Program

Monday, Nov 19
Tuesday, Nov 20
Wednesday, Nov 21

November, 19

08:30 Registration

09:00 Welcome address

Prof. Yehiam Prior- Dean of Chemistry and head of Weizmann NanoInitiative

09:20 1^st morning session: Optical and surface properties (09.20-10.30)

Chair: Prof. Thomas Heine, School of Engineering and Science, Jacobs University Bremen, Bremen, Germany

09:20 Discovery of Burstein-Moss shift in Re-doped MoS₂ nanoparticles

Invited Speaker : Prof. Janice L. Musfeldt, University of Tennessee, USA

09:50 Luminescent hybrid nanomaterials

Anna Zep, University of Warsaw, Poland

10:10 Broad-band dielectric and conductivity spectra of PET-MWCNT composites around their low percolation threshold

Dr. Victor Bovtun, Institute of Physics, Prague, Czech Republic

10:30 Coffee break

10:50 2^nd morning session: Mechanical and surface properties (11.00- 12.10)

Chair: Prof. Janice L. Musfeldt, Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN, USA

11:00 Opportunity of IF MoS₂ (WS₂) self-lubrication

Invited Speaker: Prof. Lev Rapoport, Holon Institute of Technology, Israel

11:30 Mechanical enhancement of epoxy properties by dispersant-assisted dispersion of WS₂-NT

Roey Nadiv, Ben Gurion University, Israel

11:50 Lyotropic ferronematics

Prof. Tim Sluckin, University of Southampton, UK

12:10 3rd morning session: Posters Presentation (3 minutes per poster) (12.10-13.00)

Chair: Prof. Reshef Tenne, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

P1 High aspect-ratio vertically aligned ZnO nanowires and their electric and piezoelectric evaluation

Vivian Farias, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia,Turin, Italy

P2 Synthesis of copious amounts of SnS₂ and SnS₂/SnS ordered supertructure nanotubes

Gal Radovsky, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

P3 Co-axial piezoelectric sensors for e-textiles applications

Prof. Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

P4 The effect of tungsten disulphide fullerene-like nanoparticles on polyurethane adhesives

Or Kariv, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

P5 ZnO nanoprofiles evaluation by an evanescent light method

Prof. Nina Mirchin, Holon Institute of Technology, Israel

P6 Effect of plasma parameters for deposition properties of carbonaceous nanofilms

Maratbek Gabdulin, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan

P7 Structural and mechanical properties of PVDF-MOS₂ nanotubes composites

Bojana Visic, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

P8 Controlled doping of MS₂ (M=W, Mo) nanotubes and fullerene-like nanoparticles

Lena Yadgarov, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

13:00 Lunch break + Visit to the WIS's NanoCenter labs

14:00 1^st afternoon session: Theory (14.30-15.40)

Chair: Prof. Gotthard Seiffert, Technical University of Dresden, Germany

14:30 Transition-metal dichalcogenide nanostructures as composite

Invited Speaker: Prof. Thomas Heine, Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany

15:00 Modelling microlens formation in polymer nanocomposite

Prof. Victor Yu. Reshetnyak, Kiev, Ukraine

15:20 Enhanced performance in organic photovoltaic cells using surfactant free gold nanoparticles as additives

Dr. Emmanuel Stratakis, Heraklion, Greece

15:40 Coffee break

16:50 2^nd afternoon session: Polymer nanocomposites (16.10- 17.40)

Chair: Dr. Tom McNally, Queen's University, Belfast, UK

16:10 The effect of inorganic fullerenes on the formation of nodule morphology and related properties of epoxy adhesives

Invited Speaker: Prof. Hanna Dodiuk, Shenkar College, Israel

16:40 Nanocomposites based on inorganic nanotubes, wires and fullerenes of MoSI and WS₂ and polycarbonate

Dr. Johann Meier, Instituto Tecnologico Aragon, Spain

17:00 Optimization of the structural and optical properties of P3HT/WS₂ nanotubes nanocomposites for organic photovoltaics

Dr. Tiziana Di Luccio, ENEA, Centro Ricerche Portici, Italy

17:20 Polyaniline/metal oxide nanoparticle composites applicable to gas sensors

Pavol Kunzo, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Bratislava, Slovakia

17:40 Departure for dinner in Jaffa

November, 20

09:00 1^st morning session: Characterization (09.00-10.30)

Chair: Prof. Sanjay Mathur, Inorganic and Materials Chemistry, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

09:00 Excitonic resonances in WS₂ probed by resonance Raman spectroscopy

Invited Speaker: Prof. Christian Thomsen, Technical University of Berlin, Germany

09:30 Characterization of indium nitride and zinc oxide thin films by AFM and RBS

