Symposium : Molecular Switches - When Theory meets Experiments

The International Conference of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering (ICCMSE) will be held 3-8 October in the Hotel Kypriotis Village on the Kos Island (GREECE). The ICCMSE meeting is organized annually since 2003 and gathers more and more scientists interested in computational sciences and related topics. In 2009, more than 200 people attended the conference and the different symposia/sessions that were proposed and organized by scientists.

 

Scope of the Symposium "Molecular switches: when theory meets experiment".

Molecular switches are compounds, of which the properties change upon commutation between different forms as a reaction to external stimuli (change in temperature, pH, ion concentrations, pressure, light and particle irradiation). Often, this refers to photochromism, thermochromism, or acidochromism but recent investigations have also shown that the nonlinear optical properties can be tuned upon commutation. The design of such systems, and in particular organic photochromic compounds, has been motivated since several decades by their potential applications in sensing devices or in optoelectronic devices for optical information transport and storage. In this symposium, we will tackle the design of such systems by adopting a multidiciplinary approach combining preparation, experimental characterization, and theoretical modeling.

 

The Symposium will start on the 4th of October.

All practical information and information about the program regarding the Symposium will be added on this page. For further information, please contact the organizers.