Electrical and magnetic properties of glass and amorphous materials enable technological advancements in many fields including, but not limited to photovoltaics, computer memory, radiation detection, fuel cells, thermoelectrics, and batteries.  This session will focus on fundamental understanding of the electrical and magnetic properties of glass and glass-based composite materials. Topics include: Experimental and theoretical studies of charge and energy transport; electronic and ionic conductivity; dielectricity; ferroelectricity; piezoelectricity; metal-insulator transition; superconductivity and magnetism of disordered solids such as amorphous semiconductors; ionic conductors; spin glasses; and bulk metallic glasses.


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