12^th European School on Molecular Nanoscience

Elche (Alicante, Spain) 19^th - 24^th May 2019

The molecular region of Nanoscience is still a region that has been scarcely explored in Nanoscience, maybe because the larger structural and electronic complexity of molecules, compared with that found in simpler atom-based nano-objects and nanostructures, make them more difficult to study at the nanoscale with the currently available instrumental techniques. Albeit, it is in this molecular region where molecular chemists, biologists, physicists and engineers working in Nanoscience may find the best opportunities to interact and to converge. Areas like supramolecular chemistry, molecular electronics and molecular magnetism are expected to converge in this region.

The twelfth European School on Molecular Nanoscience (ESMolNa2019) intends to provide a suitable framework to show and extensively discuss the state-of-the-art in these multidisciplinary areas. Lectures are aimed at the post-graduate level as they will be presented to an audience primarily formed by post-graduate, PhD students and postdoctoral fellows. In fact, the School will be the last part of an intensive Advanced Course of three weeks organized in the frame of a Master in Molecular Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. This meeting also intends to be a forum where the active European scientific groups working in these areas will have the opportunity to meet and informally discuss with the younger generations.

This training school is organized by the Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol) of the Universitat de València, the Instituto de Bioingeniería (IB) of the Universidad Miguel Hernández and the COST Action MOLSPIN: Molecular Spintronics (Action Number: CA15128).

The 7^th Workshop on 2D Materials (W2DM2019) will take place on May 23rd and 24th 2019, having the first day a joint program with ESMolNa2019. This year, the W2DM will be focused on the use of 2D Materials in Molecular Spintronics and will be also co-organized by the COST Action MOLSPIN. Visit the COST Action MOLSPIN website for more information

Graphene and other two-dimensional (2D) materials represent one of the priority areas of the Horizon 2020 program of the European Commission, as shown by the 'Graphene flagship'. Due to the exceptional mechanical and electronic properties of graphene, research about this material has been at the forefront of this area during the last years. However, since graphene is not a semiconductor, its electronic applications are limited. For that reason, other 2D materials, like metal dichalcogenides or layered coordination compounds, are starting to be studied. In these materials a wide range of properties can be insulated, including superconductivity and magnetism. The research community exploring graphene and other 2D materials is increasing recently, due to the incorporation of researchers from a variety of fields like materials science, physics, chemistry and electronic engineering. Moreover, there is a big interest in the construction of functional devices based on 2D materials, including their integration with graphene. During the W2DM2019 collaboration among participant researchers will be promoted, in order to face the huge scientific challenges encountered in this field, both from an experimental and theoretical point of view.

The talks will be held at the Ciutat d’Elx Congress Centre and attendants will be hosted in the Hotel Jardin Milenio where meals will be also served.

PROGRAMME

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.

The following invited lecturers have confirmed their attendance:


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 Nanoscience.

Oral_communications (6 min + 2 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.

W2DM 2019 talks will deal with:

• General properties of bidimensional laminar materials.
• Preparation of bidimensional materials atomic layers by exfoliation.
  
• Synthesis of bidimensional materials.
  
• Structural, mechanical and optical characterization of 2D materials.
  
• Electronic band structure, theoretical model of transport in 2D crystals.
  
• New chemical and physical properties of bidimensional materials.
  
• Applications of electronic devices based in bidimensional materials in energy, optoelectronics, flexible electronics, catalysis, etc.
  

DATES AND STRUCTURE

The ESMolNa2019 will be opened on Sunday May 19^th in the afternoon (at 16:00) and it will finish on Thursday May 23^rd in the evening (departure date May 24^th after breakfast).

On Friday 24^th (morning and afternoon) will take place the last session of the W2DM2019 "2D Materials in Molecular Spintronics"

FEES

The registration fee to for students, , including all-inclusive accommodation from 19^th to 24^th May in double room is:
- 475€ for regular students.
- 400€ for students of the Master in Molecular Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.
- 400€ for students who are member of the Specialized Group on Nanoscience and Molecular Materials of the Spanish Royal Societies of Chemistry and Physics (membership fee is 39€/year).

The fee for an extra night is 95€/night in double room all-inclusive.

The registration fee for doctors, including all-inclusive accommodation is:
- 140€/night in single room
- 100€/night in double room

PRE-REGISTRATION

Attendance will be limited to about 100 participants, of which 60 will be European students chosen on the basis of their interest and contributions to the subject area. Those interested in participating in the School should fill in the pre-registration form available at the following WEB page:

http://www.icmol.es/esmolna2019

DEADLINES

• PRE-registration: March 5^th 2019, or until sold out.
• Abstracts submission: March 15^th, 2019
• Final Registration: April 15^th, 2019, or until sold out.
• Registration fee payment: April 25^th, 2019