The International Workshop on Relexor Ferroelectrics (IWRF) aims at providing a forum to present and discuss the state-of-the-art developments in relaxor ferroelectrics and related materials, with emphasis on the analysis, theory and modeling, and interpretations of the relaxor ferroelectricity and related phenomena, in order to gain a better understanding of the relationship between the nano-structures and macroscopic properties of relaxors, and to design and synthesize novel relaxor ferroelectric materials of high-performance for technological applications.

The previous events of IWRFs were held in Xi'an, China (2011), Schloss Edesheim, Germany (2012), St. Petersburg, Russia (2013), Prague, Czech Republic (2014), Matsue, Japan (2016), Vancouver, Canada (2018) and Vilnius, Lithuania (2022). This year's workshop, IWRF-2024, will be held in Shanghai during October 25-29, 2024. It will be jointly hosted by the Electronic Materials Research Laboratory/International Center for Dielectric Research of Xian Jiaotong University and Shanghai Institute of Ceramics.

Shanghai is the largest commercial, financial, trade, and maritime city in China. It is also one of the largest cities with the advanced technology, education, and the culture named Shanghai-style culture, which is mixed of the traditional Southeast Chinese and modern western world culture. Shanghai used to be a big industrial city in China, and is becoming one of biggest trade centers in Asia.

The IWRF-2024 workshop will take place in the meeting room of Shanghai Institute of Ceramics. The accommodation will be arranged in nearby hotels. The technical program consists of invited talks and contributed presentations. The Proceedings of the Workshop, will be published in theJournal of Advanced Dielectrics (JAD)as a special issue. We look forward to seeing you in Shanghai.

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General Information of IWRF 2024

General Chairs:

Yao Xi (Xi’an Jiaotong University, China)

Zuo-Guang Ye (Simon Fraser University, Canada)

Conference Chairs:

Guorong Li (Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, China)

Xiaoyong Wei (Xi’an Jiaotong University, China)

International Advisor Committee:

Jan Dec (Poland)

Takeshi Egami (USA)

Peter Gehring (USA)

Jirka Hlinka (Czech Republic)

Kenji Ohwada (Japan)

Sergey Vakhrushev (Russia)

Wolfgang Kleemann (Germany)

Andrew Bell (United Kingdom)

Jūras Banys (Lithuania)

Xiaoyong Wei (China)

Mario Maglione (France)

Annette Bussmann-Holder (Germany)

Zuo-Guang Ye (Canada)

Organization Committee:

Zhuo Xu (Xian Jiaotong University, China)

Wei Ren (Xian Jiaotong University, China)

Fei Li (Xian Jiaotong University, China)

Nan Zhang (Xian Jiaotong University, China)

Beini Lu (Shanghai institute of Ceramics, CAS,China)

Haosu Luo(Shanghai institute of Ceramics, CAS, China)

Gengshui Wang (Shanghai institute of Ceramics, China)

Ruihong Liang (Shanghai institute of Ceramics, China)

Changqing Hu (Shanghai Acoustic Lab, CAS, China)

Jiwei Zhai (Tongji University, China)

Xushen Wang (Tongji University, China)

Tongqing Yang (Tongji University, China)

Manwen Yao (Tongji University, China)

Topics & Themes:

1. Basic principles of relaxor ferroelectrics; Progress in theory

2. Chemical order/disorder and polar inhomogeneities

3. Polar nanoregions and nanodomains

4. Structures of relaxors: Local structures vs. average structures

5. Surfaces & interfaces in relaxors

6. Dielectric, piezo- and ferroelectric properties

7. Dielectric, optic, neutron & x-ray spectroscopy

8. 2D and nano-structured relaxors

9. Lead-free relaxors

10. Magnetic, polymeric, reentrant and exotic relaxors

11. Relaxors-based ferroic materials: Single crystals, ceramics & thin films

12. Applications of relaxor ferroelectrics: Electromechanical sensors & actuators, sonars, high-density memories, giant capacitors for high-density energy storage, optoelectronic devices, smart materials for neuromorphic computing,Internet of Things, etc.

Contact Information:

Guorong Li   grli@mail.sic.ac.cn

Xiaoyong Wei  wdy@mail.xjtu.edu.cn

Jihui Gong   jhgong@mail.xjtu.edu.cn

Workshop Location:

Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, CAS, Shanghai, China

Registration:

On site registration only, registration fee 2000 Yuan (for normal delegate) and 1200 Yuan (for student).

Invited Speakers:（Confirmed）

Z.-G. Ye, Simon Fraser University, Canada

Tadej Rojac,Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia

Semën Gorfman, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Jirka Hlinka, Institute of Physics, Czech

Marek Pasciak, Institute of Physics, Czech

Elena Buixaderas, Institute of Physics, Czech

Nan Zhang, Xian Jiaotong University, China

Brahim Dkhil, University Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, France

Tentative Schedule:

Important Dates:

1^stannouncement: Jan 25^th, 2024

2^ndannoucement: Mar 25^th, 2024

Abstract submission: Aug 25^th, 2024

Program online: Sep 25^th, 2024

Final announcement: Oct 15^st, 2024

Manuscript submission: on site

Website: http://iwrf8.icrp.xjtu.edu.cn