ICMAT 2009-IUMRS-ICA 2009 conference held in Singapore

Abstract

The 5th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT 2009) was organized by the Materials Research Society of Singapore (MRS-S) in Singapore between June 28-July 3, 2009. The conference was comprised of 23 symposia, nine plenary and three theme lectures, along with keynote, invited, oral talks, and poster presentations. It was also observed that the event covered a wide range of topics in materials science, engineering, and technology. Speakers in Symposium R on single crystals focused specifically on crystal growth of FeAs-based superconductors. C. Behr reported the use of the floating zone method for compounds with volatile elements, including the new superconductors. A significantly different technique to induce superconductivity was presented by Y. Iwasa from Tohoku University, Japan. He and his group induced charge carriers by field effect and observed superconductivity in moderately insulated materials.