Symposium B-2: "Organic Nano-Materials with Flexible Structure and NICE "KARAKURI" Devices"
Co-organized by Group of Organic NICE Devices, The Society of Applied Physics

Scope
The operation of most optoelectronic device is fundamentally ruled by the interfaces of semiconductor and metal contacts. The device performances are strongly dependent on the interfacial properties. Then it is of great importance to pursue so-called "KARAKURI (in Japanese)" for the fruition of highly functional devices, where intentionally introduced tricky-butintelligent nano-interfacial phenomena play a dominant role beyond the specific function of molecules themselves. Electronic and optically functional devices using organic nano-materials with flexible structure have been developing to the stage of practical use. To improve the performance and the function of such devices, the profound understanding of electronic phenomena at the interface is critically important. Accordingly, it is necessary to understand what the "KARAKURI" of interface systems is and use intentionally the "KARAKURI" for the better performance. Our goal is to realize not only thin film electronic devices, but also mono-molecular film electronic devices in its turn molecular electronic devices. The object of this symposium shall be to discuss basics and applications in terms of NICE KARAKURI devices. Organic nanomaterials with flexible structure, techniques for the evaluation of "KARAKURI", Tricky but intelligent ideas for the NICE KARAKURI Devices, etc. will be discussed.

Topics
* Organic thin fulms with flexible structure/ Organic thin films with nano-structure/ Functional organic materials/ Mono-molecular films
* Electronic and optically functional devices with nano-interface/ Organic and optically functional devices/ Electronic functional devices/ Organic thin film sensors/ Bio-devices/ Organic and molecular memory/ Mono-molecular devices
* Evaluation techniques of interfacial function/ Electronic and optically evaluation techniques of nano-interface/ Nanometric organic electrochemistry/ Evaluation of flexible structure of nano-interface

Invited Speakers
Dr. Junichiro Takano (NISTEP, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan), and to be advised.

Chairperson
Prof. Mitsumasa Iwamoto¹⁾
Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
E-mail: iwamoto@pe.titech.ac.jp

International Advisory Committee Members
Prof.Keiichi Kaneto
Graduate School of life Science, Kyushu Instite of Technology
E-mail: kaneto@life.kyutech.ac.jp
Prof. Mitsuyoshi Onoda²⁾, Secretary
Graduate School of Enginnering, Himeji Institute of Technology
E-mail: onoda@elct.eng.himeji-tech.ac.jp
Dr. Stanislav Nespurek
Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sci. of the Czech Republic
E-mail: nespurek@imc.cas.cz
Dr. Ou-Yang Zhong-Can
Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academia Sinica
E-mail: oy@itp.ac.cn
Prof. Kazuhiro Kudo
Faculty of Engineering, Chiba University
E-mail: kudo@cute.te.chiba-u.ac.jp
Dr. Shinro Mashiko
Kansai Advanced Research Center, Communications Research Laboratory
E-mail: mashiko@crl.go.jp
Prof. Akihiko Sugimura
Fuculty of Engineering, Osaka Sangyo University
E-mail: sugimura@ise.osaka-sandai.ac.jp
Prof. Young-Soo Kwon
Department of Electrical Engineering, Dong-A University
E-mail: yskwon@mail.donga.ac.kr
Prof. Yung Woo Park
Department of Physics, Seoul National University
E-mail: ywpark@phya.snu.ac.kr
Dr. Yitaka Wakayama
Nanomaterials Lboratory, National Institute for Materials Science
E-mail: WAKAYAMA.Yitaka@nims.go.jp