SYMPOSIUM 6: Complex Oxide Thin Films and Heterostructures (Joint with Symposium 4)

This symposium aims to showcase cutting-edge advances in the synthesis of complex oxide thin films, heterostructures, superlattices, and nanocomposites. Contributions that connect strain, defect engineering, and interfacial control to structure and property trends are of particular interest, as are those which link theoretical/computational and experimental efforts. The use of AI-driven autonomous synthesis and machine learning–accelerated data analysis to advance complex oxide thin film research are also strongly encouraged. The goal of this symposium is to bring together international and interdisciplinary researchers with an interest in epitaxial thin films to exchange ideas and foster collaboration. The topics listed for this symposium reflect the needs and opportunities of strongly correlated oxide thin films towards the applications in energy, memory and electrocatalysis.

Proposed Sessions/Topics

• Epitaxial growth and controlled synthesis of complex oxide thin films, superlattices, and nanocomposites
• Strain, defect, and interface engineering
• Synthesis and functional properties of high-entropy and metastable oxide thin films
• In situ and operando characterization: Probing growth mechanisms, defect dynamics, and related functionalities
• Theory and modeling of complex oxides: From strain and interface control to defect chemistry and electronic structure
• AI-driven autonomous synthesis and machine learning-accelerated data analysis focused on complex oxide thin film growth and characterization

Symposium Organizer(s)

• Le Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
• Sundar Kunwar, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
• Jon-Paul Maria, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
• James Rondinelli, Northwestern University, USA
• Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll, University of Cambridge, UK
• Elizabeth Paisley, Sandia National Laboratories, USA
• Hyoungjeen Jeen, Pusan National University, Korea
• Weiwei Li, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

Point(s) of Contact

• Le Wang; le.wang@pnnl.gov

Symposium Sponsor(s)

• Basic Science Division
• Electronics Division