The School is structured in three different blocks:
General lectures (50 min+ 10 min discussion): This part will deal with the essential aspects of Molecular Nanoscience on the topics i) Supramolecular Chemistry in Nanoscience; ii) Concepts, materials and applications of Molecular Electronics; iii) Single-Molecule Electronics; iv) Molecular Nanomagnetism; v) Molecule-based Spintronics .
- Agrait, Nicolas, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
"Single-molecule electronics"
- Biscarini, Fabio, Institute for Nanostructured Materials Studies – CNR, Bologna, Italy
"Nanofabrication"
- Champness, Neil, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
"Molecular Organisation: Working with Molecules on the Nanoscale"
- Cornia, Andrea, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia & INSTM, Italy.
"Molecular Nanomagents"
- Liz Marzan, Luis, Universidad de Vigo, Spain.
"Optical properties of Metals at the Nanoscale"
- Loss, Daniel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
"Quantum computing with magnetic molecules"
- Perlo, Pietro, FIAT Italy.
"Heterogeneous Materials and Systems integration for energy efficiency"
- Schuller, Ivan K., University of California, San Diego. EEUU
"Structure, magnetotransport and sensing using organic thin films"
- Seneor, Pierre, Unité Mixte de Physique CNR, Thales, France.
"Trends in spintronics"
Specialized lectures (25 min + 5 min discussion): In this part, short tutorial lectures showing some relevant scientific advances in the above topics will be presented by the most representative European research groups active in Molecular Nanosciences.
Surname |
Name |
Title |
| |
Affronte |
Marco |
"Playing with antiferromagnetic molecular rings" |
Almeida |
Manuel |
"Molecular Conductors; Recent Advances and Current Challenges" |
Arias |
Ricardo |
"Single-Molecule Biology" |
Bjørnholm |
Thomas |
"Single-molecule electron transfer in solid state three-terminal devices:
Status and challenges for molecular electronics with single molecules" |
Bousseksou |
Azzedine |
"Fast Switching at Room Temperature, Elaboration and Nano-structuration of Spin Crossover Molecular Materials" |
Camarero |
Julio |
"Exploring nanomagnetism with soft x-rays based techniques" |
Cavallini |
Max |
"Unconventional Lithographic Techniques applied" |
Constable |
Ed |
"Next generation photonic devices" |
Cronin |
Lee |
"Developing Molecular Nanoscale Devices Based on Molecular Metal Oxides" |
Dalcanale |
Enrico |
"New avenues in the self-assembly on surfaces" |
Day |
Peter |
"Past and Future of Molecule-based Information Processing" |
Ferrer |
Jaume |
"Tuning the magnetic anisotropy and anisotropic magnetorresistance of magnetic molecules" |
Hernando |
Antonio |
"Magnetism of Nanoparticles" |
Mallah |
Talal |
"Multishell Magnetic Coordination Nanoparticles" |
Martin |
Nazario |
"Solar cells based on fullerenes" |
Miranda |
Rodolfo |
"Self-assembly of functional molecular nanostructures at surfaces" |
Palacio |
Fernando |
"Magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications" |
Palacios |
Juan José |
"Graphene spintronics" |
Palomares |
Emilio |
"Photo-induced Electron Transfer at the Nanoscale: Towards the Control of Electronic
Motion in Photovoltaic Devices" |
Pignataro |
Bruno |
"Speed dependent self-assembly of molecular superstructures at surfaces" |
Dumas |
Eddy |
"Functionalization of metal nanoparticles by inorganic systems" |
Suderow |
Hermann |
"Superconductivity studied by scanning tunneling spectroscopy at very low temperatures" |
Thelakkat |
Mukundan |
"Chemical approaches to control the interface and morphology in heterojunction solarcells" |
Torres |
Tomas |
"Phthalocyanines and Related Systems for Solar Cells" |
Vanderzande |
Dirk |
"Low Band Gap Polymers: Control on Properties via Engineering of the Molecular Structure" |
Veciana |
Jaume |
"Nanostructuring functional molecular materials: From basic science to applied devices" |
Surname |
Name |
Title |
| |
López-Anton |
Ricardo |
"Polarised neutron reflectometry (PNR) and Small Angle Neutron Scattering
(SANS): Principles and Applications" |
Oral communications (10-min communications + 5-min discussion): With the aim of encouraging discussion and communication among all the participants, the students will have the opportunity to present short communications about their research results, including those that, although incomplete, can promote debate. |