ULTIMATE-I

During his stay in Perú Dr. José Santiso from the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) in Barcelona, Spain, attended the “XXXth Annual Symposium of the Peruvian Society of Physics, SPF2024” held in the city of Ayacucho, 18-22 November, 2024, in Perú, co-organised by the ULTIMATE-I team members from Universidad Nacional Mayor San Marcos (UNMSM) in Lima, Perú.

He gave a plenary lecture entitled: “Strain effects in vanadium dioxide epitaxial films with metal-insulator electronic transition”. As well, he imparted a 4 hours mini-course in “X-ray diffraction characterisation of thin films”

During his stay in Perú Dr. José Manuel Caicedo- Roque from the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) in Barcelona, Spain, participated in IEEE Nano Peru 2024 Congress, 5-8 November 2024, a hybrid conference held in Lima, Perú, co-organised by the ULTIMATE-I team members from Universidad Nacional Mayor San Marcos (UNMSM) in Lima, Perú.

Date: Friday, November 22nd, 2024
Time: 10:00 – 12:30 CET
Location: Reading Room, Dr Dragan Popović Library, Institute of Physics Belgrade

The workshop is an engaging event that fosters collaboration and shares cutting-edge research between Argentinian and Serbian scientists. Focused on bridging theoretical models with experimental findings, the workshop highlights advancements across diverse topics in physics, nanotechnology, and molecular interaction modeling.

Event Agenda:

10:00 – Modeling Interaction of Small Molecules with 2D Materials: Friction Forces, Intercalation, and Memory Effects
Presenter: Dr. Igor Stanković (Institute of Physics Belgrade, Serbia)
This talk explores molecular dynamics simulations’ role in understanding complex small molecule behaviors, ranging from phosphonium ionic liquids to energy storage applications and nanoscale water clusters.

10:35 – Unveiling the Pathways: KPFM and Modeling Insights into MoS₂ Nanosheet Network Behavior in Transistor Devices
Presenter: Dr. Jelena Pešić (Institute of Physics Belgrade, Serbia & Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Austria)
Utilizing Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy and tailored network models, this presentation examines MoS₂ nanosheet networks, highlighting their transformative behavior in transistor devices.

11:10 – Low-Energy Ion-Surface Interactions: From Spectral Anomalies to Charge Transfer Mechanisms
Presenter: Dr. Fernando J. Bonetto (Institute of Physics of Littoral, Argentina)
This session delves into studies on low-energy ion interactions with surfaces, revealing insights from spectral anomalies to charge transfer mechanisms.

11:45 – Semi-Empirical Quantum-Mechanical (SQM) Methods for Modeling Molecular Interactions
Presenter: Dr. Miljan Dašić (Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences)
An exploration of semi-empirical methods balancing accuracy and computational efficiency, with a focus on applications in hydrogen fuel cells and protein-ligand binding predictions.

Organizers:

Dr. Miljan Dašić, Dr. Igor Stanković, and Dr. Jelena Pešić