International Workshop on Lead Free Ferroelectric Materials

The International Workshop on Lead Free Ferroelectric Materials (IWLFFM-2010) will be held in Shanghai, China, Oct.28-30, 2010. The workshop will focus on single crystals, ceramics, thin films and composites of the lead free ferroelectric materialsincluding theory & modelling, materials fabrication, characterization and practical applications.

Lead based ferroelectric Pb(Zr,Ti)O₃ (PZT) ceramics are dominating more than 50 years in piezoelectric devices such as actuators, sensors and transducers for their excellent piezoelectric properties. However, ecological restrictions in many parts of the world are demanding the elimination of Pb-based materials from all consumer items. Many scientists are searching for answers on how to successfully replace Pb-based ferroelectric materials in the world. This workshop will provide a forum for scientists and engineers to exchange their recent advance and discovery on lead free materials.

Contributed abstracts are solicited that address fundamental and technology on the fabrication of lead free ferroelectric materials, new phenomena in processing and characterization, structure-property-performance relationships especial for the mechanism of piezoelectric response at the compositions of solid solution materials near the morphotropic phase boundary.

International Advisor Committee:

Dwight Viehland	Virginia Tech, USA
Eric Cross	Penn State, USA
Takaaki Tsurumi	Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Satoshi Wada	University of Yamanashi, Japan
Xiaobing Ren	National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
Myong-Ho Kim	Changwon National University, Korea
Xi Yao	Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
Qingrui Yin	Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, CAS, China
Guorong Li	Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, CAS, China
Kexin Chen	NFSC, China
Helen Chan	PolyU, Hong Kong, China

Chairman of Local Organizing Committee:　　　　 

Prof. Haosu Luo
　　Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
　　215 Chengbei Road, Jiading, Shanghai 201800, China
　　Tel: +86-21-59927572, 
　　Fax: +86-21-59927184, 
　　E-mail: hsluo@mail.sic.ac.cn　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

Secretary General of Local Organizing Committee:　　　　　
　　Prof. Yongxiang Li 
　　Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
　　1295 Dingxi Road, Changning, Shanghai 200050, China
　　Tel: +86-21-52411066, 
　　Fax: +86-21-52413122, 
　　E-mail: yxli@mail.sic.ac.cn　

Secretariat of Local Organizing Committee:
　　Local Organizing Committee of
　　The International Workshop on Lead Free Ferroelectric Materials (IWLFFM-2010)
　　Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
　　215 Chengbei Road, Jiading, Shanghai 201800, China
　　Tel: +86-21-69987758
　　Fax: +86-21-59927184
　　E-mail: leadfree@mail.sic.ac.cn
　　Web: http://www.sic.cas.cn/meeting/IWLFFM-2010

Important Dates:

Venue:

　　  No. 4 Building within the Changning Campus of
　　  Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
　　  1295 Dingxi Road, Changning District 
　　  Shanghai 200050, China
　　  Website: http://www.sic.ac.cn
　　 

Instructions for preparing and submitting the abstract:

1) Type the abstract clearly using Word or WordPerfect software. Please prepare the abstract in English and use Times New Roman font (format 12 or 12-point).

2) The abstract should be prepared in a single page and include in sequence the title, authors’ names and their respective affiliation, post address and Email address, abstract content text, keywords and references. The abstract text should not exceed 300 words and the keywords number should not exceed 5. The references number should not exceed 3.

3) The page setup is as follows: Margins of 1 inch for top and 0.5 inch for bottom; Margins of 1.25 inch for the left side and 1 inch for the right side. The text is to be single spaced and major headings (title, abstract, keywords and references) should be in capital letters on the initials. And the title should begin two lines below top edge and should be centered.

4) Please submit the abstract by email to leadfree@mail.sic.ac.cn.

Note: A template file in WORD is provided to be downloaded for reference (IWLFFM-2010 abstract template.doc).