Registration begins on February 1, 2027

Summer School 2027 
Polar Piezoelectric Oxides
Juli 5 - 7, 2027 Paderborn

The summer school focusses on preparation, characterization and application of polar piezoelectric oxide crystals with special emphasis on lithium niobate, lithium tantalate and its solid solutions. Atomistic transport processes, the behavior of domain walls and many other fundamental topics including advanced characterization methods will be introduced. Special sessions will address applications of such materials in quantum optics and photonics. The event is organized by the DFG Research Unit 5044 Periodic low-dimensional defect structures in polar oxides.

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Workshop topics                
•    Fundamentals of ferroelectrics            
•    Crystal growth and epitaxial thin-film deposition
•    Interface bonding of polar materials
•    Poling and domain structures
•    Atomistic transport and modeling        
•    Optical properties                
•    Acoustic properties

Timeline
•    Registration begins on February 1, 2027
     Please send your registration form by e-mail to for5044-contact@tu-clausthal.de.
•    Lectures and tutorials
     July 5:  12:00 am - 6:00 pm
     July 6:   8:30 am – 4:30 pm
     July 7:   9:00 am – 9:45 pm
•    Lab tours
     July 7:   9:45 am – 3:30 pm

Guest speaker
•    Opening talk: Prof. C. Silberhorn, University Paderborn, Lithium niobate in quantum
     photonics - research at the intersection of material science, device fabrication and application
•    Young scientist support: Dr. Christiane Richter, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Venue
University Paderborn, PhoQS,
Warburger Str. 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany