9th PFM Workshop

  

ISFD-10 had a satellite workshop on Piezoresponse Force Microscopy (PFM) with tutorials, exhibition and practical classes.

This PFM workshop continued in the tradition of the Piezoresponse Force Microscopy Workshops held recently in Oak Ridge (USA), Lausanne (Switzerland), Aveiro (Portugal) and Tsukuba (Japan). The websites of the previous and forthcoming PFM meetings can be consulted at

The 9th PFM Workshop was held side by side to ISFD-10 in Prague, September 22 – 24, 2010.

Aim and scope of the 9th PFM Workshop

The PFM technique starts to play a leading role in investigation of numerous nanoscale phenomena in polar, ferroelectric, multiferroic and related materials, such as domain structure and dynamics, polarization switching, fatigue and other local electromechanical response effects. The aim of this workshop was to promote dissemination of the related experience and to build a network of advanced practicioners of this rapidly evolving discipline. Programme included tutorial lectures by S. V. Kalinin (ORNL, USA), A. Gruverman (Univ. of Nebraska, USA), A. Kholkin (U. Aveiro, Portugal) and M. Alexe (Max Planck Institute, Germany), covering description of the basic principles of PFM operation and image interpretation as well as the highly appreciated reports on the the cutting-edge scientific achievements and most recent technical developments. Lectures were complemented by practical classes with demonstration of PFM equipment performance.

Schedule

Technical programme of the PFM workshop was scheduled from Wednesday Sept. 22 at 11:15 till Friday Sept. 25 at 14:00. Friday afternoon was reserved for optional tours.

 Wednesday
Sept 22
Thursday
Sept 23
Friday
Sept 24
PFMISFD&PFMPFMISFD&PFM
8:50 PFM training sessions PFM training sessions 
9:00 Session ASession E
10:30 CoffeeCoffee
11:00 Session B Session F
11:15Registration
12:00LunchLunch
13:00OpeningTutorial 5+6 Lunch
13:15Tutorial 1+2
14:40BreakPFM training sessionsSession CExcursions
15:00Tutorial 3+4
16:30Tea timeTea time
17:00Poster session II Session D
 Conference dinner  

Programme of the PFM-9 workshop

Wednesday, September 22
11:15Registration to PFM Workshop at Kaiserstejnsky Palace
(Malostranske namesti 23/37, Praha 1)
12:00Lunch
13:00Opening
 FIRST TUTORIAL SESSION (13:15–16:30)
13:15Tutorial lecture 1 - by A. Gruverman (Nebraska)
Principles and instrumental aspects of Piezoresponse Force Microscopy
14:00Tutorial lecture 2 - by S. Kalinin (Oak Ridge)
Theory of PFM in piezoelectric materials
14:40Break
15:00Tutorial lecture 3 - by M. Alexe (Halle)
PFM on nanoscale ferroelectrics: size effects, domain stability, and artifacts
15:40Tutorial lecture 4 - by S. Kalinin (Oak Ridge)
High-frequency PFM and advanced imaging modes in PFM
16:30Tea time
17:00WEDNESDAY POSTER SESSION
19:30Conference dinner
Thursday, September 23
 MORNING TRAINING SESSIONS (8:50–12:00)
8:50Programme in workgroups
12:00Lunch
 SECOND TUTORIAL SESSION (13:00–14:30)
13:00Tutorial lecture 5 - by A. Kholkin (Aveiro)
Advanced topics in PFM: relaxors & polymers
13:45Tutorial lecture 6 - by A. Gruverman (Nebraska)
PFM studies of polarization dynamics in capacitors
 AFTERNOON TRAINING SESSIONS (14:40–16:30)
14:40Programme in workgroups
16:30Tea time
 SESSION D (17:00–19:00)
Joint programme with ISFD-10, including:
18:30R. Proksch (Asylum Research)
Singing in Harmony - Multifrequency techniques in piezoresponse force microscopy
18:50A. Bykov (NT–MDT)
Instrumentation for PFM research in nanotechnology
Friday, September 24
9:00–13:00SESSIONS E & F
Joint programme with ISFD-10

For the ISFD symposium programme, see the Programme section.

9th PFM Workshop Organizers

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