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Over the years, there has been a steady and high interest in the physics and applications of ferro- and piezoelectric materials. The focus of research has mainly been on inorganic ceramics, which typically contain lead and/or other toxic elements. The quest for a lead-free piezo- and ferroelectrics has intensified research on molecular organic alternatives. In addition, organics offer several unique features such as the absence of rare/expensive elements, the virtually infinite freedom of design offered by organic chemistry, the facile solution-based processing which, in combination with their inherent softness and flexibility, allows for application in wearable electronics, e-textiles, conformal and/or flexible electronics.

A large community of chemists, physicists and materials scientists are actively exploring molecular piezo- and ferroelectrics that includes organic small molecules, polymers, polymer coordinated frameworks, metal-organic frameworks, liquid crystals, and last but not least supramolecular systems. This symposium aims to bring all these researchers under an umbrella to exchange ideas and discuss new findings. The target of the symposium is to provide an interdisciplinary platform for scientists from both academia and industry to discuss the science and applications of molecular organic piezo- and ferroelectric materials.

Topics will include:

• Materials design and synthesis
• Theory and formal understanding
• Bio piezo- and ferroelectrics
• Polarization dynamics and retention
• Electronic memories and novel memory concepts
• Light matter interactions and photovoltaic applications
• Charge injection and current transport
• Materials processing
• Energy harvesting
• Electrocalorics
• Electrooptics
• Sensors and actuators
• Upscaling and integration

Invited Speakers:

• George Hadziioannou (University of Bordeaux, France)
• Samuel Stupp (Northwestern University, USA)
• Gerwin Gelinck (Holst Center, Netherlands)
• Qiming Zhang (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
• Barbara Stadlober (JOANNEUM RESEARCH, Austria)
• Ilaria Bergenti (ISMN-CNR, Italy)
• David Cheyns (IMEC, Belgium)
• Takeo Furukawa (RIKEN, Japan)
• Alexey Gruverman (University Nebraska, USA)
• Miguel Iglesias (Autonoma University of Madrid, Spain)
• Shoji Ishibashi (AIST, Japan)
• Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez (Basque Center for Materials, Spain)
• Mathieu Linares (Linköping University, Sweden)
• Cheolmin Park (Yonsei University, Republic of Korea)
• David Schwartz (PARC, USA)
• Lei Zhou (Case Western Reserve University, USA)

Symposium Organizers