Modern Ferro Symposium-last anouncement.doc

International Symposium on Modern Topics in Ferroelectrics 2014 (ISMTF 2014) May 25 - 27, 2014, Xiangtan, Hunan, China Sponsored by: National Natural Science Foundation of China Hosted by: Xiangtan University The organizing committee cordially invites you to attend the International Symposium on Modern Topics in Ferroelectrics (ISMTF). The symposium will be held in Xiangtan, Hunan, China, from May 25 to 27, 2014. The International Symposium on Modern Topics in Ferroelectrics (ISMTF) is suggested by Professor James Scott, Cambridge University in early 2013. It is intended to provide a forum to exchange the recent progresses in the field of ferroelectrics, with the emphasis on multiferroics, nanostructures and new materials for the Symposium on May 2014. The ISMTF Conference is looking forward to seeing at the beautiful city of Xiangtan, Hunan, which is the hometown of Chairman Mao, Zedong (The 1st president of New China). Plenary Lecture Prof. James F. Scott Cambridge University, UK Prof .Longqing Chen Pennsylvania State University, USA Prof.Daining Fang Peking University, China Prof .Yiqiang Qin Nanjing University, China Symposium Topics includes but not limited to: 1. Fundamentals of ferroelectrics/dielectrics (1). Theory and modeling of ferroelectrics/dielectrics (2). Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena (3). Polarization switching and dynamics (4). Flexoelectricity (5). Nanostructures and size effects 2. New Ferroelectric/dielectric materials (1). Multiferroic and magnetoelectric materials (2). Ferroelectric thin films (3). Relax or ferroelectrics, ferroelectric crystals (4). Lead free ceramics, transparent ceramics (5). High-K ceramics (6). Organic ferroelectrics, ferroelectric polymers, etc. (7). New sights in dielectric and ferroelectric materials 3. Characterization and Properties (1). Fundamental phenomena through conventional techniques (XRD, Polarized light microscopy, SEM, etc.) (2). Electrical and electromechanical characterizati