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International Workshop on Polar Oxides:
Lithium Niobate and Related Compounds

                                                                            April 5 - 7, 2028 Berlin, Germany.

The International Workshop on Polar Oxides: Lithium Niobate, Lithium Tantalate and Related Compounds
(WPO-2028) will bring together a worldwide scientific audience for an exchange of ideas and
the latest findings in the field of polar oxides with special focus on lithium niobate, lithium
tantalate and its solid solutions including variation of lithium content. The workshop will present
a balance of fundamental as well as application-inspired topics, with program topics spanning:

• Growth of polar crystals and epitaxial thin films of solid solutions
• Preparation of domain structures
• Interface bonding of polar materials
• Advanced characterization methods
• Atomistic defect structures
• Electronic and atomic transport
• High-temperature properties and stability
• Acoustic loss
• Modelling
• Advanced (integrated) optics
• Sensor and actuator applications

The workshop facilitates the exchange of ideas between people with different backgrounds
and fosters the development and professional growth of both young and experienced
researchers alike.

We kindly invite you to participate in this workshop and to submit your short papers for oral or
poster presentation by November 30, 2027. 

Key Dates
· Abstract submission opens: September 1, 2027
· Abstract submission deadline: November 30, 2027
· Registration via E-Mail opens: December 1, 2027
· Workshop: Berlin, Germany, April 5 - 7, 2028

Organizer
• Holger Fritze, Clausthal University of Technology

Co-organizers and program committee
• Lukas Eng, Dresden University of Technology
• Simone Sanna, Justus Liebig University of Giessen

On-site organization
• Matthias Bickermann, Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung