会议名称(中文)：  2014年第十一届SPIE纳米光子材料会议 
会议名称(英文)：  Nanophotonic Materials XI 
所属学科：  光学,纳米科学与技术  
开始日期：  2014-08-17 
结束日期：  2014-08-21 
所在国家：  美国 
所在城市：  美国 
具体地点：  San Diego, California, United States 
主办单位：  国际光学和光子学学会 

[ 重要日期 ]
摘要截稿日期：  2014-02-03 

[ 会务组联系方式 ]  
联系电话：  +1 360 685 5600 
E-MAIL：  saral@spie.org 
 
会议网站：  http://spie.org/OPN/conferencedetails/nanophotonic-materials  
会议背景介绍：  Nanoscale systems have peculiar optical properties, deriving from confinement in one or more dimensions, efficient energy and charge transfer and enhanced role of interfaces. As nanophotonic properties can be finely tailored by controlling the dimensions, material properties and surface chemistry, fabrication and synthesis issues are central to emerging applications. Continuous technological improvements open the way to novel nanodevices at the forefront of scientific knowledge, which exploit interaction phenomena between electromagnetic waves and materials, ranging from superconductivity to quantum interference.

Further opportunities are presented by hybrid materials, e.g. nanostructured inorganic materials combined with organic molecules or polymers. Such hybrids can exhibit properties or combinations of properties impossible for conventional materials. Efforts to combine the advantages and to eliminate the shortcomings of vastly different materials, such as inorganic semiconductors, polymers, and biological materials, include studies of nanoparticles with chemically functionalized surfaces embedded in various matrices. Nanophotonic processes are also exhibited in many other biological and designed biomimetic materials. A better understanding and control of all these systems and the optical processes they support will speed the delivery of new applications, particularly in the sensor area.

The objective of this conference is to convene from industry, academia, government and other research organizations, scientists and researchers interested in the advances of nanophotonics and the optical applications of nanomaterials, to discuss developments in the processing, characterization, and simulation of nanomaterials and systems for novel photonic applications.

This year, the conference will focus on multi-functional nanomaterials, specifically in semiconductor/metal oxides like Zinc oxide or Titanium oxide, plasmonic metals and organic-inorganic hybrid materials. Such materials are emblematic of this newly emerging field of nanophotonics. The conference is oriented towards applications including optoelectronics, photovoltaics, light-emitting devices, energy harvesting materials, sensing and semiconductor characterization. Presentations on theory and fundamental principles are also welcome.
 
征文范围及要求：  Papers are solicited in the following and related areas:
metal oxide materials and their optical and catalytic properties
fundamental research on the optical properties of nanocrystals
nanoscale structures, related optical property determination and their relationship
nanocrystalline surface and interface optics
nanofabrication, processing, templates, and device design
optical and optoelectronic materials based on nanoscale semiconductor and other nanocrystals
quantum dots and quantum wells
optical, magnetic, and transport properties of superconducting nanostructures
organic and hybrid materials for nanophotonics
optical nanosensors, functionalized nanoparticles, and detectors
multifunctional nanocomposite optical components
macroscopic systems exploiting nanostructured materials
self-organized nanocrystals, nanodomains, and nanodroplets
nanophotonic applications in biological, chemical, and environmental monitoring
optical materials base on Sol-Gel preparation
nanowires for solar applications.