Ion Burducea, National Institute of Physics, Romania

09:50 Broadband dielectric spectroscopy and AC conductivity of PVDF polymer fibers and WS₂ nanotubes composites

Prof. Jan Petzelt, Institute of Physics, Prague, Czech Republic

10:10 Effect of ion irradiation on structure and properties of composites of graphite oxyde with single wall carbon nanotubes

Dr. Skakalova Viera, University of Vienna, Austria

10:30 Coffee break

11:20 2^nd morning session: Hybrid nanostructures (11.00-12.30)

Chair: Prof. Victor Yu. Reshetnyak, Physics Faculty, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Ukraine

11:00 Chemically engineered nanoparticles and nanowires for energy and health applications

Invited Speaker: Prof. Sanjay Mathur , University of Cologne, Germany

11:30 Gold coated inorganic nanotubes

Dr. Silvia Irusta, University of Zaragoza, Spain

11:50 Molybdenum based nanowires and nanotubes by a two-step molybdenum/ chalcogenide/ halide approach and their decoration with noble metals nanoparticles

Dr. Ales Mrzel, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

12:10 Growth of ultralong metal oxide nanowire arrays using a template- assisted approach

Carmina Ottone, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

12:30 3rd morning session: Posters presentation (3 min per poster) (12.30-12.50)

Chair: Dr. Alla Zak, Holon Institute of Technology, Israel

P9 Modification of composites by carbon nanostructures reinforced by radiation defects

Nazim Guseinov, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

P10 Growing different forms of TaS₃ crystals and related compounds for ultrafast switching devices

Petra Sutar, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

P11 Dielectric spectroscopy of epoxy resin composite with carbon nanotubes inclusions

Maxim Ivanov, Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Lithuania

P12 Surface modification of WS₂ nanotubes in low temperature plasmas

Dr. Volker Bruser, Leibniz-Institute for Plasma Science and Technology,Greifswald/Germany

12:50 Lunch

15:00 1^st afternoon session: Polymer nanocomposites (13.30-14.40)

Chair: Prof. Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

13:30 Progress in the research of polymer nanocomposites based on inorganic fullerene-like nanoparticles and nanotubes

Invited Speaker: Dr. Mohammed Naffakh, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain

14:00 Composites of poly(ε-caprolactone) and INT-WS₂ prepared by direct melt mixing

Dr. Tony McNally, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK

14:20 Dynamics of hyperbranched polymers in the bulk and under confinement

Dr. Kyriaki Chrissopoulou, Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Heraklion, Greece

14:40 2^nd afternoon session: Polymer nanocomposites (14.40-15.50)

Chair: Dr. Johann Meier, Instituto Tecnologico Aragon, Spain

14:40 Functional one dimensional (1D) nanostructure materials using WS₂ nanotubes

Invited Speaker: Prof. Eyal Zussman, Technion, Israel

15:10 Porous membranes of carbon nanotubes/poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluorethylene) for Li-ion battery separators

Joao Nunes Pereira, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal

15:30 Dielectric and ultrasonic studies of polyurea elastomer composites with inorganic nanoparticles

Prof. Vytautas Samulionis, Vilnius University, Lithuania

15:50 Coffee break

17:20 3^rd afternoon session: Physical properties (16.20-17.45)

Chair: Prof. Christian Thomsen, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany

16:20 Carbon and beyond in nanomechanics

Invited Speaker: Prof. Gotthard Seifert, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany

16:50 Theoretical modeling of transient grating in inorganic–elastomer nanocomposites

Prof. Igor P. Pinkevych, University of Kiev, Ukraine

17:10 Effect of annealing and biaxial deformation on the dielectric properties of composites of multiwall carbon nanotubes and polyethylene terephthalate.

Prof. Juras Banys, University of Vilnius, Lithuania

17:30 Announcement of Poster Prize

November, 21

09:00 1^st morning session: Nanocomposites (09.00-10.15)

Chair: Prof. Tim Sluckin, University of Southampton, UK

09:00 Liquid crystals alignment in nanoporous materials

Invited Speaker: Prof. Ibrahim Abdulhalim, Ben Gurion University, Israel

09:30 WS₂ closed-cage structures for advanced nanocomposites

Dr. Ronen Kreizman, NanoMaterials Ltd., Israel

09:45 TBA

Alla Voldman, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

10:00 Liquid crystalline nanoparticles

Prof. Ewa Gorecka, University of Warsaw, Poland

10:15 Coffee break + Tour to Jerusalem (Return to Rehovot at 22:00)

November, 04

10:30 Coffee Break

17:30 Luminescent hybrid nanomaterials

Anna Zep, University of Warsaw, Poland