IISAF - ECAPD - PFM is a joined conference of the following:
International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF)
European Conference on the Applications of Polar Dielectrics (ECAPD)
International Symposium Piezoresponse Force Microscopy and Nanoscale Phenomena in Polar Materials (PFM)
ISAF-ECAPD-PFM is dedicated to developments in the field of ferroelectrics and related materials and their applications, including novel nanoscale methods of their investigation.
Applications (Medical transducers; Energy harvesting devices; High power ultrasound in medicine & materials science; sensors & devices in harsh environments; Actuators; Novel applications (connectorless power supplies using piezos, etc.)); MRI Concepts (Dielectrics for focusing, etc.)
Conduction Phenomena, Point Defects & Nanoionics (Electroresistive and neuromorphic systems; Multilevel ferroelectric devices; Ferroelectric and magnetoresistive barriers; Fundamental aspects of ionic motion & defects in functional oxides; Energy storage systems; Fuel cells and air batteries )
Ferroelectrics & Antiferroelectrics for Energy Applications (Electrocaloric materials & devices; Ferroelectric photovoltaics; Thermoelectric materials and devices)
Domain Engineering (Materials with enhanced properties; Electrooptical materials)
Multiferroics and Magnetoelectric Effects
Ferroelectric Memory Materials & Devices
New Characterization Techniques (Piezo-response force microscopy; Non-contact scanning probe microsocpies; Optical near field imaging; Focused X-ray microscopy; Broadband dielectric spectroscopy)
Nanoscale Phenomena (Nanostructure and size effects on piezo-/ferroelectric properties)
Piezoelectricity (High-performance piezoelectric single crystals; Lead-based piezo-ceramics; Lead-free piezoelectrics; MEMS and other integrated piezo-devices)
Theory and Modelling (Domain structure; Phase transitions; Critical phenomena; Density functional theory; First-principles calculations)
