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X-ray and neutron analysis of ferroic materials - Semiconductors

When: 9 October, 2026

Where: LINXS, The Loop, Rydbergs torg 4, Lund, Sweden

Organisers: LINXS semiconductors theme, working groups 2, 3 and 4


About

Ferromagnetic and ferroelectric materials provide key functionality in critical semiconductor technologies, including sensors, microactuators, information storage, and emerging computing concepts. Characterizing their material properties using complementary X-ray and neutron techniques is essential for further advances. This workshop, as part of the LINXS Semiconductor Theme, brings together some of the most prominent researchers in the field to share recent results and methods, foster discussion, and promote collaboration across disciplines.

Programme

09:00-09:15 Welcome
Mattias

09:15-09:40
Tim Butcher, Max Born Institute, Berlin
Soft X-ray Microscopy of Ferroc Perovskites

09:40-10:05
Evangelos Golias, MAX IV Laboratory, Lund
Ferroic domain imaging using photoelectron microscopy

10:05-10:30 Fika

10:30-10:55
Elizabeth Blackburn, Lund University
Disentangling intrinsic and interfacial contributions to coupling in multiferroics

10:55-11:20
Saroj Dash, Chalmers University
Multiferroic coupling in two-dimensional systems

11:20-11:45
Chenyang Yin, FZ Jülich
Probing Oxygen-Vacancy-Driven Topotactic Phase Transitions by Neutron Scattering

11:45-13:00 Lunch

13:00-13:25
Simon Fichtner, Kiel University
Spontaneous Polarization and Ferroelectricity in III-N Semiconductors

13:25-13:50
Isabel Streicher, Cornell University
Controlling the microstructure of MOCVD-grown ferroelectric AlScN

13:50-14:15
Jesper Wallentin, Lund University
Imaging ferroic domain dynamics with nanoscale X-ray diffraction

14:15-14:40 Fika

14:40-15:05
Vincenzo Esposito, DTU Copenhagen
From Ferroelectrics to Ferroionics: Nanoscale Coupling of Polar Order and Ionic Transport

15:05-15:30
Rainer Timm, Lund University
Operando Characterization of the Semiconductor-Oxide Interface in HZO-based Ferroelectric Devices

15:30-15:55 Discussions
Vanya

15:55-16:00 Wrap-up


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