One-atom thick bidimensional such as graphene and other nanomaterials (nanosheets) represent the physical limit of miniaturization of a surface and may exhibit unique physical and chemical properties. For this reason this type of materials are attracting increasing interest from the scientific and applied viewpoints. New fundamental phenomena can be observed for this materials and this can ultimately lead to the development of novel technology and faster and more powerful devices with application in many areas. The congress is intended to cover from any possible perspective all the way from the cradle to the commercialization of devices based on this bidimensional nanomaterials. With respect to the composition, the congress intends to cover graphene and related materials, but also other non-carbon containing 2D nanosheets such as allotropic forms of metal chalcogenides, metal chalcogenides and even layered double metal hydroxides. Aspects to be covered include from bottom-up and up-to-bottom synthesis of these materials, study of their properties, scientific applications in physical and chemical domains, technology related to industrial preparation of this material, and devices in microelectronics, photonics, spintronics, as sensors, with special emphasis in the sector of new energy management such as fuel cells, supercapacitors and batteries. This conference intends to become a forum to share knowledge on 2D material from various fields combining Physics, Chemistry and Biomedicine, from Physics to Chemistry and from fundamental research to commercialization.
- Synthesis of 2D Nanomaterials including bottom-up and top-to-bottom
- Different types of 2D Nanomaterials from graphenes and related carbon containing materials to elemental and transition-metal chalcogenides to layered double hydroxides
- Study of the physical properties of 2D Nanomaterials from mechanical resistance to optoelectronic properties
- Study of the chemical properties of 2D Nanomaterials from chemical modification to their use in catalysis
- Use of 2D Nanomaterials in Biomedicine including biocompatibility, use as carrier and in theragnosis
- Application of 2D Nanomaterials in new energy sources
- Application of 2D Nanomaterials in electronics
- Industrial and commercial aspects of 2D materials
Dra. Ana Primo Arnau
Research Group Leader, tenured Scientist. UPV, Valencia
Dr. Ana Primo earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain) in 2006. Following her doctoral studies, she undertook a postdoctoral stint at the Institute Charles Gerhardt in Montpellier, France, from 2007 to 2009. Currently, she holds a tenured position as a scientist at the “Instituto de Tecnología Química” (UPV-CSIC). Together with Professor Hermenegildo García, she founded the HG Energy Group, which she currently leads alongside Professor García.
Her research focuses on the synthesis of 2D materials such as graphene and boron nitride, exploring their applications in catalytic and photocatalytic processes. Notable among her investigations are CO2 reduction for methanol production and water splitting for hydrogen generation. With over 100 publications, Dr. Primo’s work has garnered more than 7,000 citations, reflecting her significant contributions to the field of chemistry, and she has an h-index of 44.
Dr. Zhu is a Professor of School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University. He received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering (1998) and Ph.D. degree in Materials Processing Engineering (2003) at Tsinghua University. After Post Doc. studies in Japan and USA, he began his independent career as a faculty member at Tsinghua University (2008~present). His research involves multi-scale synthesis and assembly, characterizations and applications of materials. He has authored 2 books and 6 invited book chapters, received 16 CN patents, 1 US patent and published 200+ papers with a H-index of 51.