. Bogdan Firtat, National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, Bucharest, Romania, “Simulation and design for piezoelectric micro-cantilever arrays”
10:25 - 11:00 Coffee break
Session 8 Chair: Prof. Dr. Adelina Ianculescu
11:00 - 11:20 Dr. Ferenc Vonderviszt, Bio-Nanosystems Laboratory, University of Pannonia, Hungary, “Flagellin based sensing layers”
11:20 - 11:40 Drd. Paul Chesler, “Ilie Murgulescu“ Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “CO sensing properties of Nb-doped TiO2 sol–gel films”
11:40 - 12:00 Dr. Irina Atkinson, “Ilie Murgulescu“ Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “Nitrogen doped mesoporous SrTiO3 obtained by different methods”
12:00 - 12:20 Drd. Cristina Vladut, “Ilie Murgulescu“ Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “ZnO-SnO2 oxidic films with special properties”
12:20 - 13:00 Lunch break
V. Composite and polymeric materials for special applications
Session 9 Chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anna Szekeres
13:00-13:30 Acad. Dr. Maria Zaharescu, “Ilie Murgulescu“ Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “Influence of microwaves on the synthesis and thermal properties of TiO2 based oxide nanopowders”
13:30 - 13:50 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ekaterina Radeva, Institute of Solid State PhysicsSofia, Bulgaria, “Optical characterization of composite layers prepared by plasma polymerization”
13:50 – 14:10 Dr. Crina Anastasescu, “Ilie Murgulescu“ Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “Composite materials with TiO2 for photocatalytic reactions”
14:10 - 14:30 Dr. Dan Anghel, “Ilie Murgulescu“ Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, “Superhydrophobic architectures of hydrophobically modified polyacrylates (HMPA) and of HMPA-surfactant complexes by layer-by-layer (LbL) deposition”
14:30 - 15.00 e-NOSE Project Meeting
